Caplis Brothers Released by Military Hold in Draft Case
The Caplis brothers Yom and Joe, brothers of a Louisiana planter, were turned over to federal civil authorities after a habeas corpus ruling by Judge Duval West. The case questions whether draft notices were properly delivered, potentially shifting deserter cases from military to civilian courts.
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Yom
Joe Caplis
Louisiana
West
Hiabeaus
Caplix Brothers
Louinsiana
United States
Shreveport
Lea Brower
United States Attorney
Attorney Generals Department
War Department
Sul
Manuel Sorola
Department of Justi
Mexia
Orn
Selective Service
Washington
V. J. Htosaty
Chaplis Brothers
Law
of Terrell and Kurrell
Howat Trial Set in Presburg Kansas
Howat and five Kansas district officers of the miners union face Judge Curran in Crayford County district court for convening a strike against the Taffon Coal and Mining Company. Trial expected to last about one day with evidence to mirror February’s Mickie strike proceedings.
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Présburg
Kan
Mexander Howat
Kansas Cant Miners Union
A.J. Cyeran
Crayford
Cour
Taffon Coal and Mining Company
Curran
Ffowat
Miekie
British drink bill climbs after war but still below prewar
A Washington report quoting Consul Hunter Sharp from Edinburgh estimates Britain's spending on intoxicating liquor in 1940 at 1.82 billion pounds, more than 400 million higher than 1919 figures but still about 18 percent below wartime totals.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Department of Commerce
Hunter Sharp
Edinburgh
Shetand
United Kingdom
Expect More Showers Across San Antonio Area
Weather conditions troubled San Antonio and nearby areas Monday night and Tuesday with strong chances of showers Tuesday. Moderate to strong southerly winds sweep Texas next 24 hours. Temperatures stay slightly below average Monday amid a deep Utah low and widespread rainfall from Seattle to San Diego.
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San Antonio
J. H. Jarboe
Texas
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Helena
Mont
Edmonton
Canada
Amavillo
Baylor
Dallas
Farifie
Seattle
San Diego
Abilene
Fatal shooting at barber shop ends in death
Joe Delgado, barber shop owner, was fatally wounded Thursday afternoon after a quarrel at his shop on 401 East Commerce Street. Joe Diaz, owner of a soft drink stand, faces murder charges in connection with Delgado's death. Diaz was arrested soon after the shooting and held on an amended assault to murder charge. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 AM from 408 North Street and at San Fernando Cathedral with interment in City Cemetery No. 1.
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Joe Delgado
Robert I. Green Memorial Hospital
Joe Diaz
Justice Campbell’s Court
Delgado
Diaz
Delagdo
Americans Arrive Coblenz After Baden Release
Carl Neuf and Franz Aimer, Americans freed from Baden detention over the attempt to arrest draft evader Grover Borgdott, arrived in Coblenz. They say they were fairly treated by German officials and courts and refuse further comment. Paris dispatch notes other details of indemnity paid to a wounded girl in the incident.
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Coblenz
Carl Neuf
Franz Aimer
Baden
Craver C. Hergdoll
Ouhang
Paris
Carl Now
Mosbach
Grover Go Borgdott
Coblen
Carlsruhe
Gia O
Dorgdol Tod
Bandits Rob Two Theaters In Detroit Vaudeville Sitdown Heist
Three armed bandits entered two Detroit vaudeville theaters and stole about $4000 after forcing a watchman and three women workers to the floor. Elsewhere in Salina a box car robbery yielded $100 and the theft involved a night operator and two youths secured inside. The bandits fled with cash and firearms.
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Salina
Wan
Salonen
Secoml
Tyne
Detroit
Mich
Weather roundup for several cities with temperatures and winds
The report lists temperatures and wind directions for cities including San Antonio Chicago Kansas City New York Washington and St Louis. It notes tonight and Tuesday readings with minimums around the mid 60s to mid 90s and variable winds from the southwest south and north in gusts and temperatures.
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Chicago
Kansas
New
Can Opening To Be Tried Out In Court Monday Afternoon
Judge R B Minor seeks a patent for a mathematical can opener in a suit to compel issuance. The device uses a logarithmic spiral and a 43 degree blade angle for efficient cutting. The case, in the Western District of Texas, challenges prior patents and names RB T Ball and Thomas H Franklin for Minor with Lee Brewer for the government.
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United States Court For
Western District of Texas
R. B. Minor
Sith District Court
San Antonio
Duval West
Minor
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Ndge Minors
RB T. Ball
Thomas H. Franklin
Brewer
Patent Office
Einstein's Relativity Theory Confounds Reporters in Brainstorm
New York April reports say Professor Albert Einstein explained his theory of relativity to reporters, noting the universe and space may be finite and that both space and time could disappear. He warned the theory is not infallible and emphasized philosophical implications over immediate practical worry.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Mercury
Brinsa
Lin Kaid
Aml
Midway
Governor Neff to Issue Statement on West Texas State Split
Governor Neff announced he will issue a statement later today defending his veto of the West Texas plan to divide the state. He will address the re districting bill and the rural school funding measure totaling 4 900 000 dollars, amid calls for state reorganization.
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Austin
Tex
Neff
West Texas
West Texas A. & Mebi
Senate
Nefé
Cmivenin
Delay Meant for Judge Bow Th Pandsey Case in Denver
In Denver a judge of the juvenile court, Bow Th Pandsey, had his sentence execution delayed after convictions for contempt of court for refusing to testify about a ward’s murder disclosure. The delay lasts until next Saturday due to a murder trial in progress. Also noted, two Marine Corps planes on a route from Washington to the Virgin Islands departed Havana after an 11 o clock stop.
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Denver
Col
Bow Th Pandsey
Lindsey Ist
Wight
Miami
Fla
Mainte Corps
Washington
Virgin Islands
Havana
Judge Orders Alimony Payment In Stillman Divorce
Justice in White Plains signed a court order directing payment of alimony and counsel fees in the divorce case of James A. Stillman vs Anne A. Stillman within 30 days. The order stays referee hearings pending further proceedings and covers staged payments including 15,000 alimony for March and April and monthly installments for the remainder, with three installments of 15,848.80 for counsel fees.
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White Plains
Justice Motschauser
Supreme Court
James A. Stillman
New York
Anne A. Stillman
Jeiters
John F. Brennan
Yonkers
Sulloan
Jorge
Lane
Horsove
Stillman
Marety
STOO
Me. Brennan
Stimprenye
Will Aid the South in Export Program
Washington April. Use of combined financial resources of the South to export agricultural products, relief to producers, endorsed by administration aides, all southern bankers at a conference held today under War Finance Corporation auspices.
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Washington, D.C
South
War Finance Corporation
Railroad President Proposes Golden Rule as Substitution
Chicago April 1 W G Bester president of the Central of New Jersey urged the Railroad Brotherhood to adopt a Golden Rule as a substitute for the national agreement. He called parts of the 15S shop craft rules vicious and absurd and defended firing unfair operators while acknowledging overtime disputes and employee complaints.
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Chicago
Golden Rule Ward
W. G. Bester
Central of New Jersey
Bayker
Hesler
Drank 2D. Walsh
Mar
Walsh
Kesler
Wester
ISG
Besler
Wwwalsh
Parliament Debates Measures Over Coal Strike Crisis
London reports that both houses discussed emergency regulations as miners strike actions threaten supply. Prime Minister George warned of cabinet meeting. Labour hopes for subsidies refusal while unions prepare conferences with the National Union of Mineworkers and Transport Workers unions amid picket actions.
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London
Todias
Driton
Tloxid George
Warn
House of Commons
Robert Stevenson Lorne
National Union of Ragewaymen
Pransnort Workers’ Union
Riatfordshire
Glamorgan
Pup Niet
Harding May Urge Re introduction Of Knox Peace Plans
Washington April 4 Republican leaders report President Harding favors immediate re introduction of the Knox peace resolution though final deals are not yet reached. Advisers expect progress toward a concord of nations within months and a possible world peace program, with three months allowed before congressional action. Debts owed to the United States and international power shifts are cited as factors shaping support abroad.
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Washington
T. C
Harding
Hfe
Congress
Trarding
Knox
United States
White House
Semtter Watson
Indiana
Charles Will Start Monday Returns To Switzerland
London April 4 A Vienna dispatch says the Swiss Legation in Vienna reports former Emperor Charles will return to Switzerland today from Hungary. The route is not known. Reports say the Little Entente threatened military measures against Hungary if Charles does not serve that country before Thursday. An ultimatum to Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia is advised by Reuters.
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Vienna
Central News
Austriaa
Charles
Switzerland
Hungary
Reuters Limited
Bor Eudostovakia
Roumania
Jugoslavia
Charles returns through Switzerland amid exile talks
Berne reports that former Emperor Charles will be the only return halted point on the way home from Hungary. He is said to have permission to reenter Switzerland only to seek peace for Hungary and Austria. It is presumed he will join his family at Prangins and then go with his wife and children to Spain.
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Berne
Switzerland
Hungary
Charles
Austria
Prangins
Spain
Negotiations Continue Over Exile of Former Emperor Charles
Paris reports that talks on the departure of former Emperor Charles from Hungary persist amid dispatches from Budapest. Charles’s illness is hinted at and warrants calls for arrest of key Charles supporters by the Polish National Assembly. Prague notes Eduard Benes warning intervention if Charles fails to leave before a regional confederation meeting. Vienna cites a date of August 20 for possible royal fate.
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Paris
Charles
Hungary
Budapest
Charies
Coune Andeussy
Charkes
Lebar
Revernuy
Poengarian National Assembly
Prague
Petit Varision
Eduard Benes
Czechslovakia
Anritz
Tonemania
Jugoslavia
Vienna
Ex-Emperor Charles face uncertain exit from Hungary
The Austrian cabinet told Hungary to end its safe conduct for ex Emperor Charles. No promise of departure within 18 hours from Sunday night. Diplomatic circles puzzle over his stay at Steinmanger near the Hungarian frontier. AP reports Charles might stay if allowed to remain king, otherwise would become a private citizen.
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Tmregy
Vienna
Cabinee
Ddiumiarign
Wmenk Chihantess
Chales
Austen
Nis
Charles
Coliey
Steimansen
Associated Press
Budapest
Les Lol
Steinmanger
Hungary
Qomatey
Tax increase cut on testite imports in Mexico City
April 1 report says import taxes on testite goods will rise 10 percent on April 30 instead of 60 percent. The change follows protests filed with the treasury department and an amendment by voters of the Treasury De la Muerta.
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Mexico City
Me Anu
Wreasiry de la Muerta
Treasury Departmenk Das Foreign Importe Mmetes
Must Serve or Die In Polk County Charles Fife Faces Dilemma
Court officers in Polk County are puzzled over Charles Fife who faces a die in the electric chair and a prison term for two murders. The same jury convicted him on both counts and the state supreme court will decide whether the life sentence or the execution comes first. Prominent financier Edmund Cogswell Converse dies in Pasadena. He led Thinkers Trust, Liberty National Tank and other major firms and was a noted Wall Street figure.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Polk
Charles Fife
State Supreme Court
New York
Pasadena
Cal
Edmund Cogswell Converse
Wall Street
Converse
Thinkers ‘Trust Company
Liberty National Tank
Germany Must Pay to Limit Reparations Says Simons
Washington April 4 The State Department released a German note dated March 28 by Foreign Minister von Simons stating Germany must pay reparations to the limit of its ability and requesting expert review to determine that limit. Secretary Hughes replied March 29 expressing U S support with Allies in seeking a settlement that allows Germany to resume production.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Loring Dresel
Berlin
de. Walter von Simons
Secr
Tary Hughes
Geres
Germany
EAS
Hughes
von Simons
Guiea
von Sibons
Dr. von Simons
Gennany
Europe
Durcas
Men Hired to Kill Woman Fail to Meet Contract
Basel April 4 two men who agreed to murder a woman were brought into criminal court for taking her money and failing to perform. The woman faced trial for attempted murder. A chemist offered to act as executioner for a fee and suggested poison, while a third party proposed drowning. They planned to go to Lake Lucerne but the chemist disappeared after receiving advance payment.
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Basel
Switzenand
Fraulein Reauss
Lake Lucerne
Aries
Cn Rette
Will Marry Princess Nenja of Greece in June
Athens reports William Ti Tels son of Princess Anastasia plans to wed Princes Nenja age 11 daughter of Grand Duchess Marie and niece of King Constantine. The engagement follows Leeds's proposal after his arrival and will likely marry in Athens with residence at Amphion. Anastasia initially opposed the match due to youth.
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Athens
William Ti
Tels
Anastasia
Greece
Airilaus
Nenja
Marie
Constantine
Amphion
Leeds
Jewds
London
Ex Burglar Aids Entry To Woman’s Apartment
Mrs L W Frensdorf assisted by police attempts entry to her apartment after keys fail. Police spot Motts Murphy, a reformed burglar, in crowd and he helps by climbing to the second floor and opening the door from inside. He is placed on his honor not to touch belongings.
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Chicago
Greek Prince Dies in War With Turkey
London reports Prince Andreas of Greece brother of King Constantine has died of wounds received near Brusa. General Vlachapoulos also killed in action. Andreas born January 20 1882 served in Balkan War 1912. linked to 1917 throne pursuit. married to Princess Alice of Battenberg October 7 1903.
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Constantine
London
Greece
Brusa
Constantinople
Evening News
Vlachapoulos
Prince Andreas
George
Athens
Vouizelos
Prince Audrery
Wringess Alice of
Batterberg
Turkish Nationalists deny Paris attack reports
Turkish Nationalist assembly representatives here denied reports of a Turkish attack on the French in Cilicia and repudiation of the Franco Turkish agreement. They said the accord was seen as a step toward wider France Ottoman ties and that orders to cease hostilities had been received.
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Paris
Cilicia
Angora
London
France
Greek Plans for Asia Minor War Drives Allied Alarm
Allied authorities deny Greeks permission to move troops via Constantinople or Ismid in Asia Minor. Greek forces bolster Maoridania divisions to field up to 200000, alarming Serbia and Bulgaria as the Greek fleet mobilizes for a major campaign. Mustapha Nemallasha issues a nationalist manifesto urging universal enlistment. Greek wounded pour into Brussa as tensions rise and fields revive with spring rains.
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Tront
Asia Minor
Leopatra
Black Sea
Maoridania
Mustapha Nemallasha
Eyery Turk
Cadens
Brussa
Madania
Alina
Pene
Secretary Denby to Return From Caribbean Inspection
Secretary Denby sails back to Washington on destroyer Bruin after visits to Crandano Cuba and stations in Cuba Haiti and San Domingo. He commends the Navy for high ship and station condition and the crew’s zeal and courtesy during the tour.
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Washington, D. C
Denby Wil
Washington
Jin
Obscure Attorney Dies in Dayton Case Inquiry
Ahton Murphy, counsel for the Rockefeller Foundation and legal adviser to Dr. Rocketeer Sr, died today in Dayton. The filing for the Lometermenty case ends with his death, prompting questions about next steps in the legal matter.
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Dien
Daytons
Pla
Staer Murphy
Rockal Foundation
Rocketeer Sr
Be Wenther
Lotermenty
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