Food for Fortnight Fiume siege worsens as refugees flee
Western Newspaper Union dispatch from Milan reports the civilian exodus from Fiume as the food supply spirals toward collapse for 52,000 residents. Besieging forces tighten control. sea and rail access are blocked and patrols patrol approaches. The crisis follows political shifts with Pantaleon resigning and calls for recognition of the regency while Dalmatia and Trieste remain unsettled.
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London
Fiume
Milin
Candrida
Flume
Arbe
Veglin
Lume
D'Annunzio
Pantaleon
Suzi
Deambris
Mome
Nome
Italy
Barros
Vegliia
Dalmatia
Tenn. Sees Violent Earthquake Across Region
A strong earthquake with thunderous rumble was felt in Rockwood Tennessee and reaching Spring City. Harriman residents woke to shaking homes while Glen Allee near Rockwood reported the entire village aroused as the tremor lasted several seconds.
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Rockwood
Tenn
Spring City
Harriman
Glen Allee
Five firms accused of collusion in white lead output
New York report on the building trust inquiry accuses five manufacturing firms that control over 95 percent of U S white lead production of price fixing. The firms have about 400 million dollars in capital stock and told the joint legislative committee that they maintained equal prices and shared quotation and customer information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Building Trust
Joint Legislative Committee
Secretary Alexander's Son Killed in Plane Crash
Lieut. W. R. Alexander, son of the secretary of commerce, was killed at Bolling Field when he was struck by the aircraft propeller as he prepared for takeoff. He stood too close to the propeller while another officer stood nearby. officials at the field reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. R. Alexander
Secretary of Commerce
Bolling Geld
Alexander
Apun
Opposition to Sheppard-Towner Bill Heard in House
H B Anderson of New York for the Citizens Medical Reference Bureau testified before the House Interstate Commerce Committee against the proposed federal state cooperation for mothers and infants. He warned the measure would be used to promote prejudiced and misleading propaganda and oppose compulsory medicine.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
H. B Anderson
New York
Devastating Argentine Earthquake Kills and Injures Many
Reports from Argentina describe a severe earthquake along the eastern Andean slope. Towns such as Tresportenas Lavalle and Lacentral suffered near total destruction with high casualty figures feared. Red Cross and relief trains rushed to Mendoza and Costa de Araujo as aftershocks continued and water geysers created dangerous hazards.
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Union News Service
Buenos Aires
Anedes
Mendoza
Tresportenas
Costa de Armajo
Costa de Araujo
Red Cross
Tresportensis
la Valle
Earthquake in Brindisi Italy Causes Destruction and Deaths
Advices from Sase no at the entrance of Av lona bay detail an earthquake that struck Brindisi same time as shocks in America. Many houses disappeared in a landslide and about thirty people were killed. Wireless signals aided by the destroyer Ardito at Santi Quaranta provided distress calls as other communications failed.
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Brindisi
Italy
Saseno
Bay of Avlona
Ardito
Santi Quaranta
D'Annunzio Defies Blockade At Fiume Stand
D'Annunzio rejects General Caviglia's ultimatum and vows to persist at Fiume. Caviglia to seal a strict blockade isolating Veglia Arbe and San Marcos, cutting the occupied area from the world.
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Rome
Cavigia
Fiume
Gabriele d‘Annunzio
Rapallo
D'Annungio
Caviglia
Veglia
Arbe
San Marcos
d’'Annunzio
Suit Against Rockefeller Over Tax Report Errors
The government sues John D. Rockefeller for 202,078 dollars claiming his income tax return for March 28, 2010 was incorrect, misleading, and false. It alleges he failed to include 50,104 Tulineis Pipe Line Company shares and 67,176 Prairie Pipe Line Company shares as income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Tulineis Pipe Line Company
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Booze Runners Wounded in Omaha Roadhouse Gun Battle
Two men from rival booze running factions were badly wounded in a pitched gun battle at a Omaha road house. Friends carried the injured men away before police could locate them. The investigation continued as officers canvassed the area.
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Omaha, Neb
Onaha
Bandits Loot Kansas City Bank Heist Report
Three masked men robbed the Luter-city State Bank of Rosedale near Kansas City Kansas, forcing HB. L. Yelsley and Lester Stucker into the vault. Loot estimated between 4000 and 5000 dollars with 10000 currency and Liberty bonds left behind. bank loss pegged at 25000 in a day, robbery noted April 26, 2010.
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Kansas City
Kane
State Bank
Rosedale
Kan
HB. L. Yelsley
Lester Stucker
Farm relief tariff bill reels through House passage
Western Newspaper Union News Berries reports the House approved the farmers relief measure by 196 to 86 and sent it to the Senate finance committee. The bill covers wheat, corn, beans, peanuts, potatoes, onions, rice, oils, cotton, wool and more for ten months while tariff revisions proceed, with mixed support and warnings of higher living costs. Fordney led the push. Walsh Madden Rainey opposed parts.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Fordney
Michigan
Ways and Means Comriitee
Rainey
Representative Madden
Illinois
Filipino constabulary plead guilty to sedition riot
Seventy members of the Philippine constabulary pleaded guilty on charges of sedition connected with a Manila riot that left eleven dead. Seven other constabulary men pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Sentencing for the seventy will wait until the trial of the seven concludes. The maximum penalty for sedition is ten years in prison.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Pilipino
Constabulary
O. I. Pierce
Albert Biscaro
W. C. Mentzer
District Court
Judge Mentzer
Sheridan
Constantine of Greece Returns to Athens in Joyful Welcoming
Constantine of Greece arrived in Athens amid cannon fire, airplane noise, and cheering crowds. He visited the cathedral, read an address to about 5,000 people, and pledged to unite internal affairs and seek peace with allied powers. The king highlighted the Sparta duchy marriage alliance and vowed to foster culture while noting his exile hardship. An anti monarchist protest in Thrace failed. Several warships were in port at Phaleron before his arrival.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Napoleon
Elba
Place de la Concorde
Rench
Olga
Prince
Christopher
Old Palace
Rhallis
Sophie
Christophere
George
Duke
Sparta
Elizabeth
Romania
Alexander
Thrace
Lucerne
Phalerop
Masked Bandits Rob Bank Guards in Toledo Heist
Six armed masked men overpowered ten guards of the American Railway Express Company in Toledo Ohio and escaped with a safe containing about $16000 in cash and Liberty bonds.
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Toledo
Ohio
American Railway Express Company
Clara Smith Surrenders to Sheriff in Ardmore Oklahoma
Clara Smith, sought in the killing of Oklahoma millionaire and politician Jake L. Ahamon, surrendered to Sheriff Garrett of Ardmore Oklahoma. She spoke briefly of experiences in Mexico after crossing the day after Thanksgiving. She stayed at the Hotel Nancy in Juarez before moving to a guarded room near the station as the search intensified.
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Clara Smith
el Paso
Texas
Jake L. Ahamon
Oklahoma
Garrett
Ardmore
Okla
Miss Smith
Mexico
Nancy
Juarez
Modified bill adopted despite South Ireland opposition
London reports the Irish home rule bill, revised by the Lords, passed the Commons and awaits royal assent. It allows three and a half years before potential collapse, with Ulster and the South each electing parliaments connected by an Irish council. Critics say Sinn Fein will reject the plan, while the crown maintains control during the two parliaments.
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Union News Service
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
South Ireland
Arthur Griffith
Sion Penn
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Ulster
South
Irish Council of
Lord Leutenant
Court backs mills on curtailing production in depression
Must provide for workers in Topeka Kansas flour mills during industrial depression, says Kansas Court of Industrial Relations. The court ruled mills may curtail production due to market conditions beyond their control but must care for faithful and skilled employees so they can support their families.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Fighting Rages In Tipperary Dublin
British troops were rushed to the mountains of Tipperary after a pitched battle with Linn Meth ers. Eighteen people were killed and many wounded as a detachment was ambushed near Mullinahone.
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Dublin
Tipperary
Linn Methers
Mullinahone
Twenty two Nations Sign Protocol for League Court Plan
Twenty two nations have signed the protocol giving executive approval to the league plan for an International Court of Justice. The court will become operative when the parliaments ratify, and officials expect swift parliamentary approval after consultations with governments and parties.
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Geneva
League
International Court of Justice
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