Bolshevism in Germany a menace not a bluff
The article argues Germany uses threats to avoid reparations as a bluff, while Bolshevism falls from famine and gains unlikely traction in Bavaria. It cites Hungary’s fall and warns that Bolshevism is a misfortune, not a calculated ploy to frighten the Allies, with Ebert's government potentially gaining strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Germany
Hungary
Bavaria
Russia
Ebert
Good Men on the Tax Boards and State Reform
Governor Lowden aims to replace the state board of equalization with a centralized tax body a move unlikely to win full support in down state counties where capable men serve on the existing board. The piece argues the fault lies in the law, not the men, and urges system revision over top-down centralization, predicting strong protests if implemented.
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Overnor Lowden
State Board of Equalization
Samuel R. Chittenden
Mendon
John S. Crittenden
Julius Kespehl
Her G. Henry
Expert
Inland Waterways Plan to Link St Lawrence and Mississippi
Waterways Chicago Tribune argues for a forty mile Illinois canal to connect the St Lawrence system with the Mississippi valley. It blames government engineers for delays and urges Hines to push the project as a continental transportation solution. The piece emphasizes vast potential for a coast-to-coast waterway from Atlantic to Gulf and Panama.
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Chicago Tribune
Hines
United States
St. Lawrence
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Tilinois
Ilinois
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Troops Sail From France in Five Vessels for Homeward Duty
War Department announces five transports with 6,287 soldiers of the Thirty-fifth Division have sailed from France to American ports. Vessels include the Zeppelin and the Great Northern, with New York and St. Louis arrivals expected around April 20.
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129Th Field Artillery
New York
de Kalb
von Steuben
Navy Transport Service
Newport News
110Th Engineers
War Department
F. A
Arrval
60Th Artillery
128Th Artillery
Vedic
Boston
128Th Field Artillery
Great Northern
Washington
Thirty-Fifth
Kansas and
Missouri National Guard
137Th Infantry
130Th Field Artillery
66Th
Manchuria
Wlinchs
Mobile
Belvedere
Marseilles
130Th Engineers
Freedom
Matsonia
139Th Infantry
Rijndam
Bath
56Th Engineers
Santa Rosa
303Rd Field Artillery
302Nd Field Artillery
Santa Cara
West Madaket
Brest
France
Navigation Branch
Heston
Psth
Department
Polish general Haller travels Paris to Mayence en route to Warsaw
General Joseph Haller commander of three Polish divisions in France departs Paris for Mayence to accompany the first contingent to Warsaw as they move toward Poland through Germany.
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Paris
Havas
Joseph Haller
France
Poland
Germany
Mayence
Warsaw
Chilean Mission Tours Washington Sites
Washington April 16 The Chilean commercial mission was escorted by U S officials to the White House Capitol Library of Congress Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Bureau of Standards This afternoon they will visit Mount Vernon Ambassador Henry B Fletcher in charge of entertainment They plan to leave for New York on Friday or Saturday for an itinerary in American cities and expect to spend two to three months in the United States
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Washington
United States
White House
Capitol
Library of Congress
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau of Standards
Mount Vernon
Henry B. Fletcher
Chile
New York
Farmer Brown's Boy and Prickly Porky in the Sugar House
Farmer Brown's Boy finds his sweater filled with Prickly Porky's quills after Bowser steps on one of the porcupine's quills. He releases the spines, muses on what happened, then resumes tapping maple trees as sap runs, hoping to spot the culprit. Bowser limps in after the injury, and the boy decides to keep alert for the porcupine while finishing sap collection.
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Farmer Brown
Bowser
Bowser the Hound
Porky
Prickly Porky
Father Brown
Rascal
Unrest in Sonora Copper Mines
Washington dispatch reports labor conditions in Sonora Mexico have deteriorated over six years. More than six thousand workers have been discharged by several copper companies, fueling growing unrest as officials receive word of the crisis.
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Mexico
Washington
Sonora
Salu
Basernall Results at Mt Loula St Louis Nationals
At Mt Loula during the St Louis Nationals the Basernall team posted a scoreline and notable players Doak May Sherdel Clemons Rogers Mayer were mentioned among the competing names.
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Basernall
Mt. Loula
St. Louis
April 16 anniversary notes from old world events
Historic calendar items mark April 16 as Shakespeare’s birth anniversary, a 1633 Greenland expedition death toll, New Jersey land sale offer in 1681, Culloden defeat in 1746, Port Royal Jamaica sink in 1811, and 1862 DC slavery abolition. The brief rolls through dates, places, and notable events tied to this date.
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William Shakespeare
Stradford-on- Avon
Greenland
New Jersey
England
George Carteret
Theattle
Culoden
Culloden
Charles Edward
Duke of Cumberland
Port Royal
Jamaica
District of Columbia
Alsace Referendum Would Favor France
Berne reports Eduard Bernstein, veteran German social democrat leader, says a referendum today in Alsace and Lorraine would favor joining France. He argues Alsace Lorraine could not be autonomous and warns against political and economic intrigue if separated. He urges Germany to depart from imperial policies, to make reparations, and to avoid excessive protestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Alsace and Lorraine
France
Eduard Bernstein
Vienna
Alsace-Lorraine
Herr Bernstein
Germany
Two Hundred Coming In German Mission
Paris April 15 A formal invitation was sent by the council of four to the German government to send representatives to Versailles for the peace congress meeting on April 25. No reply had been received by tonight but it is expected the German delegation will reach Versailles about April 24. The complete German peace mission will probably number about two hundred persons.
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Paris
Council of Four
Versailles
Castoria warning on genuine packaging and counterfeits
The notice urges parents to verify Castoria’s authentic wrapper signature by Chas. H. Fletcher, warns against counterfeit medicines, and stresses mothers must scrutinize products for their children while adults can judge for themselves.
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Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Pisoneaig Castoria
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