Pershing Sails for Home After France Farewell
General John J. Pershing departed Brest on the Leviathan for the United States as Marshal Foch praised the Allied bond. The farewell included assurances of care for fallen American soldiers and reflections on two years of joint effort against the war, with hopes for lasting friendship between the nations.
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Firemen Heroically Rescue Five from Five-Story Clinton Street Fire
Battalion Chief and three firefighters perform daring rescues at 247 Clinton Street as flames trap residents on upper floors. Timothy O Leary first frees Nellie Callahan from the fifth floor ledge, then aids a second survivor while Chief Walter Jones and others extract a trapped woman. A third woman, Mary Heffernan, is saved after escaping to the top floor. The workouts are praised as heroic and dangerous, with O Leary later noted for prior valor.
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Catherine Callahan
William Itman
Mary Heffernan
Smoky Joe " Martin
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Thomas Crimmins
Monroe Street
Carranza Rebukes United States and Monroe Doctrine
Mexico's president denounces foreign wrongs against Mexicans in the United States and rejects the Monroe Doctrine while defending oil policy and national sovereignty. He cites frontier policing, damages to foreigners, and recent revolutions as main friction causes and reports Mexico's solvency, military reform, and growing investment.
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Jankers Call for Kaiserism as Austria Seeks It
In Berlin leaders of the Pan German League favor restoring the monarchy and back a Hohenzollern ruler. Vienna lawyer Herr Bazin said the Hapsburgs had disappeared and Austrians would support a true Prussian when revolution comes.
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Airman Dives Over ex Kaiser in Amerongen Greeting
An aviator over Amerongen looped and dived toward the garden where former German Emperor Wilhelm II was sawing wood. He glided to about fifty feet, waved to Herr Hohenzollern, then continued his flight. Believed to be Versteegh the Dutch pilot, the gesture pleased the ex-emperor.
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Labor Day Parade Displays Unity As Prince Of Wales Visits Ottawa
The Prince of Wales attends Labor Day events in Ottawa with a labor parade forming a guard of honor. Ottawa workers showcase floats and crafts while veterans greet the prince. He lays the Parliament building cornerstone, unveils the Victory loan, and praises war veterans before touring Hull and Lansdowne Park.
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Foes of Treaty Show Anxiety in Senate Clash
Senate factions clash over the German treaty as middle ground reservationists control the pace while leaders mull amendments. Republicans weigh Shantung and Johnson council votes, with President delaying tentative terms and observers predicting a tight vote on key provisions.
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Republicans Press Mondell Leadership Ouster Amid Party Rift
East Coast Republicans in the House demand policy changes and challenge Mondell after a contentious conference. They rail against the lack of constructive legislation, criticize leadership for the failure to pass key bills, and fear Wilson's tour may sway 1920 outcomes. Calls grow for a stronger, action oriented committee chair.
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Gompers Still In Control Bank On Joint Conference
Washington reports indicate labor leaders including Samuel Gompers back the AFL stance against radical workers and favor a joint employers and employees meeting. President Wilson plans a Western coast tour to outline his program and push quick treaty ratification with the League of Nations covenant.
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Council to offer Bulgaria an Aegean port in peace talks
Paris dispatch reports the Supreme Council will give Bulgaria a treaty text that includes a port on the Aegean Sea but omits its name. Bulgaria must renounce a defined territory while Thrace disputes will not delay the peace settlement. The council also considers the Austrian peace treaty.
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