Blockade Still Claimed Necessary Despite Hungarians Seizures
A Weimar dispatch notes a bill in the German Reichstag to ratify the peace treaty. Paris reports the council of five sees no peace with Bela Kun’s government in Hungary. The blockade remains needed though its effects are not felt by the Hungarian revolutionary government as it appropriates foodstuffs for itself and its friends.
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German Nations
Paris
Council of Five
Bela ‘Eknun
Hungary
Havas
Austrian Peace Treaty Nearing Presentation in Paris
Paris reports the Austrian peace treaty draft is printed and soon to be presented to the Austrian delegation. The Austrians will have about ten days to study the articles on finance economy and reparations plus boundary terms not in the first draft. The Council of Five will keep working on the agreed agenda with Hungarian questions Danube issues deferred until military experts craft a relief plan if Bela Kun blocks aid.
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Paris
Council of Five
Bela Kun
Leisner Named Leader of German Peace Delegation
Paris reports Kurt von Leisner, member of the German peace delegation, has informed Paul Doutasta that he is appointed to preside over the delegation at Versailles by his government.
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Paris
Baron Kurt von Leisner
Paul Doutasta
Versailles
Former German Crown Prince Declares Fate Self-Determined
Amsterdam a British Wireless Service report attributes to Frederick Hohenzollern a defiant stance on extradition saying he will decide life or death himself. The official notes he is in excellent health, taking motorcycle trips daily and visiting people on the Wisringas island.
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Amsterdam
Frederick Hohenzollern
Wisringas
Saloon Doors Open Sunday for Soft Drinks in KC Row
In Kansas City Missouri about 50 saloons operated Sunday offering only soft drinks for the first time in roughly 15 years. Officials debated whether these establishments fall under the Sunday Closing law since they serve nonalcoholic beverages.
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Kansas City
Peruvian Cabinet Appointed by Provisional Leader
Washington reports Dr Porras becomes president of the Peruvian cabinet and minister of foreign affairs under Provisional President Begula who toppled President Pardo and took office July 4. Acting Secretary of State Phillips relayed the Lima based advices.
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Washington, D. C
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Begula
Pardo
Phillips
Lima
Carrizal Border Tension Involves Villa Leaders
Carrizal mayor appeals for troops at the border near Villa Abumads nine miles away. He reports about 66 Villa troops under Ramon Vega in the mountains near Carrizal, around 36 stragglers from various Villistas in the area, and a smaller force under another Villa commander nearby. Fear grows of a possible night attack on ranches.
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Carrizal
Juaretz
Villa Abumads
Ramon Vega
Villa
Revion
Agreck
Peace Treaty Signed Ends World War at Versailles
At Versailles on June 28 1919 the peace treaty was signed to conclude the Great War. Wilson Clemenceau and Lloyd George led as Allied leaders while German plenipotentiaries signed amid protests and alterations to the proceedings. The ceremony drew months of Paris conference work and featured troops from multiple nations observing in the Hall of Mirrors.
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Paris
Davenport Teachers Get 100 Dollar Annual Rise
State news notes a $100 yearly raise for Davenport teachers and masters totaling $40,000. Other items include Leia Juanita White as Simpson college’s first colored graduate class of 1919 and various county results on good roads and local appointments.
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Leia Juanita White
Simpson College
Dickinson County
Harold S. Foster
Iowa City
Algona Commercial Cir
Green horseshoe table for Paris peace conference
A green blize covered table in a horseshoe shape sits in the Quai d Orsay dining room for participants at the Paris peace conference. The piece is expected to be a focal point in photos of the historic congress, surpassing even Berlin's renowned gathering in prominence.
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Quai Vorsay
Mosquito Museum to Catalog Insects for War Camps
American troops have suffered from bites and disease in past camps and are likely to in future conflicts. A planned mosquito museum in Washington will collect representative species, classify them, and add them to an array of insect pests for study.
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Mosquito Museum
Washington
Mystery man of the A B F returns home as Roland Phillips
Private Roland Phillips arrives in Evansville after amnesia and wandering in Paris. Mrs Emma Phillips of Evansville and Mrs Roland Phillips of Flushing both believed him their son. General Pershing ordered the man sent home. memory returns revealing his identity. War’s toll on mothers noted with quoted lines on loss.
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Evanston
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Phillips
A.B.F
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Sherman
Woman's Land Army unit makes good in Nebraska
A Chadron Nebraska report tells of New York City based Women’s Land Army members joining local farmer Cain on an 8000 acre ranch. The group milks cows and works with seven hired men showing efficiency and quick adaptation on the Chadron area farm. Cain evaluates the unit’s impact and Chadron residents hail the women as a success for the program.
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Nebraska
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Alon
Marshall
Cain
Chadron
Gain
Woman's Land Army
New York
Jong
Red Cross Canteen Hosts Iowa Soldier Wedding
At the Chicago Red Cross canteen a simple elegant wedding took place at 3 p.m. Miss Luella Irene Powell of Casey Iowa married Sergt Don Deal of Cedar Rapids after the war. Photographer Elmer Douglas recalls the event and the canteen staff arranged a double row of Red Cross girls to usher the couple. Maj. Stanton presented the bride and lent his gold sword for the cake. The bride wore white with a veil and flowers.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa
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James Anagnoslopas Travels to Chicago Misadventure
A Geneva farmer named James Anagnoslopas is reported to have traveled to Chicago after a paper misidentified him in a federal case. He boarded a court building, faced bail-bond issues, and was briefly detained before being warned to return home. He attributes the scare to mistaken identity and plans to stay away from big cities henceforth.
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Geneva
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