Polish German Line Settled and Allied Peace Plans
The Council of Four settled the Polish German border issue with plans for Danzig to be internationalized and a Polish corridor to the sea. Military experts under Marshal Foch draft contingencies if Germany refuses the peace treaty, including potential occupation and port blockades. Kiel Canal and Helgoland terms are revised to keep fortifications and a submarine basin for fishermen, with Helgoland dismantling to keep only the basin.
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Paris
Council of Four
Danzig
Adriatic
Sidney Soniano
Marshal Foch
Germany
Kiel Canal
Helgoland
North Sea
Many Refugees Released in Asia Minor Crisis
Dispatches from Constantinople to the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief say thousands of Christian women and children freed from Turkish harems face a growing crisis. Many find shelter through relief workers, yet numerous destitute wanderers remain hungry and exposed, with messages from Grecoian bishops pastors and leading businessmen in Asia Minor seeking aid.
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New York
Constantinople
American Committee For
Armenian and Syrian Relief
Asia Minor
National Conference on Lynching Planned for May
John N. Shillady announces a two day national conference on lynching to be held in New York on May 5 and 6. The conference aims to mobilize concerted action against lynching and lawlessness and is supported by 120 prominent men and women from the District of Columbia and 28 states. Signers include 20 individuals from eight Southern States.
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New York
John N. Shillady
District of Columbia
Paris officers aid Polish army reorganization
General Haller led the first contingent across Germany to Poland from France with French officers to assist the Polish army. Included were Major General Mouras of Artillery, Major Generals Charliou and Meorp of Engineers, and General Vuillemiy.
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Paris
Haller
Germany
Poland
France
Mouras
Charliou and Meorp
Vuillemiy
Bar German From Schools in Ohio Below Eighth Grade
Ohio lawmakers recess until May 5 after passing an Ake bill to ban German language teaching in all schools below the eighth grade. The House approved 80 to 5 amid tense lobbying and partisan clashes with Senate leaders pressing for immediate action. The measure now goes to the Senate for concurrence before executive action.
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Columbus
Senate
House of Representatives
House
H. Ross Ake
Stark
Ake
Frank E. Whittemore
William M. Miller
Tlouse
Brannon
Cuyahoga
Gordon
Brown
Backowski
Huber
Mercer
Walsh
Marshal Foch Warns Peace Must Be Victorious
London reports Marshal Foch in Paris warns that peace must be victory not vanquish and that France must stay on the Rhine. He cautions about 70,000,000 Germans as a menace, urges distrust of the moment, and discusses the possibility of another war.
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London
Tally Mail
Paris
Marshal Foch
Rhine
Marshal Foeh
Train crash kills six children near Kingsbury Indiana
A westbound Grand Trunk Western passenger train at a crossing one mile east of Kingsbury, Indiana struck a school wagon, killing six children and injuring seven others and a woman. The wagon was torn apart and horses fled the scene. Mrs Johnson was thrown clear of the path as the victims were taken to parents' homes and city morgues, with the injured sent to a Laporte hospital.
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Laporte
Tragic Express Collision Kills Troops Near Le Mans
An express train carrying fourteen American soldiers and six French soldiers collided with a stationary train near Le Mans, killing all aboard the military trains as troops were on furlough. The crash highlights wartime disruptions and casualties among U S and French forces.
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Paris
le Mans
Record firing at Somme during 1916 battle exceeds previous use
During the Somme battle in 1916 the British army fired four million rounds of artillery ammunition, a figure cited by the War Department as the largest number used in any single engagement to date.
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Washinton
The
Somme
War Department
Earthquake Recorded at Georgetown University Observatory
An unusually severe earthquake was recorded by the sesamograph at Georgetown University in Washington D C indicating a notable seismic event observed by the university's equipment.
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Washington, D. C
Georgetown University
Prohibition Scandal Rumors Stir in Columbus
Fresh legislative scandal rumors arise in Ohio as the Crabbe prohibition bill moves with an emergency clause that failed to win two thirds. The House concurred in amendments unknown to them, sparking fears of manipulation by the Anti-Saloon League and possible executive veto over the act. Protests and journal challenges loom as the 83rd General Assembly delays final adjournment amid partisan maneuvering.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House of Representatives
William D. Fulton
General Assembly
Eighty-third General Assembly
Republican Advisory Committee
Ant Siloon League
Republican Committee
James M. Cox
German Navy Veteran Forecasts renewed War in Speech
The article quotes B. Walter Dost former German navy commander aboard the Kai serin Auguste Victoria stating Germany will fight again and cannot be oppressed. The vessel arrived with five German naval officers and many American troops aboard after docking at New York.
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New York
Germany
B. Walter Dost
Victoria
Heroine Louise Thaillies Decorated by Clemenceau
Parisy twice sentenced to death by Germans, Louise Thaillies of Valenciennes aided French and allied soldiers to escape. She was awarded the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre by Premier Clemenceau. Her courage drew Spanish ministerial intercession in Brussels, saving her from execution. Ultimately she received life penal servitude, but German retreat ended imprisonment.
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Parisy
Louise Thaillies
Valenciennes
Clemenceau
Mile
Thaillies
Brussels
Marines Seen From Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Coblenz reports Secretary Josephus Daniels viewing American marines on duty from a fortress parapet high above the Moselle and Rhine. Patrol boats move along the river with flags flying, near a monumental statue of Emperor William I noted as the largest of its kind in Germany.
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Daniels
Coblenz
Ehrenbréttsetein
Moselle
Rhine
Josephus Daniels
United States Navy
Rhing
William I
Germany
Attempted arson aboard transport Patricia near Boston
German agent Julius Fisher attempted to fire Boarded transport Patricia carrying over 2000 American soldiers near Boston. Locked in a stateroom for misdeeds, he allegedly manipulated electric wires to start a blaze. Crew extinguished the fire and Fisher was placed in irons by officers aboard.
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Boston
Frank W. Cavanaugh
One Hundred and Second Field Artillery
Julius Fisher
Fisher
Passports Restricted Amid European Travel Warning
The State Department urged Americans to avoid nonessential travel to European countries. It said passport applications to those nations have surged, and passports will only be issued with positive documentary evidence showing urgent necessity.
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Washington
State Department
Department of
Taxpayers may claim refunds for overpayments
Chicago report states Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper told Manufacturers' Cost Association that private advisers are not required to be used to file taxes. Taxpayers may provide full business information to revenue authorities and refunds will be made if incomes are overstated or assessments overpaid.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue
Roper
Manufacturers’ Cost Association
Diversified Farming Urged at Denver Convention
Removal of government restrictions on cotton marketing and reduced cotton acreage were urged by Farmers' Union speakers in Denver. They argued diversification would aid Southern development and lessen the impact of cotton-only farming.
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Denver
Colo
Farmers’ Education and Co-operative Union of America
South
Senate passes soft drink regulation bill in Columbus
The Senate approved the Federation bill regulating the manufacture and sale of soft drinks and non alcoholic beverages in bottles in Columbus Ohio. An amendment raises the license fee for manufacturers from 25 to 90 dollars. prior higher fee amendments were defeated and the bill goes to the House for concurrence.
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Columbus
Senate
House of Representatives
Bolsheviks Massacre Bourgeois Elements in Riga
Reports say Bolshevik terror targets the bourgeois elements in Riga with 70,000 including women and children sent to Hasen Island on the Dvina. No food or money may be taken to the island.
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Stockholm
Riga
Libau
Svenska Dagbladet
Hasen
Dvina
Prices for Washington foodstuffs rise in March
Food prices in Washington climbed again in March after February easing. Twenty two items averaged two percent higher than February and fourteen percent above March of last year. Over six years the overall food index rose eighty percent, with flour bacon lard and corn meal up over one hundred percent.
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Washington
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Cited In Providence Woman Testimony
Providence reader Adeline Lynch credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with reversing backache and nervousness. She describes initial health decline, then weight gain and renewed energy after use, urging other women to seek guidance from the Pinkham company for help with functional disturbances.
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Providence, R. L
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adeline B. Lynch
Plain St
Providence
R. L
Ynch
Allen's Foot-Ease For the Feet Ad Teaser
Sprinkle Allen's Foot-Ease in the foot bath to ease corns bunions and soreness. Then shake into shoes to remove friction and comfort feet for dancing and new shoes. Sold by all dealers.
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Allen
Tax Bureau to Put Managers in Every County
Income Tax Record Bureau in Washington will place a manager in each county to call on farmers. Each manager should have conveyance and must give reference. Chas H Sidener district manager Lincoln Inn Court Cincinnati Ohio.
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Income Tax Record Bureau
Washington, D. C
Chas. H. Sidener
Lincoln Inn Court
Cincinnati
Unclear fragment hints at Wrights Indian Vegetable Pill
Fragment mentions Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill and a persuasive tonic laxative slogan urging resistance to comfort or digestion during spring. No clear event or people beyond product name.
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Wright
Hint From the Sweet Girl In Kansas City Journal
A playful exchange from the Kansas City Journal notes a girl’s coy remark about kissing if she had a reasonable excuse and mentions the family in the flat above named Mistletoe in a lighthearted social blurb.
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Kansas City Journal
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