Wilson Says Freedom of Speech Is Greatest Safety
President Wilson addressed the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and argued that the United States is not merely materialistic. He defended free speech, saying it safeguards liberty and exposes folly, contrasting American ideals with German ideas and praising France for constitutional liberty.
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Paris
French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Europe
United States
France
Plan Big Gambling Places
New York May 12 a gambling corporation with 100 million dollars capitalization plans to duplicate Monte Carlo style gambling at Havana Cuba and Juarez across from El Paso Texas Tex McLoud states in the report The effort aims to establish two major gambling centers duplicating the Monaco scene with new venues and attractions for visitors and bettors.
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Monte Carlo
Havana
Cuba
Juarez
el Paso
Tex
Tex McLoud
Assassination of Hungarian Reichstag Leader Reported on Train
Milan May 13 A former president of the Hungarian Reichstag Dr Navey traveling by train from Vienna to Budapest was assassinated when an assailant entered his compartment. The report places the event on a passenger car in transit between major European capitals.
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Milan
M. Navay
Reichstag
Vienna
Red defense crushed as war supplies seized near Ufa
Siberian army under Admiral Kolchak reports capturing ten thousand Bolshevik prisoners and 88 guns along with 200 machine guns in recent fighting west of Ufa. Allied plan seeks to push on Petrograd with Helsingfors as base. Finnish dispatch notes French ships off Helsingfors and a proposed attack involving fifty thousand troops.
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Siberia
Kolchak
Ufa
London
Helsinsfors
Gulf of Bothnia
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Petrograd
Finland
Irish-American delegates Return to Dublin after London trip
Dublin May 13 Irish-American delegates Walsh Dunne and Ryan left for London after a dramatic visit to the west of Ireland where armored cars and soldiers barred entry at Westport. On return they were welcomed by the lord mayor and crowd. They issued a joint statement praising the Irish race and the practical push for freedom under strong leadership.
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Ryan
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America
Demonstrations Rally Against German Peace Treaty
Large protests in Berlin and cities like Breslau Danzig Koenigsberg Cassel Bochum opposed the signing of the peace treaty. Deputy Traub warned he would raise his children in hatred if it passed, while Dr Gustav Stresemann challenged surrender of the former Emperor William.
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Germany
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Danzig
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Cassel
Bochum
Traub
Gustav Stresemann
People
William
United States Warns Nicaragua Over Costa Rica Invasion
Premier Cha morro of Nicaragua was warned by the American government against invading Costa Rica. San Jose dispatches reported hostile forces crossing the border, but officials had no confirmation whether they were Nicaraguan troops or revolutionaries.
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Washington
Chamorro
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
San Jose
Consortium forms to finance Chinese loans
Paris reports a new international banking consortium to fund Chinese loans organized by American, French, British, and Japanese bankers with Belgian lenders likely to join later.
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Combine
Dispatch
Paris
Germany Accepts Peace Terms and Must Bow
Berlin May 13 leaders in Germany prepare the people for acceptance of the peace terms as dictated by the allies. An appeal in Die Freiheit by the Independent Socialist party states that even without changes from Versailles negotiations, there remains no choice but to bow to compulsion and sign.
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Berlin
Germany
Independent Socialist Party
Die Freiheit
Karl Kautsky Urges Signing Peace Treaty In Germany
Berlin May 18 Karl Kautsky under secretary of state writes in the radical Freiheit that the allied peace terms do not ruin Germany and that a refusal to sign would ruin the world. The notice marks a cautious shift toward conciliation among high officials as the first influential voice for peace moves from fringe to broader empire circles.
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Berlin
Karl Kautsky
Freiheit
Germany
Spain Seizes German Ships In Spanish Ports
Madrid May 138 maritime authorities have taken charge of the German ships interned in Spanish ports to prevent sabotage. Six ships already have French crews and are flying the interallied flag.
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Madrid
German radical Barth says will sign peace treaty
Berlin May 13 Emil Barth radical leader declared he would sign any peace treaty even without reading it The remark followed questions about whether to resist Allied demands by attacking German capitalism and socializing all industries.
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Berlin
Emil Barth
Government to Sell Cars From War Department Inventory
Washington May 13 The war department has turned over locomotives cranes and railroad cars valued at 58 million to the railroad administration for sale to railroads at market prices. Included are 1 466 cars.
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Washington
War Department
Railroad Administration
Ocean Flight Delayed by Newfoundland Weather
Five aircraft remain grounded in Newfoundland as crews await better weather. Martinsyde and Sopwith teams near St Johns monitor forecasts while the Handley Page is being assembled at Harbor Grace. Trepassey reports indicate no seaplane starts within 24 hours.
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Handley Page
Harbor Grace
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Trepassey
Siberian boar potential in Canadian prairies
Winnipeg May 13. Statements by arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson that Canada could profitably raise reindeer and muskox have been followed by government talk of introducing the Siberian boar into the Northwest prairie regions. The Siberian boar formerly supplied much bristle used in European brushes.
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Winnipeg
Man
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canada
Prairie
Northwest
Europe
War labor board demands union comply with award
The War Labor Board prepared a telegram to officers of the International Association of Mill Pulp and Sulphite Workers demanding the union follow the wartime award, effective until the end of the war. The move follows a strike by International Paper employees that has halted nearly all 36 plants, despite the union claiming the war ended November 11.
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Washington
War Labor Board
International Association of Mill, Pulp and Sulphite Workers
International Paper Company
Paper Company
Balloon race winds over Ohio in first U S event since 1914
The Akron Chamber of Commerce reports the leading balloon crossed Lancaster Pennsylvania at seven o clock after 15 hours and 800 miles of flight. Seven entries competed in the race, the first of its kind in America since 1914.
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Balloon Chamber of Commerce
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America
National League scores and results recap
National League in Pittsburgh Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago 2 New York 3 Brooklyn 2. American League games Chicago 4 St Louis 3 Washington 4 New York 4 five innings. American Association Louisville 1 Indianapolis 6 St Paul 8 Milwaukee 6.
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American Association
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Milwaukee
Villa Still on the Job In Parral Action
El Paso May 13 Francisco Villa retook Parral and captured the 260 man garrison under Col Gomez. Villa freed the prisoners and sent them to work. Casualties were light on both sides.
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Tex
Parral
Francisco Villa
Col. Gomez
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Victory loan over subscriptions seen near 1 billion
Washington officials estimate over subs to the Victory loan will total at least 1 billion dollars. Treasury predicts full district figures by May 16. Officials also estimate about 15 million Americans bought Victory notes.
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Victory
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
War Loan Organization
Body of heroine Edith Cavell returns home
London May 18 Edith Cavell the nurse whose heroism and final execution by the Germans became a rallying cry for Britain is brought home for burial today. She will lie in a specially prepared tomb in Norwich, the ecclesiastical shrine of the diocese where she was born and spent her girlhood.
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London
Edith Cavell
Britain
Norwich
Robbery Bandits Kill Watchman in Philadelphia Heist
Automobile bandits in the mill district warehouse raid killed a private watchman and escaped with 5500 dollars worth of cloth samples and remnants. The May 18 incident underscores the bold theft as police hunt for the culprits and recover evidence.
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Philadelphia
Germany Plans New War in the East After Defeat
Wartime dispatches reveal Junker influence behind Berlin plans to regain Posen and Upper Silesia. Allies publish three secret German documents showing preparations to mobilize munitions, draft 600,000 men, and incite Polish unrest to trigger a renewed conflict in the east.
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Paris
Junker
Posen
Upper Silesia
Germany
YANK M P Slain in France
In Nice France on May 3 two American military police were attacked by a gang. Herbert Larsen was fatally wounded with five revolver shots fired point blank. he died several hours later. The attackers had not yet been arrested.
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Nice
France
Herbert Larsen
Larsen
British Claims Adjusted in US Great Britain Settlement
Washington on May 18 Secretary Baker announced a complete and comprehensive settlement of all claims arising from military operations. Under the agreement the British government will pay the United States a net final adjustment amount.
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United States
Great Britain
American Liquidation Commission
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