Navy ships well prepared during world war effort
Admiral H. H. Wilson told the Senate Navy committee that the United States entered the war with full and complete plans to counter a German U-boat offensive. He praised the navy’s energy and cited cooperation with allied officials and the rapid deployment of troops and ships, noting morale was high and mistakes were relatively minor.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Navy Department
HH. B. Wilson
Senate
Sims
Daniele
Wilson
U. S
Brest
Atlantic Fleet
France
Daniels
Washington
Census figures show city boosts across several locales
Census Bureau data released today lists Marshalltown up to 15,731 residents, a 17.6 percent rise of 2,357 from 1910. Other cities cited include Brockton 66,138, Memphis 162,251, Johnson City 12,442, and Richmond 16,843.8 with substantial increases in each.
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Washington
D. C
Marshalltown
Brockton
Mass
Auburn
Memphis
Tenn
Johnson City
Albio
Cal
Titchmond
Chicago Region Fruit Ruined by Sunday's Blizzard
Fruit crops in the Chicago region were damaged by the Easter Sunday blizzard. Weather observer Prof. Cox reported that warm early conditions had opened buds which were killed by the frost and cold. Chicago received about 6.5 inches of snow, a new record compared with 1900.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Cox
Board of Education to Levy Special Tax for Teacher Bonus
The local board of education gains power by popular vote to levy a two percent school tax on city property. As a result teachers will receive a $100 year end bonus, with provisions for salary increases next year.
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Board of Education
Macomb
Students Save Boy From Fatal Fall at School Flagpole
Russell Stewart, 2 'human spider' senior at exat high school, climbed the 90 foot flagpole to paint the summit. As he slipped, fellow seniors and juniors formed a protective cushion beneath, sparing him a deadly impact. Stewart landed with a sprained knee, aided by a ladder grab to slow his fall.
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Russell Stewart
Yast High
Exat High School
Stewart
Uncle Sam
Peaceful Terms at East Waterloo High School Flag Crisis
East Waterloo High School juniors and seniors end class flag feud by agreeing to raise the Stars and Stripes. The plan unites with shared duties, a joint flag committee, and a future flag-raising ceremony during an auditorium hour.
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East Waterloo
Fueture
Turks Burn Ha rounlyi and American Orphanage
Turks destroyed the village of Harounli and burned the American orphanage there. About two thousand Armenian orphans were moved under fire to Adana by William Gilbert Jr of New York. They may be sent to Cyprus as the Adana district remains unsettled. Turkish nationalists seized Bardizaj on the Gulf of Ismid, 40 miles from Constantinople, with few signs of wider trouble in Anatolia.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Harounlyi
Adana
William Gilbert, Jr
New York
Cyprus
Bardizaj
Gulf of Ismid
Anatolia
Irish pickets at British embassy arrested in Washington
Irish pickets appeared at the British embassy in Washington again and were promptly arrested on federal statute violations. The seven women include Mary Galvin of Philadelphia Maura Quinn of Jamaica Plain Massachusetts and Katherine McKeon of Philadelphia. They were held without bail at the house of attention awaiting preliminary trial likely Monday with four others already detained.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Mary Galvin
Philadelphia
Maura Quinn
Jamaica Plains
Mass
Katherine McKeon
House of Attention
Flood Claims 2 as Boat Upsets Near Muscatine
Two men, George Gibson and George MacHartland of New Boston Illinois, drowned when a light boat carrying them overturned on the Mississippi near Muscatine Iowa as floodwaters threaten the city. The flood has put thousands of acres under water and disrupted factory operations and streetcar service, with hundreds of volunteers aiding levee defenses.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
Mississippi
George Gibson
George MacHartland
New Boston
Ill
Muscatine Isla v
Sore Dems may move national meeting place
Chicago April 8 Fred Lynch national committeeman from Minnesota said the dissatisfaction of Democratic party leaders with the convention accommodations at San Francisco will be aired at the national committee meeting here April 20. A proposal to move the convention across the bay to Oakland will be presented.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Fred Lynch
Minnesota
San Francisco
National Committee
Bay
Oakland
France Denies U S Britain Asked Rhine Withdrawal
London reports say central news and exchange telegraph agencies hold that Britain and associated governments opposed French occupation of German towns and France acted on its own. Paris notes that rumors Britain and the United States demanded France withdraw troops from Frankfurt are unfounded and the claim is propaganda.
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Britain
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Associated Frees
London
Central News and Exchange Telegraph Companies
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France
Paris
Great Britain
United States
Frankfort
Germany
England
Coblenz
Bald Nauheim
Nieder Woolstadt
Homburg
Des Moines Hearing on Great Lakes Way to Sea Proposal
Whitaker Paper VP Bryant Venable warned advertisers the newsprint price will rise by June 1 to 16 cents per pound. Hearings on a deep waterway proposal by the United States and Canada commission include Des Moines in May and Des Moines May 15 as part of a national joint hearing schedule.
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Des Moines
Great Lakes
Cincinnati
Bryant Venable
Whitaker Paper Company
United States
America
Washington, D. C
Venable
Selan Ae
Mary
National Joint Commission
Canada
Bride of Three Bays Loges Arm When Hit By Car
Mrs. Phillip Pitman of St Paul was severely injured when a street car struck her and Miss Lillian Pitman at Third and Vermont streets. Mrs Pitman, married last weekend in St Paul, had her right arm amputated below the elbow and head injuries. Miss Pitman suffered facial injuries but remained conscious. Both were taken to Presbyterian hospital for treatment. The accident occurred as they tried to catch a downtown car, with details unclear. Motorman Roy Billings led the street car crew.
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Phillip Pitman
Minn
Third
Vermont
Lillian Pitman
Israel
Roy Billings
Byrnes Park
Sullivan Avenue
Selbig
Billings
Motor Truck Trains Deliver Chicago Meat to Towns Nearby
Fifty motor truck trains left Chicago at dawn each carrying 30,010 pounds of fresh meat for nearby towns. The packing company plans to serve its regular routes in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Each train includes a tractor and three cork lined refrigerator cars.
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Chicago
Haineis
Wisconsin
French Attack, Frankfort Clash Triggers Army Response
Reports from Mayence detail a deadly Frankfort clash as French troops opened fire on a German crowd in Schillerplatz, killing six and wounding many. A strong French force then restored order with tanks and reinforcements while German police helped quiet the streets.
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Mayence
Prankfort
Schillerplatz
Frankfort
United States
Frankfurterhof
Lusbielle
Feut
Social Democrats
Printing ink prices rise since 1914
Since 1914 the price of newsprint has risen from 7 cents to 12 cents per pound, Mr Venable says the trend will continue regardless of efforts to curb it. The note implies continuing pressure on printing costs and salesmanship during abnormal conditions.
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Venable
Moonshiners Indicted by Cedar Rapids Grand Jury
Cedar Rapids Iowa April 11 11 moonshiners were indicted by a federal grand jury after federal agents arrested them on moonshining charges. Two indicted are women. Each case carries two to four counts with pleas of not guilty and quick trials likely to begin. Also indicted William T Roy Rock Island railroad employee for obtaining a railroad pass for a woman not his wife. He pled not guilty and was fined $1000 and costs. Holiday Nutmargarine advertisement referenced.
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Cedar Rapids
William T. Roy
Rock Island Railroad
United States Railroad Administration
Peace resolution debate in House ends in split vote
Congress debates declaring end of war with Germany with Republicans and some Democrats in support. Vote 254 to 166 on adopting nine hour rule. Debate to continue until tomorrow with a final vote expected. Campbell argues for returning to peace and limited war powers, urging swift action.
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New York
Evins
Nevada
Gallivan
Qlacy
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Sherwool
Ohio
Goldfogle
Ginny
Washington, D. C
Germany
Congress
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Unien Committee
House
United States
Senate
Dead Cafe Blast Kills One as Two Die Missing Two
An explosion at a Ponca City Oklahoma cafe kills C. W. Millmer and endangers Robert Hawkins, with two others missing. Henry Brady and J. W. Pinch are injured. The blast destroys several buildings and causes about 100000 in damages. Anxious relatives await full casualty news as authorities investigate.
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Associated Press
Ponca City
Okla
C. W. Millmer
Robert J. Hawkins
Viola Ammann
Henry Brady
J. W. Pinch
Horace Gilbert
Washington Street
Courier
Gilbert
Oklahoma City
Local Election Results Highlight Bare 30 Vote Margin
In Chicago on April 7, Cook County village election ended with a 30 vote margin. The petitioned race concluded, and the area remains dry after the ballot.
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Chicago
Cook County Village
Rebel Strike Expands Across Rail Yards in Midwest and West
The insurgent railroad strike spreads from Chicago to Buffalo Kansas City Joliet and Decatur with switchmen and yard employees walking out. Union officials report rapid member enrollments while lawmakers and industries brace for reduced freight traffic across the nation.
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Kansas City
Buffalo
Spanish Mine Strike Eases as 10080 Return to Work
Dispatches from Madrid report that the Spanish Mines company accepted the miners demands. 10080 workers resumed today. However twenty thousand Socialist miners in Asturias remain on strike and a further 20000 in Cordoba province also idle.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Ovidéo
Catholic Party
Asturias
Cordoba
Border plot of Mexican intrigue shocks border region
Federal officials reveal a major revolution ary plot aimed at seizing lower California and launching campaigns against Sonora Sinaloa and Chihuahua. Arrests include Col Lamberto Chavez and A Borboa with aides in Los Angeles and Mexicali. messages to Francisco Villa tied to the scheme. Borboa allegedly arranged to proclaim himself governor of lower California.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Tex
Federal Grand Jury
Villa
Francieco Villa
Big Bend
California
Sonora
Sinaloa
Chihuahua
Andres
Villagas
Concepcion Perez
Los Angeles
Lamberto Chavez
Mexico
Mexicali
A. Borboa
Onso
Borber
Chavez
Borboa
Lower
Miners Demand Closed Shop and Checkoff in Wage Pact
Officials of the United Mine Workers said a new wage agreement for the anthracite fields hinges on mine owners granting an adequate wage raise the closed shop and the checkoff for dues and payment on a legation basis where practical and enforcement of an eight hour day. About 200000 miners insist these terms be included in the contract being drafted by joint subcommittees. In Pittsburgh miners balked at rent boosts as a UMW conference failed to reach an agreement and broke up without a date for another meeting.
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Associated Prats
New York
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
U. Mine
Tod
Jora
Winter Wheat Condition Signals Record Forecast for Spring
Washington April production estimates from the Department of Agriculture project winter wheat at 433.6 million bushels and rye at 75.8 million. April 1 condition for winter wheat stands at 75.6 percent of normal, rye at 6.8 percent. Last year’s production reached 731.6 million for winter wheat and 85.5 million for rye. The ten year averages and prior year comparisons frame the forecast as of early April.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Jerusalem clashes leave many dead and hundreds hurt
In Jerusalem on Monday and Tuesday, amid a heavy British military presence, fights between Jews and Mohammedans erupted in the old city lanes and near the walls. Several people were killed on both sides, about 250 injured, most with minor wounds, as authorities proclaimed martial law.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Old City
Courier delivery deadline and phone contact guidance
The notice states home delivery before 3 30 p m and urges readers who fail to receive the paper by that time to phone 3330 before 6 30 p m. It directs readers to report carrier errors or other causes affecting delivery.
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