Wilson Resumes Talks On Treaty With Senators
President Wilson met with four Republican senators to discuss reservations in the Versailles treaty. Harding Fernald Lenroot and Dillingham expressed no change in views as debate deepens in the Senate and public hearings begin with Bernard Baruch as first witness. The talks flag anxieties that reservations could spur other nations to qualify their assent while concerns about congressional power to wage war persist.
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Germany
Wilson
Senate
Dillinghan
Vermont
Harding
Ohio
Fernald
Maine
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Arief
Foreign Relations Committee
Bernard Faruch
Committee
Treaty secretaries seal gates as French pact nears final form
The text describes guarded steps around a pivotal French defensive treaty. With signatures from Clemenceau and Wilson, the document prompts careful screening at the State Department and a decision not to release a government print copy, favoring a typewritten version for internal use.
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Spon
Sanderson
Santee
Clemenceau
Republic
Wilson
Secre
Ofice
Senate
Omce
Seamen Drowned In Obsolete Submarine G-2
In Long Island Sound the obsolete submarine G-2 sank during depth bomb experiments. Three of its eight crew members died, others were rescued by cutter Acushnet. Gunner BW Morrow commanded the G-2, and one body was recovered after the crash.
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New London
Conn
United States
Long Island Sound
Acushnet
Morrow
Improved Postage Stamps To Be Issued Soon
Washington July 30 Pale postage stamps will return to the standard engraving method after war time measures. James L Wilmeth director of the bureau of engraving said the agency has caught up with demand for new bonds revenue stamps and money and will resume engraving as of yore rather than cheaper production methods.
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Washington
James L. Wilmeth
Bureau of Engraving
Entombed Miner's Body Recovered in Washington Mine
Rescue workers recovered the body of James D. Webb, foreman of a Burnett coal mine in Washington, after a Monday cave‑in trapped him and two workers. Fire and rescue teams labored from Monday, moving over 100 tons of rock and shale to reach the spot where Webb was trapped. David Webb, a coal miner and James Webb's father, helped in the rescue effort.
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Seattle
Wash
James
D. “Webb
Burnett
Tao“ Caverin
Webb
David Webb
Aircraft Fire Inquiry Ends Hearings in Subcommittee
The subcommittee finished hearings into a wartime airplane fire that destroyed serviceable aircraft. Representative Reen and others described evidence from witnesses as the investigation into prisoner mistreatment and enemy sabotage continued. The inquiry, conducted with officials from South Dakota and New York, focused on destruction at former airfields and related material, with testimony noting limited access to full reports.
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New York
Hitn
Repre Rc
Fonnsen
South
Dak Ative Island
Fes
France
Rank of General Favored in Bill
Washington, July 30. Favorable reports on bills to appoint Generals John J. Pershing and Peyton C. March to permanent general rank were ordered today by the house military committee. Pershing's vote was unanimous while March drew 8 to 7 on the general rank. A motion to grant March lieutenant general failed 8 to 7. Some members opposed permanent general rank for more than one officer.
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Washington
John J. Pening
Peyton C. March
House Military Committee
Pershing
March
Marek
Board Reports On Articles Of War Washington July 30
The board reports on the articles of war finds no radical defects in the system. It attributes criticism mainly to inexperienced personnel during stress. Baker plans to send the board’s report to Congress and notes the need to field about 4000 men quickly for the fighting line.
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Washington
Nis
Todas
Baker
Congress
Ana
Don’t Need Corks Says Oak Bark Distinction
An informative note contrasts cork as the bark of the oak and clarifies it is not the tree’s true bark or skin through which sap flows, explaining cork is a separate, outer layer.
Cork Harvest and Cork Stoppers Through History
Cork comes from the tree bark that regrows after peeling. Spain and Portugal yield cork for centuries with trees lasting 100 to 150 years. Stoppers for Champagne were first linked to a Benedictine at Bantvillers around 1670. The term cork derives from cortex, the bark of a tree.
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Spain
Portugal
Cato
Horace
Abbey of
Bantvillers
Don. A. D
Cork
Willard Sued Over Dempsey Fight Film Deal
In Cleveland a common pleas suit names former heavyweight champion Jess Willard promoter Tex Rickard and Frank G Hall as defendants. Film Service company charges a theater sub leased for moving pictures of the Dempsey Willard fight at 9000 dollars for two weeks. Ohio ban led to withdrawal after one day and a half with 4000 dollars in receipts.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Jess Willard
Tex Rickard
Frank G. Hall
Film Service Company
Tek
Ohio
Soft Drink Tax Policy Change Debated in Washington
A Washington meeting of a senate committee will discuss proposed changes to the soft drink and luxury taxes. Proposals aim to modify the ten percent sales tax on fruit juice beverages and adjust duties on candy, sporting goods, and other items, amid nationwide protests.
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Washington
Legisla
Iai Weninst
Foday
Senate Committee
Senate
Congress
Marine officers given discharge and reductions announced
Washington July 39 Major Barnett announced a program to reduce the Marine Corps from wartime strength of about 75 000 officers to a permanent 25 000. Some officers were discharged while others returned to prewar ranks. The cut included four generals down to colonels and many colonels to majors, based on service length and records. Also reported were prisonings of rebel leaders in Nicaragua and a note that Arizona telegraph and phone rates would revert to prewar levels on August 1.
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Washington
The
Marine
Barnett
Tri Coli Newtenant
San Juan DE Sur
Nicaragua
Bertrand of
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