Britain to Receive First U S War Loan Securities
Washington April 24 officials announce the United States will provide the first allied war loan to Great Britain and France using British bonds as security. The loan is drawn from a $5 0100000000 bond issue with $2900000000 to the Allies, and payments rely on bonds deposited in the U S treasury. Taxation proposals and retroactive income taxes are discussed by a chamber of commerce committee awaiting referendum.
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Governor Cox Seeks Farm Exemption From Jury Duty
Governor Cox urged that farmers be excused from jury service and public duties to boost food production. He argued farmers should not be diverted from essential labor as the nation presses wartime food goals. A meeting of Ohio officials and business leaders was also planned to discuss production and price regulation.
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Houston Farmers Endorse New Food Program in Hearings
Washington reports indicate farmers and officials attended hearings on food control and price stabilization. Indicted by the federal trade commission and led by Secretary of State firms, plans were discussed to empower the government to manage prices during emergencies. Workers programs and defense council roles were outlined, with figures like Herbert Hoover and William J. Bryan named in continuing mobilization efforts.
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wach
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Wiliam Edwin lt
New York
Doss’ Club Federation
Nerbert C. Hoover
council of national defense
William J. Bryar
west
Swedish Minister to Run American Interests in Turkey
The State Department announced that a Swedish minister will manage American interests in Constantinople after the Porte broke diplomatic relations with Turkey. Turkish chargé Abdel Hak Mussein Bey hasn't yet asked for passports. Ambassador Jelkus in Constantinople is ill with typhus and may depart soon. Fleets moving on Great Lakes: 17 million bushels of grain, mainly wheat, head to eastern mills as lake navigation opens. Americans aboard: unarmed Allied freighter sunk by a German sub. six Americans escaped in lifeboat. Joon Hates of Tampa unaccounted for.
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Joon Hates
Tampa
Fla
Buckeye Briefs Injuries Prove Fatal
Ohio brief items report multiple fatalities and serious injuries from April 24 incidents. Huffman, a retired manufacturer, dies in Columbus hospital after being struck by a car. Judge James H Pay, 77, longtime banker and Civil War veteran, passes at home in Celina. John Porter Johnson, 73, ex mayor of London and former Madison County sheriff, dies at Ohio Masonic Home. Joseph J Roberts killed and Ora Smith fatally injured when auto with them is struck by a train in Bucyrus. Francis Holmes and nephew die instantly. Mrs Agnes Holmes and others injured when buggy hit near Barberton. August A Anderson, 34, commits suicide after failing army exam in Canton. Glenn Landis trial near Wooster for the Eshelman murder. relations to Mes Eshelman tied to confession. subsequent trial for Eshelman.
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Springfield
John Poster Johnson
Joondon
Madison county
Ohio Masonic home
Tras. Bucyrus
G. Amif
Joseph J. Roberts
Ora Smith
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Crossing
Barberton
Francis Holmes
Francis Holmes, Jr
Agnes Holmes
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Wooster
Henn Landis
Akron national
Archie Roosevelt Weds Boston Bride in Naval Secretary's Folio
Archie Roosevelt, son of the colonel, recently married in Boston. The ceremony drew attention in wartime social circles and linked the Roosevelts to national service and public figures present at the event.
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Boston
Relief Commission Cables Belgium Food Scarcity Appeal
A cablegram from Emile Francqui, acting chairman of the Belgian national committee, reports Belgium's food situation as very grave and native foods as scarce. It implores increased importation of general foods to aid the relief effort.
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New York
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Bolesian national committee
Draft dodging wave drives youths to Canada urged in House
Washington April 24. Representative Macon of Illinois introduced a bill directing the house military affairs committee to draft a bill on the price. He stated that thousands of American youths have already gone to Canada to work on farms to evade conscription amid advertisements claiming evasion is possible.
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British Forces Move Forward in Fresh Lens Offensive
British and Allied units advance from Lens toward the Hayincourt area and south to the Sear river as German defenses along a broad front are penetrated. Casualties and prisoners rise. British gains include villages near Trescant and Cuemapys, while French forces push near Soissons amid continued artillery duels.
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Cuemapys
Trescant
Isis
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Gerlit
Gennan firmen
Renewed Activity on Northern Russian Front Near Aa River
Reports indicate renewed military activity on the northern sector of the Russian front in the Aa river region with clashes and movements along the lines. Photographs and dispatches confirm intensified patrols and artillery exchanges impacting nearby settlements.
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Aa river
Tied Up Car Lines Women Conductors Strike in Berlin
Women conductors and motormen in Magdeburg Berlin area staged a city strike over wage and hours. They demanded a daily wage rise of five cents and shorter hours due to higher living costs. Authorities initially resisted but backed down as the public sided with the strikers.
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Probed Rise of Gasoline Prices and Trust Power
Washington April 24 report to the U S Senate from the Federal Trade Commission outlines an invisible trust linked to Standard Oil, claiming limited competition and cross state control. The panel urges possible anti trust actions, stock ownership curbs, and new congressional tools to restore market fairness amid rising gasoline prices.
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Debates Roil Over Conscription War Plan in Congress
In Washington April 24 lawmakers clash over administration draft policy. Dent backs volunteer calls with draft fallback. Kahn and other allies push for current plan. Senate debate stretches toward Saturday as House aims to vote by Thursday amid bitter fight.
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Russia vows to stay in the war and fight on
The article reports Russia assuring Washington it will carry on the war. It notes Moscow’s stance amid U.S. and allied calls for peace and hints at the broader political and military stakes shaping the conflict. The piece references statements about defeat of tyranny and the possibility of a separate power joining the Allies.
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Labor Troubles Ended in Berlin Munitions Crisis
The government has taken control of the remaining key munitions facilities in Berlin, ending a period of labor unrest. Immediate service disruptions are resolved as the state assumes control to stabilize wartime production and supply lines.
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Goren
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