Congress Opens Extraordinary Session of 66th Congress
Washington. The sixty sixth or reconstruction congress convened May 19 after being called by President Wilson. Gillett of Massachusetts elected speaker, Cummins chosen president pro tempore, both chambers controlled by Republicans. Routine organization preceded a lengthy agenda including treaties, league of nations, protection of France, railroads, telegraphs, prohibition, woman suffrage, luxury taxes, and investigations into administration acts. The session is expected to run toward the 1920 conventions with ongoing appropriations work.
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Congress
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Paris
Senate
House Orgunians
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
House
Champy Clark
Missouri
Cummins
Pittman
Nevada
Germany
France
Foch Completes Plans For Operations If Germany Declines Peace
Paris Marshal Foch outlines military operations to be enacted if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. After a conference with the council of four, President Wilson spoke with General Pershing, whose London visit was postponed to await further developments.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Council of Four
Wilson
General Pershing
Londcomes
Winnipeg Faces Food Shortage Amid General Strike
Winnipeg Minn reports no signs of achistment in the general strike as food stocks in several local restaurants and stores exhausted Monday. The general strike committee approved the delivery of Israel senail em.
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Winnipeg
Min
Yreael Senael Em
Sunday Papers Put Under Ban In Presbyterian Meeting
Resolutions approving the proposed league of nations and condemning Sunday newspapers were adopted at a Presbyterian assembly. A Soldiers' Bill was introduced in the House by Mandel and in the Senate by Senator Semone Helper. Helper suffers loss from a fire in Utah. a fire crew from Price saved a basket district.
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League of Nations
Washington
Mandel
Senate
Semone
Helper
Utah
Omics
Price
Baskeess
Washington War Department Reports Casualties by Division
Washington The war department expects to send a Jubile by name reports of individual casualties suffered by each division in Fraper with the manner in which each soldier met his death.
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Washington
War Department
Italy Relinqueshes Dodecanes to Greece at Peace Talks
Paris reports Italy renounced its claim to the Dodecanes Islands off Asia Minor in favor of Greece. The move ends a major pre peace conference controversy. Premier Orlando and officials continue discussions on the Adriatic question with cautious optimism.
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Paris
Italy
Dodecanes Islands
Greece
Orlando
Macchi di Cellore
Talian
United States
EM. House
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Saverne
Tripoli
Germany
Rome
Austria
Smyrna
Adalia
Turkey
Saloniki
Daniels Returns From Europe To Navy Post
New York Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who had been in Europe for several weeks to bolster American naval forces and confer with European authorities, returned Saturday aboard the Mount Vernon.
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Daniels
Europe
New York
Mount Vernon
General Strike Paralyzes Winnipeg and Smyrna Move
A massive general strike halts Winnipeg life, leaving news and services cut as 80 unions walk out. In Smyrna allied forces converge with Greek troops poised to assume control, signaling a pivot in Asiatic Turkish affairs. Million Dollar Baby Killed in Washington reveals the McLean family tragedy as a child dies after a car accident. Plan to Modify Court Martial introduced in Congress as Senator Chamberlain announces changes to army martial procedures.
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Winnipeg
Winnipes
Building Trades and Metal Workers
Steretypers
Presmen
Stethe
Building Trades and Metal Workers’ Union
Congress
Chamberlain of
Cregeo
Semact T. Anseti
Morgenthau Predicts US War Within A Generation
Henry Morgenthau warned an assembly that the United States must prepare for a greater conflict, predicting U.S. involvement in war within fifteen to twenty years. He urged mobilization and strength to meet rising global tensions as representatives in Paris failed to reach consensus. Also noted, the Arctic vessel Roosevelt was abandoned after recent repairs proved too costly due to hinge damage from temperature changes.
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Henry Morgenthau
United States
America
Paris
Howe
Beesene
Morgunthaestd
Sergeant Welz Joins Miltons France Visit Mission
Sergeant Welz Joseph Andrew Wels chaired a visit to France with fourteen year old Milton Pershing, son of the general. He was chosen for the post by Secretary of War Baker. Welz enlisted in the regular army in 1809 after medical studies, railroad work, and plumbing.
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Gergt
Joseph Andrew Wels
Milton Pershing
France
Baker
Welz
New Haven
Memorial Day tribute to Chiaarbaugh and waves of fame
Poetic memorial piece celebrates Chiarbaugh, dedicates bloom spreading hands to sons living and dead. Under azure banner and Solitude's array, she crowns her wave heroes on bered Memoria Day.
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Solitude
Battle Tide Turned in Pennsylvania Clash
Confederates under General Lee invaded Pennsylvania from the south as Civil War forces clashed in the hill passes. Troop movements and skirmishes intensified amid hurried orders and growing casualties reported near a southern front.
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Pennsylvania
Lee
Battle of Gettysburg Chronicle on Three-Day Clash
A compact account of the Gettysburg fight from June 30 to July 3 as Buford and Meade's cavalry engage Heth, Lee counters, Peach Orchard and Devil's Den battle sites are described, culminating in Pickett's Charge and the Confederate retreat from Seminary Ridge to Cemetery Ridge, marking a pivotal Union victory and lasting "High Water Mark" memory.
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Meade
Heth
Gettisture
Cemetery Hill
Bette
Lee
Mendy
Rome
Cemetery Ridge
General Longstreet
General Pickett
Seminary Ridge
Pickett
Northern
Virginia
Sutabell
Memoriams Echo Through Time and Love Remembrance
A reflective note honors past memories and enduring affection, recalling tributes once offered to loved ones and the lingering impact of those memories across years and generations.
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Memry
Memorial Day Honor and the Dying Grand Army Veterans
Memorial Day honors the Grand Army of the Republic as veterans march to lay flowers on graves. The piece laments aging veterans and notes the 11208 deaths last year, four times Gettsyburg casualties, emphasizing the Civil War’s enduring impact and the veterans’ unique role in national history.
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Gettysburg
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