Bavarian Soviet Upheaval Sparks German Crackdown
Berlin reports claim Bavaria rejects the soviet republic, recognizing the Hoffman government as legitimate. Arrests of Herr Landsberg and General Kleist trigger a state of siege in Magdeburg as workers, soldiers, and unions rally, with strikes spreading to Muelheim and Bamberg amid calls to release prisoners.
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Protest by Franconian Deputies Against Munich Regime
Deputies from Upper, Lower and Middle Franconia met in Bamberg and filed a unanimous protest against the proclamation of the new regime at Munich. The dispatches from Bavaria describe the political reaction across the region.
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Bamberg
Munich
Troost Held on Federal Conspiracy Charge in Packings Case
Federal Judge Landis fixed bail at 30000 for Edward H. Troost Oak Park monument dealer and new company president and three stock salesmen on charges of conspiring to use the mails to defraud Consumers' Packing. Miss Ella May Terry, his fiancée cabaret singer, named as a witness. May 6 set for report on recovery of 807000 skimmed from stock sales. The hearing may reopen.
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Landis
Consumers’ Packing Company
Edward H. Troost
Oak Park Monument
Ella May Terry
Cornea Avenue
Central Trust Company
Troost
United States
John H. Haskell
Daniel E. Mulvey
Louis A
Land of Sorrows in Ireland Debate Deepens
London reports near Paris decisions spark renewed public interest in Ireland. The Times notes Britons regret Ireland’s record and says the imbroglio strains Britain’s ties with dominions and the United States. It argues for a just permanent settlement imposed by government after Irish factions fail to agree.
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Paris
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United States
Record Wheat Crop Forecast Sets New U.S. Peak
Washington Apr 9 The department of agriculture forecast the largest winter wheat crop ever grown at 887,000,000 bushels valued at 1,891,620,000 dollars based on April 1 conditions at 99.8 percent of normal. This year’s crop would exceed the 1914 record by 152,000,000 bushels and surpass last year by 248,000,000 bushels. rye condition stood at 90.6 percent of normal.
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Department of Agriculture
Germany seeks allied aid for order in Europe
Paris April 9 the German government considers appealing to the allied armies to maintain order in Germany for the sake of Europe General Humbert former commander of the 3rd French army will be appointed commander of allied troops in Central Europe
Esthonians Advancing in Campaign Report
Copenhagen dispatch reports seven villages captured by Estonian forces with five hundred prisoners and a large cache of war matériel seized per an official statement from Estonian army headquarters.
Strikers Clash With Police in Lawrence Riot
Rioting marked by promiscuous firing by strike sympathizers and police opened the tenth week of the textile strike in Lawrence Massachusetts near the Everett mills. A bomb exploded in a tenement house in the same neighborhood. Officers and crowd exchanged shots as the crowd damaged windows and sought shelter in buildings. The Everett mill remained closed after 54 hours pay for 48 hours work, and the bomb target was a wake attended by about a score of people.
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Everett
Newberry Street
Deportation warrants target twelve IWWs leaders at Leavenworth
Immigration officials move to deport forty inmates at Leavenworth federal prison including twelve IW W leaders among 87 members who recently secured bail pending rehearing. Named Chicago figures Charles Ashleigh Charles Plain and Charles Rothfitscher plus Rag na Johnson Louis Parenti and others in San Francisco Paterson and Philadelphia face deportation if retrials uphold charges. Bail not yet posted. if posted bond required on deportation charges.
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Chicago
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Charles Plain
Charles Rothfitscher
Ragna Johnson
Louis Parenti
San Francisco
Lee Laukki
John Avila
Paterson
N. J
Vladimir Lossieff
Walter T. Neff
Philadelphia
Fred Nelson
Francis Miller
Siegfied Sternberg
Circuit Court
Government Enjoined in Illinois Phone Rate Case
The U S government was enjoined today by the superior court from fixing Illinois telephone rates. The order makes permanent a prior temporary injunction issued earlier.
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Illinois
Odessa Evacuated Confirmed by Allies
Paris reports official confirmation that Odessa has been evacuated by allied forces as of April 9, signaling a strategic withdrawal amid ongoing operations.
Three Brooklyn youths keep pledge after war service
Three Brooklyn men Mi chael MevVigert Joseph Madigan and Thomas Callow appeared in court to fulfill a pledge from a year and a half earlier to return if charged with grand larceny after sailing for France. Their comrade James McVeigh was killed in action. The four enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixth Infantry. After a delay for the war they pleaded guilty to taking an automobile without permission. the case was postponed until after the war. They presented three German helmets to court clerk George McCloskey and noted McVeigh’s request to “bring me back a couple of helmets.” McVigert was hailed as the hero of their regiment for rescuing wounded under fire.
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France
Michael MevVigert
Joseph Madigan
Thomas Callow
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George Washington Sails Earlier For Brest
The George Washington steamer carries President Wilson and sails from New York for Brest on Friday April 11 at 4 30 p m instead of April 14. The ship is expected to reach Brest about April 17. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt said the date change followed a cable from Admiral Benson in Paris asking when the ship could sail.
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Benson
Paris
Montreal Catholic Leader Mgr Emile Roy Dies in Atlantic City
Word from Montreal reports the death of Mgr Emile Roy vice general of the archdiocese of Montreal. Born in l Acadie Quebec in 1868 he died in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Quebec
Army strength detailed in war department report
Washington April 9. On April 1 the army total stood at 2 055 718, excluding 17 788 marines with expeditionary forces, a 44 percent drop since November 11. Distribution: Europe 1 366 610, Siberia 8 898, United States 662 064, insular possessions 85 412, at sea 82 739. There were 56 979 military patients under treatment in U S army hospitals on March 31, with overseas men totaling 38 214.
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Drafting of League Covenant Postponed Until Thursday
Paris April 9 The peace conference council completes the League of Nations covenant with 27 articles. The final action is delayed as President Wilson cannot attend until Thursday. Meantime, reparations details reach agreement and a hopeful tone returns to talks among American delegates and allied representatives. Geneva is rumored as the Society of Nations seat.
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Eugenic Marriage Bill Passes in New Jersey Assembly
In Trenton on April 9 the New Jersey assembly approved a measure requiring prospective marriage candidates to undergo a physician's examination before a marriage license is issued. The bill seeks to regulate unions on medical grounds.
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Trenton
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Actor Sidney Drew Stricken Ill in New York Home
Actor Sidney Drew, known for screen and stage work, is seriously ill at his New York residence after collapsing last week in Michigan where he was performing in a comedy with his wife as costar.
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Sidney Drew
Strait, Mich
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