Paris War News and World Dispatches From The Era
The column reports on a wide range of postwar topics including Franco Belgian affairs and the German peace delegation in Paris. It notes Antwerp and Paris incidents, church and bell production, Roosevelt's graveside visits, and Italian politics with Marconi comments. It mentions Irish illicit distilling, deportation laws, and Armenian and Georgian tensions, plus North Carolina schooling and royal predictions of apocalyptic change.
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War cost to United States hits thirty-one billion dollars
Secretary Glass reports the war cost to the United States at 30.177 billion dollars up to June 30 1919, after subtracting peace time expenses. He notes 9.384 billion from taxes and revenues. remaining funds came from Liberty bonds Victory notes and savings stamps. He urges strict economy and reliance on taxation for future financing.
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Europe
Wild Cat of the Treasury Attacks Williams in Senate
Frank J. Hogan counsel for Riggs National Bank denounced John Skelton Williams as the wild cat of the treasury. He claimed Riggs Bank faced persistent malice and prosecution since 1914 by a sworn public official before the Senate banking and currency committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
John Skelton Williams
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Frank J. Hogan
Riggs Nation Bank
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Hogan
Treasury
Riggs Bank
Mascagni Predicts Great American Opera Soon
Italian composer Pietro Mascagni believes an American composer will create a great American opera. He expects the work to reflect life in the United States and be built from American music popular in the country. He says it will express America’s social economic and artistic life and emerge in the near future.
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Prince Henry Pleads for Justice in Ex-Emperor Plot
Berlin reports Prince Henry brother of the former Kaiser has telegraphed King George urging desistment in preparations for the execution of the ex-emperor. Henry claims knowledge of Wil saber incitement and cites a July 1 conversation with King George as supporting evidence of efforts to end the overt war.
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France Pact Split From League of Nations Accord
President Wilson sent to the Senate the core treaty with France, pledging protection for France until a separate pledge to aid in a German attack is approved later. He indicated the Franco British American pact hinges on League of Nations Council approval and warned of French distress if the US withholds support.
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Army of Occupation Is Homeward Bound
The army of occupation, comprising the first five regular divisions, is reportedly homeward bound. The Fifth division sails from Brest by July 15, with the Fourth en route to Brest. The Second, with two regiments of doughboys and two of marines, is also leaving this month after suffering the most casualties among American divisions. The First and Third divisions have been released for return.
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United Press
Washington
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Brest
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Marne
Labor Party Demands Cut in Living Costs
London July 11 The Labor Party’s national executive committee passed a resolution calling on the government to pledge a definite reduction in living costs or resign. It accused profiteers of ruthless exploitation during shortages in supplies and transport.
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London
Labor Party
Letter for Wilson Lands Man in Jail
A man calling himself James L. Ezekel of Landover Maryland was arrested at the capitol today before President Wilson's arrival He bore a letter addressed to Woodrow Wilson president capitol building and said he wished to deliver it in person The incident occurred in Washington on July 11.
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Washington
James L. Ezekel
Landover
Capitol
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Capitol Building
Mexican bandits ransom German official and chauffeur
Julius Sinner, caretaker of American Smelting & Refining Co. property near Parral Chihuahua, shot in the leg and held for ransom. He and his Mexican chauffeur were released after a ransom of 500 pesos was paid. Sinner is a German.
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Wilson tells Senate a League is essential to world leadership
President Wilson told the Senate the treaty must include the League of Nations or it becomes a scrap of paper. He argued the world needs moral and material U S leadership, and isolation ended two decades ago. He warned rejection could fracture the global order and emphasized free nations’ cooperation.
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President Wilson to Campaign for League of Nations Tour
President Wilson plans a nationwide speaking tour to back the League of Nations. He will visit the Pacific coast to review the Pacific fleet and stay closely in touch with foreign relations leaders as treaty action looms.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
United States
League of Nations
White House
Pacific Coast
Pacific Fleet
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Foreign Relations Committee
League
Committee
Hogs Hit New High as Prices Reach Record $22.70
Chicago hog prices rose to a new peak at 22.70 per 100 pounds, advancing ten cents from yesterday's record. The market shows sustained demand with continued gains for pork futures and related trades.
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Chicago
Brookhart May Enter First District Race
Col. Smith Brookhart of Washington may enter the First District race as a candidate. He said he expects to leave the army soon and has been teaching marksmanship at West Point. Brookhart praised the 148th regiment and noted improvements in officer conduct.
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Army Matters
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Strength of Giants and Tiny Powers Looming in Peace
The Dearborn Independent reflects on a new world order where great powers share the globe with small states. Finland and Estonia pursue independent foreign policies, Liechtenstein engages the League of Nations, and minor peoples claim national status, proving democracy can coexist with vast military power.
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Finland
Esthenia
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Liechtenstein
League of Nations
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Pyrenees
Arabia
Bethonia
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Great Britain
United States
Shakespeare
France Will Clean House
France faces a forthcoming period of regulatory overhaul as powerful agencies pursue industry regulations they deem necessary. The piece argues that sugar, used in candy factories and canning, is restricted to citizens while profitability benefits officials. It claims American businessmen must contend with opaque European trade groups determining sales and access.
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France
Seattle Times
America
The Mixup Over the Army in the Republican Debate
The Springfield Republican notes a clash over army size with Republicans backing 200 000 and the pacifist secretary of war urging a higher irreducible minimum. The piece suggests a push to cut costs and shrink the world’s largest army amid political reversals and public pressure.
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National Security League
Washington
Czechs Embrace Land Reform Bill Across Prague
The Literary Digest notes no parallel in modern history for the Czecho-Slovak land reform bill, passed unanimously in the national assembly on April 16. It expropriates large estates to address social inequities while maintaining legal method and order amid widespread Czech newspaper and public support.
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National Assembly
Do It Now Do It Now Do It Now Poetry Rallying Urge
A verbose exhortation urges immediate action in daily tasks and life goals. It emphasizes not delaying work such as farming trimming writing renovating saving and achieving goals. The piece repeats do it now to discourage procrastination and celebrate decisive effort.
What do you do up in Montreal Mr Warman
In the Detroit News segment a man named Warman explains his IT work for the Grand Trunk in Montreal. The text mentions insurance bureau files and identity details tied to John J. O'Brien and a beneficiary wife Mary, hinting at a case of identification and certificates.
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Warman
Grand Trunk
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John J. O'brien
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Prohibition Faith and Community Duty in Press Commentary
The Philadelphia Public Ledger argues prohibition creates church and community duties. It urges churches to go to the people and stresses reform must offer substitutes to fill social vacuums left by saloons.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Wintever
London Herself Again in Vivid Return of City Life
In the Manchester Guardian sketching London’s postwar revival, crowds, coaches, and horses reappear around Northumberland Avenue. Street vendors, ice cream barrows, bagpipers, flower sellers, and demobilized young men fill Fleet Street as London resumes its familiar tempo.
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Oxford
Ambitions of Yvonne the French Polyandrist
A tale from the New York Bum portrays Yvonne a French woman who allegedly married several doughboys of the 8 division amid World War I. Reports say authorities jailed her after multiple marriages were exposed, with most husbands returning to America and little prospect of prosecutions.
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Unclear prompt fragment hints at mental task and names
The readable text discusses hesitation and thinking strategies with truncated phrases about Sekine Wormtal and an attachment lacking intercot. No clear event or person outcomes are present.
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