Pact aims at swift end to war treaty demands preface
Endorsed by the big four the conference seeks a final peace pact within a fortnight and to sign by May 1. It outlines league of nations provisions including armament reduction, arbitration, and universal jurisdiction with a Monroe doctrine safeguard.
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Wilson
George Washington
Brest
League
Court of International Justice
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Versailles
Prefecture of Police
Paul Durasta
Mme. de Pompadour
Trianon Palace
Supreme War Council
Hall of Mirrors
Council of Four
Adriatic
Arthur J. Balfour
Lloyd George
London
Supreme Economic Council
Germans Reject Peace Deviation From Wilson Plan
Count von Rantzau told the Weimar national assembly that Germany would not sign a peace treaty diverging from President Wilson's fourteen points in any essential respect. The statement emphasizes firm stance on terms and the alignment with allied expectations.
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Count von Rantzau
National Assembly
Weimar
Germany
Wilson
Germans Enter Hungarian Bolshevik Service
A Ber Hina dispatch reports that several former officers of Field Marshal von Mackensen's army have joined the service of the Hungarian Bolshevik government in Serviice.
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Hungary
London
Marshal von Mackensen
Ber- Hin
Meat Prices May Hold Steady Until War Europe Recovers
The American Meat Packers Association issued a statement in Chicago saying lower meat prices are unlikely until war stricken European countries can resume their production quotas.
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Chicago
American Meat Packers’ Association
Europe
Radicals Open Falls Berlin The Munich Order Free Prisoners
A revolutionary council in Berlin and Munich issues an order to release all prisoners of war in Ba e. The decree frees thousands of Usalan prisoners, accelerating a broad PM movement pace.
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Munich Revolutionary Council
Bae
Usalan
Wilson faces off in famed League amendment debate
The session closes amid dramatic exchanges as President Wilson decries opposition to the amendment seen as a bulwark against absolutism. Lord Cecil signals acceptance while M. Laranaude objects to the Monroe doctrine, which Wilson defends as safeguarding Western hemisphere integrity and resisting absolutist aggression.
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Robert Cecil
M. Laranaude
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Europe
Sleeping Sickness Cases Rise Across Illinois
Public health records show seventy sleeping sickness cases nationwide with forty four in Chicago. Illinois reports indicate it is the hardest hit state among seventeen reporting from across the nation.
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Washington
Chicago
Illinois
Public Health Service
Irish delegates arrive in Paris to appeal for Ireland
Paris reports that three delegates chosen by the Irish societies in the United States have arrived in Paris to appeal to the peace conference on behalf of Ireland.
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Paris
United States
Ireland
Wage Advances For 400000 Railway Workers Ordered
Director General Hines ordered wage increases totaling 65 million dollars for 400000 railroad engineers firemen trainmen and conductors in both passenger and freight service. The raise is retroactive to January 1, 1919 and covers members of the four railway brotherhoods.
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Washington
Hines
Big Four Railway Brotherhood
Bolshevik Agents Said Arriving in Nicaragua
Washington reports the Nicaragua government has received word that Bolshevik agents are arriving in the country, signaling potential foreign influence concerns.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Recall of our draws discussion unsettles Washington
Washington fears friction with Japan as Viscount Ishii returns to Tokyo on leave to consult his government. Ambassadors warn of potential crises from Siberian expedition tensions, the Tientsin incident, Korea unrest, California land battles, Mexican land acquisitions, and immigration policy amid postwar Pacific anxieties.
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Tietsin
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Mexico
China
Pacific States
Washington Inch by Inch Weighs Cable Censorship Changes
The United States moves to modify cable censorship with rapid deregulation for cables while postal censorship remains largely unchanged since the armistice. Two proposals seek to end censorship to Cuba and to Central and South America and to drop censorship on messages involving the United States and major allies. A reply from other governments is awaited, with the U S contemplating unilateral action if needed.
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South America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Wholesale Massacre at Osa Omsk
Red Cross officials returning from Perm and re occupied Russian territory report a massacre by bolsheviks in Osa and nearby areas. About five hundred killed at Osa and fifteen hundred in surrounding districts. The town with ten thousand people was left manless, prompting a telegram to Yekaterinburg for civic staff.
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Simmonds
Emerson
Rudolph Teusler
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Perm
Casagrande
Yekaterinburg
Lumber Prices Seen Rising for Five Years
Charles S. Keith of Kansas City, head of the Southern Pine association and noted lumber statistician, told the legislative committee that current prices are lower than they will be in five years. He cited higher production costs, dwindling raw materials, and strong European demand for rebuilding as guarantees of sustained higher lumber prices at least for the next five years.
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Chicago
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Kansas City
Southern Pine Association
Europe
Prohibition Enforcement Bill Signed in California
Governor William D Stephens signed the Harris bill defining any liquid with over one half of one percent alcohol as intoxicating. It creates machinery to enforce national prohibition in California and remains valid if national prohibition does not take effect.
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William D Stephens
California
Governors Meet in Salt Lake City This August
Governors of the United States plan their annual congress in Salt Lake City in August. Governor Simon Ramberger announced receipt of word from Miles C. Riley of Madison Wisconsin secretary of the conference. Salt Lake City was chosen since a Alaska trip was not feasible with fewer than twenty governors able to attend.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Simon Ramberger
Miles C. Riley
Madison
Wis
Alaska
Riggs
Race riot in Georgia Buckhead church killings
A race riot in Millen Georgia began at Buckhead church in this county resulting in seven deaths including two officers and four Black residents. One Black person was lynched and seven Black lodge and church buildings were burned.
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Millen
Buckhead Church
This County
Cardinal Mercier Plans U S Visit Next October
Cardinal Mercier the primate of Belgium told American congressmen touring Brussels that he would visit the United States in October. He conveyed the plan during their Brussels audience.
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Cardinal Mercier
Paris
Belgium
Brussels
United States
Nebraska Town Adopts Mountain Time and Farm News
Broken Bow city council adopts mountain time. Nebraska winter wheat forecast 8.5 million bushels, up from 3.135 million last year. Dairy and beef markets, potash plans, and multiple county notices appear across the state.
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Cherry County
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Farm Bureau
Douglas County
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West Point
Women’s Twentieth Century Club of
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Lincoln Highway
Lancaster County Poultry Association
John Nealy
Sterling
Kansas City
Wilbur
Columbus
Farmers’ Union Central Business Association
Red Cloud
Daykin
Uehling
Broken Bow
State University At Lincoln
Alson B. Cole
Lulu Vogt
Howard County
McKelvie
A. V. Grammer
Walter Reisenwevere
Wyoming
Charles F. Johnson
Grier
Alliance
Aurora Woman Chosen for Board of Control
Mrs. Peterson is named by Governor McWelvie to the Nebraska State Board of Control replacing J. Q. Mayfield, becoming the first woman to hold such an office in the state. The appointment draws national notice alongside other civic progress and regional developments.
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Board OF Control
Peterson
McWelvie
State Board of Control
J. Q. Mayfield
Nebraska
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Allies Draw Two Peace Pacts as Versailles Talks Advance
Paris reports the peace settlement will split into two parts. The first applies to Germany and binds her to future accords with former allies. The second part, limited to Austrian Bulgarian and Turkish delegates, will be signed separately.
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Germany
Council of Labor of Four
Versailles
Revised Army Casualty Records Increase Total to 274,860
Washington April 17 revised Army casualty records reveal 274,860 major casualties, up 1,755 from last week. Breakdown includes 32,384 killed in action, 13,485 died of wounds, 22,656 from disease, 4,248 from accidents and other causes, 197,574 wounded, and 4,563 missing in action.
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Washington
Munich Communists Issue Radical Orders on Women and Industry
Berlin reports the Munich communist government, facing likely collapse, issued Saturday a sweeping set of decrees. One order demands the communization of women including wives, while another replaces all industrial managers and directors with workers.
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Berlin
Munich
U. S. Thanks Five Leading Packers for Postwar Labor Pacts
Secretary Wilson of the Labor Department writes to the five major meat packers expressing gratitude for their stated willingness to extend existing labor agreements for one year after peace is signed.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Labor
Heavy Hogs Bring $21 a Hundred Pounds in Kansas City
Heavy hogs topped 21 dollars per hundredweight at the Kansas City market, with Brown & Gant of Jamestown Mo selling two carloads at the same price, marking the first record price reached in the region.
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Brown & Gant
Jamesport
Bombs Used by Guards to Scatter Westphalia Crowd
In Iserlich Westphalia civilian guards attempted to disperse demonstrators by throwing bombs. Nine or more persons were injured and hospitalized, and many windows were smashed.
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Berlin
Iserlich
Westphalia
Convalescent Nurses Arrive From Bordeaux on Carrillo
Twenty six nurses and one officer, all convalescent from illness or wounds, arrived in New York aboard the steamship Carrillo from Bordeaux. A few casuals accompanied them.
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Tenty
Carrillo
Bordeaux
Wilson Thanks Hitchcock for Aid in League Idea
President Wilson thanks Frank Hitchcock in Paris on April 17 for cooperation in advancing a league idea tied to the Monroe Doctrine. The note highlights Hitchcock support and references diplomatic efforts during discussions in France.
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F. Hitchcock
Paris
Wilson Eut
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Pan American Aeronautics Convention At Atlantic City
A large Pan American Aeronautics Convention and exhibition will be held in Atlantic City attracting aviation leaders and the public. The event aims to showcase wartime aviation progress and promote a nationwide aerial network linking cities within six hours of major hubs. Government urges enlistment in aviation roles for three year terms with pay, clothing, quarters, and flight training opportunities, highlighting a push to expand national air service and pilot qualifications.
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Sigtho
Atlantic City
United States
Sailantic
Secretary Baker in Paris Details on American Troop Returns
Secretary Baker said U S troop numbers would fall to about 250 000 in June as transports slow then rise again with returns to the United States. He anticipated liquidation plans and noted heavy artillery and materiel would be shipped to the U S as trophies. He planned to visit Coblenz and the front before returning within ten days.
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Paris
United States
Baker
Coblenz
France
United St.ment
Rail Strike Threat Looms In Ireland
Threats of a nationwide rail strike spread from Limerick on April 16. The protest signals potential disruption to railway services across the country as workers demand changes. Local officials urged calm while unions prepare official action.
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Limerick
Ireland
Domenchino praised for self-driven study under pressure
A fragmentary historical note recalls Domenchino as a stubborn student who refused to conform at school. Despite critics calling him slow and obstinate, he pursued studies in his own way and eventually succeeded, earning praise for his self-directed effort at fourteen.
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Daykin
Jefferson County
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Domenchino
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