Budapest in panic as Roumanians push forward
Geneva reports say Czecho Slovaks attacked Waitzen near Budapest as French troops aid Roumanians in eastern Hungary. Thousands flee the capital on foot amid train and vehicle shortages. Hungary closes borders. Entente forces near Neusatz, and Transylvania rebels join Roumanians. A Hungarian armistice request is reported through Vienna.
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Switzerland
Waitzen
Buddapest
Hungary
Vienna
Budapest
Roummanian Bureau
Berne
Franchet d'Esperey
Neusatz
Transylvania
Entente
Lokal Anzeiger
Daniels Arrives in London for Two Week English Visit
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Daniels arrived in London for a two week visit. They were greeted by Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss and a party including John W. Davis and Major General Biddle. Daniels dined with Ambassador Davis before departing for Scapa Flow to view captured German ships, then Edinburgh and Sheffield before a ten day stay in London.
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London
Josephus Daniels
United States
Edinburgh
Sheffield
Women win laity rights at Methodist conference South
Nashville April 26 The conference of the Methodist Episcopal South voted for laity rights for women by 4229 to 499, a large majority over the required three fourths.
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Nashville
Tenn
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal (South) Church
3000 Iowa Odd Fellows Meet Centennial Celebration
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 28 Approximately eight thousand Odd Fellows from eastern Iowa counties gathered to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the order's founding with ceremonies in the city center and regional congregations observing the milestone.
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Iowa
Odd Fellows
Cedar Rapids
Streen Counties
Chicago Brewers Plan Defiant Beer Manufacture After May Day
Chicago brewers vow to continue producing beer after May 1 in defiance of Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer. They aim to force a court test of federal authority under the wartime prohibition and food conservation act, pledging to make even 2 percent beer and face prosecution.
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Chicago
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States
Palmer
Levy Mayer
Intersts
Department of Justice
U S Allies Split Over War Responsibility Report
Paris April 26 The American delegates were unable to agree with the majority on key portions of the commission report on responsibility for the war. They object to prosecuting individuals under the laws of humanity as too uncertain for legal use and dispute heads of state criminal prosecutions for breaches of positive law.
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Paris
Commission On Responsibility For
Victory Loan passes 650 million in subscriptions
Washington reports that over 650 million dollars were subscribed during the five days of the Victory Loan campaign. In the Seventh Federal Reserve district except Chicago, subscriptions neared 328 million toward a 652.5 million quota, with Chicago unofficially around 34 million.
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Treasury Department
Chicago
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Wilson endorsed on every hand in Paris talks
The White House says President Wilson is endorsed everywhere as the Italian situation in peace negotiations clears in Paris advices received today.
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White House
Wilson
Paris
Great ovation for Orlando’s arrival in Rome
Premier Orlando arrived in Rome this morning to a great crowd ovation. He proceeded to government offices and was greeted by officials and supporters in a cordial reception.
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Rome
Orlando
Wilson's Adriatic statement deemed inaccurate
Paris April 26 A report that Lloyd George and Clemenceau approved of President Wilson's Adriatic statement was declared inaccurate An announcement said Wilson's statement was read to the leaders who wished him to delay publication hoping for an agreement to be reached
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Paris
Lloyd George
Clemenciau
Wilson
Adriatic
Clemenceau
Northcliffe backs Wilson on Fiume issue
Viscount Northcliffe states in Paris that the Italian government should follow President Wilson and inform the peoples of the Entente about the real facts of the situation, aligning with Wilson's lead on Fiume policy.
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Paris
Viscount Northclffe
Wilson
Fiume
Immediere
Agtente
Hungarian Reds Flee As Czecho-Slovaks Seize Komorn
Berne reports Romanian officials say part of the Hungarian communist army has surrendered and the remainder flees southeast of Budapest. Czecho-Slovaks occupy Komorn on the Danube and Raab, with French troops aiding the Romanians in eastern Hungary.
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Danube
Raab
Berne
Budapest
Gyor
Hungary
Vienna
Roumanian Bureau
War Bread Basis In Europe
Paris reports a rise in milling percentage moving toward a war bread basis for three months under the supreme food council led by Herbert C. Hoover. In New York Julius H. Barnes says Americans will keep eating white bread on a victory flour basis despite Europe’s shift, with wheat stocks enough to sustain production and export until the next harvest.
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Paris
Supreme Food Council
Herbert C. Hoover
New York
Julius H. Barnes
Food Administration Grain Corporation
Frost damages Ohio crops in record April freeze
April frost across Ohio produced the lowest temperature since 1878, with central Ohio at 25 degrees. Weather officials warn severe damage to peaches apples and all tender vegetation. Northwestern Ohio faces major losses in plum peach and cherry crops and potential wheat damage.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Weather Bureau
Wooster
Paul Thayer
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab delivers Abdul Baha messages in New York
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, former secretary to the Persian legation in Washington, arrives with Abdul Baha messages for the National Baha convention in New York from April 26 to 30. Both were imprisoned in Haifa for six years and freed after General Allenby’s capture of the town.
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Mirza Ahmad Sohrab
Washington
Abdul Baha
Baha
New York
Haifa
Syria
Allenby
Baseball scores and cold weather dampen slate
National League results show Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 6 Cincinnati 6 St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 6 New York 2 Boston Brooklyn no game. American League games include St. Louis 7 Chicago 2 Detroit 4 Cleveland 2 Boston New York no game. American Association reports Milwaukee 1 Louisville 6 St. Paul 7 Indianapolis 1 Kansas City Columbus no game Minneapolis Toledo no game.
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American Association
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Ieeel
Ubisene Seeaue
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Twenty Thousand Bolsheviks Surrender Near Pryjze River
Berlin based Exchange Telegraph dispatch reports that twenty thousand Bolshevik soldiers encamped along the Pryjze river have surrendered to anti Bolshevik forces near London dated April 26.
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Pryjze River
London
Antibolshevik
Berlin
Yanks in Germany Hungry in Occupied Areas
In Coblenz on April 26 American civilians in occupied Germany face serious food shortages. Civil affairs officers of the Third Army are urged to act on relief requests from several individuals who recently visited Coblenz seeking aid and supplies for fellow Americans.
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Germany
Third Army
Coblens
Rome Parliament Excited by Paris Peace Situation
Rome reports great excitement in the chamber of deputies and the senate as Italy debates warning France and Britain that peace cannot be concluded without Italy per the allied treaty. Telegrams from cities describe demonstrations in support of the cabinet.
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Senate
Paris
Rome
Senates
Italy
France
Great Britain
Chicago bakers strike threatens bread famine
Chicago bakers plan a four o'clock strike today with about ten thousand workers idle. The stoppage would halt most bakeries in the city as demands to reduce eight hours face resistance from master bakers who oppose the change.
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Chicago
State of siege declared across Saxony
A Berta dle patch to Politiken reports the government has declared a state of siege throughout Saxony. The measures affect civil order and security as authorities respond to ongoing unrest and threats to public safety.
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Saxony
Copenhagen
Berta Dle
The
Politiken
Sonnino Leaves Paris For Rome Amid Peace Talks
Berlin reports Prof Walther Schuecking says German delegates can sign the Versailles peace pact pending national approval. Sonnino departs Paris for Rome as Italian leaders hope for a swift settlement. American delegates cautious but optimistic. Italian headquarters hopeful of a quick return to Paris for negotiations set to begin early May.
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Berlin
Walther M. A. Schuecking
Versailles
National Assembly
Orlando
Paris
Postmasters Aid Army Navy Recruiting Drive
Washington April 26 postmasters nationwide are urged to cooperate fully with recruiting officers of the army navy and marine corps to aid the campaign for recruits and to relieve drafted men. The air service of the war department has also begun an aggressive recruitment drive to reach its authorized strength and postmasters are expected to assist.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Post Office
Air Service
War Department
Chicago fare plan rejected by Illinois utility panel
Chicago April 26 The Chicago surface lines were denied an increase to T cent fare by the Illinois public utilities commission. Commissioner P J Lucey filed a dissenting opinion.
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Illinois Utilities Commission
Chicago Car Lines
Chicago
Illinois Publ Utilities Commission
P. J. Lucey
Robbers Take Over $100,000 in Liberty Bonds at Harpeter Bank
In Upper Sandusky Ohio on April 28, bandits robed the Harpeter bank near the town, escaping with more than $100,000 in Liberty bonds and other valuables from the safety deposit vaults. Local authorities pursue leads as investigation begins.
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Liberty
Upper Sandusky
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