Irish seize wireless on sea coast raid disrupts Sligo Champion
Irish republican forces seized a wireless station at Bunbeg near Donegal, providing transport to the rail depot. In Dublin, Wellington barracks repulsed a night attack with several casualties and widespread firing across the city, while Sligo Champion offices were raided and 10,000 partly printed copies torn to halt coverage of Arthur Griffith’s speech on the Free State treaty.
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Belfast
Bunbeg
Theedere
Donegal
Dublin
Wellington Barracks
Regiae Trish
Beggars Bush Barracks
Sige
Ireland
Sligo Champion
Odf
Arthur Griffith
Dail Eireann
Finnish Bark Prof. Foch Arrives in Montevideo After Icebound Ordeal
The Finnish bark Prof. Foch, which left Iquique on December 26 for Portuguese West Africa with saltpeter, spent 21 days trapped in ice after a collision with a massive iceberg. It drifted until the Junin towed it, the second pilot died in transit, but the remaining sixteen crew members reached Montevideo in good health.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Prof
Foch Hes
Junin
Iquique
Chile
Portuguese West Africa
Two Explosions Hit Downey Oil Station Injuring Twenty
In Downey California two back to back blasts at an underground oil station on Fourth and Crawford streets injured twenty people twelve seriously. The explosions shattered buildings and sent debris in all directions as a passing oil truck near the station triggered the second blast.
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Downey
Cal
Detrix
Jancy
Fourth
Crawford Streets
Lake Huron Steamer Colonial Believed Sunk
Cheboygan Michigan April 22 The wormlen passenger steamer Colonial operating between Cheboygan and Beis Blanehstead is believed to have sunk in Lake Huron after coast guard crews evacuated its crew and one passenger during the night.
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Cheboygan
Mich
Colonial
Beis Blanehstead
Lake Huron
Flood Reaches McClure. 10,400 Acres Submerged
Mississippi floodwaters sweep over McClure Illinois submerging about 10 400 acres across Jackson Union and Alexander Towns expect three feet of water within hours disrupting homes and farmland
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Jackson, Union and
Alexander
Illinois
McClure
Mississippi
Jackson
Union
Miners Strikes Reach 680000 As Union Pushes Tieup
The third week of a nationwide coal strike leaves 680000 miners out, with 450000 in unionized bituminous, 154000 in anthracite, and 80000 in unorganized fields. Officials say peak strength not yet reached and aim to deepen the stoppage, despite reports of coal plenty on sidings.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
W. Gardner
Pittsburgh Coal Producers’ Association
William Hargest
Three States Urged to Seek Flood Aid from Congress
Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana lawmakers urged to appeal for at least 2,000,000 to control Mississippi River flooding. Senate and House rushed approval of 1,000,000 for flood control. Beardstown Illinois faces flood impact with 100,000 in aid requested. Industrial plants suspend in Mascatine Iowa as refugees seek highland shelter.
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Congress
Washington
Mississippi River
Senate
House
Greenville
Miss
Arkonens
River Commission
Beardstown
Crane Creek
Coal Creek
Wesley Perry
Ilinois
Mascatine
Bay Island
National and American League Scores Amid Grim Scribbles
A garbled betting-slip style listing shows NL results with teams like Chicago New York Brooklyn Philadelphia St Louis and American League results including Detroit Cleveland New York Washington and Pittsburgh. The text includes dubious names and stray numbers, offering little cohesive news value.
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New York
Ieesess
Bees
Tamim
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Amerigan
Eveland
Philedelpia Sweets
Washington
Detroit O
Ccsodssers. Reis
Chicago
Peston
St. Louise Pittaburch
Bt Douis
Detroit
Cleveland
Gary Announces New Tube Plant To Employ Thousands
Elbert H Gary of United States Steel says a new $15 million tube mill will be built at Gary Indiana to boost Calumet district development. The plant with 301 000 tons annual capacity will open by end of 1923 and be funded by $7 million Indiana Steel bonds plus cash surplus. Grace Healey traveled to Muscatine this morning.
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Chicago
Gary
Elbert TH. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Calumet
Acceptance by Russians saves parley at Genoa
Berlin berichtet dass Deutschlands und Russlands Antworten die Fortsetzung der Parley sichern und zugleich den sowjetischen Staat de jure anerkennen. Die Vereinbarungen betreffen Schulden, Rückgabe von Eigentum, eine neue Währung, Bankenwesen und mögliche Entschädigungen, während die Details künftiger Kredite und Gerichtsgaranten offen bleiben.
Crawfordsville Scholars Miss Wallace and Miss Bauer Shop
Miss Helen Wallace and Miss Lois Bauer of the Crawfordsville schools spend the day in town for shopping.
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Helen Wallace
Lois Bauer
Crawfordsville
Monastir in ruins after ammunition explosion in southern Serbia
Athens reports nearly whole town of Monastir destroyed by a ammunition nap explosion. About 45 000 residents homeless with many seeking shelter nearby. No death toll details yet. 400 soldiers reported missing. Six American women doctors from the American Women's Hospital at Veles, led by Esther Love Joy, head toward the devastated town.
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Athens
Monastir
Serbia
American Women's Hospital
Veles
Ler
Esther Love Joy
Richmond
Grain Man Is Sent to Jail on Court Contempt Charge
Irving Stair, president of a Minneapolis brain company, began a six day jail term for contempt of court after violating a restraint order that barred him from interfering with his wife.
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Irving J. Stair
Minneapolis
Irving 9 Stair
Minneapolis Brain Company
Tie
Illinois Robbers Held Loot Recovered In Kankakee
Authorities say men believed to be Illinois robbers held 816000 dollars of loot taken from mail sacks. AP reports the recovered funds were found in Kankakee.
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Illinois
Kankakee
Robbery Loot Recovered as Three Men Arrested in Kankakee
Three men believed involved in a March 2 hold up near Kankakee were arrested in that city. The gang escaped with 20,000 in liberty bonds and treasury notes. 16,000 of the loot has now been recovered. The prisoners are identified as Oscar Charley and W. S. Bean, brothers, and a third associate.
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Chicago
Kankakee
Treasury
Desse
Oscar Charley
W. Ss. Bean
Trent
Armed raiders strike steamer in Dublin harbor raid
April 23 in Dublin Iceland. Prifty armed men boarded the steamer Roth inhead anchored there. They wounded the watchman, sprayed gasoline on decks and set fire to the vessel before escaping. Regular troops and ship crew fought the blaze to extinguish it.
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Eventne Journal
Dublin
Iceland
Rothinhead
Darning Loom Lets Machines Mend Hosiery
A new English device makes darning a pleasant task. The machine uses a stretcher behind the heel, a saddle to hold the stocking, hooks to guide thread, and a hinged bar that alternately lifts threads while a threaded needle passes back and forth, mimicking weaving.
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England
Dr Hall Young Named Alaska Mission Superintendent
The BP board of home missions plans to confirm Dr S Hall Young as superintendent of all Alaskan work for life in Alaska. Once a sky pilot in the wilderness he has been tied to the home missions HQ in New York City. He returns to the Presbyterian mission field in Alaska amid the northern hospital projects at Point Barrow.
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Home Mission
Hall Young
Alaska
Doctor Young
Heard of Home Missions
Bifth Avenue
New York City
Presbyterian Mission
Feild
Partes
Point Barrow
Plenty
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MMI
F. S. Latour
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Iinister
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M’clure
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Indiana City
Elbert H. Gary
Miss Grace Healey
Muscatine
Germany
Berlin
Genoa
Russia
Cannes
Fem
Sabe
Sion
Hussein
DR. S. Hall Young
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