Germany Accepts Peace Treaty at Allies’ Formal Acceptance
Paris June 23 Germany's note accepting the peace treaty was filed to the allies at 5 25 pm just under two hours before the time limit. The German government declares readiness to sign with reservations, opposing sole guilt and calling peace a result of force. Weimar assembly votes to accept. Bauer’s ministry stays in power. The Allies refuse a 48 hour extension and expect signing before Thursday. Full powers granted for signing and blockades to be raised.
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Paris
Germany
Bomb Suspects Fined in Anarchist Bulletin Case
Samiel Hitler and Lydia Vineoois were fined ten dollars each for violating al jeity ordinance after being arrested for distributing the Anarchist Soviet Bulletin. The justice department declined to prosecute, and two hours later bomb squad officials reclaimed radical literature seized earlier.
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Philadelphia
Samiel Hitler
Lydia Vineoois
Miller
Department of Justice
General strikes loom in Germany amid food riots
Internal disturbances in Germany grow with railway strikes spreading nationwide. Reported casualties appear in Mannheim and Kassel during food riots. General Foch calls for Germans to evacuate all areas of the former Russian empire.
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Mannheim
Kassel
Foch
Russian Empire
Prince of Wales Reaches Twenty Fifth Birthday
London reports mark of age with artillery salutes at noon across St James Park Windsor and major naval stations. Flags flew on government buildings while warships and the navy observed the celebration.
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London
United Press
Prince of Wales
Wndon
Long Walk
Windsor
Soldiers Seek Divorce as London Court Lists Many
London divorce season roars with over a thousand cases listed for hearing, nearly six hundred uncontested. A large share of uncontested petitions are filed by men, many former soldiers, reflecting postwar strain and social trends.
Kiel Canal Warships Sunk. Allied Reports Grow Stronger
Paris dispatches report that German warships not yet surrendered have been sunk in the Kiel Canal. Mention is made of the interned German fleet commander possibly facing an international court. The battleship Baden and the cruiser are cited among the vessels involved.
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Paris
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Court Dismisses Charges Against Dr Buffum
Sheridan reports the district court dismissed the Blantory rape charge against Dr. George H. Buffum by order of Judge Burgeass after a plea in abatement from Mety and Sackett and D. L. Gogerty. The case began May 3 and trial occurred May 19. Evidence suggested the witness Lottie Anderson told an impossible story.
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Burgeass
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Whiskey supply tied up in St. Louis rail shipment ban
About 800,000 gallons of whiskey will be tied up in St. Louis on July 1 after railroads announced they would stop transporting alcoholic beverages. One distiller said he expects 100,000 gallons of undelivered whiskey on the first of next month.
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ST. Louis
Spare the Bartenders Says Noted Doc
Atlantic City June 23 A New York neurologist Dr L Pierce Clark addressed the American Neurological Society urging to spare bartenders. He argued the bartender is a social pillar and a better educated daily companion than many patrons and warned abrupt saloon elimination would affect millions. He suggested gradual policy and possible substitutes via sympathetic organizations.
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New York
American Neurological Society
Wilson Plans Sail For U S On Thursday
President Wilson plans to sail for the United States with the voyage dependent on a treaty signing by Thursday. He would depart Paris Wednesday night, reach Brest Thursday morning, and arrive in Hoboken about a week later.
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Hoboken
Germans Beach Destoyers In Labrador Coastal Action
Emden and twenty destroyers are beached as German naval units struggle to salvageable condition. Authorities expect other ships to stay near shore, deeming salvage efforts too costly or dangerous to pursue.
Drys Seek New Law To Preserve Dry July 1
Congress faces a push by prohibition supporters to replace wartime bans with a new law. Rep Randall of California plans to amend enforcement legislation to prohibit manufacture and transport of all alcoholic liquor above 0.5 percent, effective July 1 despite court or demobilization actions.
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Washington
Congress
Mooseheart Loyal Order Convention Opens in Moose Pilgrimage
The thirty first annual convention of the Loyal Order of Moose opened today with vital amendments to the good works program expected. Moose members from across the United States began arriving yesterday for a week of work and passage.
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Eight Hour Air Mail Service Planned Chicago to New York
The Air Mail service will establish an eight hour daily westbound mail between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes starting June 20. An airplane will depart New York at 5:00 a.m. and reach Chicago by 1:00 p.m., faster than the existing nineteen hour railroad mail. Earthbound mail will leave Grant Park Field at 2:30 p.m. to Cleveland for the Twentieth Century train connection to New York City at 9:40 a.m.
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New York City
New York
Atlantic
Great Lakes
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Cleveland
Gas Proclaimed Most Humane Of War Elements
Major Gen. William L. Sibert told the Senate Military Committee that gas caused 30 percent of American France casualties but only 4 percent of those injured died. He said recovered patients suffered no lasting ill effects and called gas the most humane element in war.
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Senator Chamberlain
Oregon
Gen
Libert
Storm devastates Fergus Falls area. fifty dead, hundreds injured
Minnesota disaster reports say about fifty killed and hundreds injured after a storm hit Fergus Falls and surrounds. Adjutant General Rhinow arrived by relief train. trains carry surgeons and nurses to aid survivors. Damaged Grand County Hotel and a Great Northern train incident contributed to casualties as floods and washouts affected miles east.
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Rhinow
Fergus Walls
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