German Ruhr Crisis Moves Across Occupied Germany
Berlin dispatches report a vast conspiracy aimed at seizing Bavaria with Ludendorff as dictator and Dr Heim as a civil economic dictator. French troops advance on the Rhine banks, occupying areas north of Frankfurt as German government forces press toward Düesseldorf and Homburg. United States officials say Ruhr talks with Allies are ongoing while German unrest grows with communists crossing into the British zone and rail strikes hampering Essen.
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Coblenz
Rhine
Ruhr
Bochum
Essen
Washington
Illegal Switchmen Strike Paralyzes Chicago Railroads
Chicago April 7 Brothers of Railway Trainmen and Firemen and Enginemen clash with outlaw switchmen as 1 000 workers act as strike breakers. Freight traffic tightens across 5 500 member Chicago district with trains moving near schedule while loyalty forces move in. engineers seek higher wages and refuse to work with scabs.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Grand Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood of Firemen
Whitney
E. Corrigan
M. W. Cable
Corrigan
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railway
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Switchmen
William L. Bond
Switchmen’s Union
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Carter
Ilegal
Gleveland
jCattes
OOGTALIGT LEADS NO-PARTY ENEMY IN BERGER'S CITY
Milwaukee official returns from 184 of 199 precincts show Daniel W. Hoan leading Clifton Williams for re election as Socialist mayor by 3 5605 votes with 37 623 to 34 018 and 2 089 estimated for missing precincts unlikely to change the result. Delegates at large race also unfolds with Thompson leading for an instructed ticket and Philipp backing an uninstructed slate. New York GOP ununinstructed four carry early leads in state results.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Daniel W. Hoan
Clifton. Williams
Hoan
Willams
Chicago
Thompson
Senator la Follette
Gov
Philipp
New York
New York State
William M. Bennett
Hiram Johnson
California
Nathan L. Miller
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
William M.calder
William Boyce Thompson
Bennett
Brooklyn
Harty
Detroit
Mich
Hiram W. Johnson
Leonard Wood
Herbert Hoover
Edward S. Edwards
New Jersey
Johnson
Wood
London
Hoover
Edwards
McAdoo
Bryan
Palmer
Socialist Assembly
Court of Public Opinion
S. John Block
Socialist Party
Gov. Smith
Block
Lowdon
N.Y
Louis L. Emmerson
Frank
Lowden
Gen. Wood
Mr. Emmerson
Labor Party
J . Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Howat Guilty Then Not Stand In Kansas Case
Alexander Howat and two Kansas miners union officials pled guilty to contempt before District Judge Andrew J. Curran but their attorney withdrew the plea. The trio faces trial Friday with each bound at $500 bond.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Alexander Howat
Andrew J. Curran
Howat
August Dorby
Thomas Harvey
Only 80 Cars of Livestock at Chicago Today
Only eighty cars of livestock arrived at Chicago stock yards this morning, far short of the usual thousand. Yard workers fear shutdowns as cutting plants and byproduct facilities would halt soon, with additional employees facing unemployment if current conditions persist.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Large Donations Will Be Sought in Baptist Canvass
In Chicago and across centers, twelve teams will canvass leading cities to raise funds for the Northern Baptist world movement. Led by Dr Donald J Cowling and featuring John D Rockefeller Jr and Dr J Aitchison, efforts target gifts of 25000 or more while appealing to average churchgoers to support spiritual and welfare work. The nationwide campaign runs April 25 to May 2 with a preliminary phase ending April 21.
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Chicago
Norther Baptists
New World Movement
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
J. ¥. Aitchison
America
Donald J. Cowling
Carleton College
Moerate
United States
Far East
Black Hawk County Motor Licenses Surpass 100000 Mark
Up to last evening 7,262 passenger cars and trucks were licensed for 1920 in Black Hawk County. About 192 motorcycles and a small number of trailers added. Clerks foresee over 8,000 total licenses before season end. Roughly 1,700 of the registered cars are owned by farmers.
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W. J.burbank
Automobile Department
State Department
Black Hawk County
Immigrants urged to work farms lure by Meredith
New York April 7 The first national immigration conference opened to address naturalization and labor shortages. Delegates from 30 groups heard E T Meredith urge helping immigrants become productive Americans. Officials warned thousands may return home or move to other countries amid bills restricting immigration. The conference urged a national policy and farm-work pathways to place immigrants on farms.
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Associated Press
New York
America
Congress
Inter-Racial Council
Gen
Dupont
Canada
South America
Australia
United States
Washington
WHI
Meredith
Department of Agriculture
Denikine fugitive linked to staff chief's assassination
Constantinople reports Gen. Denikine, ex commander of anti-Bolshevik forces in southern Russia, arrived aboard a British warship and visited the Russian embassy with Gen. Romanovsky. There, Romanovsky was assassinated. the killer remains at large. Wrangle succeeds as South Russian commander in Crimea.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Denikine
Russia
Romanovsky
Wrangle
Dentkine
Crimea
German Protest At French Entry Is Sent To Paris
Berlin dispatch reports Germany instructed to deliver a note to France protesting the occupation of Frankfurt and other right bank Rhine towns. The protest argues the action violates Versailles terms and defends Ruhr measures as necessary to restore order and protect vital industry.
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Baris
Herr Goeppert
Millerand
Ruhr
Frankfort
Darmstadt
Council of Ambassadors
Paris
Prema
Berlin
Nota
Rhine
Germany
Rench
Rohr
France
Bills to Bar Socialists From New York Politics
Two bills introduced in the New York Legislature aim to bar the Socialist party from political participation. One would require the attorney general to seek a judicial ruling on whether Socialist principles would destroy subvert or endanger state and national government. The other would amend public officers law to exclude violators from holding or exercising public office.
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Associated Preas
Albany
N.Y
Assembly Judiciary Committees
Socialst Party of America
New York
Appellate Division
Third Department
Socialist Party
Britain's Booze Use in 1919 Surges Over War Year
London reports alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom rose about 60 percent in 1915 versus 1918 and fell 436 percent from 1913. Secretary George B. Wilson cites employment gains, shorter hours, and demobilization of 3.5 million soldiers as drivers. Total 1919 expenditure on alcoholic beverages valued at £323 million for England and Wales, with per capita spend of £8 15s. Scotland spent £36 million and Ireland £27 million.
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London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom Alliance
George B. Wilson
Wilson
England
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
Graves and men given ovation on leaving Siberia
Brig Gen William S Graves and the last American troops to depart Siberia were greeted with an ovation as the Great Northern sailed to Manila. Graves received the Czech Slava cross and a sword from the Russian provisional military staff amid political upheaval in Vladivostok. One dead in Belfort clash as strikers confront police. ten arrested.
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Vladivostok
William S. Graves
Siberia
Great Northern
Manila
Graves
Iiberia
Admiral Kolchak
Associated Press
Paris
Belfort
Irish Women Pickets Arrested At British Embassy
Four Irish women pickets arrested at the British embassy in Washington were jailed overnight for failing to post a 1000 bond and faced a preliminary hearing before U.S. Commissioner Richardson. Counsel Frank P Walsh represented the group including Miss Kathleen O’Brien and Miss Elaine Barrie, with leaders present but not commenting on plans.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Richardson
Frank P. Walsh
Kansas City
Paris
Honore Walsh
Germany Town
Kathleen O'Brien
Elaine Barrie
Philadelphia
Helen O'Brien
St. Louis
Exchange Off Since Franco-German Fuss Began to Materialize
Foreign exchange rates moved lower in early dealings as the Franco-German tension resurfaced. The dollar bought 21.77 francs, 15.27 Swiss francs, with London bills down from earlier highs near 4.00. Sterling opened at 3.97, marks 1.65 cents, and Canadian dollars at 91.76 cents.
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Associated Press
New York
London
U S Rhine Occupation History Four Volumes to Washington
A four volume history of the American occupation of the Rhineland from December 1, 1918, to December 10, 1920, travels to Washington in custody of Col Irvin L Hunt who drafted it with 50 appendices. Also notes Rhinelander elects Sam Perinier socialist mayor by two to one in a first for the city.
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Associated Press
Baris
Rhineland
Washington
Irvin L. Hunt
Coblehz
Hunt
Antwerp
TIS
Rhinelander
Wis
Sam Perinier
J. N Baker
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Muscatine Levee Break Threatens Vast Farm Area
A Muscatine levee breach south of the city threatens thousands of acres of farm land with three to five feet of water. Hundreds mobilize to build a barrier across a slough to save lower Muscatine and avert mass evacuations as livestock losses mount.
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Muscatine
South Muscatine
Lana
Rock Island
Railyroad Company
Population growth figures released for several cities
Washington D C shows 228,745 residents, up 2.9 percent since 1910. Syracuse, New York reports 11,745, an increase of 2,187 or 23 percent. Spartanburg South Carolina reaches 228,628, rising 6,121 or 5.2 percent. Greenville South Carolina grows to 61,386, up 7,386 or 40.9 percent.
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Washington
D.C
Censty Hireaan
lFidson
Spartanburg
Greenville
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Munich
Gen. Ludendorff
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Heim
Aix la Tintigelie
Rhenish
Prussia
Duésseldorf
Metz
Hare
Great Britain
Supreme Council of Pre- Iniers
the Nations
Italy
Ruhr Valley
Chicago’ “Awhielng
Outer Belt Railroad
Oogtaligt
Berger's
van la Follette
Wolverine
Blagk Hawk CO
N. Y
NIM
Britain
U.S. Rhine Occupation
Muscatin
American, Legion
Clinton
Mississippi River
Clinton- Toda
Beaver Island
Burlington and Milwaukee Systems
Davenport
Camanche
South Junction
Here
Ilinois Central Railroad
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