Red Trail Bolshevik Probe Expands Across New York
New York lawmakers trace Bolshevik propaganda into Schenectady Utica and Buffalo with I W W agitators aiding foreign workers. The Lusk committee plans hearings in several cities to curb radical activity and potential prosecutions. The case ties to seamen worldwide and warns of a Canadian American exchange point in Buffalo.
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New York
Lenine
Trotsky
New York State
Lusk Legislative Committee
Mohawk Valley
Schenectady
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Lusk
Reds
Winipeg
Toronto
Daylight saving veto fight and world brief items
The House backed the President to protect daylight saving law while attempts to override the agriculture appropriation veto failed by 25 votes. Budapest reports 3000 Galician Jews arrested by the Hungarian Soviet government. Bela Kun promises further measures to protect Hungarian Jews. Richard Croker Jr. wins a $200,000 judgment against his father. Two saloon keepers sue over the federal war dry law as overreach of state authority. Major Scott and General Maitland, noted explorers, are welcomed in London. The War Department plans to sell canned meat surplus below cost. Lloyd George faces Irish settlement options, either a full policy or a commission to investigate.
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Washington
House
Budapest
Bela Kun
Porroms
New York
Richard Croker, Jr
London
Scott
General Maitland
War Department
Lloyd George
House Kills 2.75 Percent Beer Fight in War Issue
In a stormy session the House defeated liberal attempts to modify the wartime prohibition bill and to legalize 2.75 percent beer. Administration officials hinted President Wilson would veto any overreaching enforcement bill. Whisky stockholders expect lifting of wartime prohibition to dispose of bonds and stocks, while debates over tax and content definitions continued.
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Washington
House
Wilson
League of Nations
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Roper
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Dyer
Missouri
Igoe
Food Cost Inquiry Calls for Special Committee Probe
A resolution by Representative Johnson of Mississippi proposes a six member special committee appointed by Speaker Gillett to investigate the cost of living. The panel would report to Congress on how to reduce high food costs and punish profiteering.
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House
Washington
Gillett
Johnson
Mississippi
Congress
Enver Pasha and Allies Condemned by Turkish Court Martial
Enver Pasha Talaat Bey and Djemal Pasha, war leaders of the Young Turk government, were condemned to death by a Turkish court martial investigating wartime conduct. Enver and his two main associates have fled Turkey and their whereabouts are uncertain.
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Talaat Bey
Djemal Pasha
Constantinople
Enver Pasha
Enver
Young Turk
Turkey
Allied Victory Parade in Paris on Bastille Day
Millions watched the Allied march through Paris under the Arc de Triomphe on Bastille Day. Joffre, Foch, and Pershing led victors from all armies, with wounded soldiers honored. 40 American units, led by Pershing, followed in a display of heroism and Allied unity.
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Pershing
Paris
Napoleon
Austerlitz
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Poincare
Marshall Joffre
The
Marne
Marshal Foch
Brillant Avenue
John J. Pershing
General Pershing
H. G. Harbord
George C. Marshall, Jr
John G. Quekemeyer
Thurston Hughes
Army
Henry T. Allen
John L. Hines
Brewster, Langfiitt
McGlachlin
le Jeune
Howze
Hersey
Lafitte
Poore
Russel, Bethell
Harts
Marshall
Rice
Fight Over League of Nations Reaches Senate Stage
President and advisers press to win four anti league votes as Foreign Relations Committee weighs three anti secrecy resolutions. Senator Swanson delivers key note for the league while France, Germany and Italy move on related international issues. France begins regulated trade with Germany and Wilson Hitchcock tensions are denied by White House officials.
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League of Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Swanson
League
Germany
France
Sarre
Senate
Wilson
Hitchcock
White House
Virginia
Daylight Saving Backed By President In Veto Clash
President Wilson vetoed the agricultural appropriation bill due to a rider repealing daylight saving. House actions show mixed sentiment with 225 to 77 votes delaying a veto override, while the repeal bill passed 282 to 122, indicating significant backing to continue daylight saving despite the President's stance.
Brit ish airship R-34 reaches England after Atlantic flight
The British dirigible R-34 arrived in Pulham England completing its return voyage from the United States in 4 hours 56 minutes. Commander Scott was congratulated by King George and other notables on the safe return. The airship was lost in fog for one day on the way back but maintained wireless contact throughout.
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Pulham
England
Atlantic
Scott
King George
Italy Frees Half of Army Demobilizes 2.2 Million
Italy has demobilized about 2.2 million soldiers since the armistice, with 295 generals, 75,000 officers, and 1.7 million enlisted men released. Remaining service includes those aged thirty to forty. Government statement via Stefani outlined the breakup.
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Rome
Stefani Agency
Sail and Line
Miners Seek Six Hour Day and Wage Rise in Pa
District No 1 miners in Scranton plan to push for a six hour day a 20 to 23 percent wage increase full union recognition and checkoff when the tri district convention convenes in Wilkes Barre next month the executive board decided.
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Pennsylvania
Scranton
District No. 1
Walkesbarre
Allied Victory Parade in Paris Dominates Peace Cerebrations
Paris marks two day peace celebrations with a grand victory march led by Marshal Joffre through the Arc de Triomphe. General Pershing and 1,500 American officers feature prominently in the parade along with Allied forces.
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Arc de Triomphe
Marshal Joffre
Paris
General Pershing
France
Admiral Kolchak
Gneral Denikine
Russia
Omsk
Charles Evans Hughes
War Risk Insurance Bureau
American Relief Administration
Maximilian Darden
Die Zukunft
Germany
America
Count von Bernstorff
Harden
Washington Post
United States
Washington Wets suffer crushing defeat in house action
In a disorderly session the wets fail to liberalize prohibition enforcement while the repeal of the Daylight Saving law falls seven votes short of overriding President Wilson. Navy cuts enlistment period and doubles pay to attract recruits as talks on policy continue. Wilson vetoes agricultural appropriation and Sundry Civil bill over related provisions and delays demobilization until postwar treaties are ratified.
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Wets
Drys
Navy Department
Lovett
Union Pacific
Wilson
White House
League of Nations
Cunard Lusitania sinking cleared by federal decree
Final decree filed in a New York federal court absolves the Cunard Company of blame and damages for the Lusitania sinking. The report also notes a series of dynamiting incidents in Pennsylvania and Chicago campaign activity by Samoan leader De Valera, with other military and disaster items.
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New York
Cunard Company
National Bank
Winbourne
Clearfield County
Samoan de Valera
Irish Republic
Chicago
San Francisco
Canada
Plattsburg
Montreal
Thomas Nelson Page
Italy
Henry Fr Noyes
Berkeley
Cal
United States Army Medical Corps
Allied commander Allenby awarded American Distinguished Service Medal
General E B H Allenby, who led British forces to capture Jerusalem, receives the American Distinguished Service Medal. The report notes U S production figures for 1918 and projections for 1919, plus remarks on Pershing’s rank and other wartime topics.
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E B. H. Allenby
Jerusalem
United States
Baker
Pershing
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Samuel Untermyer
Alvin C. York
A. G. Read
NC 1
Columbus
Marine Firemen's
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf
Railroad Administration
Hines
Boxing Board Supports Pecord Knockout ruling
The Board of Boxing Control upholds Oliver Pecord's decision that Willard was knocked out in the third round. The report also notes ongoing sports news including golf, tennis, cricket, and baseball results with various players and teams named.
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Board of Boxing Control
Oliver Pecord
Willard
Laverne Fator
Stewart Polk
Sam Hildreth
Diverse postwar events span sale of The Meteor and political shifts
The Meteor, once the Kaiser's yacht, is advertised for sale in Scandinavian papers at 45000 dollars. Reports note European trade rules limit dye and chemical removals from Rhineland border areas and mass arrests in Budapest as political tensions rise. Berlin and London discuss the Kaiser’s fate while Hungary, Italy and Poland enact varied edicts affecting titles, honors, and military matters.
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N.Y
W. W. Alm
U. S
I W. W
Department of Justice
Shipping Board
World’s News
Cardinal Mercier
Rheims
Joffre
Mrs. Grace Walkup
Grace Burch Walkup
Charles Sumner Burch
Belgrade
Republican Congress
Representative la Guardia
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Peace Bulletins
Huntington
W. Va
Cincinnati Réds
John McGraw
Giants
Arnaud Massy
Francis T. Hunter
Harold A. Throckmorton
Francis Ouimet
Massachusetts
Jesse Guilford
Winchester
Philadelphia
Staten Island
Marie Wagner
Salvation Army
Ollie O'Mara
Atubins
Indianapolis
American Association
Jack Hendricks
Robin
Fust
Kaiser
Inter-allied Commission
Rhinghind
Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, Limited
Kitchener
Ont
National Council of the Socialist Party of France
Albert Vickers
Vickers, Limited
Berlin
Tageblatt
Holland
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