Germans Accept Unconditional Peace Terms At Versailles
Weimar government formally signals willingness to sign the peace treaty unconditionally. Italy authorized to sign for Italy. German note presented at Versailles at 5 25 p m Monday, less than two hours before the deadline. General Maercker and other officers threaten retirement. fears of an attempted red revolt.
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Paris
Weimar
Italy
Henry
von Hamiel
Versailles
Berlin
Maercker
Germany
The Argument Over Demons and Hard Liquor
A Precision questions the phrase demon rum while asserting that hard liquor has real effects beyond myth. The exchange centers on whether demon imagery applies to alcohol's impact in society.
Youthful Sunday School Teacher Refuses Extra Commandments
A 15 year old Sunday school teacher asks her class to memorize twelve commandments. The end seat girl declares there are only ten. The teacher searches Revelation and Deuteronomy, noting there are twelve Proverbs, while the class debates proper commandments.
Wife Whips Husband Over Drinking in Sandy Mush
A Sandy Mush, Arkansas resident recounts a troubling incident where Gabe Logback, after consuming liquor, was restrained by his wife who beat him with a wagon spoke while asleep. Neighbors intervened, persuading her to release him, with the wife claiming she acted from love.
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Gabe Logback
Sandy Mush
Ark
Mizzus Sogback
Gabe
Kansas City Star
Doctors Enter Banquet With Iodine Card Jokes
A Youngstown Telegram item reports at a master painters banquet a quip about doctors attending. A guest notes doctors present and a painter replies they must be strict due to the union. The joke suggests doctors need a working card to paint with iodine.
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Youngstown
Women in Politics Tax Ice Cream Sodas Says Economist
A witty dialogue on gender and governance questions whether women in power would tolerate ongoing taxation such as taxes on ice cream soda. The exchange frames political control and fiscal policy in a light, humorous tone.
Unclear Pantry and Salary Remarks Spark Silence
A reflective quip notes a boy gets desserts when the pantry is unlocked and mocks preacher salaries as church money, suggesting humor about misused funds and temptation.
Greeks Face Major Turkish Advance in Asia Minor
Official advices say Turkish forces outnumber Greeks four to one and threaten to drive them from Asia Minor. Greek troops retreat as their line of defense stands along a north south axis through Perghanos Magnesia Nymbaion and Aidin. Turkish troops occupy Nazis and move toward Aidin.
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Paris
Asia Minor
Perghanos
Magnesia
Nymbaion
Aidin
War Costs Lighted by Baker Report on 1919 Expenditures
War Department expenditures from declaration to June 1, 1919 totaled 14 544 610 213 dollars. Secretary Baker told a special House committee investigating the department. Of the total 1 839 787 989 dollars were spent by the American expeditionary forces for overseas supplies.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
Special House
Relief food to reach liberated Europe by July first
American relief administration announced through Theodore F. Whitmarsh that enough food to supply people in liberated European countries until their crops are harvested this fall will be in transit by July 1. Whitmarsh says the supplies will be sent from New York.
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New York
Europe
American Relief Administration
Theodore F. Whitmarsh
Esthenians, German Baltic Landswehr Resume Hostilities
An Esthenian official announces that after a seven days truce fighting has resumed along the entire frontier from the Gulf of Riga to Ronneburg.
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Copenhagen
President to Make Tour After Brest Return
President Wilson informed Secretary Tumulty that he plans to depart Brest soon and return home within a week. He will present the peace treaty to the Senate for ratification upon arrival and then campaign in a swing around the circle in support of the treaty and the league of nations covenant.
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Washington
Wilson
Tumulty
Brest
Senate
League of Nations
Information for homeseekers from U S Railroad Administration
The U S Railroad Administration offers free information to homeseekers about farming opportunities in a named state. Manager J L Edwards notes they sell no goods or loans, only information, and invites readers to specify their state. Includes unrelated ad lines about Cuticura products and a Carlyle quote.
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U.S. Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
U. S. Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised for kidney relief
An advertisement warns about weakening kidneys and urges treatment with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims the remedy restores strength, reduces pain, and offers refunds if unsatisfied, urging readers to ask their druggist for the box in sealed three sizes.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
London Data man known as human encyclopedia
London doctors eyed brain of Datas the human encyclopedia who can recite dates and war facts from memory. He bought a book for two pence and learned two thousand war facts in hours, refusing dissection while boasting high value. He once dined with John Lee the Babbacombe murderer and James Barry the executioner who later became a Bradford phrenologist.
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London
Datas
John Lee
Babbacombe
James Barry
Dressed to Kill in Shell-Cloth Fashion
The Philadelphia North American notes shell-cloth a new Eng land fabric, a fine serge used in shells now repurposed for clothes after the war. It suggests stylish outfits may emerge and imagines witty quips about a woman dressed to kill in shellcloth.
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England
Philadelphia
What a Boy Should Eat in 1870 North Carolina
The Atlanta Constitution quotes George Bailey on yearly dietary advice for boys in 1870 North Carolina. He prescribes daily green fruit fresh pine resin young cucumbers raw new potatoes green blackberries doughnuts branch water and two hours in the swimming hole as guidance for boys' meals.
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George Bailey
North Carolina
Atlanta Constitution
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