League of German Men Aims to Protect William II
A Berlin interview reveals a group calling itself the League of German Men for the Protection of the Liberty and Life of William II. It seeks to block entente charges and potential German-trial rulings, arguing Kaiser William II should live in Prussia with full privileges. Members reportedly include high-ranking officers. no socialists are claimed.
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William Thugh
Prince Henry
Kaiser
Rohde
Berh
Ludendorff
Wayrsth
Surgeou
Her
Col. von Witzleben
America
Lieut
League
Germany
Ict
Ani
William SI
Prussia
William II
Lieut. Rohde
Berlin
German Peace Delegates Leave for Versailles
Paris dispatch reports the German peace delegation, with 15 correspondents, will depart for Versailles tonight. Berlin dispatch says the leading members of the delegation form part of the group at Berlin and the bulk will move from Cologne at 7 o'clock tonight, heading to Versailles for talks.
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Grsailles
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Berlin
Versailles
Cologne
Cheer not beer at Bars i
New York announces a nationwide sale of soft drinks with brass foot rails and glittering glassware to ease old timers into prohibition, as Salvation Army plans to fish in cities from coast to coast. Bartenders in regular bars will dispense cheer in a move to enforce prohibition.
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BARSI
New York
Salvation Army
Poscase
Trans carrier barely misses mine near Brest voyage
April 28 report says the carrier ERICA narrowly avoided collision with a floating mine as she neared Brest on her last trip. Wireless warnings were sent and the cruiser New Hampshire fired a single shot at the mine on arrival.
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York
Col
Brest
Warn
New Hampshire
Metal Market Lead Futures Rally Slim Amid Thin Volume
New York April 28 lead prices hover around six to six and a half cents as limited trading activity keeps quotes steady. Spot terms show April and May offers near six to six and a quarter cents with scattered bids for June and July futures and a cautious tilt toward September around six and a quarter cents.
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New York
York Brokers Robbed by Armed Bandits
York reports two armed robbers struck the Charlie Fish Back brokerage, stealing $13,000 in cash and about $7,000 in Liberty bonds. The incident occurred today in York.
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York
Charlie Fish
Grand Duke Nicholas Reaches Safety in Genoa Italy
Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle of the former czar and Russian army commander at the war's start, has arrived safely at Genoa, Italy, according to a dispatch. He is accompanied by Grand Duke Peter and plans to proceed to England via France. Reports of his death by Bolsheviks have circulated earlier.
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Russia
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England
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Why Mexico Wasn't Asked To Join League Of Nations
Washington reports Mexico's refusal to meet financial obligations helped justify its exclusion from the League of Nations in the Paris covenant annex. Costa Rica was likely omitted due to nonrecognition of the Tinoco government. San Domingo was omitted because the United States exercises a mandatory role there.
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Washington
League of Nations
Paris
State Department
America
Costa Rica
Tinoco
United States
San Domingo
Colonel Blake and Bride Home From France
Col Joseph A. Blake and Mrs Blake, widow of Clarence H Mackay, have returned to the United States from France for the first time since their Paris wedding five years ago. Rumors of a Newport villa reopening stirred social circles. Blake plans to resume his New York law practice after a vacation at Litchfield and make his home in New York.
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Joseph A. Blake
Blake
Clarence H. Mackay
United States
France
Paris
Blakes
Newport
Col. Blake
Litchfield
Conn
Market Close Report from Garin Market Chicago
Chicago April 28 corn futures fell 2 to 3 3-4 cents with oats down 3-8 to 11-2. May corn at 166, July 165 1-4, Sept 162 1-2. Jene and Park lead grains with May pork products and lard mixed. May lard at 32.50, July 31.67. ribs May 28.57, July 28.00.
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Chicago
White guard gains in Olonets as Bolsheviks retreat
Russian White Guard troops have captured Olonets in northwestern Russia and formed a provisional government, according to a Helsingfors dispatch. Bolshevik forces were driven back about 30 miles eastward, with 600 prisoners taken.
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London
White Guard
Olonets
Russia
Helsingfors
Congressional junket ends in Puerto Rico visit report
Seventeen members of congress including Uncle Joe Cannon returned home to New York on April 28 after a Porto Rico trip to evaluate readiness for independence.
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New York
Congress
Joe Cannon
Porto Rico
Trans-Atlantic Flight Hopes Rise In Newfoundland
Weather improves in St Johns Newfoundland enabling possible start of trans-Atlantic airplane flight tomorrow. Pilots Harry G Hawker and Captain F P Raynham plan to attempt test flights this afternoon as preparations accelerate for the voyage.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Harry G. Hawker
F. P. Raynham
Bridgeport Bourgeois Held Hostages in Budapest
Berlin reports Budapest seizure of six hundred eleven bourgeois hostages by communists. information dated April 28 indicates widespread detentions among the wealthy class as part of the political upheaval in Hungary's capital.
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Bridgeport
Berlin
London
Budapest
New York and Connecticut Guests at Asylum View Camp
Mrs J E Curtis of New York hosted a weekend gathering with Mrs Higgins and Mrs Grace Elmer of New Haven and Mr and Mrs J A Stokes of Meriden visiting the Curtis camp at Asylum View Place.
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J. E. Curtis
New York
Higgins
Grace Elmer
New Haven
J. A. Stokes
Meriden
Curtis
Asylum View Place
Allied Powers Try Suspects Before Military Tribunals
The text states that persons guilty of acts against nationals of allied powers will be tried by military tribunals composed of members from the powers involved. Accused individuals may select their own counsel. Article 4 requires Germany to furnish all documents and information necessary to reveal incriminating acts, discover offenders, and assess responsibility.
Baldwin Critiques Kaiser Trial Plan At Peace Conference
New Haven April 28 Former Governor Simeon Baldwin objects to a proposition sent to the plenary session of the peace conference. He calls it crude and unformed noting no clear accuser and saying the special commission split on its report. He cites it as reflecting some members views and contrary to American delegates reports.
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Baldwin
New Haven
Simeon BE
Meriden Sailon Buried in Navy Funeral Escort
Meriden honors Coxswain Homer F. Cashen 24 with escort by Third Naval district alumni and local State Guard at St. Joseph's Church. Cashen died March 4 of pneumonia while serving at Eastleigh Naval Air Station England. Body arrived in New York aboard the Mobile. Two brothers remain in service.
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Meriden
Third Naval District
Mobile
Hines open to compromise on steel price clash
Denver April 28 Director General of Railroads Walker D. Hines arrived and announced willingness to accept the industry board offer to bring together railroad administration and steel producers to settle the price stabilization controversy.
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Denver
Walker D. Hines
Industrial Board of the
Department of Commerce
Railroad Administration
Strine Held on Counterfeit Bill Charges in New Haven
Louis Strine, jailed here for possessing several counterfeit fifty and twenty dollar bills, was transferred to burial Saturday and held in 2500 dollars bond for trial by US Commissioner Coleman, per reports at the US court today.
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Louis Strine
United States
Coleman
A Future Hero and a Chalk Lesson at School
A Los Angeles Times piece recounts Superintendent Shiels guiding a class on sentence structure. When asked to name objects, pupils answer directly or with precision, but one boy quips "c'orns" hoping to be humorous, drawing a stern correction from the teacher.
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Los Angeles Times
Shiels
Los Angeles
Banjo trophy sparks morale in dawn woodland assault
In a chaotic dawn clash, a U S squad in the woods under fire recovers a battered cigar box banjo carried into battle. As they hide in their dugouts, the instrument is reclaimed and the men drum a tune, yearning to return to the farm.
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Heinie
Report on Lawrence Strike Recommendations
The state board of conciliation and arbitration filed with Governor Coolidge the Lawrence strike report. It urges strikers to return to work and mill owners to hire back workers as conditions permit, and to resolve differences through shop committees. It does not assign responsibility for the strike.
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Boston
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
City boys set dumps ablaze near causeway bridge
Several boys were rounded up by police Saturday afternoon for starting fires at the city dump by the causeway bridge. Dense smoke caused annoyance though officials note no immediate danger. Other youths upset garbage cans along streets, adding work for collectors. if the mischief continues, they will be severely dealt with.
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Causeway Bridge
Paris Lille Express Narrowly Misses Mine Explosion
The Paris Lille express, crowded with passengers, escaped wreckage near Achiet when an old German mine exploded nearby six minutes earlier. The blast tore up six miles of the Paris Lille line as a passing train triggered the mine.
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Paris
Paris-Lille
Achiet
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An old OCR fragment touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for health issues, urging readers to try it and implying it brings better well being despite other conditions. It references the Lynn Massachusetts company and an editor, with unclear surrounding text.
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A. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Showing PEP at Paris Conference Delays and Dormant Wrath
New York Evening Post notes bitterness shaped the conference proceedings. As anger rose the peace progressed and the covenant of the league and the charter of labor legislation were adopted. Dispute over Geneva as league seat sparks French Belgian ire while Paris Matin uses biting rhetoric. The article predicts continued rancor as talks advance toward treaty completion.
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New York Evening Post
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League of Nations
Geneva
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