Final peace terms delivered as France demands German signature
Paris reports the big four’s ultimatum to Germany with Clemenceau’s scathing covering letter. Germany must answer yes or no within five days, or the armistice ends and war resumes. The revised treaty grants limited League of Nations entry, a German reparations process, and plebiscites, while preserving harsh sanctions and new frontier changes.
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Paris
Rhine
France
Tiger
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Clemenceau
Germany
Foch
League of Nations
Upper Silesia
Kiel Canal
International Commission
Danzig
Poland
Koenigsberg
Georges Clemenceau
Boat Overturns In Priest's Lake Missing Five Men
Spokane reports an overturned boat and gear raise fears five men are drowned. The missing are Spokane businessmen Henry Engdahl Cato Topping Seabury Merrit Peter Deteyter and Priest's Lake resident Robert Cary.
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Spokane
Wash
Priest’s Lake
Priest's Lake
Idaho
Henry P. Engdahl
Cato Topping
Seabury Merrit
Peter Deteyter
Robert Cary
Wilson Refuses Senate Request On Peace Treaty Text
President Wilson declines to transmit the complete peace treaty text to the Senate, saying it is incomplete and under negotiation and not in the public interest to share a provisional version. Acting Secretary Polk notes the treaty will be shared only once final and definite. Wilson plans a nationwide tour to promote the League of Nations, with dates and cities to be announced.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
State Department
Polk
Johnson Trep
California
Quanalty
White House
Paris
Belgium
Walsh
Montana
Robinson
Arkansas
League of Nations
Tumuity
United States
Seven Bolshevik Warships Surrender Ready
London June 17 The Russian Soviet government around Petrograd faces crisis as British naval actions succeed. Fort Kronstadt is in flames while seven Bolshevik warships hoist white flags and prepare to surrender to the British squadron.
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London
Petrograd
Fort Kronstad
Baker urges 609000 Army as adequate force
Washington June 17 Secretary Baker told the senate military committee that congress should provide an army of 609000 until a permanent policy is set. He called the 300000 figure in the annual army appropriation bill passed by the house inadequate.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Congress
House
U S to Act in Costa Rica
Washington reports disquieting dispatches on Costa Rica prompting concern at the state department. Officials gave no details but said conditions might force U.S. action.
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U. S
Costa Rica
Republic
State Department
Washington
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results show New York 4 Chicago 3 and Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 6 with St Louis 2 and Brooklyn 0 in rain halted play. American League outings include Chicago 5 Philadelphia 1 and Detroit 3 Washington with Cleveland 1, Boston 0, New York 4 St Louis 3 in 11 innings. American Association games list Toledo 2 Minneapolis 1 and Louisville 13 Kansas City 8 plus St Paul 4 Indianapolis 3 and Columbus Milwaukee rained out.
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Brooklyn
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Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
American Association
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Kansas City
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Columbus-Milwaukee
Perch
Cincinnati
Enee
Ewes
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Vint
Eiteags
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Army worm invasion strikes corn belt in Illinois
Decatur, Illinois reports the army worm plaguing central Illinois corn and grain fields. A week after first finding the pest, many fields are declared complete losses with day by day reports of new invasions, including Macon county where farmers spent Sunday applying poison.
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Decatur
Ill
Illinois
Macon County
Bandits Loot West Cleveland Bank in $50,000 Heist
Five armed bandits held up the West Cleveland bank in Ohio. They escaped in a stolen car with about $50,000. Two robbers protected six customers and four clerks while two others robbed the vault. the fifth stayed in the car with the engine running.
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Cleveland
West Cleveland
Labor Sufficient for Harvest in Western States
Kansas City Mo June 17 That the middle Western wheat crop will not suffer for want of harvest labor was the declaration of A L Barkman in charge of the federal employment service in this city He said conditions indicate ample help will be available to gather the crop.
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Kansas Ty
A. L. Barkman
Federal Employment Service
Hut Collapses Injure Many Americans at Brest
In Brest France on June 17 a Knights of Columbus hut near Pon tanezen collapsed during a boxing match. More than a hundred American soldiers were hurt with one dead and two dying in the incident.
Winnipeg Strike Leaders Arrested by Mounted Police
Ten strike leaders were arrested in Winnipeg today when mounted police raided the Labor Temple. Further industrial trouble is anticipated.
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Winnipeg
Labor Temple
Riots Leave Eight Dead in Vienna Demonstration
In Vienna a communist demonstration turned violent on Sunday as about 6,000 protesters demanded the release of leaders arrested Saturday. Eight people were killed and 66 injured in the rioting.
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Copenhagen
Vienna
Twenty bodies recovered after Mary Francis capsizing near Holt
In Tuscaloosa Alabama authorities report the bodies of 20 people who died when the Mary Francis pleasure launch capsized on the Warrior river near Holt have been recovered. An estimated 12 to 15 persons remain missing.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Mary Francis
Holt
Warrior River
Here
Senate Resolutions On Irish Question Sent to Paris
Resolutions adopted by the American senate on the Irish question have been transmitted to the peace conference in Paris. Delegates Frank P. Walsh and Edward F. Dunne, representing Irish societies of the United States, have been informed of the action. No detail about the letter’s contents was disclosed.
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Senate
Paris
Frank P. Walsh
Edward F. Dunne
United States
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