Goethals Receives John Fritz Medal in New York
Major General George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, was awarded the John Fritz medal by four national engineering societies in New York. The prize represents the highest honor in the profession for civil, mining, mechanical, and electrical engineers.
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Panama Canal
John Fritz
National Societies of Civil, Mining, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
New York
U S Troops Ordered to Curb Civilian Resentment at Coblenz
U S and German authorities in Coblenz urge civilians to refrain from expressing resentment toward soldiers with public warnings. Paris reports the homeward movement of the Fourth and Fifth divisions of the U S Army of occupation has been suspended while 37,799 Americans began returning home from France last Friday, as the supply service sets a new record in embarkations at Tours.
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X Tours Dispatch
Washington Bills Push Wartime Prohibition Measures
Senators Sheppard of Texas and Jones of Washington introduced bills enforcing war time and constitutional prohibition. The Senate approved a $45,000,000 deficiency for war risk allowances while the House passed the same amount for soldiers families and Civil War pensioners. Exports in April hit a new high, reaching 715 million dollars. The equal suffrage amendment passed the House 304 to 89. A shipping board announcement named Waldo Read as VP in charge of finance for Emergency Fleet. Reports from Budapest, Vienna, and Petrograd note executions, counter-revolution actions, and Bolshevik movements in Moscow and along the Danube.
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Allies to recognize Omsk government in Paris notes
Paris reports from trusted sources that the Allied powers and the United States intend to recognize Admiral Knotchak’s Omsk government. Italy reportedly relinquishes claims to the Dodecanese in favor of Greece, ending a major peace conference dispute.
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Paris le Petit
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Knotchak
Paris
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Dodecanese Islands
Asia Minor
Greece
Court Restraint Keeps War Beer Production Going
Federal Judge Mayer in New York issues an injunction to prevent government interference with ongoing domestic production of “war beer” containing two percent alcohol, pending United States Brewers' Association claims. Notable incidents include a fatal auto crash in New York involving brokers Frank A. Shea and Duncan MacGilvray, and several major fires and labor actions across the country.
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United States Brewers’ Association
Mayer
New York
Frank A. Shea
Duncan MacGilvray
Shea
Averne party tour names 130 entrants in study trip
One hundred and thirty men have signed to join a party touring America to study economic conditions. Among the participants will be 25 members of parliament.
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Averne
America
Ironic Replies to Notes Displeased American Experts Resign
Political moves crop up as experts resign over notes while Wilson stands firm on wartime prohibition. Congressional actions spark a storm as debates unfold across chambers and public discourse intensifies.
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Wilson
Congress
Germans Win Extension for Treaty Reply to May 20
German delegates at the peace conference secured a time extension to May 20 to submit their full reply to the treaty terms. Brockdorff-Rantzau sought a special train to Versailles to print and circulate notes on Alsace Lorraine occupied territories reparations Jabor laws private property in enemy countries and eastern territorial questions. Public opinion in Paris leans toward signing, while Washington contemplates a temporary dummy government to approve the treaty.
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Paris
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Boldhevista
Washington
Ebert
Allied replies to German notes on reparations and responsibility
The Allies rejected German denials of responsibility for the war. They argued Germany must bear reparations for aggression by land, sea, and air. The council of four refused to share the responsibility report and insisted on accountability despite German changes in government.
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Council of Four
Tan
Lansing
Commission On Responsibility
German People Back War Acknowledged by Berlin Delegates
Berlin delegates defend Germany by invoking Woodrow Wilson inference that America fought military autocracy, not the people, then concede that Germans supported their government while victories continued and urged continued use of force without stint.
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Berlin
Wilson
America
Germans Reject Treaty Formulation Emphasize Fourteen Points
German cabinet statement last week reiterates refusal to accept the treaty as written and highlights the Fourteen Points, asserting the terms cannot be accepted in their present form and reflecting a memory of his earlier stance.
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Scheidenman
Senate debate delays ratification of league covenant
The United States Senate has begun debate on the League of Nations covenant while considering amending it and separating it from the peace treaty. Republican leaders seek formal notification to the peace conference. Supporters believe both the treaty and covenant will eventually be ratified.
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Senate
Hitchcock
Experts resign over peace talks criticism at Wilson era
Several American delegation experts quit, arguing the treaty is unacceptable and that much supplied historical and racial data were unused. They claim the peace talks degenerated into bargaining, forcing Wilson to surrender ideals for a league of nations. They fault Saar basin Danzig Shantung decisions and doubt Italy issue will be resolved properly.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Saar Basin
Danzig
Shantung
What shall be done with Turkey debated by council
The four power council discussed Turkey with President Wilson guiding. Proposals ranged from removing the sultan to carving a small Asian Minor domain and placing Constantinople under American mandate. Indian delegates warned of Mohammedan world unrest, British favoring retention with limited powers, and Armenia’s mandate. American public willingness to govern Constantinople remained doubtful.
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Council of Four
Wilson
America
Asia Minor
Constantinople
United States
Armenia
Poles and Ukrainians clash as delegates face pressure
Continued fighting in Galicia pits Poles against Ukrainians pushing delegates into a bind. Ukrainians blame Allies policy for aiding Poles and urge restraint while Paderewski struggles to halt hostilities. Worldwide Jewry protests pogrom reports fueling anger and mass meetings in major American cities.
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Paderewski
Council of Four
International turmoil and uprisings fuel postwar tensions
Reports allege Polish relief groups aid Jews and gentiles while Lenine and Protsky push allied-backed resistance, urging Bela Kun to defend Roumania. Red Army threatens Budapest, new anti-communist regimes arise in Arad and Tuneary, and Gen Branchet leads a new move. Zurich women’s congress vows general strike at any future war.
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Wilson’s Paris Message Pushes Domestic Reform Agenda
President Wilson’s Paris dispatch read to Congress urges labor, tax revision, foreign trade, return of telegraphs and railroads to owners, railroad settlement and woman suffrage. He also calls amending wartime liquor law to cover beer and wine, triggering wet and dry clashes as veto plans face party opposition and religious denunciation.
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Sheppard
Texas
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Suffragists poised to win constitutional amendment victory
The house passed a suffrage amendment resolution by 304 to 88, with most opposition from Southern Democrats, and the senate is expected to follow, as enough votes are pledged to ensure action.
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Senate
Spectacular flight shows mixed fate for naval planes
Three American navy seaplanes attempted Atlantic transit from Newfoundland toward the Azores. One landed safely near the Azores, another was lost with crew rescued, and a water landing allowed a 205 mile tow to port. Hawker and Grieve in a Sopwith failed to reach land on a Newfoundland to Ireland crossing, fate likely a mystery.
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England
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Grieve
Ireland
Tells of Woman's Work Miss Vera Baxter in Terre Haute
Miss Vera Baxter a Terre Haute musician says Pepgen cured her nervous dyspepsia and stomach pains. She reports restored appetite and energy and notes many locals endorse Pepgen for stomach kidney liver and nervous ills. Pepgen is available at leading drug stores.
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Vera Baxter
Liberty Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Waller Slips onstage Drapes Hand in Red Paint
During The School for Scandal Charlies Surface actor Lewis Waller stumbled just before entry and his right hand plunged into a pot of red paint used for prop retouching. He continued onstage with a hand that looked like gore, sending the audience into a tremor before his effort calmed the crowd.
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Charlies
School For Scandal
Mr. Waller
New Baby Appears as Mrs Kintbush Makes Remark
Mr Bensonhurst confirms the newborn aboard as the couple discuss likeness to the mother. The exchange notes the baby’s constant motion of mouth yet silence, sparking amusement about who the child resembles. Yonkers Statesman.
Origin of the Dutch Language in Historical Terms
The article traces the name Dutch to Dietsch and Deutsch, noting the vernacular distinct from Latin. It explains Dutch as part of the Frankish Low German division, closely linked to Flemish, and now largely identified with it in written form. The language is described as a Germanic dialect with similar structure.
Debating Tactics Sparked by House Centerpiece Issue
A brief exchange notes a husband’s attempt to teach parliamentary procedure to his wife. He claims failure in debate, while she swiftly shifts the topic to a handsome centerpiece as if ending the discussion.
His Poor Selection
A quoted rural reminiscence features Uncle Eben disputing popular belief with a wry line about the difference between what many claim to think and what he actually believes, hinting at skepticism of common wisdom.
Man admires woman who speaks of future, ignores past
A man admires a woman whose conversation centers on his future plans and choices while she makes no inquiries into his past.
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