Knox blocks swift peace in Senate debate on League covenant
The Senate debate on the League covenant pits Senator Knox’s call for detach the covenant from the Treaty against support for an integrated peace plan. Critics argue his stance prolongs the war and harms the Treaty’s integrity, while Democrats face pressure over party lines and national interest. The piece frames the clash as essential to public welfare and peace prospects.
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Senate
League
Wot- Sry
Mr. Knox
Knox
Knox Seeks More Time Before League Covenant Vote
The piece argues Senator Knox demands separation of the League covenant from the Treaty and more time to study it. It compares to the 1787 Constitution ratification, noting four months since Feb 14 publication and highlighting extensive public debate and widespread access to the covenant.
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Knox
League of Nations
Senate
ExNox
Union
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Philadelphia
New England
Paris
Boston
Lance
Boran
Jonnson
The Juarez Incident and International Tensions
President Carranza approves a Washington statement by General Aguilar while disputing American border actions. U S troops crossed into Ciudad Juarez to disperse Villistas, a move denied as invasion by Washington though troops withdrew after eliminating the threat. Officials emphasize sovereignty and avoidance of a broader clash as relations with the United States seek calm.
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Carranzar
Juarez
Washington
Canpiro Aguilar
Carranza
Aguilar
Vina
Francisco Gonzales
United States
Ciudad Juarez
Gonzales
Mexico
Erwin
General Capen
el Paso
Carrell
Carranza’s stance after Juarez incident and Paso tension
The article notes Carranza’s rejection of controversy over the invasion, calls Villistas bandits for failing to seize Juarez, and warns against firing into El Paso. It urges renewed hard pacification by the Mexican government to avoid further American policing on Mexican soil.
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Carranza
Villistas
Juarez
el Paso
Turks in Paris defend war innocence at Peace Conference
The Turks in Paris insist their entry to war was forced by a German–Enver conspiracy, deny Armenian massacres and urge keeping Constantinople. The piece questions Europe’s stance on Turkey, notes Armenian crimes, and discusses British labor leaders and a rising American labor party agenda with Marxist aims.
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Committee of Union
I’rogress
von Sovenux
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Dardanelles
Armenia
Allenny
Germany
Turkey
Enver
Europe
Syria
Brion
Labor unions debate Bolshevik, May Day and One Big Union
The American Federation of Labor voted up to twenty to one against recognizing the Bolshevist Soviet Government and against substituting May Day for Labor Day. It rejected calls for One Big Union and a general strike for Moloner, defending its stance as American and representative of over three million. Comparisons show Canada and Britain displaying contrasting labor politics, highlighting the federation’s asserted independence and cautious approach to socialist affiliations.
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GomPrrs
Appleton
Guarrers
England
Mr. Henderson
GomPorras
Mr. Duncan
Federation
Henderson
Henderson, Smillie
Tuomas
American Federation of Labor
Moloner
Canada
Gompers
London
Ecards
Visit of Dr Pessoa Brings South American Statesman to New York
President elect Dr Epitao Pessoa of Brazil arrives in New York aboard the Imperator. The piece extols his rapid rise in Brazilian politics and urges a reciprocal hospitality from the United States. It frames his visit as a boost to Pan American unity against anti American propaganda.
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Pessoa
Brazil
New York
Imperator
United States
Roosevelt
Etmo Root
Epitacio M. Pessoa
South America
University of Pernambuco
National Congress
Campos Sal Es
Supreme Court
Parahuba
Paris
Pissona
Protests Over School Bolshevism Inquiry Spark Debate
The Board of Education faces protests as questions to pupils about Bolshevism trigger concerns of invasion of privacy and potential coercion. Supporters call it a prudent inquiry into student views, while critics label it inquisitorial and fear falsehoods from fear.
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Edi Tive
Callen
Board of Education
America
Foreign language papers should aid Americanization
A writer argues that foreign language newspapers can help immigrants learn English and integrate, but warns they risk losing older subscribers. The piece urges editors to support assimilation while condemning treasonous sheets that misuse foreign language to attack American institutions.
Majority Rule in Ireland Letter to the Editor
Milton McGovern from Washington argues that in Ireland the majority must rule and favors self determination. He claims broad unity among Irish factions supporting liberty and criticizes ongoing rule as despotic, urging absolute freedom to achieve national self expression.
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New York Times
Ireland
Erin Iste
Emerald Isle
Milton McGovern
Washington
Evander Childs High School reunion planned
Letter to the editor from John Lieberman announces a grand reunion for Evander Childs Memorial Association. The event honors the school and its memory of the late teacher and aims to gather alumni from old PS 51, PS 61 Morrisania, and PS 00 later PS 810 Bronx.
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New York Times
Evander Childs
Mary
Huntington
East 140Th Street
The
Bronx
John Lieberman
Evander Childs Memorial Association
Brooklyn
Urnal
To a Straw Hat Crushed in Action Poem
A fragmentary verse by Elias Lieberman laments a straw hat crushed in action. It recalls impulsive wandering, fate, and a fatal accident with a wry moral about wisdom and mortality. The poet notes wheels may come and go, while a hat cannot hop, ending with a personal, somber reflection.
Jugoslav Cause Draws War of Words in 1919 Letter
Psake 6, New York, June 17, 1919. A response to D. M. Pavlovich’s New York Times letter defends Italy’s wartime actions and Serbia’s alliance with the Allies. The writer rebuts claims of Italian disaster, praises Italian aid at Caporetto and Piave, and argues Jugoslav propaganda funds come from non-Jugoslav sources.
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New York Times
D. M. Pavlovich
Serbia
Mackensen
Italy
Pavlovich
Mitrovitch
Citta di Catania
Mr. Pachitch
Mr. Balfour
Albania
Caporetto
Serbian National League
Epoca
Jugoslav
National Investigation Bureau
Fiume
Charles I
America
New York
Court hears appeal on 20 million BRT receiver notes
The United States Circuit Court heard the Central Union Trust Company appeal of Judge Mayer’s order allowing Lindley M. Garrison as BRT receiver to issue 20 million dollars in receiver’s certificates. Creditors oppose the lien priority. City counsel seeks Public Service Commission oversight. decision reserved.
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United States Circuit Court
Central Union Trust Company
Mayer
Lindley M. Garrison
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Burr
Public Service Commission
Garrison
Carl M. Owen
Plans Tuberculosis Fund Drive in December
The National Tuberculosis Association meeting in Atlantic City announced a December Red Cross Christmas serial sale to raise 6 million dollars. Proceeds fund 1920 tuberculosis prevention and control work as 1,540 state and local associations commit to the effort. The drive runs from early December to January 1 and includes an educational campaign on tuberculosis’s economic menace.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
United States
America
French import ban lifted under two new decrees
Paris dispatch reports that tomorrow's Official Journal will publish two decrees. One lifts the ban on most imports except luxuries and textile goods from inter allied agreements, while protecting devastated regions. The second raises ad valorem duties on imports to shield home industries, but excludes foodstuffs and essential manufacturing inputs.
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Paris
France
Honor Dead of Paris Bar
A solemn service was held at Notre Dame in Paris to honor Paris bar attorneys who fell in battle. Cardinal Annette presided as other clerics offered funeral orations, and Mme Poincaré attended with many prominent Paris figures in attendance.
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Paris
Cathedral of
Notre Dame
Annette
Sertillanges
Mme. Poincaré
Altman Continuation School Ends Year Diploma Ceremony
The Altman Continuation School at B. Altman & Co. Fifth Avenue held its year end exercises. Colonel M. Friedsam awarded diplomas to seventy one pupils and twenty two earned honor pins for top grades. Thomas W. Churchill spoke, the orchestra performed, and the school continues to aid workers who left school early.
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Altman Foundation
B. Altman & Co
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
M. Friedsam
Thomas W. Churchill
Board of Education
Altman Continuation School
Slavs Trust to Liberal Opinion in 1919 Letter
George Perich of New York argues that Croatian soldiers acted under Austrian compulsion and that self determination should be tested by plebiscite under Allied supervision. He cites Yugoslav prisoners on the Italian front and compares to Germany in Silesia, urging Wilsonian principles and plebiscite outcome.
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New York Times
Times
Austria
Italan
Wilson
Germany
Silesia
George Perich
New York
Unraveling the 1845 Outta Letter Mystery
Richmond correspondent T H Whitty asks who wrote the Outta letter printed in The New York Mirror in 1845 amid Poe Longfellow tensions. He predicts the author will soon be revealed, naming Jarvis Koh as the late figure linked to Outis. New York, June 9, 1918.
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New York Times
Poe
T. H. Whitty
Richmond
New York Mirror
Whitty
Outis
Thomas Batley Aidrich
Estate of Andrew H. Green Seeks Judicial Accounting
Surrogates' Court filing requests a judicial accounting for the estate of Andrew H. Green father of Greater New York. The appraised estate value is 2,492,124 with 167 mortgages totaling 1,715,000 and the remainder in stocks and bonds. The estate passes to two brothers and their children.
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Andrew H. Green
Greater New York
College Alumnae Meet Plans International Federation
A meeting of the Association of College Alumnae committee on International Relations decided to cooperate with the Federation of University Women of Great Britain to form an international organization of university women. Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve will sail June S to Britain to advance the plan, with M Carey Palmer and Dean Helen Taft attending London conferences. The federation aims to exchange women students and professors, establish headquarters in each cooperating country, and centralize information and social activities in Washington and likely at the League of Nations seat.
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Woman's University Club
Association of College Alumnae
Federation of University Women of Great Britain
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Great Britain
M. Carey Palmer
Helen Taft
Bryh, Mawr
Ndon
Washington
International Organization
League of Nations
Don Jose Florit Lectures on Madrid Armory at Met
Don José Florit Director of the Royal Museum of Madrid speaks in New York invited by the Hispanic Society and the Met. The public Spanish lecture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this afternoon at 4 oclock features lantern slides illustrating the Madrid Armory. Florit aims to help trace the pedigree of key objects in the museum collection.
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Don Jose Florit
New York
Don José Florit
Royal Mueur of Madrid
Hispanic Society of America
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Ben of Art
Madrid
Russian Prelate Arrives in U S After Escape From Bolsheviks
Archbishop Platonovsky, a former Russian metropolitan, lands in New York aboard the Vladimir after fleeing Odessa and Novorossisk. He warns of Bolshevik brutality, recalls massacres of priests, and predicts a future Russian government like a US federation. He arrived amid visa delays and was welcomed by church leaders.
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Platsvensky
Russia
Vladimir
Norsisk
Stylas
East Ninety-seventh Street
Constantinople
Te Vladimir
Washington
Alera
der Nemolovsky
Runeiey
Lamen
Odessa
Novorossisk
Androniskus
Perm
Ambrosius
Trussia
United States
Admiral Kolchak
Constituent Assembly
United State
Allied Medical Associations urge doctors to join new group
In a convention at the Hotel Pennsylvania Dr Igran Mayer of Detroit, newly elected president, urged physicians not in the American Medical Association to join the Allied Medical Associations. He warned that AMA standards threaten liberty and practice and that the new body could influence legislation. Major Dinshah P. Ghadial spoke on Scientifique Mincessege of Oriental Occultism and predicted Indian medical systems could gain recognition in the United States.
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American Medical Association
Igran Mayer
Detroit
Allied Medical Associations
Hotel Pennsylvania
Mayer
Dinshah P. Ghadial
India
Railway Shopmen Meet in Atlantic City Convention
The Jo's annual convention of the Master on Builders' Association and the American Railway Master Mechanics' Association opened in Atlantic City with Edmund H. Walker urging cooperation to address war production dislocations and wage readjustments. A key issue is a proposed merger of the two organizations to handle railway construction and administration. Nearly 7,000 delegates are registered and 310 exhibits occupy significant space.
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Atlantic City
Master On Builders’ Association
American Railway Master Mechanics’ Association
Edmund H. Walker
Supp
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