Happenings of the World in Brief Across Officials and Crises
A Washington official statement details year ending June 30 expenditures of 2341, B80, 564 with 50, a part in ordinary disbursements and 17,083,029,723 toward public debt. German warships bound for New York. Hawaii population up. Red Cross director named. Army reinforcements at Laredo. Chicago third party convention adopts platform. Notable deaths and incidents include coach Charles Courtney, Mrs Swanson, and the Duluth lynching indictments. Union strikes at Wilkes-Barre. street fares rise in several Illinois towns.
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Peace terms face Turkish objections at Versailles
Allied reply to Turkish objections on the peace treaty delivered at Versailles notes containment of the Turkish challenge. Other items report Joachin of Hohenzollern's death in Potsdam amid financial trouble and a Sinn Fein blockade feeding London Derry. Foreign and military movements span Syria French Arab clash, American troop withdrawals, German unconditional surrender, and multiple European upheavals.
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Versailles
Radical politics and labor fusion unravel in Chicago trial
The lengthy report covers failed efforts to fuse socialist, farmer, labor, single tax, and other groups into a third party led by the Committee of Forty-eight. It details La Follette’s withdrawal, Ferguson’s Texas return, and the Labor party’s nomination of Parley Christensen with Max Hayes as vice president, plus the Illinois sedition trial of radicals led by Clarence Darrow. The piece notes car shortages threaten a coal shortage next winter and cites a revised open-top car order by the ICC.
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Communist Labor Leaders On Trial In Chicago Conspiracy Case
After eight weeks and thousands of veniremen a jury is seated in Chicago for the trial of William Bross Lloyd and 19 Communist Labor party officials on conspiracy to overthrow the government. State's Attorney Hoyne led the case following January indictments after raids on their headquarters. Lloyd, a Winnetka millionaire, has long been a radical mover and financial backer. Indicted with him were
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Clement Refuses Special Session On Woman Suffrage
Gov. Percival W. Clement of Vermont declines to call a special legislative session to address ratification of the woman suffrage amendment. He says the next legislature should decide and that candidates must declare positions, criticizing court interpretations and lobbying while defending the current legislature's prerogatives.
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Ulster Day in Ireland Sees Carson Warn Government
Sir Edward Carson warned the government that Ulster volunteers would act on their own if help was not accepted. Sinn Fein was urged to execute those guilty before any talks. Trade unions threaten direct action to force a truce and push for an Irish parliament. A miners federation vote showed heavy backing for the move.
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Lawmakers Move Toward 10 Million World War Measure
Favorable sentiment grows among legislators for a 10 million world war appropriation. The joint caucus committee is expected to agree on an appropriation bill without reservations, reflecting broad support unseen before.
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Minority Report Substituted In Tax Bond Bill Vote
Two reports from the ways and means committee on Rep Johnsons bill to return bond issue and tax levy control to local units were presented to the house. The majority favored indefinite postponement while the minority supported passage. The minority report was substituted for the majority by a 67 to 14 vote.
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