Senate debate on Versailles treaty stirs sharp opposition
As lawmakers study the Versailles summary the Senate splits over the League of Nations and pledged aid to France. Senators Borah Curtis oppose pledging joint aid while Hitchcock backs the treaty’s League ideals. Military terms for Germany gain broad approval and calls grow for full text review.
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Associated Free Washington
Senators Lodge
Massachusetts
Smoot
Utah
United States
Great Britain
France
Borah
Idaho
Curtis
Kansas
Sherman
Winds
Moses
New Hampshire
League of Nations
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Missing NC-4 seaplane ends first transatlantic leg search
Three navy planes left Rockaway on the first leg to Halifax. NC-4 commanded by Lieut. Commander A. C. Read went missing after reporting oil pump trouble. McDermitt and Kimberly searched north of Cape Cod as towers NC-1 and NC-3 reached Halifax.
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Associated Preac
Washington
Navy
Rockaway
Long Island
Halifax
NC-4
A. C. Read
McDermitt
Plymouth
England
Towers
Roosevelt
London
Admiralty
British
Victory Bond drive urges Amarillo to act now
A local plea describes the Fourth Liberty Loan success and stresses urgent support for the Victory Loan campaign. It notes Amarillo's weak standing in the eleventh federal district, calls for immediate purchases, and frames giving as a patriotic duty to fund peace and victory for American families abroad.
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America
France
Germany
Texas
Amarillo
Gould Estate Heirs Clash Over Executor’s Dishonesty Claims
The Gould estate dispute centers on executor George J. Gould facing a court order to show cause for removal after accusations of fraud causing a major loss to the 33.6 million dollar estate. His sister Helen Gould Sheppard defends him, while Frank Gould and others press for removal. The case follows a 1892 will granting Gould a substantial inheritance and trust interests.
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Associated Press
New York
May
Jay Gould
America
George J. Gould
Supreme Court
Gould
Frank J. Gould
Duchess de Talleyrand
Anna Gould
Countess de Castellane
George Gould
Helen Gould Sheppard
Helen Miller Gould
Berlin newspaper outlines German view of treaty
The National Zeitung says the government refuses to sign any treaty provisions that oppress Germany. It notes Danzig and the Saar Valley will not be accepted, while German delegates will push to negotiate those and other demands.
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Berlin
Perlin
National Zeitung Today
Germany
Entente
Danzig
Saare
National Zeitung
French court finds some acquitted and others condemned in treason trial
In a World War I court martial, Senator Bert and Captain Georges Jile la Doux were acquitted. Pierre Lenoir received the death penalty while Desouches was sentenced to five years. Humbert and others faced related charges over ownership of Le Journal and German funds.
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Paris
Tiombert
Georges Jile la Doux
Byereau
Ministry of War
Humbert
Pierre Lenoir
Desouches
Charles Humbert
le Journal
Bolo Pasha
Bonnet Rouge Role
la Journal
New York
Ta Doux
Rannet Rouge
Lenoir
Wher
Rolo Pasha
Verdun
D Cport
British Flyers Wain Are Forced to Postpone Pright
British aviators Harry Hawker and Captain Frederick Raynham delayed their trans Atlantic attempt due to snow rain and southeast wind. Weather hindered the first leg as they waited for favorable conditions and a full moon, with plans still contingent on better flying weather tonight.
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Harry Hawker
Frederick P. Raynha
Five
Railroad administration seeks bids for 200000 tons steel rails
New York May Walker P Hines director general of railroads announced that the railroad administration will immediately seek composite bids for 200000 tons of steel rails.
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New York
Walker P Hines
Railroad Administration
Compesite
West Texas Weather Warmer With Partly Cloudy Skies
Warmer conditions expected in West Texas with Friday and Saturday chiefly partly cloudy. sporadic showers likely on Friday, especially in the southwest portion, while other areas remain warm and dry.
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West Texas
Plans Completed for Piping Gas to Amarillo City
Officials from Amarillo Oil Company Amarillo Gas Company and Union Petroleum Company of Buffalo NY laid plans to pipe gas from Hapgood well north of the Canadian to Amarillo with expansions at the gas plant. Union Petroleum will acquire Amarillo Gas lines and lay new ones at an estimated total cost exceeding 600000 dollars. The project aims to assure gas supply for all uses at low rates, boosting Amarillo toward manufacturing prominence.
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Amarillo Oil Company
Amarillo Gas Company
Union Petroleum Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Amarillo
Canada
New York
Amarillo Gal Company
Baseballs Sold For a Million Dollars On Wall Street
The campaign for the Victory Loan saw star players Christy Mathewson Arthur Fletcher and Larry Doyle of the New York Giants auction horsehide baseballs bearing their autographs in New York City's street sale. Purchases included John D. Rockefeller Jp Morgan and J H W Harryman paying a million dollars each for balls while others went for smaller sums.
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New York
Wall Street
Toxtay
Christy” Mathewson
Arthur Fletcher
Larry Doyle
New York Giants
John J. Rockefeller
Ho Morgan
J. H. W. Harryman
Roosevelt Denies Candidacy as Legion Convenes in St Louis
Delegates at the American Legion national caucus in St Louis elect Colonel Henry D. Lindsley of Dallas as chair, after Teddy Roosevelt declines the nomination amid wild chanting and mass meeting atmosphere. Sullivan withdraws. Lindsley’s term ends at next convention. Reiterated aim to curb I. W. W. and Bolshevik influence.
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ST. Louis
National Caucus
The
American Legion
Theodoreoosevelt
Henry D. Lindsley
Dallas
Texas
Roosevelt
Teddy
Bennett Clark
Champ Clark
Lindsley
Col Roosevelt
Jack Sullvan
Seattle
Washington
Buck
Sullivan
of Washington
Bolsheviem
Iasns
Seaman Fred B Humphries
Reewell
N. M
J. G. Goerke
New York
Cal
Eric Wood
Congress
W. W
ABE MARTIN Weighs Stability After Sions Close
The piece hints at probing artificial stability as a social scene ends with a rejected suitor, now considering marriage too soon. It frames domestic choices and reputational questions in a satirical light.
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Sultor
Allies Move on Peace Terms for Austria Hungary and Turkey
Allied officials report the four power council drafting harsh peace terms for Austria Hungary including a 5.0 billion crown indemnity and frontier losses. Germany awaits Versailles summons while US may assume a mandate over Armenia after Turkish settlement. Hungary resists, Romania seeks armistice terms, and Afghan border clashes prompt British protests to the Afghan Amir.
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Associated Pres
Germany
Austria
Hungary
St. Germain
France
Versailles
Pari
Austria-Hungary
Kingdom i
U.S
Turkey
United States
Armenia
Wilson
Congress
BF Rumania
Rumanien
India
Afghanistan
Tornado Kills Six in Texas Town
A tornado struck a Texas town late last night killing six people and injuring one. The storm toppled a trainshed where sheltering workers had gathered. J. M. Vick and his two sons died, along with three Mexican workers. Property damage was placed at $25,000.
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Wission
Tex
Perses
Tims
Reed
Vick
Entropy County Lifts Scribes to Victory Debt Quota
HANNING May reports Eartley County surpasses its subscription quota by nearly sixty in a victory loan drive. Kartley comments the push is “over the top” as locals rally for funding.
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Washington
Victory
Liberty Loan Peerothrome
Indeneoarte
The
Treasury
St. Lewis
Beston
Chicago
Richmond
Aes Ewes
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Atlanta
San Francisco
Enial
Hanning
Officials Forecast Record Wheat Harvest
May prospects show a forecasted crop near nine billion bushels with production estimates around 2.268 billion dollars. Indiana Ohio Oklahoma appear large while acreage is the highest yet. soil and flood conditions lowered yields but April to May weather improved growth into harvest time.
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Indiana
Ohio
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O' Leavis
Glass
Woman's Liberty l Oan Committee
Women of America
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Amarilo
Sam An
ST. Loul
L W. W
Bolsheviki
Abe Martin
Eartley County
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