United States Accepts Allies Invitation to Global Councils
President Harding announced the United States will join allied deliberations on postwar questions. George Harvey will represent the president on the supreme council, with Hughes and Boyden in advisory roles and unofficial observer positions in Paris and on the reparations commission.
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United States
Harding
Lloyd George
Hughes
United States Delares
Supreme Council
Council of Ambassadors and Reparations Commission
Tol
Geo Harvey
Court of St. James
England
Hugh Wallace
Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Myron I. Herrick
Roland W. Boyden
Reparations Commission
Wilson
Two Sinn Feiners killed in ambush at Castlebar Mayo
Two Sinn Feiners were killed and two wounded when gunmen ambushed a police patrol at Castlebar in County Mayo on a Friday. The attack left two republicans dead and two more injured.
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SINN
May T.L
Castle Bar
Munty Mayo
Vriday
Indian woman wins suit over Canada Heights property claim
Tulea Okbi May 7 Judge Gwen Owen in district court ruled in favor of Mary Matridge an Indian woman in her attempt to recover Canada Heights a premier residential area in the city valued about 1 600 000 More than 100 property owners are named as defendants in the suit.
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Tulea
Okbi
Gwen Owen
Dovor
Mary F Matridge
Canade Heights
Public school cosmetics ban ordered by New Hedford official
In New Hedford Massachusetts on a Friday Bupt A P Keith issued an order forbidding the use of cosmetics by teachers in public schools. The directive also shortened outfits and decor, leaving details to the discretion of league officials.
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New Hedford
Mass
May
A. P. Keith
Printers Return to Work as 44 Hour Week Debuts
Printers and bookfinders returned to work Friday in all union shops after the new 44 hour week took effect following arbitration. Compositors receive a basic wage of $46.60.
Japanese optimism on US relations noted by Uchida
Tokyo May 1 Viscount Uchida the foreign minister cautions that questions between Japan and the United States will eventually be solved satisfactorily. He spoke in an address to Japanese provincial governors. Olives are thriving on Vancouver Island and a good fig crop is forecast. Walnut and almond trees are in full bloom and bamboo is sufficient for harvest.
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Tokio
Viscount Uchida
Japan
United States
Raulnater
Vancouver Island
Quarantine Delays Wedding In Boston Romance
George H. Smith of Medford, Mags, claimed Miss Maria Tirelli formerly of Milan Italy as his bride after her detention at Boston Immigration Station under a new passenger physical examination rule. Smith pleaded for release to marry. the couple then departed to wed.
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Luin Cupid
Boston
Fay
George H. Smith
Medford
Mags
Maria Tirelli
Milan
Italy
Miss Tirelli
Europe
Smith
Raintage Poised for Derby Amid Crowds and Anticipation
In Louisville Kentucky on May 7 thousands gather for the Kentucky Derby eve as Tryster draws the first post with Behave Yourself outside front row. The track is fast and four horses may be scratched as $50,000 prizes draw intense betting and public interest from eastern millionaires to local workers.
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Loulaville
Tryster
Behave Yourself
America
United States to push disarmament at London council
Washington reports the United States will take the first step toward world disarmament at the supreme allied council sessions in London. Col. George Harvey will approach the other great powers on possible armament limits as President Harding signals U S support but seeks binding international agreement before action.
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Senate
Congress
Colonel Harvey
Herding
United States
White House
France
Boyden
Council of Ambassadors
Reparations Commission
Council
Supreme Council
Harding
Washington
Offiolla
Con“Wen
State Department
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
London
Allied Conference
Paris
Harvey
Supreme Allied Council
George Harvey
Court of St. James
Stillman Faces New Evidence in Stillman Divorce Case
New York on May 7 reports Mrs. James A. Stillman calling the testimony against her a frame-up and bought testimony. Her lawyers plan to amend the answer with new charges alleging Stillman lived with other women in 1917–1918 and that a woman received $6,000 to stay silent. Dr Hugh Russell’s testimony is cited as admitting Fred Beauvais as the father of the child, with notes on letters said to have been written to Mrs Stillman including intimate confessions and threats if others interfere.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Stillman
Fred Beauvais
Guy
Oliver
Edge Advocates Foreign Trade Plan
Senator Walter E Edge of New Jersey addresses the national foreign trade council banquet in Cleveland May advocating the Edge act to expand American banking to finance foreign trade. President Harding's letter commends the council and notes the shift to a creditor nation invites new trade challenges.
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Edge
National Foreign Trade Council
Harding
Ble
America
Cleveland
Turkish Greek War Moves to Guerilla Campaign
Constantinople reports the Turkish nationalists and Greek forces in Asia Minor have shifted to a large scale guerrilla campaign with frequent killings across various sites. Reported fighting includes ongoing actions against troops and rapid shifts in control.
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Constantinople
Asia Minor
Ebert orders Mayer to Berlin to head cabinet
Berlin dispatch reports President Ebert orders Ambassador Mayer to Berlin to form a new cabinet and possibly lead the foreign office temporarily. Acceptance depends on Allied ultimatums and party support amid German political crisis.
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Ebert
Mayer
Berlin
Simons
Foreign Office
Marine strikers refuse 10 yield in labor stalemate
Washington reports fruitless talks as union leaders, meeting with Secretary of Labor Davie, return home to consult with the rank and file. Conciliatory efforts to resolve the marine strike resume Monday morning. Alaska faces crisis as Seattle strike disrupts shipping and risks food shortages.
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Washington
Alaska
Seattle
Mail Car Bonds Not Burned in Iowa Robbery
Federal officials believe the 500000 dollars in government bonds taken in the 3000000 mail car robbery near Council Bluffs were not burned. A prison letter from participant Fred Poffenberger hints at a future payout, while Keith Collins faces Leavenworth for his role. Home Insurance reps expect the bonds survived and a new search is underway.
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Council Bluffs
Fred Poffenberger
Keith Collins
Leavenworth
Home Insurance Company
Threat to kidnap Iowa girl shocks Council Bluffs
Ming Margaret Nelson, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs China Nelson, was bound and hidden in a closet a week ago by a man in the house. Her parents received a letter stating she is now threatened with kidnapping. A territorial house has voted to grant Atanka $2,000 per year for boards in addition to something not fully legible.
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Council Bluffs
May T
Ming Margaret Nelson
Mra
China Nelson
Steelman Wills His Fortune to Show Girl
Carroll McComas, Broadway comedienne, inherits the entire estate of Howard J. Flannery of Pittsburgh. Flannery died recently in a New York hotel and named Miss McComas executrix. the brief will was filed for probate in Pittsburgh. McComas, known as Charley, has starred in several Broadway hits and is noted for versatility.
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Carroll McComas
Howard J. Flannery
Pittsburgh
Flannery
New York
Miss McComas
Yale
Misa McComas
Charley
Dempsey Predicted To Beat Arpentier In Five Rounds
Prominent New York boxing judge Tommy Shor forecasts a Dempsey victory over Georges Carpentier in about five rounds. He cites Dempsey’s speed and power as decisive, while noting Carpentier’s clever boxing may not overcome the champion.
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Eee -Farpentier
New York
Tommy" Shortell
Dempsey
Arpentier
Love and money clash as Sioux City couple wed in Omaha
Lyman Kennedy, 37, and Sust Kennedy, 22, both of Sioux City, sought a marriage license in Omaha on May 6. Kennedy appeared worn and nearly penniless as he handed over two silver dollars. The judge joked about payment, prompting the couple to abandon plans after the ceremony failed to occur.
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Omaha
Neb
Lyman Kennedy
Sioux City
Lyman
Sust Knnedy
Thes
Lymon
Japan and Germany in Narcotics Control Contest
New York May 6 Carleton Simmon special deputy police commissioner told the national police chiefs’ convention that Japan and Germany are in a worldwide narcotics control battle. He said Japan manufactures drugs at a large scale and ships them to the United States and China for profit. He added Germany leads drug manufacture and Japan seeks global control.
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Mon
Japan
Germany
National Police Chiefs
Simmon
United States
China
Hold Wage Conference Ends Without Agreement
A wage conference in Ban randace California on May may July under the United States Railway Labor Board failed to reach an agreement. Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks and Freight Handlers met with Southern Pacific railroad officials to discuss new working conditions replacing those to be abrogated.
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Randace
Cal
May
United Statos Railway Labor Board
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
Southern Pacific Railroad
Chicago printers end strike with wage cut agreement
Chicago job printers halted work after a five hour talks. They rejected a 44 week demand and agreed to accept a 445 weekly reduction. C. A. Hates, veteran Northwestern railroad engineer, notes 42 years of service and a travel total about 65 times around the world. He left driving the Chicago limited between Mess City and Carroll.
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Chicago
C. A. Hates
Northwestern Railroad
World
Baltcane Mess City
Carroll
Lloyd George delays Irish talks to let Dublin steer peace
Premier Lloyd George will not join Ulster Sinn Fein negotiations, urging settlement by the Irish. He backs talks between Sir James Craig and Eamonn De Valera and is open to dominion home rule and fiscal autonomy if both sides agree. A London church and political circle sees peace nearer and De Valera may attend a weekend London meeting. Stirs Dublin as Sinn Fein signals readiness to negotiate.
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London
Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
James Craig
Eamonn DeValera
Universal Service
de Valers
Ireland
Iriah
de Valera
Eccclesiastica
Bourne
Lioyd George
Dublin
Ulster
St In
Craig
DeValera
Maidstone
Poles Seek All of Upper Silesia
Berlin dispatch reports Polish irregulars in Silesia outnumber Allied forces by about 70 000 men. French troops withdraw from Krenaberg Rosenberg and Lublinus with no casualties. Poles aim to seize the territory and force a German plebiscite. Mines extend to Rosenberg as invaders push forward.
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Paris
France
Germany
Briand
Millerand
Rhine
Ruhr
Dusseldorf
Berlin
Silesia
Krenaberg
Rosenberg
Lublinus
Oppeln
Foreign Office
Upper Silesia
Uninon Funds Accounting Demanded in Lexington Case
George J. Berry president of the International Printing Pressmen Assistants Union and other officials must account for funds used from the union treasury. Judge A M Cochran of Kentucky orders review amid allegations that Chicago Printing Pressmen No 4 diverted about $16 000 to illegal uses.
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Lexington
George J. Berry
International Printing Pressmen Assistants’ Union of North
United States
A.M. J Cochran
Mentucky
Chicago
Minister to Ghina
Dr Jacob Gould Schurman president of Cornell University was appointed by President Harding as American minister to China. The report discusses questions about the budget and possible reforms, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
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Washington
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Harding
Wan
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Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Hospital For Veterans
Osborne
California
Priday
Santa Monica
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Wegb Miller
Iowa
Steelman
Carleton Sim
Oklahoma
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Caruso
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