French and Allied Farmers Restore Land Under Fire
In France and Yamashiro, spring brings thousands of French soldiers aided by British and Belgian troops to work the land while combat continues. The effort, coordinated by military officers and civil authorities, aims to restore cultivation and repair farm tools, with Canadians and Australians helping in northeast France. In Japan, tomb robberies near Nara uncover imperial relics from Yamashiro province, including ancient mirrors and a gold coronet legend, now to be turned over to the imperial household.
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France
Tokio
Nara
Yamashiro
China
No Laughing Matter Said At Breakfast Table
A wife lists a long wish list from coal and carpet to new clothes and shoes, insisting her husband provide money this morning. The punch line notes every husband recognizes the demand as no joke, a common quip from the Chicago Journal.
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Philip
Chicago Journal
Mexico City Stock Exchange Considers Liquidation Plan
Members of the Bolsa de Valores in Mexico City met and decided that if trading does not pick up in the coming weeks the exchange will be placed in liquidation. Much trading centers on oil shares.
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Mexico City
Bolsa de Valores Or
Stock Exchange
Seven Ages of Man Essay Parody Prompts Purchase Prompt
A student writes an inner version of the Seven Ages of Man with stages of innocence, prime of life, and dotage. The piece humorously references unexecuted acts and ends with a sales pitch to buy the book.
No. Noted exchange cited in Louisville paper
A quotation from the Louisville Courier-Journal reflects a light moment about a canvasser who sold smiles along with a book, illustrating a humorous encounter in a newspaper snippet.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Cuban Election Today in Oriente Province
Cubans vote today in Victoria de las Tunas Oriente to decide whether President Menocal conservative candidate remains in power or Alfredo Zayas liberal challenger wins. Following disputed elections last November both parties claimed victory and accused fraud. Supreme court ordered partial re elections in Oriente.
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Havana
Cuba
Menocal
Alfredo Zayas
Victoria de Las Tunas
Oriente
Supreme Court
Show Windows for Patriotism
New York displays shift from Easter millinery to patriotic exhibits as merchants devote windows to “Your country needs you for service in the navy.” Navy publicity department provides display material for the week of patriotic appeals across stores.
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New York
Navy
Publicity Department of
The
Shipbuilders Answer the Call
Seattle April 9 The scope of Puget Sound shipbuilders aid to the government in wooden ship building for the transport service will be outlined at a conference of leading men of the industry tomorrow at the Seattle chamber of commerce. Vice Chairman Thomas Brent of the Federal Shipping Board will attend.
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Seattle
Wash
Puget Sound
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Brent
Federal Shipping Board
Spanell Trial Postponed in Coleman Texas
The Spanell trial for the killing of Lieut. Col. Malcolm C. Butler U S A was deferred from today to later in April in Coleman Texas. Butler and Mrs Spanell were fatally shot while riding in a car near Alpine last July amid prior acquittal on a separate murder charge against Spanell.
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Spanell
Coleman
Texas
Harry J. Spanell
Malcolm C. Butler
Alpine
Army units to be redesignated by numbers in Mexico City
Mexico City April 9 report that the department of war will rename regiments brigades and divisions by numbers instead of by leader or locality names. The change affects how army organizations are identified moving forward.
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Mexico City
Department of War
Miners Mobilized for Yucatan Railway Grading
Six hundred miners from Del Oro camps are sent to Yucatan to begin grading on the state built railroad linking the Isthmus line at Santa Lucretia with Merida.
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Mexico City
del Oro
Yucatan
Santa Lucretia
Merida
Out of Soldiers Mouths Pals Leave Dreary Trenches
In the rain-soaked trenches the mood stayed upbeat as the order came to retreat. The sergeant urged the men to hurry, while one soldier quipped that he was not a soldier but a blooming bulrush amid the floods.
Sporting Notes Roundup Of Openers And Showdowns
Interleague game Washington Americans versus Philadelphia Nationals in Washington. National doubles championship begins in Boston. Joe Stecher fights Earl Caddock in Omaha. Johnny Coulon meets Willie Hughes in New Orleans over 12 rounds. Jack Dillon clashes with Jack McCarron in Dayton. Johnny Griffiths faces Ted Lewis in Columbus. George Chip against K O Loughlin in Philadelphia. Red Dolan meets Arlos Fanning in Hot Springs. National A A A holds 100 yard and 150 yard backstroke in Cincinnati Tuesday. Kid Williams fights Frankie Burns in New York over 16 rounds. Toughie Ramser versus Johnny Noye in Minneapolis. National League season opens with multiple city matchups. American League and American Association open as well. Frank Taberski challenges Bennie Allen for pocket billiards in Akron. Spring golf begins at Asheville Country Club. Johnny Harvey versus Willie Jackson in 10 rounds Thursday. Southern League and Western Association season openers listed. Interstate Bowling Congress holds annual tournament in Kenosha. San Mateo Polo club kickoff in San Mateo. Al Shubert fights Frankie Burns in Waterbury. Frank Moran versus Tom Cowler and Angie Ratner versus Len Rowlands in Memphis. Pacific Coast rowing regatta in Oakland. Bowie race meeting ends in Maryland. Rocky Mountain intercollegiate baseball opens. Michigan State and Indiana bowling tournaments begin in Detroit and Fort Wayne.
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Boston
Joe Stecher
Earl Caddock
Omaha
Johnny Coulon
Willie Hughes
New Orleans
Jack Dillon
Jack McCarron
Dayton
Johnny Griffiths
Ted Lewis
Columbus
George Chip
K. 0. Loughlin
Philadelphia
Red Dolan
Arlos Fanning
Hot Springs
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
American Association
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Frank Taberski
Bennie Allen
Akron
Ohio
Largest and most radical art show opens in New York
The Grand Central Palace hosts what organizers call the largest and most radical art exhibition in America under the Society of Independents. About two thousand works by over 1,000 members are displayed, with no jury or prizes, and works by Cubists futurists and post impressionists shown in alphabetical order.
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New York
America
Grand Central Palace
Society of Independnnt Artists
Mexico City pledges three branches active by May 1
General Carranza plans to appoint eleven supreme court judges to serve interim terms until elections can be held. Congress will select from a candidate list with one nominee from each state legislature, but eligibility hinges on state elections and legislative convening.
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Mexico City
Congress
Carranza
Supreme Court
British diplomatic service cost tops one million pounds
London reports the cost of the British diplomatic service for the previous year at just over 1,000,000 pounds in a government document issued today.
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London
Fragmentary Schedule Entries
Unclear times list events or services with 7 30 am 10 30 am 9 00 am and 12 00 m likely indicating a timetable or church schedule without complete context. No clear participants locations or actions are present.
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Len Rowlands
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Ence
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R. E. Andrews
High Point Marble and Granite Works
D. R. Raper
C. E. McManus
Bank of Commerce
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High Point Morris Plan
Bank Commerce Bldg
D. Hall Crews Architect
Masonic Temple
Winston-Salem, N. C
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Winston-Salem
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Wilkesboro
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High Point Elwood Hotel
Zinzendorf
Guilford Hotel
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Max Bones
High Point, N. C
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High Point, N.C
J. Elwood Cox
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