Brokers face a stock shorting tale on Con. Virginia
Carson City News recounts a scramble around Con. Virginia stock 22 years ago and again when Bush street brokers attempted shorting on the Tonopah Divide. George Wingfield and Whitman Symmes are cited as opponents of the practice, which ended with shortages and higher prices, warning that shortening Divide stocks is hazardous.
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Rachel
Bush Street
Con
Virginia Short
Whitman Symmes
Comstock
Tonopah
George Wingfield
Virginia
Symmes
Wingfield
Carson City
Old Camp Of Rhyolite Bang Moved To Divide
Rhyolite once a boom camp of 1905 is dismantled. Its fine buildings are being moved to Divide City where lumber frames doors and sashes are hauled by rail to Tonopah then to Divide by long ten-horse teams. Freight costs run $15 per thousand making seasoned material cheaper than new.
Air Service Development Call From Washington
Capt Charles J Glidden announces opportunities in the U S Air Service for aviators dirigible balloon pilots chauffeurs mechanics and about thirty other trades. Send name and address to Department Air Service Officer 104 Broad Street New York N Y to receive an important communication.
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Charles J. Glidden
U. S. Air Service
Washington
Gome
Air Service
Department Air Service
Broad Street
New York
N. Y
United States Army Flying School
Southfield
Americus
Georgia
United States Army Balloon School
Fort Omaha
Nebraska
Northwest railroad tie orders total 20 million feet
R L Francis assistant purchasing agent for the federal railroad administration and Southern Pacific Hines announced Monday that orders have begun to average 20,000,000 feet of railroad ties from mills in the northwest.
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Portland
R. L. Francis
Federal Railroad Administration
Southern Pacific Hines
Northwest
Delegates Adopt Revised Covenant At Peace Conference
The peace conference adopted the revised covenant of the league of nations on April 28 with no dissent. Sir James Eric Drummond named secretary general and a committee set to inaugurate the league. France and Japan amendments discussed. Italy not present though later listed as a member. Nine labor principles added to the treaty. Baron Makino urged equality of races despite race as a standing grievance. Paul Hymans lamented Geneva as seat yet praised the league's aims.
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Paria
League of Nations
Wilson
James Eric Drummond
League
Italy
Baron Makino
Paul Hymans
Belgium
Geneva
Postmaster General Recommends Restoring Private Control of Cables
Postmaster General Burleson stated on April 28 that cables seized as a war measure should be relinquished and returned to private ownership. He advised President Wilson that telegraph and telephone services could be returned to private hands, contingent on financial protections secured from Congress, with action likely by May 10.
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Congress
Burleson
Wilson
Trial plan outlined for former German emperor
The Peace Conference presents a plan to prosecute Kaiser Wilhelm II for a supreme offense against international morality and treaty sanctity. A five judge court is proposed with judges named by the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. Germany would surrender the former ruler for arraignment and hand over others charged with violations of the laws of war to allied military tribunals.
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Council of Four
William
Holland
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Germany
Peace Conference Commission On
Huns to Face Tribunal under Peace Treaty Provisions
Paris reports that upcoming war crimes trials may include key German leaders such as Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff. Also named are General von Bissing, Hugo St Innes, and Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, alleged to have overseen acts violating war laws.
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Paris
Germany
Marshal von Hindenburg
Teutonic Alliance
Erich Ludendorff
Hindenburg
von Bissing
Belgium
Edith Cavell
Hugo St. Innes
Grand Admiral
von Tirpitz
Arsenal Plans Approved by War Department
Washington Acting Secretary Crowell announces the war department approved a plan to maintain thirteen manufacturing and finishing arsenals and contemplates adding East Springfield Mississippi and Detroit plants if feasible.
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Washington
War Department
Crowell
East Springfield
Mss
Detroit
Veteran Labor Leader Injured in New York Car Crash
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was hurled from an automobile when it collided with a street car and was seriously injured in New York.
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New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Militia Quells Riot Over Telephone Strike in Indiana
Two companies of the state militia were sent to Lin ton Indiana to quell a riot sparked by a strike of telephone operators. During the clashes a mob of about five hundred attacked strike breakers.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Linton
Yokohama Swept by Flames
A large section of Yokohama was ravaged by fire on Monday burning about two thousand buildings including part of the business district. Firemen from Tokyo aided in checking the flames.
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Yokohama
Tokio
Peace Covenant Text Made Public At Paris Conference
The revised league of nations covenant is released by the state department with the annex listing original members and those invited. It preserves the assembly and council structure, upholds the Monroe doctrine, and notes withdrawal provisions amid senate criticism over a race equality clause.
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Washington
League of Nations
Paris
State Department
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Netherlands
Switzerland
Spain
Persia
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Paraguay
Salvanor
Venezuela
Mexico
Assembly
League
Wilson
Draft Provisions on Enforcing League Mandates and Disputes
The draft strengthens force for enforcing mandates and lets member states decide on armament limits. It adds submission to the council of international disputes and inviting nonmembers to accept obligations for dispute adjustment. It covers breaking economic relations or armed force with a covenant break state, with unanimous approval required for all decisions.
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League
Council of International Disputes
Ukrainians to Send Delegates to Paris for Preliminary Peace
The Ukrainian government, after a telegram from President Wilson, will send envoys to Paris to begin negotiations for a preliminary peace with Poland.
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Bern
Wilson
Paris
Alliance Talks Reported Between France and United States
Echo de Paris says a France United States alliance project is under way with President Wilson delaying action until he can present it to the American Senate.
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France
U. 8
Paris
America
Echo de Paris
Wilson
Senate
Countess Leary Dies in New York
Miss Annie Leary a prominent philosophic figure widely known for her engagement with Italian communities died at her Fifth Avenue home in New York on April 26.
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Countess Leary
New York
Annie Leary
Fifth Avenue
Italy Stays in Peace Conference Though Delegation Thin
Paris dispatch reports Italy has not formally withdrawn from the peace conference. While its main delegation has left Paris, a few diplomats and experts remain to handle specific commissions amid a reduced presence.
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Italy
Paris
Conviction Sustained Against W F Hallowell in Oregon
Washington report says the supreme court refused to review the case of W F Hallowell who was convicted in Oregon on charges of using the mails to defraud. The ruling leaves the conviction in effect and the case unresolved at higher court level.
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Washington
W. F. Hallowell
Oregon
Supreme Court
Snowstorm Hits Britain With Heavy Snow Across Isles
A severe snowstorm swept Britain Sunday night after mild spring weather, blanketing the country with four to six inches of snow and disrupting travel and daily life across London and rural areas alike.
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Britain
London
British Isles
Paris Fair Opens With Poincare Among Dignitaries
The Paris fair formally opened on April 28 with President Poincare and other government and municipal officials present. The event follows last year's bombardments and air raids that had hindered the fair.
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Paria
Poincare
Daughter Born to Walker Family in Palisade
At Sparks Nevada on April 20 1919 a daughter was born to the wife of the late Charles S Walker of Palisade.
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Sparks
Nevada
Charles S. Walker
Palisade
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