Washington Ruling on Prohibition Ratification by Ballot
Washington Supreme Court upholds California Grape Protective Association bid forcing state to submit ratification of the national prohibition amendment to a public vote. The decision follows a November vote by the legislature and notes that two‑thirds of states have approved the amendment, but Washington’s ratification remains contingent on voter approval.
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America
British Churches May Allow Smoking During Sermons
A movement to permit smoking in British churches gains traction amid debate in London. Pastor Dr Port Newton of the Temple of London backs the change, saying church decorum limits fellowship and people want a less conventional experience during sermons.
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Hasten Army Exodus From France March
Revised plans for the return of overseas forces aim to sail most troops from France by June 12 under Gen. March. Supply units to sail 100,000 in May and 200,000 in June with others remaining through July. Chaumont HQ to shift to early June and Aachen area to be supplied from Antwerp.
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March
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Chaumont
Hawker Note Sealed in Bottle Reported
The Navy released a New London report about a bottle found three miles south of Narragansett Pier. It carried a message allegedly from Harry G. Hawker, lost in an attempted Atlantic flight, claiming an accident on May 19 1919. Secretary Daniels called the message a possible fake while officials said the bottle likely came from a coastwise steamer.
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Navy Department
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Hawker
Daniels
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Brewers divided on future policies in St Louis
May 25 St Louis. Independent Breweries Co controls five plants as beer production resumes but leaders delay full restart. Lemp president says no immediate restart to await repeal of wartime prohibition act. Anheuser Busch says no decision yet and will convene directors. St Louis Brewery Association manager expects most local breweries to resume soon after New York ruling.
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Anherser- Busch Brewery
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Busch
Norman Jones
St. Louis Brewery Association
Amercan
Columbian
National
Gast
Emipire
Austrian King Hears Threats Of Populace
In Geneva in May 2080 Associated Press reports former Emperor Charles of Austria is receiving numerous threatening letters from Vienna demanding abdication. Swiss guards at Château Prangins have doubled. Entry to the park is restricted. merchants must store goods at the lodge. Charles remains at the château and pursues constant contact with Vienna’s political currents.
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Geneva
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Vienna
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Charles
Austria
President's Ship May Return About June 1
The George Washington, President Wilson's ship, has not sailed and painting will take four days. Naval authorities would not confirm orders. Overnight, ships including the Pretoria and St Louis carried 16,000 troops, the final contingents of the 36th division and the Roth. The first supply department detachments leave France.
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Union
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Texas
Oklahoma
Roth
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Supply Department
France
Budget on Rail Loss Faces Congress Request
Washington May 23 Director General Hines asked Congress for a 1.2 billion dollar appropriation to finance railroads for the balance of the year and cover 16 months of operating losses. The measure includes outstanding 750 million and will fund standard compensation to roads, relying on certificates of indebtedness and bank loans. The loss since January 1 1948 totals about 486 million, with deficits in 1947 and the first four months of 1948 adding to the burden.
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Congress
Hines
Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
Glass
Gene
Deserted Navy Man Pardoned for Army Service
Frank Wesley Alles of Springfield Missouri admitted desertion from the U S Navy to join the army under the name Jack Anderson and serve at Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and Argonne. The Navy Department dismissed charges and ordered him to report for duty at Great Lakes Naval Training Station after a prior army discharge and capture.
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Frank Wesley Alles
Springfield
United States Navy
Army
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne Woods
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Navy
Navy Department
Washington
Great Lakes
Nary
Allee
South Carolina
602Nd Engineers
France
Great Lakes Station
Peace News: German notes meet limited response at Versailles
Reports indicate Germany’s protests against parts of the peace treaty have had little effect on Allied aims to secure signatures. Berlin’s stance may shift as delegates in Versailles await direction from the government. Troops remain on standby along the Rhine while Allied leaders discuss contingencies if Germany refuses to sign.
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Germany
Associated
Paris
Berlin
Versailles
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Scheidemann
Operation Performed On Transport At Sea
New York May 21 Col Harvey Al Aden who arrived Friday on the Harrisburg was formerly consulting engineer for the city of Chicago He commanded the last engineers cited for building a bridge under shell fire The bridge was built while the men had not washed changed clothes or shaved for six days During a stormy voyage the vessel was turned about to steady it while an operation for appendicitis was performed on Sergeant Albert S Hittenmiller of Dyersville Iowa to save his life
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New York
Harvey al Aden
Harrisburg
City of
Chicago
QO. M. Coward
Normal Park Presbyterian Church
Albert S. Hittenmiller
Dyersville
Iowa
Lake Captain Awarded Damages for Arrest
CHICAGO May 25 A jury in the superior court awarded 310000 to Ales Canning a steamer captain against the Ene and Western Transportation company for false arrest and charges of piracy and larceny. He says he was arrested Aug 8 1911 in Gore Bay Ontario and accused of stealing equipment from the Wisstick and Anchor line steamer grounded near Duck Islands. He testified the charges were dismissed. Also Bloomington Ill May 25 Coroner James I Hare has been allowed $100 by the government for a Civil War killed horse from a battle at Oklana La, claim filed since 1864.
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Chicago
Ales Canning
Ene and Western Transportation Company
Gore Bay
Ontario
Wisstick and Anchor Line
Duck Islands
Bloomington
James I, Hare
McLean County
Illinois
Oklana
Whig Publishes New York Landing Pictures Today
More pictures in The Whig's second news section show the 123rd Machine Gun battalion units arriving in New York. Exclusive stories from the pier follow readers' dispatches once ignored by other papers. The Whig promises fuller coverage of the Chicago parade and homeward updates.
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Whig
New York
Quincy
Pier
Chicago
Fears U S May Balk on Turkey
Paris May 24 President Wilson informed the council four that the United States might refuse a mandate for Constantinople or Turkish lands. Two plans emerge: international commission with great powers or Greece to take the mandate if Britain France or Italy decline. Greece signals readiness to assume if neither the United States nor an international body will.
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Robertson
Coblenz
Liggett
Wilson
Paris
United States
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Associated Press
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Turkey
Congress
Europe
Great Britain
France
Italy
Venizelos
International Commission
Policeman Quits Beat To Attack League Of Nations
St Louis patrolman Adolph J Kistler left his beat at Carr Street Station to debate the league of nations with a shopkeeper at Jeneth Fifteenth street and Franklin avenue. An anonymous informant led to a hearing where he admitted the debate but denied disrespect toward the President. He was fined 28 dollars and given 25 demerits for leaving his beat.
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ST. Louis
League of Nations
Adolph J. Kistler
Carr Street
Kistler
Jeneth
Fifteenth Street
Franklin Avenue
Wilson
League
Lfe
Substantial Gains In The Seventh District
Chicago May 25 substantial gains in district business volume shown by Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago weekly credit movement. Debits for the week ending May 21 from 1,908 banks in 23 cities reached 999,031,000 to individual deposits and 386,?000 to banks and bankers, total 1,183,655,000 versus 1,673,826,000 a week earlier.
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Chicago
Seventh
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Colonial Governor of France Is Here
Gustave Julien the colonial governor of the French Islands in the Pacific Madame Julien and their daughter Madeline arrived Saturday en route to Paris The governor who has spent 33 years in French colonial service said he did not expect to return to Papeete Tahiti but may be assigned to the Congo He organized the rescue party that saved 64 Americans from the German prison ship Seeadler which sank after abandonment by German raiders in Mopelia in October 1917
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Chicago
Gustave Julien
Pacific
Madame Julien
Madeline
Paris
Papeete Tahiti
Congo
Mopelia
French Walf Yank Mascot With Troops
Leon Roberts, 14, stowed aboard the transport Agamemnon and followed allied troops for four years. After Lens was bombed in 1914 he lost his family, left a French regiment by order, then joined British units and later the 165th infantry. Wounded in action, he joined the 341st artillery as he left hospital.
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Leon Roberts
Lens
Leon
165Th Infantry
New York
341St Artillery
Bodies Recovered After Cedar Rapids Explosion
In Cedar Rapids Tuna May 25 two more bodies were found at the Douglas Starch works ruins, bringing the death toll to fifteen. Joe Coldice died in hospital after being removed Thursday night. About 30 workers remain trapped under debris as investigators from Washington Chicago and Minneapolis arrive to probe the cause and prepare for a coroner's inquest Monday in federal court.
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Douglas Starch Works
Joe Coldice
Washington
Chicago
Minneapolis
Federal Court Room
Army Common Pride Of America Theme To Fiji Host
New York May 25 National headquarters to be erected in the city will serve as an altar of memory and inspiration for Phi Gamma Delta members who died in the war. Secretary Baker spoke at a dinner and said the American army is the nations common possession and pride. He praised soldiers and urged sacrifice beyond duty, noting the heroism of men in Europe and the enduring tradition of free institutions.
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Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Greek Letter Society
War Baker
Baker
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America
Europe
Aviator and Friend Killed in Atlantic City Crash
In Atlantic City New Jersey on May 24 pilot Beryl Kendrick and local real estate agent James Rew were killed when Kendrick’s airplane crashed into a sand bar in the inlet’s upper section.
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Prairie division parade marks first homecoming from France
Illinois readies a parade in Chicago for about 6,200 Prairie division troops arriving from France en route to Camp Grant for demobilization. The 11 a.m. march along Grand Park will feature 1000 girls tossing flowers as relatives greet the veterans.
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Illinois
France
United States
Camp Grant
Lowden
Grand Park
Lake Front
Quincy
Railroad Administration
33Rd of Prairie Division
Wil Arrve
Ohio Saloons Close Amid Prohibition Rush to Stock Up
In Ohio on May 25, most of the state's 4 600 saloons quit business at midmeet to avoid a 305 license fee and stay closed next Monday. Wet centers held farewell parties for John Barles corn as bars rushed to sell off stock before midnight. A number of larger hotels stayed open Monday. many saloons will reopen as soft drink venues while preserving fixtures. The Bridgeport giant, with 77 staff, will stay open until Monday midnight, averaging 20 000 drinks daily. Ohio becomes the nation’s largest dry state after voters approved prohibition last November 4 by over 23 000 votes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Midmeet
John Barles
Bridgeport
Samuel Ungerleichher
Michigan
Allies Not Yielding On Material Points
Paris May 24 The indications are the allies and associated powers will not yield any material points in the peace treaty with Germany to secure signing. Changes are being made in phraseology and details including Sarre valley clauses. The only yielding concerns administration of the district to improve workability. No change in general principles controlled by the league of nations.
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