End of a Decade since America Entered World War
Ten years after President Wilson declared war on German aggression the nation recalls mobilization, the draft, Pershing and Sims leading troops to France, V ar, and Armistice Day. The piece notes wartime sacrifice, postwar prosperity, and the need for sober reflection.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Dr. Dumba
von Bernstorff
Wilson
United States Army
Pershing
France
Sims
Belleayn
Arvenne
St. Mihiel
Europe
Mae West and 21 Associates Convicted Over Sex Play
Twenty-two people including Mae West and 21 associates were found guilty of producing a play tending to corrupt morals of youth in New York. Bail is set pending sentencing on April 19 with penalties including jail, fines, or both. The trial follows prior raids and injunctions as productions from The Virgin Man to The Captive faced action.
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New York
Mae West
Miss West
Barrie O'Neal
David Hughes
James A. Timoney
Daniel J. Hamilton
War declaration vote ten years past
Washington April 6 AP report recalls the war call to arms from a decade ago. The article notes the war resolution passed the house at 3 am and cleared the senate, with a 373 to 50 roll call supporting the declaration while amendments limiting presidential powers or troop deployment were defeated.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
France
Supper Guests Told To Sit In The Kitchen Alone
A blunt note declares that guests lacking good manners may be asked to wait in the kitchen or dine alone while the host cooks. The phrasing reflects a harsh social stance toward impolite company.
Stearns Quits As Debate Near On Prohibition Issue
Frank W. Stearns resigns from the Roosevelt Club sponsoring the Butler Borah debate amid speculation that GOP support for constitutional prohibition could complicate the event. The debate, set for next Friday, will ask if the 1928 Republican platform should advocate repealing the eighteenth amendment.
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Boston
Robert M. Washburn
Stearns
Dieting Jockey George Archibald Dies in England
American jockey George Archibald 36, a San Francisco native, died in Newmarket England after dieting and steam bathing to reduce weight. He rode in five countries including the United States Germany Austria and Spain before moving to England in 1922 and earning mounts for rulers including the Kaiser and the King of Spain.
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New York
King George
England
George Archibald
San Francisco
Newmarket
United States
Germany
Austria
Spain
Archibald
Pinedo Opens Flight From Hot Springs to Roosevelt Dam
Commander Francesco de Pinedo started from Elephant Butte reservoir near Hot Springs New Mexico at 6 58 this morning mountain time on the first leg of his flight to Roosevelt Dam Arizona en route to San Diego.
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Hot Springs
N. M
Francesco de Pinedo
Elephant Butte Reservoir
Here
Roosevelt Dam
Ariz
San Diego
Explosion Kills Fourteen at Parco Refining Plant
An explosion at the Producers and Refiners Oil refining plant in Parco, Wrc., early today killed fourteen men and left two dying. The blast shattered most town windows and caused about 500000 dollars in damage.
Triple murder baffling investigators in Virginia
Three bodies, two women and a man, were found in the Clinch River near Sword's Creek Virginia believed killed elsewhere and dumped in Russell County. Officials say the victims likely died at least eight days earlier with shots fired. clues remain scarce and identification is unsuccessful.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Virginia
Clinch River
Lebanon
Russell County
Sword’s Creek
R. H. Wilson
John Goss
Goss
Wilson
Norfolk and Western Railway
Judges Guarded After Decision In Sacco Van Zetti Case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justices faced heightened security after upholding a death sentence for Nicolo Sacco and Bartolomeo Van Zetti. Judges Waite and Thayer were guarded, and court officers restricted access to chambers. Sacco and Van Zetti were convicted in 1921 for the Parmenter and Berardelli killings.
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Boston
Mass
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Nicolo Sacco
Bartolomeo van Zetti
William Cushing Waite
Webster Thayer
Pemberton Square
Sacco
Norfolk County
van Zetti
Charlestown
Frederick A. Parmenter
South Braintree
Alexander Berardelli
Washington Watches North China as Civil War Spreads
Washington considers concentrating all Americans in North China at Tientsin if war spreads. Dispatches report Cantonese armies moving toward Peking amid anti foreign agitation in Changsha and Hankow. Foreign nationals evacuate Hankow and Kiukiang as safety measures intensify.
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Washington, D. C
Tientsin
North China
Washington
State Department
Nanking
Peking
MacMurray
Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
China
U. S
Palos
Liang River
Kiukiang
Yangtse
Kiangsi
Hankow
Great River
Tsinanfu
Shantung
Weather Instate: Partly cloudy and cooler with showers
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions. Illinois eyes fair in extreme north, mostly cloudy central and south, with probable showers by Thursday in the far south and cooler temps in the extreme north. River stages show St. Paul 7.8 rising, La Crosse 8.4 falling, Dubuque 12.3 falling, Davenport 11.9 falling, Muscatine 12.6 falling, Keokuk 13.0 falling, St. Louis 30.7 falling 0.3.
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Illinois
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Grinnell College Secures Major Bond Refinancing Loan
Grinnell College, the oldest collegiate institution in Iowa, obtained a 425000 loan to refund a series of bonds due April 1. The loan was arranged by Harry H Polk and Company of Des Moines and covers the Grinnell College Foundation, a key property holding corporation for the college.
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Des Moines
Grinnell College
Iowa
Harry H. Polk and Company
Grinnell College Foundation
Escapees in Anamosa Prison Farm Break
Anamosa April 6 AP Eugene Thomas and Raymond Titz escaped from the reformatory prison farm and may be captured today. Guards sent to Manchester await the Illinois Central train from Coggon where the convicts are said to be stealing a ride. They were reportedly seen near a blind baggage car.
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Anamosa
Eugene Thomas
Raymond Titz
Reformatory
Manchester
Illinois Central
Coggon
Alburnett
Thompson Wins Chicago Mayoral Race In Wide Plurality
William Hale Thompson secured about 83 000 votes more than incumbent Democrat William O Dever as nearly a million votes were cast in Chicago. The celebration featured a sinking Fish Fans club house, violence largely absent, and Ward results showing strong Thompson support on the south side turnout.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Fish Fans Club
Belmont Yacht Harbor
Thompson
William O. Dever
John Dill Robertson
Dever
South Side
Stege
Detective Bureau
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General Pershing
Pric
WM. Hale Thompson
William E, Dever
Ing
Robert Quillen
Chubhswers Syndicate
Coolidge
Clvh Fostering Pro
Butler
Pinedo
Slayers
Cele
Brated International Case
van Zefti
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
William Bates
King’s Cross Station
London
Wy, Sethe
Trou
Ble
Ganzland
Vincent (Schemer) Drucei
North Side
Big Bill
Sherman
Republican Party
BY Claude Callan
Sewin
Publishers Syndicate
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