Army size settled at 325000 under 1920 defense bill
Senate and house conferees reached an agreement to fix the 1920 army at 325000 officers and men, the lowest figure within the act limits. For the last nine months of the year ending June 30 1620 the army will total 225000 due to the surplus. Conferees will tackle aviation ordnance and other items next, with partial cuts to barracks signals and intelligence allocations.
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Washington
Senate
House
March
Wadsworth
Senate Military Committee
Signal Corps
Military Intelligence
Fined Round Sum And Jail For Income Tax Fraud
In Boston on June 28, William English and John O'Brien of English and O'Brien wool firm were fined 10000 each and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for conspiring to fraud the government on income tax returns. They pleaded guilty to frauds amounting to 1379000 dollars. They offered 1500000 dollars to settle taxes, conditional on release, while DOJ civil actions seek all taxes plus a 100 percent fine and potentially up to about 2500000 dollars in total.
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Boston
William A. English
John H. O'Brien
English and
O'Brien
English
O’brien
Internal Revenue Department
Department of Justice
Poisoned He Child 7 in Murphysboro
A fragmentary text describes a poisoning incident involving a seven year old child in Murphysboro. The document references a mother or guardian and hints at charges or death preceding a potential will. The legible portions mention a fatal outcome and a declared value of 18 000 francs.
Berlin Reds Held for Hamburg Plots
Independent socialist and communist leaders of Berlin's Greater Berlin soviet executive council were arrested by order of Minister Noske for alleged collusion with Hamburg uprising leaders. A telephone warning between Hamburg and Berlin spurred the action and later arrests. They were later released after failing to prove involvement. Plundering and looting began in western Berlin districts, with troops deployed to restore order.
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Associated Press
Erlin
Greater Berlin Society
Defensa Noske
Hamburg
Berlin
Richard Mueller
Herr Daumig
Reuters
London
Reuter
Gustav Noske
Oferlin
Schoneberg
Adts
Fri- Cenau
Townley to Call Prominent Persons in Conspiracy Trial
Jackson Minn June 28 National Non-Partisan league president A C Townley and Joseph Gilbert face a conspiracy trial for sedition. Defense to call prominent figures to discuss Townley speeches since 1917 including a St Paul convention address attacking wealth and food profiteers. Prosecution sought LaFollette speech read but failed.
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Townley
Gilbert
St. Paul
League
Robert M. LaFollette
LaFollette
German Movement In Poland Stirs Paris
Paris reports German forces in Poland plan rail strikes and artillery attacks to disrupt lines to Warsaw from the south and west. Tzenstochna, a 40,000-population city and key railway junction, is noted as a target and oil field facilities are mentioned in the context of the threat.
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Poland
Paris
Sapal
Tzenstachowa
Warsaw
Teschen
Tzenstochna
Peace Conference Continues Duties After Germany Treaty
Paris June 27 The peace conference will keep working despite Germany treaty signing. President Wilson departs Paris tomorrow night and Lloyd George returns to London Sunday. Balfour and Lanning will stand in for the prime minister and president. Austria treaty likely to be taken up Monday.
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Paris
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd George
London
Balfour
Lanning
Austria
Prohibition Enforcement Bill Moves in Washington
Washington June 28 The entire issue of prohibition enforcement shifts from the judiciary committee to the house with a 17 to 2 vote to report the measure. Battle lines form over war time provisions and 234 per cent beer amid plans to amend the bill, with action not expected before July 7.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
House
Amng
Volstead
Antiliquor Organization
Aerial Heroes Return to Carnival of Welcome
New York officials welcomed Lt. Commander Albert C Read and his crew after crossing the Atlantic aboard a Zeppelin. Cmdr John H Towers and Lt. Cmdr P N L Bellinger joined Read at the docks with Rear Admiral James H Glennon officiating. The reception featured flags, crowds, and family reunions despite rain squalls. Read noted only partial success as all three planes did not complete the voyage.
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New York
Albert C. Read
Atlantic Ocean
John H. Towers
P. N. L. Bellinger
Zeppelin
Sandy Hook
Bng
McManus
Read
Crown Prince Seeks His Silesia Estates
Former German crown prince says after peace he will return to live on his Silesia estates and fulfill landowning duties. He predicts East Prussia and Silesia will not accept Polish governance and warns of a future war within ten years.
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Silesia
London
Germany
Wieringen
Brussels
Daily Mirror
East Prussia
Poland
Obregon Candidacy Announced For Mexico Presidency
In Los Angeles on June 28 General Alvaro Obregon formally announced his candidacy for Mexico’s 1920 presidential election. The declaration signals Obregon’s bid amid Mexican political developments and will shape the forthcoming campaign.
Government booklet guides expectant mothers to healthy birth
The Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor publishes a free guide for mothers detailing diet, exercise, clothing, and emergency care. It covers preparing for birth, choosing a nurse and hospital, and postnatal needs. Request by sending two cents postage via The Quincy Whig Information Bureau.
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Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
Quincy Whig
Bandits Rob Middle Fork Mine. 41 000 Stolen
Four of five bandits robbed the Middle Fork mine offices two miles east of Benton Illinois and wounded three employees. One bandit was killed. the others fled in a waiting car with $41,000 in cash and gold. A posse pursued, exchanging shots. the body of the dead bandit was later found in a ravine near West Frankfort. The mine, owned by United States Steel, had its telephone wires cut.
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Benton
Iil
Middlefork
West Frankfort
Here
Middle Fork
John Dahlen
William Devilbiss
Roberts
Logan
The
United States Steel Corporation
Kansas Member Says Wilson Lacks Right To Repeal Dry Law
Rep Hoch of Kansas argues in the House that the President has no moral or legal right to repeal wartime prohibition. He says demobilization must end before repeal could be lawful and cites broad opposition to repealing the act as it affects light wines and beer. Rep Barkley of Kentucky dismisses repeal rumors as unfounded.
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Kansas
Wilson
Washington
House
Representative Hoch
Hoch
CIA
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Ukrainian forces reclaim Odesa and Kherson per unofficial Berlin dispatch
An unofficial Berlin dispatch reports Ukrainian forces have re-occupied Odesa and Kherson as of June 27. The claim is attributed to Havas and mentions ongoing operations in Ukraine with limited corroboration.
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Paris
Havas
Odessa
Kherson
Berlin
Rib
Odrsa
Wilson Heads Home After Peace Treaty Signed
Paris June 27. President Wilson will depart Europe after the peace treaty is signed. His train leaves Paris at 9:30 p.m. for Brest where he boards the George Washington and sails for the United States around noon. He plans to explain the conference to Congress and the nation, praising the results and insisting on ratification without amendments. The administration highlights gains for Poland, Jugo Slavia, and Czecho Slovakia, labor charter, and wider international co operation, while noting reservations not to be treated as amendments and opposing any move that would keep the U S out of the league.
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Associated Prana
Paris
Wilson
Europe
Gare Des Invalides
Brest
George Washington
United States
Washington
Congress
Germany
Poland
Jugo-Slavia
Czecho
Slovakia
Turkey
Constantinople
Black Sea
Mexico
Costa Rica
League of Nations
German plenipotentiaries arrive to sign peace treaty at Versailles
Dr Hermann Mueller and Dr Bell, German plenipotentiaries, reach Versailles to sign the peace treaty while Paris confirms the draft matches the June 16 text. Berlin reports a secret plan by Scheidemann to refuse signing and resist Allied advance to the Elbe. plan faltered amid government army rift.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Phillip Scheidemann
Germany
Elbe
Danzig
Tageblatt
Geneva
Germans Ready to Sign Peace Treaty at Versailles
Peace news reports readiness for the Saturday signing of the entente framed peace treaty by Germany with Dr. Hermann Mueller and Dr. Bell traveling to Versailles to seal the accord. Chinese delegates refuse to sign over Shantung reservations, while President Wilson plans a return voyage and national tour to promote the pact and the League. German advances near Czestochowa threaten Warsaw, and Vienna notes uprising plans by communist groups in Italy around July 15.
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Entente
Hermann Mueller
Dr. Bell
Colonial Office
Germany
Versailles
National Assembly
Mueller
Bell
Berlin
China
Shantung
Wilson
George Washington
Brest
United States
Lansing
Austria
Paris
Poland
Czenstochowa
Warsaw
Vienna
Italy
Illinois Press association approves new law on public funds
Nearly 260 members at the Illinois Press association fifty fourth annual convention approved a state measure mandating officials handling public money to publish statements. The discussion featured Mrs John Tator editor of the Carbondale Free Press as the lone woman in attendance.
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Chicago
Illinois Press Association
Mra
John Tator Ase
Carbondale Free Press
Ted
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Bandit
Fall of
New Mexico
Gemany
America
Scheideman
Paul Durasta
Clementeau
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