Orlando cheered by Turin crowds for attitude
Vittorio Orlando the Italian premier arrived in Turin en route from Paris to Rome to cheers and questions from a vast crowd. He defended Italy's rights and faced questions about the significance of his decisive reply as crowds waved flags. Similar excitement greeted Barzilai and Diaz before the train left for Rome. U S Organizations Unafraid Rome Friday April 25 American groups say no extra precautions are needed as violence is not expected. Military officers anticipate routine work despite ongoing peace conference tensions with Austria gleeful at rapture.
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Vittorio Orlando
Paris
Rome
Italy
Signor
Barzilai
Gen. Diaz
Orlando
Thera
Austria
IBY
Associated Press
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Girando
America
Wilson
Bohemia
Tyrol
London
Ceason
Lloyd George
Council of the Powers
Jlan
Adriatic
Dalmatian
Council of Three
Winish
Versailles
Four War Tax Hits Theatre Goers and Decks
German readers face a broad amusement tax on admissions to theatres concerts movies and dances starting at ten percent and rising to eighty percent on higher priced seats. The measure aims to fund government needs without curbing attendance while gambling card tax reportedly has little effect on card sales.
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Berlin
Germany
2100 Soldiers Home on Santa Rosa to Boston Town
The transport Santa Rosa with about 2190 officers and men, including the 151st field artillery detachment and members of the 76th division, arrived at Boston today. The unit details list multiple batteries, field artillery components, and various staff officers among the passengers.
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Santa Rosa
Boston
Associated. Press
76Th Division
France
151St Field Artillery
302Nda Field Artillery
Hampton Nurseries Fire Destroys Buildings and Stock
A Friday morning blaze heavily damaged Hampton Nurseries, destroying most buildings and much stock. A temporary shed was set up for the rest of the season while permanent structures are planned. Loss estimated around 20000 dollars with partial insurance. investigators suspect packing machine heater as origin.
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Hampton
Ferris Nurseries
Nuual
Odessa Reds In Danger Retreated Lines In Jeopardy
Odessa is in danger as Bolshevik troops face a threatened retreat after Ukrainians capture Boguslav and the railway from Kisy to Konolop. The breakthrough threatens Bolshevik lines around Odessa while other items report Victory Liberty Loan progress with over 660 million subscribed, plus regional notes on quotas and local activities.
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Associated Press
Berne
Odessa
Boguslav
Kisy
Konolop
Burleson Cannot Lift Intra-State Rate, Landis Says
Federal Judge Landis ruled that Postmaster General Burleson could not raise intra state telegraph rates. He ordered dissolution of the temporary injunction restraining Illinois officials from interfering with higher rate imposition.
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Burleson
Landis
Associated Press
Chicago
Federall
Ilinois
Army Demobilization Totals Released to Date
Public war department figures show 1,832,523 officers and men released from the army to date, with 99,296 in commissioned grades. Oversea troops returning to the United States total 676,722, while enlistments in response to the call for volunteers have reached 18,373, including 4,955 for expeditionary forces, 913 for the Philippines, 280 for Hawaii, and 33 for the Panama Canal Zone.
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Associated Press
Washington
D.C
War Department
United States
Department
Hare
Whem
Philippines
Hawaiian
Panama Canal Zone
American Legion to Organize Local Posts Before Illinois Meet
Chicago April 26 The state convention of the American Legion set for May 4 will feature remarks from prominent state figures and veterans of France. Preparatory arrangements include meetings to organize local posts across the state ahead of the convention.
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American Legion
Illinois
Chicago
the American Legion
France
Deserter in Naval Uniform Arrested at Local Station
A man in naval uniform admitted desertion at the C. Fe & N. station last evening. Police had circulated a Deserter notice with a photo. the suspect, Douglass Beaman, was brought to the station and identified. Awaiting word from the commander at Great Lakes naval station, he remains in custody with a small reward offered.
Famous Belgian Surgeon Heads for United States
New York April 26 Colonel de la, famed Belgian surgeon and head of the Belgian Red Cross, travels to the United States aboard the steamship Amsterdam. He is accompanied by Col. John Van Schaick Jr, commissioner for Belgium for the American Red Cross. World record breaking event referenced on page 3.
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Associated Press
New York
Dela
Belgian Red Cross
Nierw Amsterdam
John van Schaick, Jr
Belgium
American Red Cross
Deare
Admit Confederates to Legion Demand of South Carolina Yanks
In Greenville on April 26 a telegram from Col Holmes B Springs and Maj W B D Workman urged Col Theodore Roosevelt to admit former Confederate soldiers to the American Legion. They warned South Carolina WWI veterans may reject membership if Confederates are excluded, reflecting postwar tensions over inclusion.
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South Carolina
Associated Press
Greenville
D. C
Holmes B. Springs
W. BD. Workman
Old Hickory
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
American Legion
Legion
Leeton
South
Waterloo grammar pupils win in reading contest
Waterloo schools grammar grades held a reading contest with seventh and eighth grade divisions. Winners were Robert Forrester and Jack Levingston for seventh grade, Ruth Meyers and John Sindlinger for eighth grade. Other seventh graders included Helen Asquith Pearl Huffman Mildrad Lowe Harold Parry Elizabeth Schlesinger and Ernest Wason. Additional eighth grade participants were Inez Bing Clifford Hoag Zelma Jackson August Jensen William Morrow and Harold White. Judges were Luella Wright Marjorie Ellis and Laura Faulkner Cedar Falls. Musical selections by seventh and eighth graders Emerson building and sixth grade Washington Irving building. Sixth grade Emerson and seventh Whit tier exhibited folk dancing.
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Waterloo Schools
Robert Forrester
Jack Levingston
Ruth Meyers
John Sindlinger
Italian Anger at Rome Delays Peace Talks
Paris reports show Italian crowds in Rome shouting down with the Americans and the English while Sonnino, Orlando, and the government face pressure. Allied negotiators hope for reconciliation but fear Italy may press for more after antiwar sentiments surge.
Industrial Board Threatens Resignation Over Steel Price Row
Washington April 26 The government price stabilization program nears collapse as Secretary Redfield asks railroad officials to confer with the Industrial Board while Charles Peek demands proof steel prices are too high. Board members have held resignation for nearly a month and threaten to quit if railroad policy does not change.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Redfield
Hines
Railroad Administration
Industrial Board
Department . of Commerce
Chaseman
Pulli
I Steel
Pvt John Kearns Dies at Camp Dodge in 1919
Pvt John Kearns from New Hampton died at Camp Dodge after meningitis following shrapnel wounds to the foot on November 11, 1918. He had surgery after arrival at Camp Dodge and grew ill last Sunday, with his parents summoned as his condition remained critical.
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John Kearns
New Hampton
Camp Dodge
Mabel Kearns
Waterloo Gasoline’ Engine Company
New’ Hampton
John
Pvt
Kearns
Daniels Sees Albert and Yser District on England Bound Tour
American Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels visited Brussels on April 23 in a special audience with King Albert. He was hosted at a capitol luncheon and attended a city hall reception. Daniels then toured the Yser district, Waterloo battlefield, and Bruges before continuing to the coast toward England.
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Associated Press
Brussels
King
Albert
Josephus * Daniels
Capitol
Burial clothes laid out before suicide by Mrs Koenig
In La Porte Indiana on April 26 Mrs Minnie Koenig hanged herself from the stair banister using two clotheslines after laying out the clothes she wished to be buried in. No explanation was given for the act.
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la Porte
Ind
Minnie Koenig
Mortuary Notice for Henrietta Colvin passes at Presbyterian
Henrietta Colvin died at Presbyterian hospital at 4 p m yesterday. Born December 3 1888 in Lodi Wisconsin she married A F Colvin fifty years ago at Waterloo and leaves multiple children including Bert Yockey D Colvin August Wienhold Ruth Hurd and Jessie plus a daughter Nona who died in 1919. Also surviving are William Pettit Eldridge and Mrs J Schrack. Remains at Peterson Bros mortuary with funeral at Union Congregational church 2730 p m Sunday Rev W A Peterson in charge and burial in Elmwood.
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Henrietta Colvin
Presbyterian Hospital
Lodi
Wis
Waterloo
A. F. Colvin
Bert Yockey
August Wienhold
George Colvin
Ruth Hurd
Frank Eon Baith
Jessie
Nona
William Pettit
Portland
Ore
Eldridge
J. Schrack
Fairbank
Peterson Bros
Union Congregational ‘Church
W. A. Peterson
Elmwood
New Police Car for City Police Buy
The finance committee of the city council purchased a new police car for general utility use by headquarters and for the city clerk's department to post quarantine signs. An old automobile sold for 300 dollars after years of service. During the influenza epidemic 1,950 quarantine signs were issued and returned, totaling about 4,000 trips for this service. Farmers urged to keep 1919 income accounts. 35 cents buys a Primer of Rules and Advice outfit by Waterloo Evening Courier.
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Waterloo
Wmewr
Cary
Outfit
Waterloo Evening
City in Brief: Waterloo News and Local Notes
A collage of local items from Waterloo including visits, travel to Chicago, land sale in Biee Creek township, a speech by JL.S. Fisher, military moves and returns, a funeral in Chicago, hospital news, visitors at the Cohn home, helmet shipment from France, and community events. Notables such as Lieut. Van Dorn and Capt. James Norman Hall linked to national affairs are mentioned alongside local social travel and charity activities.
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Galloway Farm
Old Road
William Galloway
Waterloo Pet Stock Association
Sprague
Marshalltown
Waterloo
New York City
James Norman Hall
Iowa
Theodore N. Vail
Warren F. Thummet
Welcome Home Rainbow Heroes To Waterloo Crowd
Waterloo prepares a large homecoming for returning Rainbow soldiers en route to Camp Dodge. A civic committee plans an 8 p m meeting at the Waterloo Commercial Club to organize a two hour welcome with pedestrian priority, possible street closures, and a parade past cheering crowds. The effort will involve Cedar FallsVictory committee, local businesses, and a broad array of city organizations including Rotary, Lions, Red Cross, and the Spanish War veterans.
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Waterloo
Rainbow
Camp Dodge
Jentertainment Committee
Jeltlan
Waterloo Commercial Club
A.J. Glenny
Walerloo
Ted
R. C. Thompson
C. W. Chapman
Ray
Eggert
C.D. Becker
A. B
E. A. Archer
Hlippis Central
Carleton Sias
Rotary Club
L. B. Marek
Central Labor Union
William Ogle
City
A.J. Artus
Frank L. King
Red Cross
Oliver Chunman
Lions Club
Rev. J. B. Smith
Ministerial Union
J.T. Mouser
Y. M. GC. AL
Germans withhold secret papers unless allies publish
Berlin reports Karl Kauts luy an under secretary in the German foreign ministry says the government will not publish secret foreign office documents unless the allies agree to publish similar material from their archives. The exchange telegraph dispatch notes the decision follows an examination of the documents ordered last winter.
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London
Karl Kautsluy
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Office
Jas Winter
Berlin
Drama League Plays Postponed One Day
The Community Drama League postpones its May 1 Irish life program to the following evening to avoid clashing with a Belgian relief lecture by Cam P. H. P. Canrobert. Waterloo theatre will host the three one act plays Spreading the News The Lost Silk Hat and Riders to the Sea with Mrs Fay Vaughn Magee leading as the mother in the poignant tragedy.
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Community Drama League
Cam
P. H. P. Canrobert
Waterloo Theatre
Fay Vaughn Magee
Waterloo
Eleanor Johnson
Waybéth Mack
Drama League
Cathleen
Nora
Bart
Les
Verdict Returns Guilty in Stranahan Liquor Case
The jury in municipal court found D. V. Stranahan guilty on all counts for illegal transportation conveying receiving and keeping intoxicating liquors. No appeal was filed by defense and the judge did not enter a sentence.
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D. V. Stranahan
Munnicipal Court
Biggest Gun Plant in World to Be Built by U S at N Y Arsenal
Troy April 26 The government has authorized a gigantic extension plan at the Watervliet arsenal to convert the gun factory opposite the city into the greatest plant of its kind in the world. The project calls for 14 million dollars in expenditures and 35 extra acres of ground, eliminating several prominent streets in the city. The arsenal will employ from 7090 to 9600 men.
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U.S
N.Y. Arsenal
Troy
N. Y
Gol. Mettler
The
Waterviset, Arsenal
Italy Forces Tongue on Epirus Schools
Saloniki reports that Italy closed all Greek schools in Argyroeastro Northern Epirus and sent 100 Italian teachers there. The Hellas notes local Albanians and Muslims remain, but Greeks largely demand withdrawal of Italian troops and protest the move as an affront to Greek schooling.
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Italy
Epirus
Associated Press
Saloniki
Argyroeastro
Hellas
Hpirue
Pewsnaver
Clemenceau Trusted by Italy to Secure Demands
Former Italian premier Luigi Luzzatti telegrammed Premier Clemenceau praising his friendship toward Italy and asking for his support to secure Italy's demands. He ended, All Italy, in this hour of passion, trusts in you. Swiss government officially recognized the Czecho-Slovak Republic today.
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Clemenceau
Italy
Luzatti
Associated Press
Berne
Catmeil
Czecho-Starak Republic
Burleson Challenged Over Telegraph Writings
New York April 26 Charles Sohn von Post director of the advisory board accuses Burleson of threats and calls him “chief Jobbylet.” Sohn issues a public challenge to disclose all funds and expenditures of the Post advisory board and to reveal profits and labor practices linked to convict labor on properties. He offers to be examined under oath and demands reciprocal records from Burleson on monies and profits.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles Sohn von Post
Burleson
Vehorn Advisory Board
Wiel
Ohio crops hit hard by late April cold snap
Ohio state agriculture department estimates fruit damage at 1.6 to 2.0 million dollars over 48 hours with wheat crop also damaged by frost. In Ohio river bottom area, about 50 000 barrels of apples reportedly destroyed. Kentucky and Indiana see widespread fruit and vegetation damage, with early strawberry crop in Kentucky estimated at 100 000.
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Associated Press
Columbus
State Department of Agriculture Today
Ohio
Liverpool
Ihe
Ohio River
Louisville
Indiana
Soldiers Guard Banks of Buenos Aires as Strikers Burn Books
Buenos Aires authorities fear labor disorders similar to January. Soldiers with rifles guard banking districts and government buildings while bank employees strike and burn books and records before leaving offices. The Royal Bank of Canada opens a branch in the city.
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Buenos Aires
Government Palace
Royal Bank of Canada
American Fruit Growers Capitataze Merger Announced
J. B. Crutchfield of Pittsburgh president of the Cantaloupe Shippers association announced in Los Angeles a proposed merger of citrus, grove and apple interests into American Fruit Growers Inc. The deal would involve property valued at about 100 million dollars in the United States and 20 million dollars in California, making it the largest grower in the nation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Citrus Grove
Apple Orchard
American Fruit Growers, Inc
United States
California
J. 8. Crutchfield
Pittsburgh
Cantaloupe Shippers’ Association
Northwest Fruit Exchange
Pan American Labor Meet Opens With Delegates From Five Nations
Buenos Aires April 26 delegates from Argentina Uruguay Chile Paraguay and Peru gathered for the first Pan American Socialist labor congress. Discussions will cover the eight hour day salaries free trade arbitration and disarmament amid concerns over exploitation by foreign capital.
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Wang Guo Seogueeeee
Buenos Aires
pan-American Socialist Labor’ Congress
Argentine
Uruguay
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Think Transport Is Late and Other Global Snippets
News briefs report the Santa Clara with 1 929 troops due in New York amid late transport concerns. Madrid telegraph workers strike continues with no returns after April 20. Ukrainian delegates to Paris edge toward preliminary peace talks after a Wilson telegraph. A portrait of H B Kelly M G A coworker and former secretary to the Chamber of Commerce is shown at the San Georgious Bosco club.
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New York
Santa Clara
Bordeaux
16Th Engineers
Taraine
Paris
Berne
Havas
Wilson
Kelly
H. B. ‘Kelly
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Kally
San Georgious
Bosco
Tale
Auto collision near Camp Merritt injures ten
At Camp Merritt New Jersey two jitneys collided near the government reservation killing seven and injuring ten. Names added include Maj Stanley A Baldwin and Privates Jeremiah Snebbers Anthony Hatch and Thwothy Marneil among the erroneous earlier reports. Drivers of both cars detained by Tenafly police as Col Louis Sarley orders army inquiry.
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Pertons
Stanley A. Baldwin
Jeremiah Snebbers
Anthony Hatch
Thwothy Marneil
Sully
Vincent
Rutherford
N. J
Minnie Webb Petching
Tenafly, N J
Wimer B. Epps
Bunch
168T I Infantry
Perle Lewis
Capital Company
Carl Anderson
T 14Th Infantry
Joseph Philling
Olie Nickerson
Sohn Oali
Herbert Kuuhn
Hoboken
Frank Vandepatte
Quartermester Corps
Grace Sully
Liling Young
New York City
Tenafly Police
Louis Sarley
Army
Anna's Luck Leads to Old Flame at Baby's Side
Anna delays a dance to help neighbor Mrs Barrow. She tends her ill baby and reunites with Jack Allen, a college friend now a doctor, hinting at rekindled romance after choosing responsibility over social plans. Queen Mary's peacock feather brooch briefly appears in text.
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Anna
Northington
Robert
Hubert
Frith
Barrow
Allenim
Towny
Mrs. Barrows
Jack Allen
Jim
Jack
Jtack
Annna
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