Britain Moves to Suppress Sinn Fein Fears
London reports warn of martial law to curb Easter demonstrations in Ireland with 5000 troops stationed across key centers and warships offshore. Kilkenny raids target arms and documents as authorities heighten vigilance amid Sinn Fein tension. Dublin press reacts with strong condemnation of the home rule bill.
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London
Ireland
Sinn Fein
Kenngland
Liegit George
Ian Macpherson
Edward Carson
Wales
George Bernard Shaw
Sir Horace Plunkett
Capracn
Sir Edward Carson
House of Commons
New York
Sir Edward
Scotland Yard
Kilkenny
Linn Felmers
Irish Press
Dublin
The
Irish Times
Freeman's Journal
Irish Independent
Divorce defense claims no collusion in Pickford separation
Prescott Arizona April 21 A Mc Cerran former Nevada chief justice and counsel for Mary Pickford says he satisfied himself there was no collusion in the separation between Miss Pickford and Owen Moore.
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Mary
Prescott
Ariz
A. Mc Cerran
Nevada Supreme Court
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Owen Moore
Bonn Aldermen in Fight Casts Shadow on Bonn Council
Violent scenes marred a Bonn city council session last week. Black eyes and dental damage were reported as tempers flared in the university town on the Rhine. A day later an insurance agent delivered a pungent writ in urging aldermen to value life given the dangers faced in public service.
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Berlin
Bonn
Rhine
Finish Fight Against Profiteers In New York
Armin W. Riley announced a campaign to curb profiteering in clothing, shoes and life essentials spread to multiple cities. He said up to 50 investigators may be deployed in New York to enforce price controls as the federal war against high prices continues. Citizens who have witnessed overcharges were urged to cooperate with investigators.
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New York
Valier
Armin W. Riley
United States
Garven
Riley
Four Indicted Over Leak of Supreme Court Opinion
Indictments returned by the District of Columbia Supreme Court grand jury name Ashton R. Embr y former secretary to Justice McKenna James Harwood Graves former resistant attorney Barnette E. Moses a Washington lawyer and K E Millard Mayer Jr a New York stock broker. They face charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by violating the secrecy surrounding Supreme Court opinions before the public release of the Southern Pacific lands decision.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court Gram
United States Supreme Court
Ashton R. Embry
McKenna
Supreme Court
James Harwood Graves
Department of Justice
Barnette E. Moses
KE. Millard Mayer, Jr
New York
United States
Courta
300 Fine for Liquor Sales Pleas in Federal Court
In New York on April 2 Judge Julius M. Mayer disposed of 300 prohibition violations with fines totaling $4,000. Pleas of guilty were accepted, speeding up the process. The defendants included hotel keepers and bar proprietors from New York, Port Jervis, Poughkeepsie and Hudson River towns, some claiming federal agents coerced them into selling alcohol to ward off chills.
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New York
Julius M. Mayer
Port Jervis
Voughkeepsie
Hudson River
Italy Accepts In Fiume Argument And Wilson Plan
Italy informs Gabriele d Annunzio it must accept President Wilsons settlement for the Adriatic question. An envoy from Premier Nitti told D Annunzio in Fiume as Ambris urged independence only to protect Italian character and access to port and railways. Washington notes no confirmation of Italy adopting the Wilson plan. Senator Knox remains under care for severe laryngitis at his home in Washington.
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Jeste
Talian
Gabriele d’ Anningio
Wilson
Adriatic
Nitti
Fiume
Lvannunzio
Dannunzio
Alcester Ambris
LY Annunzio
Knox
Washington
Philander C. Knox
Pensylvania
Yanks Assert Sole Authority Over Troops By President
President Wilson told Congress American troops on the Rhine answer only to the U S president as commander in chief and retain control of troops and territory under armistice terms. Foch has no authority over American forces Maj Gen Alien commands with full authority to police the occupied zone. A joint resolution calling for peace with Germany was introduced in the House with Republican support and legal assurances it aligns with the Constitution and international law.
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Washington
Rhine
United States
Wilson
Congress
Rhineland High Commission
Ferdinand Foeh
Alien
Wilton
Ocen
Germany
House
Worter
Foreign Relations Committee
Rolwto Aad Hiotine
Elihu Root
John Passett Moore
Republican Party
Foreign Affairs Committee
Lawmakers Delay Bar Anti Passage After Party Conference
Chairman Porté announced that the Republicain aimed to push the bar anti legislation through the house Friday but agreed with the Democratic Benders to defer. Minority Leader Champ Clark Representative Kitchin and Representatives Wined requested the delay at a conference.
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Porté
Republicain
Champ Clark
Kitchin
Repulse of Bolshevik Attacks Reported
Washington April 2 The polish legation reports repulse of Bolshevik attacks on all fronts indicating successful defense and heightened tensions in the war.
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Washington
Warsaw
Suffrage Defeated in Delaware House Vote
Dover April 2 ratification of the US woman suffrage constitutional amendment was defeated 28 to 0 in the Delaware House. Several members who had voted for it moved to reconsider but the motion failed and the measure died for this session. The Senate had not voted.
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Dover
Del
Ageaeuy
House
Senate
Representative Hurt
Wer
Hart
Thompson
New York Socialist Legislators Expelled After Long Debate
The New York Assembly expelled five Socialists Louis Waldman August Disessens Charles Solomon Samuel A De Witt and Samuel Orr after 24 hours of debate and filibuster. Voting ranged 116 to 28 against Waldman and Solomon 116 to 25 against Claessens and 89 to 20 against DeWitt and Orr. The session, held late into the night, saw over forty members participate and spectators lingering to hear the verdict. Waldman and Solomon remained at the capitol throughout the deliberations.
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Albany
N. Y
Louis Waldman
August Disessens
Charles Solomon
Samuel A. de Witt
Samuel Orr
New York City
New York Assembly
Claessens
Solomon
Philadelphia
DeWitt and
Orr
Waldman
Capitol
Assembly Debates and Expulsion Motions in 24 Hour NY Assembly
The 24 hour session featured Socialist charges of traitors and insults toward McCue as Waldman sent a note. Theodore Roosevelt and Margaret L. Smith gave maiden speeches, Roosevelt urging the rebuke of socialists and Smith calling for expulsion. Adler led the push to suspend and expel Waldman Claessens Solomon and Dewitt and der, arguing for party correction.
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Martin G. McCue
New York
Waldman
McCue
Assemblyman
Col
Roosevelt
Lient
Theodore Roosevelt
Margaret L. Smith
Miss Smith
Mike Smith
Sweet
Oswego County
Adler
Claessens
Solomon
Dewitt
Der
Stockyard strike ends as union accepts arbitration
Chicago April 2 by a vote of 266 to 105 the Cattle Handlers union decided to accept arbitration and return to work. The strike had tied up the stockyards since Saturday night and caused layoffs at packing companies. Arrangements were made for the men to return to work at once with the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company.
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Chicago
Cattle Handlers’ Union
Spectacular Fire Destroys Four Buildings in Columbus
A blaze in the wholesale district levelled four four story brick structures on Chestnut between High and Third Streets. Authorities estimate losses exceed thirty thousand dollars. No injuries reported. The fire started early in the morning and was contained after hours with extensive smoke and damage seen throughout the block.
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Columbus
Chestnut
Bolshevists Claim 700 Japanese Killed in Siberia Fight
A Tokyo cable reports that seven hundred Japanese troops and civilians died in a battle with Bolshevik forces at Nikolaievsk in Siberia. A Vladivostok dispatch quotes envoy M. Vilenski announcing peace proposals among Soviet Russia Japan China and the United States.
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Honolulu
T. HL
Nikolae- Svsk
Siberia
Tokyo
Nippo Juji
Vladivostok
Russia
Japan
China
United States
M. Vilenski
Moscow
America
Far East
Communist Party
Nikolsk
Here
Zemstvo
City Clerks End Strike in City Hall Settlement
The Chicago city hall strike by clerks ends after a conference between Mayor Thompson and James Plynn president of the clerks union. Clerks will return to work at once.
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Chicago
Thompson
James Plynn
Clerks' Union
U S Officer and Two Ladies Meet Rebels
A U S officer along with his wife and a lady doctor are attacked by rebels in an incident reported by this newspaper. The encounter highlights tensions between military personnel and local insurgents. Further details on location and motive are not provided.
Wage Question Up Railroad Wage Situation
Lieutenant Colonel Robert L Campbell, military attache in Mexico City, his wife and an American doctor named Paine were attacked by Mexican rebels near the city yesterday. The party escaped after a trying experience, as reported to the state department today.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Robert L. Campbell
United States
Mexico City
Paine
State Department
President Wilson Reviews Railroad Wage Demands
Railroad labor organizations pressed for a general wage increase last summer and the matter was placed before President Wilson today for his consideration as parties seek relief in the wage dispute.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Danish King Faces Labor Strike Amid Food Shortage
King Christian met with Liebe ministers and labor reps through the night as Denmark endures a sweeping general strike. No decision reported, though one telegram hints the dissolution of parliament might be postponed if the strike ends. The capital faces a grave food shortage as workers press demands.
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Copenhagen
Danish Socialista
Christian
Liebe
Rigsdac
Compromise Reached in Ruhr Troubles Pact Reported
Dusseldorf April 2 a compromise agreement was reached at Munester to settle the Ruhr disturbances. The plan extends the acceptance period of the Bielefeld agreement and adds a chance for amnesty for participants in the Ruble uprising, according to the editor of a moderate labor newspaper.
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Dusseldorf
Munester
Ruby
Bielefeld
Peace plan for Germany blasted by House furore
Washington reports that Republican leaders suffered a setback as partisan opposition swelled against a joint resolution to establish peace with Germany. Clark cited a quip about an Irishman giving reasons for not appearing in court as he criticized the plan.
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Congress
Germany
House
Clark
An Ivishiman
Podunk
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