Jobbers' Combine Charged in Paper Price Row
Washington April 30 witnesses before a Senate committee blamed small manufacturers brokers and jobbers for high print paper prices while publishers were partly at fault. They urged curtailed consumption to break the spot market and reduce production. Couriers warned of dire consequences for small papers without relief as a corner in paper storage existed and brokers dominated access.
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Washington
Senate
M .F. Hansen
Philadelpphia Record
Palette
W .B. Carpenter
Lincoln Tits Courier Herald
Carpenter
Department of Justice
Reed
Umariniers Ltd
Mom Newbold
Washington Star
Warren Go Radles
Penn Democrat
Atheed
Bint
Willard Fearpenter
Courter Herald Bancota Oa
Ithe Ors
Toland Daily Press
oGuypose
Boo
Thisteen
Blamel
Gebbers
Bieehlich Prees
Siiteetien Mia Carpenter Sar
State Awards Contracts for Federal Aid Hard Roads
Springfield HL April 80 47 contracts for 258 miles of federal aid highways awarded by the state department of public works and buildings. Section K6 Dixie tishway Lot ialle Troquoi awarded to Teuge Construction Co for 55 110 62 dollars. Section Z Springfield East St Louis highway 658 miles in Madison conveyed awarded to G R Fivten Edwardsville for 17 880 09 dollars. Section Vy Henry Morus highway 06 mile in LaSalle county awarded to Ferguson Construction Co Beochford TH for 22 572 00 dollars.
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Springfield
Federal
State Department of Public Works
Dixie Tishway
Ialle
Troquoi County
Teuge Construction
Rockefeller Family Gifts to Baptist Church Fund
New York reports an outright 2 million dollar gift and a 2 million dollar pledge from the Rockefeller Memorial Fund to the Northern Baptist New World movement. Added to prior contributions from John D. Rockefeller Jr, total Rockefeller gifts and pledges over two days reach about 6 million dollars for the Baptist effort.
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New York
Tanta Spetimian Rockefeller Memoria
New World Movement of Northern Baptists
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
The
Baptists
Rockefeller
British Premier Optimistic Over Europe's Future
In London April 29 Associated Press reports Premier Lloyd George praised the San Remo conference as a turning point in European convalescence. He claimed France and England were fully in agreement and that Germany could be treated fairly if it proposed indemnities at Spa. He warned against burdens of Armenia and cautioned that only Britain France and Italy possess real leverage, opposing transfer of leadership to weaker powers.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
San Remo
Lloyd George
House of Commons
France
England
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Armenia
Rosen
Cecil
United States
Robert Cecil
League of Nations
Liloyd George
Refugees From Mexico Brought To U S Port
The steamer Senator carrying refugees from Mazatlan Mexico docked at San Pedro. Of 62 passengers who came ashore on Thursday about half were American. They said Mazatlan had seen no fighting yet, but Carranza forces were within 80 miles. They reported the fortress preparing to resist and attack.
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Los Angeles
Senator
Mazatlan
Mexico
San Pedro
Senera
Carranza Parrison
John T McGraw Dies Suddenly On Train
Washington reports Democrat national committeeman John T McGraw of West Virginia died suddenly Thursday aboard a train near Baltimore en route from New York to Gratton West Virginia. Death was due to heart disease.
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Washington
John T McGraw
West Virginia
Baltimore
New York
Gratton
West-Va
Churchmen Say Day of Sermon Has Passed
London report notes Anglicans at Lambeth discuss end of weekly sermons as old practice. Many bishops contend women lack the gift of preaching and that two sermons each Sunday should end. The change would ease fatigue on listeners amid declining demand for sermon volumes.
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London
Norl
London housing problem involves courting too
London faces a severe housing shortage with hundreds of couples seeking rental housing across the city. A court proceeding in Willesden highlighted strained living arrangements as families seek compliant housing options. Government policies are under scrutiny as analysts note a rising average rent burden and evolving housing reforms.
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London
Associated Press
Wilfesden
Nowman
Wood Leads Wood Johnson In New Jersey Primary Returns
In Newark New Jersey Major General Leonard Wood leads Senator Hiram W Johnson by about 1220 votes in the presidential preference tally with most districts counted and Wood at about 2507 to Johnson 1287. Delegates totals show Frelinghuysen Edge and others pledged to the voters' choice with Runyon Ballard Layden and others listed among the counts. In Columbus Ohio Harry M Daughtery loses delegate at large to Willim H Boyd by 307 votes, with revised totals showing Myron T. Eferrick 132966 and Frank Boots 123090. Harding maintains a lead over Wood for the Republican presidential preference and will likely secure one Ohio delegate.
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Newark
N. J
Leonard Wood
Hiram W. Johnson
California
New Jersey
Wood
Johnson
Frelinghuysen Glats
Edge
Stokes
Runyon
Columbus
Ohio
Harry M. Daughtery
Warren G. Harding
Willim H. Boyd
Cleveland
Myron
Eferrick
Frank Boowitts
John Galvin
Edward C. Turner
Harding
Ardine
Weed Los
Harding Apparentlus
Railroad Officials Meet to Discuss Adjustment
About 200 railroad officials from across the nation gathered in Chicago for a two day conference with President Wilson's committee on federal valuation of railroads. They will report alleged inequities in the Interstate Commerce Commission's recent valuations to the committee.
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Chicago
Wilson
Radioarh
Interstate Committee Commission
Anthracite Miners And Operators In Deadlock
New York April reports show deadlocked coal interests in the anthracite fields as miners and operators seek a working agreement. Secretary Wilson invited leaders to Washington to continue talks next month, halting a possible breakdown of negotiations.
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New York
Cub
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Washington
Talking machine record of voice by wireless phone
Experiments near London created a talking device using wireless transmission to 40 miles away. A high power instrument at Chelsford Essex recorded messages on wax via a strand receiving plant, producing audible results though patchy with large amplifiers.
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Lin Associated Prose
London North
Chehusford
Essex
Strand
London
Train wreck in Minnesota leaves 5 dead 12 hurt
Five killed and 12 injured when passenger trains Nos 386 and another collided near Lamberton Minnesota on Thursday. Misinterpreted orders caused the meeting at a siding near Sanborn, with both engines wrecked and several cars ruined. Local officials pursue causes as rail traffic resumes.
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Minnesota
Bv Associated Press
Lamberton
Minn
Chicago XN Northwestern
Faa Header Cabini
Sanborn
Chicago man charged with graveyard frauds in monuments case
Ariat S00 10 Wo Carr, president of the National Meamenal Art Company, was arrested in Chicago on charges of obtaining money by failing to complete contracts to furnish monuments and headstones over graves. Contracts potentially total $100,000 with sums from relatives of deceased persons. Carr denied the charges.
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Wo Carr
National
Meamenal Art Company
Carr
Palmer Defends Sugar Price Acts Before Congress
Attorney General Palmer testified before a House committee defending his 17 to 18 cent Louisiana sugar price. He warned against shifting responsibility to the president and said extending the Lever Act was needed to curb profiteering and control sugar distribution nationwide. He argued public scrutiny would reveal the rationale behind his decisions.
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Washington
Louisiana
Palmer
House
Wilson
Congress
Congres
Mer. Palmer
Four Condemned Men Granted Reprieve in Confession
Four men condemned to die in Sing Sing for the murder of Otto Fialo were granted reprieves by Governor Smith four hours before the scheduled electric chair execution. The group includes Joseph Milano James Vassidy Joseph Usefof and Charles McLoughlin. Milano claimed sole responsibility for Fialo’s death in a confession to Warden Lawes.
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Ossing
N.Y
Bronx
Sing Sing Prison
Smith
Joseph
Milano James Vassidy
Joseph Usefof
Charles McLoughlin
Otto Fialo
Milano
Warden Lawes
Fialo
Gallery Mob Disrupts London Play A Night In Rome
In London on April 20 a gallery mob interrupted the first performance of J Harrtley Manners play A Night In Rome at the Gorrex theater. Curtain fell in the second act amid uproar as manager Charles Cochrane refused to let Miss Laurette Taylor proceed. Empires of the theater speculate the disturbance was organized by enemies of Cochrane or anti American demonstrators.
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London
J. Harrtley Manners
Rome
Gorrex Theater
Charles Cochrane
Act Board
Laurette Tayior
Me Cochrane
Tavior
Traffic In Chicago Nearing Normal After Switchmen Strike
Chicago April 30 The railroad general managers association said 24620 switchmen were at work in Chicago yards and freight movement, slowed by an unauthorized strike, is rapidly returning to normal.
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Chicago
The
Railroad General Managers’ Association
Paper Shortage Delays New Register Turnaround
In a period of paper scarcity the New Register reports delays as printer capacity and ad columns shrink. Officials warn it may be months before full recovery. temporary reserves from Rochef paper will cushion immediate needs in the interim.
Loyalists Near Lair of Rebels in Mexico Battle Reports
April dispatches describe Carranza forces led by General Pablo Quiroga close to Chihuahua City and clashes between Carranza and revolutionists at Pulpite Pass in Sonora. Reports note prisoners taken, executions rumored, and ongoing mobilizations as federal and rebel factions clash across Chihuahua Sonora and Juares with Washington monitoring.
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Texas
Pablo Quiroga
Carranza
Michoacan
Chihuahua City
Rar iv
Ety Oon
Militares
Juares
Prieta
Sonora
Chihuahua
Pulpite Pass
Pulpito Pass
J M. Pina
Popo Myday
Chiuhuahua City
P. Elias Galles
Rebr
Galles
Parral
Jimines
Jaurez
J.C. Fseebaur
B.muirda Poreayo
Grandes
Pulpite Bass
Escobar
Washington
Mexico
Woington
SS. G. Hienkins
Clirransa
Senate
Sonota
Carlos Green
Ate
Gulf
Sade
Sacramento
Tomaseca
bElophins
Arkansas Negro Seeks Governor Nomination
Abril 30 in Little Rock a Black Republican convention nominated TH Blunt for governor. He would be the first African American in Arkansas history to seek a state executive post on the Republican ticket.
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Little Rock
Ark
Blunt
Blunito
Federal Reserve Bank Official Indicted for Prohibition Violations
An official from the Federal Reserve Bank was indicted on charges of obtaining funds from the government through alleged deception. The case involves payments tied to prohibition enforcement and related fraud claims.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Shie&ld
CH AG Apel
Bobhom Whitehead
Mol Departmento
Federal Reserve Bik
Gover Eet
Podeingy
West Sat
Ted Ty Ry Paverens
Portycone
Satoon
Burglars Steal $141 Hidden in Spaghetti at Grocery
In St Louis on April 00 a cigarette box containing cash was hidden in a bin of loose spaghetti at a grocery on North Fourteenth Street. A burglar broke into the store during the late hour and found the box but the details of recovery remain unclear.
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SY. Louis
Roger
Pourteenth Street
Chamber Opposes Bonus As War Policy Clarified
At its eighth annual convention the U S Chamber of Commerce backed constructive Americanism and urged peace treaties to take effect without delay. It opposed a cash bonus for soldiers, supporting immediate aid for disabled or dependent veterans while stressing production to restore supply demand balance. Joseph H. De Frees of Chicago was elected president. William Butterworth became vice president.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Joseph HH. de Frees
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of
William Butterworth
Decreams Company
Moline
North Central States
Doughboys Attend Vanderbilt Wedding Ceremony
Doughboy pals of Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr served as a private with the 27th Division in France joined New York’s elite circles at St Thomas Episcopal Church for the wedding of Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr to Rachael Littleton. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas J Littleton of Chattanooga Tennessee. Rev Ernest M Stires officiated as police reserves guarded the church and a crowd pressed for a glimpse. Gifts reportedly exceeded 1 million dollars.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
France
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Rachael Littleton
Martin Littleton
Vanderbilt Millons
Tate
Thomas J. Littleton
Chatanooga
Tern
Ernest M. Stires
Bryan Warns Non-Reservationists in Primary Votes
Pittsburgh April 30 William Jennings Bryan says recent primaries warn Democratic senators to vote for ratification with reservations. He argues delay in ratification harms the world and the country, citing Georgia and Nebraska examples and urging leaders to stand for reservations as agreed by a Senate majority.
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Bryan
Pittsburgh
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Georgia
Nebrasna
Sepator
Ptehcock
Senate
Jebsons
Seventeen Life Termers Dine at Warden's Residence
Seventeen inmates serving life sentences at Ossining's Sing Prison were invited to dinner at the warden Warren Lewis Lawes for a formal host event. The gathering, arranged by a release beneficiary, followed a prior commutation push and involved security escorts and a staged walk through the prison grounds.
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Ossining
Mie Sing
Aimmer Ad
Warren Lewis Lawes
Willan Perry
Sugar Reaches High Record Amid Chicago Sales
Report of sugar price surge in Chicago with buyers offering 32 cents per pound and sellers attempting to raise offers. Fragmentary OCR text records high market activity and lingering demand as buyers try to push prices upward.
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Chicago
May Day unrest feared as radicals plan demonstrations
Washington reports indicate scores of federal and state criminals and radicals plotted May Day actions tied to peace with Soviet Russia. Attorney General Palmer says the Communist party and affiliates aimed to incite strikes in key industries, distribute inflammatory literature, and disrupt U S industries while seeking to pressure officials to recognize the Soviet government. Federal agents monitor emissaries and literature as officials warn of planned disturbances.
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Washington
Sus- Hee
Cameral Pal-mer
Palmer Sind
Communist Party
Soviet
Russia
Adder
Europe
Palmer
Althugh
Communist Labor Party
United States
Strause Hearing To Continue Another Week
Bloomington Illinois April 30 The defense evidence in the Edgar Ross case for the murder of Berne Meade of Peoria will likely finish Saturday Then the prosecution and defense will present their closing arguments The eight attorneys each have a day for their statements Extending the trial into at least another week before deliberations begin.
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Bloomington
Til
Edgar Ross
Giase
Berne Meade
Peoria
Peeve Dt Deen
Round Up of Crooks in Chicago Reported
A Chicago roundup results in the detention of over one hundred individuals. Police report many suspected persons are to be arrested as a new wave of actions begins.
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Chicago
Adiisa
Fuller pension bill Sent to President after House action
Senate amendments to increase pensions for California and Michigan war veterans and their widows were accepted by the House. The measure now goes to President Wilson for approval.
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Wasteengton
Senate
Cal
Mec
House
Wilson
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