Joffre visits America reflects changing U S attitudes
In a detailed commentary from Washington, Mark Sullivan notes a shift in American views toward military leaders like General Joffre. He argues Washington and Genoa conferences influenced public reception, highlighting France's mixed stance on disarmament and the need to curb war glamor while stressing shared defense and goodwill.
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France
America
Russia
Audi
Foch
American Legion
Legion
Joffre
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Alexico
Ilitan aTades
Baroeta
New York Evening Post, Inc
Chicago Thieves Rob Two Jewelry Stores
Robbers held up two jewelry stores in Chicago and escaped with about 20,000 in gems. In separate heists, three men took 12,000 in jewelry from the Paul Cohen store, while five bandits tied workers at the Frank Nearad store and fled with 8,000 in cash and diamonds.
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Chicago
Paul Cohen
Frank Nearad
Harding's White House Day Reported Quiet and Golfing
In Washington President Harding had no White House engagements and spent several hours at the Chevy Chase country club. Police report a Belfast sergeant shot and taken to hospital in dying condition after a street incident. In Oklahoma City a river bed search for missing schoolboy George Reed yielded no trace after two days missing.
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Harding
Chevy Chase
Washington, D. C
White House
Chevy Chase Country Club
Belfast
York Street
Oklahoma City
Okla
George
Reed
Chinatown Gertie laid to rest in Brooklyn cemetery
Gertrude Merritt known as Chinatown Gertie was buried at Linden Hill cemetery, Brooklyn, following a funeral at the Rescue Society chapel in Dover Street. Witnesses recalled her transformation from Bowery outcast to compassionate helper, as tourists watched and a police guard maintained order.
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Associated Press
New York
Gertrude Merritt
East Side
Chinatown
Gertie
Linden Hill Cemetery
Brooklyn
Bowery District
Rescue Society
Dovers Street
Lower East Side
Last of Swiss Bell Ringers Dies at 89
Funeral services were held in St Louis for Martin Freeberthyser, age 89, last of the famed Swiss bell ringers. He entertained Prussia’s Frederick William II and was nicknamed the great musician. The Freeberthyser family emigrated from Switzerland in 1848 and formed a touring theatrical troupe that visited the nation five times. They once lived in Dubuque Iowa and played for President Martin Van Buren in Hudson.
Sweet Will Open Senate Campaign Tour
Representative Sweet plans his first speech on April 27 in Dubuque to kick off a state wide tour for the senatorial race. He will address the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway issue and then visit each congressional district before the primary. He has filed nomination papers in Des Moines.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington News Bureau
Washington, D. C
Sweet
Dubuque
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Des Moines
Flier Hopes to Circle World Dies in Test Flight
Sir Ross Smith and J. M. Bennett were killed at Brooklands while testing a Vickers aircraft for a round the world flight. Sir Ross planned to start within two weeks. Sir Keith Smith witnessed the crash as a gusty wind caused a flat spin and fatal dive. Bennett lingered briefly. crowd had wished Godspeed.
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International News Wire
London
Sir Ross Smith
J. M. Bennett
Brooklands
Great Britain
Smith
Bennett
Keith Smith
Sir Ross
Cockrill
Fust
Westminster
Thames
Sir Keith
Atlan
Keith
Court Rules Man May Stew At His Own Fireside
In San Antonio on April 13, Commissioner William O. Rieden of the corporation court ruled a man may drink to his heart’s content within his own home as long as he remains on his own premises. The defendant admitted heavy intoxication but claimed it occurred entirely on his property.
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San Antonio
Fox
William 0. Rieden
Starving Russia kills American relief drivers in Russia
American relief agencies in Paris report that several U S relief drivers in Russia were killed in street violence as crowds seized horses for food. The accounts from Ufa Dashker and Tchuliubui districts recall two drivers from the American relief administration dying this week.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Ufa
Dashker
Tchuliubui
American Reliefs Administration
Eil
Madden Declares Navy Bill Reform Passes Senate Fight
Washington April 13 The house delayed action on the naval personnel section due to Representative Brinson's death. The bill will be taken up tomorrow with a vote likely before eight on boosting enlisted strength from 65 000 to 80 000 and adding 6 000 apprentice seamen. Chairman Madden of the appropriation committee predicted the bill will pass as framed despite navy advocates claims of sufficient pledges.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Representative Brinson
North Carolina
House
Madden
Gompers Denounces One Big Union Plan In Chicago
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor denounced the One Big Union movement as un American bolshevistic and aimed at destroying the trade union movement before about 500 labor leaders in Chicago. He attacked John Fitzpatrick and William Z Foster as sponsors of the plan.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Fitizpatrick
Central
William Z. Foster
Pla
Anthracite Miners Conference Near Breakup
Representatives of anthracite operators and striking miners reassembled at the Union League club as both sides signaled likely collapse of talks. The meeting likely adjourns until next Wednesday as Philip Murray heads to Indianapolis to confer with John L. Lewis.
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New York
Union League Club
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
John L. Lewis
Weather report outlines conditions across multiple towns
The U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau report covers Albert Lea and many Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin towns including Algona Charles City Cedar Rapids Des Moines Dubuque La Crosse Mason City Marshalltown New Hampton Postville Waterlow and Waverly. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with likely showers in the far south tonight and again Friday with cooler air in the extreme south portion.
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Charles City
Albert
Lea
Minn
Algona
Cecar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Faribault
la Crosse
Wis
Mason CI
Marshalltown
New Hampton
Postville
Waterlow
Waverly
Sam Maem
Poincare Opposed Genoa Meeting on German Reparations
Premier Poincare opposes Allied supreme council talks in Genoa on Germany's partial moratorium. French circles expect no discussion before May 1 when the past German payment is due under the aid schedule. Reports of a Genoa council before April end are dismissed by Paris.
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Associated Press
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Ares
Supreme Councl i
Genoa
Gennany
Paulger Stock in Cedar Falls Bank Sold to Oklahoman
Cedar Falls April 13 Special J H Paulger cashier of Security Trust and Savings bank sold his stock in the Cedar Falls institution to H W Johnson of Tulsa Oklahoma who will become cashier May 1 Johnson formerly held a similar post with Cedar Falls National bank plans of Paulger are not announced.
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J. H. Paulger
Security Trust & Savings Bank
H. W. Johnson
Xchange National Bank
Tulsa
Okla
Johnson
Security Bank
Paniger
Cedar Falls National Bank
Open Drive for Riley Memorial Hospital
President Harding spoke by telegram at the opening ceremony for the James Whitcomb Riley Children's Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis Indiana. The project aims to raise about 2900000 dollars for construction and memorial efforts. Secretary of Labor James J Davis delivered the principal address at the session.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harding
James Whitcomb Riley
Secretary of Labor
James J. Davis
Merger Planned Between Pierce Arrow and Lafayette Motors
Dow Jones reports Pierce Arrow Motor and Lafayette Motors directors have agreed in principle to merge. Lafayette will lead the consolidated company as chairman of the board.
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New York
Dow-Jones Financial Agency Today
Pierce Arrow Motor
Lafayette Motors Company
L Lafayette Company
Illinois showing improvement in industrial lines
The April bulletin from the Illinois Department of Labor reports improved industrial activity. From 25 firms surveyed, employes rose 1.6 percent in late February to early March, with 172.4 jobseekers per 100 openings, down from 208.4 in February. Building permits show rising construction activity as 926 firms employed 307,000 workers, up 4,723 from late February.
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Chicago
Ilinois
General Advisory Board
Illinois Department of Labor
Ae Hin
OFG
Genoa Conference Signals Clash on Russia Agenda
Genoa talks see Allies pressing for Russian loans and foreign tribunals while Russia rejects external supervision. Lloyd George Barthou and Schanzer steer talks amid disarmament and reparations tensions. Chitcherin counters with four demand-driven proposals to safeguard sovereignty and foreign guarantees.
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Schanzer
Louis Barthot
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Gerimana
Russia
Adolph Jaffe
Turkey
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George Chitcherin
Chitcherin
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U . Russia
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Denikin
Kalchak
Desertion case leaves wife and 35 year old son destitute
Oklahoma City report shows a man abandoned his wife and their 35 year old son, leaving the family in destitute circumstances. The information, filed by the county attorney, details the desertion and cites the youngest child aged five as part of the distress.
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Okinhoma City
Irwin
Dubuque Cooper Family Indicted For Fraud
A. A. Cooper, William K. Cooper, and Kathrine J. Cooper of Dubuque were arrested on warrants after federal grand jury indictments in Cedar Rapids. Nine indictments accuse fraud, perjury, conspiracy, and tax-related offenses linked to the A. A. Cooper Wagon and Buggy Co. family.
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Vuhudue
Austin A. Cooper
William K. Cooper
Kathrine J. Cooper
Dubuque
U. S. Mars
Revenua
A. AL
W. E. Cooper
A. A. Cooper Wagon & Buggy Co
Augustus A. Cooper
Ura Wagon and Bogey Company
Walsh Interrupted by Laughs in Wage Plea
Chicago April 12 labor lawyer Frank P Walsh addressed the US railroad labor board urging higher pay for maintenance of way workers. Executives from railroads laughed at points Walsh made about history and hunger. He urged seriousness amid the interruptions.
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Walsh
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Charles
Loula XVI
Barking Dog Leads to Rescue in New York Tenement Case
Policeman Rosenstack followed a barking dog to a tenement yard at 126 East 114th Street and found Jeanette Anerson, 47, semi conscious, saying she jumped from a rear window to escape three men who attacked her and her companion Dalvy Chalmers, 19.
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New York
Rosenstack
Fourteenth Street
Jeanette Anerson
Miss Dalvly Chalmers
Bomb Blasts Wreck Five Story Tenement in New York
An explosion in a five story tenement at SSS Eldridge Street wrecked the building injuring three seriously and throwing the district into panic. Two men were seen fleeing the scene just before the blasts.
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New York
Sss Eldridge Street
Caimi
Bank of England Lowers Discount Rate on Money Market
London April 13 The Bank of England cut its discount rate to 4 percent the first reduction since February 16. The surprise move occurred as Passover holidays approached and altered Lombard Street trading. Authorities see it as part of restoring normal conditions and easing money for trade.
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London
Bank of England Today
Lombard Street
Treasury
Floods Threaten Midwest Crops As Beardstown Is Isolated
The report details rising Illinois and Mississippi rivers causing widespread flooding. Beardstown faces isolation with water over tracks and streets, threatening rail traffic and business districts. Farmers lose crops and homes. thousands displaced across Greene and Adams counties as floods spread.
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