Polish leader praises peace terms and wartime aid
Paderewski voices satisfaction with the peace treaty for Poland while urging gratitude for Allied support. He credits Wilson and Colonel House for Polish gains, notes Poland’s population and property restitution, and calls for unity to defend Europe’s order against Bolshevik violence.
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Poland
Europe
America
Wilson
Colonel House
Germany
Russia
Paderewski
Same Old Alibi In Dynamite Attacks Probed
The piece rebuts repeated accusations that labor or the chamber of commerce organized bombings from Los Angeles to San Francisco. It notes confessions and denials, undermining the claim that industrial or government targets were self-inflicted to mislead the public. The author rejects the implausible alibi linking Anaconda's blast to self-harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
McNamaras
Times
San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
Anaconda Company
The British Sense of Humor on the League of Nations
The British press shows skepticism about the League of Nations and laughter from Parliament during Lloyd George's speech. Report notes that opposition and amusement surrounded discussions of Wilson's program, suggesting Britain may not take American aims seriously.
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League of Nations
Downing Street
Associated Press
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Versailles
America
United States
When Will World War I End Legally
The piece outlines differing views on when the war officially ends. It notes armistice and treaty milestones, Palmer’s demand for a presidential proclamation, Knox’s condition of ratifications, and Britain’s separate peace status, while the United States and Germany remain at war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Palmer
Wilson
Knox
London
Great Britain
United States
Paderewski as Polish Patriot and Statesman
The Polish pianist Ignace J. Paderewski emerges as a leading patriotic figure and sagacious European statesman in a May 23 speech to Poland’s house of representatives. He presents a strong Polish political vision and deep commitment to his country’s advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ignace J. Paderewski
Europe
House of Representatives
World View Hijinks and Political Jibes Across The Nation
A collage of humorous commented lines and editorials on wartime diplomacy, Wilson and the League, German reparations satire, and public sentiment. Historic quips touch on Hohenzollern, Johnson, and Guthrie heat as Montana oats suffer and Yellowstone Trail dried roads persist.
Leisure and talent grow in busy women historians note
The piece reflects on how women must balance housework with creative aims. It cites Harriet Beecher Stowe and George Sand as examples and discusses the broader wartime and postwar context, including Italian veterans returning home. Clemenceau’s postwar task is also briefly mentioned.
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Harriet, Beecher Stowe
Tom
Rhyme and Reason Trouble Ahead in July Weather
Poetic fragment notes gloom for August with hay fever and a pine for October frosts. August terrors loom as July lingers with a nature filled mood. © 1919 Wheeler Syndicate.
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Wien
A. Daly
Wheeler
Dicate
Pasteur Play in Paris Surpasses 100 Performances
The production of Pasteur by Sadi Guitry, featuring no female roles, has run for over a hundred performances in Paris, attracting audiences with its male ensemble and period staging.
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Pasteur
Sadi Guitry
Paris
Return of English Arctic trekker shocks world war news
A Czuplicka, topology lecturer at University of Oxeford, England, returns from years in the Arctic. She led a Siberian anthropological expedition to the polar regions and discovers the world is at war. She is described as the only English woman to reach these wildernesses among the Tungus and Ostyak peoples.
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United States
Canada
Tinly
Waldjers
May Tals
Tsut
Europe
Waly
A. Czuplicka
University of Oxeford
England
Arctic
Siberia
Humor of the Day Quips and Cartoon Giggles
A collage of brief jokes from jokes about stuttering stammering duds and nabbed slang. Bits include a porter and nickel remark a daughter rich man jab and garden humor plus dog named Camera and a castor son quip. The tone mimics a breezy newspaper humor page with quick one liners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Boston Transcript
Smith
Brown
Jones
Cincinnatinquirer
Wenkling
London
Press reaction on 1920 GOP splits and world events
A collage of editorials mocks political figures and events across the nation. Quotations from the Cincinnati Enquirer New York Telegraph Philadelphia Ledger Baltimore American Omaha Bee Detroit News and Philadelphia Inquirer reflect skepticism about Roosevelt 1920 prospects and German abdication and wartime outcomes.
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Senate
America
Baltimore American
Herr Hohenzollern
Omaha Bee
Villa
Detroit News
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