Chicago Rail Strike Spreads Halting Freight Traffic
Chicago on April 7 faces a widening rail strike as 8,500 firemen and engineers in freight yards vote to join the outlaw walkout. Freight traffic and express services are paralyzed, and the city reports shortages of meat eggs butter and milk amid business shutdowns. R W Miller led the meeting at Thirty second and Halsted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Halsted
Oo Shout
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
National Enginemen's
R. WY. Miller
United Enginemen’s Association
Tie
Seid
General Denikin Flees to British Warship in Constantinople
General Denikin former anti Bolshevik commander in southern Russia is a fugitive aboard a British warship. He went to the Russian embassy with General Romanovsky, his former chief of staff, where Romanovsky was assassinated. The killer remains at large and unlikely to be caught, say embassy attaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Constantinople
Denikine
Antibolshevik
Russia
Romanovsky
More Nations Join League Covenant Binds Americas
Washington reports all of South and Central America now bound by the League of Nations covenant. Six more central states, including Venezuela the last Latin American country to notify adhesion, join the league along with the Netherlands Norway Denmark Switzerland and El Salvador.
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Washington
South and Central America
League of Nations
Central States
Venezuela
Netherlands
Norway
Denmark
Switzerland
Salvador
Millionaire Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop Dies by Self Inflicted Wounds
Bridgeport Connecticut April 6 Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop heir to wealth and former NYNH&H president William J Bishop died in Bridgeport Hospital from self inflicted knife wounds while suffering from melancholia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Wheeler
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport
Conn
Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop
William J. Bishop
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bridgeport Hospital
M Adoo’s Have New Daughter
Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo, youngest daughter of President Wilson, has a daughter born at 4638 Park Avenue. The baby will be christened Mary Faith McAdoo. This is the second child following Elen Wilson McAdoo, born four years ago.
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New York
Wiliam Gibbs McAdoo
Wilson
Park Avenue
Mary Faith McAdoo
Elen Wilson McAdoo
President Wilson Skips Easter Services at White House
The first Easter without services in eight years for President Wilson, who spent the day at the White House amid a tense mood in the nation. Dispatches report growing unrest in Palestine with permits halted and troops stationed, while Kit Dalton, famed outlaw turner, dies at eighty-two in Memphis.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
Kit Dalton
Memphis, Tenn
Jesse James
Band of Outlaws
Quantrelt Raiders
Sam Bass
Texas Band of Outlaws
Lie
Ten Drown in Ferry Upset Near Lowndeville
Ten persons drown when a river ferry capsizes on the Savannah River near Lowndeville as water stood about eight feet above normal after heavy rains. Thieves Loot $2,344 Worth of Liquor in Chicago Pharmacy Burglary.
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Anderson
Lowndeville
Savannah
Chicago
Morgan Pharmacy
South Morgan Street
German Reds Suffer 300 Deaths in Westphalia Engagement
Government forces clashed with German Reds near Pelkum southwest of Hamm in Westphalia. An Og dispatch to Lokal An zeigen reports about 300 killed in the fighting.
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Beilin
Pelkum
Hamm
Westphalia
Haimm
Lokal Anzeigen
Bank Heist at People's Bank in Cave City
Two men entered the People's Bank in Cave City April 2 and locked resident S. M. Caldwell in a vault. They escaped in an automobile with $5,000. Caldwell was the only occupant of the banking room.
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Cave City
The
People's Bank
S. M. Caldwell
French Occupy German Cities Report Dooms German Crises
A Paris note describes French forces firing on crowds at Schillerplats near the Imperial hotel in Frankfurt injuring and killing civilians amid German offensives in the Ruhr. It cites moves to mobilize and recall troops, with warnings of possible coercive measures to enforce the Versailles terms and protect France.
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Frankfort
Schillerplats
Imperial Hotel
Bevel
Mayence
Darmstadt
Paris
France
London
Petit Parisien
Trench
Germany
Berlin
Ruhr
von Hamiel
Coblenz
the Notre
Kapp
Rhine
Nine tenth annual Mormon general conference opens in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City April 7 with thousands attending the nine tenth annual three day general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon
Ten Million in Gold for U S Treasury Arrives in Halifax
A steamship arriving from Liverpool to New York carried gold valued at 10 million dollars destined for the United States subtreasury in New York. The shipment was noted at Halifax, North Carolina, on April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Halifax
N.C
Liverpool
New York
Mutiny Among Chinese Troops Causes Fatal Harm in Anhui
Advices report that about 200 soldiers were fatally hurt and many more injured in a mutiny within Anhui province, China. The confrontation continues to disrupt local order amid ongoing military unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amdy
China
Anhui
Train wreck bomb kills one in Central Northern disaster
Buenos Aires reports a bomb wrecked a government owned Central Northern railroad train. One person died and many were injured. Dispatches from Santa Fe confirm the blast caused the wreck and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Central Northern Railroad
Santa Fe
Chicago Car Men Vote to Reopen Wage Talks
Executives of surface and elevated lines were notified that employee organizations have voted to reopen the wage question when the present agreement expires May 30.
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Chicago
Destroyer Peary Launched at Cramps Shipyard
The torpedo boat destroyer Peary was launched at the Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia on the tenth anniversary of Rear Admiral Peary the discoverer of the north pole.
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Peary
Philadelphia
Cramps
North Pole
Johnson Victor in Michigan Republican presidential primary
Detroit April 7 Johnson leads the Republican field in Michigan with 117 456 votes to Wood 78 etc as Lowden 108 208 and Hoover 87 429. Democratic totals show Edwards 54 472 McAdoo 84 767 Hoover 61 535 Began 28 027 with Wayne County Detroit reporting strong Johnson support.
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Detroit
Mich
Tintn W. Johnson
Leonard Wood
Johnson
Wood
Lowden
Hoover
Wayne
Edwards
McAdoo
Miram Johnson
California
Michigan
Wayne County
Tiials
Pershing
Woindester
Woman Pickets Seized After Embassy Demonstration
Washington April 1 two women picketing the British embassy urging Irish freedom were arrested. Miss Molie Carroll of New York and Mrs Harry Walker of Astoria were taken into custody after an on street clash on Connecticut avenue where they attacked two protesters and damaged a banner. The assailants gave homes as Mrs Sophie Stanton and Mrs Lattie Larkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ireland
Whey
Molle Carroll
New York
Uarry Walker
Astoria
Connecticut Avenue
Sophie Stanton
Ulattie Larkin
Wood Men Claim Triumph in New York Primary
Organization candidates swept the New York primary for delegates and alternates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions. Uninstructed delegates will go to both conventions, though Major General Wood and his managers claim the Republican delegates will favor his nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organization
New York
T.—Organization
Wood
Mannagers Caim
Changes to Army Training Date Approved
An amendment delaying compulsory military training to January 2, 1922 was adopted by unanimous consent in the Senate. General Graves and staff arrived at Manila aboard the Great Northern from Viadlyastok, reporting with 82 officers and 500 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Graves
Manila
Erie
William
Siberia
Great Northern
Viadlyastok
Carranza Advocates Latin Union Over Monroe Doctrine
President Carranza of Mexico calls for solidarity among Latin American nations to replace the Monroe doctrine as their protective policy, in an interview from Washington dated April 9.
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Carranza
Washington
Mexico
French Troops Clash With Germans In Frankfort Fight
Berlin reports the first armed clash between French and German forces in Frankfort. Dispatch says six Germans killed and thirty five wounded by machine gun fire.
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Berlin
Rronch
Frankfort
Ciiy
Head of Steel Firm Dies
Charles J. McCullouch Jr., president of the Lackawanna Steel Co., died in a Baltimore hospital, a telegram to the Lackawanna offices in Buffalo, New York reported on April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles
J. McCullouch
Lackawanna Steel Company
Baltimore Hospital
General Sibert Quits Army to Enter Engineering Work
Maj. Gen. W. J. Sibert retires from command of Camp Gordon and quits the army saying he will rest at his Kentucky farm near Bowling Green before likely pursuing engineering work.
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Sibert
Atlanta
W. J. Sibert
Camp Gordon
Bowling Green
Elderly Inventor John Fisher Found Dead in Muskogee
John Fisher aged seventy six, long tied to a famed kitchen cabinet invention, was found dead in Muskogee Oklahoma. Forehead and upper body wounds are noted as investigators probe the death.
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Muskogee
Okla
John Fisher
Japanese Occupy Vladivostok Amid Street Fighting
Japanese troops seized Vladivostok after eight hours of heavy combat. Russians were disarmed and officials of the revolutionary government arrested. The Korean quarter and Russian prisoners were marched through streets as the American expeditionary force departed earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Monchy
Admiral Kolchak
Willam
Graves
Siberia
Toledo Cars Running Again After Rate Dispute
Toledo street car service resumed after city council refused to ratify a wage increase agreement. Riders now pay 7 cents plus the transfer fee, with retroactive wages to April 1 and riders covering part of the cost per a district court order. The court will determine how long the new rate stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
United States District Court
Prefers Death to Marriage Prompted by Ailing Suitor
Elizabeth Kirby 25 of Mountsville Alabama attempted suicide by jumping into the Ohio river in Louisville. A dock worker rescued her and she is recovering in a hospital. A note to her mother suggests motive related to a "stogey old judge" and references her father L Kirby a business man from Huntsville.
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Louisville
Summerall Named Major General by President Wilson
President Wilson nominates Charles Pr. Summerall and Henry 4. Jervey as major generals in the regular army. Both already hold emergency major general rank and will assume the regular grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerall
Washington
Charles Pr. Summerall
Henry
Jervey
Wilson
Japan Will Not Withdraw Troops From Siberia At Once
A Sokyo dispatch reports Japan will not withdraw forces from eastern Siberia immediately due to dangers facing subjects in Manchuria and Korea, signaling continued military presence in the region.
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Haps
Siberia
New York
Japan
Siber
Manchuria
Korea
Sokyo
Blizzard Strikes Middle West Causes Easter Parade Cancellations
Chicago April 6 A severe snowstorm blankets the region with a five inch mantle disrupting Easter parades and city life. Weather bureau records mark it as the worst day for Easter activities in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Chicenga
Dato Chicave
Eliy i
Weather Bureau
Congress to Take Three Month Recess in June
Washington April 6 tentative agreement to recess Congress for about three months was rejected by leaders of the senate and house. The plan calls for a break beginning in early June and ending in September.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Bank notes converted into pulp in Esthenia
Helsingfors cor respondent reports that Russell Bank notes for Pulp in Stockholm dated April are being converted into paper pulp at an Esthenian factory. General Yudenttch sues the northwest army over the notes.
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Russ
Stockholm
Yudenttch
Northwest Army
Helsingfors
Tidningen
McAdoo Family Welcomes New Daughter Mary Furth McAdoo
Mrs William McAdoo gave birth to a daughter at their New York home in April. The child will be christened Mary Furth McAdoo and is the couple's second child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoos
New York
April
William Gibbs McAdoo
Wilson
Mary Furth McAdoo
Rail strike tensions rise as radicals take Chicago meeting
In Chicago April 10 reports show the switchmen's strike expanding with radicals outranking conservative leaders. Ta C Estey of the Yardmen's association boasted of IWW tactics and past railroad sabotage, while officials warned the union was drifting toward the Reds amid police presence.
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Chicago
United States
Yardmen’s Association
United Enginemen’s Association
Samuel IE. Heberling
Switchmen’s Union of North American
Royal Union Associates
W. J. Trost
Weberling
Secret Service
Ta. C. Estey
Yardmen's Association
Messrs
Mississippi
Minneapolis
John Granaw
Oathe Switchmen's Union
Continental Yardmen’s Association
Tieherling
Switchmen's Union
Reds
Riots Turmoil in Jerusalem After Martial Law Proclaimed
Martial law declared in Jerusalem with heavy British patrols as fighting erupts between Jewish and Mohammedan groups. Monday and Tuesday saw scattered clashes in old city lanes and outskirts, with several killed and about 250 injured, most lightly.
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Jerusalem
Old City
U. S. Refuge Burned in Turkish Village Attack
Turkish forces destroyed the Taroun village northeast of Adana, and burned the American orphans’ home. About two thousand Armenian orphans were moved under fire to Adana for safety.
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U. S
Constantinople
Taroun Fyi
Adana
Senate Panel Backs $39 Million Naval Increase
Washington reports the Senate Naval Affairs Committee will recommend adding $39,000,000 to the 1921 naval building program above House appropriations. The move aligns with ongoing federal defense expansion during April.
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Navy
Washington
House
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Winter Wheat and Rye Production Forecast Released
Washington on April 10 reports the department of agriculture forecasts 458,617,000 bushels of winter wheat and 41,000 bushels of rye this year based on December planted acreage. The combined grain output stands at 482,000,000 bushels according to the estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Teericulture
Barnegat Light to Be Torn Down
Barnegat Light, among the Atlantic coast's oldest lighthouses, will be demolished as its foundation is undermined. The structure has long inspired fiction writers and now faces irreversible decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnegat
Philadelphia
Barnemat
Atlantic Coast
Mrs Daniels Named Delegate to Woman Suffrage Alliance
Mrs Josephus Daniels wife of the secretary of the navy is appointed by President Wilson as the official delegate to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance meeting in Geneva.
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Daniels
New York
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Wilson
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Geneva
Potatoes Up 45.7 Cents Per 100 Pounds In Kansas City
Whole salers announce a rise of 45.7 cents per 100 pounds for potatoes in Kansas City Missouri. The new price is 7 250 7.65 dollars. Railroad issues cited as the cause of the increase.
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Kansas City
Iowa State News Highlights Farm Activity and Growth
Plans advance for a three story fireproof hotel in Estherville costing about 50000 dollars. Iowa farm bureaus report 182 clubs in 76 counties with 32382 youths and a jump in cattle sales near Wapello. Population counts, dairy testing, shipping associations, and a state fair training program for race horses feature in a broad survey of recent Iowa developments.
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Iowa City
Ward Rowland
United Evangelical Church of the
Iowa
Upper Mill Farm
Wapello
Pringhar
Farm Bureau
A. W. Lynn
Farm Bureaus
Newton
Commercial Association
Hamilton
Northwest Iowa Teachers Association
Newell Dwight Hills
Brooklyn
C. A. Fulmer
University of Iowa
Mossman
Morningside College
Sioux City
Theda Gildemeister
Winona
Minn
Homer Seerley
Cedar Falls
William Gray
University of Chicago
Dairy Extension Department
Worth County
Census Bureau
Davenport
Centerville
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Barrett Clark
Knoxville
Joshua Jenkins
Marion County
This
State Fair Management
Out of Sight Judge and Motorist Remark
A courtroom exchange centers on an Indy incident where the judge asks if the motorist saw the car until impact. The motorist replies he was distracted by the hat, implying sight was obscured by fashion rather than danger.
Liver Trouble Remedies and Safety Warning
An advertisement claims biliousness stems from a torpid liver and sluggish bowels and promotes Cascarets for a thorough overnight cleanse. It contrasts Cascarets with harsh laxatives and warns wood alcohol in products can cause blindness through ingestion skin contact or inhalation.
What Peeved the Recruit
A pair of recruits debating army life recall relief from guard duty. One complains relief is torture, the other argues being on guard is hell. The story ends with the recruit unable to recall where he left his rifle during relief.
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Rhine
Hired man hailed as traitor by his class quote
A town man denounces labor arrogance before Farmer Bentover in a Kansas City Star fragment. The speaker claims the day will come when a full honest day’s work is shunned as traitorous by the class. The blunt exchange captures rural tension over labor and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Bentover
Kansas City Star
Little New Jersey church Ups Its Signage On Sunday Claims
A small New Jersey church near New York displays a stark sign inviting reflection on spiritual life. The message asks "Where do you spend Sunday? Around the fire?" and "Where will you spend eternity? Surrounded by fire."
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New York
New Jersey
Aspirin Bayer Tablets Marketed for Pain Relief
The Bayer Company introduced Aspirin over eighteen years ago and physicians tout its use for rheumatism headaches neuralgia earache toothache and more. To ensure genuine product request Bayer tablets with the Bayer Cross and follow directions in unbroken packages. Small tin boxes of 12 tablets priced affordably with larger trade packages available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer Company
Bayer
Don’t Whine in the Sick Room
A Thrift Magazine piece urges visitors to bring cheer to patients, sharing a paralyzed man’s wish to forget pity and feel a breath of the outside world. It notes flowers and reading material as helpful aids to uplift mood and pass the time.
Three Great Men Banquet Remark Sparks Laughter
An exchange recounts a speaker claiming America produced only three great men Washington Lincoln and I myself the audience laughed as he planned to name Theodore Roosevelt but stopped short.
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America
Washington
Lincoln
Loudaughter
Theodore Roosevelt
Hammer and Tongs
Dreamlike scene hints at a composer overhead who is crafting a lullaby while men flatter to shield themselves from flirtatious women.
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Cairo
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Victor
Maj. Gen. Wood
Ohio City
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I. W. W. Man
Hall
Iowa State
Estherville
Alabastine Company
Grandville Road
Grand Rapids, Mich
Fletcher
Corporal
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
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