Allied and French Positions at Genoa Conference
Genoa reports show the allied proposal to Russia sent to Moscow while Lenin weighs terms. France and Belgium refuse to sign the Russian statement as Barthou returns with new instructions. The conference lineup shifts with France and Belgium hostile to Russia and Britain and Italy in a conciliatory middle.
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France
Belgium
Louis Barthouw
Paris
Russia
England
Italy
Germany
Japan
Siberia
Wirth
Walter Rathenau
Lloyd George
London
Great Britain
Austen Chamberlain
Genoa
Aris
Lioyd George
Russia May Seek U.S. Loan If Genoa Conference Fails
Moscow reports that if the Genoa economic conference collapses Russia will seek a loan from the United States. Isvestia editor M. Steklov says Russia would offer railroad concessions in Siberia as collateral and could become a major American market. He pins the conference's failure on the absence of U S leadership.
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Russia
U. S
Moscow
United States
M. Steklov
Isvestia
Siberia
Moore named on War Board
Washington reports John Bassett Moore has been named by President Harding and Secretary Hughes as the U S representative on the international commission for revision of rules governing new agencies of warfare. The move was announced today.
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Washington
John Bassett Moore
Harding
Hughes
United States
Weather Stalls Early NL and AL Games Across League
Rainy field conditions force postponements in the National League with Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicago at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at New York not played due to wet grounds. In the American League Cleveland defeats Chicago 6 to 5 while Detroit ties St Louis 6 all and Washington at Boston also postponed.
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Cintinnati
St. Louwse
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louia
Washington
Boston
St. Louie
Regereeess
St. Louis
Ondawes & New Wors
Renee Oo
Heston
Harding plan to reorganize government for big savings
Washington May 5 plans for reorganizing government departments to end duplication and save about 80000000 yearly near completion at a White House conference. The plan merges War and Navy into Defense, creates a Public Welfare and Education department, and reduces overlap across about 90 agencies. Objections between interior secretary and agriculture secretary over forest lands and Alaska have been settled.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Harding
War and Navy Departments
Department of Defense
Pall
Agriculture
Wallace
Territory of
Alaska
General Wu Pei Fu Forces Push Toward Peking Victory
Reports from Peking say General Wu Pei Fu’s troops have driven Chang Tso Lin’s army back toward Feng Tai and surrounded the capital as Wan Pei Fu’s central Chinese forces encircle Peking. Chang Tsao Lin’s forces retreat east toward Tientsin. railroad traffic out of Peking halted. Acting Premier Chow Tzu Chi dispatches an American envoy to Feng Tai to negotiate with Wu Pei Fu’s commanders. President Hsu Shih Chang seeks to end the civil war by telegram appeals to both generals.
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Chow Tzu-Chi
Fengtai
General Wu
Peking
Wu Pei Fu
Chang Tsao Lin
Chang
Changsintien
Wan Pei-Fu
Chang Tso- Lin
Chang Tso-Lin
Tientsin
Admiral Strauss
Pekiog
Roy Anderson
Fengial
Wu Pei-Fo
Wu Pei-Pu
Chang Tsao-lin
Msu Shil Chang
Hsu Shih-Chang
Mukden
Wu Pei-Fu
Central China
Hsu
China
Three Notes From Foreign Representatives Urge Peking Peace
Three notes dated to the Chinese government from foreign representatives protest the fighting near Peking and warn of serious consequences if foreigners suffer. They urge to suspend fighting and discuss negotiations with the government. The Peking cabinet met to consider the general situation and disclosed monthly resources about 141000, barely enough to cover expenses.
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Peking
China
Issession
Peking Administration
Germany warned about war debt talks and Rapallo effects
Paris dispatch reports the allied reparation commission found no violation of the Rapallo treaty by Germany but warned that the accord must not undermine Versailles terms. It asks Germany to clarify if Rapallo creates new budget charges for reparations, Russia rights, or economic guarantees. The commission will monitor impacts and act to protect allies' rights.
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Paris
Germany
Irish Armies Announce Truce Till Monday in Dublin
A truce between rival Irish republican army forces is declared operative from four oclock Thursday to four oclock Monday to pursue unification talks. Signed by Cowen O Duffy and Rian Lynch, with a peace committee from both sides and a five-member Dalí delegation. Latest Kilkenny action at Ormonde castle reports fierce fighting. eight injured, a girl wounded by a sniper, and four constables hurt.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Cowen O'Duffy
Rian Lynch
Dail
Sean Hayes
Patrick O'Malley
James Dwyer
Joseph McGuinness
Sean McKeown
Griffitheites
Tom Clarke
Frame
Pesce
Kilkenny
Ormonde Castle
Levy Special Constabulary Ambushed in Northern Ireland
The levy Special Constabulary suffered serious wounds after an ambush at Ballyronan in southeastern County Londonderry last night. A constable was also hurt in a separate incident at Cookstown, County Tyrone.
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Levy
Ballyronan
Londonderry
Cookstown
County Tyrone
Wood believed to resign as Philippines governor general
Military circles expect Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood to resign the Philippines post and return as provost of the University of Pennsylvania. Governors had accepted the governor generalship on a leave from the university, but the university trustees refused an extension. Secretary Weeks then urged Wood to choose between the two roles after conferring with President Harding.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Philippines
University of Pennsylvania
Weeks
Harding
Wood
Flood Floods Hit Brandon and Surrounding Manitoba Towns
Hundreds rescued by Canadian mounted police from sudden Assiniboine river flood. Unconfirmed report of three drownings. Brandon partly flooded with several nearby towns surrounded by water. Crops damaged and many families left homeless.
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Brandon City
Man
Canadian Mounted Police
Assiniboine
Venezuela Elects President Juan Vicente Gomez
Caracas reports Congress unanimously elected Gen. Juan Vicente Gomez as constitutional president. His seven year term begins immediately.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Congress
Juan Vicente Gomez
Republic
Wisconsin Man Convicted in Neighbor Killing
Thartwell Farwell of Vienna Wisconsin was found guilty of second degree manslaughter by a Dane County Circuit Court jury after 48 hours of deliberation for the January 10 1922 killing of Phil Hosten and his sister's sweetheart in a rural Wisconsin dispute.
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Madison
Wis
Thartwell Farwell
Vienna
Phil Hosten
Dane County
Arrest of 300 Canadian Strikers in Montreal Harbor Clash
Police arrested about 300 striking longshoremen at their Montreal headquarters on May 5. Some detainees are suspected of taking part in a harbor battle at the docks.
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Montreal
Que
Four Family Members Die From Gas in Chicago Home
Police found a father and mother and two sons dead from gas at 3004 Lyman Street. A fourteen year old daughter Caroline was found near death from gas exposure. A hose on a gas stove slipped loose during the night. The daughter was revived but in critical condition. Mrs Clara Weinberg alerted neighbors after smelling gas and unusual quiet.
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Chicago
Lyman Street
Deering Street
Ares
Mel
Jel Jony
Twerty
Jel J
Frank
Caroline
Clara Weinberg
Jany
Godt
Chang Army Retreat Disorder Report
Chaos described as Chang army retreating in disorder with artillery troops and supplies scattered. Wounded are reported as casualties amid the confusion and rapid withdrawal.
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Chang
Wu Enters Pekin as Chang’s Forces Rout
General Wu with fifty thousand troops captures Pekin after fierce fighting south of the capital. General Chang’s forces retreat toward Mukeen, with heavy casualties and thousands captured. Reported that foreigners are safe as Wu’s troops move into the city at noon.
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Evening
Perkin
China
Pekin
Chang
Mukeen
Gener Wu
F.f. Feek
Daugherty Defends Self in Morse Penitentiary Case
Attorney General Daugherty issued a formal statement denying charges raised in the Senate by Senator Caraway regarding the 1912 release from Atlanta penitentiary of Charles W Morse. He said unnamed partisan backers have not shown their hand and promised to publish years old letters from Taft and Wickersham to decisively answer the accusations.
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Washington
Dougherty
Senate
Sentor Caraway
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
New York
Taft
George W. Wickersham
Atorney-General
Daugherty
Eno
Hackett Brilliant in Othello at Stratford Memorial Theater
James K Hackett delivers a stunning Lord Ackett of Hackettstown performance in Othello at Stratford on Avon to a Shakespearean audience. Critics note his command of the title role and the tribute to his acting prowess at the memorial theater.
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Jnson K. Hackett
Nety
Memorial Theater
Stratford On Aven
Lord Ackett
Hackettstown
Aberface
Liev
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Wisconsin
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Morse
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