Rail strike paralyzes Great Lakes region traffic
A widespread railroad walkout disrupts switchmen and enginemen across the Midwest. Union leadership disavowed the unauthorised action, prompting suppression efforts as rail service falters and the public feels the impact on supplies and wages. The conflict centers on internal union tensions and broader labor politics.
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Uhlons
Brotherhood of Railroad Tralmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Jang Wwitetien
Genepal
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Stelke
Garral
Trad
Cael
Disturbances Leave Europe Tilted Toward Liberal Gains
Frictions in Germany and France over postwar terms spark defense and political shifts as Noske reorganizes forces while French officials press for strict compliance. American and Japanese withdrawals reshape Siberia and the Pacific, with power moves shaping a possible liberal trend amid upheaval and impending elections.
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Siberia
Caetho-Stovaks
Japan
Liberia
Vladivostok
Ried
Bede
Huns Surrender Battleships After Versailles Terms
Reports state German battleships are surrendering at the Firth of Forth under terms of the Versailles treaty. The Graf von Spee era dreadnought class ships are to be allocated to allies, with the Hinden class battleship and the new 25,000 ton vessel in dispute. The timing for departure to ports remains under Washington’s guidance.
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Big Weale
Firth of Forth
Wanhingtn
Atserton
Japan
Aleys
Senga Flow
German naval deliveries begin as Scapa incident noted
The Ostfriesland and Nassag mark the first delivery of German warships since Scapa Flow. The British Admiralty urges completion of the remaining vessels quickly, believing Germany will honor the treaty with early action. Six battleships, seven heavy cruisers, forty destroyers, and several submarines are still to be delivered.
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Ostfriesland
Nassag
Germany
Lost in woods for week girl found wandering near Mobile
A Mobile girl named Jilln Dmuner was lost in woods for a week after wandering near Lacon. A railroad crew located her late at night and she was returned to her family with no apparent injuries after a heavy storm swept the area.
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Mobug
Ala
Jilln
Gulf
Dil
Mmembers
S| Mobile & Northern Traits
Miey Daun
Fraight
Motile
Berbert Railroad
Ande Lacan
Ratnstorme
Danier
Rail strikers defy U S and seize control in Chicago meeting
At a Chicago gathering of switchmen supporters radical leaders seized control from conservative officials. W J Trost was booed as radicals praised violence and John Granan tactics. The session ended with Estey claiming the strike would continue under red influence and control of the Yardmen and United Enginemen unions.
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Chicago
Epr
United States
Yard Men's Association
United Enginemen's Association
Samuel B. Heberting
Switchmen's Union of North America
W. J. Trost
Heberling
Ilegal
Secret Service
BE. C. Estey
Yartmoen
Messrs
Mississippi
Minneapolis
John Granan
Continental Yardmen’s Association
Hebering
Switchmen's Union
Reds
Four Women Drown When Auto Falls Through Port Arthur Bridge
Four women drowned at Port Arthur Texas when an automobile plunged through an open bridge into the ship canal at night. None of the bodies yet recovered and the women’s identities could not be learned. The car was from Resumont and residents believed all were Port Arthur residents. In another brief item, civilians may apply for training in aviation with the army air service, aged 20 to 27, must have a high school education.
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Dwina
Dniester
Halshovik
Beaumont
Tex
Port Arthur
Resumont
Washington
Army Air Service
Momuach
Eatonic
Batonic
Tote
Germans Blamed as French Troops Fire on Crowd killing six
Berlin dispatch reports in Frankfort a clash where French soldiers fired into a crowd near the Imperial hotel after a patrol feared an attack. A belt of cartridges discharged accidentally caused a fatal volley. Six were killed and many wounded. French proclamations denied troop withdrawal and urged obedience to orders.
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Paris
Germany
Berlin
Nollet
Interalised
Commission of Control
Prenkfort
Schillerplats
Imperial Hotel
Long
Frontfort
General Denikine flees on British warship then sought in embassy
News from Constantinople reports General Denikine once commanding anti Bolshevik forces in southern Russia as a fugitive aboard a British warship. He went to the Russian embassy with General Romanovsky, who was later assassinated. no suspect is in custody and embassy attaches claim no witnesses.
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Constantinople
General Denikine
Antibolshevik
Russia
Romanovsky
Strikes Plague New York City Rail Service
A widespread insurgent railroad workers strike crippled freight and passenger service in New York and across the region. Erie firemen halted trains, ferries ran irregularly, and a strike spread to the Hudson and Manhattan tubes, creating a transportation crisis for Jersey commuters.
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New York
Chicago
Erie
Hudson
Manhattan
Jersey
Votes Peace With Germany Moves Through House
The House passed a Republican joint resolution ending the state of war with Germany and repealing wartime acts by a 242 to 150 vote after a 12 hour debate. Twenty two Democrats backed the measure along with Republicans. Fuller and Kelley voted no. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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Germany
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Caldwell
Cullen
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Gallivan
Ganley
Goldfogie
Buddleston
Clark
Kitchin
North Carolina
Mondell
Longworth
Ohio
Wilson
League of Nations
Toledo Cars Running Again
Toledo Ohio April 8 street car service resumed after city council refused to ratify a wage increase pact. Riders began paying 7 cents plus transfer, retroactive to April 1, as ordered by a U.S. district court which will decide how long the new rate stands. The council balked over who pays the wage rise.
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Toledo
Theity Council
United States District Court
Senate Approves Voluntary Military Training Plan
The Senate adopted a voluntary four month training program for men aged eighteen to twenty eight under the 1922 timetable, voting 46 to 9. Frelinghuysen proposed the amendment. 22 Republicans and 24 Democrats supported voluntary training, with seven Republicans and two Democrats opposing.
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Jet
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Keyes
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