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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1919
Page
1
A Copenhagen dateline reports 50 000 government troops are being sent to Munich to crush 20 000 Bavarian communists who have barricaded the city. The soviet backed workers council declares war, four killed in a Communist demonstration at Osebach as martial law is declared.
In Lexington Massachusetts on April 11 a cavalry state board member rode a horse from Charleston Shore to five cities in Middlesex County for the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere. He was accompanied by a victory loan courier. The ride highlighted wartime observances and echoed American efforts at home and in Concord.
Russian forces reportedly captured two Y secretaries in Washington on April 14 as tensions rise. Officials say the incident involves unidentified personnel and opens a dispute over wartime actions and diplomatic status.
Report of an attempted trans Atlantic flight ending in the sea near Holy Head. Major Wood and the crew were missing with telegraph updates and weather conditions noted as improving but overcast. Rescues and trace efforts were underway as of April 1 from St Johns and London observers.
Captain White began a non stop flight from Ashburn field Velock toward New York. A seven hour goal would require an average speed over 100 miles an hour. The mission observed by officials aims to prove feasibility of long non stop routes.
Women of Wa county open campaign with a dinner at the M C A. War heroes Gerald Smith Nickolas Wendleboe Rex Biekarke and Charles Enos attend as speakers singalongs and talks outline fundraising for the Victory Bond drive. Rev Jones and Nat Sill address audience about wartime hardships and home front efforts.
Treasury Department officials express confidence that the same organizations that have helped push four prior campaigns will lead the charge to surpass all previous efforts. They predict a strong start to the week as fundraising and outreach accelerate.
Treasury officials forecast rapid attainment of quotas for the Victory Loan as campaigns aim to raise 4.5 billion dollars to fund victory. The drive opens Monday with familiar organizations scaling past records aided by wartime momentum and displays of captured German helmets and war material to spur public subscriptions. Secretary Glass announced the ninth biweekly treasury certificate offering was oversubscribed by nearly 30 percent, with total subscriptions about 616 million dollars.
An inquest at Laporte seeks to determine fault after a Grand Trunk crossing collision fatally injures six rural school children and seriously harms seven others. The wagon was struck by a train reportedly running at excessive speed. Mrs Walter Johnson drove the wagon with her five year old son injured.
Dodgers beat the Boston Braves in ten innings to open the major league season. Cadore pitched well until the tenth when a defensive lapse allowed the Dodgers to win 2 to 1 at Braves Field. A holiday crowd, including soldiers, watched the opening game.
Boston officials report progress toward settling the New England telephone labor dispute as J C Koons and Peters meet strikers. Mayor Peters, armed with a proposal from Postmaster General Burleson, holds talks with the strike committee amid a four day work stoppage paralyzing service in most New England states.
Municipal and state lawmakers face heated debate as charges of contributing to juvenile delinquency in Des Moines girls spark calls for investigation led by Judge W. OG Bonner. The tone in legislative circles is tense as officials weigh next steps.
Italians and Jugo-Slavs clash at Log where disposition of Adriatic coast lands becomes heated. Fiume fate triggers strong emotions as both sides claim the port and argue over control.
Rome April 19. The Yugoslav government issues an order mobilizing all men ages 20 to 40. Tensions with Italy rise over Adriatic territory, especially the fate of Fiume, claimed by both sides.
George P. Hampton of the farmer national council protests the Shipping Board plan to sell wartime wooden ships. He cites 700 ships with 2.6 million tons, valued at $4.53 billion, arguing they are needed to ship food to Europe and should be kept under public ownership until Congress decides policy. He warns against subsidies to shipping interests.
Reach from official advices reports Siberian forces defeat Bolsheviks near Viatka and Votkinsk. They seize prison camps and assets as Stertitamak and Vanbor at the Tr elaya mouth fall to advancing troops. Colonel Andagsky confirms key gains and shifts the front toward Ont cernne in the Vietars region.
Brigadier General arrives in New York after a long France deployment. Lyons and the 85th unit are cited as not being needlessly sacrificed.
Fragmentary text references attacks on the Hindenburg Line with unclear assignments and names. Mentions generals and arrivals such as Thomas Gregory and Strorley Derry, but details are missing and cannot confirm events or outcomes.
Reports from Amsterdam say several people were killed in Vienna riots after soldiers and workers overran the Parliament guards. Shots were fired and police fatalities were reported as crowds moved through the area following the stoning of an Italian motor company official and a demand for apology.
The body of Sarlow N. Higginbotham, a prominent figure, will be transported to Chicago for burial. Arrangements are under way in New York with officials coordinating from the Ritz Carlton as the body is prepared for westward travel tomorrow morning. He was killed in an army automobile incident.
Paris Journal warns the Allied Powers plan to make Danzig a international part risks future complications. The dispatch highlights concerns over Poland's access and regional stability amid the Berlin crisis in the postwar settlement.
The report says President Wilson may leave for home around May 21 and could call on officials from shipboard by wired message. The Allied powers seek to set borders for new states including Jugoslavia and address claims while Fiume remains contested between Italy and Jugoslavia.
Reports confirm the killing of American Edward L. Dufour, assistant manager at the Mexican copper mine, with a Swiss subject wounded. U.S. officials cite official notices and assess the attack occurred Wednesday near the mine, affecting Anglo American mining interests.
A Warrenth meeting on road widths drew delegates from across the county. Chairman Ceeney led the session, with speakers urging wider roads to ease farm transport to town. Debate covered costs, mileage from Virginia and Pennsylvania, and a proposed sixteen foot standard evolving to a fourteen foot width decision.
The fragmentary line appears religious or devotional in tone with archaic phrasing. No clear event date or named entities are readable to identify a news item.
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