California Senate wary of anti Japanese land bill
A cable from Secretary of State Robert Lansing, in Paris, warns California lawmakers against introducing or pressing anti Japanese land leasing bills as it could embarrass American peace delegates. The note, read during Senate rules debate, urges avoidance of such legislation at this time and expresses appreciation for the California senate’s prompt notice of proposed bills.
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California
Robert Lansing
State Senate
Paris
Senate
Inman
France
Joseph A. Beck
Senate of California
Entente Food Ships Return With Ballast
Berlin reports the first entente food ships reaching Germany had to sail back in ballast as insufficient freight could be collected for loading. Steamers could not be fully recoaled, and officials question how long food deliveries can continue under such limits.
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Entente
Ex Kaiser William in good health amid estate tax talks
Amerongen April 11 Former Emperor William remains in excellent health though his wood sawing habit has lessened. He is said to own a large estate named Klein England. The municipal council of Amerongen is reported to tax him on an income of 16,000,000 marks.
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Amerongen
William
Nitrate Plant Waste Probe Near Muscle Shoals
Washington reports DOJ agents uncover extravagance in government nitrate plant expenditures at Muscle Shoals Alabama. No criminal liability determined yet. final report due within a month as to possible proceedings.
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Muscle Shoals
Washington
Ala
Department of Justice
Russians claim victories and Bolshevik suspense in early war moves
News from London and Paris reports Soviet forces repelling advances on the Kama near Perm and capturing Perekop while Franco Greek troops withdraw in the Crimea. An American unit near Archangel hesitates to return to front, arguing the German war ended. Allied forces evacuate Perekop and fortify Sebastopol as Crimea opens to Bolsheviks.
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Perm
Odessa
Crimea
Perekop
Archangel
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Germany
United States
Paris
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Sebastopol
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Sea of
Azov
Hundred dead in tornado hits Texas and nearby states
Dallas April 11 report lists about one hundred dead from the tornado sweeping northern Texas southern Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas. Chaos followed and rescue work continued as the injured possibly number in the hundreds and many are badly hurt.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Barney Quits Claims Court Judge Resigns from Post
Washington reports Judge Samuel S. Barney of the United States Court of Claims has resigned effective April 15 and will return to Wisconsin. Barney, who represented Wisconsin in the House from 1895 to 1903, was appointed to the court in 1906. No reason was given for the resignation.
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Washington
Samuel S. Barney
United States Court of Claims
Barney
Court of Claims
Diplomatic Ties With Bolsheviks Amid German Turmoil
Reports from Berlin describe government troops seizing the Krupp plant in Essen, with two thirds of workers returning to labor after intervention. Sparsely, violence erupts as troops deploy artillery and grenades, while Saxony sees strikes and a push for a Saxon soviet republic. Bavaria and Russia establish diplomatic relations as Bavarian Diet meets in Bamberg amid unrest.
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Essen
Krupp
Saxony
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Zwickau
Chemnitz
Bavaria
Russia
Bamberg
Nhenspaper
Wuerzburg
Proportional Representation Backed in French Reform Vote
Paris April 10 the chamber of deputies adopted proportional representation as the basis for electoral reform by a 285 to 201 vote. The decision marks a shift in the French political system as reform moves forward.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Mutiny Alleged as 339th Infantry Refuses to Entrain
Washington reports confirm that the 339th Infantry, largely Michigan draftees led by Col. George Stewart, refused to entrain for the Russian front to fight the Bolsheviks. The unit warned of a general mutiny unless Washington issues a clear notice on removing American troops from Russia soon.
Peace Conference Adopts Near Complete Peace Plan
Paris April 11 The Peace Conference reached agreement on nearly all questions concerning peace with Germany The remaining indemnity and frontier details will be settled this week amid ongoing preparations and final arrangements for postwar boundaries and reparations.
Twenty Tanks Parade in Honor of General Wood
In Levis on April 11 twenty campacaa tanks similar to front line models toured the business district as part of a reception for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood commander of the central division. The tanks were driven by returned soldiers during the Victory Loan campaign visit.
Missouri Pacific Train Stranded in Eight Foot Snowdrift
A Missouri Pacific passenger train with a snow plow attached is stalled in an eight foot snowdrift half a mile west of Downs Kansas. The April blizzard is described as the worst in northwestern Kansas, crippling service between Downs and Atchison.
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Missouri Pacific
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Atchison
Mount Lassen Erupts After Year Dormancy
Reddington Cal April 11 Mount Lassen in the Sierras near here resumed volcanic eruptions after lying dormant for about a year. A steady stream of white sulphurous smoke is issuing from Peaks crater.
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Reddington
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Sierras
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Berlin May Call On Allies To Restore Order
Paris dispatch says the German cabinet council debated appealing to Allied armies to preserve order in Germany for the sake of Europe, as reported by Le Journal’s Zurich correspondent.
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Europe
Zurich
le Journal Reports
Slay U S Ranchman Washington Government Investigates
Washington reports Edward B. Morgan American citizen murdered at Chivela 47 miles from Salina Cruz Mexico on the night of April 8. U S government orders an investigation as dispatches do not confirm rebel involvement. Morgan managed the Chivela estate owned by George G. Wright of Kansas City and was accompanied by Spaniard Manuel Ruiz, who was also killed. Morgan’s wife resides in Houston and his brother in Columbus.
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Wmdward B. Morgan
Chivela
Salina Cruz
Mex
State Department
Morgan
George G. Wright
Kansas City
Houston
Tex
John J. Morgan
Colambus, O
Pork and Bean Biscuit Patent Suit Nets Huge Claim
Omaha April 11 A damage suit for 120000000 the largest in state history and possibly in the United States was filed by Louise Osborn Ferson and Grace Osborn against 47 defendants. The list includes major packing firms Standard Oil Rockefeller banks. The case stems from patent rights on pork and bean biscuit.
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Omaha
Neb
United States
Louise Osborn Ferson
Grace Osborn
Standard Oil Company
Rockefellers
Labor Party Calls for Action at Paris Conference
London April 11. The national executive of the Labour Party outlined policy urging the Paris conference to end protracted talks and adopt peace in line with President Wilson's 14 points. It also demands scrapping the conscription bill, stopping military interference in Russia, and a swift withdrawal of British troops from that country.
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Paris
Wilson
Labor Party
Russia
Morgan Villa to House German Delegates in Paris
The Morgan Villa at Versailles, once an American hospital during the war, is likely to serve as the residence for the German delegates during the peace conference in Paris in April.
Saar Valley Rules Settle 15 Year Economic Control
Paris reports a League commission agreement placing general supervision of the Saar Valley under the League for 15 years with a plebiscite to decide future government. France receives coal field compensation while disputes over Teschen resist settlement between Czecho-Slovakia and Poland amid broader postwar trade talks.
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Paris
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House of Commons
Edward Shortt
Saar Valley
Ferris
League of Nations
Saar
Council of Four
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Supreme Economic Council
Austria
Adriatic
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuanias
Poland
Rhine
Alllied Maritime Transport Council
Roumania
Czecho-Slovakia
Teschen
Warsaw
Debs A Step Nearer Prison
Washington April 11 steps toward enforcing the ten year sentence on Eugene V Debs socialist leader for violating the espionage act were taken by the government The Supreme Court which on March 10 affirmed Debs conviction issued its mandate and it will be sent to the federal district attorney for the northern district of Ohio
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Eugene V. Debs
Knox
Supreme Court
Debs
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