Wind storms sweep Oklahoma and Texas killing and injuring crowds
A string of wind storms across Oklahoma and Texas on April 8 left multiple dead and many injured. Reports cite fatalities in Lawton Cisco Electra Ballinger and Rowena with extensive property damage including homes torn down and businesses flooded. Downpours accompanied the winds as communication lines failed and rail officials confirmed wrecks and casualties.
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Lawton
Okla
Sands
Mountain Hill
Ballinger
Tex
Rowena
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Cisco
Electra
Storm Devastates Texas Oklahoma Killing Four in Oplin
AP reports from Fort Worth Abilene and Dallas describe a morning storm in Texas and Oklahoma. Four deaths were confirmed in Oplin with several injuries while Cisco Electra and Lawton saw one death each and ongoing rescue efforts faced heavy rain and weather delays.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Oplin
Dallas
Abilene
Irish press censorship notice causes misprint error
Dublin reports that Commandant Rory O Connor said a notice banning publication of army related material was sent to English correspondents by mistake and should apply only to the Irish press. London sources note efforts to unite Irish parties and seek a modus vivendi between Free State and republican leaders in coming weeks to protect elections and curb lawlessness.
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Dublin
Rory O'Connor
Independent Irish Republican Army
London
London Times
Free State
Philadelphia Board Says Teachers May Bob Hair Without Fear
The Philadelphia board of education will not dismiss teachers who bob their hair, Superintendent Edwin Broome said. He called the issue trivial and stated the decision rests with the teachers, adding younger teachers with cropped hair need not fear dismissal.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Board of Education
Edwin Broome
Broome
Women in Jewett Return to Men as Officials
In Jewett Texas on April 8 AP reports women who led the town for two years resign to let men resume control. The five new aldermen are husbands of former alderwomen. No arrests or criminal court sessions occurred during female administration which focused on civic improvement. Mrs J T Atkinson was the first woman mayor in Texas, and Jewett was the only Texas town governed entirely by women.
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Jewett
Tex
J. T. Atkinson
Texas
Coblenz Troops Start for Home in Large Demobilization
Six more American units in Germany bid farewell to Europe as 1,100 men and 52 officers depart Antwerp aboard the Can tigny. Also sailing were 85 soldiers' wives and 28 children, the largest convoy since the demobilization began last month.
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Coblenz
Germany
Europe
Antwerp
Cantigny
Sgent
Last Victim of Clash Is Dead
Paris reports R. E. Duke, pilot of the English plane in yesterday’s Paris London air express crash near Thiculloy, died in Beauvais hospital, bringing deaths to seven. Low visibility caused the collision as both pilots flew low to keep railroad tracks in sight. the Goliath carried three passengers. The British craft, new to service, had three days of operation. Investigators note possible air suction as a factor. air booking agencies report no cancellations.
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Paris
R. E. Duke
London
Thiculloy
Beauvais
Christopher Brue Yule
Accient
Fight Airplane Companies
Ndon
Honeymoon Trip Ends for Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles
Paris reports Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles leaving for London marking the close of their continental honeymoon. They were escorted to the station by the Earl and Countess of Granard and the former Princess Patricia and her Blue Band, Captain Ramsay.
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Paris
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
London
Earl and Countess of Granard
Patriela
Ramsay
Alibi Crumbles as Louis Zandt Held in Parlon Killing
Chicago police say Louis Zandt and his estranged wife Miss Long are at the center of the Parlon murder mystery. Miss Schutz initially denied a date with Zandt but later confessed to being with him the night Parlon was slain, undermining the alibi and fueling a jealousy theory.
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Sdaticaniie
Louis Zandt
Wm. Parlon
Boston
Miss Long
Zandt
Parton
Parlon
Sarah Shutz
Miss Shutz
Lice
Lnd
Carl Wanderer
Age
Lon
Chicago
Sarah Schutz
Louis T
William Parton
Khutz
Cox
Finane Shehl
Twin Falls Wins Debating Contest
Idaho Falls, April 8. Twin Falls high school defeated the Idaho Falls debating team here and beat Boise high in a triangular contest among the three schools. Boise finished second, Idaho Falls third.
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Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Ida
Boise
Carrie
Secret oath precedence in Klan grand jury case
Denver judge rules an oath given to a court witness takes precedence over any prior secret society oath. The ruling directs a grand jury investigation into the local Ku Klux Klan and orders Ward Gash to testify again after receiving a threatening note prompting his departure from Denver. The decision is described as setting a precedent of great importance by local authorities.
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Denver
Butler
Ku Knux Klan
van Cise
Ward Gash
Givan
Grand
Third Roscoe C Ansclaughter Trial Continues
In Chicago on April 8 Mrs. Pp and Mrs. Helen prst testified in the ongoing Roscoe C trial. District Attorney Warhurst said the service of subpoenas was fulfilled as witnesses from Los Angeles arrived to testify for the defense.
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pApr
Helen Prst
Chicago
Roscoe Canslaughter
Gery
Lewis Warns that the Fight Will Be Long in Coal Strike
Union leaders and coal operators in a wage talks committee pause sessions in New York and plan to resume on Tuesday. Lehigh Coal chief Warriner outlines price and wage aims amid threats from substitutes, while UMWA Chief Lewis and VP Murray stay at strike HQ. They pledge a prolonged battle as violence spreads to West Virginia.
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New York
D. Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Mr. Warriner
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Philip Murray
Aluow c
West Viriinia
Coal strike ends contracts in bituminous fields say officials
Washington April 8 AP Phil Penna secretary of the Indiana Coal Operators association testifies before the house labor committee that a contract with the Union Mine Workers of America is no longer of value as some operators refuse to deal with the union. Four mines in Fayette county closed by United Mine Workers organizers with no disorder.
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Washington
Phil H. ‘Penna
Indiana Coal Operators Association
House Labor Committee
Penna
Union
Mine Workers of America
Penn
Pittsburgh
Connellsville
Fayette County
United Mine Workers Tode
H. ©. Frick Coke Company
Building Hums Up Record March Expenditures Across 109 Cities
New York April AP reports March building expenditures for 109 U.S. cities reached 194,661,072 the highest monthly total on record. Major gains appeared in New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Rochester Louisville Milwaukee Fort Worth Houston Oklahoma City Atlanta Baltimore Washington Denver San Francisco Seattle and Portland. The March total surpassed the prior month’s 4 percent jump over 163 cities in April 1920.
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New York
United States
Petcr
Bradstreet
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Rochester
Louiaville
Milwaukee
Fort Worth
Houston
Oklahoma City
Atlanta
Baltimore
Washington
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
Ore
Thieves Steal Drum From Bank in Lutenville. Bandits Captured
In Marblehill Missouri on April 8 three bandits stole a brass drum and eight dollars from the Billinger county bank at Lutenville. Possemen on horseback pursued and captured the culprits. the drum was recovered.
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Mizzo
Marblehill
Billinger County
Lutenville
Here
Judge Bars Slang for Drunk in Court
In Los Angeles Judge Benjamin F. Weldsoe warns that slang terms for intoxication will not be allowed in his federal court. After an attorney asked a witness if he was “keyed up” and the witness admitted being “pretty well organized” and about “soused” the judge said such terms are unacceptable. He defined drunk as not his normal self under liquor.
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Los Angeles
Department of the United States District Court
Benjamin F. Weldsoe
Borah Moves to Deport Semenoff Over Siberia Charges
Washington reports Senator Borah of the labor committee will seek Semenoff’s deportation after charges that American personnel saw men, women, and children deported to Siberia. Borah may push for congressional investigation if witnesses don’t appear.
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Washington
Siberia
Semenoff
Borah
Senate Labor Committee
New York
Graves
Labor Committee
General Semenoff Aide Faces Deportation Talk After Arrest
New York April 8 AP General Semenoff anti Bolshevik leader held here considers deportation if Senator Borah pursues the case. Counsel George W Glaze says the general and his wife faced a Vancouver passport review after cruelty allegations. A bankruptcy hearing revealed possible signed requisitions for civilian financed supplies during his Cossack command, with responsibility claimed on subordinates.
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New York
George W. Glaze
General Semenoff
Borah
Glaze
Vancouver
State Department
Semenoff
Aquitania
Bond Thieves Apprehended After Church Bond Robbery
Three men were arrested at gunpoint while trying to dispose of bonds valued at 28 000 dollars. They are held as fugitives in Aurora Illinois awaiting officers arrival. Bonds were stolen from the safe of Rt Rev Father Weber at St Nicholas Roman Catholic Church on February 8. The priest and his assistant were chloroformed during the theft, part of a series of robberies at parsonages.
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Boston
Apr
Aurora
Ilinois
Ills
Heston
Father Weber
Rt. Nicholas Roman Catholic
Funeral for Thomas R. Cutler Held in Salt Lake City
Funeral services for Thomas Robinson Cutler, reputed founder of the beet sugar industry in Idaho and Utah, were held at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. He died in Loungh California of heart trouble.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas Robinson Cutler
Idaho
Utah
Miners Receive Last Pay for Half Month in Suspension
Indianapolis April 8 AP The coal miners in the United States start today to receive their final half month pay, estimated at 30 million dollars, as a strike fund amid the suspensions ordered by the United Mine Workers of America. Payments begin in Pennsylvania and Illinois, with Indiana and other fields paying Monday, and sectors like the Pennsylvania anthracite region and central competitive field receiving the largest shares.
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Indianapolis
United Mined Mine Workers of America
William Green
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Green
Southwest
West Virginia
Geological Survey
Mr. Green
Towa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Colorado
Montana
Washington
Wyoming
Michigan
Citizens urge dissolution of anti Klan group in Dallas
The Dallas County Citizens League plans to dissolve if the Ku Klux Klan dissolves, a statement released after the league's executive meeting. Mayor Ald redge urged disbanding of both Klan and anti Klan groups, while city departments reported no loyalty oaths or questionnaires in use.
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Khree
Callahan County
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CLASH
Ruby Glynn Holloway
Raymond Holloway
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June Holloway Campbell
Holloway
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Little Betty
Halloway
Girl
Lewis
Union Mine Workers and Operators
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David W. Kahn
Yourveta Home and Foreign Trading Company
Thos. R. Cutler
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Ku Klux
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