Near East peace talks draw France and Russia closer
The United States seeks involvement in the Near East peace conference with Turkey insisting Russia and Black Sea nations be represented. France and Russia show signs of rapprochement, while Greece faces political upheaval and Greek Turks evacuate as Britain, France, and Italy dispatch troops to protect refugees.
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France
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Greece
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United States
Constantine
Palermo
Italy
America
Juge Shavia
Thrace
Athens
Saloniki
Serbia
Bulgaria
Near East Crisis Avoids War Amid Armistice Talks
Article details how Britain and France steer negotiations at Mudaria between Turkish Nationalists and Allied powers to grant eastern Thrace to Turkey while keeping Constantinople under Allied control. Ismet Pasha's sudden demand for immediate Turkish entry into Thrace caused a temporary rift as Greek forces fear occupation. Venizelos seeks U.S. mediation to protect Greek residents.
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Great Drud
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MM. Pranuxlin-Bouillon
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France
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Lloyd George
Ismet Pasha
Mudaria
Thrace
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Chanak
Gallipoli
Greece
Maritza
Cireek
Venizelos
Harvey
London
Washington
United States
Austria Receives League Backing for 80 Percent Bond Guaranty
The League of Nations plan saves Austria from disaster with Chuan celor Seipel and leaders of Great Britain France and Italy signing the protocol. Austria may issue bonds near 182 million dollars with guaranteeing powers covering 80 percent and pledges customs and tobacco monopoly receipts to pay interest while accepting League supervision. France’s Barthou now heads the reparations commission and may take a softer line toward Germany, which suffers under the US tariff hiting its steel industry.
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League of Nations
Chuancelor Seipel
Great Britain
France
Italy
Austria
Czechoslovakia
League
Ouis Barthou
Louis Dubois
Reparations Commission
Germany
United States
Solingen
America
Privacy of a Goldfish and a Courtroom Matrimonial Scene
Evelyn Ziegler known as Autumn and Mother tests in court over a divorce from William J. Ziegler, recounting a lack of privacy in her mother-in-law’s vocal studio at the Metropolitan Opera House. Her tale recalls Seven Keys to Baldpate as she describes cameras, keys, and constant visitors as the couple struggled with privacy. Nearby, Uncle Nora Meeker attends the American Electric Railway convention in Chicago after a lifetime of early transport, while Uncle Ezra at ninety-two climbs stairs and recalls piloting an airplane across Washington state at eighty tiles per hour.
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Overnor Jiardwicih
Georgia
United States
Tom Watson
William H. Felton
Hardwick
Watson
Felton
Senate
Washington
Tith
Evelyn Ziegler
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
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Comeone
Indianapolis
Seattle
Nora" Meeker
Chicago
American Electric Railway
Municipal Pier
Ezra
Fie Young
State of Washington
Canals of Mars and Their Controversy in 19th Century
In 1877 Schiaparelli, an Italian astronomer, described fine straight lines on Mars called canals. Some scientists argued they were artificial irrigation ditches. The lines sometimes appear double, but observations show they keep their position.
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Schiaparelli
Mars
Hat shopping banter in Brooklyn Standard Union
In a brief dialogue Mr. Sap and a companion discuss hats. He leans toward a derby while she suggests a softer style, arguing it would suit his head better. The exchange captures casual fashion talk from the Brooklyn Standard Union.
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Sap
Brooklyn Standard Union
Australia hosts over sixty venomous snake species
A Japanese scientist claims to have synthesized petroleum from fish oil and clay. A Santa Maria del Tule cypress trunk measures 50 feet in diameter. California Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana together hold more than half of the U.S. standing timber.
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Santa Maria del Tule
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Washington
Oregon
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Montana
United States
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