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Daniel Bartlett Sargent age eighty three dies at his Omaha home as the last surviving crew member of the Union frigate WNearsarge which sank the Confederate blockade runner Alabama in 1864. Correspondence between Washington and Tokio shows Japan intends to retain Yap and deny the United States cable rights and open door. House adopts inquiry into Grover Cleveland Bergdof draft evader. Supreme Court upholds anti profiteering powers for tenants and government against gorging landlords.
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Peace Resolution Shifts as Harding Pushes Tariff Bill
President Harding outlines a program for Versailles treaty reservations to safeguard American independence. The Knox resolution to end the war is introduced with modifications as the Colombian treaty moves forward. Domestic focus includes swift relief for veterans and an emergency tariff bill opposed by Democrats who warn of costs to farmers and consumer prices.
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Yap
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North Carolina
Kitchin
Packers’ Trust
Sugar Trust
France weighs reaction to President's message on league
Early French comment signals tentative acceptance of the president’s stance. They expect a cool League Covenant rejection but support America’s role in holding Germany accountable and securing reparations. Public mood remains cautious yet hopeful for U S aid commitments.
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France
America
Germany
Senate Debates Colombian Treaty and Panama Payout
The Senate opens discussion on the old Colombian treaty paying 25 million dollars for Panama and the Canal Zone. Support cites oil prospects in Colombia. opposition warns of U S liability to blackmail and costs. President Harding urges ratification amid telegrams referencing Wilson era actions and regional reprisals.
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Canal Zone
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
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Minnesota
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Wilson
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Nicaragua
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Chile
Alsop
Generals Promoted Including Edwards in New War List
President Carding approves a list upgrading brigadiers to major generals. Clarence R. Edwards who commanded the New England National Guard division in France leads the set, with Generals Haan Bell Allen and Menoher among others named. Several colonels are recommended for brigadier promotion.
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Carding
Clarence R. Edwards
Wilson
New England National Guard
France
Haan
Bell
Allen
Menoher
Germany Rebuffs Allied Indemnity Figures for May 1 Accord
Germany says it will not accept the indemnity figures from the Allies when they are presented on May 1. The statement signals a potential clash over postwar reparations and shapes early diplomacy for the May 1 accord negotiations.
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Julius Ruppel
Paris
Lie
Germany
Ruhr
Railway Labor Board Sets July 1 End to National Agreements
The federal board orders termination of national working agreements on July 1 and directs carrier and worker conferences to settle rules. It will publish just and reasonable rules for employees not yet covered by agreement and urges both sides to act swiftly.
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Chicago
Lloyd George
Greaat
Britain
Miners Federation
United Kingdom
Srnday
House of Commons
Federal Railway Labor Board
Woman Credits Vegetable Compound In Recovery After Difficult Birth
Mrs M Natale of Springfield Massachusetts recounts how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided her recovery from a weakened condition and allowed a safer eighth pregnancy birth The letter portrays a transformed home and urges other women with similar ailments to try the remedy.
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Springfield
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. M. Natale
Fremont St
Nine year old comments on division of labor at prayer meeting
John, son of a labor leader, attends a church service then a neighbor takes him to a testimony meeting. He remarks that allowing several people to preach would divide up the salary, reflecting his early thoughts on labor topics.
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John
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