Justice Department vows crackdown on illegal business practices
Attorney General Daugherty warns that the Department of Justice will enforce the law across the nation and not harass business. Indictments have been returned in New York and Chicago, with complaints from Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Cleveland, and other cities. Chicago contractors push for a focused inquiry in their city, citing building industry conditions as intolerable.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Department
New York
Chicago
Pitsburg
St. Louis
Cleveland
Clyne
James A. Fowler
Knoxville
Tenn
Lockwood Commission
Dalley Committee
Crowe
Joint Legislative Committee
Illinois Society of Architects
FP. E. Davidson
Society
Tlinois
American Institute of Architects
Shmi Jar
Associated Builders
William B. McKinley
H. Cohlgraff
Legion May Get Bergdoll Returns to Prison
American Legion officers demand the return from Germany of Grover C. Bergdoll the Philadelphia draft dodger and say the time is not far away when he will be in prison A telegram from the Kanenns legionnaires says they can raise enough men in 80 days to march into Germany and capture Bergdoll if the army of occupation cannot be spared.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Germany
Grover C. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Simps
Kanens Legionnaires
Kanenns
Bergdolf
Army of Occupation
Mexican Generals Executed Near Obregon Feud
In Mexico City on April a general uprising led by General Gustavo Fernandes began in the state of Chiapas and was halted as he was executed, underscoring President Obregon’s hard line against revolutionists.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Gugto Fernandes
Chia Plas
Hungarian Exiled King Charles Reaches Switzerland
In Budapest April reports claim former sovereign Charles has arrived in Switzerland. Count Albert Appony, former Hungarian premier, says Charles was likely duped by a foreign hoax aimed at restoring him. He adds the incident shows Hungary’s stability despite the attempt.
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Budapest
Special bed prepared for President Harding in White House
In Grand Rapids on April 8 officials announce President Harding will sleep in a bed measuring five feet wide and eight feet long, six inches wider and one foot eight inches longer than standard. The oversized bed, rushed by a local furniture company, has been sent to Washington for setup in the White House bedroom, with special designers employed for the project.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Harding
Washington
White House
Radical "Cured" of Bolshevism Says Zucker
Dr Morris Zucker former US communist leader and Brooklyn resident returned from five months in Moscow reports the Soviet system as the worst tyranny. He says foreign trade is limited and people suffer Red terror while many oppose Bolshevik rule and imprisonment. He cites meetings with former nobles and workers jailed for dissent.
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Morris Zucker
Moscow
Reval
Esthenia
Russia
Communist Party
United States
Brooklyn
N. Y
Doctor Zucker
Wilson
Japan May Relinquish Yap Island in Pacific
Paris reports state department cabled allies to withhold mandate note to Japan as Tokyo seeks direct talks to cede Yap or internationalize the island. Allies faced pressure amid strained relations over Versailles and the Harding plan. Hughes opposes congressional peace with Germany.
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Paris
State Department
Washington
United States
Japan
Yap
America
South Pacific
Supreme Council of the
League of Natives
Wilson
League
Harding
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hughes
Knox
Germany
Hinghes
Ping
Thes
Ratification Debate Divides Senate Over World Peace Treaty
In Washington the ratification battle over the League of Nations covenant splits Republicans and President Truman era allies. Supporters, led by Hughes program advocates, push for strong international engagement while opponents back Knox resolution to end war status with Germany. In Detroit the city council weighs restricting Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent gate access.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hughes
League
Germany
Ford
Detroit
David W. Simonse
Dearborn Independent
Henry Ford
Monty Williams on trial for murders amid peonage fears
Covington Georgia April. John and Williams testify in a murder case involving eleven black farm workers. Williams claims farmers bond and exploit workers. denies killing Peterson Preston and Vince. He says the last time he saw the men they asked to visit home and would return, receiving five dollars each.
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Covington
John & Williams
Ted
Georgia
Peterson
Preston
Vince
Williams
Manning
Britain on edge as miners wage dispute widens
London dispatch reports collapse of wage talks between coal owners and striking miners. Rail and transport workers pledge full support, fueling fears of a nationwide crisis. Prime Minister Lloyd George announces rupture of negotiations and broad scope beyond wages, including mine nationalization. Negotiations to resume if both sides agree to new terms remain uncertain.
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London
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Piison
J. St. Clynes
Pariamentary Labor Party
Samuel Finney
Premier voices resolve in miners strike stalemate
Lloyd George warned the Miners Federation would not settle unless demands were met in full while urging restraint. government relies on public support to confront the strike. Reports say strikers grower more aggressive as volunteers guard flooded mines and at Borrowstounness miners threw bonnets at pithead to intimidate workers.
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Miners’ Federation
Lloyd George
Ile
Borrowstounnes
Scotland
Rush D Simmons Named Chief Inspector of Post Office
Washington April 8 Harding appoints Rush D Simmons of Wisconsin as chief Inspector of the Post Office department. he has served as Inspector in charge at the Chicago post offices for several years. Japanese War Minister May Quit reported amid cabinet crisis after Premier Iora’s visit to the emperor.
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Harding
Chicago Post Office
Washington
Rush
Simmons
Wisconsin
Post Office Department
Chicago
Tove
Peperts
Iora
Hayama
Wreck of Royal Palm Limited Investigated in Tennessee
Report from Somerset Kentucky April 8 says survivors cite rock ledges near the track as the main cause of the Royal Palm Limited wreck near New River Tennessee on a curve. Four killed and about thirty injured as three coaches and three Pullman cars derailed after rails buckled. Names include F E Cook Orion Michigan KE Bussey Detroit F Rammick Detroit and William Parks Grand Rapids among the dead. Injured listed to Somerset hospital include Wesley Winters Hesperia Tom Martinis Indianapo lis G W Banning Grand Rapids and others from Ohio Indiana Michigan. Harry Sickles and Joe Kramer initially reported dead.
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Somerset
Royal Palm Limited
New River
Tenn
Ciass
Southern Railroad
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
F. E. Cook
Orion
Mich
Hesperia
Tom Martinis
Indianapotls
G. W. Banning
Grand Rapids
James Dunsmore
Canton
Ohio
W. R. Young
Richmond
Ind
Hough
Flint
B. My
W. H. Sheffield
Warsaw
Joe Kramer
Harry Sickles
St. Marys
Bumper Wheat Crop Seen
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a winter wheat crop of 621 million bushels, the fourth largest in U.S. history. The 1920 crop area sown was 41.76 million acres with 37.77 million harvested, while 1919’s crop set a record at 720 million bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dawes Submits Report On Soldier Relief
WashingtonApril 8 Charles G Dawes chairman of the special committee to investigate disabled veterans care presented recommendations to President Harding The committee set a record for investigation The report will consolidate relief activities under a single admin head responsible to the President It urges decentralization of officers and increased funds for a permanent hospitalization program
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Washington
Harding
Charles G. Jowes
Three Mail Pouches Stolen in Sullivan Robbery
Three men robbed a Sullivan Illinois Central station near Terre Haute stealing three registered mail pouches and fleeing in an automobile. Station agent J. C. Hicks arrived as the robbers escaped through a window. losses total several thousand dollars.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago & Eastern Hitness
Sullivan
Here
J. C. Hicks
George Washington to be remodeled into luxury liner
The George Washington, former President Wilson’s peace conference ship, will be rebuilt into the most luxurious passenger liner afloat by United States Mail Steamship Company. About $2,006,000 will be spent.
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New York
United States Mal Steamship Company
Mail Robbery Inside Job Sparks Chicago Probe
Chicago police chase an inside job postal robbery linked to the Dearborn station mall case. Two men arrested at the federal building, postal clerks under surveillance, and a manhunt for Eddie McBride and John oe Evilly continues as investigators assess loot estimates from 200,000 to 2,700,000. Federal and local agencies coordinate with special postal squads and the Federal Reserve shipment trails.
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Chicago
Federal
Dearborn Station
Eddie McBride
John Oe
Jot Mallen
Eral Reserve Bank
Hoover Seeks Tax Exemption for U.S. Firms Abroad
Secretary Herbert C. Hoover of the Department of Commerce called for exemption of American firms doing business in foreign countries from the excess profits tax under the income tax. The proposal was noted in Washington on April 8.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Department of Commerce
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