French Forces Press On In Major 1918 Front Drive
Paris reports said the French army expanded its gains along a sixty mile front from Soissons to Auberive as twelve German divisions were hurled into battle. Nivelle’s drive pushed north of the Aisne and into Champagne, with capturing about 199 German guns since Monday and roughly 35,000 German prisoners since April 9.
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Paris
Republic
London
Nivelle
Soissons
Auberive
Aisne
Champagne
Chavenne
Marne
Teuton
Rheims
Auberivere
Moronvillers
Baseball Results From Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh St Louis
In Brooklyn New York beat Brooklyn 9 to 2 with Stenton Rariden McCarty delivering runs. In Boston Philadelphia split with a 3 7 7 score and 12 hits in the opener and 7 to 5 in the rematch. Chicago beat Pittsburgh 10 to 8, and Cincinnati lost 4 to 1 at St Louis as Toney Eller Wingo and Doak feature in the box scores.
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Brooklyn
New York
Stenton
Raridén
McCarty
Smith
Dell
Miller
Boston
R. HH. E. Philadelphia
Rixey, Fittery
Killifer
Rudolph
Gowdy
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Pete Sc
Oeschger
Barnes
Pittsburgh
R. H. E. Chicago
Hendrix
Elliott
Cooper
Jacobs
Carlson
Fischer
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toney, Eller and
Wingo
Ames, Watson, Doak and Snyder
Baseball box score snippets from multiple games
Scores and lineups from games in New York Philadelphia Cleveland and Chicago show teams Washington Boston Philadelphia St Louis Chicago and Cleveland. Pitchers Mays Pennock Thomas Parham Myers Meyer Schang Dauss Stanage Coveleskie Plank Severoid Russell Coumbe Smith O Neill are listed with hitters and final tallies in compact box score style.
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New York
R. H. E. Washington
Dumont
Johnson and Henry
Ainsmith
Caldwell and Walters
Philadelphia
R. H. E. Boston
O Phila
Mays
Pennock
Thomas
Parnham
Myers
Meyer
Schang
St. Louis
Chicago
Danforth and
Schalk
Cleveland
R. H. E. Cleveland
Dauss
Stanage
Coveleskie
R. H. E. Plank
Severoid
Scott
Two More Nations In Cabinet Grises
Copenhagen reports the Austrian cabinet has resigned per the Vossische Zeitung. Amsterdam sources claim two pro German ministers also quit. Madrid notes Spain's cabinet has resigned.
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Grises
Copenhagen
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Amsterdam
Madrid
Carranza patrols fire on U S troops at border clash
El Paso reports Carranza patrols opened fire on American border guards in the western sector Thursday evening. The Twentieth U S infantry returned fire, one Carranza soldier killed. Brig. Gen. George Bell Jr. protested to Mexican authorities and ordered troops to shoot to kill when attacked.
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el Paso
Tex
Carranza
Fel Paso
Twentieth
U. S. Infantry
George Bell Jr
Soriano Bravo
General von Bissing Dies in Brussels Governor General of Belgium
General Moritz Ferdinand von Bissing, appointed Belgium governor general in 1914, died Wednesday evening of lung inflammation. Born in 1844, he oversaw the Edith Cavell execution, clashes with Cardinal Mercier, and the deportation of Belgians during his rule.
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Brussells
von Bissing
Belgium
Baron Moritz Ferdinand von Bissing
General von der Goltz
Edith Cavell
Cardinal Mercier
Mayors Called to Chicago for Food Conservation Meeting
Mayors from over 300 cities in Illinois and surrounding states were invited by Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson to attend a April 27 meeting in Chicago on food conservation and maximizing land use.
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Chicago
Ilinois
William Hale Thompson
Raider of New Mexico Leader Arrested in Corner Ranch Raid
El Paso agents arrest Iradoneto Miranda, alleged head of the Mexican bandit force that raided Corner Ranch, New Mexico, killing three U.S. cowboys.
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New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Iradoneto Miranda
Corner Ranch
N. M
U. S
Teachers Must Stay Fired
The supreme court upholds the Loeb rule allowing the Chicago board of education to drop sixty eight teachers without warning or trial. The court says a new contract must be made each year for teachers the board wishes to retain and that no person has a right to employment. The board may decline to employ or re employ any applicant for any reason or for no reason at all.
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Chicago
Loeb
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Railroad Telegraphers Strike Hits Missouri Pacific Line
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.
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St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
H. B. Perham
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Prominent Mason and Attorney Dies in Keokuk
Ernest L. McCord a prominent attorney of Keokuk and active in Masonic circles in this region died in Keokuk Iowa April 20. He was well known in local legal and fraternal circles and his passing left the community and Masonic members mourning.
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Keokuk
Ernest L. McCord
Wilson Launches Draft Battle Across Senate
President Wilson publicly backs the administration’s selective draft bill, arguing volunteers cannot sustain a large army. The Chamberlain report, presented to the Senate, says selection ensures efficiency, steadiness, and minimal disruption to civilian work while defending the nation.
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Washington
Wilson Fas
Congress
Representative Holvering
Kansas
Army
Navy
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Senate
Mrs. William K. Dick Becomes Mother Again
Former Mrs. J. J. Astor is reported to have given birth to another child. The announcement notes the continued family line of the Astor and Dick households.
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John Jacob Astor
Riots Spread in Brazil as German Community Battles Rioters
In Rio de Janeiro on April 20 officials report violence between Tragilian sailors and crews from interned Corman ships with several deaths and many wounded. Porto Alegre dispatches note ongoing disorder after riots and fires, including gunfire near a German hotel and arrests of Germans as authorities move to restore calm.
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Rio Janeiro
Corman
Porto Alegre
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Montevideo
Uruguay
Teutons
Rio Grande
Parana
Santa Catharina
Santa Maria
Big Lottery Swindle Uncovered in Indiana and Chicago
Four hundred indictments returned by the Marion county grand jury accuse men and women across Indiana and Chicago in a lottery swindle. A broker from Hammond linked to Edward J. McCarty of Chicago is named, with tickets moved via Chicago to Indiana to dodge mail and express routes. Royal Hammer of Indianapolis, an agent, killed himself after the probe. The case centers on Hammond and sparked a major sensational investigation.
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Hammond
Ind
Marion County Grand Jury
Indiana
Chicago
C. E. Berg
Edward J. McCarty
Honduras Lottery Co
Berg
Royal Hammer
Indianapolis
Attorney Fred C Ellis Dies After Fall From Hotel Story
Milwaukee attorney Fred C Ellis of the firm Lines Spooner Ellis Quarles was found on the sidewalk in front of the Park hotel with a fractured skull. Indications suggest he plunged from the second floor to the sidewalk. no witnesses.
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Madison
Wis
Fred C. Ellis
Milwaukee
Lines, Spooner, Ellis & Quarles
Park Hotel
Ellis
Fire destroys uniforms at Toledo Indianapolis baseball club
A fire at Swayne park damaged the Toledo and Indianapolis American Association base ball teams. Uniforms and other property were destroyed and the clubhouse and stands were partly ruined.
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Toledo
Indianapolis
Swayne Park
Stranger Found on Orleans Trestle Warrants Suspicion
A suspicious looking man was found on the high railroad bridge between Orleans and West Baden. He refused to name himself and could not explain his actions. After a search yielded no incriminating items, he was released into authorities’ custody.
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Orleans
Ind
West Baden
Middies Cancer Contests Cancelled Naval Academy Race
Annapolis April 20 The boat race between the naval academy and the University of Pennsylvania crew and the annual baseball game with the military academy at West Point were cancelled.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Military Academy
West Point
Chicago fund aids boys to farm work
President J. P. Griffin of the Chicago Board of Trade subscribed $1,000 to a fund to send Chicago school boys to the farms after it was learned the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled railroads could not furnish free transportation.
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Chicago
J. P. Griffin
Chicago Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Recruits Again First in Army Acceptance
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, followed by other states in the count.
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Illnois
Washington
War Department
Illinois
Bur Lincoln division opens garden in Iowa district
Keokuk Iowa April 20 1920 Every division in the Iowa district of the Burlington railroad has a garden observation notes indicate a new communal garden project for the workers at the division level spreading across the region with plans for shared plots and improvements to property and morale.
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Keokuk
Fivery
Iowa
Burlington Railroad
Empress Sells Gift Necklace at Auction
Amsterdam April 20 reports the German empress auctioned a necklace of 875 diamonds given by the late J P Morgan. The item sold with other jewelry to swell the war chest fund, according to the Berlingske Vidende.
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Amsterdam
J. P. Morgan
Quakers Ready to Fight at Earlham College
In Richmond Indiana forty seven volunteers from Earlham College are willing to join the army from a poll of ninety seven male students. Most would serve only if assigned to a branch that does not require killing.
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Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
Sixty Barrel Well Completed Near Petersburg
Petersburg Ind April 20 The Indiana Refining company on the John Schultz lease fifteen miles west of here in Washington township Gibson county at a depth of 1600 feet has completed a sixty barrel oil well.
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Petersburg
Ind
Indiana Refining Company
John Schultz
Here
Washington Township
Gibson County
Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Market Report Highlights
Hogs receipts Chicago 18,000 with light, heavy, and packing quotat ions between 12.40 and 15.70. Cattle receipts 4,000 with steers 11.75 to 12.50 and cows 9.65 to 12.75. Omaha hogs 9,400, steady market 14.90 to 15.60. cattle 3,100, steady. sheep 7,000, steady with yearlings 12.00 to 13.75 and lambs 14.75 to 15.75. East Buffalo quotes cattle 10.00 to 13.00, hogs 16.00 to 16.40, sheep 11.00 to 16.40, calves 13.50.
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Chicago
Ohio
Omaha
East Buffalo
Dunning
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Leter
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Alexieff
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Gen
Michael Alexieff
Russia
Commander In Chief
U.S
General von Bissing
Llinois Supreme
Curt
Wilson
England
William K. Dick
J. J. Astor
Empress
Cash Grain
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