French Drive Breaks Hindenburg Line Near Soissons and Rheims
Paris reports the French army beyond the Aisne and Champagne front expands across sixty miles, forcing German retreats. Twelve German divisions suffer heavy losses as France claims success everywhere with 35,000 prisoners and over 100 batteries captured since April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Republic
London
Nivelle
Soissons
Auberive
Aisne
Champagne
Chavenne
Marne
Teuton
Rheims
Auberivere
Moronvillers
Ragine
Baseball Results From Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh and St Louis
Baseball results show Brooklyn beats New York and Philadelphia loses to Boston in two games. Pittsburgh defeats Chicago 10 to 2 while St Louis tops Cincinnati 4 to 1. Key pitchers include Hu and E from Brooklyn, Rixey Fittery Killifer Gowdy from Philadelphia, Hendrix Elliott Cooper Jacobs Carlson Fischer from Chicago, and Toney Eller Wingo Ames Watson Doak Snyder from St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
R. Hu. E
New York
Benton
Raridén
McCarty
Smith
Dell
Miller
Boston
R. H.E. Philadelphia
Rixey
Fittery
Killifer
Rudolph
Gowdy
Philadelphia
Oeschger
Barnes and Gowdy
Pittsburgh
R. HH. Bs
Chicago
Hendrix
Elliott
Cooper
Jacobs Carlson
Fischer
St. Louis
R.H. E
Cincinnati
Toney
Eller
Wingo
Ames
Baseball lineups and teams across cites
The document lists rosters and matchups by city including New York Philadelphia Chicago and Cleveland. Players named include Dumont Johnson Henry Ainsmith Caldwell Walters Mays Pennock Thomas Parnham Myers Meyer Schang Plank Severoid Scott Russell Danforth Schank Domingue Dauss Stanage Coveleskie Coombe ONeill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Dumont
Johnson
Henry
Ainsmith
Caldwell
Walters
Philadelphia
R. H. B. Boston
Phila
Mays
Pennock
Thomas
Parnham
Myers
Meyer
Schang
Chicago
R.H. E. St. Lewis
Plank
Severoid
Scott
Russell Danforth
Schank
Cleveland
R.H. E
Dauss
Stanage
Coveleskie
Coombe
Smith and O'Neill
Two More Nations in Cabinet Crises
The Austrian cabinet has resigned per the Berlin Vossische Zeitung. Pro-German ministers in the cabinet reportedly resigned, while the Spanish cabinet also resigned as reported from Madrid on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Amsterdam
Madrid
Teachers Must Stay Fired Illinois Supreme Court Holds
The Illinois Supreme Court upholds the Loeb rule allowing the board of education to drop sixty eight teachers without warning or trial. The court says a new contract must be made each year and no person has a right to employment as a teacher. The board may hire or refuse any applicant for any reason or for none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Loeb
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Middies Cancer Contests Cancelled at Annapolis
In Annapolis on April 20 the naval academy race against the University of Pennsylvania crew and the annual baseball game versus West Point were cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Naval Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Military Academy
West Point
Carranza patrols fire on U S troops near El Paso
El Paso April 20 Carranza patrols opened fire on American border patrols in the western sector of El Paso. The Twentieth U S infantry returned the fire. One Carranza soldier was killed and Brigadier General George Bell Jr ordered a strong protest through Consul Soriano Bravo. American troops were instructed to shoot to kill if attacked by Mexican forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Carranza
Twentieth
U. S. Infantry
George Bell Jr
Soriano Bravo
General von Bissing Dies Belgium Governor General
Brussels April 20 General von Bissing the German governor general in Belgium died Wednesday evening of lung inflammation. He was born in 1844 and appointed governor general in November 1914 succeeding General von der Goltz. His rule included the Edith Cavell execution and clashes with Cardinal Mercier, plus deportations of Belgians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Brussels
General von Bissing
Baron Moritz Ferdinand von Bissing
General von der Goltz
von Tissing
Edith Cavell
Cardinal Mercier
Mayors Invited to Discuss Food Conservation in Chicago
More than 200 mayors from Illinois and surrounding states were invited by Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson to a April 27 meeting in Chicago on food conservation and intensive cultivation of all available land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
William Hale Thompson
Raider of New Mexico Leader Nabbed by U S Agents
El Paso, April 20. Irudoneto Miranda, alleged leader of the Mexican bandit force that raided Corner Ranch in New Mexico and killed three U S cowboys, was arrested by federal agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Irudoneto Miranda
Corner Ranch
N. M
U. S
Railroad Telegraphers Strike Across Missouri Kansas Texas
St Louis April 20 telegraph operators on the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad were called out on strike by H B Perham president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
H. B. Perham
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Prominent Mason and Attorney Dies in Keokuk
Ernest J. McCord a prominent attorney of Keokuk and well known in Masonic circles in this region died here on April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Ernest J. McCord
Chicago board of trade chief funds boys' farm work trip
President J. P. Griffin of the Chicago Board of Trade subscribed 1000 dollars to a fund to send Chicago school boys to the farms after it was learned the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled railroads could not provide free transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Again Leads With 247 Recruits Accepted
Washington April 20. The daily recruiting bulletin shows a total net gain of 2 375 recruits for the army. Illinois again led with 247 men accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IlInois
Washington
War Department
Illinois
Wilson Pegins Draft Battle Opens Senate Debate
President Wilson renews push for selective draft, arguing volunteers cannot supply enough manpower for the war effort. Chamberlain’s majority report supports the plan, saying it guarantees timely, efficient military forces while preserving the economy and national duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Senate
Military Committee
Milwaukee Attorney Falls to Death Before Park Hotel
The body of Fred C. Ellis of Milwaukee, partner in Lines Spooner Ellis Quarles, was found on the Park hotel sidewalk with a fractured skull. Authorities indicate he fell headfirst from the second floor to the sidewalk, but no witnesses were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Fred C. Ellis
Milwaukee
Lines, Spooner, Ellis & Quarles
Park Hotel
Ellis
Every Division Has Garden
Keokuk Iowa April 20 Every division in the Iowa district of the Burlington railroad has a garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Iowa
Burlington Railroad
Mrs. William K. Dick Returns as Former Mrs. J. J. Astor
Society notes report the former Mrs. J. J. Astor, now Mrs. William K. Dick, making a social debut in New York circles. She resumes prominent social role alongside philanthropies and city events.
Big Lottery Swindle Revealed in Hammond Ind
Four hundred indictments were returned by the Marion county grand jury against men and women across Indiana Chicago and other points for a lottery swindle. A mysterious C F Berg of Hammond acted as go between for Edward J McCarty of Chicago head of the Honduras Lottery Co. and Indiana agents. Tickets moved Chicago to Hammond then to Indiana cities to dodge mail or express drafts. Agent Ex press sent funds to Berg and on to Chicago to avoid postal or express laws. Royal Hammer of Indianapolis an agent shot himself in a cemetery after investigation. The case centered in Hammond and sparked a big sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
Marion County Grand Jury
Indiana
Chicago
C. FB. Berg
Edward J. McCarty
Honduras Lottery Co
Berg
Royal Hammer
Indianapolis
Fire destroys uniforms at Toledo and Indianapolis baseball park
A fire at Swayne park in Toledo destroys uniforms and other property of the Toledo and Indianapolis American association teams. The blaze partly damages the clubhouse and stands, with investigators seeking the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Indianapolis
Swayne Park
Stranger on trestle detained near Orleans
A suspicious man was found on the high bridge and trestle between Orleans and West Baden. He refused to identify himself and explained nothing of his actions before authorities detained him for questioning. After a search found nothing incriminating, he was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Ind
West Baden
Empress Sells Gift Necklace Amid War Chest Drive
Amsterdam reports the German empress sold a costly necklace with 875 diamonds given by the late J. P. Morgan at public auction. The item was auctioned with other jewelry to swell the war chest fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
J. P. Morgan
Berlingske ‘Tidende
War Chest Fund
Quakers Ready to Fight at Earlham College
Forty seven men at Earlham college are willing to enter the army in an incomplete poll of ninety seven male students. A large group object to killing and seek noncombat roles within the service due to religious scruples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Sixty Barrel Well Completed in Gibson County
Petersburg Indiana April 20 The Indiana Refining company on the John Schultz lease fifteen miles west of here in Washington township Gibson county has completed a sixty barrel well at a depth of 1600 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Indiana Refining Company
John Schultz
Washington Township
Gibson County
Germans in Rio Janeiro Revolt Spreads Across Brazilian Provinces
Dispatches from Montevideo report a large German population in Rio Grande do Sul Parana and Santa Catarina rising in revolt with armed factions and street violence. In Rio de Janeiro gunfire erupted near a German hotel amid arrests and disorder as authorities move to restore calm.
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Rio Janeiro
Janeiro
Porto Alegre
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Montevideo
Uruguay
Teutons
Rio Grande
Parana
Santa Catharina
Santa Maria
Markets report from Chicago and peers showing livestock and grain prices
Chicago live stock prices list hogs receipts 18 000 with quotes 15 40 15 60 light shipping 15 40 15 70 heavy packing and 12 40 14 00. cattle receipts 4 000 with 11 75 12 50 good to choice. cash grain values include wheat 2 54 and 2 55. corn 1 57 1 57 14. oats 71 72. produce and poultry prices. Omaha and East Buffalo prices for hogs cattle sheep and calves with multiple quotes.
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Chicago
Omaha
East Buffalo
Dunning and
Stevens
Livestock Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
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Hindenburg
National League
Gen
Michael Alexieff
Russia
Commander In Chief
Alexieff
Llinois Supreme Court
Wilson Pegins
Kansas
Wilson Fes
Congress
Representative Holvering
England
American Press Association
John Jacob Astor
William K. Dick
J. J. Astor
Empress
Ohio
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