Wilson Delivers Push for Prompt Peace Conference Action
President Wilson urged responsibility for peace talks delays while denying any single nation held blame. He warned that talk time is over and urged conferees to finish loose ends and present a treaty to Germany. The Paris conference also discussed Saare valley, Rhine left bank, and Danzig amid a new plan for temporary French control to revive Northern France’s mines.
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Wilson
Clemenceau
Saare
Rhine
Danzig
Associated I’reas
Lloyd George
Orlando
France
Germany
Council of Four
Alsace and
Lorraine
Rhina
Ministers Discuss Versailles Session Report on Czecho Slovak Claims
PARIS April 1 The council of foreign ministers this afternoon received a report from the peace conference commission on Czecho Slovak territorial claims and discussed the advisability of a plenary session to discuss the report on international labor legislation. They also considered holding a business session in Versailles when the German status arrive there.
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Paris
Council of Foreign Ministers
Versailles
Bond Issue Ready For Banks To Aid Railroads In Need
War finance corporation bonds totaling 200 million dollars will go on sale Wednesday through federal reserve banks and sub agent banks. Denominated at 1000 dollars, they mature in one year with 5 percent interest paid semi annually and are virtually tax free. Proceeds will fund railroads and meet other demands amid nearing exhaustion of the authorized capital. Banks and large firms are expected buyers, with exemptions from state local and federal taxes, and special tax provisions for the first five thousand dollars of holdings.
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Washington
Finnance Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
United States
Lord Cecil Meets Berne Socialists On League Talks
Lord Robert Cecil, British authority on a league of nations, met a Berne conference committee and discussed amendments for the covenant. The socialists urged rapid German and Russian entry, disarmament supervision, representative gatekeeping for delegates, and details on mandates. Cecil argued stable governments and state decisions on governance as bases for admission.
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Paris
Robert Cecil
League of Nations
International Socialist Conference
Berne
Germany
Russia
Robert
Lord Robert
League of Nations Commission
League
Theodore Roosevelt to enter politics for alderman post
Lieut. Col Theodore Roosevelt announced he would enter politics by seeking the board of aldermen position, following his father's path. He said he would retire from business and his current work centers on organizing the World War Veterans association in the United States.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Board of Aldemen
Tie
World War Veterans’ Association
Reed Says Senate Won't Ratify League Pact
Chicago April 2 Senator James A Reed of Missouri, a leading opponent of the league of nations as proposed, declared before the Association of Commerce that the Senate will never confirm it as it stands. He said the Monroe Doctrine must be recognized and U S sovereignty safeguarded, and he opposed joining any league or entangling the nation with foreign problems.
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Chicago
James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
Association of Commerce
Herg
Senate
United States
League
Agreement Reached on One Point in Paris Talks
A Paris report cites Temps about at least one point agreed in the conference. Germany’s terms remain wary with war tensions noted on the Rhine and beyond.
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Paris
Rhine
Hitchcock Hopeful That League Draft Will Meet Approval
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska told the Washington Commercial club he believes the league covenant may be amended as public opinion requires and, with the peace treaty, ratified without change by the senate. He warned that Senate delays in approving amendments could stall peace, endangering civilization in Europe, and urged prompt settlement to curb lawlessness. He noted possible changes would allow national withdrawal, protect domestic affairs such as immigration, and require unanimous council approval for binding decisions.
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Hitchcock
Nebraska
Washington Commercial Club
League of Nations
Senate
Europe
League
Executive Council
Baker to sail Monday to direct army affairs in France
Secretary Baker will sail from New York Monday to attend meetings of the American Liquidation Commission and to wind up American army affairs in France. He will be joined by C. W. Cutthell, the War Department’s representative on the inter allied claims board. Baker plans a brief stay and expects to return after conferences and inspections.
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Washington
Baker
New York
France
Cannot Use Yanks In Balkan States
London reports President Wilson told the American peace delegation that no American soldiers should be used in trouble in eastern or Southeastern Europe. The Central News dispatch from Paris notes the stance as the Allies seek stability and a postwar settlement.
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London
Wilson
Europe
Paris
Doctor Arrested For Death Of Army Nurse
In San Francisco Dr Ephria Northcott was arrested on murder charges in the death of Army nurse Miss Inez Reed who died March 7 after an illegal operation. Reed’s body was found in a ravine near Crystal Springs south of the city, allegedly thrown from a car. Nurse Frances Cronin, an office employee, was charged as an accessory.
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San Francisco
Ephria Northcott
Inez Reed
Miss Reed
Crystal Springs
Northcott
Misa Frances Cronin
Sweitzer Forces Do Not Concede Defeat
CHICAGO April 2 Late Tuesday night after no concession of victory from the Sweitzer headquarters had been issued it was said Sweitzer adherents were investigating the action of the mayor in ordering policemen to take the police returns to his office in City Hall before the result should be made known The mayor in a statement attributed his success to the confidence of the voters in the Republican party.
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Chicago
Sweitzer
Congress
State Supreme Court
Gérais
Hoyne
Independent
Heniy Stuckart
James T. Igoe
John M. O'Connor
Return Indictments For Fraud In Shells
Indictments charging fraud and sabotage in the manufacture of shells for the United States government were returned by a federal grand jury in Knonville Tennessee. Targets include the William J. Oliver Manufacturing Company, William J. Oliver, and nine employees. a separate indictment names J A Hagler, one of the government's witnesses.
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Knonville
Tenn
United States
William J. Oliver Manufacturing Company
William J. Oliver
J. A. Hagler
Oklahoma City Elects Walton Mayor by 1000 Vote Margin
Oklahoma City, April 2. Democrat J. C. Walton won the mayoral race over Republican C. H. Russell by a margin of about 1000 votes. The article notes there were six Democratic candidates for the city commission seeking seats.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. CG. Walton
C. H. Russell
Memrf City Commission
Tight Race for Judge in Quincy and County
A tight race for a state trial judge seat unfolded in Quincy and surrounding counties with George H. Wilson leading Floyd Thompson. Early returns show uneven totals as many precincts remain uncounted, especially in Quincy where officials warn the final tally may take days. Wilson gains across rural counties bolster his margin, while Thompson hoped for large City wins to close the gap.
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George H. Wilson
Floyd Thompson
Rock Island
Wilson
Cass
Thompson
R Ow
Riverside
Soldiers Home
Lewistown
Fulton County
Warren County
Adams County
Brown
Brown County
Hancock
Mason County
Menard
Petersburgh
Mercer
Judge
Mr. Wilson
Morgan
Schuyler
Warren
Wi-son
Freeport Wins Mayor Race on Citizens Ticket by 700
Freeport Illinois April 2 W L Calkins was elected mayor on the citizens ticket by about 700 votes over Democrat C F Dittmar. The citizens ticket swept the rest of the ticket, with likely exception of city attorney. Control of the council remains with the citizens party.
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Freeport
Wil
W. L. Calkins
Citizens
C Ff Dittmar
Citizens Party
Wilson and Thompson Lead in 42 Precinct Returns
Vote tallies show Wilson leading with a large majority across 42 precincts while Thompson trails. Specific vote counts and district breakdowns are not provided in the readable text. The result indicates Wilson holds the dominant position in the overall tally.
Commander Who Faced Lost Battalion To Visit His Foes
New York April 2 Divisional headquarters of the 77th division said Lieut Heinrich Prinz the German officer whose troops opposed the Lost battalion hopes to visit the United States to personally congratulate Colonel Whittlesey who commanded the unit Prinz formerly represented a German industrial firm at Spokane Washington and told Col Sherrill Coblenz about the soldiers courage and morale during the engagement
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New York
77Th
France
Heinrich Prinz
United States
Whittlesey
Pringit
Fommerly
Spokane
Wash
Germany Seeks Free Trade With Allies Under New Mandate
Berlin dispatch reports Marshal Foch advising General Nuydant that Germany may trade with neutral country firms even if blacklisted, subject to approval by the supreme council and blockade authorities. Wolff agency protests, demanding entirely free trade.
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Berlin
Marshal Foch
Nudant
Spa
Germany
Supreme Council
Wolff Bureau
Hungary seeks closer union with Germany alliance move
The Hungarian government sent a delegation to Berlin to negotiate a treaty of alliance against the entente. German officers formerly with Field Marshal Mackensen’s army have arrived in Budapest to reorganize the Hungarian force, which now numbers about 100,000 men.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Geneva
Berlin
Mackensen
New War Department Casualty List System Adopted
Washington April 2 The War Department announces a new method for casualty lists The immediate publication now includes only those killed in action and those with death verified and other causes The rest will be mailed to newspapers nationwide for later release
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Washington
War Department
Transport Passes Into Newport News Harbor
Newport News Va April 3 The transport President Grant passed into the Virginia Capes at midnight bringing 19 officers and 2045 enlisted men. The ship sailed from Brest March 20 carrying units of the 1st division and 37th division with eleven casual companies and six convalescent detachments onboard.
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Newport News
President Grant
Virginia Capes
Brest
Woodruff Leads in Peoria Victory Expected for Seventh Term
Early returns from seventy one precincts show Mayor Woodruff Republican leading S D Long Democrat by sixteen votes. Woodruff is expected to win his seventh consecutive term by a margin over one thousand, with the entire Republican ticket projected to win.
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Woodruff
Peoria
S. D. Long
Hitchcock Points Out Flaws in the Root Amendments
Washington April 2 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska questions the need for six amendments by Elihu Root to the league of nations covenant. He argues for splitting the Monroe Doctrine and immigration provisions from foreign policy, while Borah supports Root. Hitchcock says compulsion of international dispute submission could face senate objections and notes the Monroe Doctrine still governs U.S. policy.
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Elihu Root
League of Nations
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Root
Borah
Idaho
International Tribunal For Trial
League
Berah
Europe
Monroe
Italy Insists On A Decision Upon Her Frontier Dispute
Paris April 1 Premier Orlando urged a simultaneous settlement of Italys frontier question with Frances before the council of four. he suggested an internal exchange of views on the Adriatic. He favored a joint peace with Austria if not delaying the council. The American boundaries commission aims to conclude all boundaries this week including Austria Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Paris
Italy
France
Premier Orlando
Wilson
Council of Four
Adriatic
Orlando
Austria
American Boundaries Commission
Bulgaria
Turkey
Packers Freed From Food Board Restrictions
Washington April 2 All meat packers were released from food administration control by a presidential proclamation signed in Paris. The action relieves importers manufacturers and distributors of beef pork mutton and lard from licenses and all supervision by the food administration including profit margin limits.
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Washington
Food Administration
Wilson
Paris
Herbert Hoover
Marshal Foch Heads To Spa Conference
Marshal Foch departs Paris for Spa to press the allied demand that Polish troops may use the Dan Sig port. He has full powers to negotiate with the German representative and will consult with the Inter allied Shipping Commission regarding Polish access to the port.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Spa
Mavinas Ergberger
Dansig
Conatan
Mayor Thompson leads Chicago mayoral race by 8000
Chicago city returns show William Hale Thompson Republican leading with about 8,000 votes over Democrat Robert M. Sweitzer and independent Democrat Hoyne, amid six candidates for mayor. Early police tallies from 1,900 precincts out of 2,215 put Thompson at 219,562 to Sweitzer 210,290 and Hoyne 91,961, with other minor tallies reported.
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Chicago
City News Bureau of
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Robert M. Sweitzer
Maclay
Hoyne
John Fitzpatrick
Labor Party
John M. Collins
Adolph Carms
Socialist Labor
Maclay Hoyne
San Francisco Hearing Questions Dr Northcott Nurse
Police question nurse Frances Cronin after arrest of Dr Ephriam Northcott on murder charges tied to the death of nurse Miss Inez Elizabeth Reed. Reed’s body was found in a ravine near San Mateo on March 8, with alleged illegal operation cited. Cronin was not arrested but will be called to testify at Northcott’s hearing.
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San Francisco
San Mateo
Ephriam Northcott
Inez Elizabeth Reed
Misa Reed
Frances Cronin
Painters on Strike Involving Ninety Workers
Ninety painters and hanger crews walk out on Tuesday as a labor dispute unfolds, affecting fiber and WL operations. The standstill centers on working conditions and pay, with union representatives seeking resolution.
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