World League Covenant Outlines Arms Cuts and Membership
Paris February 14 1919 executive council of the proposed league to include United States Great Britain France Italy and Japan with four other states. Covenant details governance membership arbitration court of justice and mandates for non signatory states and colonies aligned with league rules and armament reductions to maintain peace.
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Paris
France
League of Motions
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Executive Council
United States of America
British Empire
League
Provisions on Labor, Treaties, and Covenant Amendments
The article outlines league oversight for humane labor standards and transit freedom, creation of a permanent labor bureau, and control of international bureaus. It covers registration and publication of treaties, reassessment of treaties by delegates, abrogation of inconsistent obligations, and steps to release conflicting pre covenant commitments.
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League
Executive Council
International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union
League of States
Ic Ae
Acre
The
Organization of the
Bureau of Labor
League of International Bureaus
Assassin's Shot Hits Clemenceau in Paris Drive
Paris February 20 Georges Clemenceau France's premier was shot five times as he entered his car. The attacker Emile Cottin 25 born Creil was seized and beaten by bystanders as police noted his weapon was emptied. A police officer was wounded in the melee.
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Paris
Georges Clemenceau
France
Clemenceau
Emile Cottin
Creil
Montreuse
Henry Moulin
Associated Press
Moulin
Goursat
Missouri farmer robbed by three masked bandits
Edward W. Frerer, 84, living near Joplin, Mo., was attacked in his home by three masked men who tied him in a blanket, beat him, and obtained the safe combination after threatening to blow the safe. He was found an hour later with serious injuries. the robbers escaped with $2,600 in cash and left $5,000 in Liberty bonds.
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Joplin
Edward W. Frerer
Duenweg
Here
Frerer
Scott Nearing Acquitted of Seditious Writings
Scott Nearing former professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Toledo University and socialist candidate in New York was acquitted of seditious writings by a federal jury. The American Socialist Society, co defendant, was found guilty on both counts after deliberating about 29 hours.
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American Socialist Society
New York
Scott Nearing
University of Pennsylvania
Toledo University
Conference on unemployment to be chaired by Wilson
Cincinnati February 20. A conference of governors to discuss unemployment will be presided over by President Wilson. The Department of Labor has called for early March with the exact date and venue to be set upon the President's return.
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Cincinnati
Conference of Governors
Wilson
Department of Labor
Hans Bristie Up at League
Berlin reports the League of Nations project under discussion at the Paris peace conference has drawn sharp criticism in the German press. The feature notes the debate centers on the proposed league and its implications.
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Hans Bristie
League
Berlin
Paris
Western Canada poised for agricultural and stock growth
The article argues that Alberta and the western provinces can sustain cattle hogs and wheat, highlighting foothill pastures and trees north of Red Deer, rising wheat yields, and a shift toward mixed farming. It notes rising home demand, butter imports decline, coal deposits, and expanding rail and agricultural education programs boosting regional prosperity.
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Alberta
Red Deer
Peace River
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
New Zealand
England
Edmonton
Pioneer
Western
Picial Departments of Agriculture
Western Canada
Europe
Saskatchewa
Rollin
Vermilion
Diamonds weigh 222 pounds per cubic foot cited in old text
The passage notes a measurement claim that diamonds weigh 222 pounds to the cubic foot while acknowledging that most people use different measurement methods.
August Flower Remedy for Digestive Ailments Promoted
An advertisement extolls GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a universal cure for disordered stomachs and inactive liver, claiming gentle laxative effects and digestion regulation. It promotes bile production and blood purification, noting sales in all civilized countries and urging trial. The piece ends with a proverb about boastful people having little to show.
Ad Booster Pitches Household Goods And Tea
An advertising notice touts table linen value from war, claims Red Cross Ball Blue improves wear, Garfield Tea purifies blood to erase rheumatism and dyspepsia, and prompts readers to try the products. It highlights grocers selling items at five cents.
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Red Cross
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Permanent Court of International Justice
Africa
South Pacific Isles
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Fletcher
Garfield
Bockel
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