Treaty Acceptance by German Assembly at Weimar
Weimar reports: the German National Assembly accepted the peace treaty while cabinet reforms unfold. Schiedemann’s resignation and Ebbert’s potential fall accompany signs of political shift as factions divide over responsibility for war and terms. Paris dispatches note ministers slated to change.
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Weimar
Schiedemann
Ebert
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Philip Schiedemann
Scheidemann
Germany
Coblenz
Berlin
Ebbert
National Assembly
Herr Ebert
Gustave Nose
Defence
Phillip Scheidemann
Mathias Erzberger
German Armistice Commission
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Copenhagen
Reuter
German National Party
Nauen
Weimar Vnla
Willard Favored 2 to 1 in Dempsey Fight Bets in Toledo
In Toledo on June 19 the Willard 2 to 1 favorite odds appear likely as Dempsey supporters wait for better bets. Few wagers have been made. Willard backers quote 7 to 5 or 5 to 4 while Dempsey followers stay cautious hoping the champion’s stock rises.
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Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Willard
Willard Objects to Dempsey Heavily Taping
Toledo reports Willard plans to bar heavy taped hands for the July 4 title bout. He asks the boxing commission and referee to allow only bare hands at ringside with tape applied in the corners. He favors plain cotton bandages and a possible minimal surgical tape layer to secure them.
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Willard
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
Boxing Commission
Dempsey
Merchants Meeting Postponed Tonight
The Retail Merchants' Association announced its regular meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed because of the hot weather.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
City Market Prices Reach Across Broad Groceries
Today’s market lists butter 45 cents, eggs 45 cents a dozen, beef 11 cents and up, veal 15 cents and up, pork 24 cents and up. Beets and carrots 10 cents a pound, onions 2 for 25 cents, fresh beets and turnips 10 cents a bunch, lettuce onions radish 5 cents a bunch, rhubarb 10 cents a pound, potatoes 1.65 a bushel, cottage cheese 10 cents a pound.
Martial law proclaimed in Hamburg harbor zone
Copenhagen reports martial law in the entire Hamburg harbor zone after rising raids on food depots. The measure aims to curb food depots raids as wartime security intensifies.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Russian Cruiser Oleg Sunk by British Submarine
London reports the Russian cruiser Oleg was sunk on Wednesday by a British submarine. A Russian wireless dispatch received today confirms the loss.
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London
Oleg
Ask for Release of Countess Markievicz
Paris June 20. Walsh and Dunn of The American Irish Society sent a letter to premier Lloyd George demanding immediate release of Countess Markievicz described as minister of labor in the Irish Republican cabinet. They allege her arrest was in reprisal for information about brutalities against rich women.
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Walsh and Dunn
American Irish Society
Lloyd George
Paris
Messrs Walsh and Dunn
Marklevicz
Debt suit ends as Roach wins rent case
One small debt case concluded yesterday before Judge Greene. EE. G. Strobel sued A. J. Roach for $10 rent on a home. Judgment favored the defendant.
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Greene
EE. G. Strobel
A. J. Roach
Eight Russian stowaways revealed as Bolshevik emissaries
In Victoria on June 20 eight disguised Russian stowaways, who boarded the Monteagle at Vladivostok posing as Canadian soldiers, are suspected Bolshevik agents spreading propaganda. They were kept under armed guard and will be deported on the ship’s next voyage to the Far East.
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Victoria
Vladivostol
Far East
Three Years to Six Months Sentences for Revolutionary Literature
In Toronto on June 20 Magistrate Kingsford sentenced thirteen men arrested and convicted for possessing revolutionary literature. Most defendants had foreign names and the cases followed their recent arrests.
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Toronto
Kingsford
Miner trades gold dust for War Savings stamps in Dawson City
A Yukon miner arrives at the Dawson City post office with six thousand two hundred fourteen dollars in gold dust. He exchanges it for War Savings stamps, arguing they offer higher interest and help fund the war effort. The stamps are to be registered and deposited with a local bank while he waits for them to be issued.
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Dawson City
Yukon
Two Men Die as Mud Port on Steamer Atikokan Bursts
Kingston, Ont June 20 P. J. Cody and John Ferguson were scalded to death while Alex Watts and John Gibson suffered serious burns when mud port on steamer Atikokan blew out yesterday Watts and Gibson not expected to recover due to injuries.
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Kingston
Ont
P. J. Cody
John Ferguson
Alex Watts
John Gibson
Atikokan
Watts
Gibson
Swiss Government Prepares for All Eventualities
Geneva June 19 Special military arrangements have been made by the Swiss government for possible outcomes if Germany refuses to sign the treaty. Picket forces will be remobilized tomorrow and the next day at Basel and Constance to guard the Rhine and northern frontier. Dispatches report alien forces occupying Vorarlberg, and Alpine battalions arriving at Montafon and Feldkirch were met with cool receptions.
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Geneva
Basel
Constance
Rhine
Thurgau
Voralberg
Austria
Montafon
Feldkirch
Miners Seek Commission On Wages In Fernie Strike
After four weeks of coal mine strike in Fernie British Columbia the miners request Premier Oliver appoint a commission to investigate wages and conditions. They pledge to end the strike within 24 hours if a commission is formed. A telegram says the province handles the situation and offers for settlement are expected soon with Minister of Mines Sloane due next week.
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Fernie
B.C
Sloane
Will Investigate Epsom Riot
London reports a camp commandant announced a court of inquiry into the Epsom disturbance. Police asked to question witnesses implicated. the commandant said the men’s grievance was unfair arrests and that several camp men returned with injuries from civilians in the town.
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London
A. P
Daily Mail
Ipsom
Quest
Thought First Move to End a Peg Strike
Winnipeg reports that the general strike committee will issue a statement on collective bargaining in the metal trades dispute as a first move toward ending the sympathetic strike. Articles note bail releases for several figures and discuss potential stalled negotiations and ongoing streetcar strikes in Toronto and Vancouver.
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Vancouver
Toronto Street Railway
Winnipeg
Common
Western Labor News
Labor News
Man
R. B. Russell
Wm. Ivens
John Queen
Ald
A. A. Heaps
Geo. Armstrong
E. EB. Bray
Ernest Robinson
Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council
Metal
G. D. Robertson
Central
Trades and Labor Council
Nghht
Labor Temple
Italian Premier Orlando Resigns Amid Cabinet Crisis
Rome reports Premier Orlando faces an adverse vote after remarks to allied duties spark a tumult in the chamber. Paris notes a possible delay in Adriatic settlement and Italian delegates at the peace conference may be reappointed to sign the German treaty, depending on Rome.
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Rome
Premiser Orlando
Orlando
Paris
Italy
Adriatic
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Wilson
Reuters, Limited
Lethbridge to stage early August stampede
Lethbridge plans an August stampede at Henderson Park as part of summer celebrations. Ray Knight and Day announce a Knight and Day stampede to draw crowds, with bucking horses and riders supplied from Havre Calgary events and Southern Alberta participants.
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Lethbridge
Laghbridge
Dominion
Ray Knight
Henderson Park Feir Grounds
Havre
Calgary
Knight
Day
Adberts
Busters
Alberta
Alexandra High School Art Exhibition Opens to Public Today
Public invited to Alexandra High School auditorium to view drawings and color work by public school pupils today and tomorrow. Visitors may call at any time. After display, exhibits will be sent to Calgary and Edmonton.
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Alexandra High School
Calgary
Edmonton
Troop Trains Return to Medicine Hat Arrive Late
A pair of troop trains designated 2nd number 138 and special 781 carrying returned soldiers are due in Medicine Hat but arrive about three hours behind schedule.
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Medicine Hat
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Chicago
Jess
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Markievicz
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Sam
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Vladivostock
Epsom
Col. Guest
Street Railway
Premer & Cabinet Geliga
W. C. TU
Kay
Skarp
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