Carranza Forces Revolt With Sonora Support
Agua Prieta April 19 Large Carranza troops in Chihuahua joined the Sonora revolution against the Mexican president. General J M Pina said Francisco Urbaljo with 1200 soldiers at Santa Rosalie defected to the Sonora cause. Yaqui and Mayo Indians form the main assault force as colonels Rodriguez and Aguirre bring over a thousand Yaquis to the camp. Mayo fighters, once supporters of Carranza in Sonora, are en route to join the action.
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Agua Prieta
Carranza
Chihuahua
Mexico
Sonora
J. M. Pina
Pina
Francisco Urbaljo
Santa Sosalie
Urbaljo
Aguirre
Naco
Mexican Generals Revolt and loyalties shift near Carranza
Reports from Mexican circles say General Amarillas and General Gavira with Carranza forces have revolted in Chihuahua. Nuevo Laredo hints General Luvian Rentia with Carranza backs Governor Ortiz Rubio and Michoacan forces. The Mexican embassy in Washington notes governors pledging allegiance to Carranza. Governor Hobby protests planned Mexican troop movements through Texas amid Sohora rebels campaign.
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San Antonio
Tex
Amarillas
Gabriel Gavira
Carranza
Chihuahua
Nuevo Laredo
Luvian Renteria
Pasqual Ortiz Rubio
Michocan
Steamship Hallfried Saved as Fire Destroys Pier At Bush Terminal
Firemen saved the large Norwegian steamer Hallfried at Bush Terminal in Brooklyn after explosions rocked 2,500 tons of nitrate in its hold. Two piers nearest the vessel were damaged, several firemen were overcome, and terminal workers were hospitalized. Tugs moved many ships to safety.
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New York
Bush Terminal
Brooklyn
Ees
Hallfried
Anti-Saloon League Aims for Preconvention Conference
General Superintendent P. A. Baker of the Anti Saloon League calls for state superintendents to meet in Chicago and San Francisco just before the Republican and Democratic national conventions and stay in session throughout the events.
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Westerville
P. A. Baker
The
Anti-Saloon League of America Today
League
Chicago
San Francisco
Patch Club Emerges In Fremont Denims Rise
Fremont leaders form the Patch club after denim prices rise and decide to wear old clothing. Members vow to keep wearing their worn coats as a pledge while business men join the movement seeking thrift.
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Fremont, Neb
Thele
Patch Club
American Girl's Death Mystery Near Versailles
The body of Miss Mary Ellen Appel of Allentown Pennsylvania, a Society of Friends worker, missing since April 7, was found near Versailles by two boys. No foul play is evident. A sum of money, jewelry, and letters to her family were recovered.
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Paris
Mary Ellen Appel
Allentown
Society of Friends
Versailles
Death by Poison Declared in Versailles Case
Authorities at Versailles declared the case a death by own action by poison. The examining physician said Miss Appel had been dead for eight days after being missing for twelve days.
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Versailles
Miss Appel
Storm Tied Up All Roads In Colorado
Denver reports a blizzard bound the city for two days. Snow abated but milk supply feared depleted today as retailers warned of blockages and streets cleared. Cattle losses feared. many rural roads blocked and trains delayed or stalled across Nebraska Colorado Wyoming.
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Denver
Colo
Rlief
Weather Bureau
Seriou
Banley
Union Pacific
Longmont
Burlington Line
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado & Southern
Casper
Wendover
Colorado and Southern
Rinehart Seeks Republican Convention Delegate Seat
Philadelphia April 19 Mary Roberts Rinehart a famed novelist filed to be a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Republican national convention She aims to test if a woman may serve as a delegate from a non suffrage state before the suffrage amendment is adopted.
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Philadelphia
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Pennsylvania
Railroad Administration Costs Prompt Billions in Losses
A government committee reports 26 months of federal rail control cost the nation about 904 million dollars with 862 million loaned to rail lines. It notes many loans unlikely to be recovered and recommends treasury purchase of 90 million in liberty bonds to wind up the administration. The panel also cites a 20 million provision for settling claims under the Transportation Act.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Hinessee
Treasury
Forty Oregon Short Line strikers return to work at Salt Lake
Forty striking switchmen of the Oregon Short Line railroad in Salt Lake City returned to work today boosting freight movements.
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Salt Lake
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Chicago Rail Strike Turmoil Spurs Vote and Arrests
Chicago and New York rail workers push for a nationwide strike vote amid talks with railroad heads. Eight thousand freight handlers and 30,000 clerks in the Chicago district may strike. arrests follow a new federal descent on strike leaders. In Newark and Chicago, radical activity and a federal grand jury probe are reported as unions seek wage guarantees.
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Chicago
Brotherhood
George A. Worrell
Chicago and Northwestern
Worrell
Central
Far West
Pacific Coast Railways
Harold Reading
United Enginemen's Association
Grunau Refuses Bail in Yardmen Strike Arrest
John Grunau leader of the switchmen and president of the Chicago Yardmen’s association was arrested after violating promises to attend union meetings. He refused bonds and was sent to Joliet jail. Police also held R V Miller as allied organizer. warrants for about 25 other union leaders followed. Coal shortages cripple Chicago offices as schools face delays and coal supplies run low.
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Chicago
John Gunnall
Federal
L. ¥. Mason
United States
Grunau
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Joliet
Ilinois
R. V. Miller
United Enginemen’s Association
Yardmen's
Méller
Clyne
Federal and Post Office
Woods Strong Vote in Chicago Presidential Results
Chicago election board released April 13 primary tallies showing Leonard Wood winning 102 votes and 17 percent in Republican contests, with Lowden 75,403, Johnson 55,599, Hoover 2,747, Edwards 1,540, Thompson 1,024. Democratic results list Wilson 877, Bryan 236, Debs 64, and a mix of minor candidates.
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Chicago
The
Election Board
Leonard Wood
Frank O. Lowden
Hiram W. Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Edward I. Edwards
William Hale Thompson
Edwa J. Edwarde
HiraMison
Leonard Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Pe
William Jen‘Bryan
MaNalites Waruen V. Debs
Supreme Court Reconvenes Without Ruling on Prohibition Cases
The Supreme Court reconvened today without issuing opinions on cases challenging the validity of the prohibition amendments and parts of the enforcement act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Local Strike Situation Shows Improvement In Yard Service
Daily reports indicate gradual improvement in the Pocatello yard operations with eleven engines and about fifty workers at work. Yard embargoes may lift this week if progress continues, though a labor shortage risks congestion at points. Switchmen walked out on April 8 and some groups go to Salt Lake to meet management, with no official statement yet on outcomes.
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Pocatello Yard
Freigh
Ommclats
Salt Lake
San Pedro
France Must Maintain 700000 Man Army Says Officials
Paris reports that France needs a large armed force of 700000 with 256000 conscripts in constant training. Enlisted men and reenlisted conscripts will receive wages tied to industrial pay minus food and lodging. The plan, expected to be introduced in June, matches hair and beard regulations relaxing limits to reveal insignia.
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Paris
France
Arek
Joollar
Penn railroad men vote to return to work this week
In Cleveland 135 Pennsylvania railroad workers voted to resume duties Wednesday morning. In a second meeting of 200 strikers no vote was held but 150 yardmen decided to return tomorrow morning, as reported by attendees. Salt Lake local 859 charter revoked by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen president W. G. Lee, per east-sourced report.
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Platt
Salt Lake
Eagle Hall
Chicago
Af Kot
Owitecmen
Mene
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Brotherhood of Railtrainmen
W. G. Lee
Court bars commission from demanding industry reports
The District of Columbia supreme court denied a federal trade commission request for mandatory monthly collision and related data from mining and industrial concerns. The Maynard Coal Company of Ohio and Kentucky won an injunction, bond set at 5000 dollars, with Justice Bailey ruling the commission lacks power to compel the reports.
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Washington
Poe
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Justice Bailey
Maynard Coal Company
Ohio
Kentucky
Maynard
Bailey
Commission
Railroad Labor Board Denies Hearing For Strikingmen
The Washington based railroad labor board said it would not consider complaints from strikers not complying with the transportation act or hindering rail operations. Strikers’ representatives from New York New Jersey New England and the Midwest protested and sought an immediate hearing but were denied as the board required formal written complaints and board authorization before action.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
New York
New Jersey
New England
Middle-West
W. N. Doak
Brotherhood of Railway
McHugh
American Fellows Named for Denmark and Sweden Study
Nineteen traveling fellowships were awarded by the Americans Scandinavian foundation to American college students for study in Denmark and Sweden. Recipients include Alexander Carson Maxwell of Austin Texas for hydroelectric engineering and Melvin T Solve of Rice Lake Wisconsin for literature and social science in Denmark, plus Ralph Malcolm Hixon of Crown Point Indiana and Albert Paul Strom of Wahoo Nebraska for engineering and hydroelectric studies in Sweden. Students will travel the region to learn languages and begin study in the fall.
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New York
Denmark
Sweden
Americans Scandinavian Foundation
Norway
Alexander Carson Maxwell
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Melvin T. Solve
Rice Lake
Wis
University of Oregon
Ralph Malcom Hixon
Crown Point
Ind
Iowa State College
Express company seeks higher express rates across the nation
The American Railway Express seeks rate increases from 10 to 25 percent. Hearings are set by the Interstate Commerce Commission in several cities: New York May 17, Chicago May 24, Spokane June 1, San Francisco June 7, Troutman June 14, Atlanta June 22, and Washington June 28.
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Washington
American Railway Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Chicago
Spokane
San Francisco
Trousten
Atlanta
New Spuds Bring a Record Price in Brownsville
Brownsville Texas April 19 thirty five thousand bushels of new potatoes still in the ground were sold today at eight and three quarters cents per pound f o b Brownsville. It is said to be a record price for growers in the lower Rio Grande valley. Chicago April 19 potatoes retail at 1.35 to 1.40 per sack equaling about 9 to 13 cents per pound.
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Brownsville
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Chicago
Commune Leader Saxon Outlaw Captured in Czecho-Slovak Raid
Prague reports authorities say the man arrested at Marienbad is Max Hoelz, a communist leader known as a Saxon outlaw who led a band of several hundred raiders terrorizing the Slanen district. He was seized after entering Czecho-Slovak territory with 100000 marks on his person.
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Prague
Marienbad
Max Hoelz
Slanen
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