World briefs from Washington and beyond in brief
Census figures show Spokane at 4204 population after a 74 percent drop in a decade. Reports note Wilson’s federal reserve board pick from New York, Vera Cruz garrison withdrawal, and Senate debates on war powers and Versailles. Disarmament proposals replace League of Nations. Emma Goldman returns. and Republican convention logistics and delegations dominate headlines.
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Washington
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Poughkeepsie
New York
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
The
New York World
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Mixed political and business notes from early 20th century dispatches
A Tokyo signed settlement conceding all Japanese remands reached via a Honolulu cable. Libby, McNeill & Libby stockholders vote a 50 per cent stock dividend on 1,280,000 shares. Reports also note Carranza’s willingness to negotiate with revolutionists and Betts bill passage in New York. A Los Angeles murder trial, Coolidge veto actions, Chicago beer probes, and a Minneapolis flour price record close the update.
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Tokyo
Honolulu
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Cienga
Notable Obituaries and Accidents
Mrs. Samuel Gompers wife of the AFL president died at her home in Washington. Erna Renter died after being struck by an airplane propeller during a YMCA camp near Houston. Dr. Thomas J. McCrory, a prominent physician, died in Racine Wisconsin from injuries in an automobile crash.
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Samuel Gompers
The
American Federation of Labor
Erna Renter
Young Woman's Christian Association
Houston
Tex
Thomas J. McCrory
Racine, Wis
Spain
Jersey City
Arlington Cemetery
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Admiral Dewey
Foreign Albert Thomas in Berlin discusses labor with German leaders
Reports state Albert Thomas arrived in Berlin to discuss labor questions with German leaders while Austin Chamberlain in London urged per capita direct taxation. Amid battles involving carabineers and artillery, twelve were killed and many wounded as forces loyal to Gabriele DAnnunzio clash with rivals. Various international movements and political shifts are noted, including suffrage in Delaware and population changes in New York City.
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Berlin
Austin Chamberlain
House of Commons
London
United Kingdom
United States
France
Italy
Carabineers
Armiil
Gabriele @Annunzio
Political conventions loom after primaries in nation-wide review
The article surveys Republican momentum with Gen. Leonard Wood and Sen. Hiram Johnson dominating delegates and votes, plus Indiana and California outcomes. It notes Wood and Johnson lead in various metrics, the gate to Chicago lashed by deal-making, and mentions Koox and Knox debates, plus hints of Democratic maneuvers and war-crime trial readies.
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Leonard Wood
Hiniam Johnson
Lowden
Ilipais
Chicago
Senate
Koex
Knox
Wilson
Colby
United States
Ivoo
Germany
Penrose
Old Guard
Republian
Knoox
Kentucky to Send Delegation for Democratic Convention
One of the few Gelesitions that will go to the Democratic convention in San Francisco with instructions as to its vote will be that from Kentucky. The state convention voted for instructions for Governor Cox of Ohio. It would not surprise a state politi.
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California
Indiana
Ano
Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Phelano
San Francisco
Wood
Bowes
GU Wood
Calumet
Evansville
Indianapolis
Lowden
Harding
Maryland
Michigan
Kentucky
Cox
Ohio
European peace efforts amid Turkish nationalist resistance
The Allied Supreme Council and the League of Nations press ahead in Europe as Hungarian objections to the pact are answered with ten days to accept. Turkish delegates in Paris prepare to sign the treaty while nationalist leaders resist Great Britain and allies, hinting at bolshevism. In Constantinople the grand vizier seeks a coup with Mustafa Kemal as Col Jafar Tayar resists Greek occupation. Sir Eric Drummond requests Moscow’s stance on recognizing Lenin’s government as the League commission eyes May 14 deliberations.
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Denry
Constantinople
Mustapha Kemal
Kemal
Jafar Tayar
Adrianople
Aral
London
Eric Drummond
League of Nations
Moscow
League
Russia
Lenine
Polish Ukrainian Push Near Kiev Bridgehead
Soviet forces sustain heavy losses as Polish and Ukrainian units advance in Ukraine. Reports indicate they reached the Kiev bridgehead and are pressing the defense around the city, with the outcome still unsettled.
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Ukraine
Kiev
Revolt in Mexico Gains Ground as Carranza Weakens
The article reports Carranza’s weakening hold on Mexico with General Obregon as leader of a growing revolt. Deser tions increase as rebel forces gain momentum in Chihuahua and Torreon. Foreign interests await but the United States stays neutral while rebel leaders promise a friendlier stance.
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Carranza
Mexico
Oman
General Obregon
United States
Guatemala
Alfredo Robles Dominguez
Francisco Villa
Revolutionary Army
Chihuahua
Obregon
Torreon
State Department
Navy Department
Key West
Wilson blocks deportation grounds for Communist Labor Party
Secretary of Labor Wilson rules that membership in the Communist Labor party does not justify deportation since the party does not advocate force. The ruling upsets Justice Department efforts to deport alien Communists who seek to overthrow the government, and may shield Assistant Secretary Post from impeachment after canceling 1,400 warrants.
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Wilson
Department of Justice
Communist Labor Party
Communist Party
Garvan
Post
From Forty Five to Sixty Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A Morse Oklahoma reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound carried her safely through the Change of Life. She is over 60, has eight children, remains in good health, and recommends the remedy to others via her daughter and daughters-in-law. The ad urges letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential advice.
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Morse
Okla
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Raney
Oklahoma
Lydia Pinkham
Remedy for acid stomach promises health gain
A health ad claims harmful acids and gases damage the body and that a chemist found a remedy. Eaton ic tablets are said to remove bloating indigestion sour stomach and gassiness by taking up the acid and carrying it out. Over half a million users report relief with a money back offer from druggists.
Boy demands raise to match candy price
Keeping Up With H. C. L. Bert asks his grandpa for a job and is told he could throw down hay for the horses. He has always earned a nickel for the chore, but as the candy bar price rose he coolly asks for a raise to keep up with the high cost of candy.
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Bert
Grandpa
Age Computation Trick Reveals Birth Month Method
A folklore arithmetic riddle instructs asking a person for age, then performing a sequence of multiplications and additions. The resulting digits yield the age in the first two numerals and the birth month in the last two numerals. The method relies on simple algebra and is presented as a trick.
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