President Wilson Explains League Covenant In Senate Hearing
President Wilson outlined key points of the League of Nations covenant to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said no legal obligation binds the U S to use force, but a possible moral obligation could arise. He highlighted comradial protection aims, with final decisions resting with Congress despite council recommendations. He cited Japan’s Shantung pledge and suggested possible Rhine presence for fifteen years, while preserving Monroe Doctrine and domestic autonomy.
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Government to Renew Control of Sugar Prices
Washington reports active government control of sugar prices to stay in place while a disagreement between the Justice Department and the Food Administration delays revocation of licenses.
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Stag Luncheon For Senators Follows Wilson Treaty Conference
President Wilson hosts a stag luncheon for five members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after a White House treaty conference leaving Mrs Wilson to lunch alone. Texas orders National Guard on alert for possible border emergency response under Governor Hobbs.
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President Warns on Peace Power and League Ambiguity
President Wilson states he lacks authority to declare peace or form a league of nations before a formal treaty is ratified by the Senate. He answered Senator Fall on August 2 noting that a three-power pact may not create a true league. He predicts ratification could lower living costs by restoring production and commerce. He outlines that Germany’s possessions are entrusted to allied powers as trustees pending final disposition.
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Mexico Demands Withdrawal Over Troop Pursuit in North
Mexican Ambassador Bonillas delivered a formal protest to the State Department calling for immediate U.S. withdrawal of troops chasing bandits in northern Mexico. President Wilson prepares a reply indicating U.S. actions align with a broader policy shift Carranza warned about last month.
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Senator Pittman Proposes Reservations to Covenant
Nevada Senator Pittman introduces reservations to the League of Nations covenant as part of a broader debate on international engagement. The proposal aims to modify obligations and preserve U S sovereignty while supporting collective security.
Pittman Proposes Pact Compromise On League Reservations
Washington reports the Senate debated a compromise to adopt interpretive resolutions on the League covenant while keeping them separate from treaty ratification. Senator Pittman introduced a resolution reflecting the GOP seven, urging reservations to be part of ratification. Borah and others challenged Wilson's moral legal obligation distinction in the covenant.
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Swift's Son-in-Law Deported from New York
Count James Minotto son-in-law of Louis F Swift and Dr Karl Muck former Boston Symphony leader both interned as enemy aliens sailed from New York Thursday for Copenhagen aboard the Frederick V. Vi+L.
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Four Mexican Bandits Killed by U S Troops
Four Mexican bandits were killed Thursday by American troops near Marfa Texas after they were surrounded in an adobe blockhouse in a mountain pass. Two of the attackers escaped as the others fought to break free.
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Flames Devour Timber Tracts in Montana and Idaho
Uncontrolled fires across central and western Montana and northern Idaho destroy valuable timber and threaten ranchers and settlers. Authorities say the blazes may continue unless heavy rains arrive to check them.
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Florida Senator Struck by Car in Washington
Florida Senator Fletcher was struck by a street car late Thursday in Washington. He sustained a severe scalp wound a contusion and a badly bruised arm.
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Rejected Saltor Slave Nurse Shot in Denver
Heasle Marold aged 23, formerly an army nurse at Camp Mills, was shot and killed Wednesday by Isadore Victor, 24, who had her rejected marriage proposal. In Chicago, theatres were dark due to a musicians and stage mechanic strike. only burlesque, vaudeville and movie theatres operated.
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American Troops Cross Border in Pursuit of Bandits
American troops crossed into Mexico in pursuit of bandits who kidnapped two American aviators and held them for ransom. Lt. Peterson and Lt. Davis ride with the Eighth Cavalry to locate where the captors operated, while authorities in Washington and Carranza offer limited control. The rugged Rio Grande Conchos frontier near Ojinaga remains the search area as bands elude capture.
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Murder Suspect Freed in Ithaca Death Case
W Fether of Los Angeles California, a Cornell University student, has been released on insufficient evidence in the Cayuga County case concerning the death of Miss Hazel Orance of Ithaca on July 10.
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Guard Enlistment Figures Reveal Slow Military Rebuild
Washington reports that after a month since mobilization began only 86 018 enlistees have been reported to the militia as efforts to reorganize the national guard proceed slowly.
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Governors Declare Large Road Fund Petition at Salt Lake Meeting
Governors at the Salt Lake conference sign and send petitions to Congress urging a 400 million dollar federal road program and cession of unreserved public lands to western states. They discuss education, rural schools, jury trials for negro defendants, and cost of living measures before a Yellowstone Park tour.
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Troops Ordered on Strike Duty to Hammond
Ten companies of state troops were ordered mobilized for transportation to Hammond to quell a strike by Stand and Steel workers. Authorities report efforts to end the labor dispute are underway as guards move in. Greeks Ask for Protection to Caucasus delegates claim 45,000 Greeks in the African theatre respond via Athens agency.
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Nervous Breakdown Cures Noted By Newark Woman
Newark resident Miss Fre E Kelly recounts recovering from a nervous breakdown after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the tonic addressed the root cause, restoring health and enabling fuller work capacity.
Belgium After the War Costs Rise and Fall in 1919
Statistical students calculate wartime price changes in Brussels. Necessities rose from 100 in April 1914 to 699 in January 1919, then declined to 564 in February, 403 in March, 344 in April, and 838 in May 1919. Non-essentials fell from 615 to 406. Clothing and shoes dropped from 516 to 851 in May.
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Getting Madder All the Time
Bobby watches Johnny sit on Uttle Willie with Willie facedown as Johnny plans to count to a hundred before striking, claiming his mother instructed him to count when angry to avoid letting Willie get away.
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Cuticura Ad Promotes Soap Ointment and Talcum
An old advertisement urges use of Cuticura Soap to soak and dry hands then apply Cuticura Ointment and remove excess with tissue. It claims Cuticura does many toilet tasks when Soap Ointment and Talcum are used together.
Contentment and the President in a Quiet Moment
A reflecting line notes that perfect contentment ends ambition and that a boy calmly enjoying ice cream would rival the president during a brief, peaceful moment. The vignette contrasts simple pleasure with lofty power.
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When a man marries his stenographer
A brief quip noting that marriage ends a man’s practice of dictation, implying a shift in priorities after union with his assistant.
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