Bandits Raid Five Masked as Detectives Clash in Poker Raid
An elevator boy Herbert Hays died after a pistol battle at 6th District raid on St Nicholas Avenue near 26th to 127th Streets. Four detectives and five masked highwaymen confronted the fourteen card players in Apartment C, with two detectives wounded and the robbers escaping by taxi.
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Anegro
St. Nicholas Avenue
6Th Inspection District
Herbert Hays
West 1424
Knickerbocker Hospital
Rand, Coakley
Ryan and
MacMahon
Cahalans
26Th
127Th Streets
William Fox
Norman J. Marsh
Washington Heights
Ryan
Rand
Coakley
Hays
White
Mac- Mahon
Conkler
Prohibition Raid Nabs Suspects at Coney Island Pavilion
A fragmented report describes a prohibition enforcement night at a Coney Island pavilion. Police arrested John Cannava of 0 Htrest Brooklyn and two others amid noisy crowds and revenue officers patrolling the area.
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Coney Island
Herort
Sahara Prohibition
Harvard Inn
John Cannava
Brooklyn
Walters
Kame
High Cost of Wives Burden in Africa
London reports Lord Dewar returning from Central Africa described rising living costs. He noted the price for a high quality wife has doubled from four spearheads to eight spearheads and in cattle districts the price has risen from four cows to eight.
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Africa
London
Lord Dewar
Central Africa
Frelinghuysen and Edge Upset New Jersey Delegates
In a complex primary race New Jersey Republicans select 28 delegates to Chicago. General Leonard Wood and Senator Hiram Johnson head the preferential ballot with Wood backed by a strong organizational slate including the Big Four Stokes Runyon Griggs Raymond. Edge and Frelinghuysen run as at large hopefuls, while Johnson faces scattered opposition and internal party tensions surface in Hudson County.
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Wood
Johnson
New Jersey
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Hiram W. Johnson
Ath
Edward ©. Stokes
William N. Runyon
John
W. Griggs
Thomas L. Raymond
At-Lares
Mulford L. Ballard
Thomas R. Layden
United States
Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen
Walter E. Edge
Edge
Freduysen
Angus McSween
Frelinghuysen
McSween
William P. Vordon
Hudson County
Runyon
Griggs
Save
Hudson
Stokes
Raymond
Bkuford Franklin
Soldier Report
Noi
Three bandits rob poker game in East Fifth Street apartment
Three men robbed a poker game at 738 East Fifth Street early today taking about $7,000 in cash jewelry and watches while holding players at gunpoint. A police chase ensued with a shotgun pistol exchange. one suspect, James Kerr, 29, of 166 Ti bary Street Brooklyn, was captured at 708 Fifth Street.
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East Fifth Street
Echbers
Lown Sharp
de Operadoen
Sommeona
Thomas O'Connor
Fifth Street
Avenue
O'Connor
Twin
Uuit
Mernt Fisher
Kant Fifth Street
Bill
James Kerr
Tibary Streat
Brooklyn
Federal Troops in Morales Revolt
Fighting between revolutionary forces and Carranza loyalists began near Mexico City in the Ajusco range. Robelo’s Morelos detachment defected to insurgents near Cuernavaca, signaling broader support for Sonora rebels. Reports note plans to push the revolt toward the capital and pressure Carranza.
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Morales
Crom the Tribune
Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
Ajusco
Salvador Alvardo
Sonora
Alvarado
Osio Robelo
Morelos
Gustavo Elizondo
Cuernavaca
Robelo
Pablo Gonzales
Tampico Vil Fields
Francisco Figuaroa
Guerrero
San Francisco
Nogales
Douglas
Naco
New York
Mexican Congress
Congress
Yucatan
Pablo de la Garena
Garza
U. S
State Department
Republic
Department
United States
French Find Arms and War Plans in Prussia
Paris reports that French cavalry entering Hanau east of Frankfurt seized large quantities of arms and munitions labeled Army of the West. Plans for maneuvers against France were found, along with operations for the zone held by the American army at Coblenz. The inter Allied commission says 250 cannons were found at Koenigsberg East Prussia.
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Paris
Hanau
Frankfort
Army of the West
France
Coblenz
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Inter- Allied Commission
Smith Blames Legislature Gag Rule Amid Turmoil
Albany reports the 142d New York Legislature closed after a late night session with leaders attacked by minority chiefs. Governor Smith condemned the body while Citizens Union called the session a brainstorm. Tensions grew as factions blamed Speaker Sweet, Senator Walters, and Socialists for silencing criticism during the tense end of the session.
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Albany
New York State
James 4. Walker
Charles D. Donohue
Smith
Citizens Union
Sweet
J. Henry Walters
Tammany Men
Assembly
Simon J. Adler
Rochester
Friends
Adler
Theodore Roosevelt
Mars Signals Trial Ended by Omaha Wireless Expert
Dr Frederick Tl Milleser of a large Omaha area station ended a week of attempts to receive signals from Mars. He reported no signals were detected over three nights, concluding Mars did not send wireless messages toward Earth during the close approach.
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the Tribune
Omaha
Frederick Tl. Milleser
Mars
Mary
Earth
Etter
Lear
H. L. Gamer
Hiepees Cult
Nomo Tims
Inter Honetary
Premiers Seek Definition of Armenian Frontier and $22 Billion Indemnity
Note to Berlin outlines tentative reparations of three billion marks yearly for thirty years totaling about 22 billion dollars. Millerand and Lloyd George push a lump sum proposal, with May talks in Belgium to fix the final amount. Lloyd George says military force will be used only if necessary to enforce the treaty’s terms.
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Lloyd George
San Remo
Associated Press
Germany
Millerand
France
Supreme Council
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Belgium
United States
House of Commons
Thiers
U. S
America
Armenia
New Armenia
Miller
Near East
Palestine
Mesopotamia
Hunger Strike Sparks London Protests at Wormwood Scrubs
London and Belfast report hunger strike actions by Irish prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs with a mass demonstration organized by IRA self determination groups crowds sing patriotic songs and burn flares in a scene resembling Mountjoy Dublin. In Cork County a Belfast officer and constable are killed near Bandon with alleged Sinn Fein involvement and other assaults reported in Clare Ennis and Dublin areas.
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London
Wormwood Scrubbs
Iarge
Twe
Trish Self-Determination League
Mountjoy
Dublin
Belfast
Cornelius Crane
McGotick
Bandon
County Cork
Crane
King's Street Barracks
Cork
Sinn
Relian
Tehan
Swenton
Ennis
County Clare
Five Hundred French Killed Near Urfa Evacuation
Constantinople reports five hundred French troops were wiped out during the evacuation of Ayia in northwest Mesolimia. American relief workers, including Mrs. Michard Mantfiold, are mentioned among those reported missing or needing aid.
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Constantinople
Aril
Associated Press
Ayia
Misolimia
Dette
Michard Mantfiold
Powers Agree to Soviet Parley If Lenine Sends Suitable Envoy
At San Remo the supreme peace council signaled readiness to resume talks with the Bolsheviks if Moscow designates a proper envoy. Max Litvinoff, ex Bolshevik plenipotentiary, is rejected. Krassin, ex Soviet Minister of Transportation, is favored as the credible negotiator in Copenhagen. Allies insist Litvinoff breached diplomatic norms by meddling in other nations’ affairs.
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Lenine
New York Tribune Inc
San Remo
Supreme Peace Council
Moscow
Maxim Litvinoff
London
Copenhagen
Paris
M. Krassin
Litvinoff
Riot Ends Anti Catholic Meeting at West Sixty third Street
A strictly invitational anti Catholic meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Washington erupted in a general riot at 22 West Sixty third Street. Two intruders Vincent Delany and James Lyscht were arrested for disorderly conduct. Patrolman Frank Murphy helped restore order before reserves cleared the hall. The event drew 200 supporters and a future Madison Square Garden gathering was joked about by Albany lawyer Jay Forrest.
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Toeet
Sons and Daughters of Washington
West Sixty-third Street
Vincent | 'Delany
West Seventy-fifth Street
James Lyseht
Twelfth Street
Long Island City
Jay W. Forrest
Albany
Washington
Madison Square Garden
Murphy
Central Park West
Sixty-third Street
Russell
Song of
Delany
Lyscht
Ite
Sons and Daughters of
Waxhinston
Daughters
Collar and Shirt Strike To Punish Profiteers
A Chicago committee led by John W. Champion announces a collar and shirt strike to press down high prices in haberdashery and laundry services. Aims for 10,000 adherents and twenty days, starting May 6, with wearers using shirts priced over 2.50 and collars detached, laundering at home. The University Club backs the move by abandoning white collars.
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Chicago
University Club
Nine Jersey Locals Lose Union Status
Edward A. McHugh announced that the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen expelled nine Jersey district locals comprising about 2,000 men for striking without authorization. Locals include Jersey City and Perth Amboy groups from Jersey Central, Lehigh Valley, Erie, Hudson & Manhattan, and Pennsylvania lines. Suburban service remained near normal as officials predicted normal tube operations by midweek.
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Edward A. McHugh
Brotherhood of Railway
Jersey
Federal Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhoods
Jet City
Jersey Central
McHugh
Jersey City
Lehigh Valley
Trenton
Perth Amboy
Pennsylvania
Erie
North Hudson
West Shore
Jersey City, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Hudson Tubes
Lackawanna
Grandview Hall
Eri Roads
New Jersey
Cortland Street
Hoboken
Summit Avenue
Grandview Wail
Hudson Tire
Meilagh
New York Central
New York
New
Two Flyers Near Death As Overalls Grip Rudder
Aboard a DH-4 coast patrol plane over Atlantic City two lieutenants from New York faced a hazardous sequence when khaki overalls snagged the rudder. The plane spun and tumbled before a forced landing at Curtis airport. Both men escaped unharmed as the patrol resumed after the overalls were removed.
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Atlantic City
Erin
Curtis
Albany Avenue
Galey
Martin
Ofew York
Ind
Request for Wilson as arbiter on Armenia mandate
In San Remo the Supreme Council asks President Wilson to fix Armenia's boundaries and accept the mandate, while outlining reasons for keeping the Sultan in Constantinople. Britain is pledged Palestine, France Syria, and the U S is asked to provide moral or armed support and perhaps a loan to aid Armenia's establishment.
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Npectut
the Tribune
New York Tribune Inc
San Remo
Italy
Supreme Council
Wilson
Armenia
United States
Turkey
Constantinople
France
Syria
Great Britain
Palestine
Washington
Robert Underwood Johnson
Armen
Erzerum
Council
America
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