Rail interests, open hearth rails price compromise debated
May 5 report from Gton outlines a possible compromise on rail prices for open hearth rails. Railway Director Hines signals readiness to place orders at a set price while the Industrial Board seeks a middle ground. President Wilson has urged both sides to reach an agreement as board resignations loom and tensions over steel industry pricing rise.
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Froad Iron and Steel
Will
Ailro
Nes
Hines
Industrial Board
Peek
Asmts
Redfield
Railroad Administration
New Hampshire Senator backs Wood for 1920 bid
Washington May 5 A New Hampshire Republican senator issued a statement urging General Leonard Wood as the Republican presidential candidate for 1920. The senator said New Hampshire Republicans were prepared to present Wood's name at the national convention.
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New Hampshire
Washington
Leonard Wood
General Wood
Yale Professor Dead Surfaces in View Haven Report
Professor Joseph Ell of Yale, renowned structural geologist and former mining engineer, died yesterday at Willow Street home after a weeklong illness from pneumonia and spinal meningitis. Survived by his wife Lena Hopper Bailey Bar and four sons Joseph Herbert and Richard Barrell.
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View Haven
Joseph Ell
Yale
Americans of Science
National Academy of McEs
Willow Street
Lena Hopper Bailey
Joseph
Herbert
Richard Barrell
Tax inquiry yields sparse town facts in Illinois
In Gfield Illinois on May 5 a local tax inquiry to Collectors Pickering outlined a tiny town profile. The postmistress said the city has one grocery store one office one blacksmith shop two eight dwellings and seven people. She added this is all I can tell you and I the truth.
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Gfield
Ill
Federal District
Illi
Collec
Internal Revenue
Pickering
Monitor Hero Dies in Indiana Survivor of Civil War Ironclad
Lawrence F. Fay of Missouri aged seventy died in Indianapolis after a long illness. Fay was believed to be one of the last survivors of the USS Monitor. He served as an engineer aboard the vessel, whose famous engagement with the Merrimac helped shape naval history. An earlier report said Fay had passed away in Indianapolis.
Mon Rowland Wins and the England Women’s Marriage Problem
The article discusses postwar England’s women’s issue with three women per man, noting Mrs. Rowland Winn and other prominent women pushing reconstruction. It mentions Hon. R. G. Winn, son of Lord Oswald, and notes he was severely wounded with the Coldstream Guards.
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Rowland Wins
England
Rowland Winn
R. G. Winn
Lord Oswald
Winn
Coldstream Guards
France
Brutal murder shocks Barre mother of three
In Barre Vermont the body of Lucinda Courier Broadwell, 29, mother of three, was found strangled in the street near a hotel. Clothing torn, handkerchief twisted about the neck, hands bound. husband Harry Broadwell, 28, reports she left for a movie Saturday night. Pathologist cites strangulation as the cause. no suspect yet. Weather noted rain likely obscured struggle evidence.
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Barre
Harry E. Broadwell
Harold Jackson
B. H. Stone
Harry A. Broadwell
Broadwell
Plattsburg
N.Y
Lucinda Courier
Johnson, Vt
Johnson
Red radicals dispersed in Gary city crackdown warns of more
Police and federal authorities prepared for further action as 16 S W W socialists and anarchists remained jailed after a failed monster demonstration. Mayor Hodges denied a permit to Morris Lieberman and warned of trouble if the parade went ahead. Hundreds of reds arrived from Indiana, with about 3000 expected, but were halted by warnings and police intervention. The incident featured red armbands and Lenin and Trotzky imagery at meeting halls.
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Gary
Ind
Hodges
Morris Lieberman
Lieberman
Indiana
Lenine
Trotzky
Irish-American Delegates Leave for London in Surprise Flight
Irish-American delegates departed unexpectedly for London last night amid mounting diplomatic efforts. The group, comprising prominent policy makers and union leaders, aims to engage in talks on trade, immigration, and cultural ties during the upcoming meetings in the British capital.
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London
Detectives find $5,000 worth of goods at Cora Hill home
Detectives uncovered merchandise valued at about $5,000 at the North Boulevard residence of Cora Hill, described as a negress, suggesting the home was a base for a shoplifting gang active across southeastern cities. About $2,000 of the goods have been identified and returned to owners.
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Atlanta
Cora Hill
North Boulevard
Clerk Becomes Official Clock In Olathe
In Olathe Kansas Roy White longtime grocery clerk known for leaving at 11 each day for lunch now owns the store and shifts his departure to noon, still guiding locals to set their clocks by him.
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Olathe
Kan
Roy White
White
Danbury Priest Walter J. Shanley Dies at 64
Danbury recalls the death of Rev. Dr. Walter J. Shanley at St. Peter's rectory aged 64. A prominent Catholic clergyman in New England, he was a noted temperance advocate and reform leader and held the title of knight of the Order of Leopold of Belgium.
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Danbury
Walter J. Shanley
New England
St. Peter’s
Belgium
Cabinet Member Saves Hungarian Women from Nationalization
Eugene Weltner a former general secretary of the National Socialist Party of Hungary and cabinet member who blocked a law to nationalize Hungarian women. A Budapest report says Weltner's wife and daughter influenced him to vote against the measure, freeing Hungarian women from feared conditions tied to Russia.
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Eugene Weltner
National Socialist Party of Hungary
Hungary
Budapest
Weltner
Russia
WHY GIRLS WENT WRONG
The New York Probation and Protective Association reports patriotic fervor and emotionalism fueled youth missteps in war time. It notes one thousand more girls entered supervision, with many coming from smaller towns seeking adventure or high pay and some leading moral but not dissolute lives. Public dances are blamed for the downfall of many girls aged sixteen to seventeen.
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New York
New York Probation and Protective Association
Fire destroys Happy Land Park and resort at South Beach
A fire at South Beach Staten Island wiped out Happy Land Park three hotels and hundreds of bath houses and bungalows causing about 500000 in losses. Police suspect incendiarism. A woman caretaker's body was found in the ruins. Earlier Brighton Beach suffered a large fire destroying most buildings including the Winter Pool.
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New York
Happy Land Park
South Beach
Staten Island
Brighton Beach
Winter Pool
Greek name shortened in Springfield spelling dispute
In Springfield Illinois a Greek origin name Zaphyriades is simplified for easier pronunciation by its owner Dr Stamatis D Zaphyriades. The note explains the origin and pronunciation considerations without further detail.
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Pringfield
Ill
Roosevelt Post 0 St. Louis veterans unit grows to six hundred
Roosevelt Post of the World War veterans in St. Louis reports a membership of 600. John J. Seibert, a local post member, says many St. Louis Nationals have written him indicating their intent to join.
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Roosevelt Post
ST. Louis
May
Erans
John 8. Seibert
S Post
Farmer Has Freak Pig Near Effingham Kansas
D. Hawk, a farmer near Effingham Kansas, reports a freak pig born with one head two bodies eight legs four ears and two tails. Seven other piglets were born to the sow. Mr Hawk will likely exhibit or seek advice on the extraordinary animal.
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Effingham
Kan
D. D. Hawk
Here
Mr. Hawk
Massachusetts nurse endorses Vinol for strength
Greenfield Massachusetts nurse Mrs F M Locke recounts recovery from grippe using Vinol and urges other women to try it. She credits beef and cod liver peptones iron and peptonates and glycero- to improved health and strength.
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Greenfield
Mass
Vinci
F. M. Locke
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Stewart
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Thas
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