British triple alliance strike ends after crisis
London April 18 The triple alliance strike is canceled and the alliance is virtually broken. Premier Lloyd George emerges stronger after a crisis that fractured the miners and other unions. Hodges and the miners oppose a profits pool while railway and transport unions pursue negotiation despite the miners’ stance.
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London
Triple Alliance
Lloyd George
Miners’ Federation
England
Europe
Walter Moore
Locomotive Engineers’ Union
International News Service
Frank Hodges
J. H. Thomas
Railway and Transport
Alliance
Hodges
Train Kills Four Autoists at Perry Crossing
Four people die or are fatally injured when a Grand Trunk passenger train strikes an automobile at a street crossing in Perry Michigan. Mrs Frank Martin and her two children Arthur and Robert are killed. Martin dies several hours after the wreck.
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Owosso
Mich
Grand Trunk
Perry
Here
Frank Martin
Arthur
Robert
Martin
Boy shoots mother in store accidental tragedy
In Three Rivers Quebec on April 18 eight year old son of Mrs Aime Bilodeau found a revolver in an Abitibi store. He aimed and fired, killing his mother instantly though unaware the gun was loaded. Local police are investigating the incident.
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Three Rivers
Quebec
Aime Bilodeau
Abitibi
Sheet steel prices cut by American Sheet and Tin Plate
Price reductions announced by the American Sheet and Tin Plate company a U S Steel subsidiary range from seven to fourteen dollars per ton on various sheet steel products in New York market.
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New York
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
United States Steel Corporation
Gold Shipment Reaches New York From Gothenburg
Nearly five million dollars in German gold coins arrived aboard a steamer from Gothenburg Sweden consigned to Kuhn Loeb & Co bankers. The delivery marks the first such shipment since the war and signifies strong European gold flows into the city.
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New York
Gothenburg
Sweden
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Flour Finds New Low in Minneapolis Mills
Minneapolis reports flour selling under 8. a. per pound for first time in almost seven years at local mills. Officials note a drop in prices amid market changes and a potential impact on bakers and consumers in the area.
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Minneapolis
A. Paercy
Tariff Bill Passes With Large Majority in House
The house approved an emergency tariff bill by a 269 to 112 margin after two days of debate. Fifteen Democrats supported the bill and nine Republicans opposed it. The measure adds duties on about twenty five farm products for six months and includes a anti dumping provision and foreign exchange rules affecting import costs and currency valuation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Joyce Seeks Freedom as Attorney Claims Secret Evidence
Alfred Austrian, attorney for Stanley Joyce, says enough evidence exists to fill the Field Museum and more, all locked away and accessible only to Joyce. He traces the evidence from France and Italy to England and America, with links to New York Miami and Palm Beach fashionable resorts.
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Chicago
Alfred Austrian
Stanley Joyce
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Joyce
Mr. Austrian
France
Italy
England
America
New York
Miami
Palm Beach
Russian Reds Bar Americans Immigrants
Russian Bolshevist authorities have closed the frontier to immigration from America. Immigrants will be accepted only from steamers already on the way to Russia from America. The note came via a cablegram received by a local shipping company from its Libau agent.
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Liverpool
America
Libau
Russia
House Passes Tariff Bill Vote Count Report
Washington report notes the tariff bill passage by a 269 to 112 vote. The April 18 proceedings record the substantial support and opposition among members.
James Van Alen Buys French Chateau for Residence
Word from Newport is that James Van Alen has purchased a large chateau in France and will occupy it indefinitely or until prohibition ends in America. The report places the purchase in wet France and notes the date April 18.
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France
Newport
James van Alen
America
France Accepts U S Yap Mandate Question Says Briand
French Premier Briand acknowledges receipt of Secretary Hughes note on Yap and seeks council discussion with desire to satisfy the United States. Tokyo press says Japan cannot concede and will continue the mandate despite U S stance. Officials in Paris and Washington release notes on upcoming council consideration.
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Hughes
Japan
Washington
France
Yap
Paris
Briand
Supreme Council
United States
American State Department
Pacific Islands
Equator
Tokyo
Tokyo Maiya
Count Uchida
German Biplane Over Doorn Circles Castle in Lament
A German biplane flew very low over Doorn castle dropping wreaths in the park where Augusta Victoria lies in state. The aircraft ignored local police bans on civilian aviation, though Dutch military air activity was permitted.
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Doorn
Doorn Castle
Augusta Victoria
Japanese Steamer Eric Maru Seized for Liquor Smuggling
The Japanese steamer Eric Maru, 3400 tons, built recently at a cost of 1.5 million, was seized in Jacksonville under the prohibition act after 12 unlisted liquor cases were found aboard. Seven crew members were arrested following a Sunday clash in which a seaman was wounded.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Indiana mail truck robbed in Fort Wayne heist
Four armed men in a car robbed a Fort Wayne post office truck on April 15 and escaped with two mail sacks. Postal authorities report no registered mail was inside the pouches.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
New Hungarian Premier Named After Teleky Resigns
Paris April 18. Count Stefan Bethlen former adviser to Archduke Joseph of Hungary has been appointed Hungarian premier to replace Count Paul Teleky who has resigned.
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Hungary
Paris
Stefan Bethlen
Archduke Joseph of
Paul Teleky
Adopt City Manager Plan for Long Beach Government
Long Beach voters approve the city manager plan by 3 237 to 2 508 and will elect seven councilmen at a June election.
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Long Beach
Cal
U S Weekly Market Report Grain and Livestock Totals
Financial markets show a sharp downward swing early week for grain, then a rally by traders before losses again. export demand weak and Argentine prices higher. Chicago and Minneapolis prices slide for wheat and corn. dairies steady with current prices. hogs and beef cattle fall modestly. potatoes and onions show mixed moves. overall market crisis signals heavy selling yet some price support amid good crop news and waning export demand.
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U. S&s. Bureau OF Markets
Washington
Canada
United States
West
American
Gulf
Seaboard
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Cincinnati
Prairie
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Administration plans 175000 man standing army
Washington April 14. Plans of the new administration contemplate a standing army of 175 000 men Secretary of War Weeks said. He will appear before the senate military committee in support of the appropriations bill based on that army size.
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Secretary of War
Senate Military Committee
Washington
Weeks
Aviator Langins Killed in Bolling Field Crash
Lieutenant James J. Langins of the Army Air Service died at Bolling Field when his plane fell during descent to land. He was about 200 feet from the ground when the crash occurred.
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Washington
James J. Langins
Bank Raider Killed in Cicero State Bank Raid
Chicago Bank Raider Slain as police surprise gang during a raid on the Cicero State bank at Twenty-fifth place and Cicero avenue. Two bandits wounded. two others arrested. incident dated April 18 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Cicero State Bank
Twenty-fifth Place
Cicero Avenue
Surest Way to Hatch Turkeys
The USDA outlines best practices for hatching turkeys using turkey hens. It covers nest construction on the ground with straw, brood management, relocation of broody hens, daily exercise, dusting for lice, feeding, and incubation details. Egg fertility checks occur on days ten and twenty.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wart disease found in tomatoes from potato wart research
The USDA reports tomato plants in wart infested soil are susceptible to potato wart disease. Of 28 tomato varieties tested in eastern Pennsylvania gardens in 1920, 26 showed susceptibility. The disease affects stems and roots, risks year to year spread via tomato seedlings, and may threaten other potato family plants.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
United States
West Virginia
Maryland
GOOD INCUBATION HINTS
Follow the manufacturer instructions to set up and run the incubator. Ensure steady temperature before filling with eggs and do not add fresh eggs to incubating ones. Turn eggs twice daily after day two until day nineteen. Turn before lamp care. Cool daily as weather dictates. Maintain regular machine care and keep lamp and wick clean. Test eggs on days seven and fourteen. Do not open after day eighteen until hatch.
Best Time to Cut Cowpeas for Hay
The article advises not cutting cowpeas for hay until pods turn yellow. Quality hay is produced when most pods are full grown and many are mature, with leaves still on the vines and plants near full growth.
Farm Diary Aids Credit Records and Billing
A U S Department of Agriculture specialists advise using blank diary pages in the back of a farm diary to record all credit transactions. This practice helps prevent paying the same bill twice by serving as a reliable account of all farm credit business.
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United ‘States Department’ of Agriculture
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