Secretaries Refute Sims Claim War Delays
Secretary Daniels told the Senate Naval Committee that Admiral Sims overestimated losses and miscalculated troop movements. He cited actual tonnage data and noted American troops arrived in France rapidly, aided by joint army and navy planning and Allied allocations.
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Washington
Daniels
Senate Naval Investigating Committee
Amd
Baron Munchausen
Daniela
France
Admiral Sims
United States
Britain
Hinig
Anly
Great Britain
Hoover Endorses Open Shop in Senate Testimony
Hoover argues open shop policy to settle industrial unrest tests before the Senate labor committee. He warns that coercive legal measures such as injunctions arbitration or industrial courts threaten individual freedom and may lead to jail as a solution to labor capital disputes.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Senate Labor Committee
Six Union Speakers Freed on Bond After Duquesne Meeting
Six men arrested at Duquesne Pennsylvania last Sunday while attempting a meeting for the iron and steel workers national committee were released on bond of 2009 each in Pittsburgh.
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Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Natonal Committee For Iron and Steel Workers
Call for Mexican Congress to Name Provisional President
Adolfo De La Huerta, leader of the Mexican revolutionary movement, calls on Congress to convene and nominate a provisional president. Announcement from F Paso, Texas dated May 1.
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Adolfo de la Huerta
Paso
Tex
Revolutionary Movement In
Mexico
Mexican Congress
Byrnes Silenced in House After War Criticism
Representative Byrnes of South Carolina is silenced after a 20 minute attack on the Republican party during a speech in the house war investigating committee. He requests five more minutes. the chair denies. Byrnes calls for General Pershing to be summoned and urges end to wartime extravagance. Senate debate shifts to Wilson League stance with Senator Reed urging Republican peace resolution.
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Washington
Gillette
Byrnes
Dem
South Carolina
House War Investigating Committee
Republican Party
Clark
General Pershing
Mr. Byrnes
America
Wilson
League of Nations
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Burning at stake favored by father in Iowa City tale
Sylvester Wombacher of Spokane voices vengeance against a far west murderer tied to his daughter Kathryn Wombacher Andrew who married in Spokane last November. He recalls Kathryn's industrious life in Iowa City and her prudent, trusted circle before her marriage.
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Iowa City
Sylvester Wombacher
Kathryn Wombacher
Andrew
Spokane
Far West
Wombacher
University of Iowa
Bluebeard
California
Pather
Kathryn
Rascal
Spo- Bene
Kate’’ Wombacher
Riverside
Washington County
Mr. Wombacher
University City
College of Dentistry
University
Social expert on masters and servants roles
A social expert argues that securing domestic servants would be trouble only if masters and mistresses were clearly superior. in general, he says, they are not.
Republican authors rally for election work leaders named
Republican authors artists and publicists gather for election work with leaders including George Ade Rex Beach Edna Ferber Mary Roberts Rinehart and John T McCutcheon among the organizers.
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George Ade
Rex Beach
Edna Ferber
Mary Roberts Rinehart
John T. McCutcheon
Banker decries panic talk amid no-fear outlook
E L Johnson president of Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co after Atlantic trip rejects panic claims as harmful. He says prices likely fall from cautious buying, notes meats down, and Iowa incomes shrink. labor shortage hurts production and borrowing costs may rise to align with eastern rates.
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Waterloo
Ila
E. L. Johnson
Leavitt & Johnson Trust Company
Atlantic Coast
Hich
Iowa
George M. Reynolds
Continental & Commercial National Bank
Readjustment comments calm panic over postwar economy
Chicago officials stress there is no cause for alarm as the economy undergoes postwar readjustment. They caution about credit tightness and price levels, urge prudent banking and business restraint, and insist banks can meet depositors while defending against speculative expansion.
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Obregon Praised as Mexico's Hour of Hope by U S Officials
American officers describe General Alvaro Obregon as a patriot who can restore law and order in Mexico. He is cited as conservative, decisive, and favorable to U S relations, with a history spanning the Diaz/Madero era and a nickname from Irish roots.
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Obregon
Mexico
U. S
Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Rio Grande
James A. Ryan
U. S. Army
Pershing
Diaz
Madero
Sonora
O’brien
United States
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
West Point
Washington
National Army Soldiers Gain Weight. Paris Fashion Houses Rise
United States soldiers in the National Army gained about three pounds per man on average, while fashion houses in Paris received recognition for their styles and design efforts, highlighting two distinct wartime and fashion trends.
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United States
Paris
Mexican Leader and Troops Captured in Mountains
Mexican forces report the capture of a key leader and accompanying troops in the mountain region. Details remain sparse as the operation unfolds amid ongoing border tensions and military activity.
Amnesty Petition Drives Action by Socialists for Prisoner Freedom
Special dispatch reports a group of Socialists pressuring resident Wilson to grant amnesty for political prisoners. The item notes a broader political movement seeking clemency and reform amid a tense national climate.
Socialists Ask General Amnesty for Political Prisoners
A committee appointed by the New York socialist convention presented to President Wilson a petition for a general amnesty for political prisoners. The document seeks amnesty for Eugene Debs, the socialist candidate for the presidency, among those imprisoned.
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Evening Journal
Washington, BD
Wilson
New York
Eugene Debs
Valuable Cattle Die In Ottumwa Fire At Cooper Farm
Forty four head of imported Angus cattle burned to death and three buildings destroyed at the W. H. Cooper stock farm near Hedrick. Total loss estimated at 300 000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion in the cattle barn suspected. Herdsman James Forsythe saved the Cooper bull Enlate after three attempts. Most cattle were to be sold at the Cooper sale May 26 with world buyers expected.
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Ottumwa
W. H. Cooper
Hedrick
James Forsythe
Iowan Sentences Bluebeard to Life in Prison
Judge Frank N. Whillis of the California Supreme Court sentences J. D. Watson known as Bluebeard to life in San Quentin for killing his seventh wife. Watson was a former teacher and lawyer educated at state institutions.
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Cedar Falls
Frank N. Whillis
California ‘Supreme Court
J. D. Watson
Bluebeard
San Quentin
Cal
State Teachers College
State University
California
Fortunes Of Alfalfa Milling Firm Detailed In Audit
The audit by William Guthrie & Co. of the Alfalfa & Cereal Milling Company reveals the firm’s assets include a small bank balance, Leeds land, notes, and office furniture. George P. Johnson allegedly embezzled and paid himself $70,930 in commissions between 1919 and 1920. He bought formulas for 200 and sold trademarks to the company for 23,000.
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Sioux City
Alfalfa & Cereal Milling Company
William Guthrie & Co
Leeds
George P. Johnson
Wellesley College Girls Fill Domestics Labor Gap
Wellesley students take on chores and farm work to help with labor shortages, earning 30 cents per hour. The {/* readable */} source notes describe the college community balancing academics with domestic duties as a form of wage labor.
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College Girls
Wellesley
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