Treaty Put Up to U. S. Senate
The German peace treaty with its League covenant faces the U S Senate with forty five amendments and four reservations proposed by the foreign relations committee. The majority report argues the changes protect American rights and sovereignty while warning an amended covenant could wreck a peace led by German forces. The debate centers on withdrawal rights, domestic jurisdiction, and United States independence in league matters.
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Washington
United States
Germaan
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Weabhington
McCumber
North Dukets
Conerest
Rawal
United Histon
Great Britain
League
China
Japan
Bhantung
Kolief
Germany
Senate Foreign
Senate of
Troops Control Boston as Police Strikes Plateau
Boston riot turmoil continues as Gov Coolidge assumes command of state forces. Police deserters face no arbitration. federal troops may be called. Seven dead, many wounded after dice game clashes. army wagons move through Commonwealth Avenue. Mayor Peters and labor leaders discuss a possible general strike while Faneuil Hall serves as guard barracks. Other items note indemnities, wartime payments, and early political moves.
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Boston
Henry Groat
Grason MrWilliams
Jamatcy Plains
Coolidge Tok
Beker
Roosevelt
Washington
Navy
Army
Commonwealth Avenue
Eitchens
Peters
O'Donnell
Jennings
Central Labor Union
State Federation of ‘Labor
Greenfield
Faneuil Hall
State Guard
Col William V Judson Reports On Chicago Harbor Plan
Col Wm V Judson, U S engineer officer, began drafting his report to the War Department on the proposed Chicago harbor improvement plan as directed by the city council.
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Wm. ¥. Judson
U. S
Omicer
War Department
Chicago Harbor
British suppress Irish Parliament amid raids and shootings
Dublin reports say Officer Hoey was shot in the city center as British forces move to stamp out Sinn Fein activity. Police raided Sinn Fein headquarters and Count Plunkett’s home, with searches extending across Cork, Belfast, Derry and Limerick. Armed police seized high explosives and seized documents tied to the Irish republic’s formation.
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Dublin
Fein
Oliver Hoey
Irish Parliament
Dall Hirefon
Galle
Sinn Fein
House of Commons
Westminster
Dall Tireann
Ireland
Sion Fein
Vistory
Irish Republic
Count Plunkett
Michael Staines
Skibbereen
County Cork
Bein
Hourse
Commons
Visita
Limerick
Lab
Cork
Ottaide
Belfast
Sian Fela
Lisburne
Derry Dyndall
Lowth
Ennison
Derry
Austria Signs Peace Treaty at Saint Germain
The nine nation peace conference signed the treaty with Austria as Roumania and Yugoslavia did not sign. Delegates including Georges Clemenceau Karl Renner and U S representatives attended in a cordial atmosphere with plans for postwar reconstruction discussed. Other items noted include Italian trade delegation leaving Brest for the United States and political developments in Hungary and Romania.
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St. Germain
France
Georges Clemenceau
Peace Confermee
Karl Renner
Austria
Roumania
Ingo-Slavia
Renner
Rotary Lansing
United States
Doctor Renner
Henry White
General Bliss
J. Polk
Czecho-Slovakia
Teoumania
Belgrade
German Republic
Sir Edward Carson to Visit United States on Speaking Tour
A new photograph shows Sir Edward Carson, Ulster unionist leader, as reports indicate he will soon visit the United States for a speaking tour. The potential trip highlights his role in British and Irish political affairs and may attract attention from supporters and critics alike.
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Sir Edward Carson
United States
Vote Against Treaty in Grand Army Encampment
delegates at the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Columbus Ohio voted almost unanimously against ratification of the peace treaty in its present form. The gathering adopted resolutions urged by Commander Ketcham of Indiana saying the action is non political and upholds 100 per cent Americanism. Col James D Bell of Brooklyn was elected commander in chief and D M Hall of Columbus senior vice commander.
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Columbus
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Ketcham
Indiana
League of Nations
James D. Bell
Brooklyn
M. Hall of
Pershing Leads First Division Through Fifth Avenue Parade
New York reports Pershing at the front as the First division of regulars marches down Fifth Avenue. Troops wear Cross of War insignia and fourragere, with hundreds displaying medals for heroism. About 25,000 men participate in a regalia filled salute to the American army.
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Famous Division
New York
Pershing
Fifth Avenue
France
Wuittle
Americas Army
General Pershing
Arras
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Hoboken
Baker
Congress
Cardinal Mercier Praises American Army Before Baltimore Sendoff
Cardinal Mercier lauds the U S Army as it readies for departure to Baltimore. He signs a statement crediting General Pershing as a genial leader and expresses universal gratitude. He is escorted to Pennsylvania Station by Baltimore officials and a city committee.
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New York
Baltimore
Cardinal Mercier
Pershing
Cardinal. Mercthr
Malines
Mercier
Pennsylvania Station
William #. Browning
Kolchak Army Losses Reported and Other War News
Bolshevik dispatches claim Kolchak southern army surrendered near Aktiubinsk and Orsk bringing Bolshevik captures to 45 008 in a week. General headquarters in Omsk says the Siberian offensive is advancing with enemy retreats and heavy losses. Other items note US cost of congressional appropriations, railroads to return to private control, 27 crew killed when the Coryum sank in the Bahama channel, Alice Masaryk resigning a deputy seat, a woman killed while sleep-walking near Kelbian, and Cardinal Mercier arriving in New York to thank America for wartime aid.
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London
Kolchak
Aktiubinsk
Orsk
Moscotr
Omsk
Kolchak Army
Siberian
Cardinal Mercier
New York
Belgium
Padtte
America
Boston Police Fight to Finish in City Strike
Boston faces a tense police strike as 7000 troops patrol main streets and new recruits fill stations. John F. McInnis, union president, vows continued struggle for recognition and AFL affiliation while courts revamp the force and officers trained for replacements.
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Boston
Curtis
John F. McInnis
McInnis
American Federation of Labor
Force
Creupon
Roxbury
Lttle Ralk
Aetion
Central Labor Union
Policemen's Union
Legion Drive for Members in New York
A national drive by the American Legion aims to enroll all veterans who served in the war under American command. In New York County, George Brokaw, a former major, directs the effort, with an estimated 100000 eligible service men in the county, many already Legion members.
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New York
American Legion
New York County
George Brokaw
U. S. Flag on 25 HM Ships
Lloyds Register shows 43 former German liners over 10 000 tons with U S authorities taking 16 ships, the U S Navy 9, British controller 6, Italy 25, Persil 1, and 9 unallotted. The sum indicates the American flag aboard over 25 of these former liners while Britain holds over six.
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London
Lloyd's Register
United States Shipping Board
United States Navy Department
Italy
Persil
Poles to Aid France Under Labour Convention
A 100,000 Polish workers will be free to go to France under a signed wartime convention. The agreement aims to relieve unemployment in France and help solve its labor shortage while allowing the Polish government to establish credit in francs and ease its financial difficulties.
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Warsaw
France
Potien
Suffer for Sins of Others and Prisoners in Morocco
A fragment discusses shared suffering and interdependence noting no mind lives to himself alone. It includes a joke about a theatrical manager training “supers” and reveals prisoners in Morocco must pay officers for arrest and escort to the police station.
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George
Adamede
Nan Meniger
Xinge
Morocco
Minority Report Shapes Senate Battle Over Treaty
Edward W. Pickard reports President Wilson’s harsh rhetoric spurs a Senate Foreign Relations Committee shift on the peace pact. The majority Lodge reservations aim to safeguard American sovereignty, while minority Democrats warn that rejecting the treaty endangers Germany concessions and global commerce. They contend amendments won’t win broad acceptance and could derail U S ratification.
Wilson Presses Treaty Amid Global Negotiations
The report outlines concessions Germany might gain and warns the US risks losing reparations commission influence without treaty participation. Wilson travels toward the Pacific coast pushing ratification despite harsh rhetoric, drawing counterattacks from reservationists like Kenyon Borah Johnson and Norris. In Europe, Austria signs with Renner while Roumania and Czecho-Slovakia delay final terms as unrest looms in Berlin with looming Spartacist actions.
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Wilson
North Dakota
Europe
Kenyon
Senate
Borah
Johnson
McCormick
Chicago
Paris
Japan
Global Turmoil and U S Leaders Amid War Adjustments
News from Russia reports bolshevist advances with 12000 Admiral Kolchak forces captured and southern units surrendering. In Archangel region allied support wanes as Americans and Brits evacuate. Vienna notes a monarchist plot to restore Charles. Pershing’s U S return sparks major New York reception and congressional tribute. Labor unrest hits Hammond and Boston with riots and militia, while steel workers strike looms. Chicago rejoices as carpenters accept $0.214 raise through May ahead of future talks.
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Russia
Admiral Kolchak
Reds
Archangel
Zemstvo
London
Hungary
Vienna
Prague
Austria
Archduke Joseph
Charles
Japan Hopes United States Guides Shantung Fate
Tokyo reports show Japanese officials awaiting U S action on the Shantung question while maintaining unity and pledging to restore Shantung to China. Diet members seek clarity on whether Washington will enforce a treaty with Germany and return the province through force if needed. Premier Arai remarks praise Japan's prestige from the Paris Peace Conference and asserts adherence to China's restoration plan for Shantung.
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Tokyo
United States Senate
Dietard
United States
Germany
China
Pacific
Anese
Asa
Ara
Lireheon
Saloni
Paris
Sapan
Shantung
Big Rise in Counterfeiting Warns Secret Service
Washington reports a sharp uptick in counterfeiting in recent months as the Secret Service, underfunded and short of staff, seeks a $125,000 increase atop $276,000 granted. Chief Moran warns postwar conditions will attract counterfeiters, noting 12 new note issues since February 1929 and agents earning an average $5.40 daily.
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Secret Service
W. H. Moran
Congress
Moran
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