National Guard Reorganization Moves Forward Amid Federal Plan
Washington reports the War Department has authorized seven infantry regiments and one extra battalion, one cavalry squadron and eighteen coast artillery companies to reconstitute the National Guard. New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Oregon receive specific unit authorizations, with Pennsylvania noting strong state forces. Units must form by June 30 to be eligible for federal aid, based on peace-time status. The initiative awaits Congress and does not advance a full demobilization shift.
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National Guard
War Department
Bureau of Militia Affairs
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
Oregon
Coast Artillery
Pennsylvania
Congress
United States Army
Banks in Big Trade Move Forming Midwest Bank
Chicago April 24. A congress of Mississippi Valley bankers planned a giant centralized banking corporation with headquarters in Chicago to manage foreign credits discounts and clearances for middle West banks and industrials. The move precedes the Mississippi Valley association convention with about 500 delegates. The bank aims to centralize foreign exchange that is now routed through New York and Boston.
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Chicago
Middle West
Bankers
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi Valley Association
New York
Boston
Hoover Arrives in Berlin with Large Staff
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the inter allied food commission, arrived in Berlin with a large staff. In Hamburg during the weekend a mob plundered the harbor quarter and clashed with police, with several people killed and wounded.
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Berlin
Herbert Hoover
Inter-Allied Food Commission
Hamburg
U. S. Sells Army Supplies Exceeding 140 Million
Washington reports surplus sales through April 11 reached 140.724 million dollars, with rail way rolling stock the largest item at about 70 million. The War Department announced the totals.
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Washington
War Department
Pat Maloney Arrested in Tipperary Ireland
Pat rick Maloney son of P J Maloney member of parliament was arrested by order of the military authorities here no formal charge was lodged against him.
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Pat Maloney
Tipperary
Ireland
Patrick Maloney
P. J. Maloney
Warrant Issued for Prince Henry in Berlin Fugitive
A Berlin warrant charges Prince Henry of Prussia with concealing arms. The former kaiser’s brother is alleged to be a fugitive. An Amsterdam report notes the warrant dated April 24.
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Prince Henry
Amsterdam
Berlin
Prussia
Kaiser
Fire on Korean Mob Slay Score Riot Clashes
Special dispatches from Iorea state report Christians at Teigonari near Seoul clashing with gendarmes during a riot. Officials fired on the mob and 20 persons were killed.
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Tokyo
Iorea
Christian Mission
Teigonari
Seoul
Clergy urged to announce religious freedom pledge
Budapest on April 23 the commissioner of education instructs clergy to declare from pulpits over the next three Sundays that the soviet government guarantees full religious freedom to all.
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Budapest
Chicago aviator completes first nonstop Chicago to New York flight
Captain E F White an American Army aviator flew 727 miles from Chicago Ashburn field to Hazelhurst Mineola in a De Haviland 4 reconnaissance plane at 106 mph with mechanic H M Schaefer. Officials say he may set American and world continuous flight records and he received the Aero Club of America medal of merit to be awarded May 4 in Atlantic City.
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Chicago
E. F. White
Ashburn Aviation Field
Hazelhurst Field
Mineola
I. I
H. M. Schaefer
Aero Club of America
Captain White
Atlantic City
Hazehurst Field
France
McCook Field
Dayton
Detroit
Germans Hide Armored Cars and Guns in Silesia War Preparations
Paris reports from Munich that Germany is secretly building armored cars at Gleiwitz with two small guns each. About twenty more cars are ordered with worker bonuses for quick completion. In Upper Silesia 250 to 300 guns are hidden to avoid Allied handover, and 18 railway engines are concealed at Oppela.
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Paris
Munich
Journal Des Debats
Gleiwitz
Liebnitz
Stressnitz
Oppela
Develop Air Service Calls for Interested Recruits
Capt. Charles J. Glidden urges men to join the national air service by sending name and address to the department air service officer 104 Broad street New York. He notes opportunities as aviator dirigible balloon pilot chauffeur mechanic and other about thirty trades. An important communication will follow.
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Washington
Charles J. Glidden
United States Air Service
Military Aeronautics
Department Air Service
Broad Street
New York
Sandusky Officials Refuse Daylight Saving Change
Sandusky will not observe daylight saving after Saturday. City Manager George M. Zimmerman was directed by the city commission to set the clock back one hour, restoring the standard schedule. The commission said opposition to the change was overwhelming. The city lies in the eastern time zone.
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Sandusky
City Commission
George M. Zimmerman
Senate passes criminal syndicalism bill in assembly
Sacramento reports the Senate approved a criminal syndicalism bill in the assembly by 59 to 9. An amendment to exempt labor unions during strikes failed to pass, leaving the measure intact.
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Sacramento
Cal
Senate
Assembly
Electrotypers Win Strike in Readjustment Victory
Five hundred electrotypers idle for five weeks return to work after a readjustment in their favor. They demanded a flat scale of 88 dollars per week for 44 hours.
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Chicago
Bela Kun Resigns Amid Romanian Pressure
Amsterdam reports Bela Kun's Hungarian government resigns under pressure from Romanian troops, according to Vienna dispatches quoted by Central News.
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Amsterdam
Central News
Vienna
Fire at Pontiac School Destroyed Reformatory Shop
Fire at Pontiac Illinois on April 24 destroyed the state reformatory chair shop. Several inmates believed burned to death. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Pontiac
Ill
State Reformatory For Boys
Reformatory
Revolutionary upheaval shakes Turkey and Hungary
Paris reports a Turkish revolution with a Soviet government as a revolutionary committee takes charge in Constantinople. In Budapest chaos and shifts align with Czech and Roumanian forces, while 30,000 Szekler troops defect to the Roumanians as a socialist democrat regime may take power.
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Augsburg
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Munich
Reichart
Paris
Turkey
Constantinople
Kiev
Odessa
Bela Kun
Central News
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Budapest
Hungary
Sigmund Kunff
Bolshevik Army Surrenders in Pripet Region
The first Bolshevik army operating near Homel along the Pripet river capitulates to Ukrainian forces. A Ukrainian press bureau report forwarded from Vienna to Central News notes 20,000 rifles, 85 cannons, and 900 machine guns handed over to the Ukrainians.
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London
Homel
Pripet River
Ukrainian Press Bureau
Vienna
Central News
Five Thousand Dock Workers Strike in Liverpool
Liverpool reports five thousand dock workers walking out on strike as of April 23. The action disrupts port activity and signals mounting labor unrest amid wartime pressures.
Chauncey M Depew Celebrates 85th Birthday
Chauncey M Depew marked his eighty fifth birthday on Wednesday by working in his New York office all day and his wife hosted a birthday party at night in his honor.
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Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Aviators Plan 15000-Strong Recruiting Tour
Memphis Tenn April 25 A Park field flying circus will depart April 28 for a recruiting tour covering Tennessee Kentucky Arkansas Mississippi and north of St Louis and Peoria Illinois.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Mississippi
St. Louis
Peoria
Regulation of Vivisection Advocated by Bishop
Lord Bishop Richardson of New Brunswick urged legal regulation of vivisection in an address to a National Humane Society meeting in Washington on April 24. The speech framed vivisection as a policy issue needing statutory controls.
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Washington
Lord Bishop Richardson
New Brunswick
National Humane Society
Woman Kills WifeThen Wounds Daughter in Selma
In Selma Alabama on April 24 Mrs Laura Smith was shot and killed instantly while her daughter Mrs Ben Waters was fatally wounded. The alleged assailant Mrs Warren Ambrose surrendered to the police afterward.
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Selma
Ala
Laura Smith
Ben Waters
Warren Ambrose
Ambrose
Ural Cossacks Advance Against Bolsheviks Near Uralsk
Ural Cossack troops with Admiral Kolchak’s Siberian forces push into southeastern Russia south of Samara and west of Uralsk, capturing villages. Fighting continues 35 miles southwest of Uralsk for Shevorkin fortress as Bolsheviks retreat under pressure. Maj Gen Edmond Ironside reports British remnants capturing field guns and ammunition with prisoners, praising allied troops and American engineers.
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Kolchak
Uralsk
Russia
Samara
Shevorkin
Bolshie Ozerki
Edmond Ironside
Archangel Front
Tronside
Monopoly on Fresh Fruits in Interstate Transport
The Fruit Growers' Express of Chicago was cited to appear before the federal trade commission on June 4 to answer a complaint alleging exclusive tying contracts with railroads to create a monopoly in interstate refrigerated transport of fresh fruits and vegetables. The commission believes complete control exists over several lines including the Atlantic Coast Lines and Seaboard Air Line.
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Washington
Express of Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Atlantic Coast Lines
Seaboard Air Line
Florida East Coast
Charlotte Harbor
Northern
Aberdeen
Rockfish
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
March Exports Reach 604 Million Amid War Demand
Washington reports March exports valued at 604,912,288 compared with 522,900,288 last year. Imports totaled 267,583,009 versus 242,162,017 in 1918. The largest rise was in raw materials for manufacturing rising from 66,098,630 to 101,197,253.
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Washington
America
Department of Commerce
Yanks to Leave France by August
London reports that all American troops will be withdrawn from France by August after occupation units may stay in the Rhine zone following a peace agreement.
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France
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Michigan Bars Red Flag Display At Public Gatherings
Lansing April 25 Governor Sleeper signs bill forbidding the display of the red flag at any public assembly parade or demonstration under penalty of five years imprisonment or a $1000 fine.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Sleeper
German Army Disbanded Across All Town Garrisons
Berlin reports the national assembly has decided to disband the German army, with every town and city that once housed its own garrison officially notified of the decision.
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Berlin
National Assembly
Vienna Reds Fail in Attempted Government Takeover
April 23 Vienna reports indicate communists failed to seize government control. Most Hungarian agitators in Vienna have been arrested and actions against Austrian agitators have begun.
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Vienna
Premier Orlando Returns to Rome Amid Wilson Clash
Paris reports show Premier Orlando and Signor Barzilat leaving for Rome after a two hour council of four session. The Italian position centers on Fiume and the Dalmatian coast, with emphasis on Wilsons 14 points and Italian prestige amid debates with Britain and France.
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Orlando
Signor Barzilat
Rome
Council of Four
Wilson
Baron Sonnino
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Italy
Fiume
Dalmatian
London
United States
Iowa State News Highlights Local and War Era Events
Readable items include the death of Mrs. Eliza G. Ellis at 100, wage hikes for Waterloo teachers, $225000 in Logan contracts, Bedford high school debaters win, and a 600 ton ice surplus in Milford. Reports cover crime deaths, veterans celebrations, Chautauqua talks, carpenters strike, Croix de Guerre award, and regional civic projects.
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Logan
Bedford High School
Milford
Iowa
Bess G. Bissell
Frank Maroney
Decatur County
Leon
Nate Kendall
KiNien Yang
Grinnell
France Passes Eight Hour Work Law
Paris authorities report the French senate approved the eight hour labor bill, which now becomes law. The vote confirms a major shift in working conditions across the country and sets a nationwide limit on daily hours.
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France
Paris
Labor Surplus Lowered Across the Nation
Washington reports unemployment conditions improving as 3 417 concerns in 58 cities relay progress noted by the United States employment service.
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Washington
United States
United States Employment Service
Bandits Rob Chicago Bank In Axx April Heist
Four armed masked men robbed the Dressel Commercial and Savings bank at 23292 West Twelfth Street in Chicago. They fled in a car with a fifth accomplice in the vehicle and escaped with $2000 in cash.
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Chicago
Dressel Commercial and Savings Bank
West Twelfth Street
Bolshevik First Army Volunteers for Ukrainian Fight
A large portion of the Bolshevik First army that surrendered to Ukrainians has volunteered to combat Bolsheviks and has already seen action. The report from Berne Switzerland is dated April 26.
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Berne
Switzerland
Bolshevik First Army
U S S Matsonia Brings 38,344 Homeward Yanks
The U S S Matsonia arrived at Newport News from St Nazaire France with 38 344 officers and men aboard Among them were many from the Thirty fifth division comprising Missouri and Kansas troops returning home in the latest transport flow April 26.
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Newport News
U. S. S. Matsonia
St. Nazaire
France
Missouri
Kansas
Potatoes or Oil Investment Face Off in Texas
Advocate promotes oil over potatoes as faster, fair profits. Cites 4 acres oil beating 400 acres potatoes, notes Wells in Texas producing 5 000 to 10 000 barrels daily, and invites investment in the Bill Davis Oil Association led by Fort Worth figures. No liberty bonds. Copyright applied for.
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U.S
Murphy
Bill Davis
Bill Davis Oil Association
Continental Bank
Forth Worth
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