Huns Bluster Over Peace Terms At Versailles
The German government orders its delegates to seek verbal discussions within 15 days, as President Fehrenbach labels the terms as a death sentence for Germany. The peace committee approves government aims to negotiate, while observers note possible verbal talks on some treaty parts. Meanwhile three ex-newspapermen depart for Berlin to launch a propaganda drive.
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Berne
Csten
Berlin
German National Assembly
Fehrenbach
Germany
Scheidemann
Wilson
Versailles
Peace Commission
German National Assembly Called To Meet In Berlin
RERNE May 9 reports the German national assembly has been called to meet in Berlin on Monday May 12. The notice sets the date and location for the legislative gathering amid ongoing political developments.
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Rerne
Berlin
Bourse Suspends Trading After Versailles Peace Terms
Berlin traders learned the exchange would close for three days following delivery of the peace terms to German delegates at Versailles. Members initially voiced indignation at the treaty and then engaged in street trading as war loan securities sold off amid the excitement.
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Berlin
Exchange Committee
Versailles
Yankee Planes to Resume Trip Trepassy
Halifax May 8 United States naval hydro airplanes NW 0 4 and NGC 3 will start tomorrow morning at 8 oclock if weather is favorable. Aviators said tonight tests after propeller changes show both planes ready for resumption of their journey.
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Associated Press
Halifax
United States Naval
Prohibition Question Sidestepped at Legion Caucus
At St. Louis May 9 the American Legion paused a prohibition vote and national guard issues during its first national caucus. Leaders attacked Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson and favored Minneapolis for the next convention while Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Col. Bennett Clark backed the shift.
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American Legion
Chicago
William Male Thompson
Minneapolis
Sons of the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Marines
National Resolutions Committee
National Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
Bennett Clark
Kolchak Army Advances Across Siberia After Christopol Capture
A May 1 Omsk dispatch reports Kolchak forces marching seven miles daily toward the Shonala river after taking Christopol on the Kama. Reds capitulated five rifle regiments on the Samara front amid discipline gaps, with parallel advances in Bugulma Borgerslan area.
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London
Omsk
Christopol
Kama
Kolchak
Shonala River
Bugulma-Borgerslan
Samara
Pemoret
Germans Wail Over Peace Terms At Versailles Dispatch
Reports from Paris outline drafting of Austria peace terms with naval surrender demands and postwar disposition of vessels. German delegations in Versailles face delays and divergent views about Italy’s claims to Fiume and Dalmatia as British and French officials weigh compromise timelines for Italy’s mandate.
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Austria
Itis
Parla
Versailles
Wilson Presses Triple Alliance Proposal to Congress
President Wilson informed Secretary Tumulty that he would urge Congress to approve a treaty supplement with France. The pledge, tied to the League of Nations covenant, commits the United States to come to France’s immediate aid if Germany attacks, expediting obligations under the league.
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Washington
Tumulty
Wilson
France
Senate
Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
Council of the League Or Nations
Senator Norris Defies UK France Alliance Plan
Senator Norris of Nebraska opposed the proposed alliance among the United States Great Britain and France for France's protection against Germany. He warned the move would create a great army and navy and invite further coalitions arming all nations leading to another war.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Page to Resign But Not Because Friction
Paris May 9 Thomas Nelson Page the American ambassador to Italy will resign after peace talks conclude. He has considered this step for two years and the move is not tied to the recent friction over Italy's delegation at the peace conference. Officials say reports of a Wilson clash are unwarranted.
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Page
Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Wilson
Colorado Musicians to Play for Soldiers at Fort
Six University of Colorado student musicians will travel to Port D. A. Russell Wyoming to perform for soldiers at the barracks and recuperation hospital. Howard Beresford leads the group with Nelson Wicks George NelsonKennett Beresford Vincent Porini and Fiore Wells. Wells a Denver singer. The students all served in the U S Army.
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Boulder
Colo
George Norlin
University of Colorado
Port D. A. Russell
Wyo
Howard Beresford
Nelson Wicks
George Nelson
Kennett
Beresford
Vincent Porini
Fiore Wells
Wells
Denver
United Stated
Cheyenne
Fort Wassell
Sehoo
Weather outlook for Wyoming showers and cooling
The forecast calls for showers and cooler conditions in Wyoming Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday looks milder with rising temperatures and sparse cloud cover.
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Wyoming
Ruth Garrison Acquitted for Murder but Committed to Madhouse
Ruth Garrison, 18, found not guilty by reason of insanity for the March poisoning of Mrs. Grace G. Storrs. The jury answered three of four points affirmatively, including crime and insanity at the time. She will be committed to a state hospital for the criminally insane due to lack of suitable women’s confinement at Walla Walla.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Grace G. Storrs
E.M. Storrs
Miss Garrison
Walla Walla
Victory Liberty Loan Subscriptions Near Final Day Totals
Washington May 9 Nearly 1.2 billion dollars remains to be raised on the final day of the Victory Liberty Loan drive. A Treasury ledger shows 3.5149 billion subscribed, about 72.66 percent of the total. The St Louis district leads in subscriptions ahead of others.
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Washington
Victory Liberty
St. Louisa
Sena
Joe Stetcher defeats Wladek Zbyszko in Louisville match
In Louisville Kentucky Joe Stetcher of Nebraska defeated Wladek Zbyrako of Poland in one hour forty five minutes and fifteen seconds. The bout featured body scis merp and bar arm holds as Stetcher secured victory.
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Associated Plays
Louisville
Joe Stetcher
Nebraska
Wladek Zbyrako
Poland
Bletchier
Germans Press in Ypres Salient as Allied Defenses Waver
One year ago today German artillery pounded near Ypres while French forces vainly attacked Mi Kemmel to retake the hill. Allies, weary after six weeks of nonstop assaults, brace for renewed strikes as American aid arrives slowly. Will the United States provide timely help in the looming threat toward Paris. Vic Tory Liberty Loan promotion ends.
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Paris
Mi. Kemmel
Mexican Copper Camp Raided by Villas Bandits
A bandit raid on the Cananea copper camp prompts a public town meeting and home guard buildup. Two military trains from Nogales arrive to reinforce Cananea amid reports of the kidnapping of local officials. The death toll stands at five, including the police chief and four Mexicans, with bandits last seen near the Capote mine and heading toward Los Nogales ranch.
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Arie
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Gunanea Consolidated Copper Company
Los Nogales
Canauea
Agreement on Fiume Not Yet Reached in Paris Talks
From Paris May 9 the Nation reports that progress toward a Fiume settlement remains distant. It claims President Wilson holds his stance and that the proposed compromise to place Fiume under League of Nations mandate until 1923, then return to Italian sovereignty, with Yugoslav access further down the Adriatic, has not been accepted. The French circles fear Italy may drop claim to Fiume but seek broader terms from London including involvement with Delos and Greek issues.
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Freely Press
Wilson
League of Nations
Fiume
Italy
London
Dodecanese
Mexican held for daylight robbery of Omahan
Jose Marino a Mexican was bound over after a preliminary hearing in Justice ward’s court on a highway robbery charge. He allegedly robbed Edward Hoye of Omaha of 60 dollars on West Seventeenth Street wielding a knife. A wood-box stash of seventy dollars was found in a nearby house.
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Marino
Edward Hoye
Omaha
West Seventeenth Street
Hove
Hal
Hoye
Marehants’ Delivery ‘Service
Rouner
Wyncook
Belgians React to Terms of German Peace Treaty
Belgian newspapers express dissatisfaction with the treaty terms After defeat Germany should bear costs and reparation Belgium questions the inclusion of provisions favoring British and American support and urges immediate appeal for revision to remove distinctions among powers.
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Brussels
Germany
Adgaltti
Brolle Fulge
Prange
Belgium
Puple
Bankers Balking at Financing Railroads
Bankers in New York meet with representatives of the Association of Railway Executives at Morgan & Co to seek relief from railroad financing burdens. They indicate funds drained by rapid advances are unsustainable and urge Congress to expedite replenishment of the revolving fund to aid the rail network.
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New York
Association of Hailway
Mamgan & Co
Con Congress
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