Bombs mailed to leaders trigger nationwide scare
A wave of mailed devices prompted police to seize seventeen internal machines addressed to officials, including Postmaster General Burlison, Secretary Wilson, Attorney General Palmer, and Supreme Court Justice Holmes. Other targets included Rockefeller, Morgan, and Gov. Sproul. Packages bore forged Gimbel Brothers labels and caused minor injuries. additional bombs were found in San Francisco and at Judge Landis in Chicago. An Alabama representative narrowly escaped a fatal blast when Burnett opened a similar package.
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Washington
Post Office
New York City
Amend
Hardwick
Georgia
Ole Hun Son
Seattle
Gablinet
Fortmaster
Burlason
Labor
Wilson
Palmer
Caminetts
Immigration Bureau
Hylton
New York
Sproui
Pennsylvania
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Lamar
Post Office Department
I. C. Laws
T. Lury Dyra
Chester
Richard B. Enright
Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Ardwtek
Gimbel Brothers
San Francisco
District Attorney's Office
Charles M. Fickert
Edward Cunho
New Yorks
Cunho
Landis
Chicago
Federal Building
Department of Justice
Tudge Landis
Rockfort
Wishot
Broadway
Aid
Alabama
Gete
Sadaien
Alu
John L. Burnett
Jmomigration Committee
Inst Tiense
Bolsheviks Disarmed by Ukrainians in Galicia
Zurich reports Viennese newspapers say a force of 2000 Bolsheviks marching from Russia into Hungary was disarmed in Galicia by Ukrainian troops. The brief dispatch notes the action occurred recently as World War I era reporting.
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Zurich
Hungary
Hussia
Galiela
Vienou
Allies Adopt The New Peace Agreement
Paris April 20 The revised covenant of the league of nations was adopted by the plenary session without division or amendment. President Wilson moved the covenant and announced Sir Erle Drummond of Great Britain as the first secretary general. Belgium Brazil Greece and Spain will join the five great powers on the executive council until a permanent choice is made.
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Paris
League of Nations
Wilson
Free Nations
Erle Drummond
Great Britain
Belgium
Brazil
Greece
Spain
Beware of Russian Bolshevik Concessions Warned
Washington reports the State Department warns American businesses that concessions sought from the Bolshevik authorities in Moscow would likely not be recognized as binding by future Russian governments since the United States has not recognized the Bolshevik regime.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
United States
Department of State
Moscow
Casualties in Sham Battle at New York Exhibition
Three casualties occurred at Van Cortlandt Park during a mock battle held to promote the Victory Loan. Lieut Joseph Brown was hit by shrapnel, Private William H Waltz inhaled gasoline fumes inside a tank, and Lieut Philip Watson was enveloped in fumes from an incendiary bomb explosion yet recovered quickly to resume his role.
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New York
Victory Loan
van Cortlandt Park
Joan
Joseph Brown
Willim H. Waltz
Llent
Philip Watson
Fifteen Miners Feared Dead in Alabama Blast
In Birmingham area on April 10, fifteen miners at Malustle Coil Mining Co. are believed dead after a blast at the Majestic mine near Se tulle north of Birmingham. Fourteen miners were rescued, some severely burned, as rescuers race to confirm the fate of the remaining workers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Malustle Coil Mining Company
Moon
Cleveland Riots Center of U S May Day Turmoil
Civil unrest erupts in Cleveland during a Socialist May Day demonstration of about 20 000. One unidentified man dies after a detective confrontation and around 100 are surrounded or injured while police use tanks and troops. Rioting spreads to Chicago and New York with arrests and clashes as soldiers and crowds clash in the streets.
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Duliet
Matino
East Ninth Street
Public Square
Haran Road
Prospect Avenue
Superior Avenue
Boliver Avenue
Central
Woodland Avenues
Woodring
Paris
Place de la Congorde
Lice de la Nepublique
Chicago
New York
New York Call
Socialist Daily
Lhe
Fourth Avenue
Irving Place
United Hut Workers
Fire in Yokohama Destroys Property Estimated at 7.5 Million
A major Yokohama blaze from April 20 causes an estimated 15 000 000 yen loss, about 7 470 000 dollars at prewar rates. Thousands displaced, two dead and thirty injured as firefighters battle the flames.
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Yokohama
Women Serve in British War Efforts During World War I
The British War Office sought 10 000 women by October to staff aid duties worldwide. Women like Chilmers Wootson and Kil e Geddes were named leaders as about 10 000 new recruits joined monthly for the war’s duration. They filled roles in England and France, cooking, laundering, driving, stenography, and more, with Wrens and women in the Royal Flying Corps also contributing to military life under discipline.
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British War Office
Lotue
Chilmers Wootson
Aleter
Aveklind
Kile Geddes
England
France
Woman
Royal Naval Service
Royal Plying Corps
Favorite Serren Star Mystery Sparks Company Ties
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet questions a star named Blobba and mentions an unknown figure Lili and a person running a firm. The text hints at an executive who leads his own company and a Windows-based business venture around Hy time.
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Lili
Fils
Birmingham Age-Herald
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
A medical ad notes many people suffer kidney trouble without realizing it. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is praised for aiding these conditions. A Life Insurance physician reports kidney disease is common and often undetected before insurance applications are declined. The ad claims availability in drug stores and offers a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
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Kilmer
Threats by Italian Envoys Shake Peace Talks
A high American peace official says Italy issued threats to withdraw from the peace conference if Wilson did not concede. He claims Lloyd George and Clemenceau opposed Wilson’s Adriatic statement yet later pressed to hasten talks after the George Washington steamer was ordered to Brest. The official asserts Wilson will not accept shameful compromises and will report all facts to the American people.
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Paris
Wilson
Premer Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Frank
Lioyd George
Wison
Thea
Lloyd George
London
George Washington
Brest
Strike at Linton Ends as Operators Return to Work
Linton Indiana May 2 Girl telephone operators of the New Home Telephone Company, who struck a week ago triggering disorders, returned to work under a Wednesday night agreement. A two week period was set to settle differences. Miners in the district also went back to work and state troops have returned home.
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Linton
Ind
New Home Telephone Company
Aames PB. Goodrich
Marshal Law
Orlando Won’t Sign Treaty Paris April 80 Ambassador Report
Ambassador Page, from Rome, reports Premier Orlando will not return to Paris before the peace treaty signing and laments the brief window before German arrival. Washington adds 476 to battle dead, with radar casualties bringing total to 75,820 killed, died of wounds and disease, or other causes. Prisoners reduced to 4,786 after corrections. missing in action details follow.
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Paris
Page
Rome
Orlando
Paria
Washington
War Department
The Wrong Office Absurd Book Agent Misfire
An absentminded professor new to work tries to sell a dictionary to a lawyer. He claims to reveal a new direction ary of the English language but mispronounces, prompting the lawyer to respond. The scene ends with the professor backing away in embarrassment.
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Boston Transcript
Boschee's Syrup touted as cough and throat remedy
Advert says Boschee's Syrup quiets coughs and sore throat, eases bronchial irritation, aids sleep and morning expectoration, claims fifty two years in America, useful for lung trouble and asthma. The piece includes a humorous bicycle policeman joke about Sinbad the sailor and a man who imagines diamonds in glass.
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America
Adv
Sinbad
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Systemic Cure
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that purifies the blood and treats mucous surfaces. It claims a proven blend of tonics and blood purifiers and includes testimonials and endorsements.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Tolado, O
Woman saved from operation by Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing her organic troubles and back pain, avoiding surgery after doctors advised it. The letter urges other women with inflammation irregularities or nervous issues to try the remedy and contact Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
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Black River
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eau Claire
Sam
A. W. Binzer
Black River Falls
Spain's Harvest Official Statistics 1018 Crops by Weight
Spain reports harvest statistics totaling metric tons for wheat at 8,603,420 barley 1,070,848 oats 442,880 rye 773,380 corn 613,225 rice 207,648 and chickpeas 116,727 reflecting diverse crop output across the period.
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Spain
Old Maid in Love Letters Sparks Teen Rumor
A fragmentary exchange hints at a teen girl calling herself an old maid amid gossip. The dialogue touches on romance and perception, with ambiguities about age and social expectations.
Auto-intoxication and self-poisoning remedies urged
The piece warns that poisons accumulate in the body from neglect and cause fatigue, headaches, indigestion, biliousness, and various ailments. It advocates cleansing the system with a vegetable laxative, specifically Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made from May-apple, aloes, and jalap.
Old Age Begins With Your Kidneys
A vintage health claim promotes GOLD MEDAL Hearlem Oil capsules as a remedy to support kidney and digestive organs, claiming it defers aging, boosts vitality, and prevents debility. It urges readers to buy sealed original GOLD MEDAL brand capsules and promises renewed strength with continued use.
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Rae
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Sir Erle Drummond
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J. GP. Wood
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Newfoundland
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Limerick
Irish Sea
Fiume
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