Chicago Tony nonstop flight sets new aerial record
Captain E F White, an American army aviator, flew 727 miles from Chicago to New York in a De Haviland 4 reconnaissance plane with a Liberty motor. He ascended from Ashburn field at 9 50 and landed at Mineola at 5 40 pm, averaging 106 mph and completing the flight in 6 hours 50 minutes with mechanic H M Schaefer. The Aero Club of America awarded him its medal of merit for demonstrating fast air transport.
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Ashburn Aviation
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Aero Club of America
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Atlantic City
Hazelhorse Field
Captain White
France
McCook Field
Dayton
Detroit
Ashburn Field
Hrader
Hudson River
Riverside Drive
Army
Balloon accident claims teen in Chester fall
Edward Lawrence, fifteen, died when he fell 200 feet from a balloon rope as it rose in Chester Pennsylvania. Balloonist Milton Johnson tried to pull him into the basket but failed. Thousands witnessed the tragedy on April 21.
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Chester
Edward Lawrence
Milton Johnson
Lawrence
Methodists Choose Des Moines for Conference Meeting
Cincinnati April 21. Des Moines Iowa chosen as next meeting place of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at a book committee session. More than nine cities invited the conference which begins May 1 1920.
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Cincinnati
Des Moines
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
American trade push irks Britain as Berlin orders rollings
British officials react angrily as American Mercantile Exchange opens in Berlin to swap German dyes and chemicals for American raw goods after the blockade. A National City Bank representative studies conditions while Berlin orders 300 locomotives and 71,000 freight cars valued at 400 million dollars to replace equipment surrendered in the armistice terms.
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London
American Mercantile Exchange Company
Berlin
London Chamber of Commerce
National City Bank
Prussian
Ministry of Public Works
From Admiral to Shipyard Worker to Rear Admiral
Baron Othon de Richter, once commander of a Russian naval squadron defending Petrograd, worked six months as a rigger at the New York Shipbuilding plant in Camden earning 74 cents an hour. Admiral Kolchak instructed his reinstatement as rear admiral and orders to return to Vladivostok. He plans to depart for Russia tomorrow via British Columbia and Japan.
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Baron Othon de Richter
Petrograd
New York
Camden
Idaho
Baron de Richter
Kolchak
Omsk
Vladivostok
Russia
British Columbia
Japan
Sea plane crashes into Lake Michigan near Grant Park
April 21 Chicago Victors Loan campaign plane plunged into Lake Michigan off Grant Park. Pilot Lieut Brown and mechanic Robert Lee were rescued after engine trouble caused the crash. Thousands watched the submarine chaser-based rescue.
Vienna Seized by Bolsheviki in Radical Change
Vienna falls to the soldiers council with property actions and a Bolshevik aim. Lenine rumored in Munich as ultracommunists sway, Munich Starvation fears rise as German peasants suspend supplies and seek volunteers to fight Bolshevism. The Red Guard in Munich is estimated at 10,000.
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Lenine
Munich
Berne
Journal de Geneva
Spartacans
Hoffman
Corfman
Bavaria
Germany
Bamberg
Red Guard
New German Ship Zeppelin Reaches New York
The steamship Zeppelin arrived in New York carrying 1,650 American soldiers and flags of the United States and allies. Built in Germany for North German Lloyd, it completed the Brest to New York maiden voyage in ten days, part of the Spa agreement to aid Germany with food relief. Aboard were seven German naval officers to assist American officers in operating the vessel.
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New York
Zeppelin
Germany
North Ger Lloyd Steamship Company
Brest
Strike at Leadville Mines Over Wage Cut Action
Between 600 and 700 metal miners, engineers and pumpmen in Leadville district mines struck after operators refused to rescind a $1 daily wage cut. The stoppage affects the big Leadville mines and involves multiple craft workers.
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Leadville
Colo
Justice to Enforce Wartime Prohibition July First
Washington reports the department of justice is open to enforcing wartime prohibition when it takes effect July 1. A proposal to assign enforcement to the department will be sent to President Wilson upon his return from Europe.
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Department of Justice
Wilson
H Europe
Prof Deurnel F Thompson Dies in Troy News
Prof Deurnel F. Thompson, president emeritus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, died after a long illness in Troy on April 21. Born in Bangor, Maine, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1869 and edited illustrated textbooks. He was an authority on Indian relics.
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Deurnel Thompson
Troy
N. Y
Deurnel F. Thompson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bangor
Dartmouth
Thompson
George Washington Arrives at Brest in France
The United States transport George Washington arrived at Brest, France after departing New York on President Wilsons orders. This marks a notable stop in the ship's voyage during wartime coordination with the Allies.
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George Washington
Brest
United States
New York
France
Wilson
Huns Get Yank Food As Berlin Zone Receives Rations
Coblenz April 21 German newspapers in American occupied areas report arrival of food from French depots. Distribution begins this week under German ration cards with flour bacon rice and milk priced under American oversight. Some grumble over quality, others praise aid. Daily ration amounts: flour 820 grammes at 1 mark 82 pfennigs per pound. bacon 80 grammes at 7 marks 80 pfennigs. rice 70 grammes at 1 mark 45 pfennigs. milk 2 marks 60 pfennigs for vulnerable groups. Germans have purchased 9 million marks worth of food pending allied decisions. Exchange rate 11 marks 60 pfennigs per dollar. Population in American zone about 850,000.
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Coblenz
France
Allied Food Commission
All Set for Big Victory Liberty Loan Drive
The Victory Liberty loan campaign kicks off soon in the seven district states with state speakers bureaus touring the region. War exhibit trains, tanks, cannons, airplanes, and trophies will travel counties to boost pledges alongside speeches by notable leaders. Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin report strong organization and rising enthusiasm for the April 21 launch.
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War Loan Organization
Special Victory
Liberty Loan
Hig
Illinois
Michigan
Frederick R. Fenton
United States Army
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Indiana
United States
Wisconsin
Syrians Cable to Wilson Demanding Independence
The Syrian congress representing 150,000 Syrians in Argentina cabled President Wilson in Paris urging independent federation of Syria Lebanon and Palestine under US and allied guarantees. They say they strongly object to foreign protection and insist they are qualified to govern themselves.
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Syrian Congress
Argentina
Wilson
Paris
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
United States
Near East
Bolshevik Army Surrenders to Ukrainians in Pripet Region
London report says the First Bolshevik army in Homel region along the Pripet river surrendered to Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian press bureau says 20,000 rifles 85 cannons and 200 machine guns had been turned over to the Ukrainians at the time of forwarding from Vienna to the Central News.
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Homel
Pripet River
Ukrainian Press Bureau
Vienna
Central News
Cannes
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