Devastating Late Spring Floods Halt Planting Across Central U S
From the Rocky mountains to the Great Lakes the central United States endures a severe spring with floods cold weather and high winds. Millions in damages unfold as Min Hols Pekin Beardstown Cairo Hill and North LaCrosse report inundated land and displaced residents while the Mississippi nears a record flood stage and lives are lost.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Canadian
Eloven
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Minols
Pekin
LaMarck
Beardstown
Linois
Cairo
Hill
Bast Cape Girardson
Clear Creek
Mississippi
Michigan
Wox River Flood Threat Delays Planting in Oconto Vicinity
Reports indicate heavy rains along the Wox river at Ishkosh causing rapid rise and considerable flood damage near Oconto. Agencies note crop conditions show sowing of oats spring wheat and corn plowing delayed by recent rains, risking late crops and possible failure to cultivate large areas.
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Ishkosh
Oconto
Opposition fires against tariff bill in Senate
Senator Simmons of North Carolina criticizes the administration tariff bill as the most un-American, saying it would be the highest tariff ever written. He predicts the measure will be fought by the minority and could harm world trade relations and Republican prospects.
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Senator Simmons
Congress
Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Simmona
Stimwens
Three Killed in Port Terminal Explosion Near Charleston
A double explosion at Port Terminal, a former ammunition dump near Charleston, likely killed three men and destroyed about a half mile of railroad. More than twenty injured as buried shells near a powder test may have detonated, with several box cars aiding civilian safety by absorbing the blast.
Man Wakes No More After Three Years Sleep
Jim Esinger, who had slept continuously for three years, died at Sebastian County Hospital in Fort Smith Arkansas on April 14. Doctors say the case is without precedent in local medical history and a full autopsy is planned to determine the cause of the prolonged comalike state.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Jim Esinger
Sebastian County Hospital
Irish Parley Breaks Up Without Agreement
Dublin April 14 The peace conference between the Free State and Republican leaders adjourned after its first session with no agreement reached. Michael Collins Arthur Griffith Kumonne Valera and Cathal Brogha led the delegations with mixed optimism and warnings about De Valera’s control of the republican army.
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Dublin
Free State
Michael Collins
Arthur Griffith
Kumonne Valera
Cathal Brogha
de Valera
Irish Republican Army
Free
Strip clothes from victims in famine struck regions
Reports received in Paris from relief agencies recount urgent famine conditions in the Ufa district and surrounding areas. American relief drivers in Knewsin were attacked and horses seized for food. several relief workers were killed or forced to quit. Hospitals lack supplies as diseases rise, and people reportedly eat bark, hides, or even human flesh amid bitter cold and food shortages. Estimates warn 6 to 7 million Russians may die before the next harvest, with up to 1 million in multiple regions including Odessa Nicolaie Ekaterinoslav Donetz Kharkov Krementchove and Poltava.
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Ufa
Paris
Knewsin
Parte
Bashker
American Relief Administration
Nnt
Geneva
Quisting
International Relief Organization
Fridtjof Nansen
Quisling
Odessa
Nicolaie
Ekaterinoslav
Donetz
Kharkov
Krementchove
Poltava
Standings of the Clubs in National and American Leagues
National League standings show Chicago tied for lead with 6 games, Philadelphia 4 2, New York 4, Brooklyn 4, St Louis and Pittsburgh at 4. American League lists St Louis 4 Chicago 2, Boston 6 Philadelphia 2, Cleveland, Detroit, New York 6, Washington 2.
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Chicago
Cimeinnais
Philadelphia
Bogion
New York
Brooklyn
Louis
Pittchureh
St. Louisa
Boston
Phradelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Nationa. Ae
L. Pet
Taula
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cleveland Co
St. Louis
Boaton
Burn Relieved by Gentle Cold Application
A reader reports relief for a burned spot by applying cold butter and a small amount of buttered sauce to soothe the area. The guidance suggests avoiding harsh materials and using a mild cooling treatment to reduce soreness.
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Bern
Freshman Girl Grace Hoffman Found Dead in Rockford Mystery
Authorities investigate the death of Grace M. Hoffman a seventeen year old West Branch Iowa student at Rockford College for Women found dying in her Rockford residence. Preliminary stomach analysis showed traces of strychnine. College physicians note possible heart stimulant use or death from heart failure after fright during a storm.
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Rockford
Winnebeass County
Grace M. Hoffman
West Branch
Iowa
Rockford College For Women
Evelyn Sexaner
la Crosse
Pennie Jones
Robert Berland
Clarence Bossett
Genoa Conference Urges America to Join
Genoa April 14. News reports say delegates insist without America's active help the economic reconstruction conference will fail. Russians and British stress that excluding the United States makes any European plan unrealizable and a renewed invitation to join is being discussed quietly. Senator France's cable suggestion to invite US is among early surface moves.
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Genoa
America
Europe
United States
France
Liocyd George
Uncle Sam
Edward Grigg
Lloyd George
Russia
Small Nations Growl Over Genoa Conference Crunch
The report notes growing dissatisfaction among smaller European states over Genoa talks. Hungary and Austria consider returning home after observers are kept on, while Spain scolds Switzerland for limited committee roles. The sense is that major powers steer the agenda to their own benefit.
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Genoa
Hungary
Austria
America
Spain
Switzerland
John McCormack Near Death Prayers On Good Friday
Great Irish tenor John McCormack lay near death in New York on Good Friday as he battled a grave illness. Manager Dennis F. Mac Sweeney released the urgent plea, noting family gatherings around his Park Avenue home as hope flickered amid the critical condition.
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New York
John McCormick
Dennis F. Mac Sweeney
John MacCormack
Park Avenue
Prohibition Agent Crennan Sentenced in Bribery Case
Detroit reports former enforcement agent Robert L. Crennan was found guilty of bribery by a jury in Judge Tutte's court and sentenced to three years in the Atlanta penitentiary as part of a sweeping federal enforcement probe.
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Detroit
Mich
Federal
Prohibition Enforcement Office
Robert L. Crennan
Criahan
665000 Miners Idle in Nationwide Coal Walkout
United Mine Workers report 665000 nonunion and union miners participating in a nation wide coal strike. Officials plan to push into nonunion fields, especially central Pennsylvania, as organizers may be dispatched. Strike enters its third week with 65000 more idle workers, 25000 new recruits this week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Pennnsylvania
Pennsylvania
British Flyers Die In Brooklands Crash Before World Flight
Sir Ross Smith and J M Bennett were killed at Brooklands while testing a plane for a round the world trip. Smith was due to depart within weeks. Bennett died moments after the crash. Sir Keith Smith witnessed the accident as plans to make the globe encircling flight continued. Captain Ross Smith previously flew Hogland to Australia in 1910 for the $50 000 prize.
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London
Sir Ross Smith
J. M. Bennett
Brooklands
Ross Smith
Great Britain
Smith
Bennett
Keith Smith
Sir Ross
Hogland
Australia
Explosion at Whiting refinery leaves one dead
An explosion at the Whiting refinery in Indiana today kills one man and injures several others. Emergency crews respond as investigators assess the blast site and cause.
Explosion at Standard Oil refinery kills one in Whiting
One man died and several were injured when an oil still exploded at the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting Indiana. A fire broke out after the blast and burned for three hours before crews contained it.
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Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Mrs An Glickstein Commits Suicide After Tragedy
Mrs An new Glickstein widow of Dr Abraham Glickstein who was killed last December by Mrs Lillian Raizan leaped from the third story of her mother's home and died. The report, filed as Special to The Evening Journal, states the death occurred today in New York.
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The
Evening Journal
New York
Annew Glickstein
Abraham Glickstein
Lillian Raizan
U S Roads On Upgrade as Railroads Report February Income
American railroads show a rise to prosperity with February operating income totaling 47.76 million dollars against a 85.18 million deficit a year earlier. The 4.57 percent annual return marks the highest since the war, 1.67 points above January, with only 55 roads in deficit.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lewman Wins Republican Nomination in Eighteenth District
Complete official returns from the Eighteenth district show John H. Lewman of Danville nominated for Congress to succeed the late Cannon, defeating W. P. Holaday of Georgetown by a narrow margin of votes.
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John H. Lewman
Danville Wing
Joe” Cannon
Danville
Eignteenth
Congress
Tnele Joe" Cannon
W. PL Holaday
Georgetown
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