Labor Demands Constitutional Rights From New Congress
Mildred X Morris reports from Huntington on April 9 that labor groups mobilize 5,000,000 affiliated to the AIF to press for amendments repealing objectionable laws. Gompers and labor leaders plan a conference Tuesday to draft a program including government ownership of roads, constitutional rights, and removal of federal injunction power in labor disputes.
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Hungton
Gran
AIF
Guompers
Samuel Gompers
Congress
United States Labor Board
United States Supreme
Congressional
Raltson
An Federation of Labor
Clayton Stan
Labor
Rel Gompers
Being President of Hayti Is Far From a Safe and Sane Job
President Dartignenave of Hayti faces a perilous term as rival factions murmur and U S Marines patrol the capital. If he survives his seven year mandate he will be the first to complete a full term, a rare fate in Haiti where predecessors were killed or ousted.
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Dartignenave
United States Marines
Haiti
Officials Mark Time in Oswald Case at Present
Buffalo April 9 detective Sergeant Oswald of New York has returned from St Catherines to check statements by Roy Harris who admits participation in the murder of Joseph B Elwell. Oswald will not rush Harris questioning or bring him to New York City as the inquiry proceeds in St Catherines, a few hours away.
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Postoffice Department
Department of Justice
Post Office Department
Buffalo
N.Y
Oswald
New York
St Catherines
Woman Guilty of Murdering Two Children
A jury in Warren Ohio returned a verdict of second degree murder against Alta M Koehler of Hubbard for the December 5 killings of her two children. The trial, before Judge Co M Wilkins, concluded after closing arguments by prosecutors and defense counsel.
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R. I. Gillmer
J. J. Boyle
Max Brunswick
Harvey Burgess
Butler Man Reaches 100 Birthday Playing Ball With Family
Melchior Staaf of Butler Pennsylvania marked his 100th birthday by playing baseball with his sons and grandsons. The centenarian quipped I may become a Babe Ruth yet as fans cheered the milestone.
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Butler
Melchior Staaf
Baba Ruth
Prospects for Better Wheat Crop in Ohio Report
Ohio officials report a better than average wheat crop for the year with 87 percent condition on April 1, up six points since December 1. Rye stands at 93 percent in Ohio, and barley and other grains show mixed results. Farm labor supply is up 16 percent from last April while wage averages decline across counties with city areas most affected.
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Ohio
United States
Cuyo
Brown
Highland
Perry
Cuyahoga
Georgia Death Dealer Trial Planned After Conviction
Clyde Manning, accused death dealer of Georgia murder farm, faces trial within a week in Decatur. John S. Williams, owner and Williams’ employer, has moved for a new trial after a life sentence for Williams was handed down in Covington. Both men are jailed in Atlanta. Manning was brought back from Newton County and Williams arrived earlier, calmly declining media remarks.
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Clyde Manning
Georgia
John S. Williams
Covington
Manning
Decatur
Dekalb County
Williams
Willams Williams
Newton County
Harding Heads Grid Iron Club Roast Dinner
President Harding and the cabinet led a notable Grid Iron Club dinner in Washington with foreign ambassadors and Supreme Court justices among the guests. Journalists joked about the campaign new officials inauguration and the baby administration during the entertaining show.
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Washington
Harding
Gridiron Club
Supreme Court
Letter Echoes in Stillman Divorce Case
The article reports that Mrs. Potter Stillman believes she and her banker husband are not mates and that she wrote a confession letter describing hysteria and other matters. It notes references to Beauvais and a series of missives to her wife by Beauvais, with one letter warning against interference.
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New York
Potter Stillman
New Elon Tt
Milgenaie Bunk Co
Y.osing
Gus
Rae
Oelag
Gome
Beauvais
Gas Bag Found Deepens Mystery Over Missing Aviators
A deflated naval balloon A 5559 was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico twenty miles off Panama City Florida. The five airmen led by Chief Quartermaster Wilkinson vanished after the balloon sailed from Pensacola on March 22. Instrument records from the basket are being dried but may be unreadable. Identification confirmed by Lieutenants Snoddy and Sloman.
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Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Roy Ecker
Gulf of Mexico
Panama City
Quartermaster Wilkinson
Beker
Electra
Oicer
Marchey
Snoddy
Sloman
O Callaghan Must Leave U S Under Official Order
Former lord mayor of Cork Donal O Callaghan is deemed a seaman under the act and must depart the United States for a foreign port within a set period. Secretary Hughes ruled he was not a political refugee after studying the petition, with coordination between Secretary Hughes and Secretary Davis determining the departure timeline.
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Cork
United States
Harry L. Rogers
International News Service
Wasitington
Harding
Donal O'Callaghan
Seamain
Truck
Secretary of Labor
Davis
O'Canaghi
Trushes
O'Callavahan Wanot
Labor Department
State Hughes
Tabor Davis
O'Callagan
Hughes
O'Callaghan
Case Lots of Beer and Light Wine Sold by Drugists
Washington April 9 physician prescription limits are urged by prohibition commissioner Kramar in a draft of regulations on beer and wine sale. Beer and wine would be sold in case lots by pharmacists only, with brewers or distillers barred from direct consumer sales. The plan also tightens physician prescribing limits and pharmacist sale duties, contingent on Treasury review and Palmer decision enforcement.
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Washington
Kramar
Treasury
Kramer
Pacific Coast
New Revenue Commissioner
Palmer
Landis Poised to resign baseball office report says
Washington April 9 Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis of Chicago will resign within weeks. He seeks to devote time to duties as high commissioner of organized baseball and has given informal notice to the attorney general to allow time for selecting his successor. The judgeship is a highly coveted patronage prize.
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Washington
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Chicago
Colby Urges Support for Party in Power
New York April 9 Bainbridge Colby former secretary of state told the Jefferson dinner of the National Democratic Club that the Democratic party can wait with patience and sustain the men in the Republican party who strive for the right. He urged a united stance for a just peace and a league of justice as the world seeks stable leadership.
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New York
Bainbridge Colby
National Democratic Club
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Colby
Inennet
League of Justice
Miners Back Down as Wartime Strike Threat is Averted
In London on April 9 the triple alliance miners suspend their threat of a Tuesday nationwide strike. A Monday morning conference with miners owners and the government is set to resume negotiations after miners urged restraint to protect mines from flooding and halt interference with state force.
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Earle C. Reeves
I. N
London
Triple Alliance
Lloyd George
Federation
Alliance
Dar
Transpot
Objects to Wife Chewing Tobacco
Alonzo Sexton told Judge Cotter the habit of chewing tobacco annoys him and led to a dispute over support for Myrtle Sexton. He said he provides money but she spends it on cut plug. He called tobacco “terrible stuff” during the proceedings.
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Detroit
Alonzo Sexton
Thomas M. Cotter
Sexton
Myrtle Sexton
Women Voters Convene to Press Welfare Agenda
The League of Women Voters begins its second annual convention in Cleveland led by W J Huske. Delegates from Democratic Republican and Socialist groups seek welfare measures for women and children, probe high food prices, and discuss world disarmament as a step toward ending war.
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W. J. Huske
Cleveland
League of Women Voters
Congress
America
President Harding Carries Out Congressional Message Prep
President Harding devoted hours to study as he drafts his first congressional message. He plans to present it in person before a joint session, likely focusing on peace taxation tariffs and railroad conditions. The Senate faces a major fight over the Columbian treaty and reactions to Knox resolution considerations shape forthcoming actions.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
House
Senate
67Th Congress
Germany
Europe
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