Red Flag Flies Over Paris Plant Clash Ends in Standstill
In Gennevilliers near Paris, the first attempt to sovietize a large electrical works ended without workers on site, while Communist leaders claim victory. Police and gendarmes report no serious injuries after a dusk attempt to cross the Seine and a lockout dispute that reduced wages.
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Paris
France
Fed
Gennevilliers
Louis Loucheur
Seine
Seine-et-Oise
Argenteuil
Alf
Manifestants
Pittsburg Clearing House Under Fire Over Data Request
Comptroller Williams accuses the Pittsburg Clearing House Association of blocking member banks from providing data required by a national bank call. He says the clauses aim to see if depositor funds are diverted to speculative aims and if bank earnings fund executive salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pittsburg
Fleet Ends Canal Trip Heads To Guantanamo Bay
The Atlantic fleet completed the Panama Canal transit and sails for Guantanamo Bay for gunnery drills. It led the first joint fleet maneuvers with wins in rowing sailing boxing and wrestling, while the Pacific fleet captured the baseball championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
United States Atlantic
Panama Canal
Guantanamo Bay
United States Battlefleets
Pacific
Pacific Fleet
Government foods unfit ordered destroyed in St Louis
Dr. E L Barnhouse state food and drug inspector announced the destruction of 659 cases of Government preserved foods found unfit for consumption. He said his office had received numerous complaints about local quality and four St Louis merchants were summoned after an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
E. L. Barnhouse
State Food and Drug
War Swindlers Sentenced in District Court
Four year sentences were given in the District Supreme Court to William F. Salisbury Jr and David W. Griswold former War Risk Insurance Bureau claimants who pleaded guilty to defrauding World War II veterans of several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District Supreme Court
William F. Salisbury, Jr
David W. Griswold
Ld, N
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Housing Inquiry Planned by Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate adopted a resolution calling for a joint legislative commission to investigate alleged building combine and housing conditions in the state and to recommend legislation to relieve the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Senate
Legislative Commission
Beal Placed on Mine Fire Rescue Effort Ends
Five rescue squads fought a 15 hour blaze at the Kathleen mine in Dowell Al near the main west shaft. Seven trapped men were cut off by a wall of flames and were believed dead as later efforts sealed the mine to try to stop the fire. Relatives gathered at the scene amid rising grief as crews sealed the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
Dugvoin
Kathleen
Dowell
Hue
Allies Will Pay All War Debts Say Morgan Official
Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan and Co told the Philadelphia Public Ledger Forum that allies should repay war debts to the United States and rejected rumors of a Paris secret understanding to cancel indebtedness. He said President Wilson and his advisors opposed any cancellation and that the U S must determine the best course for global benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
United States
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan and Company
United States Treasury
American Commission
Philadelphia Public Ledger Forum
Paris
Wilson
America
Flooded With Claims Overcharges Rule Shifts to ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission faces a flood of railroad overcharge claims during Government control. A Railroad Administration ruling requires ICC review, not courts, on all claims including rate questions, with March 1 as the filing deadline. Clerks expect about 500,000 claims to arrive in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Commission
Indictments Charge Profiteering By Two Coal Firms
Federal grand jury returns indictments against Colonial Colliery Company of Natalie Pennsylvania and Madeira Hill & Co of Pennsylvania with offices in New York charging profiteering. Codefendants are Robert Hill and Percy Madeira. Indictment covers several sales made last fall.
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New York
Federal
Colonial Colliery Company
Natalie
Penn
Madeila Hill & Co
Pennsylvania
Robert
Hill
Percy
Madeira
Mail Car Robbery Reported Near Quincy Junction
U S Davis in charge of a Chicago and Alton mail car says only one registered package and three registered letters were taken from him during a robbery near Quincy Junction. He notes the train carried a few registered hand packages and letters and that the loot is estimated at 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
U. S
Davis
Chicago and Alton
Quincy Junction
Western Union Wins Cable Case Against Government
Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand denied the United States Government’s petition to block Western Union Telegraph Company from laying a cable from Barbados to Miami Florida. Hand ruled the act of Congress and the Postal Roads Act gave Western Union the right to carry on foreign communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
New York
Augustus N. Hand
United States
Western Union Telegraph Company
Barbados
Miami
Fla
Hand
Havana
Western ‘Union
United States Demands Equal Voice in German Territory Disposition
Secretary Colby issues a formal ultimatum to the League of Nations asserting U S rights to an equal say in the disposition of all former German overseas possessions. He criticizes Allied powers for greed and disputes claims that Japan was awarded the North Pacific mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Germany
Council of the
League of Nations
Bainbridge Colby
State Department
America
Great Britain
France
Africa
Pacific
Japan
Colby
Council of the League
North Pacific Islands
Failure Follows Shooting in Montreal Stock Firm
MacDougall Brothers stock brokers made assignments to creditors after the manager W A Holland was shot and killed by Major R W Griffith who surrendered to police. Griffith, a prominent figure, allegedly blamed Holland for heavy losses to his own firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
MacDougall Brothers
Stock Exchange
W. A. Holland
R. W. Griffith
Major Griffith
Holland
Inspector of Police Indicted in Corruption Probe
New York report says Charles S. Whitman’s pursuit of higher officials leads to an indictment of Chief Police Inspector William J. Lah ey and William B. O Connor. Lah ey faces charges of accepting a $50 unlawful fee related to recovering a stolen auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles S. Whitman
William J. Lohey
Lahey
William B. O'Connor
Award of $600000 Upheld In Suit New York
The United States Court of Appeals upheld damages of $800000 awarded by a Trial Court to the Hotel Woodward Company against Ford Motor Company. Ford failed to complete a contract for leasing an addition to the hotel at Broadway and Fifty‑first Street, basis for the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woodward Company
Ford Motor Company
United States Court of Appeals
Ford Company
Dway and
Pifty-first Street
Bank Reserve Depleted Forces Braddock Bank Closure
The Farmers' State Bank of Braddock closed due to depleted reserves per state bank examiner O E B Loftus. Forty North Dakota banks have suspended operations since November with two reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
N. D
Farmers’ State
Bank of Braddock
O. EB. Loftus
Governor urges unions to shift funds to North Dakota bank
Governor Frazier addresses the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor urging labor unions linked to the federation to invest their funds in bonds of the state owned Bank of North Dakota and deposit surplus funds there. The matter was referred to the conference of National and International Union officials present in pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frazier
North Dakota
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Bank of North Dakota
Conference of
Indictments Hit Indiana Coal Industry Leaders
Federal grand jury in Indiana District indicts 226 coal operators officials and United Mine Workers leaders under antitrust laws for schemes to fix and raise bituminous coal prices. Judge Anderson set May 3 arraignment. bonds set at 10000. National Coal Association named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
A. B. Anderson
Charles Evans Hughes
Fred van Nuys
Lert Slack
Department of Justice
National Coal Association
Washington
Anderson
Minnesota professor urges course on parenthood for college students
Miss Alma Biznell, assistant professor of child training at the University of Minnesota, spoke at the National Society for Vocational Education annual convention in Atlantic City. She urged including proper newborn care in college curricula and advocated a general course on parental duties and responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Alma Biznell
University of Minnesota
National Society For Vocational Education
Biznell
Bandits Rob Kan sas City Chicago Hummer at Junction
Bandits held up train No. 10 the Kansas City Chicago Hummer near East Quincy Junction Illinois close to Louisiana Missouri. The mail car was detached and four registered mail pouches were stolen before the robbers fled on the rails. Railroad officials believe the bandits boarded the tender at Louisiana Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville, Ill
Chicago and Alton
East Quincy Junction
Louisiana, MO
British Ship Gretanne in Tow After Engine Failure
The British freight steamship Gretanne carrying 6,400 tons of wheat from Galveston bound for Havre was disabled in mid ocean and towed by the American steamship Montana to the nearest British port. The Montana radio report says Gretanne lost her propeller and remains under tow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gretanne
Galveston
Havre
Montana
International Mercantile Maine Company
de Grelable
Printers Meet Over Forty-Four Week Plan Near Toledo
Ohio Michigan and Indiana printers conference considered taking a stand against the forty four week plan. Delegates said the shorter week should become effective May first under the union printers mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Closer Supervision of Stock Exchange Personnel
New York reports closer NYSE supervision over member firms staff. Notices say new partnerships pass on by the Exchange's Committee on Commissions. Governing Committee has adopted a constitutional amendment requiring notification when forming or expanding partnerships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Advocates Spider As Pet In Home Study
Mrs. Elizabeth Marriott Moffat of Wheaton Illinois teaches a spider to respond to water and food, noting the common black and brown speckled Agelena naevia builds a funneled web, traits learned through experiential behavior challenging instinctual claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marriott Moffat
Wheaton
Ill
Agelena Naevia
Moffat
Splider
Fabre
St. Joseph
Chrysanthemum Pin Draws Notice in School Assembly
A high school senior wore a large white chrysanthemum in his lapel at the assembly, chosen to be noticed after classmates initially missed it. A sophomore commented on the conspicuous display, noting it came from his best girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Indianapolis News
Thirteen Ashamed in New York Hotels and Court Case
In New York only two hotels keep rooms numbered 18 due to superstition while many tall buildings omit the thirteenth floor. A Harlem police court case revolved around the 13 superstition as a tenant with an apartment labeled 13 defied eviction by noting the number’s ill luck. The tenant told the judge I told you that number was unlucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Run Along Sis A Dentist Delivers Candy Promise
A judge recalls a patient story where a dentist spares the drill, guiding a child to run to the nurse for candy, while noting the candy’s bad effects on teeth. The tale contrasts kindness with caution in dental care.
Bird Pedigree and Owls in a Garage Quote
A brief item notes a comic quote about barn owls living in a garage. The remark contrasts a claimed living space with the species true nature, hinting at a humorous, light local feature.
Cincinnati Markets Report With Grain Livestock Prices
Markets in Cincinnati show corn values No. 3 white 70 to 71 cents, No. 8 yellow 69 to 70, wheat red No. 2 at $1.86 to $1.87, butter at 34 to 38 cents, eggs whites 80 to 82 cents. Live poultry ranges include broilers 86 cents per pound, fowls 41 to 46 cents, roosters 18 cents. Cattle prices list steers 8 to 9.50, heifers 6 to 7.50, canners 2 to 3.50, calves 6 to 18.50, lambs 10 to 10.50.
Doctors Treat Colds and Flu With Calotab Liver Activation
Doctors advise Calotab tablets as the first step in treating colds and influenza. One Calotab at bedtime purges the liver, with no salts or nausea, leaving the patient refreshed and hungry by morning. Calotabs are sold in sealed packages with a money back guarantee if not found delightful.
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Gen. Pershing
General Pershing
Lamont
Coal Firme
United Mine Worker
Spider
Sis
Bird’s
Cincinnati
Walter Baker&Co Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Sloan
Liniment
Sloan's
Gilbert Bros. & OO
Baltimore, MA
Ik Bereaved
W. N. Us
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