Woolworth Dies at 70 A Massive Retail Legacy
Frank W. Woolworth founder of five and ten cent stores dies at his Glencoe Long Island country home after building a vast international chain. Born April 15 1852 in Rodman New York he rose from farm boy to millionaire with a capital of 50 dollars and created the F. W. Woolworth Company and the Woolworth Building in New York City.
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Frank W. Woolworth
Utica
New York City
Millonaire
United States
Canada
England
Glencove
Long Island
Sistory Woolworth
Woolworth
Rodama
Jefferson County
Coast League Opens Today in Eight-Team Return
The Pacific Coast baseball league begins the 1919 season across eight teams with parades, officials, and a strong fan turnout in San Francisco Sacramento Salt Lake City Portland and Seattle. Veterans and soldiers join crowds as games start with Vernon Oakland San Francisco Portland Seattle Los Angeles and Salt Lake City among matchups.
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Pacific Coast Baseball League
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Portland
Salt Lake City
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Recreation Park
Washington
Los Angeles
Portlanders
Walter McCredie
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Salt Lakers
California
Pittsburg
Vernon
Eddie Herr
Tabernacle City
Allan T. Baum
Michigan Republicans Sweep State Election
Detroit April 8 voters delivered a heavy turnout in a biennial spring election. Electors rejected the liquor amendment, approved a $50 million road program, and gave the Republican ticket a large margin of victory with women voting prominently for the first time in the state.
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Michigan
Deportation Warrants Issued For 40 Inmates At Leavenworth
An immigration officer served warrants for deportation on 40 inmates at Leavenworth, to take effect after current sentences end. Warrants target 40 J. W. W. members including Ashleigh of Chicago and Parenti of San Francisco, with others in Philadelphia Paterson Chicago and more.
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W. W
Charles Ashleigh
Chicago
Ragmar Johnson
Louis Parenti
San Francisco
Leo Laukki
John Avila
Paterson
N. J
Vladmir Lossieff
Walter T. Neff
Philadelphia
Charles Plahn
Fred Nelson
Charles O. Obitscher
Francis Miller
Siegfried Sternberg
Allies Accept Russ Campaign as Necessity
London reports that allied forces in Northern Russia accept the Jesoul'gsian expedition as an allied undertaking. The piece stresses collective responsibility and liberation aims in the war effort.
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London
Russia
Pocatello Forms Company K For Idaho Third Regiment
Adjutant General Albert H. Wilson arrives in Pocatello to recruit 250 men for the Idaho National Guard's Third Regiment. Five new companies are authorized, including Company K in Pocatello, with full equipment from the federal government and six year enlistment terms. Officers are elected locally, with ranks set by commissioning rules.
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Idaho National Guard
Pocatello
National Guard of
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Home Guard
Yellowstone
M. Tooth
War
National Guard
Reserve
Britain Leads Allied Naval Effort in Northern Operations
Britain coordinated allied measures and supreme command for a naval dominated operation. It arranged northern port logistics and equipped forces to endure harsh cold. British stocks supplied 25 000 Russian anti Bolshevik troops and sent food for 700 000 civilians to Archangel and Murmansk.
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Archangel
Murmansk
Factors at Commercial Club Meeting Urges Community Action
The Commercial club in Pocatello invites members to a meeting tonight to discuss major community projects. Reports cover legislation construction road work and membership drive. many new members joined recently. With visitors for a boxing event aviation show speedway and park traffic, emphasis is on reclamation and summer activity.
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Gate City
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Barber Named Idaho Immigration and Labor Commissioner
O. H. Barber long time Ameri can Falls Press editor and state game warden under ex governor Haines was chosen by Governor Davis on Saturday to lead Idaho immigration labor and statistics. He joins the governor in the cabinet and is well known in southeastern Idaho for his newspaper career. Formerly with the Western Newspaper Union in Salt Lake Rapids.
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American Falls Press
Haines
Idaho
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Immigration, Labor and Statistics
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Western Newspaper Union
Salt Lake
Tribesmen Rout Spanish Force Near Tangier
A belated Havis dispatch from Tangier reports Bjedala tribesmen led by Raisuli attacked a Spanish camp five miles from Tangier on March 21. The Spaniards suffered heavy losses and retreated but later regained their camp in the vicinity.
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Tangier
Morocco
Twuan
Bjedala
Raisuli
Plans Revised by Draft in Early Paris Conference
Washington says the presidential transport will sail from New York on Friday, not Monday, after a cable from Admiral Benson in Paris. Officials say the change is precautionary while the president may return from Paris. the League of Nations drafting committee reports a 27 article revised covenant. The Council of Four met at Lloyd George's residence as Wilson hopes to attend the afternoon session. conference circles expect the meeting to ease tensions.
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Educators to Tour Europe to Fight Bolshevism
War department plans a mission of ten leading educators to Europe to combat Bolshevism in the army of occupation and to promote the League of Nations as an antidote, as learned today in New York.
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War Department
Europe
League of Nations
Navy demobilization HQ set at Denver
Denver April 8 the navy recruiting office in Denver was designated as demobilization headquarters for all men serving in the navy who enlisted from Colorado Wyoming Arizona and New Mexico in the field of demobilization procedures and processing.
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Navy
Colorado
Wyoming
Arizona
New Mexico
Corn and Oats Market Report From Chi April
Corn futures quoted 1.5945 per bushel with oats and other grain figures referenced in a brief Chicago market note. The snippet notes prices for corn and oats as of April 8.
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Pocatello to Build Luxurious Country Club House
The Pocatello Golf board plans a $50,000 country club house with lava rock styling and a full modern set of amenities. W. L. Dickey leads the links design while preparations for roadwork water supply and an artistic entrance proceed. nine holes planned initially and later expansion. The Victory Loan air show arrives mid month with 17 aircraft and a field north of town to host exhibitions for thousands to view.
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J. Robb Brady
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J. E. McDermond
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George J. Baily
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W. L. Dickey
Chicago
Salt Lake City Golf Club
Pocatello
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Bavarian Soviet Move Shocks Berlin and Hamburg
Desperate rallies and arrests sweep parts of Germany as a new Bavarian Soviet government surfaces. Landsberg and Kleist reportedly seized in Magdeburg, while Hamburg moves toward Soviet control amid fragmented loyalties.
Disrupted City Sees Shops Reopen Amid Gas Work Contention
After disturbances, shops reopen while gas works resume. Government says the situation remains unresolved as Spartacans block the resumption of key industrial activity, keeping the state tense and policy unclear.
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Blackfoot Boxing Fans Plan New York Committee Trip
Blackfoot boxing supporters in Pocatello seek to send a delegate to New York for Willard Dempsey bout coverage. The effort may cost over 1000 dollars, with bankers and businessmen backing the venture. J Robb Brady of the Poe Athletic Club pledges to cover travel for a local fan, while committees form in Upper Snake River Valley.
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