Non Stop Trans Atlantic Flight By Alcock and Brown
London reports the first non stop trans Atlantic flight completed by Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur W Brown in the Vickers Vimy. From St Johns to Clifden near Galway they covered 1860 nautical miles in about 18 hours. The men faced ice, fog, and radio issues while carrying the first aerial mail and two mascots a dog and a cat. The aircraft was wrecked on landing at Clifden but the aviators survived and received congratulations from British and American observers.
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St. John's
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Clifden
Galway
Ireland
Jack Alcock
Brown
Westport
Get
John Alcock
Arthur W. Brown
St. John’s
N.F
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Ghee
Jad Muather
Fox
Alcock
Trinh Coast
Baya
Daily Mail
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Oranmore
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Town
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Wil
England
German Officials Stand Firm on Radical Peace Terms
Berlin reports show officials insisting on major changes to the peace draft. The Entente reply and German counter proposals stir debate as Erzberger and the national assembly council back a maximal divergence from the original plan. A new ministry possibility looms amid cautious Berlin watchers.
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Mathias Erzberger
German Armatice Commission
National Assembly
Politos
Ron Eroberger
Treaty and postmaster changes amid 1919 peace talks
In Versailles the Allies delivered their reply to German proposals to Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau. The revised draft of the peace treaty was handed to him as he prepared to leave for Weimar. Separate notes record postmaster appointments in North Dakota and Alabama. A river launch capsized in Warrior River, drowning nineteen and leaving twelve missing.
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Versailles
Paul Durasta
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Count von Brockdorff - Rantzau
Weimar
Rhine
Tuscalodas
Ala
Warrior River
Strike Mediation in Winnipeg Rumors of One Big Union
Reports from Winnipeg state officials see the metal workers strike as fizzling into a single bargaining conflict. A joint statement by employers and the mediation committee hints at wage talks and industrial relations, while city and federal officials push for settlement as newspapers note the "one big union" as the central issue.
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Winnipes
Sune
Pian
Winnipes Metal
Giaberteon
Tantroveteien Wil
Metal Trades Counet
Robertson
Charles F. Gray
Winnipeg
Military Attend Meeting of Council of Five
Paria, June 16. Fock and four other military leaders attended the Council of Five meeting. The nature of the discussion centered on winding up the German situation and related strategic matters.
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Council OF Five
Paria
Fock
Tithe Council
Jectine
Kenera
President Wilson to tour nation for League support
Washington reports President Wilson will embark on a speaking tour after his return home. Secretary Tumilty has drafted a tentative itinerary outlining stops across the country to advocate for the League of Nations.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
Tumilty
Order Extends Strike Ban to All Key Men in Utilities
Officials say Burleson's Postmaster General order granting collective bargaining to electrical and telephone workers now covers all Post Office employees including operators and graph operators. In St Louis, striking telephone and electrical workers paralyzed service but will return to work tomorrow as union officials push to maintain action. In Los Angeles, line and switchboard workers quit at 8 am, with company officials reviewing remaining staff. new union leadership predicts a continued strike as planned.
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N. J
Burteson
PostoMee Department
Saegraph
P. H. McCarthy Orcisco
Washington
St. Louis
Et-Tours
Eave
Los Angeles
Cal
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Sothern California Telephone Company
Medical Association Endorses Lager Beer Use and Low Alcohol
The United Medical Association states lager beer is essential in treating certain cases and supports beer with no more than 2 percent alcohol. Light wines, when pure, are considered beneficial in specific situations. Separate item notes preparations for evacuation of Petrograd as announced in a wireless Moscow dispatch.
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New York
London
Petrograd
Wilgless
Moscow
Treaty revision details reach Versailles for German delegation
The revised draft of the German treaty will be handed to the German delegation at Versailles at 4 pm. The council of four will finalize provisions. Clemenceau planned to share terms with the French cabinet. Red ink corrections will accompany one copy plus 99 duplicates for Germany. Weimar awaits the German response as German leaders convene, with officials predicting possible rejection if terms are not modified. Austrian treaty sections will be introduced Tuesday as the conference shifts to Austrian and Turkish affairs.
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Germany
Versailles
Council of Four
Clemenceau
Weimar
Berlin
Mathias Erzberger
Spa
St. Germain
Paris
Langer Ends Speaking Tour Against Townley Socialism
Special to the Herald from Bismarck North Dakota June 16 Attorney General William Langer closed a week long eastern tour addressing over twenty five thousand farmers opposing Townley socialism and outlining a farmer oriented economic program. He described alleged private banking and business schemes including the Valley City bank robbery and the Consumers United States Company. Senator F W Mees joined and criticized taxation league programs and the industrial commission and Bank of North Dakota. Secretary of State Thomas Hall returned from the north after a similar tour addressing large crowds with orderly meetings and no disorder. Hall said he was ready to sign Bank of North Dakota bonds but had not yet received the supreme court writ and planned to sign two million dollars in bonds to capitalize the Bank.
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Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
Townley
Langer
Valley City
Consumers’ United States Company
Board of Administration
Bili
F. W. Mees
League
Industrial Commission
Bank of North Dakota
Frazier
Thomas Hall
Karl Kositzky
Hall
North Dakota
Supreme Court
Hail
North American Telegraph Co. Chief H A Tuttle Dies at 73
Minneapolis circular reports H A Tuttle longtime president and general manager of the North American Telegraph company died at his Halre Minn home aged 73. Born near Ne entered service after high school and led Western Union in Oswego 1870 76 before joining North American Telegraph later promoted to president. He died after a recent illness. survivors listed.
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Minneapolis
Minn
H. A. ‘Tuttle
North American Telegraph Company
Halre
Win
Tuttle
Sella
Meee
Western Union
Joral Ome
Wenerel Superin
Fater
Baleam Lake
US forces press Juarez as Villa rebels retreat toward Guadalupe
Reports say American troops occupied Juarez while Mexican rebel units fled southeast toward Guadalupe, with cavalry in pursuit. General Gonzales, commanding Mexican federal troops, implemented withdrawal toward Samalayuca to avoid clashes with US forces. Seventy Villa prisoners were reported moved south, eight officers executed, and tensions over cross border actions highlighted during briefings at Fort Hidalgo.
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Juares
Juarez
Guadalupe
Fabons
Texas
United States
Bain
Carranza
24Th Infantry
Francisco Gonzales
Gonanies
Samalayuca
Gonzales
Cox
Erwin
Fort Hidalgo
Hin oMcers
Hidalgo
Villa
Manuel Castro
Fedarals
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