Peace treaty notes and political moves around the world
International efforts push for ratification and modifications to the Peace Treaty as Allied powers pressure Germany. Italy and France inch toward settlements on Fiume, Armenia and the Adriatic, while Lithuania seeks a $100.9 million loan in the United States. US domestic news covers rail and coal policy, sugar exports, and Pershing’s reception in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Chamber of Commerce of London
United States
Lodge and Hitchcock
Ee. Ee
Nitti
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italy
France
Great Britain
Fiume
Railroads Return to Owners Delayed by Congress
President Wilson issued proclamations returning railroads and express companies to private control March 1. Congress failure to enact emergency legislation extends the transfer by two months, citing labor peace needs and the public interest. Shopmen wage demands remain unsettled as officials await Attorney General Palmer’s full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Tumulty
Railroad and
Express Companies
Railroad Administration
Jewell
P'mer
Lively Interstitial Gland Bid Sparks San Quentin Tale
In San Francisco reports arise of a so called interstitial gland auction linked to the murder of detective Anton Schoembs. Ployd Lee McClure, who killed Schoembs, offers to sell the glands to raise funds for Schoembs’s widow and children while a rival widow rejects any cash from her husband’s execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AN Francisco
San Quentin
Anton Schoembs
San Francisco
Lee’ McClure
Schoembs
McClure
Schoenichs
William B. Chastain
Antone Lapara
San Quentin Prison
Washington's stance on a peace treaty supports signature
Representative Britten of Illinois returns from Europe and says Europe will accept any peace treaty if the United States signs. He urges a treaty with reservations as acceptable to Europe and better than no treaty at all. He warns that without US participation the Allies cannot sustain peace and Europe may face prolonged wars.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Brittén of
Ilinois
Britten
England
Rockefeller Gifts 100 Million to Education and Health
John D. Rockefeller gives 100 million dollars split between the General Education Board for raising college professors salaries and the Rockefeller Foundation to advance medical education public health administration and research. Total gifts now near 450 million. He entrusts the General Education Board to select recipient colleges and amounts while urging prompt and substantial use of principal and income.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Christmmias
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller
Robbers Take $25,000 in Furs From Chicago Store
Police chase focused on six men who held up a Chicago fur shop during the Christmas season and escaped with furs valued at $25,000. In Washington, President Wilson signed the Edge bill enabling corporate financing of American export trade just before Congress recess.
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Chicago
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Small Boy Finds New Use For Automobile Tires
Large tires roll down Chees man park hill at high speed causing a traffic block at tenth and Franklin streets. Spectators marvel as tires appear to move with riders inside, the boys doubled the number of tires to race, then pushed from behind by starters, racing two blocks to the turn at tenth and Franklin.
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Benes
Cheesman Park Hill
Tenth
Franklin Streets
Franklin
Camouflage in Crime Prompts Public Reflections
A New York writer critiques camouflage in crime by recounting a case where a hired assault is made to appear genuine. The piece analyzes deception, money exchanged, and the illusion of authentic violence, questioning societal tolerance for such schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Army Quartermaster Retail Stores
Munson
Kentucky
New York
France
Cuba
Germany
Edmund H. Baker
Louisville Public Warehouse Company
York
John Smith
East End
Emil Gmilsén
Joe Lansky
Emil
Joe
John
Gold Star in Window Honors Marijane Aged 6
In Chicago at 823 North Lamon Avenue a gold star honors Marijane six year old daughter of Otto E Smith a North Western brakeman. The tale recalls how she earned ten perfect lesson slips from Miss Mills sub primary Nash school and promised a gold star from her mother and a dollar from her father. An unrelated car incident near Chicago and Lamon avenues is noted with Henry A Elmwood Oak Park and family aboard.
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North
Lamon Avenue
Marijane
Otto E. Smith
North Western Railroad
Miss Mills
Nash
Chicago
Lamon Avenues
the Brace
Chicago Avenue
Henry A
North Elms Wood Avenue
Oak Park
Finlay
Alfred
Marin
Simple Economy Move At Paris Fur Niture Dealer
A Paris furniture dealer offers a writing desk at 806 francs with a discount pitch for adding a small armchair. The chair boosts the total to 850 francs, allowing a suite classification under 1500 francs and saving 30 francs in tax. The buyer accepts the chair for economy.
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le Figaro
Paris
Green's August Flower Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a sovereign laxative that cleanses the stomach and intestines, regulates digestion, and stimulates bile. It claims widespread use for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and constipation, urging readers to buy from druggists and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
San Saba Pecan Crop Becomes National Sensation
Record San Saba Texas pecan crop earns national notice as the home of the paper shell pecan. 1919 to be remembered as a banner year with an estimated 50 or 30 carloads produced. Single-tree yields 800 pounds. unthrashed price 45 dollars per tree. retail 17 to 25 cents per pound. A buyer contracts for 357006 pounds.
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San Saba
Texas
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promotes Systemic Health
An old advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine builds the system cleanses blood and reduces susceptibility to colds. It asserts relief from nasal catarrh by increasing mucous flow and acting to restore the body’s natural balance, attributed to F. J. Cheney & Co. products.
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O Hall
HALL
F. J. Cheney & Co
de Dole
Horsehair on Coat Leads to Automobile Seat Wear
A witty exchange from the Birmingham Age Herald turns a stray hair into a humorous mystery. Henry jokes about horsehair in his coat while his loved one suggests the hair came from an automobile seat cover, noting wear and stuffing coming loose.
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Birmingham Age Herald
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Peace Notes
Allies
Kurt von Leisner
Armenia
Georgia
Near East
American Committee For the Independence of
James W. Gerard
Adriatic
Scialoia
Scapa Flow
International Institute of Agriculture At
Rome
Crops Estimates Bureau
Cummins
Senate
Supreme Court
Palmer
Senate Coal Investigating Committee
Pershing
Laclede
Gardner
C. J. Warren
Viola
Sylvia
Missouri Valley
Twin City Limited
Kansas City
Immigration Committees
Anes House
Mani
General
Congressional
House
Alexander Howat
Kansas District
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
American Flying Club
Lieut
Belvin W. Maynard
America
Buford
Department of Commerce
Victor L. Berger
Wisconsin
Henry H. Bodenstab
Berger
Bodenstab
United Mine Workers
Anderson
Wesley L. Robertson
Gallatin, Mo
Daviess County
H. Y. Tarwater
Robertson
Kansas
A. B. Anderson
Southwest
Howat
General Pershing
St. Louis
Coliseum
Halifax
International Boundary Line
el Paso
Bulgaria
Sofia
Schoeneberg
Greater Berlin
Reichstag
Bela Kun
Hungary
Ladislyus and
Andraes Horvath
Karison
Dublin
Viscount French
Lord Heutenant
Ireland
Gabriele Winsonsio
Hill's
Mr. Hill
Steven
Anderson Steam Vulcanizer Co
Grand Ave
Moe
Iterature
Cain Anniaas
Thomas Atteratt Co
Mason Bldg
Houston
Tex
Fletcher
Charity
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