Senate opens fight over League of Nations resistance
Senator Knox Republican of Pennsylvania drafts a resolution opposing immediate ratification of the peace treaty and urging direct war issues only. The measure proposes preserving future status for joint action to remove European threats and allows separate consideration of membership in the League.
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League of Nations
Senate
Asenstor Knox
Pennsylvane
Knox
Weber
For High
Lodge
Europe
United States
Strikers Beat War Hero In Demonstration
Corporal Frederick George Coppins, Victoria Cross recipient and mounted constable, was struck from his horse during Tuesday’s demonstrations. He suffered broken ribs from kicks, serious head injuries, and possible internal injuries, with recovery not expected soon.
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Winnipes
Frederick George Coppins
Victoria Crows
Sign Treaty By July 1. Germans Expected To Ratify Soon
Paris reports the peace treaty will be signed by Germany before July 1 and ratified by parliaments before August 1, with observers predicting a Scheidemann government replacement if the current cabinet refuses to sign the terms as presented by the allies.
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Paris
Germany
Reche de Paris
Ntormans
Scheidemann
Hair Tonic Booze In Ponce Sparks Controversy
A Puerto Rico report notes Hair Tonic for Booze gains favor in San Juan and a local foca firm sold over 4250 bottles in a week under Insular government approval. The tonic, claimed to be over sixty percent alcohol, sold for fifteen cents a drink amid the broader political and social chatter of the era.
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San Juan
Ponce
Senators Debate Treaty Leak In Washington Record Printing
The Senate after a five hour fight ordered the peace treaty printed in the public record and began an inquiry into how copies reached private hands in New York. Morgan Davison Lamont Schiff Vanderlip and Warburg were summoned, with Polk questioned about state department copies. President Wilson urged a thorough probe while warning against official disclosure of the negotiating text.
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Jacob Schiff
Kun, Loch & Company
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Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Frank L. Polk
State Department
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Borah
Gra
Borat
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nicaragua Asks U S Help To Meet Threat To Integrity
Nicaragua petitions the United States for landing of forces to deter a possible invasion by Costa Rica after the collapse of the Costa Rican revolution. The Nicaraguan legation cites allied war aims and a strict budget while urging U S support to safeguard canal interests and two naval bases.
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Nicaragua
United States
Costa Rica
State Department
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Liberal Party
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Unat
Legation
Nicarague
Regulars Now In France and Homeward Bound
Washington reports the demobilization of the National Guard and national army divisions after service in France. The Sixth, Fourth, and Fifth divisions are returning to the United States, with about 2201 officers and men demobilized to civilian life as of June 3, leaving fewer than 700 in Europe. A record wheat crop is forecast at 1,296,000,000 bushels. A trial date is expected for the nurse Edith Cavell betrayer implicated in World War I.
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States
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Catelle
Tolabo Department
Gat
Twin Falls
Arla County
Fair Grounds
Auben Lounsbury
Albion
Iitabo Grand Lodge
Thursey
Lanne Beach
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Wire systems are in owners hands restored post office order
Washington telegraph and telephone companies once under government control since August 1 were ordered on June 5 to resume operation for their own account. The post office retains regulatory oversight pending Congress action, maintaining current rates and prohibitions on discrimination against workers for union affiliations, and urging cost settlements with the government.
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Deported musician Benton tied to internment case
Dr Kart A Much former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an enemy alien is slated for deportation. Judge Dewey assistant US attorney announced the action pending.
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Kart A. Much
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Wader
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Iorp
Dewey
United States District Attorvey
Sir James Eric Drummond Elected League of Nations Secretary General
Sir James Eric Drummond has been elected secretary general of the League of Nations. Since 1910 he served as private secretary to Arthur J. Balfour, British foreign secretary, and later to other foreign secretaries. He accompanied Balfour to the United States in 1917.
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James Eric Drummond
League of Nations
Arthur J. Balfour
Ballfour
Unite States
Purge Country of Lawless Element Seeks Peace Across Continent
Winnipeg dispatch reports United States and Canada to unite against Bolshevik propaganda and radical agitators. Officials cite a coastward migration of extremists from New York to Seattle and Vancouver, with Winnipeg named as a starting point for a Canadian movement. Charters revoked for unions funding the so called one big union and calls go out for further action by AFL leadership.
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Vancouver
Martin Ryan
Brotherhood of Mailread Carmen
Edmonton
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Newtern
Tuld
Sergeant York Takes Bride in Tennessee Ceremony
Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed Argonne hero, wed Gracie Williams of Palm Mall Tennessee on June 7 in a ceremony officiated by Governor Albert H. Roberts. The couple's honeymoon may include Utah Nashville Teon-Oo and Green Hillside in Fentress county near the springs Yorks have long used for water. They plan to visit Bull Lake City as guests of the Chatowhoga and Nashville Rotary clubs.
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Teon—Oo & Green Hillside
Fentress County
Tenn
Yorks
Alvin C York
Argonne Drive
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Pail Mall
Albert H. Roberts
Bull Lake City
Chatahwoga
Bandits Endanger Americans in Mexican District Fight
Nine American tulning men report that Ta quis and bandits fatally injured two Americans and 88 Mexicans in the La Goloredo district of Sewers, Mexico over the past two weeks. The statement from Barursias describes ongoing violence and casualties.
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Noguies
Arie
Portland Midshipman McCarthy Drowns Bathing
Fortine', Oregon, midshipman Philip G McCarthy drowned Sunday afternoon while bathing in the Chesebony. He was a first class man and a valued member of the naval unit.
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Portland
Crowns
Apnepoile
Philip G. McCarthy
Fortine
Ore
Hutunday
Geitz Pessimistic Over Austria Peace Terms
Vienna reports cautious tone as peace terms presented to Austria risk the country’s survival amid famine. President Seite calls for an extraordinary session to address the crisis and mobilize the nation for emergency measures.
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Geitz
Vienna
Austria
Seite
Tm Hie
Ademas
Idaho News Briefs Highlight Local Reclamation and Civic Events
Idaho county officials report progress on the Tahoe reclamation project with a pledge of 1000 members. July Fourth celebrations include a major pyrotechnics display in Canyon County. Other notes cover water shortages, highway rail trips, veterans gatherings, and county improvements including hotel additions, excavator trials, and public welfare rulings.
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