League Covenant Draft Compared With Paris Version
The August dispatch outlines how President Wilson's original American draft of the League of Nations covenant differed from the Paris final. It notes Article 10 aims, arbitration provisions, council and assembly structures, withdrawal absence, and a proposed but unused compulsory service inquiry, plus parallels in mandate to guard world peace and economic sanctions.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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League
Executive Council
League of Nations
Carnegie Dies At Lenox Home After Long Illness
Andrew Carnegie iron master and philanthropist died Monday at Shadow Brook Lenox Massachusetts after a brief bronchial pneumonia following a long period of frail health. A simple funeral will be held at home and body is to be buried in Pittsburgh. His widow Margaret and daughter Margaret, just married to Ensign Roswell Miller, were at his bedside. Carnegie, who began giving away his fortune at 65, had dispersed about 300 million of his quarter billion wealth, aiming to complete the act before old age. The news notes his seclusion at Berkshire estate and the worldwide condolences pouring in.
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Andrew Carnegie
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Roswell Miller
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United States
Bolsheviki Retreat From Black Sea Coast
London dispatch reports about 50 miles of the Black Sea coast still in Bolshevik hands as the volunteer army advances south and west of Kharkov and takes Ochankov, 41 miles east-northeast of Odessa, per a war office statement tonight.
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Kharkov
Ochankov
Odessa
War Office
Profiteering Bill Advances in Britain
London August 11 the House of Commons passed the second reading of the government bill providing for prosecution and penalties for persons guilty of profiteering. The measure targets price manipulation and unfair profits amid wartime shortages.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Wilson Refuses Senate Copy of Bliss Letter on Shantung
Washington August 12 President Wilson declined to send the Senate a copy of Gen Bliss's letter criticizing the Shantung settlement. He noted the letter contained confidential references to other governments and was written before the final decision. The president said he would have sent it if not for those confidential parts. He added no written protests had been received from peace commission officials.
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Senate
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Japan
Shantung Peninsula
China
American Peace Commission
Firemen Demand Higher Wages At Cleveland Meet
Three hundred local chairmen of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen gather in Cleveland to press the railroad administration for higher wages for over 100000 firemen and hostlers on all federal controlled railroads nationwide and on non federal lines in the United States and Canada.
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Railroad Administration
United States
Canada
Entente Blockade of Hungary Reported Raised
Vienna dispatch says the entente blockade of Hungary was raised today as Romanians move into areas of occupation alleging necessity to suppress Bolshevik plots. The report, carried by the London change Telegraph, notes the shift in control and ongoing postwar adjustments.
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Hungary
Vienna
Change Telegraph Company
Prince of Wales in Dominion visit to Newfoundland
Prince Edward Albert Windsor, heir to the British throne, arrives at Topsail Newfoundland in the Renown for a brief visit and expected stopover in Washington. The 25 year old royal, famed for sailing, swimming and dancing, carries vast royal duties and immense estates in Cornwall and Devon.
Prince of Wales to Visit America on Canadian Tour
Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David now travels through Canada en route to the United States. He will visit Washington and New York after touring Canadian cities, then return to England. The prince resembles his grandfather King Edward and has won friendships among Americans, including military personnel. Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, third sea lord, guards his safety, while General Currie directs Canadian military demonstrations during the visit.
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General Currie
Conductor Leader Urges Congressional Action to Ease Unrest
Washington Aug 12 Nine tenths of labor leaders energy goes to sitting on the lid Justin B Garretson former head of the Order of Railway Conductors told the House interstate committee hearing on postwar railroad control He said sporadic strikes show winds of industrial unrest and urged Congress to act to allay feelings while noting the Plumb plan would only be one factor without changing human nature He spoke without a written statement and warned action is needed now not later to avoid breaking records
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Congress
Poles Capture Minsk After Heavy Fighting
Poles entered Minsk, the capital of the Minsk province, last Friday after two weeks of intense fighting, a war office official stated tonight from London. The report confirms Polish forces seized the city amid ongoing military operations in the region.
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Photo Of His Wife In Uniform Gets Divorce
In St Louis a cigar maker William Zoellner was granted a divorce from Mary Zoellner after he proved he found a gas mask in his wardrobe, saw her socializing with a soldier, and a postcard photo of her in an overseas uniform. He testified to dances with others while he sat alone and criticized her outfits. The wife did not contest.
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Pomerene Attacks Plumb Plan as Bolshevik Threat
Senator Pomerene of Ohio denounces the Plumb plan for tripartite railroad control as vicious and worse than socialism. In a letter to Ohio railroad union officials he says the public will not approve it and warns it could be implemented by Wall Street, not the people.
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Wall Street
Premier Lenine to resign amid Bolshevik unrest
Copenhagen dispatches report rumors that Premier Lenine plans retirement. Helsingfors cables note strikes rage in Bolshevik territory with 150 strike leaders said to have been executed.
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Collapse of Kolchak regime in Siberia near Omsk forecast
Washington reports Monday forecast a complete collapse of Admiral Kolchak's movement as forces fall back about 200 miles and Omsk faces possible evacuation. Allies' failure to supply Kolchak prompts calls for radical outside aid and possible Congressional action. US role unclear while British, French and Japanese help planned.
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Taft Attacks Plumb Plan As Socialist In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on August 12 William Howard Taft denounced the Plumb plan for railroad administration as radically socialist and urged Republicans to oppose it and for Democrats to do the same. He favored close but fair supervision and argued railroads need adequate revenues to attract capital for maintenance and improvements. He noted railroad shopmen strikes and wage demands, suggesting workers request more than the rise in living costs warrants.
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William Howard Taft
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Three Killed Struck By Burlington Train Near Kewanee
At Ladd crossing one mile east of Kewanee a Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. George MecMasters and Mrs. Conda. Mrs. MecMasters and Mr. MecMasters were killed instantly. Mrs. Conda died at 2 AM from injuries. Conda is hospitalized with a broken leg and bruises. The party, from Moline, had been touring Michigan and Princeton before the crash as their auto was dragged 1,200 feet.
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George M. MecMasters
George Conda
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Moline
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Mutual Wheat Company
Mr. Conda
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Princeton
Quincy Soldier Arrivals Include Two Local Privates
Quincy, Aug 12. Private James L. Morris of 115 Hampshire Street and Private Charles J. Wall of 722 South Seventh Street, both of Quincy, were among soldier arrivals on Monday in Hoboken New Jersey. Local townsmen noted the parade of troops at the navy yard.
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