R-34 Safely Lands at Home Hangar After Transatlantic Voyage
The British airship R-34 completed a 183 hour round trip from Mineola to Scotland and back to Pulham. After landing in a gusty squall, crew unloaded ballast and waited for rest as a cheering crowd and military band greeted the craft.
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London
Pulham
Mineola L. I
Greenwich
New York
Pulnam
East Fortune
Scotland
Mineola
Clifden
Liverpool
Norfolk County
Trier
Army surplus foods offered to public at reduced prices
Washington July 14 war department announces prices for surplus army food sold to the public. Prices average about eighty percent of cost, offering savings on corned beef roast beef and bacon. Listing includes canned corned beef seven varieties hash bacon by the crate and tins with per pound and per dozen rates.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Allied attack to target Bela Kun led by French general
Paris dispatch says General Franch d Esperey will head allied police operations against Bela Kun Hungarian Soviet leader. Attack expected to begin today as part of Near East forces plan.
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London
Franchet D'Esperey
Near East
Bela Kun
Paris
Special Masons Meeting Invites Candidate Roy Hinchman
Special meeting for masons set Tuesday evening July 1st at 7 o clock. Master Mason presides with one candidate Roy Hinchman. W P J A Palmer serves as secretary.
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Roy Hinchman
W. Pes
J. A. Palmer
Sec'y
Automobile lifts two men who were walking along
In Cleveland on July 14 William Hildebrand offered a ride to two men walking ahead of his car. He then found himself driving the vehicle with the men as passengers until they disappeared from view.
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Cleveland, O
William Hildebrand
Senate committee paves way for peace treaty debate
The foreign relations committee ordered favorable reports on three resolutions about the peace pact while treaty consideration was deferred. The Borah Lodge and Lafolette resolutions seek information on protests, a secret Japan Germany treaty, and Costa Rica’s invasion by Nicaragua. President Wilson offered full cooperation and preferred White House access for briefings.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Senate
Te Shantung
Lodge
Japan
Germany
Russia
China
Lafolette
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Hitchcock
Capitol
White House
Dempsey Plans Touring Stage Run With Ziegfeld
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey may headline a traveling athletic show staged by Flo Ziegfeld. Manager Jack Kearns said offers include a three round format with dancing girls and prominent athletes. Dempsey expects $250,000 in the coming year and will return to Chicago in about two weeks.
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Chicago
Ills
Jack Dempsey
Flo Ziegfield
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
United Press
Ziegfield
Dempts
Europe
Martial law in Longview as race riot continues
Longview Texas under martial law after the shooting of Marion Bush a black plant worker. About 250 Texas national guardsmen and state rangers confiscate firearms as more than 1 000 weapons including flintlocks and muzzle loaders are turned in. Guardsmen remain in Gregg county for an indefinite period.
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Longview
Texas
Texas National
Meredith
Bush
Gregg County
Ohio River Stages Reported From Pittsburg
Ohio river stages today show Point Bridge 5.9 feet falling Herrs Island 6.1 feet falling Davis Island 9.2 feet falling Beaver Dam 8.4 feet rising Parkersburg 11.1 feet rising.
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Pittsburg
Point Bridge
Herr’s Island
Davis Island
Beaver Dam
Parkersburg
Athens Man Cranked Car, Killed by Own Vehicle
John F. Davis, 67, of Westerville, died when his car rolled over him as he cranked it outside his son in law's West Columbus home. The Athens shoe dealer and farmer left a widow and four daughters plus a son. Funeral plans pending.
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Columbus
John F. Davis
Westerville
Davis
Athens
Athens County
J. C. Yontz
Fifteenth Avenue
Yontz
Harry A. Smith
McDonald
W. Va
Edith Moss
Mayme Davis
Charleston
Frank R. Davis
Oak Street
Wrecked Coal Train Delays Sunday Travel at Hebbardsville
A broken truck on a coal car derailed twenty three coal cars near Hebbardsville Saturday night. No injuries were reported. K and M passenger service was suspended Sunday between Armitage and Hobson while remaining trains rerouted via alternate lines. tracks were cleared by morning.
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Hebbardsville
Here
Armitage
Hobson
Hocking Valley
Athens
DeValera Addresses 25,000 in Chicago Park Rally
Eamon DeValera speaks at Cubs park to about 25,000 amid cheers and jeers. He criticizes Lloyd George and England, denounces Wilson by name, and attacks the league of nations for alleged injustice to Ireland. The crowd reacts with hisses to Irish affairs and questions on wartime rhetoric.
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Chicago
Ill
Eamon DeValera
Irish Republic
Cubs
Lloyd George
England
Wilson
Wm. Hale Thompson
Ireland
de Valera
League of Nations
Bolsheviks in United States uncovered by Uncle Sam
New York July 14 A special supreme court grand jury session began to probe alleged Bolshevik American activity. Justice Bartow S Weeks leads the inquiry as Newton cites Lusk findings alleging Martens led Soviet backed propaganda in the United States with support from Rand School of Social Science. Police guard Bastille Day celebrations amid possible unrest.
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United States
Uncle Sam
New York
N. Y
Supreme Court
Alfred E. Smith
Bartow S. Weeks
Newton
Albany
Lusk
Ludwig Martens
Rand School of Social Science
Martens
Russia
America
Civil Liberties Bureau
Leon Trotsky
Bastile
Swanson to Lead Drive for Ratification of League Covenant
Senator Swanson prepared to open the fight for ratification of the Paris peace treaty and league covenant unamended. The foreign relations committee began its discussion as the Senate resumes debate with many members eager to shape the early proceedings. Senator Moses proposed a resolution demanding daily presidential briefings to curb his touring schedule.
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United Press
Washington
Swanson
Hitchcock
Administration
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
League
Moses
Foreign Relations Committee
Army recruiting visit eyed for air service in Ohio
Major Hedges and a military recruiting party visited Columbus to inspect local enlistment. Plans propose air troop recruitment from Athens to Columbus and possibly an army plane visiting Athens to fetch each new air service recruit.
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Hedges
Reruiting Office of
Columbus
Athens
Uncle Samuel
Keynote Defense of League of Nations in Senate by Swanson
In a Senate speech Senator Swanson defends the league covenant stating United States consent and unanimous council decisions protect sovereignty. He argues Article Eight on disarmament, Article Ten on peace, and Monroe Doctrine protections ensure security while allowing congress to reject council advice. He cites arbitration steps in Articles 12 and 13 and notes amendment and withdrawal provisions.
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League OF Nations
Senate
Wilson
Washington
Swanson
Virginia
United States
League Council
Council
Congress
League
Philippines
Panama Canal
Tion
Daylight saving fate to be decided by House vote
In Washington on July 14, the House met to decide if President Wilson can maintain daylight saving after vetoing the rural appropriation bill over its repeal. Supporters pressed for votes to uphold the veto while some Republicans sought enough defection to override. The agriculture committee warned the president would bear political responsibility if daylight saving fails. The appropriation panel planned to review the civil bill and wage changes for soldiers as part of the day’s agenda.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Gen
Good
Germany plans tax levy to raise capital for war debt
London reports German finance minister Mathias Platze Berger expects to raise ninety milliards marks through levies on capital stones and metals with first payments due January. Taxable sums over 20000 marks count as capital and five percent is charged toward redemptions. Government stock can be used as payment.
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London
Mathias “Iteberger
Daily Chronicle
Weimar
Germany
Berlin
Daily Mail
Demokratische Deutschland
Count von Bernstorff
Bernstorff
United States
Vossische Zeitung
World City Geopolis Proposed in Belgium Garden City Plan
The interallied committee on commemoration of victory recommended a neutral Belgian city named Geopolis or World City laid out as a garden. It could become the League of Nations seat. A Danish plant produces bouillon extract from bones of slaughtered cattle and horses.
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Brussels
Committee On Commemoration
Belgium
League of Nations
Ohio Guardsmen to be Paid Despite Legislature Gap
Adjutant General Layton denied Washington reports that Ohio National Guardsmen would not be paid due to missing militia laws. He stated Ohio already has the necessary laws in place to authorize pay.
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Columbus
Layton
Washington
Ohio
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