Peace Rider Aims To End War With Germany
Senate amendment to the army appropriation bill would bar funds for foreign garrison duties and order immediate U.S. military returns. Senator Edge and Senator Fall proposed related resolutions to declare peace, citing armistice terms fulfilled and urging swift action in the treaty debate. The move followed Knox’s pledge to press for action once appropriation bills clear.
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Germany
Austria
Fall
Republican
New Mexico
Congress
Senate
House
United States
Edge
New Jersey
Foreign Relations Committee
United States of America
Congress of the
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Tates
Knox
Pennsylviania
Irish Delegate De Valera Gets Fine Reception
New York June 24 Ed De Valera president of Sinn FeinIrish republic emerged from seclusion to tell reporters he came to America to speak for the Irish nation. Born in New York 1832 he renounced American citizenship when he became an Irish soldier and traveled from Boston to the Waldorf Astoria where enthusiastic followers greeted him. He visited Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons Philadelphia Rochester and Washington meeting officials and senators while staying at the Carmel priory and seeking audiences with Cardinal OConnell.
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New York
Ed de Valera
Sinn Fein
United States
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
America
de Valera
Boston
Carmel Priory
H. J. Boland
Cardinal O'Connell
Versailles Gallery Ready for Treaty Signing
Versailles preparations for the peace treaty ceremony are under way with the Gallery of Mirrors furnished and seating for 400 invited guests and an equal number of press reps. The signing will involve 100 delegates with a 90 minute ceremony, security under Prefect Raux, and exclusive French control of arrangements.
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Associated Press
Versailles
Havas
Gallery of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors
Feach
Clemenceau Yester
Court of Honor
Gala
Police Raux
Paris
de Gates
France
Unscrambled fragment hints at transit with presidents
Fragmentary note mentions SATL SOON, BREST and a transport starting Friday morning. References U. S. presidents Washington and W. Btates appear garbled. Core details incomplete. unable to confirm event, location, or participants.
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SATL
Brest
Athe U
George Washinton
W. Btates
Joas Ang
Devastating Fergus Falls Tornado Toll Upholds 60 Dead
A Minnesota tornado unleashed destruction across Fergus Falls and nearby lakes. Wrecked homes and stores, 60 believed dead, 150+ injured, with many bodies recovered or missing. President officials and volunteers coordinate relief as churches, post office, and rail facilities suffer heavy damage. City leaders, including bank president A Brandenburg and attorney Charles Alexander, perished or injured amid ruins. Local rescue teams operate by flashlight and temporary morgues prepare for further fatalities. Community funeral plans and state aid initiated as relief chains respond.
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Minn
Ferg Falls
W. F.rhinow
Arag Lake Alice
Minnesota
Lake Alice
Federal District Court
Page Norris
Albert B. Jacques
St. Paul, Minn
John Billings
Great Northern
Northwestern College
Ceres Milling Company
Fergus Brewing Company
George H. Woodhouse
Estherville
Iowa
Union Avenue
A. Bradenburg
First State Bank of
Grand Hotel
Charles Alexander
Martin Johnson
Isabell Kritzer
One Mile Lake
Wv. W. Cowan
McKessport
Sergus Falls
Lake Park
Frank Berg
J. A. A. Burnquist
Officers Shot German Crews Who Went Back
German sailors were shot by their own officers after disobeying orders to return to ships and close seacocks at Scapa Flow. Lieut Nuttall of the Steamer Alutette said Germans who turned back were shot. others closed seacocks, keeping vessels afloat. Emden pumped out and afloat. Baden crew forced to shut seacocks. German admiral arrested after hoisting first red flag and ensign. Will be court martialed for breaking armistice terms. Also denied rumors that ships elsewhere were sunk.
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Associated Press
Thurso
Lieut. Nuttall
Alutette
Scapa Flow
Baden
London
von Reuter
Daily Mail
Allied Council
Paris
Governor studies state boxing bill in Springfield
Governor Lowden examined the provisions of a boxing bill passed by the legislature to legalize ten round bouts in Illinois. Action was paused awaiting Attorney General Brundage’s opinion on validity. He will be away forty eight hours and may hold hearings on return.
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Springfield
Lowden
Brundage
State University
Danville
Paris Holds Back on Austrian Peace Talks Delayed by Reparations
Paris reports completion of Austrian peace conditions is delayed due to the reparations problem. The United States favors a proposal to have new states formed from Austria bear part of the army of liberation costs. The French delegation is drafting a new plan to break the impasse.
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Paris
Anattia Unger
Army of Liberation
German Note Accepting Peace Terms Sealed by Haimhausen
In a note to Premier Clemenceau through Dr Haniel von Haimhausen the German government says it agrees to accept and sign the peace terms. It protests the terms as an injustice to the German people but yields to superior force and hopes for honorable consideration.
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Associated Fresa’ Aris
Clemenceau
Haniel von Haimhausen
von Haimhausen
Esthonian Landswehr Fight Is Renewed
An Estonian official communication says after a seven day truce the Esthonians and German Baltic Landswehr have resumed hostilities along the front from the Gulf of Riga to Ronnenburg. The British mission failed to arrange an understanding.
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Copenhagen
Landswehr
Gulf of Riga
Ronnenburg
Bombing Plane Kills Two Children in Landing
A bombing airplane piloted by Lieut. Col. H. B. Claggitt struck during landing at Franklin Field Boston June 24 killing two children and injuring a third. Captain William H. Chandler observer was slightly hurt as the craft wrecked after arriving from Albany on a Dallas to Albany flight route.
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Boston
H. B. Claggett
Franklin Field
William H. Chandler
Albany
N. Y
Dallas
Texas
Berlin Looting Strikes North Quarter. Riots Spark Fears
Associated Press reports Berlin northern quarter hit by numerous shop loots and pillage. Military police quickly restore order but warn against possible repeat disturbances as unrest shakes the city.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Brelin
Home canning and storage guidance offered by Washington Bureau
A dated appeal invites readers to request guidance from The Quincy Whig Information Bureau directed by Frederic J. Haskin in Washington. The offer lists numerous topics from sugarless fruit canning to jelly making, paste of various fruits, drying methods, sauerkraut-like preservation, and winter cellar storage, all for a small return postage with a two cent stamp.
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Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
German Delegates Vow To Sign Versailles Peace Unconditionally
The national assembly voted to sign the peace terms unconditionally after overcoming opposition. Washington reports German delegates were instructed to sign, with timing not yet fixed. Paris says signing likely not before Thursday or Friday, Clemenceau and Durasta note no delay. The Germans insist on reservations, but allies remain firm on accountability and terms. The George Washington may sail Thursday for President Wilson’s trip.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
Durasta
Germany
William
Herr Bauer
George Washington
Wilson
France
Senate boosts aerial budget to 55 million dollars
The senate tentatively approved 55 million dollars for the army air service as part of the 888 million annual army appropriation bill, a 40 million increase over the house figure, with night sessions planned to finish work. The air service funding includes purchases for Curtiss Elmwood plant, Dayton Wright factory, a dirigible station, Burlington county ship housing building, and Ream Field for an aerial gunnery school.
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Senate
Army Air Service
House
War Department
Wadsworth
Congress
Air Service
Curtiss-Elmwood
Buffalo
Na Y
Dayton-Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Burlington County
N. J
Ream Field
San Diego County
Ample Food Storen to Europe July Transits Announced
Ample food to provision Europe until harvests this fall will be in transit by July 4. Announcement came through the American Relief administration via Theodore F. Whitemarsh, a representative just returned from Europe.
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New York
Europe
American Relief Administration
Theodore F. Whitemarsh
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