Text of World League Covenant and Armaments Clause
The executive council of a proposed league of nations outlines a covenant read by President Wilson. It lists member states United States Great Britain France Italy Japan and four others with a permanent secretariat to be based at a designated seat. The document sets aims to promote international cooperation and reduce armaments under a framework of delegates and an executive council guiding adherence to obligations.
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Executive Council
United States of America
British Empire
France
Italy
Japan
Body of Delegates
Delegates
International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union
League of States
League Covenant on Arbitration and Peace
The article outlines obligations to respect territorial integrity and political independence, with the executive council advising on enforcement in case of aggression or threat. It sets rules for disputes, non war unless arbitration or inquiry precedes, and details the role of the court of arbitration and the body of delegates in enforcing awards.
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League
Executive Council
Article XVI Provisions of the League’s War and Trade Policy
The league declares acts of war for covenant breaches and may sever trade and personal contact with the violator. It may mobilize forces to defend covenants and invite nonmembers to join in disputes with member states on agreed terms. The league also supervises arms and ammunition trade for common interests.
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League
League of Nations Governance Provisions and Mandates
The text outlines protection of peoples under tutelage of advanced nations as part of the League of Nations mandate system. It covers provisional recognition of Turkish Empire territories, administration by mandatory powers, fair labor standards, freedom of transit, and the registration of future treaties with the secretary general before they become binding.
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League
Africa
South Pacific Isles
Provisions on Reconsideration and Covenant Amendments
The text outlines that delegates may advise reconsideration of treaties affecting peace and that all powers agree to abrogate inconsistent obligations. It also states duties to release conflicting precovenant obligations and sets ratification rules for covenant amendments requiring executive council and three-fourths of state delegates.
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Executive Council
Provisions for Permanent International Court and Dispute Referal
The executive council plans a permanent court of international justice with arbitration scope. Disputes among league states are referred to the council for full investigation, with published statements of facts and settlement terms if settled. Unanimous reports bar war. otherwise majority and minority statements may be issued.
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Court of Arbitration
Executive Council
League
Permanent Court of International Justice
Germany defends plan for limited army and disarmament
Weimar Germany. February 15. President Ebert states Germany will form a people’s army by general conscription and pursue complete disarmament. He says a commission from center democratic and socialist parties is detailing a new program while Germany rehabilitates itself and will keep only a defense force. Bernstorff will not attend the peace conference as a German delegate.
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Weimar
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Friedrich Ebert
Ebert
House Committee Sets Short Term Notes For Victory Liberty Loan
The Ways and Means Committee proposed short term notes maturing in one to five years for the Victory Liberty loan, capping total nonnegotiable securities at about 7 billion with plans to issue roughly 6 billion. Treasury notes would come in four types with tax and rate variations while Glass retains some discretion.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Glass
Congress
Treasury
Treasury Department
Ways and Means
Navy rejects loan for lipsner transatlantic seaplane flight
Washington February 19 The navy department will not loan Capt B B Lipsner the HC 1 or any seaplane for a transatlantic attempt Secretary Daniels announced plans for a navy aviator flight are already under way and progressing satisfactorily.
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Washington
Navy Department
B. BR. Lipsner
Daniels
Navy
Iowa Governor Admitted To Hospital In Carroll
Des Moines Feb. 20 Gov. Harding is in a Carroll Iowa hospital with a glandular infection near his ear. Doctors say his confinement may last several days and no operation should be necessary.
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Des Moines
Harding
Carroll
Iowa
U. S. Troops to Berlin to Guard Food Aid
Basle reports say American troops will move to Berlin to protect food shipments sent from the United States for distribution in Germany, as part of relief efforts.
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Basle
Berlin
United States
Germany
Denikine Army Reaches Caspian After Rapid Advance
The anti Bolshevik forces under General Denikin advance 233 miles to the Caspian Sea, report 31,000 prisoners 95 guns and eight armored trains captured as of February 20 near Odessa Urania.
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Odessa
Urania
Antibolshevik
Denikines
Caspian Sea
Navy Graft Bared in Third Naval District Arrests
New York Post reports arrests on bribery and graft charges in the Third naval district personnel after an investigation ordered by Secretary Daniels.
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New York
Third Naval District
Daniels
New York Post
Prussian Assembly to Elect President in March
Berlin reports that the Prussian national assembly will convene on March 4 to elect a Prussian president and abolish the law making the German chancellor the premier of Prussia.
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Berlin
Prussia
Captain Christy Mathewson Returns to New York
Captain Christy Mathewson of the Chemical Warfare branch of the American Expeditionary Force arrived in New York from Brest aboard the transport Rotterdam. He withheld comment on his future plans.
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Mathewson
U. S, New York
Christy Mathewson
Chemical Warfare
Brest
Rotterdam
Germany Accepts Armistice Renewal Terms at Treves
Paris reports Marshal Foch announced Germany accepted conditions for renewing the armistice. The third renewal binds Germany to strict terms of November 11 December 12 and January 16 with right for allies to terminate on three days notice if not complying. London notes add demands to destroy Helgoland fortifications Kiel canal surrender of certain ships and change of the naval status in the Scapa flow to surrender.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Supreme War Council
Germany
Foch
Treves
London
Daily Muail
Helgoland
Kiel Canal
Plans Fight On Day Law
Levy Mayer, chief counsel for the distillers of the United States, says the fight to declare the prohibition amendment nul and void will be waged in every state, regardless of referendum clauses, as the nation moves to challenge the day law.
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New York
Levy Mayer
United States
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Son's Grave in France
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt accompanied by her son Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. visited the grave of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt near Fere en Tardenois and laid flowers on the modest monument. The grave is tended by local residents. Poles Vote by U S Rules. Washington reports American election methods and machinery were used in Poland's recent national elections per Warsaw dispatches.
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Fere-en-Tardenois
France
Pais
Theodore Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Quentin Roosevelt
U. S
Washington
Poland
Warsaw
German Forces Take Murawijevo on Lithuanian Front
Basel report says German troops surprised Bolshevik defenses near Shavil and captured Murawijevo, Lithuania, with Libau dispatches confirming the town’s seizure.
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Basel
Switzerland
Germany
Murawijevo
Shavil
Libau
British Ship Sinks Off Spain. Three Crewmembers Dead
The schooner William Morton foundered during a storm off the coast of Spain. Captain J Beop jog arrived in New York reporting the loss of three crew members.
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New York
William Morton
Spain
J. Beopjog
Ruhr strike spreads as Spartacans seize Bochum and towns
Seizure of Bochum and several Ruhr towns reported as a general strike along the Rhine escalates. Authorities and workers clash over demands in the industrial region.
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Rhine
Copenhagen
Ruhr
Spartacans
Bochum
Humborn
Argonne Battle Hero General Defends Artillery Support
Maj Gen Peter I Traub testified before the House rules committee that the Thirty-Fifth division faced three German crack divisions and advanced about eight miles on a narrow front. He denied Governor Allen of Kansas accused sacrifice due to artillery shortages and said the Y M C A workers were moved to the rear to guard operation secrets before the battle.
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Washington
Peter I. Traub
the Argonne
House Rules Committee
Allen
Kansas
Grant
Cold Harbor
Traub
Pershing
Cantrill
Kentucky
Campbell
American doughboys arrive in Berlin with duty to guard food
Berlin dispatch reports detachment of New York troops reaching Berlin and being billeted in hotels. Hotel managers lodged a joint protest but it is unlikely to succeed. The troops will guard food supplies during the occupation.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
New York
Berger and 4 Get 20 Years
Congressman elect Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee and four co defendants were convicted of espionage act violations and conspiracy to obstruct victory over Germany. They were sentenced to 20 years in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary by Judge Kene saw M. Landis.
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Chicago
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
United States
Germany
Leavenworth
Kan
Kenesaw M. Landis
Alarmist Reports Not Warranted in Russia Troop Condition
Col. George FF. Stewart reports to the War Department that alarmist accounts of American troops in northern Russia are unwarranted. He states no alarming condition exists among the forces. Washington issues note on troop status.
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Washington
George FF. Stewart
Russia
War Department
Australia tightens entry rules to bar undesirables
Melbourne reports that undesirables barred from entering Australia will not be allowed entry. Federal ministers have tightened passport regulations as part of the crackdown.
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Australia
Melbourne
America
Yanks Honored with French War Crosses in Russia
Thirty American officers and men in northern Russia received French war crosses for gallant service under French command on the Vologda railway front.
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Archangel
Russia
Vologda
Navy Lieutenant Arrested in Graft Inquiry
Washington February 22 The navy department announced the arrest of Lieutenant B. J. Eblert of Admiral Usher's staff in connection with graft scandals investigated in the Third Patrol district.
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Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Jaeut
B. J. Eblert
Admiral Usher
Third Payal
Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Shine for All
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cheap easy way to achieve heavy soft hair, claiming dandruff elimination and rapid gloss in ten minutes with observable new hair after two weeks. It urges readers to test with a strand by drawing a cloth through hair for instant softness and luster.
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Knowlton
Young America's Question Climax Cited By Dialogue
A brief fragment notes a dialogue about climax and bareheaded moments between a child and a parent. The snippet hints at a dramatic exchange without full context or additional events.
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Young America
Garfield Tea Promise Claims Cure for Chronic Ailments
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a purifier of the blood that eradicates rheumatism dyspepsia and many chronic ailments. The copy urges readers to try the product as a universal remedy.
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Garfield
No clear news event found from fragment
The fragment appears to be a dialogue line from a theater or club setting with Gibbs and a speaker about marriage, lacking identifiable people, places, or dates for a news summary.
Cole's Carbolisalve Heals Burns Without Scars
An advertisement announces Cole's Carbolisalve for skin diseases including burns. It claims instant pain relief and scarless healing, priced 25 and 50 cents, with a mail order option to The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois.
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Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Regatta Term Origin Traced to Venice Gondola Contests
The word regatta originated from the gondola contests held in Venice. The term later broadened to describe rowing or sailing races.
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Venice
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