May Bring War Stock Back Home
The French government offered only 300 million dollars for American army equipment in France, costing 1.5 billion. The War Department ordered a sales organization in France to dispose of the property and may return much material to the United States, with offices to be established across Europe. If France won’t pay a fair price, the goods may be moved elsewhere. Machinery and tools worth 20 to 30 million dollars are planned for Belgium, while horses and mules may go to Romania and Poland. The aim is to lower prices by returning supplies home rather than sustaining high market costs.
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Washington
France
War Department
Hare
House
Parker
United States Liquidation Commission
Europe
United States
Belgium
Rumara
Poland
Mr. Hare
Jones
South Dakota
John Fox Jr. Dies Noted Southern Novelist at 86
John Fox Jr. a famed novelist known for The Little Shepherd of Kingdon Come and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine died at his Big Stone Gap Virginia home after a brief illness from pneumonia. Born in Bourbon County Kentucky, he studied at Transylvania University and Harvard. He lived much of his life in the Blue Ridge region and was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Fox
Big Stone Gap
John William Fox, Jr
Bourbon County
Transylvania University
Harvard University
Kentucky
Blue Ridge Mountains
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Austrian Treaty Delayed by Council of Five
In Paris on Monday July 7 the council of five decided to devote more time to Austrian territorial questions. The Austrian peace treaty is held up after proofs were printed. The boundaries issue will be taken up tomorrow and the treaty will not be ready for presentation before the end of the week at the earliest due to many related problems.
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Paris
Council of Five
Hog Prices Hit New Highs At 22.60 Per Cwt
CHICAGO July 9 A breaking of high price records continued in the hog market. Hogs climbed to 22.60 dollars per hundredweight, up 10 cents from the previous top. Nearly every day last week saw a new apex as prospective European demand is given as the reason.
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Chicago
Europe
Senate Treaty Debate Opens With Open Sessions
Washington July 9. The Senate prepared to receive President Wilsons peace treaty and begin open ratification hearings. Leaders planned open sessions and rapid printing of thousands of copies for public information. Five senators were chosen to greet the President and escort him to the chamber, reflecting a divided view on the League of Nations covenant.
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Senate
Wilson
Ledge
Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Senators Lodge
Massachusetts
McCumber
North Dakota
Borah
Idaho
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Williams
Mississippi
Lodge
Congress
Lansing
Versailles
Swedish seamen strike hits full fleet in Sweden
Stockholm July 7 Swedish seaman union strike, begun Saturday, disrupts whole commercial fleet. An arbitration commission has traveled to Gothenburg to intervene in the dispute.
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Stockholm
Swedish Seaman's Union
An_arbitration commission
Gothenburg
Missouri Solons In Facetious Mood Take Sly Dig At Suffrage
Jefferson City July 8 The Missouri House passed by 86 to 1 a resolution by Rep James Byrne of St Joseph praising suffragists support for the Anthony amendment. It ridiculed criticism in a Globe Democrat article and urged reformers to burn corsets and cover all their bodies with proper attire in a gauze stretcher satire.
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Jefferson City
House
James Byrne
St. Joseph
Missouri
Anthony
Globe-Democrat
House of Representatives
John D Rockefeller 80 Receives Guests at Pocantico Hills
John D Rockefeller celebrated turning 80 at Pocantico Hills with about 100 neighbors and friends. Guests included his son John D Rockefeller Jr his daughter in law and grandchildren as a New York military band played patriotic airs. He said he hopes others live to 90 or 100 as he has just begun to live.
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Tarrytown
N. N
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Seal Harbor
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
Rockefeller
Shoes To Cost 3 Or 4 Dollars More In 1920
Chicago reports officials of the National Shoe Exposition say shoe prices will rise by three to four dollars per pair by next spring due to factors including demand from foreign markets and limited calfskin and hides. Postmaster General Burleson denies resignations reports, stating no foundation for the claim.
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Chicago
David
America
Kharluson
Washington
Burleson
Whison
House Demands for Roll Call Delay Day Act
Washington July 9 The House, by 235 to 59, adopted a special rule for immediate consideration of prohibition enforcement legislation, indicating enough votes to pass the measure without the full 12 hours of debate. Delays were staged by anti-prohibitionists but the majority managed the process. a vote on the bill itself is not expected this week. Chairman Volstead defended enforcement needs, warning against war-time act evasion by dealers of 234 percent beer and noting the danger of drunkenness from even small beer quantities.
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Washington
House
Volstead
Judiciary Committee
Caldwell
New York
Anti- Scioon League
Tacit Kaiser Trial Plan Said Agreed In London
Paris dispatch says allied leaders tacitly approved holding Kaiser Wilhelm's trial in London. Lloyd George reportedly asked for objections and none were raised, with Clemenceau verbally approving. The agreement was not written and not in the council record, though American sources deem it binding.
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Paris
Allied Council
William
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Omenceau
Maurice Henkey
Weems Wins Match In Golf Musselman Wins At Tennis In Decatur
In Decatur on July 9 the Central Minors Country club association tournament opened at the Decatur Country club course. George Craig of Galesburg posted the lowest medal score, 53, in the qualifying round among 92 players. Aitken of Champaign won the cup for the men s putting contest. First round results include Craig defeating Spaulding 5 up 3 to go and Weems defeating Clark 6 up 6 to go. Tennis prelims saw Musselman of Quincy beat Haines of Decatur and Musselman with Poling of Quincy win the doubles against Moeller and Bering of Decatur.
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Decatur, Ths
George Craig
Galesburg
Walter Aitken
Champalen
Central Minors Country Club Association
Decatur Country Club
Craig
Mr. Aitken
Spaulding
Champaign
Weems
Quincy
Clark
Bloomington
Conklin
Decatur
Burnham
Bunn
Springfield
Keys
Danely
Brittingham
Danville
Percival
Johnson
Peoria
Haines
Anthony
Bering
Aldrich
Warner
Poling
Kramer
Wilson
Busher
Holland
Evans
Fisher
Risley
Luther
Musselman
Moeller and Bering
Dawson
Paris Council Sacks Body to Adriatic Area
Paris five member council appoints inter allied mission to investigate troubles in Fiume and Adriatic ports. Major General Charles P. Summerall will join as American member and report on Italian and allied troops friction. Mission to assess statements from Tittoni and others and recommend protections for region inhabitants.
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Paris
Council of Five
Fiume
Adriatic
Charles P. Summerall
Rhine
Tittoni
Pesce
Two Killed in Argo Riots at Corn Products Plant
Chicago dispatch reports two men killed and nine injured in a riot at the Corn Products Refining plant in Argo Illinois. Foreigners among the victims, workers from a strike demanding a closed shop. Special policemen reinforced barricades as stones and clubs flew and shots were fired. Victims were taken to hospitals as about 2,000 workers faced wage and union disputes amid the unrest.
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Chicago
Corn Products Refining Company
Argo
Ill
Italian King Fines The Food Profiteers
In London on July 8, King Victor Emmanuel of Italy issued a decree to fine profiteers 10 000 lire or imprison for three months to three years and confiscate the goods. Unauthorized middlemen dealing in food face similar punishment, per a Rome dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Rome
Exchange
Home Rule League Committee To Meet
Alderman Perry C. Ellis received a telegram from Willis J. Spaulding of Springfield requesting his presence at a Springfield meeting of the Home Rule Municipal League legislative committee. Plans were set to push the home rule issue in upcoming primary elections and to oppose the state utilities commission power over city utilities. Ellis expects to attend later meetings, not Thursday.
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Perry C. Ellis
Willis J. Spaulding
Springfield
Home Rule Municipal League
Legislative Committee
League
State Utilities Commission
Ellis
Wilson Arrives at Carnegie Hall in Roaring Welcome
President Wilson arrived at Carnegie Hall at 5 23 pm to a sea of cheers. The band played Over There as he bowed and the audience roared for minutes before the national anthem silenced the crowd. He spoke ten minutes pledging aid to free peoples and then departed for Washington. Governors Smith and Hylan greeted him at the ferry terminal and thousands lined streets to salute the returning leader.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Wilson
CG. H. Scott
Comander
Gov. Smith
America
Hoboken Army Pier
George Washington
Brest
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Manhattan
Smith
Hylan
President Wilson Speaks at Carnegie Hall On Homecoming
The text of President Wilson's Carnegie Hall address expresses homesickness and gratitude. He notes being a Jersey man and "homesick" for America, praising the welcome, while acknowledging deeper feelings from his participation with the expeditionary force. The speech continues beyond the excerpt.
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Wilson
Carnegie Hall
Jersey
Hoboken
American Expeditionary Force
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