Terrorist bombing shocks nation as mail bombs threaten leaders
A Philadelphia area congressman narrowly escaped injury when a mailed device exploded after a suspect lid stuck during opening. Authorities traced similar packages to Gimbel Brothers New York and warned of an anarchist plot to terrorize the country. Officials noted a nationwide search for suspects and highlighted links to postwar immigration and espionage enforcement efforts.
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Deliberations in Paris Council Reach Several Agreements
The Associated Press reports the council of three at the Paris peace conference has settled the Japanese claim on Kiao-Chau with return to China planned in due course. Belgium seeks immediate advance on indemnity shares, while Italy’s claims on Fiume and Dalmatia remain unresolved. No immediate compromise evident, and renewed talks may be considered though not likely soon.
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German Delegates to Hasten Peace Talks Credential Handover
Paris April 30 Jules Cambon will present the German delegates’ credentials to an allied commission at Versailles tomorrow morning at 11 o clock The adequacy of powers and Bavaria’s representation may delay presenting the treaty to the allies and the delegates.
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Versailles
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Loss of life from quake in San Salvador mounts
San Salvador on Tuesday reports large loss of life and property damage from Monday's earthquakes. Government has proclaimed a state of siege. Engineers and workers drain Lake Tlopango to handle rising water, filled with dead fish and debris. Red Cross assists, many injured. western railroad badly damaged and service interrupted.
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League formed to launch Nations League plans outlined
A luncheon led by Colonel E M House disclosed three stages for the league of nations. Preparatory details will be set at London headquarters this summer, with a Washington inaugural meeting under President Wilson next October, and Geneva to host the permanent body thereafter. Committee of nine will handle details, with Venizelos and Bourgeois among participants. House and staff remain in Europe after the conference.
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Idaho Soldier Publishes Long Range Sniper Copy in Germany
The Chronicle reports Corporal William F. Helmick, associate editor, published in Germany by the 66th Artillery Brigade. Helmick worked with Chronicle staff in Idaho and Wallace, contributing dispatches from the regiment’s experiences on the Mexican border and in Europe.
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No Response Promised For Orlando Next Move From Rome
Paris dispatches report no immediate shift in peace conference stance despite Orlando's parliamentary remarks. Italian leaders show no sign of yielding on Fiume while Rome hints Paris may make overtures, though most delegates favor preserving dignity. Conference work continues toward a peace treaty signing.
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Bowery at Brighton Beach Wiped Out by Fire
The famous Bowery at Brighton Beach Coney Island was wiped out in a blaze starting at the Brighton Baths. Flames consumed twelve to fifteen acres of eastern Brighton, with towers of fire visible from Brooklyn and Manhattan. Loss estimated at $1,000,000.
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Cables Bring Text of Peace Treaty For Early Release
Paris April 30 Forty thousand words about half the draft of the peace treaty have been cabled to the state department in Washington. The balance is going forward steadily and the entire treaty will be transmitted within a day or two for release upon authorization by the conference.
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Distress Signal Flies For A Loan
Washington April 30 The Victory liberty loan campaign is half over with only a quarter of total officially reported subscribed Subscriptions of 1 130 697 000 shown Tonight If the Victory loan is to be floated successfully 376 000 000 must be gathered daily until the end May 10 By the close of the ninth day the nation had subscribed 1 591 556 000 or 461 000 000 more than to the Victory loan The percentage of the 6 000 000 000 total subscribed was 26 52 per cent as compared with 25 12 per cent The Victory ship Crane is speeding to meet the pace ordered by Admiral Cowie to match the navy More than half of its district in St Louis has been subscribed ABNISH
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May Day strikes and parades sweep Europe
Reports from London indicate a largely uneventful May Day with notable exceptions in Paris and Berlin where workers plan a one day strike and Budapest where the soviet government orders red decorations. Hyde Park will host marches by unions with speeches against Bolshevism and conscription and calls for peace with Russia and a league of free nations.
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Paris Labor Program Shuts Down Daily Life For May Day
The program of French labor will halt nearly all normal activity tomorrow. Paris and much of France will revert to elemental living as strike orders for the May first demonstration are expected to be obeyed. No food will be served in hotels. restaurants and cafes will close. subways tramways omnibuses and cabs will halt. Drug stores will not fill urgent prescriptions. theatres and amusements will be closed. newspapers will publish sparingly. Post and telegraph will be abridged. miners dockers carpenters builders and all labor will take a holiday.
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