Lowden Leading in Illinois Primary with Growing Margin
Chicago April 15 Governor Frank O Lowden holds a 74813 lead over Leonard Wood in the presidential preference primary with 3 of 102 counties and 249 of 5690 precincts reported. Total Lowden 234239 to Wood 159426 with Johnson also receiving votes. Delegates show Lowden 34 and 16 with no preference.
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Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Leonard Wood
Lowden
Wood
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Cook County
Johnson
Cook
Hiram Johnson
Release Irish Prisoners Ends Hunger Strike Triumph
Sixty four hunger striking prisoners were released apparently unconditionally ending the strike. The mayor said prisoners would not return to captivity. Trade unionists hailed a clear victory though terms remained unspecified. Irish volunteers kept order outside Mountjoy and no military was present.
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Ry Associated Press
Dublin
Major
Lord French
Vice Regal Lodge
Dublin Castle
Prisons Board
Mater Visericord
Mountjoy
Associated Press
Mount Joy Prison
Fn Associated Press
Belfast
Londonderry
Officers in Army Reduced by Senate Vote
The army officer total was cut from 18 000 to 16 993 after the defeat of universal military training. The amendment by Chairman Wadsworth dissented with two major generals five brigadiers and forty colonels among those released.
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Washington
Senate
Wadsworth
Military Committee
Primary vote totals by county show Lowden leading Wood
County by county results show Adams County with 1431 Lowden to Wood 633, Clinton 731 Lowden and 125 Wood, Pulaski 616 Lowden to 540 Wood, Douglas 828 Lowden to 170 Wood, Hamilton 606 Lowden and 90 Wood, and LaSalle 4613 Lowden to 1566 Wood.
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Adams ‘County
Lowden
Wood
Clinton County
Pulaski County
Douglas County
Hamilton County
LaSalle County
Riots Prompt Illinois Troops to Kewanee Plant
Acting Governor Oglesby ordered two battalions of the 11th Illinois Reserve Militia to Kewanee to aid sheriff Wilson at the Kewanee Tube Co. plant amid strike unrest. About 600 troops, under Cols Stuart and Swanson, mobilized and en route after a petition citing 400 rioters and 385 deputies.
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Springfield
Ill
John Oglesby
Wilson
Henry County
Frank Dickson
Kewanee
Kewanee Tube Co
Dickson
11Th Regiment
Illinois Reserve Milita
Chicago
Liner
Wm. E. Swanson
Swanson
Oglesby
Sherff
Sam Wilson
George Brown
Carl Amelin
D.C. Baker
President
Chamber of Commerce
White Collar Crews In St. Louis Yards
Henry Miller the $20 000 a year president of the Terminal Railroad association worked as a switchman in Union Station yards on Wednesday. He balanced duties as head of Title Guaranty Trust Co making a 10 a m board meeting and Terminal conference before guiding yard switches. Since last Thursday’s strike Terminal clerks and most officials served as switchmen under A S Johnson who has lived in a yards shanty directing volunteers.
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St, Louis
Henry Miller
Terminal Railroad Association
Union Station
Title Guaranty Trust Co
A. S. Johnson
New York Papers Cut Down by Rail Strike
New York papers shrink size and pages due to a railroad strike. The Sun and Globe drop to eight pages while the Morning Sun has twelve. the Evening Journal halves its size and cuts circulation. Display ads are heavily rejected as the industry faces scarcity.
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New York
Sun
the Globe
Morning Sun
Evening Journal
Explosion Claims Two Hundred At Stolberg In Belgium
Brussels reports an explosion in a chemical water facility at Stolberg near Aix la Chapelle Rheinish Prussia resulting in about two hundred deaths. Local authorities confirm a large casualty event with extensive damage and ongoing rescue operations.
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Brussels
Hallseevd
Stolberg
Aix LaChappelle
Rheanish Prusela
Mexican Rebels Face Carranza Troops On Sonora Frontier
Apr 15 Nogales reports a first battle between Sonora’s secessionist forces and Carranza troops on the Sonora Sinoloa frontier. Sonora fortifies passes, mobilizes thousands, and claims a civil war over state rights. Yaqui peace noted with mobilization of 4 000 to 5 000 red warriors against Carranza. General Flores joins Calles. Rios and Plank shift to secession.
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Auga Prieta
Sonora
Republic of
Carranza
Sonora-Sinaloa
Nogales
P. Elias Calles
Sinaloa-Sonora
Chihuahua
Casas Grande
Agua Prieta
Carles
Mexico
Southrn Pacific de Mexico
Sinaloa
Ariz
Angel Flores
Rios
Plank
Calles
New York Rail Strike Seeks Peace Amid Transport Disruption
The New York area rail workers, halted lines into New York and northern New Jersey, signaled openness to talks as the Railroad Labor Board forms. Columbia University students offer help and a Jersey City meeting follows optimism over train resumption. A separate driver and porter strike affecting butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry transport adds to the food supply strain.
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New York
New Jersey
Edward McHugh
Railroad Labor Board
Jersey City
Columbia University
Jersey
New York Evening Post
Richard Derby
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay Express
Jamacca
Judge Sam Welty Dies After Illness, Heart Trouble
Bloomington Illinois April 15 Judge Sam Welty of the circuit court died at his home after about two weeks illness. He suffered heart trouble and other complications following the illness. The judge had served on the bench for years and was well known in the community.
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Bloomington, Hil
Sam Welty
Circuit Court
Striking Rail Men Return to Work in Chicago
Chicago officials reported a first break in insurgent railroad walkouts as crews on the Pennsylvania Soo Line and Rock Island lines returned to duty. Enginemen and firemen voted to resume, with 75 Rock Island workers back and others to report. New York Central also saw 22 firemen and 8 switchmen return. Freight movement rose, livestock receipts improved, and embargoes eased as unions claimed strength, while officials noted continuing gains in service.
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Chicago
Chicago Terminal
Pennsylvania
Soo Line
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Edward Corrigan
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Rock Island
R. L. Randsell
W. F. Schaff
New York Central
Theeneral Manager's Association
Chicago Yardmen's Association
John Grunau
Rock Island and
Soo Lines
Harts Received Full Paris Command From Pershing
Brigadier General Harts told a House committee Pershing gave him full responsibility to handle misdeeds by American officers and troops in Paris. He said Paris officers and men were harming the army’s name and that he improved conditions. He also questioned Lieutenant Smith’s three year sentence for brutality, saying Smith likely exceeded his authority.
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Washington
Harts
Paris
House
Pershing
Census releases 1920 city population figures
The census bureau announced 1920 population totals for several cities. Washington Indiana records 8,705 residents, Tonia Michigan 6,985, Pert Arthur Texas 22,251, Douglas Arizona 9,916, Plymouth Massachusetts 13,032, and Winston Salem North Carolina 48,393, with notable percentage increases from 1910.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Ind
Tonia
Mich
Arthur
Texas
Douglas
Ariz
Plymouth
Mass
Winston Salem
N. C
Democratic Boss of Cook County Dies Wednesday
Roger C. Sullivan, 59, longtime Democratic leader of Cook County and key national figure, died at his Chicago home after a month of illness from bronchial pneumonia. He rose from machinist to a multimillionaire in gas and cracker business and was a pivotal, controversial force in Illinois and national politics for three decades.
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Cook County
Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Hot Springs
Ark
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington
San Francisco
Roger Sullivan
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Illinois
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Wilson
Bryan
Carter Harrion
William R. Wearst
Belvidere
Ills
Stnate
Cleveland
Lawrence ¥. Sherman
McKinley
National Committee
ING
Helen
Quinlan
To Report Soldier Aid Bill Next Week
Washington April 13 A composite soldier relief bill granting adjusted compensation at one dollar per day of service for about 3 000 000 former servicemen will be reported to the house within a week Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee announced Wednesday Passage of the measure by the house is expected soon.
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Washington, D. C
House
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Sente Leaders Press Bill Path Through Senate Before June Convention
House session targets action this month with Sente leaders saying the bill should clear the Senate before the June convention if approved by the House.
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House
Sente
Senate
AT&SF Suspends Westbound Traffic Over Switch Man Strike
Embargo hits Santa Fe line at Albuquerque as three westbound passenger trains are held and four more due later are to be detained. Stub trains are being run. The action follows a switch man strike affecting service west of here.
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Santa PR
Albuquerque
N. M
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Here
Palmer finds Foster led outlaw railroad strike plot
Justice investigators report William Z. Foster, Ferst of the steel strike, as prime mover behind the outlaw railroad walkout. Palmer cites Foster at union meetings and ties to Pierson and Reese in plans to expand disruption across industries. Government widens probes and monitors agitators amid found Russian radical links and push for a one big union.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
William Z. Foster
Foster
Palmer
Carl Pierson
A. E. Reese
Chicago
Wilson
Railway Labor Board
Senate
Labor Board
Russia
Mr. Palmer
American Federation of Labor
IT. W. W
Canada
Piersor
Reese
I. W.W
John Grunau
Grunau
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Army
James Stuart
Luiet
E. Swanson
Stuart
St. Louis
Judge Welty
Middle West
Roger Cc. Sullivan
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