Peace Covenant with League Clause Before Senate
President Wilson presents the peace treaty with Germany and outlines the League of Nations plan to the Senate. He argues isolation ended, urges moral leadership, and credits American sacrifice and leadership in World War I and the Paris conference. He stresses a shared world order, future state creation, and the necessity of a lasting league to prevent future wars.
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Danzig
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Free Nations
House of the Peoples
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Paris
West Indies
Cuba
Conference of Peace
Victory Buttons Soon Ready for Distribution
Washington reports the government will issue the Victory button for civilian clothing to all World War participants. The five point star bearing U S initials sits within a laurel wreath, eight tenths of an inch in diameter.
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United Stat
U. S
Senators Overman and Simmons Praise Wilson Speech
Senators Overman and Simmons praised President Wilsons address saying it would appeal to the people. Overman called it great and believed it would go to the heart of the people while Simmons said it would profoundly impress the country though he noted rent did not discuss the treaty in detail.
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Washington
Overman
Simmons
Wilson
Senator Overman
Mr. Simmons
Teague
Government to Sell 21 Million Pounds of Surplus Sugar
Washington announces sale of 21,000,000 pounds of surplus sugar held by the War Department at a minimum price set by the Sugar Aquatization Board. The sale prohibits export, with proceeds covering government coal costs. The move authorizes disposal during wartime stockpiling measures.
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Washington
War Department
United States Sugar Aquatization Board
French bid for American army equipment deemed too low
Washington reports the French government offered 300 million dollars for American army equipment in France, while the cost to produce stood at 1.5 billion. A renization to be formed in France is ordered as officials discuss fair pricing.
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Washington
France
War Department
Rugscter
Sales
Ranoa
Advertising boom foretold at Southern Newspaper Assn meet
Experts warned Asheville delegates that a nationwide advertising boom was beginning with an unprecedented avalanche of ads. They predicted rapid growth across markets and urged publishers to prepare for heightened demand and evolving strategies.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
From Wilson to Langley Field in Eighty Minutes
Washington The army air service announced that Pilot Lieutenant Augustus Loazer with Sergeant First Class Albert R. Reith as passenger in a Curtis JN 44 flew from Wilson North Carolina to Langley field covering 180 miles in 1 20 at an altitude of 5 000 feet. Lieutenant Leaer by his Might completed a diligently valuable more of fights to the ir service in the of recruit-
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Army Air Service
Augustus Loazer
Albert R. Reith
Wilson
N. C
Langley Fell
Leaer
Gifts Boost Winston-Salem High School Park Plan
At a special city board meeting three major gifts totaling about a half million dollars were pledged to establish a modern high school industrial and vocational campus plus a large park. P. H. Hanes donates 47 acres for the site, R. J. Reynolds' widow funds 25 acres and an auditorium, and the J. W. Hanes estate adds land for park use.
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Board of Aldermen
P. H. Hanes
R. J. Reynolds
J. W. Hanes
Hanes
New Construction Stoppe Fayetteville Camp Bragg Delay
General Snow and Col Murray say Camp Bragg interruptions are a delay. The base hospital work will continue under General Marshall authority, with painting and interior finishing proceeding as needed.
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General Snow
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Camp Bragg
Maxwell Murray
Washington
Colole Murray
General Marshall
Champ Clark to Speaker at Guilford Battle Ground parade
Thousands from Guilford and neighboring counties watched a parade by over 1,000 Guilford returned soldiers in Greensboro. The procession headed to Guilford Battle Ground where Champ Clark, former Speaker of the House, delivered an address and more than thirty pigs were barbecued for the veterans who fought abroad or trained at home.
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Paria
France
Europe
Paris
America
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Champ Clark
Greensboro
Guilford
Champlark
House of Representatives
Judge Wooten Locks Up Pitt County Illicit Distillers
Judge F M M Wooten ends a two week session by targeting monkey rum stills in Pitt county. He fines offenders and sentences some to hard labor on county roads for up to eighteen months, urging farmers to clear lands of illicit distillers.
Carthage Forms Equal Suffrage League at Woman’s Club
In Carthage a group of women organized the Equal Suffrage League within the Woman's Club Auxiliary. The league aims to educate local women to cast informed ballots as the Susan B Anthony amendment nears passage.
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Conferences in Blue Ridge highlight common concerns
In Blue Ridge a joint session hosts the American Home Economics Association and the Southern Home Economics Association with welcomes from Mrs. Thomas Bickett. The events emphasize the work's importance to broad social problems. In Hickory Rev Finn warns against modern dances and attire, urging mothers to curb youth enticements. In Oxford a fatal shooting leads to a police response as Chief Hobgood and a posse confront Gus Tilley’s killer. In Kinston a Marine Corps officer arrives to train Lenoir county planters in diverse tasks.
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American Home Economics Association
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Oxford
Gus Tilley
Jim Couch
Hobgood
Tilley
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