German separatist movement alarms Berlin amid Rhine republic claim
The German government expresses great alarm over a Rhine separatist movement that culminated in a Rhine republic proclaimed at Wiesbaden. Movements for self rule spread to Bavaria East Prussia West Prussia and Hanover with Hanoverians blaming Britain for the shift.
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International News
Berlin
London
Rhineland
Wiesbaden
Bavaria
East Prussia
West Prussia
Hanover
Baron von Wagenheim
Duke of Cumberland
Germany
Sorching
Ertper Tate, Sey
Gas masks offered as souvenirs by Camp Dodge division
Camp Dodge salvage division in Iowa circulated bids for sealed proposals to buy gas masks as war souvenirs. Masks sold as souvenirs had no protective value and ten thousand will be auctioned with bidders setting the price. Copies of the circular and proposal are available from First Lieutenant H. R. Vanstrum, Quartermaster Corps.
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Douge
H. R. Vanstrum
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Dodge
Sinn Fein vows to press fight after Paris setback
Professor DeValera, self proclaimed president of the Irish republic, told a Dublin audience that Sinn Fein will continue the struggle despite a reverse in Paris. He said the Sinn Feiners have no alternative policy to replace parliament and pursue recognition at the peace conference.
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International News Service
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Prof
DeValera
Irish Republic
Sinn
Food Prices Remain High Despite Large Food Storage
Boston reports show state cold storage warehouses holding seventeen and three quarter million pounds of food in the past month. Butter meat and fish storage are down from previous years though poultry storage is noted.
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Boston
State Department of Health
Few Ohio Barkeeps Have Real Trades
In Cleveland an estimated 1,500 members of the Bartenders Club will still exist after John Barleycorn's last rites. Max Baden, secretary, says fraternity persists beyond the drought with guilds elsewhere while 10 percent of union bartenders have trades to fall back on. The remaining ninety percent face uncertainty about future work.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
John Barleycorn
Bartenders’ Club
Bartenders’ Union
Knights of the Hod
Baden
Miners Enveloped by Debris in Dynamite Truck Tumble
Pottsville Pa authorities report a dozen miners toppled over an embankment while riding a truckload of dynamite. Most suffer severe bruises. The blast failed to detonate and cause remains unclear as rescuers search for survivors.
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Pottsville
First Winnipeg Streetcars Run Amid General Strike
Street cars operate in Winnipeg for the first time as authorities hold 15,000 mainly returning troops in readiness. Union leaders pledge a 24 hour test of peace while Senator Robertson accuses strike organizers of seeking to control industrial and political activities. He condemns the general strike as a move against labor obligations and law.
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Winnipeg
Man
Reily
Conany
Armei
Robertson
Dominion Commissioner of Labor
Ottawa
Woman Finds $200 in Potato Sack in Bay City
Mrs. Mike Rowanski discovered a pocketbook containing $200 inside a sack of spuds purchased from a Bay City merchant. The finder returned the wallet to the owner, who identified the cash and thanked her for the honesty.
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Matermational Taylorville, Jr
Bay City
Mich
Mra
Mike Rowanski
Ivy Aasay
Mogagle
M Gatlama
Wai Pes
Salvation Army Drive Nearing Four Thousand Dollar Target
Boone county topped its Salvation Army drive with $3,835 in cash on hand, though additional pledges are expected to push the total near $4,000. Townships Sugar Creek Eagle south half of Jackson Jefferson Clinton Marion Center contributed. Center outside Lebanon and part of Center township lagged. County Chairman Len Titus expects complete township figures tomorrow.
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Boone County
Salvation Army
Len Titus
Boone
Sugar Creek
Eagle
Jackson
Jefferson
Clinton
Marion
Center
Lebanon
War criminals trial key term in Austria treaty
The Daily Mail reports that an international tribunal to try Austrian war criminals is a main term of the Austria treaty. Other terms include Austria surrendering its merchant fleet and demobilizing its armed forces, with the reparation clause still incomplete.
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London
Austria
Daily Mail Today
Germany
Austro- Hungaria Empire
Techecho-Slovakia
Roumania
Hungary
Tchecho-Slovakia
Austria-Hungary
Germans Told to Sign Treaty by June 15
Paris June 2 An ultimatum demanding treaty signing by June 15 follows allies rejection of German counter proposals. A reasoned refusal will be handed to Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau by Premier Clemenceau at Versailles.
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Paris
von Bronkdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Clemenceau
Barrie Proposes Mirror Curtain for London Stage
James M Barrie suggests a mirror curtain for the Little Theatre in London. Albert de Courville, the producer, plans to install a large mirror to amuse audiences during waits and show them what is seen from the stage, replacing traditional drop scenes.
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London
James M. Barrie
Little Theatre
Albert de Courville
Jenney
Barrie
de ‘Ourville
Americans Aid Cleanup in France After Storm
Stars and Stripes reports U.S. Navy detachments aiding debris removal and barracks reconstruction in northeastern France. Sailors from the AEF work to clear wreckage, repair bagfacks, and establish headquarters in Lille with trucks and lighter vehicles to assist devastated villages and towns.
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Newa
Francez
Tha Stars and Stripes
U. S. Nav Department
England
France
Lille
Navy seaplane NC-4 return voyage may be ordered
Lieut. Commander A C Read says NC-4’s trans Atlantic flight proves any properly built machine with reliable motors can cross. Read and NC-3 and NC-1 crew summoned to Paris may be decorated. If weather allows, they plan a Paris flight with Admiral Plunkett, else return to London.
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London
A. C. Read
Atlantic
Een
Commander Read
America
Paris
Plymouth
Readwan Hawker
Newfoundland
Great Britain
Admiral Plunkett
Prince of Wales
Seeley
Towers
Read
Bellinger
Paria
Brest
Hailstorm Hits Edison Area Prompting Fresh Ice Prices
In Albany Georgia a severe hailstorm near Edison in Calhoun County disrupted a Sunday gathering. Local youths collected hail and noted the unusually cold weather as shops faced higher ice costs amid the storm debris.
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Albany
Edison
Calhoun County
Peace terms handed to Austrian delegates at St Germain
At St Germain the allied powers presented the Austrian peace terms in a formal ceremony. Clemenceau predicted a reply within a week as the Austrians faced a treaty that will erase the Hapsburg era from southern Europe. The setup mirrored Versailles with Clemenceau, Wilson, and Lloyd George prominent and Renner leading the Austrian team.
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Paris
St. Germain
Clemenceau
Hapsburg
Europe
Francis Joseph
Cvie
Budapest
Versailles
Austria
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd-George
M. Clemenceau
Lansing
Henry White
Col. E. M. House
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
A.J. Balfour
A. Bonar Law
London
Messieurs
Les Plenipotentiaires Autrichiens
Dr. Renner
Renner
Prof
Lammaasch
Rudolph Slatin Pashe
Soudan
America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Slatin
Capt. Manteau
Durasta
United States Faces $8 Million Annual Revenue Loss
San Francisco dispatch reports the U S government faces an 8 million dollar yearly revenue drop tied to tax collection in the Fired District. The article cites policy changes and administrative gaps expected to reduce federal income in the region.
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San Francisco
United States
Benady
Germany urges American intervention to shape peace terms
Dr Mathias Erzberger, head of the German armistice commission, argues in Berlin that America must intervene to modify peace terms. He credits US involvement for the Entente victory and calls for a diplomatic course aligned with President Wilson's program, urging Washington to act now on the peace negotiations.
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International
Merci Berlin
Londa
America’s Mill
Mathias Erzberger
Wilson
Erzberger
America
Germany
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