World News Digest Highlights Global Events
A wide range of posts from Washington report US troops on the Rhine answer only to the president. Polish forces in Washington repel Bolshevik attacks while census data show population shifts. Rail wage talks stall, women voters may lag men by millions, and Wilson plans a Massachusetts summer home.
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Rhine
United States
Wilson
Congress
House
Washington
Charles R. Crane
Wood's Hole
Massachusetts
Notable Obituaries and Global Conflicts Appearing in Briefs
Obituaries note the death of Miss Minnie Webb Curtis former national president of the W T D in Dallas Texas. Elmer Apperson former head of Apperson Motorcar company dies after apoplexy at a Los Angeles race. Hoover signals acceptance of GOP nomination if needed. Wilson’s Georgia petition entry pulled by signers. Red Cross aid arrives at Vienna for relief. Soviet Japan clashes at Nikolaeivsk claim heavy Japanese losses. Italian government to accept Wilson Adriatic settlement plan. Labor May Day strike plan endorsed from Paris. Japanese troops suffer losses near Nikolaevsk. Protests as 100 armed men attack a Cork Ireland police barracks. Rome lockout halts nearly 100000 workers eight hours daily. Ian MacPherson resigns as Ireland secretary according to London Globe.
Bloody Fourth Anniversary Uprising Sparks Fires Across Ireland
On Easter Sunday the fourth anniversary of the 1916 uprising saw Sinn Fein respond to British display of force with widespread arson. Fires damaged government buildings and tax offices across Dublin and towns, with 61 police barracks destroyed and 21 revenue offices burned. A Belfast man, Private Lawrence McKenzie, was found shot in Howth, believed fatal. Authorities aimed to disrupt six British records and sow administrative chaos.
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Union News Service
Dublin
Republi
Erin
Sinn Feiner
England
Sinn Feiners
Lawrence McKenzie
Belfast
Howth
Sinn Fein
Police Guard Rail Yard In Chicago Strike
Police detailed to guard railroad yards in the Chicago switching district at the request of railroads hit by the switchmen strike. Union officers say all lines except two are affected and efforts to recruit strikers to join the walkout continue. W J O'Brien warns interstate commerce and food supply could be harmed if the strike persists. Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul officials say no negotiation while the strike lasts.
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Chicago
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
New York Central
W. J. O'Brien
Junction Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Government Soldiers Charge in Duisburg Front
Government troops sweep Wanheim industrial district and Mulheim woods after heavy fighting. Reichswehr forces claim victory over Red army disruptors in street battles as civilian administration gains stability.
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Duisburg
Prussia
Wanheim
Mulheim
Reichswehr
Red Army
Regulating Battleships by Wireless Barred Efforts
The battleship Iowa, condemned and out of commission, will serve in Navy experiments on radio control. The vessel will be a target for gunnery practice and rigged with a wireless system so movements can be regulated from the shore.
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Washington
Bob” Evans
Iowa
Navy Department
Fire Destroys Goheen Paint Plant in Warren Ohio
Fire destroyed the Goheen Paint Company plant in Warren causing about 250000 dollars in loss. The Western Reserve Lumber Company plant was threatened briefly. Goheen had moved from Canton two years earlier after Canton plant burned.
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Warren
Ohio
Goheen Paint Company
Western Reserve Lumber Company
Goheen Company
Canton
Easter Offering Plundered at Detroit Church
In Detroit during Easter services a thief opened the West Grand Boulevard Methodist Church safe and stole the offering of about 1800 dollars just after congregants had placed money on the plates.
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Detroit
Mid
West Grand Boulevard Methodist Church
Pav Aground at Chesapeake Bay Entrance
The German four mast Pav is aground at the Mid dleground entrance of Chesapeake Bay, according to advices.
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Rune
Hampton
New York
Pav
Chesapeake Bay
Lost continent theory in South Seas explored
A reader questions if many South Sea islands were once mainland. Arguments cite early habitation, simple navigation, likeness to our race, and occasional ocean level changes. The Aurora expedition found a submarine bank near Tasmania with a ridge over 11,000 feet high, deemed a fragment of a lost continent.
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South Seas
Continents
J. K. Davis
Doctor Mawson
Aurora
Davis
Tasmania
Myers whips up myth about the tarantula’s true identity
An expert notes the tarantula of the Southwest was misnamed after the Italian Lycosa tarantula. The real spider is smaller, brown, and found in Italy and Spain. Early explorers likely dubbed the New World spider tarantula, a name that has persisted despite the correction.
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Mexico
Italy
Spain
Southwest
Old World
Nicknames for National Identities
The passage explains Taffy as a Welsh nickname for the people and traces names like Davy Sawney Pat and John as common identifiers. It notes Hach and Brother Jonathan as terms for national groups and contrasts them with Uncle Sam as a later designation for the United States.
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Taffy
Davy
David
Sawney
Alexander
Pat
Patrick
John
John Bull
Hach
Brother Jonathan
United States
Uncle Sam
Cincinnati Markets Dairy and Livestock Report
Cincinnati markets show corn prices for various grades from No 2 white at 1.70 to white ear at 1.67 per unit with hay and clover rates listed. Live poultry and eggs prices are given alongside cattle and calves values and packer meat prices, reflecting overall market activity.
Milks Emulsion advertised by Terre Haute firm
A testimonial from W. W. Neff of Oklahoma City describes severe cough night sweats and weight loss before using Milks Emulsion. He reports weight gain improved appetite sleep and resumed work after trying the product. The ad touts dairy emulsion as palatable and digestive, offering a six bottle guarantee with prices six cents and 1.20 dollars per bottle.
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San Antonio
Texas
Oklahoma City
W. W. Neff
Dewey St
Okla
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Adv
What Did She Mean by Laundry and House Help
A fragment from a 19th century publication shows a busy business woman employing outside help for washing and cleaning. The mistress’s comment hints at social tensions with the phrase I’ve used to white folks. An ad-like snippet promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claiming a cure with a money-back promise.
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Missey
Feeding a Grudge Banquet Planned by Railroad Men
A brief note reports a banquet for railroad restaurant men with Tad offering to supply the sandwiches. The item hints at social gatherings among railway workers and local catering.
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Tad
Too many men delay change until after harm occurs
Observes that many men postpone self improvement until they face consequences or a turning point, implying a pattern of complacency until problems arise.
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Ramsey
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Kokomo, Ind
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Los Angeles
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Honolulu
Trieste
Gabriele d’Annunato
Adriatic
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