Plan to Lynch a Negro Scattered by Cavalry in Alexandria
A mob of over 1,000 gathered at the Alexandria jail after the shooting death of T. Morgan Moore, a naval plant employee. Cavalry from Fort Myer dispersed the crowd to protect William Turner, the accused African American, who was wounded and arrested. Turner reportedly confessed as Moore and Pearl Clark, Moore’s fiancée, testified that the event began when Turner demanded money and Moore fired after Miss Clark fled. Moore and Miss Clark, of Chicago, were to marry soon.
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Fort Myer
Alexandria Courthouse
District of Columbia
William Turner
Arlington County
Turner
T. Morgan Moore
Naval Torpedo Plant
Alexandria
Moore
Miss Clark
Chicago
Disorder Flare in Northeastern Italy with Short-Lived Soviet
Milan dispatch to the London Times reports unrest in Carnia and Fruiti with an attempted soviet government that lasted one day before troops restored order. A general strike spreads across Carnia and reaches Verona with railway workers joining. Prisoners reportedly refuse work seeking an eight hour day.
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London
Milan
London Times
Carnia
Fruiti
Verona
Carranza Assassinated by His Own Forces in Mexico
El Paso reports President Venustiano Carranza was killed at Tlaxcalantongo Puebla at 1 a m Friday by Col Rodolfo Herrera and troops. Gen Alvaro Obregon messages say six or seven Carranza supporters were found dead. identities of the others were not released.
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el Paso
Tex
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Rodolfo Herrera
Tlaxcaltinango
Puebla
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico City
Obregon
Drive Against Villa Imminent in Chihuahua Order
Provisional Governor Tomas Gameros announced a government reward of 1000 600 pesos for the death or capture of Francisco Villa. He said 2000 troops left Chihuahua City under orders to hunt the bandit chieftain.
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Francisco ‘Villa
Chihuahua
Tomas Gameros
Chihuahua City
Bolsheviks Seize White Caspian Fleet and Supplies
Bolshevik authorities in Moscow claim the capture of the entire White Caspian sea fleet, six cruisers and seven transports, after taking Enzéli. A large stock of Caucausus war materiel once belonging to Gen. Denikine is reported seized.
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Caspian
London
White Caspian Sea
Enzéli
Moscow
Caucausus
Denikine
Floods Menace Albuquerque City Dikes Could Break
City in alarm as Rio Grande flooding prompts all able bodied men to be ready to answer a summons and help defend Albuquerque if dikes fail.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Rio Grande
Tornado Toll Rises in Minnesota Towns Castle Rock and Red Wing
Two tornadoes struck Castle Rock and rural areas near Red Wing Minnesota causing one death and over ten injuries. In Castle Rock five people were hurt as buildings in the town of under 200 population were damaged. The second tornado leveled the Swanson farm near Red Wing killing an 11 month old and injuring Swanson, his wife, and her sister.
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Mninnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Castle Rock
Here
Red Wing
Godfrey Swanson
Swanson
Price Cutting Spreads Across the Nation in Clothing Sales
A wave of price cuts in retail clothing reaches from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific coast with reductions from 15 percent to below cost. Women’s wear and silks lead declines while shoes incur touch, as merchants cite tight money and transport woes.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Topeka
Kan
St. Louis
Tacoma
Seattle
San Francisco
Omaha
Wichita
Coffeyville
U. S. Moves to Break Up the Great Freight Jam
The Interstate Commerce Commission initiates action to end the freight blockade. Inspectors survey key gateways while telegraphic appeals urge state rail and public service commissions to cooperate. Officials warn progress may take days or weeks and no hearings are planned soon.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service
Commission
American Railway Association
Oil prospects near Faith spur countywide investment
Western Realty and Development Company formed by Faith businessmen to drill near Faith and test oil viability. At a mass meeting they pledged to buy stock to fund a fair test of surrounding land.
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Development Company
Faith TO Prospect
Western Realy and Development Company
Government asks sugar importers aid in distribution plan
Washington officials and sugar traders agreed to share sales data with the Justice Department to trace every pound of sugar and direct it to domestic consumers. A three member committee will meet in New York to discuss distribution. Garvan said the government cannot control distribution but hopes cooperation will ease shortages at the grocery. Importers claim large raw sugar stocks in Cuba but face shipment hurdles into the United States.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Justice
Garvan
Department
New York
Cuba
Interstate Commerce Commission Advances $125 Million Roil Stock Plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced that 125 million dollars from the 300 million revolving fund under the Esch Cummins law will be released promptly to buy railroad rolling stock. This move aims to relieve car shortages threatening transport and complements orders to re route freight cars to ease congestion.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Commerce Commission
Night Riders Target Sugar Beet Areas in Michigan
Reports say a detachment of state constabulary may be sent to Sagainaw to curb depredations by night riders. Beet growers recently struck against alleged unfair 1920 contracts. Homes of beet workers have been burned and one dynamited.
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Sagainaw
Mich
State Constabulary
Retailers Press for Price Cuts Across Department Stores
Eastern managers and buyers for department stores refuse to buy from jobbers until wholesalers grant substantial concessions. Stores claim reductions of 15 to 20 percent and insist wholesalers align with nationwide price cuts sparked by the ultimate consumer.
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New York
Poles Counter Bolshevists in Northern Front Drive
Warsaw reports Polish troops launched another counterattack on the northern battle front and pushed Bolshevik forces back 12 miles near Krzyzczopol. In the middle Beresina sector the Bolshevists were repulsed as they attempted crossing the river.
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Warsaw
Krzyzczopol
Beresina
Hungary to Sign Peace Treaty Declared by Delegation Leader
Paris report says Hungary will sign the peace treaty as M. Prasnowski, head of the Hungarian peace delegation, informs the supreme council of the decision.
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Hungary
Paris
M. Prasnowski
Supreme Council
French Confidence Vote in Paris Government
The chamber of deputies in Paris backed the government with 531 votes in favor and 88 against, delivering a decisive confidence result.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Villa Again on Warpath In Mexican Conflict
Mexico City reports Francisco Villa ready to renew hostilities after failing to secure recognition and a civil post under the new regime. Dispatches say Villa leads outlaws toward Marquiz Coahuila to seize the wheat crop, prompting General Jose Huerta to march 1,000 troops from Piedras Negras to stop him.
Man Beasley Ends Life at Victims' Graves
Harley O Beasley 26 sought by about thirty possemen for the murder of his wife and two boys. After five days in woods near Webster City Iowa he reached the graves of the victims and killed himself with a bullet to the brain. Beasley had eluded searchers as the woods were combed twice.
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Webster City
Harley O. Beasley
Beasley
Georgia Democrats Oppose League Covenant At Convention
Atlanta delegates adopt resolutions declaring unalterable opposition to the league of nations covenant brought from Paris by President Wilson. They urge free speech free press local self government and call for repeal of espionage sedition and conscription laws enacted during the war.
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Paris
Wilson
State Democratic Convention
Suffrage Workers heckle Republican Chair Hays in DC meeting
Will H. Hays faced persistent heckling from suffrage workers newly arrived from their Delaware ratification efforts as he spoke at a meeting of Republican women in the District of Columbia.
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Hays
Washington, D. C
Delaware
Will H. Hays
District of Columbia
Empty Cars Move Westward From Atlantic Seaboard
The interstate commerce commission reported progress in easing the freight jam by sending empty grain loading cars west in large solid trains under expedited orders. A counter movement of coal loading cars is also begun from the midwest to the eastern coal regions.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle West
Court Finds 1917 Maritime Compensation Act unconstitutional
The U S Supreme Court declares the act of Congress of 1917 granting states power to enact compensation laws for injuries in maritime employment unconstitutional. The decision limits state control over worker compensation in seafaring trades.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bryan Delegates Endorse Peace Treaty at Nebraska Convention
Democrats at the Nebraska state convention seat the Bryan delegation from Lancaster County and unanimously back President Wilson’s peace treaty and the league of nations. They urge senate ratification without reservations and condemn opposing senators while praising Wilson supporters.
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Bryan
Omaha
Neb
Democrats
Nebraska
Covention
Lancaster County
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Banks Favors Nonpartisan Plan at State Labor Meet
A. J. Banks, farmer and Taxpayers' League of Iowa member, urged a nonpartisan plan through a union of organized and unorganized labor and farmers. He called for support of candidates who defend the rights of the working classes to live.
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Fort Dodge
A. J. Banks
Taxpayers’ League of Iowa
State Federation of Labor
Saloons on Strike in Paris Over Beverage Taxes
Paris saloons will close from 4 to 6 oclock as proprietors protest higher taxes on cognac rum and other beverages in a general strike.
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Paris
Schooner Reemplazo Seized Off Tarpon Springs
Cuban crew of six and seventeen Chinese detainees held in Tampa jail after authorities capture the Cuban schooner Reemplazo off Tarpon Springs with large quantities of whisky cognac aguardiente Cuban wine and opiate suspected liquor on board valued at about 50000.
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Fila
Tarpon Springs
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