Treble Flames Sweep Ireland Across Major Buildings
A wave of arson and raids across Ireland on Easter Sunday left 61 police barracks destroyed and 21 revenue offices burned. Corks pensions and revenue offices were consumed while Newry and Belfast saw further attacks. London reports say Belfast remained quiet but fires were reported in surrounding districts and one arson attempt was thwarted by the collector’s daughter.
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Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Erin
Linn Felners
Pensions Office
Internal Revenue Office
Ireland
London
Newry
Customs House
Mansfield
Patrick Lavery
Price of Coal Advances as Wage Hikes Bite
Washington reports government price fixing on coal ended. Justice Department instructs district attorneys to curb profiteering after miners gain 200 million dollars in annual wages. Operators raise coal from 7.75 to 9.75 per ton, aiming to pass costs. Attorney General Palmer urges filing complaints under the Lever Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Palmer
Gsnay
Millionaire Nathaniel Bishop Dies by Self Inflicted Wounds
Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop son of the late William D. Bishop a Bridgeport millionaire died at Bridgeport Hospital from hunting knife wounds inflicted on himself while suffering melan holia. The elder Bishop was a former president of the New York New Haven & Hartford railroad.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop
William D. Bishop
New York, New Waren & Hartford Railroad
Bridgeport Hospital
Wilson Misses Easter Services At White House
President Wilson did not attend Easter services in Washington marking the first time in eight years he stayed home. He spent the day in the White House with family and staff, reflecting a quiet observance.
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Wilson
Washington
Pasteurizing Milk Process Described
The milk in bottles is heated in a boiler with cold water that covers the bottle necks. The water is heated to 145 degrees Fahrenheit and held for 30 minutes before the bottles are removed.
Wilson Questions Plans for Turkey
The United States will not approve any Turkish settlement that denies American citizens equal rights with treaty participants. The president’s note, released by Secretary Colby, criticizes allied moves for territorial gains and insists no changes may harm American interests. He rejects excluding the Turk from Europe and counters British concerns about provoking a holy war.
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Washington
United States
Colby
Great Britain
France
Italy
Ottoman Empire
State Department
Europe
Prosecution Chief Shot in Tacoma Home Ambush
Pierce County prosecutor W. D. Askren was shot at his Tacoma home as he answered the door. His wounds are serious. Reported motives were unclear with early notes not tying radicals to the attack. A woman dressed as a man was among early rumors.
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Tacoma
Wash
W. D. Askren
Pierce County
Askren
U S Debt Drops Record March Total
Washington April 5 a reduction of 705 660 000 in the national debt during March brings the total to 24 698 000 000. Officials say the record shows treasury program success though it cannot forecast future monthly reductions.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Treasury
Two Die and Three Hurt in Train Intersection Crash
In Sioux City Iowa on April 5 a switch engine struck an automobile killing two occupants, Mrs George Hanchett age 22 and her eight month old daughter Mildred, injuring three others including George Hanchett Lester Watkins and Mrs Max Beebe with Mrs Watkins listed as in danger.
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Sioux City
George Hanchett
Mildred
Lester Watkins
Max Beebe
Mra
Watkins
Shellac production from lac insects in India
Shellac is produced by lac insects that feed on plant juices in India. The insects measure about one eighth of an inch, are bright red, and exude resin as they digest juices. The resin covers the insect and is scraped off once the young insects emerge.
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India
Five New York Socialists Expelled From Assembly
The New York assembly ousted five Socialist members Louis Waldman August Claessens Charles Solomon Samuel A De Witt and Samuel Orr after 24 hours of debate and procedural wrangling. The expulsions followed a midnight vote March 31 with 116 to 28 for Waldman Claessens and Solomon and 89 to 20 for De Witt and Orr.
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Albany
Socialits
Louis Waldman
August Claessens
Charlies Soloman
Samuel A. de Witt
Samuel Ort
New York City
New York Assembly
Claessens
Solomon
Philadelphia
Waldman
Capitol
Martin G. McCue
Dem
New York
Wald- Man
McCue
Marty
McCune
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Margaret L. Smith
Miss Smith
Sweet
Oswego County
Adler
DeWitt
Orr
Rhine Yanks on Rhine Placed Under US Commander-in-Chief
President Wilson informed Congress that American troops on the Rhine remain under the orders of the U.S. president as commander-in-chief. He said troops and the territory they control stay governed by the armistice terms and rejected plans to place them under the Rhineland high commission. Field Marshal Foch has no authority over the American forces.
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Washington
Rhine
United States
Wilson
Congress
House
Rhineland
Head of Steel Firm Dies in Baltimore Hospital
Charles H. McCullouch Jr president of the Lackawanna Steel Company died in a Baltimore hospital. He had been appointed president on January 1, 1910 and a telegram to the Buffalo office confirmed the death. Aristocrats Seek Film Fame in California. Two youths Capt Vesey A Davoren and Eliot Gordon plan to pursue acting careers in the United States.
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Charles H. McCullouch, Jr
Baltimore
Buffalo
Lackawanna Steel Company
McCullouch
London
California
Capt
Vesey A. Davoren
the O'Davoren
Duke of Wellington
Eliot Gordon
Big
Lloyd George defends Irish home rule in Commons
London April 1 The House of Commons backs the Irish home rule bill 348 to 94 as Premier Lloyd George argues the plan is the only workable solution He warns self determination would force a republic and cites Irish desires for independence plus a jab at American leaders over the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ireland
Eamonn de Valera
Jefferson Davis
Senate
America
Atlantic fleet ships ready for war says Mayo
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo told a Senate committee that the Atlantic fleet was best prepared for war after winter drills in Cuban waters. He answered charges by Vice Admiral Sims noting some dreadnoughts docked before sailing, saying vessels bound for foreign service should undergo a yard period for maintenance.
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Washington
Cuban
Henry T. Mayo
Senate
Sims
Grand Fleet
Mayo
Republican women threaten strike over welfare bills in New York
Albany March 31 Republican women members of the New York State League of Women Voters warn they will strike on election day or join other parties if the state legislature fails to act favorably on welfare bills in a letter to Will Hays chairman of the Republican national committee.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State League of Women Voters
League
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Senate approves air mail route plan New York to San Francisco
A Senate committee amendment to the post office appropriation bill creates a transcontinental air mail route from New York to San Francisco via Chicago St Louis and Omaha Nebraska. The measure, advancing on March 31, aims to link major cities with federal air service.
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Washington
Post Office
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Tit
Omaha
Neb
Senate
Kosciuszko Heart Arrives in Geneva Embalmed Remains
The embalmed heart of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot and aide to George Washington, has arrived in Geneva amid ceremonial honors. The fragmentary report notes its journey and anticipated display or interment details.
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Geneva
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
George Washington
House Ways and Means to Tackle Soldier Bonus Details
The Ways and Means Committee agreed to report a soldier aid bill without bond issues. Revenue would come from taxes on luxuries and sales while funding for a cash bonus and vocational education expansion is studied. Subcommittees to define eligible persons and costs, with a target to pass before June adjournment.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Longworth
Ohio
Congress
American Legion
Paris View Aligns With Wilson on Armenian State
Paris reports the French foreign office agrees with President Wilson on creating the largest Armenian state and expelling Turks from Constantinople. A high official notes achieving this without force is unlikely, as hundreds of thousands would be needed to back ejecting Turks from Europe.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Turkey
Armenia
Wilson
Constantinople
Europe
Poles Recapture Lost Land In Podolia Front
Warsaw reports Bolshevik forces suffering heavy losses after renewed attacks on the Polish front in Podolia. Polish troops pursue and retake territory near Retchitsa and Kalenkowitz, northeast of Mozir as fighting intensifies. two Bolshevik regiments were annihilated in a recent assault.
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Warsaw
Podolia
Retchitsa
Kalenkowitz
Mozir
Heart of Kosciuszko Transferred Between Cities
Arrangements outline a transfer path from Zugwil to Rappem wil and onward to Lemberg then Warsaw. Kosciuszko died in 1817 at Zugwil in Solothurn, where his heart was removed and kept as his body was buried in Cracow.
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Lemberg
Warsaw
Kosciuszko
Zugwil
Solothurn
Cracow
Rappemwil
Socialists win in Davenport city election and aldermen
Reports indicate the Socialists captured all city officers and five of eight aldermen in Davenport Iowa. Other items note wage talks between railroad and union negotiators breaking off in Washington and various international, national, and local incidents.
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Davenport
Washington
Honolulu
Hara
Japan
Siberia
Slovakia
Vienna
Charles Yan
Des Moines
Manistee
Mich
Anhui Province
Amoy
China
George Robertson
Laurens
S. C
Louisville
Continental Qit Company
Standard Branch
Denver
Colo
Marblehead
Mass
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Markets Report Aims At Grain Hay Cattle Hogs and Lambs
A detailed markets listing shows price ranges for flour rye wheat and winter varieties plus hay cattle hogs and sheep as traded items. The roundup includes rye white and hard spring wheats with various brands and retail figures along with hay timothy clover and mixed types. Cattle and hog prices cover steers cows calves and butchers with per hundred weight ranges and livestock categories. A separate item notes a crime: a man named John Miunsont suspected of robbing a home in South Norwalk and detained by police after a chase led to arrest.
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Baaia
Mome South
Norwalk
Cdnn
John "Miunsont
Father Brown
Henry Brown
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Grenaugh
U. S
Country
Nathaniel Wheeler
Bridgeport, Conn
Wolfgang von Kapp
Germany
Britain
Iowa
BIE
Allied Commission
Florence B. Hillis
Florence Bayard Hillis
Delaware
National Woman's Party
Myade
Admiral Lima
New York League
Switzerland
Poland
Fordney
Rede
World News
Thompson
James Flynn
Clerks’ Union
National Confederated Committee of Labor
Sir Hamar Greenwood
Sir Hamar
Ian MacPherson
Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Trieste
Gabriele d’Annunzilo
Willson
Helen Taft
Taft
Frederick J. Manning
Yale University
New Haven
Vuillemin
Chalus
Dakar
Sahara Desert
William Martin
United States Navy
Florida
Louisiana
August Mahler
Zoological Gardens
Berne
Nikolaesysk
Tokyo
Nippu Jufi
Bucs
Peterson
Mary Hill
Third Avenue
Pittsburgh
A. B. Ruger
Washington Avenue
Racine
Wis
Peterson Ointment Co
Carter
DR. Carter
Beck
Leanine
Dodd
I. B. C. Birchler
Fulda
Ind
Dodd's Medicine Co
State Street
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