Former Tammany Leader Croker Dies in Ireland
Richard Croker once headed Tammany Hall in New York and dominated city politics. He died at Glencairn castle Sandyford near Dublin after a brief illness, with his wife at his bedside. He spent years in Ireland owning estates and made a last trip to New York in 1921 related to legal matters raised by his sons.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
New York
Glencairn Castle
Sandyford
Ireland
United States
Trouble Renewed in Utah Field
Salt Lake City Utah two Utah national guard companies were ordered to be ready to entrain for Scofield in Carbon county coal fields where trouble broke anew in the coal strike. Troop movement came after reports that striking miners halted a railroad train bound for the mines at Winterquarters and forced alleged strike breakers to leave.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
National Guard of Utah
Scofield
Carbon County
Winterquarters
Auto Production In Chicago Rises In March
The March business condition report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago shows higher automobile production and shipments than February and the same month last year. Passenger car output in March by about 90 percent of February producers reached 152,512 units versus 98,487 in February.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Flooded Parish Victims in Need of Food Aid
Reports say 1000 residents of Harrisonburg Louisiana and 500 refugees from Catahoula Concordia and other flooded parishes face starvation unless food arrives soon. Agencies accelerate efforts to move food stocks into the flooded area.
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New Orleans
Harrisonburg
Catahoula
Concordia
Factory Owner Ends Life in Manhattan Plant
Christian Eidt, 52, half owner of the Manhattan Perforated Metal Company, killed himself in his Center Street factory opposite police headquarters. He had directed a workman to start machinery to drown the sound of a pistol shot. His partner could not explain the act.
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New York
Christian Eidt
Manhattan
Center Street
Eidt
Famous composer Lorenzo Perosi loses mind in Rome
Rome papers report Father Lorenzo Perosi former Sistine Chapel conductor has gone mad a scene in the streets showing him giving away money totaling 70000 lire Epoca describes the distressing episode and notes his philanthropic gesture amid the decline.
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Lorenzo Perosi
Sistine Chapel
Epoca
Banks Hold Extra Reserves Increase This Week
New York banks and trust companies report excess reserves of 13,411,820 dollars above legal requirements for the week, up 4,641,550 dollars from the prior week.
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New York
Harding Eyes New York Banker for International Conference
Washington reports President Harding would welcome Governor Strong of the New York Federal Reserve Bank to join a banks of issue conference. Opposition to a soldiers bonus described as minority, tied to big business and finance interests, before the Senate Finance Committee.
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Governor Strong
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Washington
Hanford MacNider
Senate Finance Committee
League of Women Voters
Baltimore
Senate
Finance Committee
Beloit official kills wife and himself in domestic tragedy
Domestic Frank I. Barton, Beloit fire and police board member, shot his wife and then himself with a revolver. The incident adds to a grim year of violence in the area.
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Frank I. Barton
Fire and Police Board
Beloit
Wis
Shotland
Senator Freylinghuysen Seeks Re election at Hudson Dinner
The article notes United States Senator Freylinghuysen announcing his bid for reelection at a Hudson County Republican dinner in Jersey City New Jersey. It also lists obituaries for W W Morrow longtime state fair board treasurer and former state treasurer. Charles B Landis former Indiana congressman and DuPont Powder official. a fatal fire in Youngstown Ohio killing Margaret seven and Helen two Var go children. James Dickie San Francisco shipbuilder aged seventy five born in Arbroath Scotland.
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Freylinghuyseh
Hudson County Republican Committee
Jersey City
N. J
James Dickie
San Francisco
Mr. Dickie
Arbouth
Scotland
Marriage of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Marie fixed
Reports from Belgrade announce the June 1 wedding of King Alexander of Yugoslavia to Princess Marie second daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Romania. Other items note Chita troops blowing up a Siberian railway section near Nikolsk April 22, Japanese statement on recognition and loans, German stance on Russian talks, Bulgarian disarmament of troops, Ottawa house defeat on resignations, French fire on Haifa merchants, Irish workers seizing a carriage factory raising the Red flag, and the death of Brigadier General Adamson in Athlone.
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Alexander of
Jugoslavia
Marie
Ferdinand
Romania
Belgrade
Chita
Nikolsk
Siberian
Tokyo
Large wage talks and strikes spark looming actions
Reports list separated wage agreements impending with coal miners versus operators as Frank Farrington, Illinois Mine Workers president, voices near strikes in Springfield. Other items note rebuilds after floods in Hedrick Indiana, volunteer carpenters heading to Danville Alabama, and a fatal air crash near Grand Valley Ontario.
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Frank Farrington
Illinois Mine Workers’ Union
Springfield
Cedar Rapids Bricklayers End Strike at $1 Wage Scale
The Cedar Rapids bricklayers end their strike returning to work at the former $1 scale after demanding $1.05. The report covers other Iowa notices including obituaries, promotions, and state fiscal data for 1921, with per capita costs and revenue details.
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Cedar Rapids
James Boyd
Washington
Geiger
Sheldon
One Hundred Sixty-eighth
Lasher
Tinley
Harold R. Wright
Burlington
James
Ketterman
Benton County
Polk County School Fund
Warl Lavelleur
Lavelleur
Altoona
Supreme Court
Ira Rodamar
Carl F Miller
Blanche Miller
Waterloo
Andrew Byers
Ferdinand Zinn
O’brien
Primghar
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
State of
Iowa
Economics of Farming on Low-Paid Lands in Canada
The piece argues that farmers should maximize production to weather low markets and explains choosing cheaper lands with strong soil fertility. It suggests Western Canada as a practical option to cut costs and boost profits, urging consultation with Canadian government agents.
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Coe
Western
Canada
Western Canada
What are cold storage eggs sewing for now
Boston Transcript notes a tongue in cheek query about egg storage and freshness with a placeholder flourish. The line plays on temperatures and time for kitchen procurement.
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Boston Transcript
Auto Hits Team in Laurel Accident
In Laurel on Main Street near Johnsons hardware a touring car hit a team driven by Lester Briscoe injuring the driver and killing a horse. Bystanders blamed rain and urged protection with See Thru windshield treatment from the Baltimore See-Thru Corporation in Baltimore Maryland.
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Laurel
Lester Briscoe
Myrtle Avenue
Miutes
Main Street
Johnson
SEE Thru
Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore See-Thru Corporation
Govanstown
Some Men Never Learn
Brown has married again according to the Goston Transcript. He did not deserve his freedom as argued in the note accompanying the statement.
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Brown
Aspirin Introduced by Bayer in 1900 Ad Feature
An old advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as the true world famous aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years. Each tablet bears the Bayer stamp and appears on every package for protection against imitation, followed by a quip about a man meeting his wife downtown.
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Bayer
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