Peace Treaty Copy Made Public During Senate Probe
Wilson confirms an investigation into how the peace treaty reached private interests in New York. Hunt files a Paris copy as the Senate prints copies while Wall Street bankers are subpoenaed. Acting Secretary Polk testifies he had copies locked in vaults, with Lodge noting the treaty's New York connection.
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Senate
Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Hitchcock
New York
Associated
Hunt
Chicago Tribune
Paris
Borah
Congressional Record
Associated Pr
State Foreign Relations Committee
Wall Street
Hope Davidson
J. P. Morgan
Thomas F. Lamont
Jacob Schiff
W. R. Vanderlip
Senator Lodge
Polk
State Department
Mexico recalls delegates after Pan American insult
Mexico orders withdrawal of Mexican delegates from the Pan American Commercial Congress in Washington in protest of a speech by Speaker Gillett who said Mexico stood in the way of American prosperity.
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Mexico
Pan-American Congress
Mexico City
Associated Press
Washington
Gillett
House of Representatives
America
Fire destroys cannery buildings at Lynn Canal Alaska
Seattle dispatch reports the Alaska Pacific Chilkoot cannery at Lynn Canal was destroyed by fire. The main buildings burned with an estimated loss of 350000 dollars.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Lynn Canal
Canadian Government Probing Seditionists
Winnipeg June 9 Associated Press reports the federal government is investigating alleged seditious plots linked to a strike. The inquiry involves individuals connected to labor unrest and potential actions against government authority.
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Winnipeg
Associated Press
Famous Conductor to Be Deported Soon
Dr Karl Much former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is an enemy alien and will be deported soon. The announcement comes as he faces indictment in Boston.
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Boston
Associated Press
Karl Much
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gompers Opens AFL Meeting in Atlantic City
Samuel Gompers opened the thirty ninth AFL convention in Atlantic City urging that tyranny in politics or industry not be tolerated by organized labor. He praised soldiers and civilians for the war’s victory and spoke at the opening session.
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Atlantic City
Associated Press
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Detroit Street Car Strike Ties Up Transit
Detroit news desk reports a complete halt of street car service as workers press for higher pay with no settlement in sight. The June 9 AP dispatch notes city traffic disrupted and no immediate resolution.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Abandon Alaska Cable Move to Six Wireless Stations
A Washington special to the Seattle Times reports U S Signals plans to abandon the Alaska cable after erecting a large wireless station in Seattle to work with a future main station at Faks. The cable is deemed obsolete and wireless construction is expected within two years. Colonel R D Paddock notes the Seattle site is not yet chosen but will likely be on a high hill. The Seattle station is described as potentially one of the world’s largest.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Washington
Seattle Times
United States
Alaska
R. D. Paddock
Search
Revolts in Western Hungary Trigger Massacre of Peasants
Three thousand peasants including women and children were shot or hanged by the Red army after revolts in Western Hungary. Counterrevolutionary movements are reported elsewhere as farmers and laboring classes refuse to recognize Bolshevik rule.
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Hungary
Vienna
Associated Press
Red Army
Bolsheviki
Taft Urges Ratification of League of Nations
Ex-President William H. Taft told New York audiences that Americans will insist on ratifying the league of nations and that people he met nationwide showed resolve to support the measure.
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New York
Associated Press
William H. Taft
League of Nations
Wheat crop forecast tops a billion bushels in year
Washington June 9 The department of agriculture predicts a total wheat yield of 1 236 million bushels for the year from winter and spring crops. Winter wheat is forecast at 893 million bushels, the largest crop on record.
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Washington
Associated Press
Department of Agriculture
Pacific Fliers Seek Australia Flight for 50,000 Prize
The Pacific Aero Club plans a flight to Australia aiming to win Ince's $50,000 prize, with SAN FRANCISCO reports dated June 9. The group collaborates on routes, safety, and fundraising to pursue the notable purse.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Pacific Aero Club
Australia
Ince
Alaska Mining Stocks Rise in Gold Quotations
Today's stock quotes show Alaska Gold up 3 percent and Alaska Juneau up 2 percent amid mixed mining market activity.
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Alaska
New York
Associated Press
Alaska Gold
Alaska Juneau
Wilson lifts gold embargo on exports and imports
President Wilson ends the cold embargo on gold trade after a Federal Reserve Board recommendation. Gold may be exported or imported to all countries except Bolshevik Russia.
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Washington
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
Wilson
Russia
United States Pledges Protection for Nicaragua
Nicaragua requested U S military aid to deter Costa Rican invasion. A machine gun guard and a warship on each coast signal readiness, but no immediate action is planned.
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Washington
Preas
Nicaragua
United States
Costa Rica
Associated Preas
America
Pershing denies request for flight and survey ship returns
In Paris and accompanying dispatches General Pershing denied plans to fly with the R-34 and said the steamer Surveyor would resume work in Alaska waters. In Storrs, Washington William D. Storrs was convicted of illicit relations with Ruth Garrison, linked to the death of her husband.
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Pershing
Storrs
Shattle
Associated
Paris
Associated Press
Hevon
General Pershing
Surveyor
Alaska
Okanogan, Wash
William D. Storrs
Ruth Garrison
Allies to Reply to Germanys Counter Proposals Friday
The peace conference weighing Germanys admittance to the League of Nations will respond Friday after Germany signs or rejects the counter proposal. Turkish peace delegation due in Marseilles Wednesday. Austrian assembly warns of death by starvation under terms. Bolshevik clearning Petrograd and a provisional government urged by Irish delegates to Wilson.
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Germany
Associated Press
League of Nations
Marseilles
Vienna
Austria
Seitz
National Assembly
London
Petrograd
Kerensky
Hungarians Drive Czech Forces From Kaschan After Battle
Hungarian Communist forces captured Kaschan northeast of Budapest from the Czechs after a two day battle, reports from Constantinople say. The clash ended with the Hungarians gaining control of the strategic area near the capital.
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Kaschan
Constantinople
Associated Press
Budapest
West Virginia towns marked for destruction in bomb plot
The governor of West Virginia said evidence linked Edwin McGarty to an alleged 1 W. W. plot showing more than 130 towns in the state marked for bomb explosions. The June 9 AP report notes the findings as part of a larger investigation into the threat.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Associated Press
Edwin McGarty
Prisoner Train Wreck Kills Five As Collision Hits Calais
Calais June 9 AP report: two English engines collided with a German prisoner train, destroying ten cars. Five dead including three Germans and two Englishmen, twenty five German officers injured.
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Calais
Associated Press
Hurley Seeks 600 Million for Final Shipbuilding Effort
Chairman Hurley asks for final appropriation of 600 million dollars to wind up government shipbuilding operations. He states the fund would put the United States first in shipbuilding and second in mercantile fleet size.
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Washington
Associated Press
Hurley
United States
Mercantile Marine Fleet
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