Global Wores: Peace Talks and Postwar Tensions
Republican leaders back Hardings stance against joining the League of Nations and ending the war via Congress. Diplomatic maneuvers unfold over mandates, reparations, and potential plebiscites while Greece, Turkey, and Austria react to postwar shifts and power realignments.
Harding Against the League Plan
President Harding addresses Congress in person, outlining domestic priorities at home first. He urges budget restraint, tax revision, tariff protection, rail and highway efficiency, a strong merchant marine, care for ex-service members, and a cautious stance on the League of Nations.
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Tornado Death Toll Rises in Texas Town of Melissa
Five killed and up to fifty injured as a tornado swept from the west to Melissa Texas lifting roofs and overturning a hotel. The school escaped harm as children taken to the basement survived. A three year old Loftice girl died in her mother’s arms. Rescue teams mobilize amid wreckage.
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Means New Peace Parley Washington Conference Foreseen
Washington officials foresee a new peace conference in Washington after President Harding’s message rejects a separate treaty with the central powers. They say the United States must rejoin world councils, with complex problems and competing interests likely to be settled at the conference table.
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Plan for a Final Decision in Paris Conference
Paris reports the supreme Allied council will seek decisive decisions on Germany at a May conference likely in Paris. France calls the talks crucial as speculation grows on U S participation following President Harding's policy outline to Congress. Marshal Foch General Weygand and other authorities have met to discuss potential actions the council may decide.
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Four Die In Crossing Crash At Covington
Four killed and four seriously hurt, with two others slightly injured, when a motor car collided with a Chesapeake and Ohio engine at a grade crossing in Covington.
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Brother Shot Wounds Sister in Wheatland Tragedy
In Wheatland Missouri, 13 year old Teddy Pitts accidentally discharged a revolver while playing, fatally wounding his 9 year old sister. The gun was believed to be empty before the incident.
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