Dr Muck’s Berlin Confession Triggers Boston Arrest Debate
Boston authorities say Dr Muck’s German propaganda ties and funds, plus a string of letters to a Boston socialite, justified detention and will prevent his return to the United States. Berlin claims of innocence are dismissed as false and self serving.
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Dr. Muck
Berlin
United States
Dr. Mack
America
Boston
South
Department of Justice
Muck
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Doctor Mack’s Letters Expose Betrayal and Arrest
The narrative centers on Dr Mack’s correspondence with a young woman and her family’s help in exposing the affair. Letters reveal his contempt for Americans and his plea to the Kaiser for divorce to return home. Immigrant inspector Fert Felix Weiss recounts the case and says the truth will be told.
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Schmidt
Kaiser
Dr. Muck
Mrs. Muck
Dr. Mack
Bernstoff
America
Boston
Count von Bernstoff
Goodby
Fatherland
Sunday Post
Treaty Faction Deadlock Deepens as Wilson Presses Reservations
In a 48 to 40 vote the Senate backed a mild reservation approach to the treaty with Republicans largely aligned. President Wilson seeks to block any form that would nullify provisions while Democrats push for deadlock to force a compromise. The battle sees four power blocs claiming influence as withdrawal and reservation debates unfold.
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Wilson
McCumber
North Dakota
Walsh
Massachusetts
Reed
Gore
Wil
Senators Back Mild Reservation Plan Amid Heightened Debate
Senators Nelson and McCumber of Minnesota and a fellow Republican group signal support for a mild reservation proposal. The move reflects intra party divisions as lawmakers seek a middle course on the issue.
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Edge
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Fall
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France
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Hale
Harding
Johnson
California
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Washington
Kellogg
Kenyon
Keyes
Knox
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Lemroot
Lodge
McCormick
McLean
McNary
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New
Newberry
Norris
Page
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Poindexter
Sherman
Smoot
Spencer
Sterling
Townsend
Wadsworth
Watson
Gore
Reed
Walsh
Mass
McCumber
Ashurst
Chamberlain
Culberson
Dial
Fletcher
Gay
Gerry
Harris
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Henderson
Mitchcock
South Dakota
New Mexico
Kendrick
King
Kirby
McKellar
Myers
Nugent
Overman
Owen
Phelan
Pittman
Pomerone
Ransdell
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
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Maryland
South Carolina
Swanson
Thomas
Trammell
Underwood
Montana
Williams
Wolcott
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Shields
Tennessee
Sutherland
West Virginia
Warren
Wyoming
Bankhead
Alabama
Beckham
Kentucky
Martin
Virginia
Stanley
Wilson Allows Reservations to Interpret Treaty Terms
President Wilson told Senator Hitchcock he would accept reservations that interpret the treaty terms but not nullify the League of Nations covenant. Hitchcock outlined steps to defeat or compromise on ratification, and said Wilson expressed support and interest throughout the conference.
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Washington
Wilson
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Hitchcock Said
Foreign Relations Committee
Friends of the Treaty
Gompers Seeks Pause as Strike Looms Over Injunction
The aged AFL president pressed for government drop of its injunction suit against coal miners as hearings were set for tomorrow. Attorney General Palmer refused comment beyond the cabinet statement that the restraining order would be dismissed if the strike ends. Labor leaders met with Palmer and President Wilson officials, signaling possible plans to end the dispute without further legal action.
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American Federation of Labor
Department of Justice
United States
Miners’ Organization
Palmer
Gompers
Ment
Wilson
Washington
Anderson
Indianapolis
Matthew Woll
Frank Morrison
Mr. Palmer
White House
Lewis
Glass
Denounces Demand for 30 Hour Week at Labor Conference
F M Parsons of Canada told the international labor conference that a minimum weekly hour limit is needed to boost production, not a 30 hour maximum. He argued the world suffers from hunger and underproduction, noting a 20 percent drop since France adopted the eight hour day.
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Washington
F. M. Parsons
Canada
International Labor Conference Today
France
Cabinet weighs coal strike amid broader industrial tension
President Wilson's Cabinet met to discuss the bituminous coal miners strike and the overall industrial situation. Fuel Administrator Garfield and Director-General Hines attended as spokesmen stated the government would not withdraw the AFL's United Mine Workers injunction.
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Hines
Garfield
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
State Department
Railroad Administration
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
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