Knox Starts Fight to Divorce League Pact From Treaty
Edward W. Pickard reports the Senate moved to separate the League of Nations covenant from the peace treaty and to force separate consideration. The row includes leak inquiries, Wall Street ties, and plans to urge ratification or referendum while Germany's stance and Bolshevik threats loom in Paris.
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Aview
Susak
Fiume
Riga
P. C. Knox
Knox
League of Nations Covenant
Hans
Austria
United States Senate
Wilson
Chicago
Europe
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Senate
Congressional
Hitchcock
Germany
Norris
Smith
Brandegee
Ashurst
Poindexter
Congress
America
London
New York
Wall Street
League of Nations
Allies demand final treaty decision within five days
The allies handed Germany their final reply on counter proposals with a five day deadline. The council of four granted small concessions including a plebiscite in Upper Silesia under conditions while keeping the overall reparations sum unresolved for four months. Germany’s colonial mandate request and immediate league of nations admission were rejected amid Clemenceau’s objections.
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Hun
Council of Four
Upper Silesia
Germany
Financial Commission
League of Nations
Clemenceau
Turkish peace delegation arrives in Paris amid uncertainty
A Turkish peace delegation arrived in Paris without formal reception and was sent to Vaucresson. They were described as consultants, not plenipotentiaries, amid evidence that Allied powers plan to partition Turkey with Constantinople under Britain and France and Asiatic Turkey in Italian Greek and British hands.
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Turkey
Paris
Vaucresson
Constantinople
Great Britain
France
Austrian Communist Republic Seen Likely Amid Army Bolshavik Power
London government circles reported last week that a communist republic could be proclaimed in Austria at once with good prospects of success. The Austrian army was said to be about 40 percent Bolshevik, and Austrian communists were expected to align with Hungary's movement.
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London
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Naper
Boyd County
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Platte
Louisville
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Exeter
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National Fund For
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Swanson
Weather and midwest notes from Nebraska state briefs
Wet weather damaged newly cut grass and alfalfa in Cuming county while Richardson county alfalfa and corn suffered worm damage. Statewide items include tax receipts, county valuations, school and railway actions, and plans for new institutions and roads across Nebraska.
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York
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Kearney
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Red Cloud
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Nebraska
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North Vlatte
Gage County Farmers’ Union
Beatrice
Gustafson
Eben D. Harn
Kenasaw
Mckelvie
F. L. Hilton
Blair
Omaha
Blair Enterprise
Bellevue College
Bellevue
Douglas County
Morrill
Fremont
Midland College
Eastern Star Order of Nebraska
Masonic
Nebraska Press Association
Wyoming
Gering
Nebraska City
From a Cigar to Broadway: A Lyricist’s Long Route to a Musical
Bide Dudley recalls meeting J. J. Rosenthal on Broadway and being asked to write a Love song for a show. The pair collaborated, the project shifted to a musical comedy, a famous composer joined, and the work vanished from Jake’s attention. A stranger later found the script in a desk drawer and returned the postage.
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Bide Dudley
J. J. Rosenthal
Jake
Kansas
Sunlight's limited germ-killing reach in tissues and surfaces
In experiments in Algiers M M de Laroquette finds sunlight kills bacteria mainly on dry surfaces with direct exposure. White light most effective, blue slightly stronger than other colors, luminous rays primary factor. Ultra-violet and ultra-red show no bactericidal effect. fat or muscle layers prevent deeper penetration.
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Algiers
M M. de Laroquette
Admirals of the Fleet Must Retire On Reaching Peak Rank
The London Daily News notes a curious rule in the navy requiring officers who reach admiral of the fleet to retire from active command. It cites Jellicoe and Beatty as examples, highlighting Beatty’s rapid ascent that ends his career at forty eight. The army lacks a similar rule, with Haig and French holding the old marshal rank during the war.
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London Daily News
Lord Jellicoe
Sir David Beatty
Jellicoe
Beatty
David
Lord French
Sir Douglas Haig
The Cracking of a Shipyard Accident Tale
Jim Neill and Julcer discuss a dangerous yard incident at C. R. yard with Pike Ewing. A boy clung to a bar as a plate slipped, the craneman could not release power, and the plate descended with him. The exchange suggests a fatal outcome.
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Jim Neill
Julcer
Swinging the Ax and Uncle Joe on Resignations
Uncle Joe Cannon critiques a government bureau calling it a mighty polite bureau. He notes they never fire a man but ask him to tender his resignation. He explains tendering resignations makes the process less harsh, with a smile.
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Joe Cannon
F& Man
Uncle Joe
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