Knox to press for vote on League covenant amendment
The Senate debates direct amendments to the League covenant with Knox pledging a vote after July 1. Opponents, led by Borah and Johnson, seek changes or reservations while Root’s plan and possible amendments dominate committee plans ahead of the peace treaty ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
League of Fine
Senate
League
League of Nations
Llorah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Lodge
Wey
Moses
New Hampsire
Reed
Missouri
Gore
Oklahoma
Possi Hr Thomas
Colorado
Laxige
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah-Johnsen
Borah
Pennsylvania
Treaty of Peace Reserve
United States
Mr. Knox
Wilson
Europe
Committee On Foreign Relations
Althorgh Knox
Germany
Hale
Maine
Wace
Anfrica
Hong Nations
Inier
Etter
Udy
Umier
Ague Council For
Ringeelle
McCormick Fay
Rooteedeet
Prvicigal
Chamberlain
Oregon
Swanson
Virginia
Knox
Poll shows Senate likely to approve League covenant with reservations
A Chicago Tribune poll in Washington indicates 43 senators favoring the covenant with reservations, 40 opposed with reservations, and 8 against in any form, with non-committals and party breakdowns. The Tribune notes administration aims to remove reservations to test final ratification and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
New York Times
Chicago
League of Nations
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Move to declare war at an end
Senators Edge and Fall introduced resolutions to formally end the war with Germany and press for prompt ratification of the peace treaty. They argue delaying ratification harms American trade and urge immediate return of troops and a rapid move to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edge
Congress
New York Times
Washington
Senate
New Jersey
Fall
New Mexico
United States of America
Germany
United States
Ledebour Acquitted in Brief Berlin Trial
Georg Ledebour Social Democratic leader was arrested over January Berlin disorders and placed on trial today. He was acquitted in the brief proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledebour
Berlin
Associated Press
Georg Ledebour
Doubt If America Signs Turkish Treaty
Paris reports uncertainty over whether the United States will sign the Turkish and Bulgarian treaties when negotiated. International law experts say U S may sign due to League membership but approval hinges on Senate ratification and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
United States
League of Nations
Senate
British base salvaging plan faces costly choice
American naval officers said Britain must choose between an extensive salvage of wrecked German ships in Scapa Flow and losing control of a key naval base. The consensus favored raising the larger ships to clear the channel, though at great cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scapa Flow
Great Britain
New York Women In Auto Accident
GREAT BARRINGTON June 23 Miss Helen E Meeks of New York while driving an automobile with her aunt Mrs J W F Bennett of New York lost control and the car careened over a thirty foot embankment Both women were thrown out Mrs Bennett suffered a broken jaw and Miss Meeks had only slight bruises
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Great Barrington
Helen E. Meeks
J. W. F. Bennett
High Class Business Help Ad
An advertisement from The New York Times promoting first class business help connecting with premier firms. Includes contact line Telephone 1000 Bryent with a brisk promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Germans Surrender As Ships Sunk In Baltic After Armistice
Eyewitness reports describe German admiralty ships lying tethered as they sink, crews abandoning vessels in lifebelts and boats. British patrols fire on German boats while survivors are rescued. German crews flee the sea as guards enforce surrender.
Scapa Flow German fleet sinks after scuttling orders
The Daily Mail reports that many Germans may have drowned or reached the Orkneys after German ships at Scapa Flow sank during the scuttling. British crews boarded ships and hauled flags down while salvaging efforts began. The Admiralty says official details remain limited as the armistice terms faced scrutiny.
Denial of Sinking Rumor Recedes in Paris Circulation
London reports the German Admiralty denying rumors that remaining warships were sunk in German harbors. A Kiel Wilhelmshaven cluster of twelve vessels not handed to the Allies reportedly sunk by German sailors, according to a reliable German authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Weimar
Associated Press
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Reparations Clash Over German Sinking of Ships
Paris reports experts view the scuttling of the German fleet as a possible armistice violation and an act of war. Yet the treaty reparations clause suggests that destruction of assets can be addressed later, with little impact on current peace negotiations. French and Italian reactions hint at broader regional implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
France
Italy
Germans Sinking Ships at Scapa Flow Not Flying Flags
American and British advices to the peace delegation report German ships at Scapa Flow went down without red flags. They carried the old imperial ensign. A mutilated admiral statement is read as saying he debated sinking the ships but acted in the interest of civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serer
Derfflinger
Hindenburg
von der Tann
Moltke
Seydlitz
Scapa Flow
Victorious
Paris
Berlin reaction to Scapa Flow sinking dampened by late alerts
Berlin readers learned of the German fleet sinking only in noon editions as officials offered brief notices through Holland. The Berlin Gazette called it a folly yet a handsome deed while the Neue Gazette praised the officers and men, warning Germany may pay for heroic poses with real costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Scapa Flow
Admiralty
Holland
Germany
Neue Gazette
Bengal
Also Mentioned on This Page
RAGUE
Cork
Thomas
Homer
Cummings
Democratic National Committee
Lneup
Hall
Calder
Capper
Colt
Cummins
Curtis
Illingham
Elkins
Fernald
Frelinghuysen
Harding
Jones
Aoe
Kenyon
Keyes
Lenroot
McCormick
McLean
McNars
Culbertson
Dial
Fletcher
Gay
Gerry
Harris
Harrison
Henderson
Hitchcock
N. M
Kendrick
King
Irby
McKellar
Martin
Nugent
Overman
Owen
Phelan
Pittman
Pomerene
Ransdell
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Ariz
Bankhead
Myers
Shields
Tenn
Underwood
the Tribune
America
Boreh
England
Japan
French Republic
State Department
Congress of
Ameriga
House of Representatives
Senator Edge
Congress of the United States
League of Navns
Senator Fall
Nase Thors
Aero Ee
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Bulgaria
Thurso
Daily Mail
Orkney Islands
von Reuter
The
Mail
Nigg
Rosshire
Cromarty Firth
Feet
Mall
Houton
Admiralty Today
Daniels
Scapa Inlet
Allied Council
the Eckerson Co
Jersey City, N. J
Turner
Turner Construction Co
Croydon
Hickey Freeman
Delmonico
Bellans Indigestion
Bellans
Ars
the Noiseless Typewriter Company
Broadway
Barclay
Gall
Philip Morris
Bond Street Cigarettes
Apoointhmen
King Edward Wt
Sherman & Bryan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!