French government to import coal from United States
Paris on July 1 Louis Loucheur, minister of reconstruction, told the chamber that France plans to import one million tons of coal from the United States using a special fleet. He warned of a coal shortage this winter but said the crisis is worldwide and France will meet it. He noted Britain’s reduced exports and said France must rely on Germany for twenty million tons and seven million more imported before the war.
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Paris
Louis Loucheur
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Chamber
France
Great Britain
Germany
American Troops Leave Brest in June Record Tide
Brest July 2. During June 177,000 American troops departed Brest setting a record for most monthly departures at any French port since the armistice aboard ships along the Atlantic seaboard.
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Brest
France
Atlantic Seaboard
Germans expect peace treaty ratified next week note says
Paris reports a note to the Allies says Germany expects ratification of the peace treaty early next week and hopes Allied blockade ends then A German hope is also shown for the release of German war prisoners at the same time.
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Paris
Germanelse
Keymen Ordered Back To Work Today
Chicago July 2 telegraphers strike ending at noon as 8 J Konenkamp president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America announces. Union says workers return to duties after six week stoppage in June 11 action.
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Commercial Telegraphers
Chicago
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Italian Quake Toll Reaches One Hundred Deaths
Florence reports 100 deaths from Sunday’s earthquake with thousands homeless and 200 homes destroyed. All churches and several public buildings and schools were damaged. Relief work continued rapidly to feed and shelter the homeless.
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Florence
Associated Preae
Ieee Eee
Hog prices surge as new cords reach highs
Chicago July 3 hog prices show a sharp advance driven by strong demand and limited supply. Trade reports indicate a broad rise across the market with cannery and farmers noting higher quotations and sustained buying interest.
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Chicago
British R-34 Completes Start for Atlantic Flight
London July 2 The British dirigible R-34 left its Egat Fortune base at 1 48 am Greenwich time bound for America. By 2 pm Greenwich time she was 53 50 N 17 50 W about 311 miles west of Clifden Ireland progressing west at 31 knots. Major Scott reported a steady pace but thick fog at 12 o'clock and expected unsettled Atlantic conditions ahead. A small crowd witnessed the departure with one American woman presenting a flag to Lt. Thander Lansdowne before the gondola ascent.
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New York
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Connaught
Ireland
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Edburgh
Thander Lansdowne
Unclear military briefing notes from July amid fragmented lines
Disjointed OCR text references Lieutenant Jones Lucan and a return trip with Ve R-34, described as remaining here for hours before start. The passage includes garbled names Terese Palla and Zany Joathe and resembles an incomplete weathered newspaper fragment with unreadable segments.
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Welcome Home War Service Men July 4 Celebration
City Auditor announces full schedule for homecoming on July 4. Events include parade forming at 10:30 am, Riverside Park luncheon, community singing, a 1:30 pm program with speeches by Mayor Wheeler and others, and a sport section featuring relays and races. Parade route covers North Fifth Street to Riverside Park, with formations by sailors, soldiers, Red Cross, Scouts, and civic groups.
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Mcily
City Auditorium
North Fifth Street
Red Cross
DeMera Avenue
Ils
F. Halsey Ambrose
J. A. Dinnie
H. M. Wheeler
Grand Forks
Robert Anderson
Welcome
J. B. Wineman
Helen Lehman
Jress
T. Anderson
Addrées
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Ftle
A. Altens
Gielpeie
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International Avenue
Fourth Street
Bruce Avenue
Third Street
DeMers Avenue
East Grand Forks
Marshall
Wilson Works on Message to Congress
On board the U S 8 George Washington the president continues a calm voyage and has drafted parts of his Message to Congress. He plans to submit the Paris treaties and results from the conference, but rests under medical guidance as he travels toward New York. If milestones hold, the treaties may be submitted and read by midweek.
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George Washington
Associated Press
Mr. Wilson
Congress
Cary
T. Grayson
New York
Major Allen to Lead Forces on the Rhine Command
Announcement from American headquarters names Major General Henry Allen to succeed Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett as commander of forces on the Rhine. The occupation army will be based in Coblenz, with the title Army of Occupation.
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Yale
Henry Run
Germans make no effort to ratify treaty
Berlin reports that Germany has taken no definite steps toward a speedy ratification of the peace treaty due to questions about frontiers to be ceded and other preliminaries. The brief dispatch notes the issue remains unsettled. Also noted are weather and obituary items from New York.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Deutsche ‘Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
Allen
Texas
Oklahoma
West Point
Storm kills two and devastates McGregor area
A Sunday night storm near McGregor North Dakota killed farmer Nelson and Mrs Saltcack. Dozens injured, with every building in McGregor damaged. Cars, homes, and a dozen structures were destroyed as responders treated the wounded. Continued reports from McGregor and nearby towns describe extensive destruction and shifting care.
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Saltcack
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Tioga
Stahl
Carlton
K. Hanson
Hanson
Hamlet
Powers Lake
Wildrose
Ray
Centenary Day Celebrated by the Methodists in Columbus
Centenary day was officially celebrated at the Methodist centenary exposition in Columbus Ohio. John R Mott head of the YMCA was to deliver the principal address, with Bishop E R Hendrix among speakers. A Fourth of July victory processional will be reviewed by the joint centenary commission.
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Ohio
John R. Mott
M.C. A
E. R. Hendrix
Cabinet members to greet Wilson in New York
Vice President Marshall and all cabinet members are expected to meet President Wilson at New York on Monday as his presidential ship Pennsylvania will meet him outside the harbor. Details of the heavyweight title fight between Jean Willard and Jack Dempsey surface in Toledo with the principals training lightly before Friday’s bout.
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New York
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Officie
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Ohio
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Bone
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Jack Dempsey
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Witnesses Detail Townley German Propaganda Strategy
The trial testimony describes Townley and Gilbert discussing antiwar aims in 1917 and how Nonpartisan League leaders urged pro German sentiment in Minnesota communities. A. Teigen, star witness, recalls Townley advising indirect opposition to the war and instructions to influence public opinion without explicit statements.
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A. Teigen
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Joseph Gilbert
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Nonpartisan League
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