German Delegates Head To Versailles For Possible Peace
German foreign minister Dr Hermann Mueller and colonial minister Dr Johannes Pill travel from Berlin to Versailles to sign the peace treaty possibly at 3 p m Saturday. If signed, President Wilson plans to sail from Brest for home Sunday. The move sparks debate over German government weakness and potential military moves.
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Hermann Mueller
Johannes Pill
Berlin
Versailles
Coblenz
Wilson
Brest
Water Right Feud Triggers Standpipe Explosion
A dynamited irrigation standpipe in Yakima Washington cuts water to seven hundred acres of apple orchards. Officials link the blast to a water right feud, warning the crop this year may be a total loss.
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Yakima, Wash
Associated Press
Mayor seeks higher wages for Seattle city workers
Seattle mayor Hanson asks city council to raise municipal employes wages amid rising cost of living. The request highlights the need to adjust pay for city staff to maintain living standards.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Hanson
Ireland Calls for Self-Government Manifesto Signed by Plunkett
London June 27 The Associated Press reports a manifesto calling for self government in Ireland within the British empire. It is signed by Sir Horace Plunkett and other leading Irish figures.
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Berne
Associated Press
Germany
Spartacans
London
Ireland
British Empire
Horace Plunkett
Southern governors urged to oppose suffrage amendment
Baton Rouge La June 26 Governor Pleasant telegraphed Southern governors urging them to oppose the woman’s suffrage amendment to the federal constitution.
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Baton Rouge, la
Associated Press
Pleasant
Poincare Pays Fine Tribute To Americans
Paris June 27 President Poincare paid tribute to American participation in the war at a banquet for peace delegates and urged vigilance in enforcing the peace terms. President Wilson responded praising France's war efforts and said he was sorry to be going home. Mrs Wilson attended the event.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
France
Sulphur Shower Covers Dawon and Eagle Sidewalks
Rash containing sulphur fell in Dawson and Eagle yesterday and sidewalks were streaked with yellow. Authorities believe the sulphur may have originated from a distant volcano. The item is reported by Associated Press.
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Dawson
Eagle
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Associated Press
Dawson and
Ammunition Shipped to Siberia for Bolsheviks
Officials in Seattle report 145 cases of ammunition and revolvers aboard the Blue Funnel liner Tynda reus bound for Vla Divostok. Authorities believe the cargo is intended for Bolsheviks in Siberia.
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Siberia
Seattle
Associated Press
Tyndareus
Vladivostok
Wartime Prohibition to Take Effect Midnight Monday
Washington reports no new legislation needed for enforcement as wartime prohibition begins at midnight. Chairman Volstead says Congress cannot pass measures before July 1 while noting three enforcement bills have been introduced. Internal Revenue defines intoxicants as beverages over 0.5 percent alcohol.
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Washington
Associated Press
Congress
Volstead
House Judiciary Committee
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Forest fires destroy vast timber land near Calgary
Calgary report says the forest fire situation around the city is the worst in years with thirty million feet of timber already burned and fires still burning. The Associated Press notes the extensive damage and ongoing danger to nearby forests.
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Calgary
Associated Press
Jones Secures Endorsement For Alaska Railroad Funds
June 26 report states W L Jones won a recommendation from the senate appropriations committee for a 12 million Alaska railroad appropriation. The Times notes Jones has spent much time advancing Alaska measures. June 27 AP report quotes Edes, Alaskan engineering chairman, saying 5,000 to 6,000 workers planned this summer with completion in 1921.
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Times Today
W. L. Jones
Senate Appropriations Committee
Alaska
Senator Jones
Washington
Associated Press
Edes
Alaskan Engineering Commission Today
Alaska Government Railway
British Labor Opposes Allied Intervention in Russia
British, French and Italian labor representatives adopt resolutions at a conference in Southport urging Britain to halt military action in Russia and plan a general representation on July 20 against the allied intervention. Arthur Henderson, British labor leader, reports the decision.
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Southport
England
Associated Press
Russia
Arthur Henderson
Great Britain
Austrian Emperor Seriously Ill Guarded By Ex Empress In Geneva
Geneva June 27 reports say the former Austrian emperor is seriously ill and the ex empress serves as his nurse. A Swiss doctor attends to him as tension grows over the imperial condition.
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Schiedemann
Geneva
Associated Press
Switzerland
Mexican Cavalry Fire Upon U S Cavalry Patrol
Six Mexicans opened fire on an American cavalry patrol near Nogales. The patrol returned fire and no Americans were hit.
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Nogales
Associated Press
Poindexter Presidential Candidacy Calls Grow
Republican state leaders call for a wide organization of Poindexter supporters to build a nationwide push for his presidential run. The item references Juneau Alaska and a meeting date set for July 9 as part of the organizing effort.
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Seattle
Associated Press
Walker
Perkins
New York
Alaska
Juneau
Traffic Officers Aim for Uniform City Laws Convention
The National Traffic Officers Association plans a July 21 23 meeting in Seattle to pursue uniform traffic codes across large cities. J F Warren Seattle police chief, vice president of the group, says travelers would face consistent rules nationwide. Delegates from Eastern Central and Western states are expected.
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Seattle
Associated Press
National Traffic Officers’ Association
Seatte
J. F. Warren
J. G. Nan
Oakland
Cal
Mangaer B. Anderson
Phoenix
Ariz
L. F. Johnson
Portland
Ore
F. E. Mahoney
San Francisco
J. Houlihan
Oakland, Cal
Enquirer
Crown Prince Plans to Return to Germany
A Berlin dispatch says the former German crown prince has not escaped from Holland and plans to return home to Germany before the allies demand his surrender from Holland. The Crown Prince had said he would return after peace to reside on his estate and perform duties as a landowner. The Council of Four has asked Holland to increase guards around the former Kaiser’s domicile.
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Kaiser
Germany
The
Hague
Associated Press
Berlin
London
Silseia
Paris
Council of Four
Pecord Named Referee for Willard Dempsey Prizefight
Toledo June 26 Ollie M Pecord official referee of the Toledo boxing commission has been named referee of the Willard Dempsey prizefight to be held July 4 Tex Rickard and Major A J Drexel Biddle named as judges Jack Shelley named alternate referee and W Warren Barbour timekeeper Willard 243 pounds Dempsey 197 If the twelve rounds are needed the judges will decide if possible Pecord holds the deciding vote Rickard previously refereed the Jeffries John L Sullivan fight
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Toledo
Ohio
Associated Press
Ollie M. Pecord
Toledo Boxing Commission
Willard-Dempsey
Tex Rickard
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia
Jack Shelley
New York
W. Warren Barbour
Willard
Dempsey
Rickard
Pecord
Jeffries
John Ison
Wilson weighs new commission to probe Polish massacres
President Wilson informed the senate via the state department that a second commission to Poland may be sent to verify reports of Jewish massacres. He will decide in Paris after talks with Hugh Gibson, the American minister to Poland.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Senate
State Department
Poland
Paris
Hugh Gibson
Senate seeks information on Russian policy and troop stance
The senate unanimously adopted a resolution asking President for information about Russia policy and the status of American troops there.
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Washington
Associated Presa
Senate
Johnson
California
New Navy Yard and Dock Planned for Washington
Secretary Daniels orders Pacific coast navy yard commandants to prepare recommendations on expansions and improvements to handle the new Pacific fleet. A new navy yard and a large drydock are expected to be built in San Francisco ahead of August, when the secretary will visit the coast.
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Washington
Associated Press
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Pacific Coast Navy Yards
Pacific Coast
Navy Yard
San Francisco
More Victims of SS Sophia Identified in Juneau
Dead from the Princess Sophia wreck are identified including F. W. Elliott of Glendale Oregon A R Garner of Circle City William John O'Brien Dawson agent and Grace O'Brien John S Chisholm Dawson and several others W Lidgett Arthur Johnson B J Johnson John King N N Nelson Tolovana Alaska Thomas Wishart Roy A Matheson and three unidentified remains two women and a four year old boy
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Juneau
Daily Times
F. W. Elliott
Glendale
Ore
A. R. Garner
Circle City
William John O'Brien
Canadian Pacific
Dawson
Grace O'Brien
John S. Chisholm
William Barton
White Pass
W. Lidgett
Whitehorse
Arthur Johnson
Wilson Hosts Press Correspondents Goodbye Session
President Wilson today welcomed American newspaper reporters for a farewell press session. Officers and editors from notable papers attended, reflecting on his administration and the press relationship.
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