Critics cannot say treaty of peace is mild
A Northwestern summary argues the Versailles peace terms are harsh enough and that critics overstated softening by Wilson and the Allies. It notes reparations flagged at 25 billion while Germany’s wealth was about 355 billion, and suggests possible adjustments to provisions like Rhine water rights and Holland’s Meuse Rhine canal plan.
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Victory Loan Surplus Expected To Reach One Billion
Washington reports indicate the Victory Loan surplus may total around one billion dollars as demobilization proceeds and volunteer workers are redeployed. Treasury officials note federal reserve desks hold subscription records and that over 15 million individual subscriptions were received as the campaign exceeded the minimum quota.
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Allies Push for Written Germene Proposals in Treaty Talks
Neutral diplomats warn Germ enemies against oral exchanges while urging written German suggestions. Scandinavia, Holland fear economic and social fallout from the treaty as Bolshevik-tinged socialism spreads. Observers insist Germany must sign, foreseeing revolution if it rejects the terms.
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Germenz
Holland
Germany
Scandinavia
Halland
Evert
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Referred 10 Experts and Labor Notes at Paris Peace Talks
Paris reports the council of four will refer the German notes on labor and war prisoners to an expert committee for consideration. Amsterdam notes an international socialist congress commission seeks a meeting with the council of four to present socialist views on the terms. Paris reports a Korean petition to end Japan’s rule and seek recognition of Korea as independent. Uncertainty grows over prosecution of a former Kaiser due to Belgian hesitation to act.
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Council of Four
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Amsterdam
International Socialist Congress Commission
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Faris
Japan
Horse
Kerez
Kelser
Learmey Tedar
Ford's Libel Suit Moves Slowly In Jury Selection
United Press reports the libel case against Ford is expected to take weeks more to select a jury with proceedings stretching over two months. Judge Tucker presides as counsel for both sides present, and daily sessions run 9:30 to 12:00 and 2:00 to 4:00.
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United Press
Henry Rage
Tucker
Attorners
News Company
Tre Chiepage Tribune
Detroit
Bitter courtroom duel opens Wisconsin v Ives trial
The Fond du Lac circuit court hears the State of Wisconsin against Raleigh B. Ives with juror scrutiny and fierce defense tactics. Assistant prosecutors and Oshkosh attorneys frame the case as a highly heated murder trial amid local tensions and a looming public hearing ban.
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Raleigh B. Ives
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James Murray
P. H. Martin
Martin & Martin
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Oshkosh
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John F. Kiewin
Bouck
Hilton Kluxin & Dempsey
K.T. Morse
Herbert E. Swett
Murray
Martin
Rose Sharp Rase
Ticonto
Charles Tier
Ushk
Leehr
Allegra Marder
Mlespest Black
List of Oshkosh Rainbow battalion men returning home
A military notice lists Oshkosh born soldiers from Company F, 150th machine gun battalion, Forty second Rainbow division, returning from Camp Grant to Oshkosh. The roster includes sergeants, corporals, and privates from multiple Wisconsin towns, with notes on missing names, replacements, and wounded veterans.
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Rainbow
Camp Grant
Rockford
Ith
Oshkosh
Badger
William Stevens
Frank Seipple
Adolph Baier
William Samon
William Preker, Jr
Jacob Steckbauer
Conrad Paffenroth
150Th Machine Gun
Fond du Lac
Edward Schiefelbein
Seventh Street
Landing Place for Dirigibles Prepared for Test
Preparations underway at Cape May for a dirigible C-5 landing and mooring ground setup. Reports note engineers at Chicago and naval officials coordinating on fueling, weather maps, and chart development for the long Atlantic approach to England and the Azores.
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Das Heran
Cape May
G. Little
Amenean Tailors
Furst
Dirighere
England
Azores
Ie Fiere
Skyward Flights In The Corn Market Report
In a lively corn market, price movements show renewed activity after midday trading. Prices surged toward the one dollar seventy seven cent level, with notable gains and occasional small pullbacks as traders weighed futures and weather signals.
Austro Hungarian Peace Talks to Shape New Republics
A British dispatched summary notes that Austria and Hungary will be reorganized under a peace agreement. The treaties aim to reduce Austria Hungary to smaller republics and address boundaries, with to-be-formed Czecho Slovakia and Jugoslavia, under league of nations oversight. The frontiers and German ties will be renegotiated, and Austria will be renamed and reduced to a diminished state.
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Hungary
Czecho- Slovakiae
Jugo-Stayia
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Germany
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Austria
Higher ups blamed for postal flaws in convention address
Congressman Hubert Steenerson of Crookston Minnesota told a convention that delays in mail service stem from officials higher up not workers. He blamed government railroad ownership and mismanagement for postal woes while noting rises in salaries for postal workers.
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Frese Minorspolia
Minn
Huber Steenerson
Crookston
Minow
Bodimaaters
Mannesita
Steenereen
Chalettan
Professor Galpim Works for Government
A fragmented listing mentions Professor Galpim tied to government service with unclear roles in agricultural economics. The OCR text is garbled but points to a tenure or job assignment within a department, suggesting a shift or appointment affecting related policy work.
Twenty Five Years for the O'Donnells
John Carr Jamestown reports that D Don McDonnell and his wife Etta were sentenced to twenty five years in the penitentiary by Judge J A Coffey in James town district court after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the death of their twelve year old daughter Etta at their Courtenay North Dakota home on March 14. Mrs McDonnell admitted full responsibility while claiming her husband participated in the beating. The confession signed by Mrs McDonnell was in possession.
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Bhanarck
Don McDonnell
Etta
J. A. Coffey
Jamestown
MccDonnell
Courtenay
M. D
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Fage Coffey
John Carr
Preparations for NC-4 Transatlantic Seaplane Flight
United Press reports mixed weather and engine trouble delaying the NC-4 seaplane at Chatham. Lt Commander Read weighs a non stop flight from Chatham to Trepassey to preserve a timely start for the long voyage to the Azores amid gales and rough mid Atlantic conditions.
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Trepassey
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Alan
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Winle
Wisconsin Victory Loan Subscription Tops Ten Million
A garbled Wisconsin news item reports the Victory Loan subscription reaching ten million. It mentions federal reserve district actions and local area activity with references to Kassian, Herlin, Philipp, and a large Red Arrow day in Milwaukee. The passage blends disparate topics and names with unclear context.
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Waukee
Asam
Witeon Iika Soney
Surplus War Meat Exports Discussed by War Dept
Washington and Chicago reports outline a large surplus of meat held by the War Department. Packers urged exporting the stock to relief and war-stricken countries, with remaining price controls and distribution options under army supervision.
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