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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
6
Edward W. Pickard reviews postwar diplomacy, noting President Wilson’s stance on open covenants and the Dalmatian coast settlement, with Britain France and Italy seeking compromises. He covers German war crimes trials, Dutch Kaiser internment, Soviet advances, and domestic debates over railway reform and aviation waste, plus party politics and candidate rumors.
Berlin police launched a major operation against foreign and domestic profiteers occupying a centralized "ghetto" in Grenadier street. About five hundred people were arrested as houses and shops were searched, seizing goods and large sums of money, while suspects protested their innocence in multiple languages.
The article traces early metal use from copper and bronze to iron. It cites ancient articles found under a statue of Rameses the Great and notes copper’s antiquity, alloy names, and historical mentions including Tubal Cain. It also includes a quip about rabbits and pasture.
Washington reports the death of Rear Admiral Robert H. Peary at his home from pernicious anemia following weeks of illness. The famed polar explorer, born May 6 1856 in Cresson Pennsylvania, led the 1909 North Pole success after eight Arctic trips and later promoted aviation.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary renowned for discovering the North Pole died suddenly in Washington after a long illness. Born May 6 1855 in Cresson Pennsylvania he rose to command and achieved fame for polar exploration.
Washington February 21 union leaders from railroad brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor urged defeat of the conference report on the railroad bill. They condemned the guaranteed 5 percent return to investors, warned the measure subordinates labor and public interests to capital, and demanded equal representation in any tribunal setting compensation and working conditions. Washington February 20 wages set during the war would continue until September 1 under the railroad reorganization bill.
Berlin cabinet tells allies it will prosecute individuals with prima facie crimes while avoiding action against Hindenburg Bethmann-Hollweg and other leaders unless specific crimes are charged. Justice minister Schiffer cites witness location difficulties delaying prosecutions. Other items note Chicago hanged gunman Smiling Jack O'Brien and typhus outbreaks in Galicia among various brief dispatches.
President Wilson informed the Senate he has not entered into any agreement with British officials regarding sale or disposition of ex German liners seized in U.S. ports. He transmitted a proposed Paris agreement on retaining ships by allied governments and allocating excess value to war-loss settlements with Germany. The message notes no authority to bind Congress to action and outlines the joint signatories’ terms for ship ownership and compensation.
Moscow dispatch reports Bolshevik forces have captured Archangel on the White Sea after the Whites abandoned the town. The advance continues south of Archangel with Eletskoe and Dyina river villages seized. Moscow lists election results showing 117 communists and several others successful.
Albert L Lauer secretary treasurer of Briggs Turivas faces federal charges for allegedly offering a $15 000 bribe to a tax collector. He was arrested at the Westminster building 110 South Dearborn Street as Daniel Callner and Daniel Chapin oversee the case. Federal agents hint at broader arrests in coming weeks.
Seven enlisted men drowned in two incidents. Five died when a naval water barge sank at Guantanamo Cuba on Tuesday. Two more drowned near Harwich England when a motor dory from the U S Hovey capsized. Drowned at Guantanamo were Raleigh W Stover Harry T Clouse Leo Tuchewics Harry Strody and George Rigdon. Drowned at Harwich were Patrick Gill and Frank D Moser.
A historical OCR passage describes Bayer aspirin tablets with the genuine Bayer name on every tablet and on the package for protection against imitators. It notes 12 tablet tins, directions for common pains and illnesses, and mentions larger packages sold by druggists. The ad urges buyers to choose Bayer to maintain a good reputation.
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