Lloyd George Pleads for Commons Letting Do Their Best
London April 18 Premier Lloyd George told the Commons he does not despair of the Russian situation and that Bolshevism is waning while allies in Paris prepare peace terms with Germany. He praised the League of Nations plan as saving time and urged patience for continued deliberation amid world tensions and new states.
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Russia
Paris
Germany
House of Commons
Llgud George
Vienna
Congress
League of Nations
League
Bol- Shevik
Great Britain
United States
Europe
John R. Clyne
Missionaries Charged with Pro-German Activity Reported
Washington reports formal charges of pro German activity by certain American missionaries in Bulgaria and northern Persia have been forwarded to the American Board of Foreign Missions by the State Department, according to official sources.
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Bulgaria
Persia
American Board of Foreign Missions
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Will Rule on War Time Prohibition After Peace
Paris reports President Wilson will not rule on wartime prohibition until peace is signed and demobilization has begun with action on the demobilization matter noted.
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Paris
Wilson
Stephen County Leads Indiana in Victory Liberty Loan
Over Top First. Angola Indiana April 18 Stephen county becomes the first county in Indiana and perhaps the nation to exceed its Victory Liberty loan quota with $356000 subscribed. Local officials credit enthusiastic participation and community support for the achievement.
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Ind
Stephen County
Indiana
United States
Victory
German Peace Delegation Readies Departure
Berlin reports Foreign Minister Brockdorff-Rantzau has returned from Weimar and is supervising final preparations for the German peace delegation before its departure.
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Berne
Brockdorff-Rantzau
Weimar
Berlin
Pershing Meets Sen Brest Visit Arrives in France
General Pershing greets Senator Brest at Brest quay as Newton D. Baker and Pershing’s nine year old son Warren accompany the American transport Leviathan. Pershing awaits at the dock during the April 17 arrival.
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General Pershing
Brest
Newton D. Baker and
Warren
Pershing
Victory loan details set with gold notes in four-year terms
Secretary Glass finalizes terms for the Victory loan to begin April 21. The issue offers two gold notes: 4.34 percent taxable or 8.34 percent tax exempt, both redeemable at par after three years and convertible before maturity. Total subscription goal is 4.5 billion dollars across the twelve federal reserve districts. Chicago district quota stands at 652 million with state allocations listed.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Treasury
Chicago
Bolshevik Forces Retreat From Eastern Front
Leon Trotzky confirms defeat on the eastern front in a Moscow wireless message. He says all efforts must focus there and that Ekaterinburg Perm and Ufa are targets for capture by experienced troops.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Russia
Moscow
Ekaterinburg
Perm
Ufa
Transports to Run If Navy Requires It
Washington reports that transports will operate in and out of New York harbor if needed to meet harbor workers strike plans. Officials said the entire United States navy could be used to ensure access.
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Washington
New York Harbor
United States Navy
Former Congressman Loren Fletcher Dies in Atlanta
Loren Fletcher aged eighty eight a former Minnesota congressman died in Atlanta while visiting his niece Mrs Vitzhugh Lee Fletcher was noted as a well known Minneapolis citizen and former member of the U S House of Representatives
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Atlanta
Loren Fletcher
Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
Vitzhugh Lee
Convalescent Nurses Arrive From Bordeaux on Carrillo
Twenty six nurses, one officer and one enlisted man, all convalescent, arrived in New York aboard the steamship Carrillo from Bordeaux. A few casuals accompanied them.
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New York
Carrillo
Bordeaux
Wilson Thanked Hitchcock for League Idea Support
Paris on April 17 reports President Wilson sent for Frank Hitchcock to express gratitude for his cooperation in pushing the league of nations concept. The note highlights Hitchcock’s role in supporting the Monroe doctrine amendment.
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F. Hitchcock
Paris
Frank Hitchcock
League of Nations
Allies Agree to Food Relief for Russia Under Neutral Control
Paris reports the allied powers agreed to send food to Russia under neutral supervision with Dr Fridtjof Nansen heading the relief commission and Scandinavian Swiss members. France reserved rights on several points but opposition likely to be overcome.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Scandinavia
Switzerland
Germany
Echo de Paris
France
United States
Wilson
Goulois
Jugo-Slavia
Italy
Council of Four
Rhine
Versailles
Berlin News Dictates Radical Communization Orders
The Munich communist government issues sweeping decrees amid fading power. One order calls for the communization of women including wives, while another replaces all managers and directors of industries with workers.
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Berlin
Munich
Federal grand jury probes milk price fixing in Midwest
A federal grand jury investigation into control of milk products and price fixing began in Chicago. Twenty five deputy marshals were sent to northern Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana to summon dealers and farmers before the grand jury now in session.
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Federal Grand Jury
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Secretay Wilson Thanks Packers on Labor Pacts
Secretary Wilson of the labor department thanks the five leading meat packers for agreeing to continue existing labor pacts for one year after peace is signed. The message comes from Washington dated April 17.
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Big Packers
Washington
Wilson
Department of Labor
Robert S. McCormick Dies in Hinsdale After Illness
Robert S. McCormick former ambassador to Russia and France and first U S ambassador to Austria Hungary died at his Hinsdale home after a short pneumonia illness.
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Chicago
Russia
France
United States
Austria- Hungary
Hinsdale
Navy offers sailors choice of ship in Atlantic fleet
An incentive to enlist in the navy allows any man who joins while the Atlantic fleet is stationed here to select the ship in which he will serve. The order aims to boost recruitment by granting ship preference.
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New York
Bavarian Government Appoints Vogel to Rule Munich
Deputy Vogel of Furth is sent to Munich to exercise full civil and military authority as Bavarian government suspends soviet decrees and establishes control amid the Munich Garrison actions in April.
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Weimar
Vogel of
Furth
Transport Brings 47 Brides to Plattsburg Ship Arrival
On the transport Plattsburg the first of several soldier carrying ships to arrive, 47 English wives and five babies of American soldiers and sailors disembarked. The army claimed 87 of the brides were aboard.
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New York
Plattsburg
Army
Munich in chaos as work halts and trains stop
Copenhagen dispatch reports Munich in chaos with all work ceased and trains not running. Robbers loot houses and threaten banks while government troops clash with Spartacans in central Munich. Authorities report Magdeburg occupied and heavy fighting with casualties. Archduke Joseph and others are not executed per Vienna dispatch, and President Ebert denounces internal agitators in Easter address.
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Baron Joseph Szteprenyi
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National Assembly
Victory Fleet Returns to New York Harbor Triumphal Arrival
The Atlantic fleet bringing 103 vessels and 380000 sailors and Marines arrives in New York. A flotilla of 50 destroyers and 18 superdreadnoughts precedes the main ships as Ambrose channel is entered. Admiral Mayo flies the pennant as officers and units from two oceans assemble for leave ashore.
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New York Harbor
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Ambrose Channel
Mississippi
Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
Mayo
Rainbow Division Honored by Brest Governor
Vice Admiral Moreau, Brest governor, reviewed the American Forty second Rainbow division and read a letter from Premier Clemenceau praising the unit's achievements to the assembled troops.
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Brest
Moreau
Clemenceau
Heavy Hogs Bring $21 A Hundred Pounds In KC Market
Heavy hogs sold for 21 dollars per hundredweight in Kansas City on April 17 as Brown and Gant of Jameport Missouri moved two carloads setting a city record. Kansas City market led with the first price at this level.
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Kansas City
Brown & Gant
Jamesport
Bombs Used to Disperse Crowd at Iserloh Westphalia
In Berlin dated April 17 the civilian guards during a crowd dispersal at Iserloh Westphalia threw bombs. Eight people were injured and hospitalized while many windows were smashed.
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Berlin
Iserloh
Westphalia
Brunswick Communists Flee After Encounter
Government troops pursuing the Brunswick soviet reported contact with its outposts from Magdeburg. The Brunswick defenders fled, marking a notable setback for the Communist forces in the region.
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Berlin
Magdeburg
Anthracite Coal Output Falls 11 Percent in Week
Washington reports US anthracite production for the week ended April 5 at 1,272,000 net tons, an 11 percent drop from the previous week, highlighting a decline in output across the industry.
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Washington
United States
Reds Must Stop Warfare Letter to Wilson and Premieres
Paris April 19 The big four reply to Dr Fridtjof Nansen on neutral supervision for feeding starving Russia. They insist Russia must return to peace before relief can be effective and that transport finance and distribution must be Russia controlled with allied supervision.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Russia
Rossia
Wilson
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Orlando
Belgian Relief Commission
Bolsheviks Advance Along Dniester Front
London reports probable capture of Sebastopol by Bolsheviks. Bolshevik forces clash with Roumanians along the entire Dniester front as dispatches arrive.
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Dniester
London
Sebastopol
U S Aviators Report Safe After Missing Flight
United States Army flyers Lieutenants Otto and Parker and Mechanician Hornby were unofficially reported missing with the large H 2 plane between Bluefields Nicaragua and Havana Cuba but are now safe according to dispatches from Washington dated April 19.
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Otto and
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Hornby
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Havana
Cuba
Munich Seeks Italian Loan Over Woodlands Pledge
Berlin reports the Munich communist government opened talks with Italy to pledge valuable woodlands owned by Munich in exchange for a loan of 1,000,000,000 marks. The proposed deal aims to secure funds for the regime amid postwar financial pressures.
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Munich
Italy
Berlin
Pan American Aeronautics Meet to Open in Atlantic City
Washington reports Atlantic City will host the first Pan American Aeronautics convention and exhibition in May drawing American and foreign representatives. The event highlights aviation progress amid wartime advances and urges 15 000 men to enlist in the air service with pay, rations, and training offered for one to three years.
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Washington
Atlantic City
N. J
Charles J. Glidden
United States’ Air Service
Military Aeronautics
United States
Flying ‘School
Southerfield
Atlantic
Secretary Baker Reports US Troop Return Volumes From Europe
Paris April 16 American forces to 275000 return to the United States this month per War Secretary Newton D Baker who arrived from Brest He said May totals would fall to 250000 due to transport limits while June could see 800000 monthly through the full repatriation of about 1400000 troops remaining He noted possible Rhine defense would rely on volunteers and plans include visiting Coblenz with General Pershing then returning home within ten days No decision yet on disposition of docks and warehouses in port
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Paris
United States
Europe
Newton D. Baker
Brest
Jume
Rhine
Baker
France
Coblenz
General Pershing
Watch Cleaning Tip Sparks Cautionary Tale
A London Daily Express reader recalls a shop assistant who once suggested washing a watch in gasoline and hanging it to dry. The writer notes this unsafe method, claiming many watches are cleaned this way, though it risks damage and inflated bills.
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London Daily Express
Value of Industry. Early rising for health or crops?
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a city visitor asking if early rising benefits health. Farmer Cobbles replies that while health is uncertain, rising early is best for crops next to sun rain and fertilizer.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Dealer’s bold gun guarantee questioned by wary sportsman
A dramatic courtroom quip features a sportsman asking the dealer to guarantee a gun’s safety, followed by the judge remarking that if it bursts and harms him the dealer will replace it, illustrating a tense exchange over firearm reliability.
Concrete Poles Support 22,000-Volt Brentwood Line
Reenforced concrete poles form a six mile 22 000-volt line at Brentwood California. Poles taper to 41 feet long and 17 inches square at the base and eight inches at the top. Spans range from 250 to 890 feet and load about 2 800 horsepower.
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Brentwood
Cal
Boschee's Syrup Promises Cough Relief Tobacco Tone
An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs soothe throat and lung inflammation and ease bronchial irritation for a better night’s rest. It claims fifty two years of production in America and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup and bronchitis with wide sale in criticized countries.
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America
Adv
French War Orphan Adopted by Overseas Soldier Group
A returned soldier recalls his unit adopting a French orphan. The men envisioned a small home for a boy or girl, and a government-issue photo showed a woman around forty, fueling their excitement about the foster plan.
Phrase Fragments Reflect Courtroom Taunt and Defense
A snippet shows a courtroom taunt about surprise and expectations of lying. The dialogue mentions surprise at an outcome and notes lawyers lying low in the case. The text captures informal interplay around a legal dispute.
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