London to greet her air heroes
May 26 London official reception planned for Harry Hawker and Lieut Commander Mackenzie Grieve arriving from Scotland after rescue. The event at Marylebone Station will honor the aviators once believed lost, with local officials and community leaders presenting a formal welcome.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Grieve
Scotland
Marylebon Station
Thurso
MacKenzie Grieve
Scrabster
Phurso
Provost Mackay
Great Britain
Hawker
First 6 Troop Trains Arrive With 33d Boys
Chicago crowds greet the 33rd Division as six troop trains from Camp Mills arrive by 1 am. General Bell and Gov. Lowden praise the Prairie Division for its flawless performance. More units prepare to move toward Camp Grant for demobilization with the parade and welcome home planned for the day.
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Chicago
33Rd
Prairie) Division
Prairie Dogs
Camp Grant
Royal Welcome
George Bell
Bell
Co. Sunny
General Bell
Winkere
Camp Mills
120Th Infantry
Sth
Thiof
Orem
Jumps From Steamer Deck To River Causes Panic
Leonard Johnson a 17 year old from Burlington leapt from the stern deck of the excursion steamer St Paul opposite Dallas City at 8 pm Sunday. He swam to safety as passengers panicked and a deck section collapsed. Federal authorities will investigate.
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St. Paul
Burlington
Town
Leonard Johnson
Dallas City
Ihe
Johnson
American Army Evacuation Under Way From Archamuel
Washington May 27 The withdrawal of American forces from Archamuel ds aectuary is under way. Cable advices to the War Department say that members of the 8snth infantry have evacuation orders and that the return of individuals as casuals will not affect their discharge since their units are due home first.
Kolchak Voted Recognition By Allied Council
Paris May 26 The council of four conditionally decides to recognize Admiral Kolchak and General Denikin anti Bolshevik governments if Rugovins fate is settled by a genuine constituent assembly and that the league of nations covenant and its borders implications are accepted The assembly will determine Russia s future form of government ESC UNIFORM ILLINOIS Chicago May 27 US Commissioner Mason issues a warrant to remove T T Thomas from Albion Iowa to Chicago to answer charges he posed as a US army officer and wore ranks from sergeant to major asserting Army money was involved.
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Paris
Council of Four
Admiral Kolchak
General Denikins
Reuter
Rugvin
Russia
Chicago
United States
Lewis, Mason
T. T. Thomas
Albion
Iowa
United States Army
Thomas
Reed Sees Race Evil in League Debate at Senate
Senator Reed of Missouri attacked the league covenant as a threat to white supremacy in a heated Senate debate. He warned that Negro and nonwhite nations would influence decisions in the League of Nations, while others defended the pact. The discussion followed a request for the treaty text by Senator Johnson and did not reach a vote.
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Washington
League of Nations
Senate
Reed
Missouri
League
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Dofen
Knox
Pennsylvania
Chaimnan
Johnson
California
State Department
League Covenant
Assembly of Nations
Lecreht
Roosevelt
South Africa
League Assembly
United States
Paris
League For Determination
Allies to Lift Hungary Blockade Upon Stable Government
Paris authorities report that allied and associated governments will lift the blockade of Hungary as soon as a stable government is established there. The announcement confirms progress toward normalizing Hungary’s political situation and restoring economic relations with the Western powers.
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Hungary
Paris
Havas
Tha Aus Prams. Economie Pounci
New Jersey Engine Trouble Delays Transatlantic Embarkation
The battleship New Jersey sailing from Brest on May 20 with troops aboard reaches Ponta de Sagua for engine trouble causing a possible delay in the voyage. The ship, with Rotterdam and other vessels, completed the 60th division embarkation, including troops from Virginia, West Virginia, and Evanese, with some 86th division sailors aboard the same fleet.
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Associated Press
Ponta DE S.gada
United States
New Jersey
Fritrest
Rotterdam
Payland
Mobile
Brest
S6th
Virginia
West Virginia
Texas
Oklahoma
Set-back for Kolchak forces in Russia report
Advices from Paris say Admiral Kolchak’s anti Bolshevik army faced heavy Bolshevik resistance near Samari and was forced to retreat along the railroad toward Ufa. The Estonian army moving from the north has reached Peterhof, about twenty four kilometers from Petrograd.
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Associated Press
Paris
Admiral Kolchak
Samari
Ufa
Peterhof
Petrograd
The Whig Want Ads Highlight Local Value
Overlooked is the value of the Whig Want Ads as they meet hundreds of daily needs. The piece urges readers to study the want ad pages thoroughly to discover services, opportunities, and items under the surface of the peninsula region in Northern Michigan.
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Northern
Michigan
Merry Party at Hawker Home After Atlantic Flight Attempt
London reports a joyous gathering at Harry Hawker’s Surbiton home with many callers including Sopwith Aviation leaders. King George expresses sympathy for Hawker’s presumed loss while an official dispatch confirms Hawker and Lieut Commander Grieve were rescued near 80°20′N, 29°30′W after a defect in their engine water cooling halted their plane.
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Associated Press
London
Starry Hawker
Surbiton
Thomas QO
Sopwith Aviation Company
Trawker
Als
Hiawker
Aneb
George
Hlawker
Tranker
MacKenzie Grieve
Harry G. Hawker
Greve
British soldiers march on Commons and Buckingham Palace
Thousands of discharged soldiers and sailors, armed with stones, marched on the house of commons in London demanding work and a minimum wage. Police barred the approaches and dispersed the crowd. the procession reformed and moved toward Buckingham Palace but dissolved before arrival. Similar demonstrations occurred nationwide with no further disorders reported.
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London
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Hirde Park
Thousands Die in Java Volcano Eruption Report
Batavia dispatches from Toro report a volcanic eruption in central Java on May 20 caused thousands of deaths and injuries. The figures come from six official advices received by local authorities.
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Java
Toro
Batavia
Market Grain Crop by Permit System
Washington May 27. Permits for grain shipments will be used by the railroad administration this year to control the harvest of 1.2 billion bushels of wheat. Director General Lines, after talks with grain leaders and the food administration, plans a permit system to prevent congestion. Committees will be formed at each market with shipping zones, but full use starts when threshing begins in the middle west next month.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Department of Agriculture
Director General Lines
The
Food Administration
Grain Corporation
Middle West
Plebiscite Urged on Aland Islands Favoring Choice
Paris May 26 Sweden issues note to peace conference requesting a plebiscite on the Aland Islands to decide the inhabitants nationality. The isles lie between Sweden and Finland at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and timing is urged promptly.
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Paris
Aland Islands
Sweden
Finland
Bothnia
Bulgarian Peace Terms Discussed in Paris
Paris May 26 The council of four began consideration of the Bulgarian peace terms.
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Paris
Council of Four
NC-4 Seaplane Prepares Lisbon Flight at Sunrise
Ponta Delgada May 26 The American seaplane NC-4 under Lt Commander Read has its motors started and will likely depart for Lisbon at daybreak tomorrow Weather forecasts expect favorable conditions with westerly winds 20 to 30 mph at high altitude near the Azores easing to five mph off Portugal coast
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Ponta Delgada
Read
Lisbon
Azores
Portugal
Rantzau Calls Peace a Scrap of Paper in Versailles
Berlin dispatch reports Count von Brockdorff Rantzau, head of Germany’s peace delegation, asserts the treaty would ruin German welfare and refuses to sign. He vows to negotiate to help workers but warns signing would mean perpetual famine and unemployment, calling scraps of paper unacceptable.
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Berlin
London
Count von Brockdorff- Rantzau
Versailles
Vorwaerts
Count von Prockdorff-Rantzau
Herr Hasse
Baptists Elect D C Shull President At 1920 Convention
In Denver on May 27 the Northern Baptist convention elected D C Shull of Sioux City Iowa as president and chose Buffalo New York as the 1920 convention city. Officials announced a 100 million dollar five year budget and a 6 million dollar laymen fund completion boosting Rockefeller bequests bringing the fund to nine million. The session also organized the general board of planning and promotion and noted the increased budget from the survey committee recommendation.
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Denver
Colo
D. C. Shull
Sioux City
Iowa
Buffalo
N. Y
General Board of Planning and Promotion
Northern Baptist Convention
Home and Foreign Mission Societies
John D Rockefeller
Rockefeler
General Survey Committee
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Tissidry
Neste
Mista
Osix Diesel
Atlantic
Thavker
Broathen
Steaener
Mary
New Orleans
Norfolk
Narhues
Denmark
Onor
War Risk Fossrance Ly.ren
Wilson
Merton Bupfefalo
Denvier
Church
Siberia
Kolchak
Allied Council
Col
Chas. D. Center
Jos. A.s.ehart
Whig
Col. Center
Quincey
John
Pershing
Urday
Capt
Ehart
Charles D. Center
Joseph A. S. Ehart
York
Center
J. Pershing
France
Sauno
Quincy
Harry Hawker
Ocean
Buckingham
NC-4
Count Rantzau
Germany
Baptists
Dallas
Tex
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