Four Proposals Before Council On Reparations Plan
United States to be consulted before steps. Allies reach complete agreement on measures for German reparations. Ruhr occupation and naval demonstration discussed. bonds, sinking fund, receivership, and customs funds debated. Washington’s view awaited before any action.
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Uncil Today
Germany
Counell
Paris
London
Associated Press
Allied Supreme Council Today
United States
Beatty
England
Gramet
France
Ruhr
Toms
Sir Gordon Howard
Great Britain
M. Fromageot
Foreign Office
Washington
Livya George
Brian Pronch
Count Sforma
Armed Deputies To Prevent Race Track Betting
Cleveland Ohio May 3 Fifty left here for the Chagrin Falls race track this morning to prevent gambling on races this afternoon. Hostile actions by some residents led Mayor Burton to order armed deputies. Race officials expect to use pari mutuel machines with state law backing. The mayor insists the practice violates state gaming laws and will enforce his order.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chagrin Falls
Burton
Usgal
Ira B Mills Dies. North Dakota Minnesota Judge 70
St Paul Minn May 3 Judge Ira B Mills chairman of the state railroad and warehouse commission died at his home at 430 am He had served since 1893 and was the oldest public utility judge He survived by son Ernest and sister Sue Mills His career included Moorhead Port Jervis and Albany Law School graduation in 1872 He never had a decision reversed by higher courts and was elected president of the National Association of Railway Commissioners in 1904.
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St. Paul
Minn
Ira B. Mills
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Judge Mills
Ernest
Miss Sue Mills
Minneapolis
Ernest Milla
Judes Ira
B. Mills
Beothhtown
New York
Albany School of Law
Port Jarvis
Minnesota
Eleventh
Fourteenth
Knute Nelson
Clough
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
National Association of Railway Commissioners
Officers And Men Of 34th Division Meet In Des Moines
Des Moines officials report a gathering of former 34th division members in Des Moines Iowa. The meeting focused on plans to perfect an interstate organization. Representation included twelve states from the division when in service.
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34Th Division
Des Moines
Oflcers
Waldeck Man Develops Clay Fire Lighters in Canada
Waldeck Saskatchewan May 3 The manufacture of a fire lighter from local clay deposits is under way. The deposit appears to be the only known one in Canada, with similar clays found in North Dakota and Germany. The device uses kerosene soaked clay brick to burn for about thirty minutes and may be reusable indefinitely.
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Waldeck
Sask
Canada
North Dakota
Germany
Chicago printers defiantly stand for 48 hour week
J M Vollmer of the national 48 hour league reports strikes in 54 cities with 24 calm areas and says large centers resist union demands for a 44 hour week. In Chicago about 4,500 union printers in 260 shops are out, 260 open shops run full crews, while Detroit Tampa and other cities show mixed action and firm employer support for the 48 hour standard.
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Chicago
Mag Aaron
J. M. Vollmer
Flint
Mich
Pierre, & D
Detroit
Tampa
Fla
Broux Fells
Rocktown
Vollmer
Sateen East
Weet
Man Defeated by Wife in Local Election
Rod Bering defeated May 3 Beatrice 5 rib westlandiants for men town election yesterday detested her husband G T Bullock who was candidate on the opposition by a majority of four votes.
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Rod Bering
Beatrice
G. T. Bullock
Mire
Proposal for a new state in northern Illinois
Springfield May 3. Senator John Devil of Chicago introduced a state senate resolution urging Congress to divide Cook County and seven neighboring counties from the rest of Illinois to form a new state in the north.
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Springfield
Illnoigs
John ©. Devil
Chicago
State
Senate
Congress
Cook County
Battle result of strike by ship workers in Philadelphia
Philadelphia May 3 unemployment and strikes affect more than 100000 men and women, labor leaders say. Building trades workers, printers, mariners and shipyard employees are among the idle.
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Ldic
Philadelphia
Harding opens campaign to cut expenses
President Harding launched a drive against the danger ous tendency of government departments to live beyond the means and to submit deficiency appropriation requests. He noted roughly 216 million dollars in pending deficiency appropriations and warned deficits will exceed that amount. The weather outlook noted fair but cool conditions in Minnesota and North Dakota with frost tonight and Wednesday.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Minnesota
North Dakota
Vessels Burn After Fire Claims Many on Buford Survivors Due Tonight
A wireless message from the United States Army transport Buford reports a fire aboard a maritime vessel causing possible nine deaths and missing passengers. Buford confirms 65 aboard with 22 men one woman and four children in hospital for exposure. Explosions aboard the Tokuyo Maru accompany the disaster and the ship is declared a total loss. Buford expected with survivors.
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United Army
Buford
Arguments Begin In Forest Fire Case at Duluth
In Duluth on May 3 arguments began before five district judges for about 1000 plaintiffs claiming millions in losses from the 1919 forest fires in northern Minnesota. The litigants include the United Rail Road Administration, with voluminous briefs to be presented. Separate verdicts will follow after evidence from 586 witnesses over 107 days. Presiding judges are Freeman Fesler Hughes Cant and Danser. Stillman resigns as National City Bank president, succeeded by Charles E. Mitchell.
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Duluth
Minnesota
United States Railroad Administration
Hugh J. McClearen
Attorneya W. H. McGrath
John P. Devaney
Bergdoll Case Faces New Facts Today
Washington May 5 The House Investigating Committee plans to hear additional details on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the Philadelphia draft dodger and his claim of buried gold in West Virginia Major General Harris said he alone ordered Bergdoll released from Fort Jay to pursue the treasure Ansell earlier urged the release and testified he believed the buried gold tale was true The committee will also question Samuel T Ansell about his connection to the case and Bergdoll’s escape in Philadelphia as he sought the gold treasure.
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House
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Philadelphia
Bergdolt
Fort Jay
West Virgina Mountains
Samuel T. Ansell
Army
Bergdol
Harris
the Army
Bergdoll
Ansell
Bergdolf
Peter C. Harris
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
West Virginia
Bergaol
N. Y
Harria
March
Harris Mould
General March
The
Grover Cleveland
Hergdotl
House Investigating Committee
Hergdo l
North Dakota grain law struck down by circuit court
The U S circuit court of appeals in St Paul declared the North Dakota grain grading law unconstitutional in an appeal from Fargo. The Farmers Elevator Co Embden had challenged the act which placed grading authority in HF Ladd and J A Mc Govern. old line companies did not participate in the action. Local lawyers represented the elevator firm and the state attorney general aided at the district level.
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North Dakota
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court At
Fargo
Farmers Elevator Company of
Embden
N. D
Farmers Elevator Co
Hf, Ladd
J. A. McGovern
Congress
J. B. O'Connor
Sveinbjorn Johnson
Grand Forks
F. W. Woodrough
Federal District Court
William Lemke
C Sr.Amidon
Elevator Company
Circuit Court
Farmers Elevator Companies
Old Line Companies
Cheese Prices Fall Again in Plymouth Market
Plymouth Wisconsin reports a drop of six to seven cents in cheese prices over the past month. Officials of the Plymouth cheese board say the bottom has not been reached and expect further small declines due to cheaper milk. Slack demand and unsettled conditions abroad are blamed for the ultra low prices.
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Plymouth
Wis
Plymouth Cheese Board
Dalton Faces Sentence In Liberty Bonds Theft Case
Chicago May 5 The state seeks a one to ten year sentence for William Dalton charged with stealing 772000 dollars in Liberty bonds from Northern Trust. The case described as an object lesson to other young men and Dalton’s car was expected to go to the jury that afternoon.
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Chicago
William Dalton
Northern Trust Company
Dalton
Another Democracy Bath In Nonpartisan League
A. A. Liederbach, state executive chair, declares a new practice of democracy for the Nonpartisan League. Meetings set for May 28 in all state voting precincts to administer a paid organizers policy amid ongoing debates over “democracy” in the organization.
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Liederbach
A. A. Liederbach
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