America Hope of World Says the President
President Wilson in Boston declares America will shape the world’s peace plan and warns critics against derailing progress. He says the United States is trusted by nations, and that governments will yield to the will of the people if necessary, as he concludes his remarks before departing by special train.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Boston
Wilson
France
League of Nations
America
Europe
United States
Peart
Washington
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Friends of Liberty
Paris
Mrs Hugh C Wallace and wartime visitors at Walter Reed
Mrs. Hugh C Wallace wife of the ambassador to France and daughter of the late Chief Justice Fulter has served as ward visitor at Walter Reed hospital since the first war victim arrived Her son a captain is in France The piece notes Europe’s shift in sentiment toward America and details President Wilson’s return to Boston for his peace conference address with crowds gathering outside Mechanics Hall and officials present
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France
Fulter
Walter Reed Hospital
Europe
America
Boston
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Mechanics Hall
Huntington Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Copley Square
Commonwealth Pier
President Wilson departs city amid cheers after special train
A large crowd cheers as President Wilson and party leave the South Terminal station by a special train at 4 40 p m. The audience blocks streets, voices drown the band as Wilson heads to Washington.
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Washington
South Terminal
Treasury claims $60 veteran bonus with six billion revenue bill
Assistant Secretary returning with the president says Marines casualties exceed one hundred percent as debate on the Revenue bill continues in Washington. He states that upon discharge every soldier or sailor will collect a $60 bonus once the bill is signed into law by the Treasury Department.
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President Signs Big Revenue Bill in Washington Day
Assistant Secretary Franklin D Roosevelt returning with President Wilson on the transport George Washington spoke of U S naval achievements in the war. He cited 359 vessels 54 stations across Great Britain Ireland France Italy Greece Gibraltar and the Azores and praised marines for historic service. The six billion dollar war revenue bill signed en route includes a provision to make Washington DC dry.
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Bavarian Ex-royal linked to Eisner murder plot
Geneva reports Prince Leopold of Bavaria in Munich jail as a suspected instigator in Premier Eisner’s murder. Police seek former Crown Prince Rupprecht over a monarchist plot. a list of targets and 20 aristocrats to be taken hostage is alleged. The Bavarian government debates pensions for Eisner’s widow.
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Spartican Leader Killed in Westphalia Conflict
Berlin February 25 A Spartican leader in the Bottrop district of Westphalia was killed while resisting arrest by government troops. Initial reports indicate the death occurred during the arrest attempt.
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Ukrainians Fire on Envoys Train to Lemberg
Warsaw dispatch reports seven Poles wounded as Ukrainian soldiers firing on a Polish armored train carrying the allied commission to Poland interrupted travel from Cracow to Lemberg. The delegation, including Professor Lord, returned to Cracow after the assault while seeking an armistice between Poles and Ukrainians.
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Poland
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Lemberg
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Silence on War Responsibility at Peace Talks
Paris reports indicate the preliminary peace treaty will not assign blame beyond general principles. A secretive special commission debated whether governments or individuals should be punished and heard diverse arguments from all sides.
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Paris
Special Commission
Wheat bill passed by House on 277 to 15 vote
Washington February 24 The wheat guarantee bill authorizing the president to use or form agencies to buy the 1918 and 1919 wheat crops at the government guaranteed price and to sell it at market prices passed the House by 277 votes to 15.
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House
Auto Bandits Take $12,000 In Detroit Heist
Three bandits robbed Treasurer T. A. Starke of Blue Valley Creamery at 168 Selden Avenue as he traveled to the bank, seizing $12,000 in cash and checks before slipping into a waiting car and fleeing the scene.
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Detroit, Mich
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Detroit
Mich
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Blue Valley Creamery Company
Selden Avenue
Holbrook Ordered from Camp Sheridan to Camp Grant
Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook commander at Camp Sheridan is ordered to Camp Grant. Brig. Gen. James A. Ryan will succeed him at Camp Sheridan in Montgomery Alabama.
Lynch's Communist Leader Tela Kun Impelled in Budapest
A Berlin dispatch to Reuters quotes a message from Budapest stating that Tela Kun, leader of the Communist movement in Hungary, has been impelled or driven by events in the Hungarian capital. The report cites a Berlin correspondent for Reuters.
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Lynch
London
Tela Kun
Budapest
Berlin
Reuter
Baden Leaders Unite to Back Government Accord
Basle February 25. Leaders of the centrists, social democrats, nationalists and soldiers and workingmen's councils issue an address to Baden's people declaring themselves in accord with the government, per a dispatch from Karlsruhe.
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Opposition to Covenant Stirs Senate Debate and Attacks
Senator Lewis of Illinois defended the league of nations in the Senate on February 25, arguing the revenue would not violate Washington's guidance or the Monroe Doctrine and accusing opponents of Wilson of personal and political antagonism. He rebutted Borah and Reed, saying fears were unfounded and urging opponents to present their own peace plan.
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Munich Garrison Joins Reds In Bavarian Revolt
Berlin reports the Munich garrison has joined the Spartacists as unrest sweeps the Bavarian capital. The red movement arrests prominent figures, ministers and government troops gather on Munich outskirts for a likely clash. Provisional Bavarian government lists nine ministers, mostly minority socialists, as authorities seize a list of planned assassinations targeting royal hostages.
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