War Ends Proposed Friday After House Debate
Washington April 8 Republican leaders in the House reached a final decision to bring to a vote late Friday a resolution declaring the state of war with Germany at an end. The Rules committee issued a six hour Thursday and five hour Friday debate plan, after which opponents may offer only a motion to recommit. The minority report by Democratic members argued the resolution is ineffective and interferes with the President’s treaty powers, claiming a formal treaty is required to end the war and warning of continued burdens from war legislation.
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Washington
House
Rules Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Flood
Virginia
Congress
Flood
Germany
Lowden Urges Budget Reform to Cut Federal Clerks Payroll
Indiana speech by Governor Frank Lowden at the Columbia Club attacks wartime government size. He cites 102 000 federal workers, calls for a treasury secretary guided budgetary system to reveal unnecessary offices, and envisions reform in international arbitration after the Republican nomination. He praises Will H. Hays for campaign support.
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Indianapolis
Frank Lowden
Columbia Club
United States
Washington
Secretary of Treasury
League of Nations
Republican Party
Will H H. Hays
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Hays
Indicted Mine Officials Hire Hughes as Chief Counsel
United Mine Workers of America retained Charles E. Hughes as chief counsel to defend 43 union officials indicted in Indianapolis on charges of conspiratorial price-raising. John L. Lewis announced Hughes will lead the defense with the union’s full legal staff. Indictments returnable May 4 in Indianapolis. officials will plead not guilty.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Hughes
United Mine Workers’ Organization
French Occupy Hombris Near Frankfurt in Rhine Advance
French troops on the right bank of the Rhine continued their advance and occupied Hombris nine miles north of Frankfurt today. The frontline action underscores continued pressure as Allied forces push through occupied territories. French units reported securing the town and consolidating positions amid the rapid pursuit along the river.
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Tomburg
Metz
Rhine
Hombirs
Frankfort
Embargo Placed on Buffalo Freight by Railroads
Buffalo officials announce a freight embargo after a conference of seven railroads tied up by a switchmen strike. Milk shipments and passenger service to continue as possible. Chicago strike expands to 25 railroads, with 50,000 workers out. New outlaw unions form, and mass meetings held as managers seek delays in wage demands. Strike actions spread to Buffalo Champaign Kansas City as votes favor continued walkouts and coordinated action.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Chicago Terminal
Brotherhood
Snyder
Railroad Managers’ Association
Brotherhood of Engineers
Brotherhood of Firemen
Chicago and Northwestern
National Enginemen’s Association
Brotherhood of Engineers and Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Chicago Yardmen's Association
S. E. Hebberling
Switchmens’ Union of North America
W. J. Trost
Champaign
Yardmen’s Association
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Milwaukee
General Managers’ Association
Irish Pickets Quote Colby as Paraders March
Washington April Irish pickets move from the British Embassy to the state department bearing banners with Colby quotes from Carnegie Hall. Police appeared but interfered little. four pickets arrested after plea of guilty to menacing embassy officials. one prisoner deemed indisposed after release.
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Washington
Colby
State Department
England
Ireland
Carnegie Hall
New York
Mary 14
Ronald C. Lindsay
Edwards Pleased By Support In Michigan
Governor Edwards praised Michigan primary support as an awakening of concern for personal liberty. He noted he trailed Hoover in latest returns but credited the vote to opposition to losing personal rights without a chance to vote.
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Edwards
Michigan
Jersey City
N. J
Trenton
Herbert Hoover
Muscatine Levee Breaks Flooding Large Farm Area
A break in the Muscatine island levee about 12 miles south of the city floods thousands of acres of farm land and threatens parts of South Muscatine. Some 20 000 acres may see 3 to 16 feet of water as workers and volunteers assist officials and the Rock Island Railroad in blocking water and moving families from the area. The levee breach prompts mobilization of city labor and Legion members to build embankments and reduce flood danger downstream.
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Muscatine, Fa
Muscatine Island
South Muscatine
Rock Island Railroad Company
American Legion
Orland Votes Wet In Chicago Ward Election
Orland, a Cook county village, voted wet by a margin of 30 votes in Tuesday's election after a petition kept the question alive before the vote. Local officials reported the outcome as decisive and timely for the community.
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Oruland
Chicago
Orland
Cook County
Walter J. Green Dead
Walter H. Green, 53, artist and son of the late Judge Henry S. Greene of Springfield, New Hampshire, died Wednesday in Chicago after a brief illness.
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Walter J. Green
Chicago
Walter H. Green
Henry S. Greene
Springfield
First War rant for reckless aerial driving issued in L A
Omar Locklear former army aviator was issued a warrant charged with disturbing the peace by tumult and offensive conduct after looping the loop a few feet above trees in a downtown public square. The Aero Club of Southern California acted as complainant in Los Angeles on April 8.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Omar Locklear
Aero-Club of
Southern California
Locklear
Wood Men of Georgia Split Delegates in Atlanta Rumpus
In Atlanta on April 8 two Georgia Republican factions elected separate sets of delegates to the national convention after a clash led by Police Chief Beavers. Roscoe Pickett's group named four delegates at large for Major General Leonard Wood, while Henry Lincoln Johnson and C. P. Goree headed a second faction that elected uninstructed delegates. Doors were barred, police summoned, and both factions held meetings in the same hall to choose their delegates.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Beavers
Roscoe Pickett
Leonard Wood
Henry Lincoln Joohnson
Internal Revenue
C. P. Goree
Dorsey
Rejection of Army Bill Opens Sharp Senate Debate
In Washington on April 8 the Senate opened a heated fight over universal military training. Indications pointed to a likely rejection in a vote set for today. Supporters and opponents traded sharp remarks as the plan’s timing shifted from 1921 to 1922. Senator Wadsworth argued the regular army could not defend the country and urged adoption of training, citing high future costs, while opponents like Senator Pomerene warned against expense and questioned preparedness. Senators Nelson and Smith also attacked the plan.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
Wadsworth
New York
America
Pomerene
Ohio
Nelson
Minnesota
Smith Democrat
Arizona
River Reaches Record Mississippi Rise at Clinton Iowa
Clinton Iowa April 8 with a stage of 48.5 feet the Mississippi River rose to the highest mark in 32 years and was expected to exceed 19 feet before leveling off Beaver Island residents including truck gardeners and farmers fled to the mainland as flood waters swelled. Rail service on the D R Y T and N W line between Ravenport and Clinton was abandoned due to washouts south of Commanche.
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Clinton
Jua
Mississippi River
Beaver Island
D. R. YT
N. W
Burlington and Milwaukee Systems
Ravenport
Commanche
Sims Rodman clash before Naval Committee
Admiral Rodman testified at the Senate investigation into the Sims Daniels row. He denied claims the navy entered WWI unprepared or without plans and praised the fleet’s 1917 readiness. Rodman criticized Sims as indiscreet and said attempts were made to discredit the navy.
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Washington
Senate
Sims-Daniels
Admiral Rodman
Pacific Fleet
Sims
Rodman
Daniels
General Board
United States
Navy
Navy Department
Senate Boosts Navy Appropriations to Speed Construction
The Senate naval affairs committee proposes a $39 million lift above House totals to accelerate 1921 building programs. They raise aviation funding by about $10 million, boost naval aircraft and stations, and increase experiments funding. Other items such as torpedo boats and armor plate totals are left unchanged.
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Washington
House
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Hog Island
Armour Prate
Great Lakes
Four Die in Explosion at Fayville Nitro Plant Near Cairo
Four workers at the Aetna Explosive Company Fayville plant near Cairo Illinois were killed and about 100 injured with three fatally believed. The blast struck the nitrator unit in the outbuildings at shift change and the main plant remained intact. The missing bodies were not found and a large debris hole marked the site.
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Cairo
Ill
Aetna Explosive Company
Fayville
Here
Wayne Yates
Pete Howard
Ed Ramsey
George Sullivan
Census figures reveal population gains in several cities
The 1920 Census Bureau release shows Hudson New York at 11 745 up 328 or 2 9 percent Salina Kansas at 15 085 up 5 397 or 55 7 percent Spartanburg D C at 22 633 up 5 121 or 20 2 percent and Greenville South Carolina at 23 127 up 7 386 or 46 9 percent each reflecting varying growth since 1910.
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Washington
Pril
Census Bureau
Hudson
N. Y
Salina
Kan
Spartanburg
D. C
Greenville
S. C
Allies Were Given Facts France Says Allies Were Given Facts
Paris April 7 A note prepared by Premier Millerand and read to ambassadors says France informed and consulted with allies before occupying Rhine cities. It cites Berlin messages on March 28 and April 2 3 detailing German resistance and French insistence on joint action. France warned allies that Germany violated Versailles treaty article 44, risking war, and sought allied support for immediate military measures.
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Associated Press
Paris
Miller
Wilhelm von Mayer
France
Rhine
Frankfort
Dermstadt
Germany
Geephert
Ruhr
Millerand
Charge D‘affaires
Damstadt
Homburg
Hanau
Dieburg
Goephert
Reichswehr
Berlin
Ger
Severing
Council
London
Hugh ©. Wallace
Earl of Derby
Baron Matsui
Japan
Court Bonin-Longare
Italy
Millerands
Washington
Stock Exchange
Chicago Song Writer Freed By Coroner Is Rearrested
Chicago April 8 Joseph Manne a 125 pound song writer was exonerated by a coroner s jury of guilt in the death of Travers Walsh a soda water clerk Walsh died from a fractured skull after a fight Manne was instantly re arrested on a murder warrant Following the verdict witnesses say Walsh and two companions confronted Manne and his wife in the theater quarter Walsh allegedly insulted Mrs Manne leading to the confrontation
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Chicago
Joseph Manne
Travers Walsh
Walsh
Manne
American Doughboys From Siberia Reach Manila
Brigadier General William S. Groves, commander in chief of American Expeditionary forces in Siberia, and his staff arrived in Manila today on the transport Great Northern from Vladivosto. The South Bend followed with 1,600 troops and 119 war brides, completing the evacuation of American troops from Siberia.
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Manila
P. I
William S. Groves
Siberia
Great Northern
Vladivosto
South Bend
Romania To Ratify Versailles Treaty By Royal Act
BUCHAREST April 7 The council of ministers has decided to ratify the treaty of Versailles by royal decree as the parliament is not in session making Romania's approval similar to other royal states in the current crisis.
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Bucharest
Council of Ministers
Romania
Frankfort Riot Leaves Dozens Wounded in German Clash
Six Germans were killed and 35 wounded in Frankfort as crowds jeered French troops who then opened fire with a machine gun. Reports from Berlin say disturbances stemmed from a Berlin order. parallel fighting in Bochum and plunder by Spartacans followed as French troops struggled to restore calm. The incident sent markets shifting and stirred debate in Paris over Rhine occupation.
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Frankfort
Havas
Associated Press
Coblenz
Schifferplatz
Berlin
United States
France
Mayence
Degeutte
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Qutlaw
Cite Cummins Bil
Brotherhood of Railway
Bulletin
Frank J. Sheehan
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Kansas
Brotherhood of Railway Switchen
Muscatine
G.O.P
Pickett
Naval
U.S. Navy
Bochum
Red Guard
Mittag Am Zeitung
Red Guards
Besterhola
Dortmund
Reds
Reis Bank
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