Arbitration of Differences Over Armenian Boundaries
The supreme council asks President Wilson to take the Armenian mandate, leaving arbitration of Armenia’s boundaries to the U S. There is division over Erzurum region inclusion. British and French mandates follow historic lines for Mesopotamia Palestine and Syria, with Palestine as a Jewish national home. Syria and Mesopotamia to be settled by later negotiation between Britain and France. Turkish treaty finalization timelines: Turkish plenipotentiaries in Paris around May 10, three weeks to consider, then ten days for a final decision.
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Eight Found Slain at North Dakota Farm
Eight people including Jacob Wolff and his wife, five daughters, and hired man Jake Hoffer were found dead at a North Dakota farm near Turtle Lake. Only Emma, eight months, survived. Authorities suspect hatchet murders. bodies placed in cellar, shed, and barn, with hay covering some.
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Soldiers and Workers Clash in Silesia Fight
Berlin dispatch reports heavy clashes in Trzyinets Silesia as workmen confront French soldiers citizen guards and Polish gendarmes. Major Froymond was killed after a French detachment stationed to search for a hidden arms plate was overpowered by workers.
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World News Summary Signals Tax on Stock Trades
A tentative Republican plan in Congress proposes a tax equal to brokers commissions to fund soldier bonuses. President Wilson adopts a hands off stance on the railroad strike, deferring to the railroad labor board. The Senate Appropriations Committee favors $390 million for railroad deficiencies, while revenue law compliance draws scrutiny from over 300,000 firms and individuals. Ambassador Johnson to attend San Remo as U S observer. Wage delays for 2,000,000 railroad workers loom as the labor board weighs hearings only for compliant parties. Census data show city population changes with notable rises in Racine and Wichita. The House passes an emergency deficiency bill of $346 million to wind down the railroad administration. The army reorganization bill clears the Senate and heads to conference. A mob incident at Indianapolis leads to one death and 15 arrests as a young black man faces murder charges. The Daughters of the American Revolution show support for universal military training, rejecting voluntary travel as insufficient. Chicago reports the shooting of Edward Coleman, union leader, in his office. Severe storms kill and injure in northwestern Arkansas and Montana. Chicago rail workers vote for a 37 cent per hour wage increase, with local strikes affecting the Streat Railway Employees Union.
Iowa State News Highlights From Premium Lists and Projects
The Iowa state fair board boosts horse department prizes by 70 000, with juniors receiving over 7 000, while Farm Bureau institutes in Mahaska county report attendance from 38 to 125 and push for more two to three day sessions next year. State park planning, theater acquisitions, and crop figures also surface, alongside railroad court actions and Ames song contests. Women's clubs expand garment making and township organization boosts cross gender programs statewide.
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Russia Fading Darkness to New Dawn Under Lenin Promise
A narrative contrasts Russia’s four centuries of oppression with the 1917 revolution and Lenin’s Communist vision. It depicts the treadmill of serfdom, poverty as a cancer on civilization, and the hope and risks of a new order, warning of quack politics and costly reforms. Also notes German food smuggling and rationing pressures in the Rhineland.
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Industrial Italy Awakening and Steel Independence
Industrial Italy moves toward self sufficiency by acquiring rights to a major Alpine Montan Gesellschaft mining company. The deal could control a large European steel district and supply from Styrian foundries, with prewar output over 1,000,000 tons annually. Experts say the mine could be productive for about two centuries.
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Martians Invasion Recalls The War of the Worlds Narrative
A reflective piece recounts H. G. Wells's Martian invasion as seen through the narrator's eyes in London. The account blends booster memory with direct scenes of heat rays, collapsing cities, and a struggle for survival against spaceborne invaders.
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