Covenant of League of Nations Outlined in Official Summary
The official summary outlines the League of Nations aims to foster international cooperation and peace. It details membership rules, withdrawal conditions, and the assembly and council structures with one vote per state, plus the inclusion of women in the Secretariat and permanent international justice bodies. It covers armament reduction, information exchange on armed forces, and territorial respect among members.
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Paris
League of Nations
League
International Justice
Saxony may declare soviet government soon
Weimar reports indicate Saxony could become the next German region to proclaim a soviet style government. Independent factions are said to be organizing such a move, though parliament circles doubt the threat is serious.
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Weimar
Saxony
Germany
Hungary May Pay Debts After Commission Report
A mission to Hungary headed by General Jan Christian Smuts reported on Hungary paying its debts. The commission's impression suggested a possible adjustment through friendly negotiations, but otherwise it was difficult to see any chances at all.
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Paris
Hungary
Jan Christian Smuts
Veteran postmaster credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for health
Hereford Quebec April 14 veteran postmaster A Peabody in his 84th year describes six years of kidney and bladder trouble with sharp pains and frequent urination. After trying remedies he found relief in Dodd's Kidney Pills with three boxes clearing pains and improving sleep. He urges others to try the remedy and asks neighbors about it.
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Hereford
A. Peabody
Dodd
Peabody
British Premier to Paris as Versailles date eyed
Reports from Paris indicate David Lloyd George will not travel to London until a date is set for German delegates to come to Versailles. An American delegate suggested the earliest possible window is between April 26 and May 1.
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Paris
David Lloyd George
London
Versailles
University Closed at Leipzig by Student Vote
Students vote to close Leipzig University and enlist in border defense forces. They urge other German higher learning institutions to follow suit. the faculty supports the move.
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Leipzig
Germany Pays Allies Berlin Occupation Costs
The imperial treasury announces an average monthly payment of 109000 marks for the maintenance of the occupation in Berlin.
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Germany
Berlin
Railway Board Declines Daylight Saving Jurisdiction
Sir Henry Drayton states the Railway Board cannot pass judgment on daylight saving as parliament holds sovereign power. The board urged railway operators to justify their March time advances tied to US daylight saving, but the commissioner says no Dominion law authorizes railway time and parliament’s will should prevail.
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Ottawa
Henry Drayton
Railway Board
United States
W. B. Nantel
Chse
Clemenceau Quiets Deputation on Reparations and Saar
Premier Clemenceau told a radical Socialist deputation that Allied reparations and Saar negotiations were settled hours earlier on terms satisfying the group. He cited demands for a strong frontier, German disarmament under ongoing control, Saar coal mines under French disposal, and full payment for war losses from enemy funds. He said difficulties had been overcome.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Germany
Saar Valley
Saar
France
M. Clemenceau
Reds Insist on Recognition in Russia
Paris reports indicate Bolshevik Russia seeks recognition of the de facto government, pledges suspending executions and punishments for opponents, and agrees to halt campaigns to extend Bolshevism. It rejects democratic elections and a constituent assembly, insisting on de facto government recognition.
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Paris
Bolsiowski
Russia
Japanese Racial Equality Amendment Fails in League Commission
The League of Nations commission rejected Japan’s amendment to insert a clause endorsing equality of nations in the covenant. Despite strong Japanese advocacy led by Baron Makino and Viscount Chinda, a unanimous commission vote could not be reached, leaving the amendment unadopted.
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Paris
League of Nations Commission
Baron Makimo
Viscount Chinda
Japan
Executive Council
Sopwith Plane conducts first trial flight over St John’s
The Sopwith aircraft designed for a trans Atlantic attempt by Lieut Harry Haker and Lieut Commander Grieve completed its first test flight over St John’s, Nad. The two pilots plan to push the flight toward an Atlantic crossing later this month.
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St. Johns
Nad
Harry Haker
Grieve
Who's In the Bread Line
A call for rural communities to support local industry and spend money within their own towns to prevent bread lines in the big city. The message urges residents to unite, keep wealth local, and ensure industry thrives at home by mutual aid and civic responsibility.
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You
Doukhobor Lands Sold to Canadian Government by Soldiers and Community Leader
Soldiers and Grand Forks reconstruction leaders secure agreement with Veregin head of the Doukhobor communities to sell all Doukhobor lands in Canada or move to remote areas. Five hundred followers witness in the colony chapel as the talks end in a pivotal settlement after tensions in the district. The lands include about five thousand acres in the valley with last year’s surplus food production totaling over one hundred carloads.
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Grand Forks
B.C
Reconstruction Board
Canada
Veregin
British Columbia
Dominion
Japs Seek Machinery as Prohibition Shifts Whiskey Trade
Japanese agents in Louisville negotiate with American distillers for machinery to ship to Japan for whiskey distillation after prohibition. Kawahara notes 24 million bushels of rice used yearly for 300 million gallons of sake and warns U S firms hesitate to sell amid a constitutional challenge. Separately, 500 Chinese troops are sent to Urga and 500 to Kiachta, provoking a Russian protest.
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Louisville
Japan
Kawahara
Mongolia
Pekin
Urga
Kiachta
Outer Mongolia
Turkish Commission Finishes National Rights Report
The Turkish commission charged with outlining Ottoman national rights before the peace conference has completed its labors. The report will be submitted directly to the high commissioners of the Allies.
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Constantinople
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Promise Restful Sleep
Aimed at sleepless nights caused by nervous disturbance Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills claim to restore calm nerves strengthen the heart and improve blood flow. A testimonial from Mrs Latimer of St John New Brunswick endorses the product after two boxes she now sleeps through the night. Pills cost 50 cents per box available at centers or by mail from The Mlburn Co Limited Toronto nt.
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Milburn
Jas. Latimer
Leinster St
St. John
N.B
Lighthouses on French Coasts Gain 50 Mile Visibility
Several French coast lighthouses have received new lenses allowing their lights to be seen up to 50 miles. The upgrade enhances maritime safety along the Brittany and Normandy shores and improves navigation for ships at sea.
Peace Agreement Will Not Please Them All
Winston Churchill warned that Allied terms to be imposed on the enemy would be known in a few weeks or less. He said the Paris talks aim for a just lasting peace judged as a whole, not piecemeal. Britain seeks a peace not a fleeting triumph but a solid, broad structure.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Paris
Great Britain
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