Senator Knute Nelson Dies on Train in Politico Tragedy
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota died aboard a Pennsylvania Railroad train en route from Baltimore to Chicago. Known as the Grand Old Viking for his blunt style, he collapsed from angina in Timonium Maryland, leaving a long Senate career and a strong tribute from President Harding.
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Philadelphia
United States
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Baltimore
Chicago
Sevetor Nelson
Washington
Timonium
Nesen
Norway
Edith Truscott
Jennings Lodge
Ore
George A. Wells
Walker W. Belford
Rep
Minn
Senate
Nelson
Congress
Harding
Wealthy Chicago Realtors Duel Ends in Death Connection Suspect Hospitalized
In Chicago Englewood two brothers in law in real estate clashed after a week of quarrels ending in a fatal duel. Charles W. Muldenix was shot twice in the head and once through the heart by James Eustace Berry, who is wounded and hospitalized with a severely injured arm.
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Chicago
Englewood
Charles W. Muldenix
James Eustace Berry
St. Bernard's Hospital
Reserve Board Warns of Credit Expansion
The Federal Reserve Board, reviewing April business, notes rapid expansion of credit demand and industrial production. It warns that if current credit demand continues, member banks will face increased borrowing needs by the system.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Shipwreck Survivors Saved Off West Africa
A Portuguese gunboat reached Mossamedes with 110 survivors from the steamship Mossamedes wrecked near Cape Frio. Eighty four survivors landed at Port Alexander, and a French gunboat is en route to Mossamedes with thirty three more.
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Capetown
Mossamedes
Portugese West Africa
Cape Frio
Port Alexander
Missouri College Town Lynching Shocks University Campus
In Columbia Missouri on April 30 Charles Scott a Black suspect was hanged from a railroad trestle by a mob outside the University of Missouri campus despite Professor A H Almstedts pleas for legal action. The crowd ignored court process as chapel bells rang nearby.
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Columbia
A. H. Almstedt
Charles Scott
University of Missouri
Gary City Hall Swept Into Jail by U. S. Judge
Indianapolis Ind April 30 59 persons were jailed for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws in Gary and Lake county Indiana. Sentences ranged from one day to eighteen months imposed by Federal Judge Ferdinand Geiger in United States District Court.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gary
Lake County
Indiana
Ferdinand Geiger
United States District Court
Brooklyn Child Josephine Bruno Slain Found
The body of eight year old Josephine Bruno was found in a cellar near her home after a long midnight search by residents and authorities. The discovery followed hours of effort across Brooklyn's waterfront area.
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Brooklyn
New York
Josephine Bruno
Tennessee Honors Its Heroes Dedicate Monuments in Aisne
In Paris on April 30, Tennessee state monuments were dedicated in Requival Premont and Francourt le Grend, villages freed from German control by Tennessee troops. The ceremonies honored the soldiers who helped liberate the towns and remembered fallen heroes.
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Tennessee
Paris
Aisne
Requival
Premont
Francourt le Grend
DIES IN CLASS RUSH IN WILMETTE CRASH
One Northwestern University student is dead and another dying after a collision at Sheridan road and the drainage canal in Wilmette. Three women and two students were injured, driver James Leahy of Chicago held. victim Louis Aubere of Chicago was a Delta Tau Delta member. Ralph Williams of Harlan Kentucky reported dying at hospital. Mrs Winslow driven car from Chicago with three women occupants suffered injuries from flying glass.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Sheridan Road
Wilmette
Cook County
James Leahy
Chicago
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Louis Aubere
Baston Hospital
Ralph Williams
Harlan, Ky
Arthur D. Winslow
Winslow
Herrin Sheriff Refused Offer of State Troops
Marion Illinois April 27 State's Attorney Delos S Duty and Williamson County Treasurer Melvin Thaxton were examined by a special legislative committee investigating the Herrin mine massacre. Duty testified that the night before the massacre Col Sam N Hunter told Adjutant Black troops would not be needed as a truce had been arranged at the Lester mine and all was quiet.
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Marion
Ill
Delos S. Duty
Melvin Thaxton
Williamson County
Herrin
Duty
Sam N. Hunter
Adjutant Black
Lester Mine
Pennsylvania Road Defies U S Rail Board
The Pennsylvania railroad system told the United States railroad labor board it will strictly uphold its right under the transportation act to set rules and working conditions with its employees and to observe contracts made with workers.
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Pennsylvania
United States Rail Board
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad System
United States Railroad Labor Board
Rock Island Trio Sentenced in Conspiracy Case
Mayor H. M. Schriver former Chief of Police Thomas Cox and Lawrence Pedigo were sentenced by Judge Harry Edwards to terms of one to five years in the penitentiary after a denied motion for a new trial. Cox also faced a $2000 fine.
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Rock Island
Rock Island, Ul
H. M. Schriver
Thomas Cox
Lawrence Pedigo
Harry Edwards
Cox
Ebert Helps Launch Liner Deutschland in Hamburg
The postwar German liner Deutschland was launched at Hamburg with President Kert officiating. The grand ship spans 597 feet in length and 73 feet in breadth with a 22 000 ton register, touted as the era’s largest and most luxurious.
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Ebert
Berlin
Deutschland
Hamburg
Kert
Russia to Sell 17 Million Bushels of Grain
Moscow reports that Russian grain will appear in world markets next fall in large quantities. The available food grains are estimated between 170 million and 189 million bushels.
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Russia
Moscow
Hughes Defends League Court Not a New Policy
Secretary of State Hughes told the American Society of International Law that joining the world court would not entangle the United States with the League of Nations. He argued the court is independent from the league and backed reservations made to the senate. He said permanent court support is American policy and not entanglement.
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Washington
State Hughes
American Society of International Law
United States
League of Nations
Borah
Idaho
Hughes
League
Senate
Harding
Permanent Court of International Justice
President to Take Hand in Vigorous Dry Enforcement
President Harding plans a more vigorous approach to enforcing prohibition. He has criticized past enforcement and now seeks to discover why the laws are ineffective, according to his advisers.
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Washington
Harding
Bergdoll Reported On Mexico California Border
Federal draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll is said to live along the northern Lower California border between Masenada and Tia Juana and to visit Los Angeles via private individuals who bring him there.
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Los Angeles
Cali
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
California
Italy backs France and Britain against Yanks in Turkey stand
Lausanne reports Italy and Great Britain support France against the Chester concessions in Turkey. An official statement from the Italian delegation confirmed opposition to the American monopoly approved by the Angora government.
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Lausanne
Italy
Great Britain
France
Chester
Turkey
Angora
Britain Warns Moscow Over Offensive Acts
The British government forwarded a warning to Moscow that offensive acts have aroused profound indignation in England. It states apologies are needed or there is no chance to resume normal relations.
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London
Moscow
England
Banker urges U S to save Germany at Empire Club
Dr. Benjamin M. Anderson Jr. of Chase National Bank spoke at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on April 27 urging United States and Britain intervention in the Ruhr situation to aid Germany.
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New York
U. S
Germany
Toronto
United States
Ruhr
Empire Club of Canada
Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr
Chase National Bank of New York
German War Toll Soars In Official WWI Figures
Berlin reports updated World War I losses: 1,846,298 dead and 1,537,000 wounded. Dependents of the dead are tallied at 1,945,000.
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Berlin
Germany
Oklahoma Family Slain in Idabel Slaying
In Idabel Oklahoma on April 30 authorities report John Tope Tra Gardner and A B Miller under arrest in connection with the killings of Mrs Tope and the Tope children along with Mrs T H Hamlin the grandparents of Mrs Tope. The case binds a grim family tragedy with three suspects in custody awaiting further proceedings.
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Oklahoma
Idabel
Okla
John Tope
Tra Gardner
A. B. Miller
Tope
T. H. Hamlir
U S Market Report Fruits Vegetables and Grains
Washington weekly market data lists South Carolina Wakefield cabbage Alabama and Texas prices for flat stock potatoes Florida Spaulding roses and Bliss Triumphs in sacks and crates. Grain and live stock prices from Chicago and regional farm values include wheat corn oats and cattle with dairy butter and cheese prices in Wisconsin markets.
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Washington
South Carolina
Wakefield
Alabama
Texas
Florida
Texas Bliss
Northern
Chicago
Louisiana
Baldwin
Northwestern
Iowa
Kansas
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Prairie
St Louis
Wisconsin
Young Americas
Fifty Thousand Expressmen Seek Pay Raise
About fifty thousand teamsters, chauffeurs, stablemen and helpers employed by the American Railway Express company in New York City, Jersey City, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and other points entered a plea with the United States Railroad Labor board for war increases running from 10 to 15 cents an hour, lifting the carrier's payroll by more than $16,000,000 annually.
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Chicago
American Railway Express Company
New York City
Jersey City
Boston
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
United States Railroad Labor Board
President Seeks Legal Way to Use Army in Rum War
President Harding asked the Department of Justice for an opinion on lawfully employing the armed forces to suppress rum smuggling. The White House announced a complete program for suppressing the illegal traffic, pending legal verification before execution.
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Washington
Harding
Department of Justice
United States
White House
Dawes Heads Minute Men to Back Constitution
Gen. Charles G. Dawes becomes sponsor and first president of the Minute Men of the Constitution, a new organization formed to compel greater respect for the United States Constitution.
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Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
United States
Minute Men of the Constitution
Switzerland repays US loans ample sum in 1919 1920
Berne says Switzerland has repaid the United States during the last year 10,006,000 on loans floated here in 1919 and 1920. The repayment is officially announced.
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Berne
Switzerland
United States
Liquor Ship Seized Off Sandy Hook
The motor lighter Napeague carrying nearly 16 000 cases of liquor was seized by coast guards off Sandy Hook while transporting liquor fleet cargo to the New Jersey shore.
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Highlands
N. J
Napeague
Coast Guards
Sandy Hook
New Jersey
Cecil Urges League Action in Ruhr Intervention Plea
Lord Robert Cecil, amid his American tour, called for the League of Nations to intervene in the Ruhr crisis during an address in New York on April 28. He urged great powers to press for league involvement and resolution.
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Cecil
Ruhr
New York
League of Nations
Lord Robert Cecil
League
Samuel the Upright Judge and Prophet
Lesson notes review Samuel's life from childhood serving in the tabernacle to his farewell address as judge and prophet. He defends his integrity, reviews God's dealings since Moses, and calls Israel to faithful obedience and fearless intercession despite the people’s ingratitude for a king.
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Samuel
Eli
Saul
God
Moses
Paganism and the soul versus the body quote
A quotation from W. L. Watkinson cautions against worrying about carnal matters, labeling such focus as pagan. It asserts that one who has achieved great things for the soul will not neglect the body.
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W. L. Watkinson
Letting Go and Trust in the Creator
A reflective note on releasing attachments and trusting the unseen. The speaker urges letting go of material possessions to embrace faith and reliance on the Creator.
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Hmerson
When We Build
A terse fragment notes construction or storage context with unclear names and generic phrases. No recoverable actions or entities beyond vague references to building and storage.
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Spain
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Bergdoll
Mexico
Britain
W. DB. Moss
W. D. Moss
Winois
R. C. Andrews
Moss
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
B. Fitzwater
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Dr. Scholl
Scholls
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