City council approves mountain park and office building deal
The city traded an 18 foot alley between the First National Bank building and the Connerton Lane property to First Mortgage for four feet of ground along Sheldon street and 47 acres of park land adjoining the School of Mines. City buys 61 acres at $300 per acre, totaling 108 acres for a mountain park containing the School of Mines stadium. First Mortgage to begin a 15 story office building within 60 days and pave the four foot widening at no city cost. Plans include dam and lake, road from Kern Place, improved park paths, rock houses, and other park features. Mayor Davis notes no interference with Central Park plans.
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First National Bank
Connerton Lane
Coney Island
First Mortgage Company
Sheldon Street
School of Mines
City
J. H. Cox
Kansas City
Hart
Mountain Park
Kern Place
Cleveland Street
Charles Davis
City Planning Commission
The
Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Carranza Urges Unity Against Monroe Doctrine Policy
President Carranza of Mexico calls for solidarity among Latin American nations to replace the Monroe doctrine as the regional policy. He says the doctrine fails weak nations and denies U S involvement in his rise to power. He warns of arms smuggling and predicts the federal army will back the chosen successor amid looming elections.
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Ashington
D. C
Carranza
Mexico
Prenza
Buenos Aires
Washington
United States
California
Four Prisoners Freed Under Pauper Oath
Four men were released from jail Tuesday evening by taking the pauper oath under federal law, declaring they could not pay their fines. The four, named Joe Garcia at 25 dollars, Juan Garcia at 109 dollars, Benjamin Mejorado at 50 dollars, and Martin Castro at 50 dollars, gained their liberty by proving they were without funds.
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Joe Garcia
Juan Garcia
Benjamin Mejorado
Martin Castro
Japan Premier Warns General Election Vital to Nation
Tokyo April 7 Premier Hara addressed leading Seiyukai members warning that the May elections carry profound importance for Japan. He warned universal suffrage advocated by the opposition would destroy social class distinctions and tamper with conscription, the basis of national defence, and criticised the opposition's stance on dissolving the fleet in March.
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Tokio
Japan
Hara
Seiyukai
Progovernment Party
Fiet
Half of Wilson Cabinet Socialists Says Bailey
Bailey declared in Seguin Texas that half of Wilsons cabinet are Socialists and the other half a cross between a Socialist and a Federalist He said his fight is for Democratic principles not against the Democratic administration He argued critics who attacked the Democratic party in 1896 would rail against Wilson today F C Weinert state warehouse commissioner was among those on the platform
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Nogales
Ariz
Carlos Velasge
Sonora
Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico
Southern Republic
Seguin
Tex
Bailey
Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Envoy Summerlin Called to U S From Mexico City
George T. Summerlin, charge at the American embassy in Mexico City, has been summoned to Washington. State department officials stated the move does not relate to Mexican affairs and suggested Summerlin may be slated for a more important post. Secretary Hanna is acting charge of affairs in Mexico City.
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Washington, D. C
George T. Summerlin
Mexico City
Washington
State Department
Summerlin
Hanna
Chicago switchmen vote to join unauthorized strike
In Chicago the switchmen strike spreads as 8500 locomotive firemen and engineers vote to join the unauthorized action. Freight traffic in the Chicago district tightens while 20,000 stockyard workers are idled and livestock receipts sit stalled. Union leaders warn members to return by tomorrow night or risk losing membership and seniority.
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Hicago
Ill
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railway
William L. Bond
Hunt and Morgenthau appointments held up in senate
Washington April 7 The senate foreign relations committee took no action on the nomination of former Arizona governor Hunt as American minister to Siam amid charges of I W W sympathies. Action on Henry Morgenthau as ambassador to Mexico was postponed until senator Fall returns. Morgenthau will be accepted by the Carranza government, sources say, despite rumors of friendship with oil operator E L Doheny.
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Hunt
Morgenthau
Washington, D. C
Arizona
Siam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Morgenthau
Mexico
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Senate
Carranza
Juarez
E. L. Doheny
Tampico
Association For the Protection of American Rights
Bryan Chooses Meredith as Democratic Nomination Prospect
William Jennings Bryan endorses Edward T. Meredith secretary of agriculture from Des Moines Iowa as the best qualified candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination He cites Merediths prohibition support labor friendliness business sense and farmer interests Though Meredith himself is not seeking the nomination he backs William G McAdoo for Iowa delegation Meredith also champions league of nations and Wilsons policies Analysts say his chances are slim now but could grow in four years with cabinet experience
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Ashington
D. C
William Jennings Bryan
Edward T. Meredith
Des Moines
Iowa
Bryan
Meredith
William G. McAdoo
Wilson
McAdoo
Labor
Palmer
League of Nations
Wilson Meredith
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Meredith
San Francisco
Muscatine River Levee Break Floods Farmland
A break in Muscatine island levee south of the city flooded thousands of acres of farmland with 3 to 16 feet of water. Workers race to build a barrier across a slough as residents evacuate. Little livestock saved as the city mobilizes to stop the water and protect families. The break echoes a flood four years past and may lower flood danger downstream.
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Uscatine
Muscatine Island
South Muscatine
Former French premier Georges Clemenceau improves in Cairo
Cairo April 17 Georges Clemenceau former French premier has returned from Luxor and is suffering bronchitis. He remains very feeble at 79 years old but is now in somewhat better condition and improving.
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IIL
Cairo
Egypt
Georges Clemenceau
Luxor
Clemenceau
Suit to Challenge Mary Pickford Divorce Set for Next Week
Reno authorities say the Nevada attorney general will file a suit in Reno next week to set aside the divorce granted to Mary Pickford, now Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks. The action targets the validity of the divorce decree, with state officials arguing grounds to overturn.
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Mary Pickford
Reno
Nev
Douglas Fairbanks
Nevada
Protestants Show Slump In Increase 1919
New York April 7 The smallest increase in Protestant membership in 30 years is recorded for 1919 in statistics by Dr H K Carroll who prepared the first official census of religions. Increase 1919 was 66 000 versus 10 year average 771 947. The slump began in 1918 with 155 000. Declines listed include Methodist Episcopal 69940 Presbyterian U S A northern 32308 Disciples of Christ 17645 Methodist Episcopal south 16404 Northern Baptist Convention 9156 National Baptist Convention 35007 Presbyterian U S A southern 8811 United Presbyterian 2986 Cumberland Presbyterian 1645 Welsh Calvinistic Presbyterians 992 Norwegian Lutheran 2910.
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New York
H. K. Carroll
Christian Herald
United States
Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian
U. S. A. Northern
Disciples of Christ
South
Northern Baptist Convention
National
House Peace Debate Opens Thursday In Congress
Washington April 7 House Republicans cleared the way for a two days debate on the peace resolution beginning tomorrow. The rules committee program sets final vote after 5 p m Friday with the house meeting an hour earlier on both days.
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Washington, D. C
House
Rules Committee
El Paso Herald circulation leads city papers
The El Paso Herald records a circulation almost double that of any other El Paso newspaper, underscoring its dominant market position and wider reader reach in the region. The note highlights the paper's competitive edge in the local press landscape.
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el Paso Herald
el Paso
Johnson foes sweep field in New York
New York state unpledged Republican delegates swept the field in yesterday's primaries over William Bennett. In New York City only 126 districts reported. Miller 70,048 Wadsworth 70,396 Calder 73,501 Thompson 68,104. Michigan shows Johnson leading, Hoover ahead in Democratic. Other items note Lowgill reelected mayor in Kansas City, Hoan elected in Milwaukee, Wood calls for budget system, Hoover late to register in California.
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EW York
New York State
William B. Bennett
Hiram Johnson
Nathan L. Miller
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
William M. Calder
William Boyce Thompson
Johnson
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Oad
Hoover
Edwards
Wood
Lowden
McAdoo
Bryan
Palmer
Kansas City
James A. Lowgill
Matthew A. Foster
Milwaukee
Wis
W. D. Hoan
Clifton Williams
Hoan
Williams
Thompson
la Follette
Hatton
Cairo
Ill
Leonard Wood
Jerseyville
San Jose
Calif
Herbert C. Hoover
California
New York
Mabel Normand look alike contest kicks off in El Paso
The El Paso Herald announces a Mabel Normand similarity contest open to girls in El Paso or the southwest. Entrants mail their photos marked with name to The Herald contest editor. Prize is a $50 weekend case with ivory accessories, displayed at Popular Dry Goods. winner to receive a box party at Ellaway theater. Contest closes April 15. awards announced in the Weekend Herald.
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Mabel Normand
The
el Paso Herald
el Paso
Southwest
Herald
Ellaway Theater
Ben Lewis
the Herald
Admiral Rodman criticizes Sims letter as indiscreet
Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, tells a senate committee that Rear Admiral Sims’s letter to Secretary Daniels regarding the navy’s war role was very indiscreet. Rodman cites Sims's breach of confidence in making private discussions public and says less indiscretion might have prompted proper authorities to act.
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Ashington
D. C
Hugh C. Rodman
Senate
Sims
Daniels
Navy
Benson
Naval Operations
London
Leap to Death From Blazing Seattle Hotel
A fire at the Hotel Lincoln in downtown Seattle destroyed the family hotel at Fourth Avenue and Madison Street. Loss estimated at 400000. Two killed, five injured, plus several with minor hurts. The deceased were Fred R. Hamilton, 50, of Berkeley, California, who leaped from the fifth floor, and his daughter Miss Gray Hamilton, 21, who also jumped from the fifth floor.
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Battle
Wash
Lincoln
Fourth Avenue
Madison Street
Fred R. Hamilton
Berkeley
Calif
Gray Hamilton
British fleet praise in wartime committee statement
A wartime committee report quotes a British admiral praising the American navy for doing its full share most efficiently and splendidly in helping to bring the war against the Huns to a successful and victorious conclusion. The remark underscores Allied cooperation and the pivotal role of U S forces in achieving victory.
Four Women Picketing British Embassy Plead Not Guilty
Four women arrested for picketing the British embassy pleaded not guilty before United States commissioner Richardson. They were admitted to $1000 bail each for a preliminary hearing next Monday after spending the night in the house of detention for failure to post bond.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Richardson
House of Detention
Saws Hidden in Bread To Jail Prisoners Revealed
Deputy Sheriff Ed Bryant found five steel files hidden in two loaves of bread delivered to George R. Gaddy and Chester Klineman at El Paso county jail. The plan, ordered by Gaddy via a restaurant cook friend, aimed to saw through bars. Gaddy, already convicted of murder, faced new charges while Klineman, held for theft, was implicated. One escape has occurred in the jail’s history, with attempts by others foiled.
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George Gaddy
el Paso
Ed Bryant
George R. Gaddy
Chester Klineman
Jack Save
Gaddy
Klineman
Bryant
Jimmy Newton
Sam
Stepp
R. H. Crie
J. E. Edison
Dent Bryant
41St District Court Room
Texas objects to statewide quarantine over pink bollworm
Texas and Louisiana leaders protest a federal plan to quarantine both states for pink bollworm infestation. Governor Hobby argues only nine infested counties need strict quarantine and may seek a special session to aid farmers. Congressional reps urge a noncotton zone instead of a full state ban.
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Ashington
D. C
Texas
Federal Horticultural Board
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
C. L. Marlatt
Horticultural Board
W. P. Hobby
Sheppard
H. M. Gossett
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Houston
Gossett
Buchanan
Briggs
Young
Russian Army Chief's Slayer Still At Large
Constantinople April 7 Gen Denikine former antibolshevik commander arrived last night and became a fugitive aboard a British warship After landing he went to the Russian embassy with Gen Romanovsky and it was there that Romanovsky was assassinated Denikine is believed to be in danger due to high emotions among Russian officers and Romanovsky slayer remains at large.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Denikine
Antibolshevik
Russia
Romanovsky
German protest over French Rhine occupation sparks international tension
Dispatches from Copenhagen report Germany warned France over its occupation of Frankfurt and right bank territories, insisting the Versailles terms require allied rather than unilateral action. In Berlin two thousand Communists crossed the Rhine into the British zone, with 1200 more expected, signaling Ruhr unrest easing. A Munich plot to install Ludendorff as dictator was exposed, while Greek troops prepared to advance in Asia Minor. Britain and Italy reportedly hesitate to back any French move into Germany, urging caution. Paris notes that German troops into the Ruhr disrupted talks on an economic understanding, suggesting a nationalist faction pressed radical action after Versailles constraints.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
Paris
Frankfort
Rhine
Ruhr
Berlin
The
Associated Press
Munich
Ludendorff
Bavaria
Heim
National Assembly
Athens
Greece
Supreme Military Council
Allies
Asia Minor
Mustaphaemel
Smyrna
Ethnos
Britain
London
Eng
Great
Great Britain
Italy
France
Theaters Headliners for Today at Rialto and GWamM
The page highlights include Checkers at HI Theaters featuring Crawford Blackstone Ellanay The Inferior Sex Mildred Harris Chaplin Grecian Rouge and Riches Wanda Hawley Bryant Washburn Six Best Cellars Mary Mac Laren Unique A Fight for Love Harry Carey and An Amateur Wife Irene Castle with amusement ads on page 7.
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Crawford
Blackstone
Ellanay
Mildred Harris
Chaplin
Carpentier Chosen as France Boxing Legend
Carpentier rises through bantamweight to lightweight featherweight middleweight and finally heavyweight French champion and patriot in allied victory. The Herald presents his complete ring history written by Jack Veiock, with Francois Descamps arranging. Readers begin the series today on the sporting page.
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Carpentier
France
Herald
Francois Descamps
United States
Jack Veiock
America
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