German Officers Assume Control in Kreuzburg Amid Tense Standoff
Reports say Reichswehr officers took charge of Kreuzburg district in Upper Silesia with 4000 rifles issued and guards posted as Poles massed outside Rosenberg. Interallied officials and French civilians faced a hostile crowd after French and British troops left for Ryburk, while Germans warned of retaliation if Polish attacks continued. Separately, Senate considered two emergency tariff amendments raising cotton duties and hides tariffs.
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Navy to lose over a thousand officers by year end
Secretary Denby warned that a congressional action will leave the navy short more than a thousand officers by December 31. The statement came as he announced rescission of the order to graduate the 1922 Naval Academy class in advance.
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Congress
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Denby
Naval Academy
German Cabinet Resigns and War Dept Announces Draft Dodger Removed
Washington reports the War Department discloses Stanley Harrison French of Brooklyn has been removed from the draft dodge list. French rose to lieutenant commander in the U S Navy. The item also notes broader wartime and postwar tensions including transportation costs and political resignations across nations.
Allies Ultimatum Sparks Berlin Political Crisis
Prospective cabinet candidates weigh parliamentary stance toward the Allied ultimatum on financial indemnities. Majority leaders resist, while a coalition includes Norman People's Party proposals. President Ebert meets Reichstag leaders but fails to resolve the valiant crisis following Fehrenbach's sudden resignation.
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Berlin
Apelatlat
Pars Uelpatiga
Norman People's Party
Philip Scheidemann
Ebert
Reichstag
Socialist Party
Fehrenbach
Flood of Gold Reaches United States Amid Global Purchases
New York reports a surge of gold into the United States with about one third of bulllion in U S creates a record of $3 001 487 015 in the assay office vaults The flow comes from Sweden Germany and distant sources linked to war supplies and international trade The new assay office vaults reach five floors below street level and hold vast deposits in a period of currency upheaval and global finance.
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New York
United States
War Vane
Asway
Judge Rules Him Innocent In Alabama Prohibition Case
Judge Henry JD Clinton of the Middle Alabama District United States Court ruled a man not guilty in a case where an officer of the law was killed after entering the defendant’s office without a search warrant to look for liquor. The verdict followed a trial in Montgomery Alabama and centers on legality of the officer’s entry and the prohibited liquor investigation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry JD .Clinton
Middle Alabama
United States Court
Berlin Press Views on Entente Ultimatum and Ruhr Evacuation
Berlin papers show split reaction to the entente ultimatum. Nationalists deem it unacceptable while Vorwaerts expects evacuation terms to worsen after Ruhr occupation.
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Berlin
Vorwoerts
Ruhr
Fire Salute to Napoleon in Paris Marks Death Anniversary
Paris rang with a 100 gun salute from the Hotel des Invalides to honor Napoleon Bonaparte on the centennial of his death at St Helena. The salute capped two days of ceremonies for the Little Corporal.
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Napoleon
Paris
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon Bonaparte
St Helena
War department slackers list to be published in Congress record
Rep Johnson of South Dakota requested publication of the war department slacker list in the Congressional Record. A Raleigh report quotes Labor Commissioner Shipman stating unemployment in the state contrasts with factory activity as officials meet in New Orleans.
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War Department
Congressional Record
House
Johnson
South Dakota
Raleigh
N.C
Shipman
National Convention of Labor
New Orleans
Rediscount Rates Relaxed by New York Fed
The New York Federal Reserve Bank lowered its rediscount rate from 7 to 6 percent, reflecting a broader trend toward easing rates in other reserve districts, as stated by Secretary Mellon.
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Washington
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Mellon
Prohibition Agent Resigns and Virginia Senator Sued
A suit for $10 000 was filed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court against Senator Swanson of Virginia by Jack A Caveleri and a waiter who allege a year ago an auto struck Caveleri causing permanent injuries. Also announced is the resignation of S R Brame the southern prohibition chief based in Richmond and a wage cut of 4 35 a week for Chicago printers by arbitration.
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Southern Trafic Ligue
Grand Rapids
Mich
Clay
Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Swanson
Virginia
Jack A. Cavileri
Cavaler
8. R. Brame
Prohibition
Southern Department
Richmond
Internal Revenue
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Chicago
Thousands of American Soldiers Laid to Rest in France
More than thirty thousand American soldiers will lie forever in French soil with four final resting places chosen in France. The permanent fields of honor will be Romagne Bele leau Flanders Field near Bony and Suresnes near Paris.
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France
America
Romagne
Beleleau
Flanders Field
Bony
Suresnes
Hughes urges Germany to propose direct reparations
Washington urges Germany to make direct proposals to the Allied governments on reparations. In Atlanta, M B Wellborn arrived to discuss readjustment of the Atlanta Federal Reserve and rediscount rates. The report notes renewed flat handling of all paper at 6 percent.
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Germany
Washington
Atlanta Bank
Atlanta
M. B. Wellborn
Atlanta Federal Reserve
United Foak
America Now Has Representation In Council Meeting
Representative Hughes orders Wallace and Boyden to join the council of allies for consultation. The move signals expanded American representation in a key briefing session with allied leadership.
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Hughes
Wallace
Boyden
Council OF Allies
M. Cambon
Cyprr Siewig
Roland W. Boyden
Allied Reparations Commission
Ite
State Department
Upper Silesia plumbers near crisis as talks stall
An across the board wage dispute escalates as 46 union plumbers threaten to strike while master plumbers warn of importing nonunion labor if $8 per day is not accepted. The old rate expired and other crafts have cut about a dollar per day.
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Asheville
St. Genevieve’s College
Gallatin Building Company
Greenville
8. C
Much Suffering in Siberia and Global Updates
Reports from FE C Lively describe severe hardship in interior Siberia with many lacking clothing food and medicine. The piece also notes 1919 army contingents will not be sent home before July for possible occupation of the Ruhr Valley.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Siberia
Tokio
FE. C. Lively
American Red Cross
Paris
Ruher
Mayer Declines Ambassadorship Call in Berlin
Dr. Wilhelm Mayer German ambassador to Berlin from Paris refused President Ebert's summons to help form a new cabinet. The ambassador conveyed he could not comply with the request.
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Berlin
Ebert
Was‘ische Zeitung
Wilhelm Mayer
France
Paris
Invitation to Vic Murdoch to address Greensboro merchants
Victor Murdoch of the Federal Trade Commission is invited to speak at the North Circling Merchants Association convention in Greensboro on June 21 23 with backing from Senators Simmons and Overman. The event agenda includes remarks from RK Clark on newspapers and business, and George W Coggin on retail education.
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Merchants’ Association
Greensboro
Statesville
Vic Or
Murdock
Federal Trade Commission
Paul Leonard
Simmons
Overman
A. RK. Clark
Landmark
Statesville Post Huster
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Clement 8. Weber
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