Berlin 10 Ask Voice in League
The German reply to peaceterms centers on plebiscite in disputed areas and Germany joining the league of nations with equal vote. It urges self determination and Austria Union vote and sets 100000-man army on a flexible basis as peace footing. A second note disputes shipping losses and coal losses and requests term adjustments.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
League of Nations
Count von Brockdorff-Rantgau
Austria
World League
Clemenceau
Vossische Zeitung
Ruth Law Aims Trans Atlantic Flight in Curtis Plane
Ruth Law announced in Chicago that she plans a trans Atlantic flight within six weeks. She will pilot a new Curtiss land bi plane with 400 horsepower Curtiss-Kirkham engines, accompanied by mechanic James Lemont, and aided by the U S Navy if needed. She intends to cross the sea without getting her feet wet and will wear a navy life saving suit.
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Chicago
Ruth Law
Avuttrix
James Lemont
Curtiss Company
United States Navy
New York
San Francisco
Philippines
Scandinavian leaders to meet in Stockholm on League issue
Premier and foreign ministers of Denmark and Norway plan to visit Stockholm Sunday for talks with the Swedish government about the League of Nations position on the Scandinavian alliance. It is believed the league may demand the dissolution of the Scandinavian league.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Norway
League of Nations
League
Daring Flier Hawker Survives Newfoundland Flight Try
Captain Harry G Hawker and navigator Commander Mackenzie Grieve were saved at sea after a failed Newfoundland to Ireland attempt in a Sopwith. The final photo shows Hawker in Newfoundland before the flight, whose outcome had been doubted for days.
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Harry G. Hawker
Newfoundland
Ireland
Mackenzie Grieve
Hawker
Ohio Referendum Pivot of Wets
May 28 reports that Ohio may suspend national prohibition if voters reject the amendment in November. Theodore A. Bell of the California Grape Protective Association said the referendum has begun in ten states, with 35 states needed for final ratification. If Ohio approves, 36 states would have ratified. if not, the amendment stalls until Maine's 1920 election. Bell cited referendums in California, Washington, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, and Maine.
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San Francisco
Oho
United States
Maine
Theodore A. Bell
California Grape Protective Association
Bell
Ohio
California
Washington
New Mexico
Colorado
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Michigan
Sopwith Plane Used by Hawker Found at Sea
A Sopwith biplane once flown by Harry Hawker and MacKenzie Grieve to cross the Atlantic was recovered north latitude 19.40 and longitude 29.08 west by the American ship Lake Charlottesville. The discovery was reported via radio by the Furness liner Sachem.
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ST. Johns, N. F
Harry G. Hawker
MacKenzig Grieve
Atlantic
Lake Charlottesville
Airplane Factories Operating In Mexico
Washington reports Mexico expands aircraft output with a factory near Mexico City producing one complete plane per week. Engines are built at the same plant. The Aztatl motor, rated at 300 horsepower, is described as light, cheap and reliable. Plans reportedly include aerial bombs and armored bombing planes by the Mexican government.
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Washington
Mexico
Mexico City
Wilson era banquet signals Democratic rally in Chicago
In Chicago on May 28 Joseph P. Tumulty will carry a message from Paris for a Democratic National Committee banquet opening a two day meeting. Attorney General Palmer and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to speak. Treasury Secretary Glass declines but will send a message. The event features debates on the League of Nations and Wilson policies, with Roger Sullivan hosting and proxies noted for Cross and McGraw. Several committee members and several women dignitaries are arriving or already present.
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Chicago
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Paris
Democratic National Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Treasury
Carter Glass
League of Nations
Tomer S. Cummings
Roger Sullivan
Roger C. Sullivan
Tinnis Party
Sullivan
Andres DB. Cross
San Juan
Alaska
John T. McGraw
Grafton
WL Va
John Barton Payne
Charles PF. McDonald
Freehold
New Jersey
John Couglin
Fall River
Massachusetts
McDonald
Virginia Mustard
Delaware
Mary E. Pay
Pasadena
Calif
Catherine F. Molter
Buffalo
N. Y
Gertrude A. Lee
Colorado Minimum Wage Commission
State Central Committee
Renewed Activity In Rhine Troops Units
The May 26 report from Coblenz notes Gen Fayolle, commander of two French armies, arriving for talks with Lieut Gen Liggett on allied emergency peace plans. Troop activity in the bridgehead has risen sharply, and American troops ready for action pledge movement toward Brandenburg Gate in Berlin or toward the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
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Pres Coblienz
Fayolle
Liggett
Rhine
Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Statue of Liberty
New York Harbor
Reds Lose Suburb of Petrograd
A May 27 dispatch from Stockholm and Helsinki reports heavy bombardment near Petrograd and Kronstadt with Bolshevik leaders fleeing and Bolshevik forces said to control the city. Peterhof’s reported capture isolates Petrograd. Krasnaya Gorka fires hint at Bolshevik retreat while guards patrol roofs and hostages are cited. Kolchak defeats deemed temporary, with his forces resuming advance toward the Volga.
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Petrograd
Washington
Peterhof
Gulf of Finland
State Department
Stockholm Tidningen
Stockholm
Kronstadt
Krasnaya Gorka
Helsingfors
Krasnaia
Gorka
Libau
Russia
Kolchak
Volga
Teschen Question Referred to Polish Czecho Commission
Premier Paderewski and President Mararyk have arranged that the Teschen dispute between Poland and Czecho Slovakia be settled by a Polish Czecho commission to convene at Cracow. The dispatch from Prague notes the agreement for joint deliberations to resolve the long standing border issue.
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Copenhagen
Paderewski
Poland
Mararyk
Czecho- Slovakia
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Cracow
The Whig Want Ads Harbor Guide for Youth
The article compares lighthouse beams guiding ships to want ads guiding young people. It urges readers to follow the Whig Want Ads to find desirable openings that lead to success, warning against drifting aimlessly on an unknown sea of chance.
First trans Atlantic flight ends in Lisbon with NC4
Salvos greet the NC4 as it lands in Lisbon completing the first trans Atlantic air flight. Flotilla Commander Wortmann relays word of a safe crossing from the pond. Crew reported all well, engines working splendidly, crowds cheer as ships blow whistles and bells. Commander Read plans to stay in Lisbon overnight and proceed to Plymouth tomorrow if weather allows.
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Associated Press
Ponta Delgada
N. C.4
Lisbon
Wortmann
Ponta del Gada
Portugal
Admiral Jackson
Read
Plymouth
Navy Department
Atlantic
Naval
Azores
Washington
Germanys Counter Proposals For Peace Treaty At Versaille
Peace News reports Germany ready to present counter proposals to the peace treaty. Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau expected to plead for milder terms, especially on disarmament and territorial relinquishments. Berlin dispatches say proposals include mutualizing war regard shipping under the League of Nations and other concessions. Marshal Foch inspects occupied areas. Danzig landing signals possible steps to meet contingencies. Allied aid to Admiral Kolchak linked to a constituent assembly in Russia. Petrograd rumors of Soviet overthrow unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Germany
Versailles
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Berlin
League of Nations
Hapsburgs
Marshal Foch
Clemenceau
Danzig
Admiral Kolchak
Russia
Viborg
Petrograd
Disorders Mark Lima Strike Sparks Riots and Martial Law
In Lima and Callao six people were killed and twenty wounded as a general strike triggered mob violence against firm offices. Troops and gendarmes were deployed, shooting continued in parts of the city, and all traffic halted while labor and socialist committees demanded cheaper foodstuffs.
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Associated Press
Lima
Peru
Callao
Labor and Socialist
Transatlantic NC-4 Seaplane Lands in Lisbon
The NC-4 seaplane led by Lieut. Commander Albert C Read landed at Lisbon after a 26 hour Newfoundland to Lisbon flight covering 804 miles. Navy officials credited weather as the delay cause while praising crew skill. Secretary Daniels and President Wilson received cables praising the epochal achievement. Lisbon hailed the arrival with bells, guns, and cheers as destroyers guided the plane to the Rochester in harbor.
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Washington
United States Navy
N. C
Albert Cushing Read
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic Ocean
Ponta del Gada
Azores
Rockaway Beach
Long Island
Plymouth
England
N. C.4
Newfoundland
Rochester
Read
Portugese
Cape Finistero
Bay of Biscay
Brest
France
Seapline
N. C.1
N. C.3
E. F. Stone
Coast Guard
W. K. Hinton
R. C. Rodd
E. 8. Rhodes
Navy Department
Halstead
Otter Cliffs
Maine
Daniels
Wilson
Paria
Albert C. Read
Plunkett
U. S. S. Rochester
Europe
Josephus Daniels
Atlantic
Daniely
United States
America
Associated Prose
Tagus River
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Curtis
Scandinavia
Harry Hawkers
Democratic
REDS
North Russia
Associated Preas
Samara
Ufa
Teschen
Mark Lima
Navy Chain of Boats
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