Eight Cities Hit by Bomb Plots Against Officials
A nationwide wave of anarchist bombings struck eight cities from Cleveland to Boston targeting officials who led prosecutions or anti radical laws. The Washington attack on Attorney General Palmer killed the bomber. others in Pittsburgh Paterson New York and Boston areas caused injuries and narrow escapes. Investigators pursue suspects as questions remain about timing and coordination.
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Washington
Khneir
Mitchel Palmer
Cleveland
Boston
Pittsburgh
Paterson
N. J
West Philadelphia
New York
Newtonville
Mass
Palmer
Department of Justice and Police
Villa Attacks Chihuahua City in Mexican Conflict
Reports from reliable sources say Chihuahua City came under assault by Gen. Vila and Gen. Angeles. Communications between Juarez and Chihuahua City are cut, and Mexican federal authorities offer no restoration efforts. fighting reportedly continues.
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Warez
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Vila
Angeles
Juarez
Mexican Editors Detained in Mexico City by Military
In Mexico City three minor daily newspapers and the leading A. B. C. are ordered disarmed and escorted to the north for verification of military situation reports. Other papers affected include Kkanana HRavolucion and Omega.
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Mexico City
Kkanana
Hravolucion
Omega
Palmer Confirmation Delayed by Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate confirmation of Attorney General Palmer stalled after objections by Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey to Palmer’s acts as alien property custodian. A subcommittee was appointed to investigate and report.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Palmer
Judiciary Committee
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
WSS
Chaloner Verdict Set Aside By Supreme Court
Federal court damages awarded to John Armstrong Chaloner in a Washington Post libel case over a 1909 article about the killing at Chaloner’s home Merry Mills Virginia were set aside by the supreme court.
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Washington, D. C
John Armstrong Chaloner
Washington Post
John Gillard
Chaloner
Merry Mills
Supreme Court
Aid for Costa Rican Rebels Recognized by Central American States
San Salvador dispatch reports Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua recognizing the belligerency of anti Tinoso revolutionists in Costa Rica. The revolutionists have received appreciable reinforcements as the conflict continues.
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San Galvador
Auatemala
Fenduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Paria and Norway Refuse to Join German Blockade
Paria and Norway decline participation in a German blockade aimed at pressuring Gerasa delegates. The nations reject the move and stand by their official positions amid the evolving diplomatic standoff.
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Paria
Norway
Germany
Wilson Urges League Of Nations To Shield World
President Wilson’s memorial address at Suresnes cemetery lauds American sacrifice in World War I and champions the League of Nations as the safeguard against a return to old orders. He appeals for unity among allies and urges nations to abandon national selfishness in pursuing a just world order.
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Paris
Wilson
Suresnes Cemetery
America
Avas
Suresues
M. Clemenceau
France
Germany
England
Italy
Belgium
Union of the States
United Service
League of Nations
League of Melons
Union of Action
Iowa towns plan buildings and growth across the state
A 21 room hotel rises in Harris while LeMars, Clarion, and Marego pursue new homes, clubs, and a $110000 central building. Meanwhile a $25000 soldiers’ monument in Cass county is completed and paid for, and efforts push for a $20000 Nemaha church, a school bond for Marehgo, and sugar beet farming in Hancock county.
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Harris
LeMars Masons
Clarion
Simpson College
Cedar Rapids
Stili
Iowa
Pomeroy Commercial Club
Cass County
Daylight Saving Plan Faces Repeal Protest Across Nation
Marcus M. Marks, president of the National Daylight Association, urges chambers of commerce nationwide to join protests against repealing daylight-saving laws. He argues the measure saves coal, reduces eye strain from glare, and lowers gas and electric bills while benefiting farming and gardening.
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Chambers of Commerce
New York
Marcus M. Marks
National Daylight Association
Bir. Marks
Uncle Sam Targets Muncie Flim Flam Trust Figureheads
The USA moves against the so called flim flam trust centered in Muncie Indiana home of many trades including orators lawnmowers authors carriages and agricultural implements. William Collins Chauncey Stilson Spike Sullivan Hugh McGowan Elmer Boucher and Sidney Boucher are implicated as authorities unravel the ring tied to fake prize fights and used stationery complaints at a major business concern.
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M“ Nce
Ind
White and Fork Rivers
Muncle
Chamber of’ Commerce
Department of Justice
Similam Trust
William Collins
Phoenix
Ariz
Chauncey Stilson
Spike” Sullivan
Hugh McGowan
Elmer Boucher
United States
Foote
Chicago
Trust
Boucher
Muncie
Sidney Boucher
Marion County
Legion
Post Office
Maids Begin Long Hike Across America for Charity
Henrietta Smith and Anna Collins of Denver set out with canteens and pistols to walk from Denver to Kansas City and along distant routes to New York Boston and California. They will earn their way by work and donate any surplus to soldiers hospitals, hoping to finish back in Denver.
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ENVER
Henrietta Smith
St. Louis
Cleveland
Andianapolis
New York
Boston
Florida
California
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Denver
Woman named first lookout for Colorado forest fire duty
Miss Hélèn Dove of Denver Times will serve as a forest service lookout on Devil's Head mountain for the summer. She will report fires over about 7,000 square miles including Pikes Peak from a glassed observatory at 9,848 feet, with Nina St. John of Ottawa, Kan. as company. The assignment marks the first woman lookout in the Colorado Wyoming district and a season of patrol by pack mule access to the cabin.
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Clorado Springs
Hélén
Dove
Denver Times
Denver
Pike National Forest
California
Forestry
Miss Dove
Devil’s Head Mountain
Miss Dowe
Nina St. John
Ottawa
Kan
Lookout
Devil's Head
Forest Service
Caveman Kidnaps Widow in Nightgown in Brooklyn
Mrs. Helen Waterman, 25, awoke to a man peering in and a broken window as John E. Carey posing as Tarzan abducted her. Carey, a surgical instruments maker, was charged with abduction burglary and assault after she described being threatened and forced into a taxicab. He was held to $3500 bail.
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Booklyn
Sterling Street
Brooklyn
Helen C. Waterman
Tarzan
John E. Carey
Mary Gaffney
Mra Waterman
Jack Carey
Mulvey
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Chihuahua
Palmers
League
Executive
U. S
Society of Nations
Hawkeye
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Nemaha M
Mason City
David Young
McGregor
Iowa State College
PEO
Sioux City
Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
408Th Telegraph
Camp Dodge
Minnesota
Dakotas Andebraska
Bell Telephone Company
Des Moines
Flans
Hunhuskeér
Towa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Tllinois
Belle. Plaine
Donaldson Brothers
Milford
Sam
N. C. Torstenson
Kellyfield
Texas
S. Smith
H. H. Parker
Carruther’s Field
Donald
Dovs
Adams Ranch
Odebolt
H. ©. Wheeler
Uncle Sam
Pike
Trey
Caveman
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