Predicted Primary Vote Shapes Chicago May Ballot
Weather clear as Chicago voters head to polls to choose a mayor aldermen treasurer and bond issues. Thompson and Hoyne edge toward a tight mayoral race while Fitzpatrick and Sweitzer attract Democratic and Socialist support respectively. Prohibitionists expect a preliminary clash over saloon questions on May ballot.
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CAGO
Y Weather Today
Aldermeh
Cal
William Hae Thompson
Maclay Hoyne
John Fitzpatrick
A .Mintum
Robert M. Sweitzer
Collins
Allied Troops Prepare Big Campaign Against Hungarian Bolsheviks
Allied forces have reached Constanza Romania and Pressburg near Vienna as British Italian and Serb units mobilize for a major campaign against Hungarian Bolsheviks. German warnings to leave Budapest hint at imminent intervention with multi-nation invasion plans across the southern frontier.
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International News Service
Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Constanza
Roumania
Bucharest
Pressburg
Vienna
Entente
Records Sent From New Castle Draft Board in 48 Boxes
The complete records were shipped to Washington D C in 48 boxes. Furniture items including chairs were returned today to the local office. A fire destroyed the Company stables at Bell Avenue and shots were fired during the incident. A Burnett, 98, long a church member, is noted in Hopewell. Indefinite furnace closing affects Sharp Company operations. An Erie railroad issue involves a price rise and a tax matter. A robbery in Beatty Pa and stamp theft reported. Investigators in Pittsburg link a ramsey bill to beer manufacture with 80 proof alcohol.
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New Castle
Mornhington
D.C
Convicted DWI Motorist Paroled After Fine and Costs
Jesse Smith fined ten dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated and paroled by Judge Emery for one year. He previously struck Miss Clara Roberts, rural mail carrier on 8 Mill street, overturning her buggy and tossing her from the vehicle. G. W. Taylor and others face various punishments including jail terms, fines, and costs for offenses ranging from forgery to breaking and entering and liquor-store damage.
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Jesse Smith
Emery
Smith
Clara Roberts
Mill Street
J. G. Lightner
James Regan
Joe Gardner
G.W. Taylor
Joe Rogan
Charles Eskew
Alex Wroughly
Evan Philipchuck
Linemen Strike in M. and S. District
About sixty linemen employed by the M. and S. company went on strike this morning after wage negotiations failed to reach a settlement. The dispute centers on pay scales and working conditions affecting the local utility crew.
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M. & S. Company
No Strike On Trolley Line Reaches Mutual Understanding
There will be no strike on the street car lines for now as employees and Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company reach a mutual understanding pending wage negotiations. A conference is held today to settle the wage issue, with the one man car provision a key factor in the local scale.
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Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company
Home Purchasers Take Possession
A. A. McCormick of Blaine Street purchases the H. A. Donald property on Park Avenue and moves in. Rev. Robert G. Thomas of Court Street relocates to Brooklyn Avenue and buys a home. Peter Jacobs of Croton Avenue buys the Mary J. Strayer property on Ray Street and moves in.
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A. A. McCormick
Blaine Street
H. A. Donald
Park Avenue
Mhovn
Donaldson
Young Street
Robert G. Thomas
Courttreet
Brooklyn*avenue
Peter Jacobs
Croton Avenue
Mary J. Strayer
Ray Street
Suburban Day Ad Promotes April 3 Merchants Values
The Merchants' Division of the Board of Trade urges the public to attend Suburban Day on Thursday April 3. Merchants offer especially attractive values in staple merchandise to entice shoppers to visit local stores. J W Keeney Commissioner.
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Merchants’ Division
Board of Trade
Merchants Division
J. W. Keeney
England to decide tariff protection before September
The Lloyd George cabinet will decide by September whether tariff protection for certain British industries becomes permanent policy. English free trade history is under scrutiny as business leaders consider potential shifts to shield industries from United States, Japan, and Germany competition amid higher raw material costs and wages after the war.
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London
Lloyd George
England
U. S
Japan
Germany
Husky
3000 Strikers Return to Work in Passaic Mills
About 3,000 of the 12,000 striking textile workers idle for seven weeks returned to work at Passaic mills today. No trouble occurred as 400 policemen armed with revolvers and heavy night sticks guarded the grounds.
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International News Service
Passaic
N. J
City Assessor Reports Big Taxable Property Increase
City Assessor G. N. Clark presented the annual city assessment showing a $4 226 760 rise in taxable property and a $393 610 rise in non taxable property. The report was ordered printed in the city year book during Tuesday’s council meeting.
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G. N. Clark
Boy Arrives At The Wallace Home
Attorney and Mrs Robert L Wallace celebrate the arrival of a baby boy at their Wallace avenue home. Representative Wallace is home from Harrisburg for the weekend and eager to announce the good fortune.
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Robert L. Wallace
Wallace Avenue
Wallace
Harrisburg
Fortun
Hearings Open on Suffrage Bill in Harrisburg
Suffragists from across the state gather as the house judiciary general committee begins hearings on the suffrage bill. Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale and Pennsylvania Suffrage Association president Mrs. John O Miller present key pleas citing women's WWI contributions. O Phant of New Jersey and Charlotte Rowe of New York join for unit forces.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
House Judiciary General Committee
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
New York
John O. Miller
Pennsylvania Suffrage Association
O. Db. Oliphant
New Jersey
Charlotte Rowe
Brown Awarded Croix De Guerre for Bravery
Ernest Brown of East Lawrence street recently returned home and is among a few locals awarded the Croix de Guerre by France for exceptional bravery. He served six months at the front with the 372nd Infantry, brigaded with French colonial troops, and took part in a raid that destroyed machine gun nests under heavy fire. Only five in his unit received the honor. He earlier enlisted in the 9th Infantry and later joined the 372nd.
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Ernest Brown
East Lawrence Street
Brown
372Nd Infantry
9Th Infantry
372Nd
French demands on reparations and German guarantees loom
Paris reports suggest President Wilson may publish U S delegation views on reparations if no rapid agreement is reached while Premier Clemenceau seeks world support for French claims. French officials demand guarantees beyond the league of nations and, amid reports, Ludendorff receives a Berlin ovation as distrust toward Germany grows.
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Wilson
U. S
Clemenceau
World Justice
France
League of Nations
Karolyi
Rantzau
Ludendorff
Berlin
Germany
Prainier Clemenceau
Mangin
Death Platoon Heroism Revealed From World War I
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cole disclosed the World War I saga of Lieut. Chester R. Howard and 29 men from the First battalion 194th Infantry. Howard’s Death Platoon charged a machine gun nest near Flabes France on Oct 14 1918 with all 30 men killed.
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International News Service
Boston
Chester R. Howard
Mount Vernon la
No Man's Land
Flabes
France
Charles H. Cole
Howard
194Th Infantry
Iowa
Flabos
Cole
Lieut .Howard
Lieut. Howard
Odd Fellows Building Sold in Downtown Property Move
The Odd Fellows building on Ne Shannock avenue was sold today to C Ed Smith Jr through E P F Connelly. Wylie McCaslin and H E Fenton trustees for bondholders secured the sale after sheriff foreclosure years ago. The structure holds many apartments and lodge rooms and will be remodeled to improve lighting and add modern amenities. Downtown development continues with multiple recent sales including the Jackson block Kissick Pierce hotel Cubbison Kirk and Hutton Keast properties and a new bank site.
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Odd Fellows
Neshannock Avenue
C. Ed. Smith Jr
E. PF. Connelly
Wylie McCaslin
H. E, Fenton
McCaslin and
Fenton
Smith
Jackson
Kissick
Pierce Hotel
Cubbison
Kirk and Hutton
Keast
Bank
Change In Gas Main Is Problem
County Commissioner Harry Clark visited Pittsburgh to discuss removing the ten inch gas main from the South Mill street bridge slated for demolition. Engineers will assess the issue this week and a temporary path for the line may be built until a new bridge is completed. Tearing down the bridge is expected to start within ten days.
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Harry Clark
Pittsburgh
Manufacturers’ Light and Heat Company
South Mill Street
Wage Increases In Effect Across Building Trades
Wage increases take effect across trades with carpenters at 90 cents an hour though no signed scale. Painters gain 6.50 for eight hours with most contractors signing. Electricians near 90 cents by May 1, plumbers seek 1.00, plasterers demand 1.00, bricklayers hold at last year’s rate.
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Ellwood
Swan
Painter’s Union
Ukrainians Defeat Bolsheviks Reach Kiev Following Victory
Copenhagen reports an official Ukrainian statement that Ukrainian forces defeated the Bolsheviks at Borodiana and are advancing on Kiev. Rumors of a pending truce were also noted.
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Copenhagen
Borodiana
Kiev
Three Sewer and Grading Contracts Awarded by Council
The council awarded three contracts today for two sewers and one grading job. Wilder avenue grading goes to John Thorson for 2236 dollars. East Side main sewer extension outside city awarded to Woods & Golder Construction Company at 1845.80 dollars. East Side main sewer extension No 2 and branches awarded to Burns Brothers at 12328.20 dollars.
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Council
Wilder Avenue
John Thorson
East Side
Woods & Golder Construction Company
Burns Brothers
Girls Are Guests at Hi Y Meeting at High School
The Hi Y club of the High School held its final meeting of the year in the Y M C A building. It was an open meeting with faculty members and girls as special guests. Freshmen were not allowed to attend. only upperclassmen were invited.
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Y. M
Soldiers Honored at Croton M E Sunday School Meeting
Three discharged soldiers were honor guests at the Q. A. Eagleston class gathering held at the home of Misses Bertha and Mary Wilson on South Bay street. John Wilson and David Black recently returned from France and John Jurey from Camp Jackson. The evening featured games and music, followed by a dainty lunch for thirty five guests.
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Q. A. Eagleston
Croton
Man Receives Honorable Discharge At Camp Forrest
Clarence A. Phenicie of this city received his honorable discharge from military service at Camp Forrest Georgia on Saturday and has returned with his wife to settle in the local area for their future home.
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Clarence A. Phenicie
Camp Forrest
Death Notices for Smith Whiteman Barber and Kizine
Mrs. Josephine E. Smith of 718 Blaine Street is noted in a death notice. Also listed are Mrs. Frank B. Whiteman aged 34 of Moravia stop George S. Barber 47 of 407 Lyndal Street and Ella Kizine 12 of 6385 Forest Street per the obituary item.
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Josephine E. Smith
Blaine Street
Frank B. Whiteman
Moravia
George S. Barber
Lyndal Street
Ella Kizine
Forest St
332nd Infantry Sails From Genoa For New York
The 332nd Infantry which fought with Italy has sailed from Genoa aboard the Canopic and the Duca D Aosta and will arrive in New York around April 14 or 15. A third section may arrive on the Dante Alighieri. Italian reservists plan a ovation in New York for the Americans who fought on the Alpine front. Plans for a parade in New Castle with HQ company and regimental band are to be carried out, supported by the Board of Trade and city officials and the Soldiers reception committee.
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New York
332Nd
Genoa
Italian Bureau of Information
Canopic
New Castle
Board of Trade
Board of Trade, the City Officials, the Soldiers’ Reception Committee
Boys and Girls Write Liberty Loan Essays
Children in New Castle and Lawrence County are invited to write short essays supporting the Victory Liberty Loan. Submit up to 150 words on one side of a page. Selected pieces will be printed to help promote the final drive in the county.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Uncle Sam
Beechview Residents Endorse Butter Egg Meat Boycott
A Beechwood school auditorium mass meeting in Beechview Pittsburgh on April 1 approved a boycott on butter eggs and meat until prices fall to reasonable levels and urged reduction of other essential goods to conserve costs.
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Pittsburgh
Beechview
Beechwood School
Three men approved by service board
Three men who took the civil service examination for police positions were yesterday approved by the civil service board. Their names could not be ascertained, but two members attended the meeting while Robs was confined to his home by influenza.
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Civil Service
Civil Service Board
Lan Council
Bott
Robs
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