Profit Probers Attack Profiteering in Senate
In Washington on April 25 Senator Capper denounced corporate profiteering as he read a list showing earnings from 20 to 200 percent. He attacked cheaper meat and sugar actions as brazen greed while calling for enforceable laws and resignations of failed enforcers. Senator Lenroot urged tougher action on big profiteers and noted sugar price pressures. Senator Thomas cautioned against blaming conditions rather than causes.
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Washington
Senate
Capper Republican
Kansas
Department of Justices
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Palmer
Thomas
Colorado
Senator Capper
Manomet Mills
Hood Rubber
Cleveland Akron Bay
Union Bag and Paper
Auto Car Company
John R. Thopson Company
St. Maurice Paper Company
F. W. Woolworth
Hawaiian Pineapple Company
Electric Welding Company
General Chemical
American Multigraph
Truscan Steel
Continental Oil
United Fuel Gas
Ohio Fuel Supply
Nonquint Spring Company
Amoskeag Cotton Manufacturing Company
Stutz Motors
Nashua Manufacturing Company
American Tobacco Securities Company
Crucible Steel
Cleveland- Akron Bag
Wall Street
United States
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Capper
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
National. Candy
Burns Brothers
Pacific Mills
Bodies of Eight Found on Wolff Farm Near Turtle Lake
Police baffled by mass murder at Wolff farm as neighbor John Kraft discovers seven bodies in barn and house while a one year old girl survives. Victims include Jacob Wolff his wife four children and a farm hand Hofer aged six. No sign of struggle. murders likely occurred at least 24 hours earlier.
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Bismark
N. D
Jacob Wolff
Wolff
Turtle Lake
Here
John Kraft
Hofer
Kraft
Premiers Reach Agreement About German Trouble
British Prime Minister Lloyd George and French Premier Millerand declare a full understanding on Germany after a four hour talk. A joint declaration covering everything is promised once the council acts. Italy’s Nitti and Jugo-Slav minister Trumbitch back Wilson’s Adriatic settlement making Fiume a buffer state. Plebiscites to decide control of Lagosta and Cherso islands, key for naval stance in the Adriatic.
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Fiume
Nitti
Italy
Anton Trumbitch
Wilson
Adriatic
Lagosta
Jugo Slavia
Cherso Island
Jugo-Slav
Plane crashes into crowd kill three in Sallisaw
In Fort Smith dispatches a 114 year old boy was killed and two men injured when a plane flown by former Army aviator Bob Fogg plunged forty feet and swept through a 2,000 strong crowd at Sallisaw Oklahoma late Saturday.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Sallisaw
Okla
Bob Fogg
Cotton Exports Rise Sharply Over Previous March
Washington reports April export estimates at 171 million dollars, a gain of 100 million from March 1929. Lumbering through the trade data, the Commerce Department notes a significant year over year rise in cotton shipments last month.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Donahue Lockwood bill passes to boost teachers pay
Albany April 25 The assembly Saturday concurred with the Senate in the passage of the Donahue Lockwood bill intended to give salary increases to teachers of the state.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
1920 Census Increases by City Across States
Census figures list several U S cities and their population increases from 1910 to 1920. Portsmouth New Hampshire shows 13,569 residents with a gain of 2,300 or 204 percent. Santa Monica California rises to 15,252 with a 7,405 increase or 944 percent. Irvington New Jersey reaches 25,466 up 13,589 or 114.4 percent. West New York New Jersey hits 29,828 up 20,336 or 120.7 percent. Evanston Illinois at 37,315 up 12,237 or 49.0 percent. Other cities show similar growth patterns and percentages.
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Washington
Dixon
Til
Portsmouth
Marida
Ohio
Crookstown
Covington
Winththrop
Miss
Irvington
N. J
West New York
Santa Monica
Cal
Evanston
Johnson attends supreme council as observer in Italy
By Associated Press SAN REMO April 24 Robert Underwood Johnson American ambassador to Italy attended sittings of the supreme council today for the first time. His instructions from Washington were delivered by Leland Harrison from Paris. Johnson likely to join three days of sessions as Premier Lloyd George says deliberations should not finish before Tuesday. He was cordial with the prime ministers who will aid his observer role.
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Associated Presa San Remo
Robert Underwood Johnson
Italy
Supreme Council
State Department
Washington
Leland Harrison
Paris
Johnson
Lloyd George
Johnson Holds Lead In Montana Primary Results
Helena April 25. Returns from 278 precincts in twelve counties show Republican presidential preference totals with Wood at 8,472, Johnson 7,712, Lowden 2,233, Hoover 1,819, Harding 190. Johnson leads among Montana voters as Lowden gains on Hoover.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Johnson
Wood
Hoover
Lowden
Harding
Senate Approves Civil War Pension Increase to $50
Washington April 24 The Senate passed a House bill raising Civil War veterans pensions to $50 monthly and widows to $30, with extensions to Mexican War and War of 1812 veterans and widows. The measure, still to conference, expands current averages of $37.50 for veterans and $25 for widows and adds up to $90 for disabled veterans.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Wood carries four Nebraska delegates in GOP primary
Leonard Wood won both the first and second congressional districts in Nebraska as reported from Omaha with complete returns. Wood totals show 7,462 to 6,783 in the unit district and 7,696 to 7,458 in the second district, giving Wood four delegates at the national convention under the absence of a unit rule.
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Omaha
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
Wood
Johnson
Governor Lowden to tour Indiana this week
Governor Frank C. Lowden will close his presidential preference campaign with a speaking tour through Indiana this week. The plan covers every congressional district, visiting Marion Muncie Anderson Richmond Green Castle Terre Haute and Evansville among other cities.
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Chicago
Frank C. Lowden
Indiana
Marion
Muncie
Anderson
Richmond
Green Castle
Terre Haute
Evansville
Illinois Factory Closures Threaten After Bus Strike
Chicago April 25 The Illinois Manufacturers' Association warned that plants would close unless railroads switch cars. The message urged government action. 350 workers returned to work, total 1,036, with 773 switchmen aiding. Forty-two strike leaders were arraigned for conspiracy to violate the Lever Act, and a May 3 continuation was set.
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Chicago
Men’s Association
Harold Reading
Railroad General Managers’ Association
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Senator McCormick
Illinois
McCormick
Railroad Labor Board
Washington
John Grunau
United Enginemen’s Association
Clyne
Grunau
New York
Lackawanna Railroad
Edward A. McHugh
McHugh
Lackawanna
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Chicago Race Riots Feared On May First
Chicago authorities warn of possible race riots on May 1 in the south side as Negro homeowners move into white sections. intelligence reports indicate risk of trouble after a string of bomb outrages in recent months.
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Chicago
Army Intelligence Service
John H. Alcock
South Side
Paper Shortage Cuts Advertising Space in Whig Issue
The Whig notes severe paper shortages forcing omission of over 25 columns of advertising in this issue. Transportation delays due to unsettled railroad conditions hinder delivery. two paper cars on the road are delayed, potentially affecting this week’s arrival.
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Whig
Overall Clubs Will Organize One Big Union
NEW YORK April 25 An amalgamation of the overall clubs into a national organization to force down prices will be attempted by promoters of New York’s Ol’ Clob parade. W J Kingsley of the Cheese Club said a national army would wage war on high clothing prices by refusing to buy until quotations drop within reasonable limits. A 10 000 questionnaire was sent by the National garment retailer association to define necessity versus luxury. An overalls wedding at the Waldorf Astoria featured Miss Gertrude Reinhardt and W Ramsay Frederick wearing blue jeans with a blue chambray dress and gingham maid of honor.
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New York
W. J. Kingsley
Cheese Club
Broadway
Kingsley
National Garment Retailer's Association
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Gertrude Reinhardt
Brooklyn
W. Ramsay Frederick
Pittsburgh
Ryan Richer By More Than Million After Sale Of Stutz Stock
New York April 25 Allan A Ryan gains about 1 650 000 in wealth after 58 brokers agree to pay 550 a share for Stutz motor car stock solid short at 100 to 391 He and a protective committee end a controversy over the stock linking to charges of a corner and exchange reforms cited by Ryan as a move to protect stockholders and raiders He had taken Stutz to the curb selling at 730 and resigned from the exchange.
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New York
Allan A. Ryan
Stutz Motor Car Company
Stutz
Shorts
Ryan
Board of Governors
Exchange
Caillaux Granted Release Reaches Paris Home
Paris April 24 Former premier Joseph Caillaux, yesterday convicted by the high court of commerce and correspondence with the enemy, has been set free. He arrived in Paris this afternoon with his wife and friends and declined to speak. He will not be in Paris on May 1. The court reduced his sentence from 36 to 27 months due to time already served in a cell, counting nine months as a year. He plans to retreat to Sarthe after a visit to his dentist.
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Paris
Joseph Caillaux
High Court of Commerce
M. Caillaux
Department of
Sarthe
Color Line Barrier Smashed at Brooklyn Prom
April 25 report says a Brooklyn senior class prom at Hotel Margaret broke the color line barrier. Six colored students and partners mingled with white classmates, arriving in limousines in evening dress. Some patronesses greeted them, others turned away. both black and white guests shared supper at the same table.
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New York
Brooklyn
Margaret
Threats Against Cleveland Strikers Denounced
In Cleveland, threats of arrest against several hundred striking switchmen were ruled improper and unauthorized. Assistant Attorney General Ames telegrammed District Attorney Wertz denying authority for such threats. A. L. Faulkner of the Labor Department said federal officials overstepped, while strikers faced a Saturday deadline to return to work.
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Cleveland
John Lawken
Department of Justice
Washington
Ames
Wertz
Wooster
Ohio
A. L. Faulkner
Wilson
Faulkner
Fate of Alien Men in Communist Parties Debate
Secretary of Labor Wilson weighs grounds for deportation of aliens based on communist party membership after a day of hearings. Officials clash over links between the Communist Party, the Communist Labor Party, and the Third International with Hoover urging strict action and Palmer denying DOJ agents’ involvement in party activities.
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Communist Party
Washington
Labor
Wilson
Communist Labor Party
Anderson
Boston
Swinburn Hale
New York
J. Hoover
Department of Justice
Hoover
Third Internationale
Hale
Palmer
Louis C. Fraina
Communist Party of America
Department
Peace And Work Must Come To Europe Nitti Warns In Interview
In San Remo on April 24 Premier Nitti told French reporters Europe must restore peace and return to work or face catastrophe. He urged disarmament for France, warned Germany must be allowed to work and live to honor its commitments, or risk Bolshevism or militarism.
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Europe
Nitti
Associated Press
San Remo
Italy
Men Today
Germany
France
Refusal for Mexican generals to cross Texas borders
Governor W P Hobby of Texas rejected a U S State Department request to allow Generals Juan Ries Manuel Gambo and staffs to cross Texas unarmed en route from Sonora to Mexico City. He warned such transport could provoke trouble and endanger American border citizens.
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Austin
Tex
State Department
Washington
Juan Ries
Manuel Gambo
Texas
Sonora
Mexico City
W. P. Hobby
Hobby
Colby
Topolobampo
Topolybampo
Guaymas
Mazatlan
Gallegos
Linares
Nuevo Leon
Tamaulipas
Carranza
San Fernando
Matamoros
Juan Almazan
Brownsville
Siera American
Calexico
Calif
Fred McCoy
Lower California
McCoy
Agua Prieta
Caranza
P. Elias Calles
Fire devastates Dilworth Oklahoma town
A big fire destroyed about half the oil town of Dilworth in Oklahoma, near Arkansas City, causing an estimated $75,000 in losses. The blaze started in a motion picture show building and swept through the area, severely damaging the settlement.
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Arkanasa City
Kas
Dilworth
Okla
Here
Doctor Leaves Son to Fate in Alpine Tragedy
Geneva April 24 A French doctor named Tissol living near Geneva faced a grim test of duty. A messenger claimed his 17 year old son had fallen into a ravine while gathering Alpine flowers and was badly injured. The physician, after brief hesitation, continued to a critically ill influenza patient and found upon return that his men were dead.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Tissol
Donneville
Tissel
Engineers in Chicago Schools Back to Work After Strike
Chicago engineers and the board of education reached a wage agreement retroactive to January 1. The deal gives 10 to 25 percent increases as schools reopen after a ten day shutdown. Engineers currently earn 1800 to 2000 dollars yearly. In separate news, sugar sold for 30 cents a pound in St. Louis, a record high.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Aare
ST. Louis
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Lloyd
George Sai
Bill Toepen
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Lodge
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Caillaux
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Dooctor
Son
Fate
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