President Wilson Suffering From Severe Illness and Cold
Reports from Washington describe President Woodrow Wilson confined to bed with a severe cold and delicate condition. Rear Admiral Grayson and Mont Admiral Griscom warned of the illness, while officials and advisers meet at the White House to manage affairs as Belgium King Albert consults the council.
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Mexico Friendly to Aliens Signals Change in Policy
Reports from Mexico City indicate a sudden shift toward more lenient treatment of foreigners and possible investment incentives. Diplomatic circles note official rhetoric aligning with reengagement of foreign rights under international law, while US interests seek to preserve existing protections and avoid constitutional concessions.
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First War Atrocity Trial and Frontline Dispatches
A patched late April report covers war crime proceedings in the Bertin case, with Captain Pryatt executed by Germans after a court martial. World War II era dispatches mention the “Death Battalion” incursion into Korea, a policeman killed by bandits, and an American troop visit planned for Italy. U S Captain McGinnney decorated in London, a powder mill blast in Peoria kills two, and rioting deaths near Peckforton accompany fresh violence reports.
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Spares From The Wire Boston April S The First 6 000 Arrived
An almanac like string of terse reports from April detailing troop movements in Boston and Rochester Minnesota, Odd Fellows, Indy, and Gen Sir H H Allenby. Mentions of Providence and New York, a King Johannes II revolt, and a Prohibition resolution. Also notes about Italian envoy, a Three Hundred and Thirty three infantry unit, and air field fatalities in Texas. Daniels in Rome greeted by Page and Dettone. A Goliath plane flies to 20 100 feet. Powder plant explosion in Paterson. Jewels forced to Budapest, and anti Jewish outbreaks in Kalish and Wirlam.
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Independence cries from Philippines stir U S officials
Secretary Baker told members of a special mission of the Philippine legislature that President Wilson supports complete independence for the islands. He argued Americans cherish liberty and cited a letter by Wilson hoping independence would be achieved as outlined in the legislature's joint resolution. In Coblenz German troops near the Coblenz bridgehead moved toward Frankfort amid a Spartacist revolt and food looting. Street clashes and disorder spread to several German cities as authorities struggled for control.
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More Yanks Sent to Russia Amid Frontline Turmoil
London reports British authorities preparing to reinforce northern Rus region as American troops head toward North Rien Archangel. April 4 dispatch notes repeated bolshevik attacks along the front with Allied forces gaining ground on both flanks and Odexerskula area reports fallen.
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Transport Towed to Port with Scranton Crew Losses
New York April 5 The transport Scranton, reported in distress east of Sandy Hook on March 27 en route to Brest, has been towed into port by naval tugs. Three of the Scranton s crew tested their lives by leaving to small boat exposure while attempting to transfer to the El Sol, which stood by until tugs arrived.
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Howell firm awarded damages in Black Tom explosion suit
Jersey City April 5 A verdict awarding 413 990 in damages arising from the Black Tom island explosion in New York harbor to July 1918 was given by the supreme court here in favor of B H Howell Son Co New York sugar refiners against Lehigh Valley railroad The Howell firm lost sugar stored in Lehigh warehouses here.
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Japanese Rush to the U. S. Honolulu War Hero Naturali
Japanese veterans in Hawai i preparing for naturalization are leaving for California and other coast points as they obtain citizenship papers. Immigration Inspector Richard Halsey says several scores have already departed or secured passage.
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Fierce Fight Reports in Sensborg Cleared by Troops
Copenhagen April 4. A dispatch says government troops clashed with disorderly elements in Sensborg eight miles southeast of Roenigahers. The fighting involved machine guns and hand grenades as authorities tried to restore order amid unrest.
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France and Belgium to neutralize Rhine left bank
The four power council reportedly plans neutralization of the Rhine left bank until Germany pays the indemnities. French and Belgian troops would occupy the territory while the U.S. argues troops cannot stay after the peace treaty and Britain lacks sufficient forces to maintain garrisons.
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Yanks in Peril Near Archangel Face Allied Push
British and American forces in the Archangel region face heavy Bolshevik attacks. About 3,000 to 4,000 Americans from Michigan and Wisconsin, plus French British and Russians, hold lines, with reinforcements gathering but evacuation considered. Gen Richardson set to assume command with 200 troops en route to Murmansk as plans to remove American forces proceed.
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Pre-War Pact Published Reveals Balkan War Alignments
Paris report notes two secret treaties between Bulgaria and Austria Hungary showing concessions granted to Bulgaria for joining the Central Powers. In New York, over 500 applicants respond to the War Department call for 50 000 men overseas, a record for peacetime enlistments.
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Advisability of Coming to Terms With Hungary and Russia
Edward W. Pickard surveys Paris peace talks as Wilson presses for faster decisions. The Allies weigh indemnities, Danzig, Rhine neutralization, and the fate of Hungary and Russia. Russian and German upheavals, strikes in Berlin, and Allied plans shape a tense postwar landscape with looming power shifts and possible new coups.
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French Land Made Desert by War Damage Estimate
A French commission finds more than 3,000,000 acres of northern and eastern farmland non productive due to war. Prewar annual output valued at 20 million dollars, totaling an 80 million dollar loss, with 700,000 workers left in long term ruin, and 3,500,000 acres unable to recover for three years. Livestock losses cited as well.
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Wanted Moneys Pack and Hungry Five Band Tale
A scrambled reminiscence recalls a German immigrant brass band in Albany in the 19th century. A bass drummer nicknamed Thick One Day and a belligerent demand for payment surface amid fragmented notes about a drum, a toll, and a historic bridge scene near the Hudson River.
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Superintendent Shins of Los Angeles Teaches Sentence Craft
A Los Angeles superintendent challenges boys to form complete sentences, not simple answers, during a lesson on grammar. The anecdote ends with a boy finally replying with a surprising but correct word, illustrating the struggle to follow instruction.
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