Failing Action by Committee Delays Swing Around the Circle Start
Washington July 15. Senate deliberations on the peace treaty and the League of Nations prompt hints that President Wilson may launch his national tour sooner than planned. The foreign relations committee discusses the treaty, seeks extensive documents, and may meet at the White House rather than the Capitol. Senator Lodge proposes a resolution urging access to drafts and transcripts of negotiations with Germany and Japan.
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Graceville Defeats Wahpeton In High-Scoring Game
Graceville topped Wahpeton 7 to 2 in a Saturday clash at home. Wahpeton used fast play to pull ahead early, then pulled away with a trio of runs in the late innings.
Allies Discuss War Lord Fate In Inter Allied Committee
Paris reports that an inter allied committee on war discussed the future fate of the former emperor. The talks touched on actions by the Dutch government and the responsibilities of the Allied powers in determining his disposition.
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N. D. Case To Supreme Court Announcement
Fargo July 15. But percent in the United States district here in June by 41 taxpayers of the state attacking the constitutional validity of the Nonpartisan League industrial laws passed by the last legislature will go to the caereas court. It used the original grounds that the federal court had no jurisdiction.
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Stubble Rye Linked to Hopper Menace in North Dakota
Fargo July 15 North Dakota faces a sharp drop in winter rye acreage next year due to a growing grasshopper outbreak tied to fields cut to stubble in autumn. Experts warn stubbled rye fields provide breeding grounds for hoppers as rye acreage expands across the state.
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Kansas Gas Company Wins Court Victory
St Paul Minn July 15 Federal district Judge Wilbur Booth announced his decision in the Kansas Natural Gas case today fixing gateway rate at 3 1/2 cents per 1000 feet for Kansas City Missouri and firing gateway rates for gas used in all cities using the product of the Kansas Gas Company The decision was viewed as a victory for the Kansas Gas Company
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Bikes Loaded Street Car In Severe Storm Tragedy
A severe electrical storm struck a Hamilton Avenue street car in Pittsburgh on July 15 injuring 21 people, with several possibly fatally. Panic caused trampling of women and children as the crowd rushed to safety. Local authorities and EMS responded to the scene.
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Soldiers of Superb Spirit Burdened by Grogginess at Armistice
Washington reports Col Fred L Huidekoper stated in January that American troops in France were of superb spirit but groggy as the armistice was signed. He also cited transportation delays and opinions that troops would not have been torpedoed if not for ongoing German activity, with Cowan corroborating concerns.
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France
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Storm devastates Valparaiso with massive loss of life
Reported from Valparaiso Chile describes up to seventy seven drowned and many vessels sunk during a hurricane that struck Saturday and Sunday. Damage totalling millions followed, with extensive wreckage and a toll on shipping including the German steamer Sails. Nearby Buenos Aires records flood losses of livestock and disrupted rail and telegraph lines.
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Berlin Tramway Workers Vote To Continue Strike
Berlin July 16 tramway employees vote 10 643 to 6 545 to persist in the strike though the margin is not decisive. Management warns all not returning to work by Thursday will be discharged. Plans are set to move the Dairy Lunch to North Fourth Street near the former Oldsmobile building. Johnson Erickson, manager, says new equipment will be installed and business ready by August 10.
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Minnesota farmers offer lands for Montana cattle relief
St Paul Minnesota farmers offered nearly one million acres of land as pasturage for Montana cattle amid a federal livestock conference on Montana drought relief. George M Rommel cited Montana needs with tens of thousands of cattle sheep and lambs to move. Minnesota deputy commissioner J H Hay noted 460000 acres of state land available for emergency use and more marginal land could help. The summit aimed to plan livestock transport and distribution details later in the day.
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Federal Board rejects wheat quarantine for five states
Washington July 15 The federal horticultural board decided no quarantine on wheat shipments from Illinois Indiana Virginia West Virginia and Georgia despite grain diseases. Local authorities can handle Virginia West Virginia and Georgia eel worm disease. Experts will meet to discuss flag smut and take all disease in Illinois and Indiana and quarantine could be imposed if measures fail.
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War Finance Board to Aid Cattle Exports
The War Finance Corporation announced plans to accept applications from American banks and exporters for advances on cattle and cattle product shipments. The aim is to stimulate exports and broaden demand for these products.
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Employment Bureau Forecasts Harvest Labor Glut
Kansas City Missouri July 15 A warning from the federal employment bureau says western harvest fields already oversupplied with labor as far north as the Canadian line. Despite directives sent to federal directors, men continue pouring into the harvest belt with scant prospects for late arrivals.
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Government Gains First Point in Mild Beer Case
Pittsburgh July 15 The government won its first point today in the fight against the sale of beer containing 23 4 per cent alcohol when Federal Judge Thomson overruled demurrers of officers and directors of the Pittsburgh and Independent Brewing companies to charges of violation of the war time prohibition law. Each of the 19 defendants was held in 1000 bail for the November term of court.
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League of Nations seen as practical step toward peace
Senator Underwood of Alabama urged ratification of the League covenant without amendment, arguing it offers a path to arbitration and reduces war risks. He emphasized the league’s limits, denying it is a super-government, and urged adoption to curb national selfishness and protect American rights. Separately, North Dakota opening day at the state fair drew large crowds with displays, air performances by the International Flyers, polo, auto polo, and a grand fireworks show promising heavy attendance.
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South Dakota Clothing Dealers Meet Over Prices
Mitchell July 15 Members of the South Dakota Clothing Dealers association gather for the annual summer session. Over one hundred members attend the opening, with high clothing prices the main topic. Congressman Johnson's proposal to place federal clothing on the market is to be discussed, as members weigh potential market effects and ways to reduce consumer costs. President E J Sutton vows efforts to lower wearer costs.
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American Overseas Forces Totals on July Eighth
Washington reports the overseas force numbers as of July eighth, with 237,319 officers and men serving abroad and 24,000 en route or in this country. The data reflect a formal announcement and summarize deployment status.
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United States
Electric railways face limits amid revenue concerns
Washington July 15. The president of the American Electric Railway Association warned that with current orders and revenue, electric railways cannot continue to meet expected public functions. He urged federal authorities to allow a return to owners Pardee stating the need for relief.
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