Sultan Abdul Hamid Faces End as Constantinople Falls
Constantinople nears change as Saloniki forces invest the capital. Proclamations urge reinstatement of officers and oath to obey superiors, while garrison and populace shift to the constitutionalist side. About 4,000 troops defect, stock markets stall, and awaits with tense expectancy.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Tewfik Pasha
Edhim Pasha
Nazim Pasha
Army of Investment
War Office
Saloniki
Five Hains Jurors in Box
Flushing New York April 21 after two days of tedious grinding to get a jury to try Captain Peter C Hains Jr for the murder of William B Annis at the Bayside Yacht club last August court adjourned with five men in the jury box During the examination of prospective jurors it was apparent that both sides were striving to obtain men of advanced age and of some responsibilities.
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Hains
Flushing
N. Y
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William B. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Miss Koten Saved From Prison
Sarah Koten who killed Dr. Martin Auspitz in New York last summer and pleaded guilty to manslaughter, was spared prison by Supreme Court Justice Blanchard. He suspended sentence and placed her in the custody of the Council of Jewish Women to find a suitable home and allow her to change her name while she raises the child away from the crime.
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New York
Sarah Koten
Martin W. Auspitz
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Babe
Miss Koten
Council of Jewish Women
Muriel White to Wed Count in Paris April 28 1920
Muriel White daughter of the American ambassador will wed Count Hermann Scherr Thoss in Paris. A civil ceremony will be held April 28 by the mayor of the eighth arrondissement, with a religious ceremony the next day at St Joseph's church, Paris.
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Muriel White
Paris
Hermann Scherr-Thoss
France
St. Joseph’s Church
Par
Van Cleave Resigns as Industry Association Chief
President James W. Van Cleave of the Citizens' Industrial Association of America announced his resignation, saying his personal affairs require all his attention. The resignation came from St. Louis on April 21.
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van Cleave
St. Louis
James W. van Cleave
Citizens’ Industrial Association of America
Fire Sweeps Verndale Town Buildings
Fire destroyed four buildings in Verndale Minnesota on April 21 including the post office and the First National Bank and jeopardized the entire business district.
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Minnesota
Verndale
Minn
First National Bank
Trewin Is Chosen Commission's Head
Des Moines reports James H. Trewin of Cedar Rapids, attorney and former state senator, was elected chairman of the new state educational board of control.
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Trewin
Des Moines
James H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
New State Educational Board of Control
Millers Gather in Waterloo Over Secretary Wilson ruling
Millers from Iowa and other states meet in Waterloo to plan a protest against Secretary of Agriculture Wilson’s ban on selling bleached flour outside the state. They cite costly whitening machinery and seek concerted action to force government reconsideration.
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Waterloo
Millers of
Iowa
Wilson
Riot at Knoxville inebriate hospital injures inmates and attendants
Seven inmates working in the fields at the Knoxville state inebriate hospital broke for liberty. A running fight with attendants lasted three miles. Attendant Daniel Gilson was struck with a club and beaten. Green was badly hurt and carried back. Six inmates were captured. one escaped, and another inmate suffered a broken arm. Participants included Cornelius Anderson supervisor Joseph Choate and F H Hamilton and Joseph Auten.
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Knoxville
Knoxville State Inebriate Hospital
Daniel Gilson
James Green
Green
Saloon Men Face Arrest for Liquor Sales to Tama Indians
Des Moines in April reports 22 saloon keepers threatened with arrest by federal authorities on charges of selling liquor to Tama Indians. Commissioner McArthur issued twelve warrants likely to be served. The crackdown aims to curb drunken orgies and Tama depredations, with Tama decoys aiding evidence, leaving most bars with at least a partial fill.
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Des Moines
McArthur
Tama
Two Pastors Quit Charges in Marshall County
The resignation of two well known pastors is announced. Rev S S Wyand, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Albion, will leave June 1 for Fargo North Dakota to become pastor of the Broadway Methodist church.
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Marshalltown
S. S. Wyand
Methodist Episcopal Church
Albion
Fargo
N. D
Broadway Methodist Church
Rev Mason to Leave Green Mountain for Leander Clark Duties
Rev O G Mason pastor of the Congregational church at Green Mountain will preach his last sermon next Sunday and then depart for Toledo Iowa to assume duties as field agent for Leander Clark college.
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O. G. Mason
Congregational Church of
Green Mountain
Toledo
Leander Clark College
Pleads Guilty Life Sentence for Murder in Iowa
Mike Halen pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing George Bennett in Oelwein last November. Judge Hobson imposed a life term while attorney Clements sought mercy due to intoxication. Halen, 26, worked in railroad shops.
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West Union
Mike Halen
George Bennett
Oelwein
Hobson
Clements
Halen
Bank Looted at Badger by Robbers on Handcar
Robbers blew open the Badger Savings Bank in Fort Dodge Iowa and carried off about 1500 dollars. The thieves fled on a handcar, and local residents were not awakened by the crime.
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Badger
Fort Dodge
Weather Bulletin Reports Cold Week for Crops in Iowa
Des Moines reports Weather crop bulletin No. 2 from the Iowa weather and crop service. The week was very bad for growing things due to abnormally cold weather across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Fire destroys half a million gallons of whisky in Belfast
A bonded warehouse in Belfast burned, consuming about 500000 gallons of whisky. The fire brigade battled the blaze as heat and exploding casks repeatedly forced crews back.
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Belfast
Campaign Aims to Save City Versus Wayward Boys
A Boston initiated movement begins a “campaign of education” to rescue delinquent boys. Cities within twenty five miles are invited to participate. The program includes teachers’ gatherings and Sunday meetings for newsboys addressed by prominent speakers. The effort runs through May 2.
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Boston
Colima Volcano Eruption Triggers Panic in Mexican Towns
A severe Colima eruption in Mexico spread ashes and lava over a wide area and caused mass panic as residents fled to safety. An aftershock followed at night, alarming evacuees who had begun to return home. No deaths were reported.
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Mexico City
Colima
Lake steamer Brier Ward sinks in Lake Michigan
The Brier Ward, a small steamer owned by D. M. Ferry & Co., sank six miles west of Mackinaw City, Mich. Five crewmen drowned and ten were saved after hitting an unusually heavy ice floe near the Straits of Mackinaw. The dead include John Herr James Perry John MeKaroth Kinney McKay and an unknown deckhand. The ship had left Milwaukee on its first grain trip of the season.
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Mackinaw City
Mich
Brier Ward
Lake Michigan
Here
John Herr
James Perry
John MeKaroth
Kinney McKay
Ward
D. M. Ferry & Co
Detroit
Milwaukee
Straits of Mackinaw
Skiff Rock Injures Four. Two Drowned in Ohio River
Four people capsized a skiff while crossing the Ohio river at Ironton Ohio. Frank Matney and Alice Grounds drowned while others were rescued. The accident occurred on April 21 as the vessel was rocked causing passengers to fall into the water.
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Ironton, O
Ohio River
Frank Matney
Alice Grounds
Sorrowful man and a yearly desk cleaning tale
A Newark News line speaks of a man who appears gloomy despite success and blessings, forced to tidy his desk in an annual purge. A Delineator anecdote follows about a niece who, while helping auntie, claims to read by smell rather than sight.
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Newark News
Auntie
Cassidy Elected to Congress
Cleveland April 21 James H Cassidy Rep was elected representative in congress from the Twenty first Ohio district to succeed Theodore E Burton recently chosen United States senator.
Chicago Hogs and Cattle Markets Report From April 21 1909
Market notes show hog receipts around 20 000 with prices from 6 80 to 7 40 for various classes and cattle and sheep also weak to lower. Official figures list yesterday receipts 7 712 and shipments 4 500 with mixed packers and Western cattle prices in the 4 40 to 7 10 range and sheep slightly down.
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Chicago
Texas
Boyle Trial in Pennsylvania Ends Soon and Predicts Conviction
Mercer PA April 21 Prosecutor says grand jury will indict the Boyles on kidnapping charges with trials set for next Monday. Six witnesses including Willie Whitla and a Warren Ohio informant to testify. Mrs Boyle rumored to have access to about $1000 from wealthy relatives.
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Mercer
Miller
James H. Boyle
Whitla
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Boyle
T. C. Cochran
Boyles
Willie
Sloss
The
Sharon Public School
Thompson
South Sharon
Warren
St. Louis
Cooper trial seeks new hearing in Carmack murder case
In Nashville, Judge Hart hears the motion for a new trial for Dr B Cooper and his son Robin J Cooper, convicted of murdering former Senator E W Carmack. defense claims numerous errors including admission and exclusion of evidence and jury charge issues.
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Nashville
Tenn
Cooper
William M. Hart
Culone
B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
United States
E. W. Carmack
Smuggling Gown Ring Suspected of Million-Year Loss
New York customs officials say a Paris gown smuggling syndicate may have brought in about $1,000,000 of goods annually for the past decade, dodging $500,000 yearly in duties. Attorneys offered $256,000 to quash the probe shielding prominent women linked to $55,000 gowns seized. A federal grand jury probes the matter.
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New York
Paris
Customs House
Federal Grand Jury
Fate of Sultan in Constantinople Reports Vary
Dispatches from Constantinople say German and Russian ambassadors vow to protect the sultan. Reports also claim 200 young Turkish officers have arrived to ensure his execution and that the exthronement of Mohammed Reshed ki fendi will begin today.
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London
Constantinople
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Washington
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Oue
Wyand
Rev
Mason
Campaign of Education
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
North American
Stock Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Ohio Falls Flat
Coopers
Hart
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