Escape of Former German Crown Prince Sparks New Tension
Washington reports confidential notes that Frederick William Hohenzollern, ex crown prince of Germany, escaped from Dutch internment on Wieringen and may seek to reenter Germany after the peace treaty. Officials weigh legality and potential coup implications amid German royal family reactions and Dutch asylum status.
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Paris
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Holland
Germany
Washington
Associated Press
Wieringen
Netherlands
Debar Takon Fo Dnath Chrls Chicago Death Sentence
In Chicago on June 27 Warl Dear, sentenced to hang for the murder of Rudolph Wolfe, was moved to the county jail death cell on Thursday. The report notes the capital punishment ruling and the place of confinement as the execution awaits.
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Debar
Chicago
Warl Dear
Rudolph Wolfe
Crown Prince’s Escape Sparks Watchful Return to Germany
New York June 27 The escape of former crown prince Frederick Wilhelm from Weiringen was expected by James W. Gerard former US ambassador to Germany. Gerard said Prussianism could back the Hohenzollerns and warned that any bid to restore the ex-emperor would likely fail. He urged doubt over the ex-crown prince daring to lead a return without military backing.
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Max
Baden
German Empire
Prussia
Associated Press
Holland
United States
France
Germany
New York
Frederick Wilhelm
Weiringen
James W. Gerard
Gerard
Adjourning Ford Libel Suit Till Monday
Mount Clemens Mich June 27 Testimony in the Ford Chicago Tribune libel case was largely corroborative to spectators A Detroit lawyer Sidney A Erwin and Detroit Free Press editor named Dunnewind testified on cross examination The court adjourned until Monday due to Tabune counsel Elliott Stevenson’s automobile accident injuring him.
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MOUNT CL@AMENS
Mich
Ford-Chicago Tribune
Perley H. Boone
The
Tribune
John Dunnewind
Detroit Free Press
Sidney A. Erwin
Detroit
31St Infantry
Michigan
National Guard
James Connors
Ford
Rgents
F. L. Klingensmith
Ford Motor Company
Fonmer
1St Infantry
Kirkland
Elliott G. Stevenson
Tabune
Wheat price raised at Gulf port markets
New York June 27 United States wheat director Julius Barnes announced a guaranteed price increase for wheat from 2.28 to 2.30 per bushel at Galveston and New Orleans terminal markets, effective July 1. He cited ocean tonnage and rising grain movement as reasons and noted no changes for Atlantic or Pacific ports.
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New York
Galveston
New Orleans
Julius Barnes
United States
Wilson
Atlantic
Pacific
Barnes
Catholic Educators Adopt Resolutions At Convention
In St. Louis on June 27 the 16th annual Catholic Educational association convention adopted resolutions urging abolition of child labor and praising freedom of Christian education, asserting sound moral and religious instruction as the best counter to radicalism.
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ST. Louis
Rasticallam
The
Catholic Educational Association
Grand Jury Recommends Random Selection for Officials
Chicago June 27 The November special vote fraud grand jury ended its work with a report urging the legislature to have precinct officials chosen by lot, as jurymen are, instead of appointment by the election commissioners.
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Chicago
Election Commissionera
U S Court Passes on Beer Case
New York June 27 The United States circuit court of appeals modified Judge Mayer's injunction regarding beer of 2.75 percent alcohol and allowed the federal prosecutor to proceed while keeping the injunction against the acting internal revenue collector. Brewers claim victory but officials warn prosecutions may still follow under wartime prohibition. The court split on whether 2.75 percent beer is intoxicating with judges noting definitional gaps and urging clarity from Congress.
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New York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Mayer
Richard J. McEligott
Internal Revenue
United States
Francis G. Caffey
McElligott
Collector of Internal Revenue
Emory R. Buckner
Cornelius J. Smith
United States District Attorney
Slough
Internal Revenue Department of the Treasury
Rogers
Hough
Department of Internal Revenue
Congress
Negro Hanged For Crime By Southern Mob
Ellisville Mississippi June 27 a mob of hundreds of white and black bystanders dragged John Hartfield a Black man accused of assault to a gum tree near the Ellisville railroad trestle. Hartfield confessed identified the victim and was hanged then burned as guards watched. The governor called intervention powerless and the crowd performed the lynching in an orderly, silent vigil before firing pistols and burning the body. No arrests were reported.
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Ellisville
Miss
Mississippi
John Hartfield
Bilbo
Jackson
Hartfield
A. J. Carter
German Statue On Rhine Torn Down As Retaliation
Paris reports Deputy Peyron and allied deputies urge immediate debate to destroy the Niederwald German monument opposite Bingen as punishment for German pride and Scapa Flow actions. The monument honors 1870 71 founding of the German empire, atop a 740 foot Rhine hill with a 78 foot base and Germania sculpture, costing about 265000 dollars.
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Rhine
Paris
Havas
Peyron
Chamber of Deputies
Niederwald
Scapa Flow
Bingen
German Empire
Plan to fight ratification in Senate discussed
In Washington on June 27 opponents of the league of nations pressed for a final strategy to block ratification. Elihu Root proposed reservations to safeguard American policy, while Hays and Lodge met with doubtful senators to keep Republican unity. Concerns centered on reserving power of the league council and the scope of amending articles. Discussions also touched on peace declarations by Fall and Knox, with a resumption expected next week.
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Washington
League of Nations
Senate
League
Elihu Root
Hays
Capitol
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
McNary
Oregon
Kellogg
Minnesota
Lodge
Massachusetts
League Council
Root
Fall
New Mexico
Knox
Pennsylvania
Phelan
California
Associated Preps
Paris
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Five Best Books of the Season on Home Canning and Preservation
United States Government housing for housewives offers five titles on home canning drying and storage. Books include methods for different regions and ferments and savers. Readers are asked to mail a purchase request with a 2 cent stamp to The Quincy Whig Information Bureau for return postage.
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United States
Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
War Time Dry Law May End On Labor Day
Washington reports war time prohibition to take effect next Monday at midnight without new congress legislation. House judiciary committee splits enforcement into three bills, with Volstead main act and two companion measures. Debate centers on timing, enforcement, and potential exemptions as demobilization proceeds toward Labor Day. Local notes include disaster aftermath in Fergus Falls and boxing results in Cumberland.
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Washington
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Volstead
Prohibition
House
Judiciary Committee
Germany
Gard
Ohio
Whaley
South Carolina
Representative Walsh
Republic
Massachusetts
Two Envoys of Berlin Leave for Versailles Signing
A Copenhagen telegram reports Hermann Mueller German foreign minister and Dr Bell minister of colonies are chosen to sign the peace treaty at Versailles. They depart Berlin tonight by train and arrive Saturday morning. The signing date remains uncertain with talk of Sunday or Monday.
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Paris
Hermann Mueller
Dr. Bell
Versailles
Havas
Dr. Mueller
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Herr Bauer
Holland
National Assembly
Doctor Guilty in Second Degree Murder Case
Redwood City, June 27 A jury verdict finds Dr Ephriam Northcote guilty of murder in the second degree for the death of Miss Inez Reed. The body was found March 8 in a ravine near San Mateo. The case details note an unlawful operation as the cause.
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Redwood City
Calif
Ephriam Northcote
San Francisco
Inez E. Reed
Inez Reed
San Mateo
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