President Wilson Welcomed Home in New York Tour
President Wilson returned to the United States aboard the George Washington and spoke of a just Paris peace. He arrived at Hoboken Pier then New York to a throng of cheering crowds, with Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan greeting him. Confetti showered the path to Carnegie Hall as troops guarded the parade route.
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New York
Wilson
United States
Paris
Hoboken Army Pier
George Washington
Brest
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Manhattan
Smith
Hylan
Carnegie Hall
Secret Service
Mylan
Twenty-third Street
Schooner Edmund F. Black Sunk in Fog Collision
The gasoline fishing schooner Edmund F. Black of Port Anand Maine sank in a collision with the American steamship Magunkook off the Georgian fishing Yanks in fog last Sunday night. Eight crewmen were rescued and brought to New York from Rotterdam.
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New York
Rotterdam
Edmund F. Black
Port Anand
Canadian Forest Fires Wrought Large Lumber Losses
Canadian forests face fire damage with Porcupine blaze brought under control after devastating between fifteen and eighteen million feet of lumber. The Ghost River fire, fifty miles west of Cn ery, continues to spread as authorities monitor its growth. An Army sugar sale plan aims to raise wartime funds through a 21 million ton stockpile to cover government costs.
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Celeary
Porcupine Bilia
Ghost River
Cnery
Setties But One American Claim Revealed
Waoshiadten compilation by the store department at the Senate request shows that only one American claim for property or life loss in Mexico has been paid since the Das administration.
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Senate of Clsime
Mexico
Das
Drought Strains Western Crops and Cattle Markets
Unusually dry June across western states with extreme heat and snow shortage for irrigation have worsened drought, threatening alfalfa hay crops and winter feed. Livestock move to higher ranges seeking moisture, while mature animals gain weight and cattle in general are reported in good condition. sheep fared worse under the stressed conditions.
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Salt Lake
United States Weather Bureau
Alter
Texas
New Mexico
Butte dynamite explosion damages pay office in business district
Explosion of dynamite damaged the Anaconda Copper Mining pay office and surrounding buildings in Butte Montana Sunday. An iron grating struck a street car crowded with miners. several store windows were shattered. Police say about a dozen sticks were used but the blast caused limited damage estimated at 5000 dollars. Three men were arrested for investigation near the Western Federation of Miners Hall, site of a 1914 dynamiting.
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Butte, Mont
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Western Federation of Miners
Appeals to Foch to Save Kaiser from Extradition
In Copenhagen eid aursnay von Hindenburg, former German chief of staff, writes Marshal Foch urging support to block the Kaiser’s extradition. He offers himself to the allied powers. In North Dakota a flying accident kills Mrs. Fisk and an unidentified girl during a landing attempt by Chester Javormen of the U S aviation corps.
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Copenhagen
Eid Aursnay von Hindenburg
Marshal Foch
von Hindenburg
Minot
N. D
C. J. Fisk
North Dakota Supreme Court
Chester Javormen
United States Aviation Corps
Americans Denied Rights in Mexico Oil Lands Crisis
Washington officials say Mexican forces barred American oil workers from lands owned by U.S. companies, with Carranza orders to stop drilling without permits. A complaint was filed April 2. no permits granted, and troops were sent to Tampico and Tuxpam. The action is described as an overt act of confiscation and forces a government recognition of Mexican ownership.
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Washington
State Department
Carraoza
Ann
Carranza Manis City
Petroleum Department
Mexican War Department
Carraniza
War Department
Tampico
Tuxpam
Will Enforce Day Law on Alcohol Beverages
Attorney General Palmer announced immediate arrests of those violating the war time prohibition law. The Justice Department will act in all jurisdictions not already pursuing cases to enforce the ban on beverages containing more than half of one percent alcohol. American civilians were killed and soldiers injured in a riot in Brest as shots were exchanged between American forces and French sailors.
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Washington
Zem
Department of Justice
Palmer
Aicobel
Brest
Teo Preach
Din
New York
Tieticlian
Water Department Bureau
Postwar Germany Sees No Upturn in War Production
Between the armistice and peace seven months pass with no recovery in Germany’s cannon rifles airplanes and other war equipment production.
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Germany
Federal control of meats urged amid high consumer prices
Washington reports that the department of agriculture calls for federal supervision of the pecking sale and distribution of cat products deemed the only solution to high meat prices. It argues consumer costs remain high despite lower producer prices while noting a record wheat crop and army demand. The department urges stricter federal oversight and continued conservation measures for beef and wheat.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dempsey Defeats Willard In One Of The Most One Sided Battles
July 4 saw Jack Dempsey win the world heavyweight title from Jess Willard in a highly lopsided match. The Utah native dominated the exchange, with a brief moment confusion at the bell before the referee’s call settled the decision. Willard failed to answer the gong after the fourth round.
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Toledate Vere
Jack Dempsey
Utah
Jen Willan
Deimpery
Jens
Lloyd George Promises Punishment for War’s Mad Dog
In Parliament July 8 Lloyd George described the peace treaty as momentous and vowed punishment for Wilhelm II. He announced plans to place the former emperor on trial and backed the Anglo French pact to aid Britain if Germany attacked France unprovoked. He urged seriousness about the League of Nations while stressing aims to deter future wars.
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London
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ufa
Germany
France
United States
William Hohensollern
League of Nations
Franco American Agreement: US France Britain pact details
Paris releases July 3 outline of Franco American and Franco British accords. The US France treaty bars Germany from fortifying Rhine banks or massing troops within thirty miles east of the Rhine. It obligates US aid to France if unprovoked German aggression occurs. The pact must pass the League council and be approved by the US Senate and French Parliament.
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Paris
France
United States
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Germany
Rhine
Council of the
League of Nations
Protest Against H C Rome General Strike Hits Italian Towns
A general strike to oppose the high cost of living is declared in Paetea Ancona and Homogna district towns of central Itly in sympathy with the Fort movement where many shops were destroyed.
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H.C
Rome
Paetea
Ancona
Homogna
Itly
Fort
Dusling Resumed in France Varia Duel Sparks War Era Tension
In Bayonne the first duel since wartime began occurred between M. Gert, mayor and deputy, and M. Genes, chamber of commerce president, amid ongoing peace talks. Also notes New Yorkers drinking more water during a heat wave and a deadly shooting at Iota near Bologna during protests over high living costs.
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Dusling
France
Varia
Bayonne
M. Gert
M. Genes
Chamber of Commerce
Beck
Iota
Bologna
Idaho State News Roundup of Spring Farm and Civic Events
Idaho reports over one hundred firemems attend opening session of the Bales Chaar tangaa while Canyon county wool sales bring 40 to 60 cents per pound. Potatoes yield for Canyon county predicted near average. Payette lakes see no fishing per state game warden. Pay checks issued to Third Idaho infantry for back drills. water shortage examined with Boise Fort Hall and Anaconda projects in good condition. Whiskey runner Charles Galloway captured. fruit carlots indicate 3790 apple cars needed. Public education to add thrift study. new South Side Boulevard district formed. health regulation disputes in Caldwell and Nampa.
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Canyon County
Moscow Telephone & Telegraph Company
Claen
Pocatello
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Oxnyos Lounty Farm Bureau
Boise
Fort Hall
Afinidoka
Charles Galloway
Hancock County
Idaho
War Savings
Schools of
Conenastoners
Ccbout
South Side
Bouevard Wheal
Parte
Happy Valier
Grenohurst
Bunny Midge
Cendant
Caldwell
de. Krom BE. Laybough
State Besitd Department
MH K Keim
Nampa
Ira Beas
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Setties
West
Foch
Kaiser
William F. Massey
New Zealand
Carranza
Agricultural Department
Dempsey
Willard
Antonio Burgos
Panama
Spain
Wilhelm
Europe
Idaho State News
Oncor O'Harrah
Idaho Falls
Payette Lakes
Otto M. Jones
Gene Warden
Cat
Third Idaho Infantry
Tocuiello
Federal Trade Comminaion
House of
Tlocky Mountain
Etaton
Commissioner of Reclamation
W. OG. Bweadeon
Soake River
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