War Across the Levant From Black Sea to Dead Sea
The article argues that a Turkey treaty would Balkanize the Levant and notes ongoing warfare from the Black Sea to the Dead Sea. It describes massacres and deportations of Greeks and Armenians by Muslims, Christian retaliation, Bolshevik influence, and rivalries among Britain France Italy and Russia. It mentions Damad Ferid Pasha and Mustafa Kemal Pasha as key figures shaping the new government and Turkey's future.
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Turkey
Levant
Dead Sea
Palestine
Syria
Cilicia
Anatolia
Thrace
Caucasus
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Black Sea
Russia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Poland
Great Britain
Constantinopie
Greece
Damag Ferid Pasha
Asia Minor
Mustaph Kemal Pasha
Prince Joachim death by own action shocks Berlin
Berlin Prince Joachim of Hohenzollern youngest son of former Emperor William died by his own hand in Potsdam amid reports of financial trouble and a recent divorce. Prince Eitel declined comment as the body was moved to Potsdam chapel.
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Joachim
Hohenzollern
William
Potsdam
Eitel
Loot Worth Fifteen Thousand Recovered in Omaha Case
Police recover $15,000 in stolen goods found in a downtown hotel in Omaha. Eight arrests linked to the case include three burglar alarm system employees. Authorities say the loot came from department stores and wholesale houses over recent months.
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Omaha
Salt Lake Herald Suspended. Telegram Purchased by Interests
Salt Lake Herald, in operation since June 1870, is suspended and Salt Lake Telegram bought by the interests running the Herald, per a statement printed in the Herald. In San Diego California a body of an unidentified woman is found buried in the sand along the San Diego riverbed, police suspect murder.
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Sault Lake
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Herald
Salt Lake Telegram
Herald
San Diego
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Here
World events brief from wartime notices and notes
Five German surface warships left Brest on July 13 and head for New York, due August 4. Miss Julia L. Stimson of New York named superintendent of the army nurse corps with rank of major. Hawaii population 285,012, Honolulu 83,827. Red Cross field director appointed at Governors Island. Laredo garrison reinforced after border hostilities. ICC approves $16,593,276 railroad loan plan. James T. Newton resigns as patents commissioner. Sailors ordered to Peking to bolster legation guard. Farm price levels down 1.7 percent in June. Labor party convention in Chicago adjourned after platform adoption. Christensen nominated for Labor party president. Earthquakes shake Los Angeles with damage. Target practice accident near Camp Lewis kills three, injures four. Wilkes-Barre coal strike over contractor issue. Indictments in Duluth lynching probe. Injuries from streetcar accident in Salt Lake City. Rail fare hikes in several Illinois towns. Grasshoppers devastate Travers City crops, possible $4,000,000 damage. San Francisco internal revenue staff suspended amid liquor theft probe.
Deaths of Mrs Hilzabeth Lyons Swanson and Frank Trumbull
Mrs Hilzabeth Lyons Swanson wife of Virginia Senator Swanson died at the Swanson home in Washington. Frank Trumbull former New York City railway president and banker died at a hotel in Santa Barbara California.
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Mra. Hilzabeth Lyons Swanson
Senator Swanson
Virginia
Swanson
Washington
Frank Trumbull
New York City
Santa Barbara
Cal
Shamrock IV Wins Purse as Resolute Fails in Cup Race
Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock IV wins the New York leg of the international yacht races for the America's Cup after the Resolute parts her throat halyards en route to the finish. The setback alters the contest as Shamrock IV takes the lead and seals the victory.
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Thomas Lipton
New York
Germans Sign Ultimatum On Coal Deliveries At Spa
News from Spa Belgium reports the German government signed the allied ultimatum on coal deliveries after a four hour session. Other dispatches cover Allied armistice talk developments and various WWI related upheavals including crimes, deportations, and military actions across Europe and the Americas.
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Spa
Belgium
Teutons
Lloyd George
Fehrenbach
Ruhr
Interesting Items of News from Iowa The State
A roundup of Iowa happenings reports deaths and injuries from accidents in Sten dot a Ill and near Nevada. Deceased 85 year old J Jacobinsky found in Iowa City home. Dell Delan travels to Europe for a German bride. Butler county salutes eighth graders. a wife shooting story involving a Mexican suspect is noted. Civic shifts include moving Greater Iowa Association headquarters to Des Moines and a statewide agricultural outreach program with soil surveys in Boone county. Keokuk hail damages greenhouse glass. fair plans in Anamosa and Monticello adjust premium lists. Policy notes call for a rural farmer growth push and a new state bank protection bureau via Governor Harding and bankers association.
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Case ‘Cade
Stendota
Ill
Will Henrick
George Reagan
Hampton
Fin Auto
Nevada
J. Jacobinsky
Iowa City
Dell Delan
Rethven
Europe
Army of Occupation
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Farm Bureau
Pienic Allison
Roy Derand
Abe
Greater Iowa Association
Davenport
Des Moines
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Boone County
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Dodge
Marion County
A. M. O'Well
United States Department of Agriculture
A. M. Deyoe
Iowa State College
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Anamosa
Monticello
Iowa
Harding
State Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Association
Hibben Urges Moral Renewal After Commencement Sermon
Princeton president Dr John Grier Hibben delivered a sharp baccalaureate sermon criticizing modern dress dances music and manners. He warned Americas troubles stem from moral loosening and urged mothers and women to restore reverence guiding youths to return to earlier moral standards.
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John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
America
Let Us Hope He's No Misnomer George B Christian Sr
George B Christian Sr is the likely busy figure before election day and perhaps after. The passage portrays him as Senator Harding's secretary, a neighborly, honest, unpretentious man who calmly handles visitors in the Senate office building.
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Senator Harding
Mr. Harding
Senate
New York Times
Christian
United States
Claxton Warns of Teacher Shortage and School Strain
United States Commissioner of Education P P Claxton told a Washington conference that over 300 000 children were deprived of schooling last year due to teacher shortages. He warned of 110 000 vacancies next year against 40 000 new graduates, urging efficiency and noting little relief soon.
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United States
National Citizens' Conference On Education
Commissioner of Education
P. P. Claxton
Washington
Claxton
Kanags
Massachusetts
George M. Wiley
New York State
New York
New Head of General Federation Elected at Des Moines
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Minneapolis is the new president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, chosen at the biennial Des Moines convention. Alice Ames Winter, born 1885 in Albany, is a noted author and longtime federation figure. Other officers include Mrs. William Jonings of Florida as vice president and Mrs. Adam Weiss of Colorado as recording secretary.
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Thomas G. Winter
Minneapolis
What
William Jonings
Florida
J.R. Schermerhorn
New Jersey
Adam Weiss
Colorado
Claris Tewh
H. A. Guild
Arizona
Better Highways Through TNT Explosive Use in Roads
War era piece notes TNT shorthand for trinitrotoluene. It discusses postwar storage, federal reallocation to the Interior and Agriculture for road building, and the Bureau of Public Roads endorsing TNT as a dynamite substitute for blasting and ditch digging, highlighting safety and slightly greater power. It cites the potential for broad industrial use and a shift in road construction practice.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau‘of Public Roads
Johnson Praises Good Roads and Highway Growth
Senator Hiram Johnson of California extols improved highways as essential to national economic value and regional development. He cites California’s paved roads as opening new areas, boosting prosperity, and easing distribution and congestion nationwide.
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Hiram Johnson
California
United States
Minnesota road program funds big project
Minnesota outlines a road building program with an expenditure of 11 127 080 dollars. A recent statement from a Minneapolis bank claims farmers are buying large numbers of motor trucks for immediate grain marketing, while scales and weigh stations are being relocated to handle the growing fleet.
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Minneapolis
Ailawater
Scalesnany
Bonds For Improved Roads Drive Across Regions
Bonds running high into millions are issued by districts counties and states to fund better roads. The national government is aiding with appropriations based on state totals, reflecting broad interest as 1918 road construction spent about 600 million nationwide.
Means Are Necessity for a Progressive Grid
Means are necessity for a progressive grid in every community recognizes this fact. A road network needs reliable improvements to support travel and growth, with steady efforts to upgrade and maintain essential routes for commerce and daily life.
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Fog of Witt
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