Firemen Join Move In New York City Strike
Reports say about 25 000 railroad workers nationwide joined a widespread strike with yardmen switchmen and firemen leaving their posts. Chicago Milwaukee New York and other cities reported service disruptions as crews walked out and trains halted while officials raced to keep through services running.
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Little Rock
Ark
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United Press
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Indianapolis
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Columbus
New York City
New Jersey
New York
Jstrikers
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Dress Fire Rescue on Oak Street Ends Safe
Mrs. Ed ward Howard narrowly escaped serious burns when a fire started in rubbish behind her Oak Street home. Frank Smith a local druggist and neighbor leaped the fence to help tearing the burning dress away and aiding her indoors. She suffered burns to hips hands and arms but injuries were not serious.
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Jim
Oak Street
Edward Howard
Frank Smith
Mr. Smith
Cashier Charged With $11,000 Shortage in Grain Firm
Indianapolis April 16 Maurice Maney 30 years old cashier of the Cleveland Grain Company is under arrest charged with embezzlement after a $11,100 shortage was found in the firm accounts.
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Indianapolis
Maurice Maney
Cleveland Grain Company
Senate Faces Resolution Fight In Congress
Senate expected to debate a peace resolution next week as Lodge and other Republicans press to test the League of Nations Covenant. Mild reservationists maneuver to sway votes while Democrats plan to oppose. Hitchcock suggests linking covenant terms to the resolution to pressure Republicans. Opposition cites Ruhr crisis as evidence against the league’s functioning.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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D! Hitchcock
Congress
League of Nat Etg
Ruhr Valley
Nai
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Aeciie Liitchcock
Presen
Radical rail strike undercuts leaders as injunction debated
Kansas City dispatch reports radicals at the helm of the outlaw strike. Rock Island switchmen return to Kansas City terminal with firemen and other crews. Officials say radicals fan trouble to undermine union leadership and prolong the work stoppage. Government weighs injunction options amid food transport concerns.
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Ansas City
Rock Island
Kansas City
Chicago
S. B. Meberling
iSwitchmen’s Union of North America
Meberling
Switch Inn
Detroit Factories Hit Hard by Strike Power Curtailment
Detroit reports widespread factory curtailment as 60 percent face power shortages from Detroit Edison. Officials meet to decide measures to combat the strike impact and ensure power for operations.
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Detroit
Detroit Edison Company
Reorganization recommended in Washington district case
A district proposal in Washington is under consideration for reorganization. Officials moved to review governance structure and potential changes to leadership roles. Public comment is expected as hearings proceed this spring.
Incoherent OCR fragment on coal prices and pay
A damaged OCR fragment mentions coal price changes and pay, noting a shift from old to new rates. It references per ton costs and mining at an unspecified location with unclear context.
Lost will found after clerk search for Barton estate
Esther M. Barton died January 28 and her will filed with the circuit court clerk. The will, misplaced for weeks, was found Friday. The administrator powers were granted to Josephine Herron and William S. Barton with Gaylord G. Barton named executor without bond. The will dated April 12, 1996 was witnessed by Gallard G. Barton and William M. Hayes.
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Esther MM. Barton
Janary
C Circuit Court
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Josephine Herron
William
Gaylord G.barton
Athout Bond
Gallard G. Barton
William M. Hayes
Country Green Horn Grown in the City
Indianapolis April 10. An Indianapolis hotel clerk, Don Bernauer, says country folks now come to town in fine cars and spend freely. He argues the "hayseed" has become the country’s best, noting city youth seek shows and money to buy goods while remaining ignorant of billiards and hogs. The green horn exists only on the big city streets.
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Indianapolis
Don Bernaner
A.E
Bernauer
Fir College
Engine Damage at Seymour Sideswipe Requires Repairs
An engine and a box car consist in Seymour Indiana sustained over $200 in damage after a side swipe collision in the yards on the night shift. Engineer John Darling and conductor D N Reen were unhurt, with repair crews and a dispatch to Louisville and Cincinnati arranged.
Odon High School Wins County Inter scholastic Meet
Odon High School won first place with 26 points at the Davis County Inter scholastic Association meet. Fville finished second, Elnora third, with individual top honors awarded to Odons Moll Miller in oratory, Plainville’s Frank Ddais in music, and Odon taking first in chorus.
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Frank Dd@aiys
Plainville
Catherine ‘Tarr
Trainville
Vivian Spurgeon
Odon
Epsom
Joe Greenwood
Washington
Veale Township
Isecpid
Wave
Litetjie, Herrod
Aivarded
Wilma Littell
Saidville
Ruth Aikman
Cf . Washington
Meat Shortage May Accompany Strike
Chicago reports predicted meat shortages as a major strike disrupts the switchmen’s unions. Livestock movement to Chicago stockyards slowed, with limited loads absorbed by local butchers and scarce pork products, while overall beef trade remained curtailed by the dispute. A raid on poker rooms yielded no arrests or gambling evidence. Italian draft bill targets able bodied citizens ages twenty to sixty for wartime work.
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Chicago
Aruidgri& Co
Marshall Chosen Temporary Chairman At Democratic State Convention
Vice President Thomas Marshall was named temporary chairman of the Indiana Democratic state convention to be held May 17 and 18. Samuel L. Ralston was chosen permanent chairman and Claude Doneffer of St Wayne selected permanent secretary.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Marsiall
Samuel L. Ralston
Claude Donefferb
St. Wayne
Farmers oppose Nolan bill at Daviess county meeting
The Daviess County Indiana Federation of Farmers held a special session at city hall to oppose the Nolan house bill now before Congress. Resolutions urge farmers across township units to join in opposing the bill which they say would harm farming and reduce land production during reconstruction. The signatories include Nathan Kilion and Harold Colbert. John Corson, a farmer near St Patrick, was found dead in bed, cause listed as apoplexy, age about 66. other local names appear in the report.
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Nolan House
Daviess
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Indiana Féderation of Farmers
Congress
D Viess County
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Senate
Lew Harris
Ira J. Patterson
W. J. Burns
Farmers’ Organization
Nathan’ Fi Killion
Harold L. Colbert
Thel Daviess
John ¢Orson
St. Patrick’ S
Ed. Fisne
Joner Holder
Te Corson
Germany Criticized for Versailles Treaty Violations
France rejects Britain's demand and vows ally consent on peace actions as Premier Millerand accuses Germany of repeated failures to honor Versailles. Germany faces calls to harden enforcement while Allied nations weigh responses to Rhine occupation and disarmament issues.
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Millerand
Germany
Toda
Great Britain
R Eply
Rhine
Marshal Foch
Memorial of Trees Proposed as Indiana War Tribute
Indianapolis April 9 Ine Hun dred and twenty-five thousand memorial trees in Indiana would form a state tribute to Hoosier war participants. Richard Lieber, director of the department of Conservation, urged planting one chainlet park unit per county on Arbor Day as a living memorial. He argued roadside planting is less fitting for a commemorative purpose and stressed the need to reconnect with nature to restore normal life after the war.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Richard Lieber
Department of Conservation
Lieber
Newsprint to rise to 15 cents a pound nationwide
Bryant Venable of Whitaker Paper Company told the Advertisers' club in Cincinnati that newsprint will cost 15 cents per pound by June 1. He noted paper prices have climbed from 2 cents to 12 cents since 1914 and expect further rises regardless of other conditions.
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Gemisny
America
Bryant
Venable
Whitaker Paper
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