Strike collapses prompt meeting in Chicago amid rail wage talks
In Chicago a meeting was called by John Grunau president of the Chicago Yardmen association to clear up the strike situation with invited members of the outlaw United Enginemen union and officials including Judge Landis. Railroads report 605 switch engines active about 80 percent of normal and nearly 700 rebel switchmen back at work as livestock shipments rose to 1375 cars. Harold Reading, imprisoned for bond refusal, hopes to attend the session. The meeting offers no fixed recommendations, votes on proposals. Washington hearings featured wage demands by conductors and switchmen citing cost of living rises. The wage board hears requests for roughly 58 percent pay increases with overtime and home-station allowances. Secretary Tumulty warned the White House would not intervene while strikes persist. St. Louis yardmen later retracted a return-to-work vote, delaying final wage decision.
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Chicago
John Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
The
United Enginemen
K. M. Landis
John M. Glenn
Ilinois
General Managers
Railroad General Managers’ Association
Reading
Inunan
United Enginemen’ S Association
Harold E. Reading
Wheaton
Grunau
Landis
Clyde
Washington
Railroad Labor Board
E. L. Sheppard
Brotherhood
White House
Tumulty
Yardmen’s Association
Wilsar
Wrk
Rairoad ‘Brotherhoods
Railroad
St. Louis
Continue Hearing Of Strause After Delay
The second phase of Edgar A. Strause’s trial for the murder of Peoria banker Berne Meade began in Bloomington Illinois with Judge Harris presiding. The trial, which started March 8, had been delayed by juror illness and the death of Judge Samwelly. Doctors who examined the banker’s body testified on the witness stand.
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Bloomington
Ill
Edgar A. Strause
Peoria
Berne Meade
Harris
Lincoln
Samwelly
Michigan Counties Instruct Delegates for Wood or Johnson
Delegates from Delta and Menominee counties at Michigan state convention were instructed to vote for Major General Leonard Wood or Senator Hiram Johnson of California. Delta county backed Wood while Menominee county supported Wood. both reports dated April 23 from Escanaba and Menominee respectively.
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Escanaba
Mich
Michigan
Delta County
Hiram Johnson
California
Wood
Menominee
Nenominee County
Leonard Wood
Mob Seeks Murder Suspect as Indianapolis Riot Turns Violent
In Indianapolis a mob of about 2,000 tried to seize William Ray colored 19 from Marion County Jail charged with murdering Martha Huff 14. Fifteen men were arrested for disorderly conduct and inciting a riot as police dispersed the crowd and others, including Leon Harris, colored, were injured and treated. John K Gray of Louisville was arrested for carrying concealed weapons and firing within city limits. The incident began early and continued past midnight, with most participants from Huff’s neighborhood.
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Indianapolis
Qone Negib
William Ray
Marion County
Martha Huff
Leon Harris
Freck and Feft le
John K. “Gray
Louisville
Harris
Huff
Treaty on Turkey Nears Finish by Allied Council
Paris April 22 The supreme allied council continues drafting the Turkey treaty and is expected to finish today. It rejects immediate Smyrna assignment to Greece, plans a plebiscite later due to Muslim minority shifts, and mandates protection of religious beliefs. A German army request for 200000 minimum strength unsettles some, but Italians and British view it with little surprise.
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Paris
Allied Supreme Council
Turkey
San Remo
Havas
Wilson
Smyrna
Greece
Amundsen Swims Siberian Drift Hope For Pole Flight
Wireless dispatch from Anadyr, Siberia, reports Roald Amundsen is present there aboard a vessel. Previously in August he was said to drift north of western Siberia in the Maud, with no word since September 1, 1918. He planned to drift with ice toward Siberian islands and possibly beyond, carrying two airplanes for a possible polar crossing.
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Nome
Anadir
Siberia
Roald Amundsen
Explorer
Maud
Amundsen
Dixson Island
White Sea
Siberian Islands
Arctic
New Siberian Islands
Pole
Kansas Town Arming To Repel Invasion
Pittsburg Kansas April 23 Negroes from Crowburg a mining camp reportedly march to Mulberry after a white girl was attacked. Pittsburg Normal School students went to Mulberry for a play but it was stopped after word of marching mobs. Hardware stores opened to arm locals. guards placed around town amid uncertain reports.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Crowburg
Kansas
Mulberry
Pittsburg State Normal School
M. F. Brandenburg
Passenger agent killed by wife in St Louis shooting
Walter Kelly aged 27 a passenger agent for the Chicago and Alton railroad was shot five times and killed just outside his office in the Boatmen’s Bank building in St Louis on Thursday afternoon. Police said his wife Caroline Kelly confessed the crime saying it stemmed from jealousy over another woman with whom they had recently separated.
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St. Louis
Walter Kelly
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Boatmen's Bank
Caroline
Hello Mars signal attempt ends in silence in Nebraska
Dr Frederick L Milliner and Harvey Gamer tested a wireless link to Mars from Cedar Creek Nebr awaiting a signal in the early morning hours. They adjusted wave lengths to reach stations in Hawaii Berlin South America and England but only static was heard as dawn broke ending their first effort to pierce the infinite.
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Neb
Frederick L. Milliner
Harvey Gamer
Mars
Gis
Cedar Creek
Milliner
Gamer
Refuse To Take Back Outlaws In Gotham Yards
New York April 23 Erie railroad refused to take back 300 Insurgents who came to the Jersey City yards in a body. Strikers demanded old jobs with seniority but the roads would only rehire as new employees. Conditions at New Jersey terminals improving as small groups return to work. J J Mantell said the strike may burn itself out before week’s end.
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New York
Erie Railroad
Jersey City
Owen
New Jersey
Railroad General Managers’ Association
J.J. Mantell
Judge Raps Attorney In Michigan Rum Case
In Marquette Michigan three Scalcucci brothers were found guilty in federal court of illegally possessing liquor tied to the Iran county whisky rebellion. Judge W Sessions fined each $100 and criticized Prosecuting Attorney Martin S McDonough for misadvice that led to the defendants conviction.
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Marquette, Mich
Scalcucci Brothers
Iran County
W. Sessions
Martin S. McDonough
Tom
Sessions
Iron River
McDonough
John Scalcucci
Leo J. Grove
Upper Peninsula
Grove
Major A. V. Dalrymple
Gray Matter in The Whig Newsroom Shortage
The Whig reports a severe paper shortage forcing radical newsprint conservation. Editorial emphasis shifts to stronger analysis while still delivering all essential news, sacrificing advertising pages but maintaining core reporting duty.
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Whig
Macon Fire Destroys Four Buildings Cause $50000 Loss
A early morning blaze on Rollins street in Macon Missouri destroyed the Motor Inn and four other structures in the business district. The fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, with cars in the garage ruined and two houses ignited by windborne embers but no injuries reported. Local and neighboring fire crews battled the flames as winds fanned the fire, with origin undetermined. Owners listed include Theodore Reichel of the Motor Inn, Will Burch of the storeroom, and Wright Bros. with Charles Buster among burned properties.
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Macon
Rollins Street
Macon Motor Company
Motor Inn
Tractor Department
Motor Car Supply Company
Fire Department of
Bevier and
Callon
Theodore Reichel
Will Burch
Wright Bros
Charles Buster
Fat women of Chicago enroll in sixty day weight loss drive
Twenty four self declared fat women start a sixty day campaign to cut their combined weight from about 2450 pounds to a leaner total. They pledge daily garden digging walks and dieting under Health Commissioner John Dill Robertson as part of a campaign against high living costs and surplus avoirdupois.
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Chicago
John Dill Robertson
Robertson
Rr. Robertson
Two Palmer Men In Georgia County
Atlanta April 23 Attorney General Palmer leads in unofficial Democratic primary returns compiled by the Atlanta Constitution. Chairman Flynt announced that two Palmer delegates would be appointed from Williamson County where polls did not open. Palmer 144 votes. Watson 132. Hoke Smith 110. convention total 384.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Palmer
Flynt
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Williamson
Thomas Watson
Hoke Smith
Convention to finish work by the first of June
Illinois constitutional convention delegates adopt an accelerated four day weekly schedule and form a committee to supervise meetings as they push to complete a new basic law by June 1. Debates include a failed plan to mandate voter attendance and a proposal to finance municipally owned utilities with bond-backed funding. The bill of rights panel tentatively preserves the grand jury system with court oversight for felony information.
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Springfield
Abel Davis
Chicago
Davis
Harris S. Keeler
Bureau of Public Efficiency of
Chicago and Cook County Committee
Keeler
Committee On Bill of Rights
Missouri Democrats Endorse League Covenant At State Rally
Missouri Democrats adopted a resolutions committee majority report endorsing the League of Nations covenant with reservations. The minority urged opposing the league and questioned instructing the Missouri delegation to back a platform plank in favor of it. The convention also set a course to vote for David R. Francis for vice president. Reed controversy actions moved forward as fifth district delegates joined in, with Reed’s potential selection as a delegate at large under debate.
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Joplin
Resolutions Committee
League of Nations
David R. Francis
St. Louis
Fifth
Kansas City
Jackson County
Reed
Joseph Shannon
Senator Reed
Standing Of Nebraska Delegates Unchanged
OMALITA Neb Aprl 23 With a little more than two thirds of the precincts heard from and tallied Johnson leads Wood in the Republican preference primary by 14241 votes. Results show Johnson 47888 Wood 33647 Pershing 21591 amid Bryan fourth. Neville and Shallenberger Hitchcock delegates lead the field with Stephens top Bryan candidate in third.
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Omalita
Neb
Nebraska
Newspapers’ Bureau
Hiram Johnson
Leonard Wood
Douglas County
Omaha
Johnson
Wood
Pershing
William Jennings Bryan
San Francisco
Berg
Bryan
Neville
Shallenberger
Hitchcock
Stephens
Butte Quiet as It Awaits Federal Troops
Butte Montana April 23 quiet after Wednesday clash between deputy sheriffs and strikers and the killing of a guard at the Butte Daily Bulletin. Federal troops expected to arrive. mines to resume with protection. Guard Hugh B Haran killed. guard Joseph Papst admitted accidental shooting. No picketing or further clashes reported.
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Butte
Mont
Metal Mine Workers Union
W. W
Butte Daily Bulletin
John Gillie
Anaconda Copter Mines Company
Hugh B. Haran
Bulletin
Joseph Papst
Haran
Caillaux Convicted By Senate Of Commerce and Correspondence
Paris report says former French premier Joseph Caillaux was found guilty of commerce and correspondence with the enemy by the Senate. The verdict marks the first such ruling in allied countries since World War I began, with treason charges dropped and Caillaux viewed as imprudent but not treasonous.
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Associated Press
Paris
Joseph Caillaux
France
Trice
Caillaux
Hone
Senate
Five States Join Sonora Revolution Advances
Five Mexican states Michoacan Guer rero Zacatecas and Vera Cruz join Sonora in revolt against Carranza. General P Ellis Calles arrives asserting state rights over international matters and criticizes central military governorships. Flores begins march on Mazatlan while 1500 troops arrive at Nogales and Naco. 400 Maxi Indians accompany Calles as forces stream into the mountains.
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Auga Prieta
Sonora
Michoacan
Guerrero
Zacatecas
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Tehuantepec
P. Ellis Calles
Flores
Maztlan
Calles
Naco
Chihuahua
Rjots
Miners Vote Today on New Wage Proffer
In Peoria Illinois mine workers in special convention will vote today on accepting the wage scale agreement. A resolution to accept was offered by Delegate Craig of Buckner, while Delegate Wick of O Fallon pressed a substitute against the wage scale. The roll call was postponed to today by President Farrington after lengthy discussion.
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Peoria
Craig
Buckner
Wick of
Census shows population jumps in several U S cities
1920 census data released lists Racine Wisconsin with 58593 residents, up 20591 or 34.2 percent. Hagerstown Maryland 28029 up 11522 or 69.3 percent. Ennis Texas 7224 up 1455 or 274 percent. Piqua Ohio 15044 up 1636 or 12.4 percent. Venice California 10385 up 7266 or 233 percent.
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Washington
Racine
Wis
Hagerstown
Ennis
Texas
Piqua
Ohio
Venice
Cal
Pledge 26 Votes For Illinoisan Des Moines Iowa
Iowa's delegation of twenty six votes to the Republican national convention will be instructed for Frank O Lowden. The state convention approved resolutions directing eight at large delegates with half votes for Lowden and all congressional districts except the fourth and fifth voting for him.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Frank O. Lowden
Lowden
Sales Tax Plan For Soldier Aid Now Under Fire
Washington April 23 The floor fight over a sales tax to fund soldier relief legislation dominated proceedings as Rep Rainey charged Republicans promise $125 a day to win soldier votes. Rep Tincher countered that the plan is a vote catching scheme. Republicans on the Ways and Means panel tentatively backed four revenue options to raise 1.5 billion in two years including a sales tax, stock exchange tax, higher income surtax, and a 15 percent cigars and tobacco tax increase. With no final agreement, the party conference was postponed to April 30 pending a fuller plan.
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Washington
Henry Rainey
Illinois
Tincher
Kansas
Ways and Means Committee
Stock Exchanges
Brokers’ Commission
Ways and Means
Stock Market Rally After Slump Brightens Trading
The New York market rebounded on Thursday with gains across leading groups after a slump the day before. General Motors and Crucible Steel led the rally amid about 166000 shares traded in United States Steel, while easy 7 percent rates and steady inter est demand supported the rebound despite western and southern selling.
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New York
General Motors
Crucible Steel
Baldwin Locomotive
United States Steel
D A R In Favor of Military Training
Mrs Georges Maynard Minor of Waterford Connecticut was unanimously elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution succeeding Mrs George Thacher Guernsey of Kansas. All ticket executives won without opposition, the only contest being for vice presidents general. The D A R went on record in favor of military universal training. An effort to have the organization recommend voluntary service had failed.
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Washington
Georges Maynard Minor
Waterford
Conn
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Thacher Guernsey
Kansas
Minor
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Joseph Fifer
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Europe
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