Allies Move Toward Upper Silesia Autonomy and Naval Pact
Reports say France, Britain, and Italy favor creating an autonomous Upper Silesia under League of Nations or a supreme council after uranium amid reparations. China ends Versailles dispute with Germany on Shantung and consular issues. Borah amendment seeks yearly naval cuts. Alameda naval base plan faces opposition. House and Senate clash over forces and budgets.
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Upper Silesia
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Supreme Council
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Japan
United States
Warding
Naval Affairs
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San Francisco Bay
Navy Yard
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S.C
Briand pursues conciliation with Germany over Upper Silesia
France seeks to keep the entente intact as Briand demands German restraint in Upper Silesia. Berlin pledges to close the frontier and disarm irregulars, while Paris galvanizes toward reparations and a united Allied front. Trial proceedings for war crimes begin in Leipzig with 86 defendants.
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Japan
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Wirth
Chamber of Deputies
Upper Silesian
Reichswehr
Chamber
Poland
Doctor Wirth
Tie
France
Trondon
United States
Supreme Council
England
EE Tone
Leipzig
Treaty announced in Athens on Eastern autonomy pact
Athens reports a Turkish nationalist Soviet Mus sia treaty pledging aid for emancipation and self determination. It denounces all force based pacts on Turkey and makes the January 20, 1520 protocol effective granting Batum to Georgia and Azerbaijan autonomous status.
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Athens
Mussia
East
Turkey
Batum
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Irish republicans burn Dublin Custom House in bold raid
A raid by Irish republicans destroys the Dublin Custom House by arson, scattering gasoline, delaying the fire brigade, and fighting British troops. Several attackers and civilians die, archives may burn, sparking global alarm and warnings from The Irish Times about peace prospects. Riots flare in Alexandria as British forces restore order amid suspected foreign agitators.
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The
Irish Times
Sinn Feiners
Great Britain
Ireland
Senate backs united push for naval disarmament plan
The United States moves to lead a naval construction holiday or permanent disarmament proposal. The Senate votes unanimously 74 to 0 in favor of backing the initiative.
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United States
Senate
President Harding Attends Memorial Services in New York
President Harding flies to New York for Mayflower week memorials for over five thousand American soldiers returned home. He delivers a poignant address beside flag draped coffins and urges united effort with God to prevent further sacrifices.
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Harding
New York
Hooken
Warding
Americans Fall Short in British Amateur at Hoylake
Intense interest marked the Hoylake tournament as a strong American team, led by Evans Jones Ouimet and others, faced early success in preliminaries but faltered in the main rounds. Only Frederick J. Wright of Boston advanced to the sixth round, once viewed as the weakest on the squad.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Ramleh
Hoylake
Liverpool
Evans
Jones
Ouimet
Frederick J. Wricht
Boston
Postmaster General Hays Ends Burleson Press Censorship
Hays abolishes Burleson censorship after three years and grants Second Class mailing to the radical new Liberator, ruling that public character publications qualify for the second class rate if mailable, while nonmailable or treasonable works should be prosecuted and excluded from the mails.
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Hays
Burleson
Lberator
Iroly
Prietorg
Miss Gene Da Costa Greene Honored by France
Before sailing for France envoy Rene Viviani conferred the gold palm of the order of arts and letters upon Miss Gene Da Costa Greene custodian of the J. Pierpont Morgan private library in New York in recognition of services rendered to French art and culture.
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M. Rene Viviani
Gene da Costa Greene
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Eae Apm Alp
Old Time Fire Engine on Display in Vienna Museum
A fire engine from Upper Austria dating to the eighteenth century is shown in a national museum exhibition in Vienna. The artifact reflects early firefighting technology and regional history.
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Upper Austria
National Museum
Vienna
Plymouth dedicates replica Powder House to American independence
The Old Powder House in Burial Hill, Plymouth Massachusetts, was reproduced and presented to the city by the American Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. A tablet near the door notes the original 1770 structure and the 1920 building dedication to descendants of the Pilgrims who aided American independence.
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Burial Ih
Plymouth
Mass
American Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Frere Questioned Over Chorus Costumes Frayed by Changes
A Press Notice quotes a dialogue from the Louisville Courier Journal about chorus costumes showing wear. The exchange notes that the outfits were frayed mainly due to numerous changes rather than wear alone.
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Frere
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mace statues of Queen Victoria more than any other figure
A claim notes Victoria has more mace statues than any other person ever. The assertion highlights her broad display in memorials and ceremonial contexts across collections and regions.
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Queen Victoria
Ancient Mexican ruins reveal stone paved roads
Excavation in Mexico uncovers roads built with massive stone blocks. In Alberta a sheep ranch installs a motor ambulance to transport ten sheep patients at once for veterinary care.
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Alberta
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