World News Digest Highlights Violence and Legal Shifts
A wide view of global and domestic events shows arrests in Washington over alleged extremist meetings, a Supreme Court ruling striking down a DC minimum wage law, and War Secretary Weeks denouncing pacifist groups. Notable incidents include fatal accidents in Texas and Illinois, a massive distillery sale, embezzlement pleas, and a deadly explosion in Nashville.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
Foreign Powers and Conflicts Dominate Global News
Reports from Mexico City to Rome detail political upheavals and military actions. Ebert receives N N Kres tinsky as Soviet representative in Berlin. Cadereyta sees lethal election-day violence in Nuevo Leon. Turkish assembly ratifies Chester concession aiding American interests. Liam Lynch dies after capture by Free State troops. Greek forces depopulate western Thrace amid looting. Mussolini tightens control with censorship. India suffers plague with 9000 weekly cases. Pope vows to end suffering. Ruhr relief investigated. Irish shooting incident targets Marquis of Waterford party. Azores tremors register twenty-two shocks. Uruguaynana siege ends with heavy losses. Jerusalem water project advances after long effort. Rome wedding of Princess Yolanda to Count Calvi di Bergolo. Mexico City plot raid arrests over thirty. Senator Walsh travels to Yokohama to seek silver outlet.
Liquor Train Robbery Near Peoria Delays Freight
Fourteen masked robbers halted Santa Fe freight No 48 near Crandall’s Crossing Peoria area unloading 30600 dollars worth of whisky and liquor over two hours while threatening crew with six shooters and departing by motor trucks. Reported by Special Agent Burns and Conductor Anderson.
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Peoria
Santa Fe
Chicago
Crandall’s Crossing
Pekin
Ill
Crandall's Crossing
Morton
Bedlam Rules Parliament
London reports a wild House of Commons scene after a government defeat forced adjournment. Laborites stood singing The Red Flag as members filed out and a scuffle erupted injuring Ho. J. Waller Guinness and Major Wormley-Gore, the colonial undersecretary, who was struck by Robert Murray a Laborite.
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London
House of Commons
Ho.j. Waller Guinness
Major Wormley-Gore
Robert Murray
Six More Irish Rebels Shot in Tuam Barracks
Six men executed Wednesday morning at Tuam County Galway after capture with arms. Condemned prisoners were taken from Galway jail and killed at the Free State military barracks.
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Galway
Free State
Dubin
Tuam
County Galway
Press Association
Governors to Meet at White House May Conference
President Harding will convene the national conference of the 48 state governors at the White House in early May to discuss threats to American institutions caused by widespread contempt for law and lax prohibition enforcement.
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White House
Washington
National Conference of the Governors
States
Harding
High tax rates to remain in next Congress
Washington reports that a general revision of revenue laws will not be feasible in the coming session. Senator Smoot of Utah, cited as a potential Senate Finance Committee chairman, told President Harding the issue is unlikely to advance.
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Senator Root
Washington
Congress
Tarding
Smoot
Utald
Senate Finance
Japan Ratifies Cancellation of Lansing Ishii Accord
A Tokyo dispatch reports the privy council of Japan has decided to ratify the cancellation of the Lansing Ishii agreement, signaling a formal shift in treaty relations and diplomatic stance.
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Tokyo
Nippu Jiji
Privy Council of Japan
The Cheerless Associate and Farmer Corntessel
A brief Washington Star exchange features Farmer Corntessel replying that he is an optimist but cannot persuade a commission merchant to adopt his manner of talk.
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Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Women and Swamp Root Claim Kidney Relief
An advertisement targets women with kidney and bladder concerns urging early treatment with Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. It describes symptoms back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervousness as possible kidney trouble and advises obtaining a sample by mail with ten cents and a note about the paper.
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Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Bachelor's Opportunity
A judge comments on bachelorhood at a wedding celebration. He quips about kissing a girl without incriminating himself, reflecting lighthearted legal humor during the event.
Buying Him a Suit Exchange Tale of Father and Mother
A brief anecdote contrasts a mother and father shopping with their son for a suit. The mother scrutinizes prices and directs clerks to find the right fit at the right cost, while the father lets the boy choose and returns home to discover the expense was doubled.
Cole Carbolisalve Heals Burns and Skin Ailments
An advertisement claims Cole Carbolisalve quickly relieves burning itching and torturing skin diseases. It supposedly stops burn pain heals without scars and comes in 30c and 6c sizes. Customers are urged to ask their druggist or mail to The J. W. Cole Co Rockford Illinois for a package.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Ticket Clerk Sent to Lunatic Asylum After Ticket Boyer Incident
A Los Angeles Times snippet recalls a ticket clerk who vanished from his post after a woman bought a ticket and walked away without questions. The clerk later was said to be in a lunatic asylum, with the anecdote noting the unusual reaction of the public to the incident.
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Borem
Los Angeles Times
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