Tornadoal Fergus Falls Toll Soars In Minnesota Town
An unrelenting tornado devastates Fergus Falls Minnesota killing hundreds and injuring many as it rips through the business district wiping out blocks. Reports say trains were blown off tracks with no loss of life and widespread property damage across Fergus Falls and surrounding areas.
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Minnesota
Fargo
N. D
Associated Press
Fergus Falls
Great Northern
Evansville
Minn
Grand Hotel
Wilson to Start Home with Treaty Presentation
President Wilson plans to begin travel and will present the treaty to the Senate upon arrival. He will tour the country afterward. The George Washington has orders to sail Thursday and is expected to carry Wilson home.
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Wilson
Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Brest
George Washington
Russian Soviets Demand Release of Bolshevik Representative
The Russian Soviet government demands the release of L. A. K. Martins, Bolsheviki representative arrested in New York. The Bolsheviks threaten retaliation against Americans in Russia.
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London
Associated Press
L. ©. A. K. Martins
New York
Russia
Fight Over League Covenant Reaches Truce In Senate
A stormy senate battle over Knox’s league of nations resolution has paused as leaders reach a truce. Both sides realign forces for a renewed fight over ratification of the covenant.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
Knox
League of Nations
Movie actors head to Kodiak to film Alaska pictures
A party of Beaux Arts movie actors sailed from Seattle aboard the Admiral Watson for Kodiak to film Alaska pictures. The June 28 Associated Press report notes the group travels for production work in Alaska.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Admiral Watson
Kodiak
Alaska Pictures
Labor Federation Rejects Seattle Prohibition Resolution
Atlantic City June 23 Associated Press report says the American Federation of Labor rejected Seattle Delegates’ push for a prohibition amendment and a memorial urging unions to aid veterans against exploitative workers. A forty four hour week measure was approved and the executive committee may discipline unions with radical aims or revoke charters for strike actions causing walkouts.
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Atlantic City
Associated Press
American Federation of Labor Convention
Seattle
Metal trade workers strike in Victoria shipyards
Five thousand metal trades unionists strike in Victoria in solidarity with Winnipeg workers causing all local shipyards to close today. The action follows a wave of labor protests and spot closures across the port and industrial district.
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Metal Trade Workers OF Victoria
Victoria
Associated Press
Winnipeg
Former Alaskan Weds Seattle Young Lady in University Church
Emil Hurja former secretary to the late Delegate Charles A. Sulzer married Miss Anderson society editor at the University Congregational church yesterday. The Lohengrin wedding march played as the couple began their romance as freshmen at the university.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Emil, Hurja
Charles A. Sulzer
Anderson
The
Post Intelligencer
Oth
University
Weimar Germany Accepts Unconditional Peace Terms
The French foreign office says Germany at Weimar sign peace terms unconditionally. The exact signing date and time are not set, with a possible ceremony on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Paris
French Foreign Office
Weimar
Germany to sign peace treaty amid war guilt dispute
The German national assembly voted 237 to 138 to sign the peace treaty while denying responsibility for the war. Chancellor Bauer’s government pledged to sign without admitting guilt, with Rome authorizing Italian delegates to sign. Allied forces prepared to advance at the time limit as Coblenz reported news of the impending signature.
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Berlin
Associated Press
German National Assembly
Herr Bauer
Paris
Germany
Rome
King of Belgium to Visit U S This Fall
Brussels reports the king and queen of Belgium told President Wilson they plan to visit the United States in September, with the royal party expected to travel to America this fall.
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King OF
Belgium
U. S
Brussels
Associated Press
Wilson
America
Alaska Mining Stocks Quoted In New York
Mining stock quotations show Alaska Gold at 81.2 and Juneau Gold at 2 in New York trading June 28. The brief item lists current prices and stock names from the Alaska mining sector.
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New York
Associated Press
Alaska
Juneau
Spartacan Outbreaks Trigger Martial Law in Cassel
Martial law declared in Cassel Germany after Spartacan outbreaks. Reports say several people killed and wounded as authorities struggle to contain the crisis.
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Copenhagen
Asseated Press
Cassel
Germany
Governor Riggs Accepts Wrangell Fourth of July Oration
Late Alaska report states Governor Thomas Riggs has accepted an invitation to deliver a Fourth of July speech in Wrangell.
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Thomas Riggs
Wrangell
German Fleet Sinks After Sailors Scuttle Ships With Flags
Reports from Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and Scarpa Flow say German crews scuttled about fifty destroyers and sank their fleet. Six were killed and ten wounded as the fleet went down with flags flying, officers stating the navy sinks with honor. Crews abandoned ships in small boats. some vessels may be salvaged.
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London
Asociated Press
Scarpa Flow
von Reuter
Radio Station Likely Move To Cordova
The navy wireless receiving station at Mile 7 may be moved to Cordova after a decision by Commander Bowdey and Lieutenant Fanning. A Cordova site near the ball park was proposed with a temporary tent to test feasibility, promising quicker wireless service and an influx of families if the move succeeds.
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Navy
Mile 7
Cordova
E. H. Bowdey
U. S. S. Saturn
Fanning
A. J. Adams
Cordove
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs
George C. Hazelet
H. A. Slater
A. J. Mac Connell
J. L. Galen
Bowdey
Ball Park
Tragic Drowning at Hyak Lake Claims 21 Year Old
A boat capsizing at Hyak Lake Sunday left Edgar Rothwell 21, of Anchorage, missing and later presumed dead. W. L. Stevenson Mrs. George and Miss Josie Bona were rescued as Rothwell failed to resurface after releasing his hold. The Empress theatre plasterers mourn a bright local figure with funeral planned at the theatre.
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Hyak Lake
Edgar Rothwell
W. L. Stevenson
Mrs. George
Josie Bona
Seanoe
Bona
Stevenson
George
Anchorage
Empress Theatre
W. EB. Rathwell
H. P. Zeigier
Canada
Mr. Rathwell
Empress Building
Daylight Saving Law Nears Repeal Next October
Associated Press report says House and Senate conferees approved a bill to repeal daylight saving next October, signaling a formal shift away from the annual clock change.
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Washington
Associated Press
House
Senate
Fight referee decision expected for Willard Dempsey bout
Toledo readers learn the Willard Dempsey bout referee selection should be announced by tonight.
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Toledo
Associated Press
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Hans
Coblenz
Tood
Alaska News
Alli Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
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Inevak Lake
George Rice
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