Wilson Opposes Reservations in Treaty Ratification Fight
Senate discussion centers on whether to attach reservations to the peace treaty and League covenant. President Wilson argues against reservations, warning they would set precedent abroad. Capper and McNary report shifts in views after White House talks. An amendment to curtail enforcement of the Trading with the Enemy Act was defeated 33 to 27.
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Senator Colt Endorses Covenant of Nations in Senate Row
Washington July 18 Senator Colt Republican of Rhode Island endorsed the Covenant of Nations as the Borah resolution to obtain a copy of a written protest against the Shian tung settlement was adopted without a vote or discussion. President Wilson met with Republican senators at the White House as talks on the league of nations and peace treaty began and the foreign relations committee started a slow preliminary reading of the treaty. Colt said the league and treaty are inseparable and essential to secure future world peace.
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British Deny Irish Plea In League Of Nations Debate
Andrew Bonar Law told the House of Commons the British government rejects the U S Senate action on Ireland and similar moves as violations of the League covenant. He said Ireland's future government would not be placed on the next League council agenda.
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Webster county bond issue defeated in Missouri
Springfield Missouri July 17 unofficial returns show the 225000 round bond issue for Webster county was defeated by 39 votes. Local dispatches report multiple international and national items: von Brockdorff-Rantzau named German minister to Austria, Maura cabinet resigns, Bolsheviks seize Ekaterinburg, and Chicago post office clerks gain 100 dollars annually in a wage increase.
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Gompers Denounces Prohibition as All Rot
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived at Southampton and said that it is all rot to think you can compel a country to be dry, commenting on American prohibition.
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Bolsheviks Offer Major Reward for Finnish General
A Petrograd refugee report to the Daily Mail claims Bolsheviks offer 250000 dollars for the assassination of Gen. Mannerheim. The note cites Helskfors dispatches as the source.
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American Pacific Fleet Sets Sail to Pacific Ocean Route
The new Pacific fleet departs Newport News bound for San Diego San Pedro San Francisco and Hawaii before reassembling in Puget Sound. The voyage tests the Panama Canal Western shipyards and proves naval reach across the Pacific with Admiral Rodman aboard and Secretary Daniels to join at San Diego.
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Ex-Czars Body Burned in Moscow Kremlin
Berlin reports proof of the Russian czars death with a secret Moscow archive stating the ex czar was shot seven times. The czarina was killed after she was wounded, and the ex-empress reportedly survived the first blast before dying. Their bodies were placed in a wooden box and burned in a Kremlin stove.
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Germany to Begin Return of Prisoners of War
Official Berlin dispatches say Germany expects the return of German prisoners of war held in France to start around mid August. Data from Berne dated July 21 reports the anticipated repatriation timeline.
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Referendum on Prohibition Assured in Michigan
Detroit officials from the Hotel Men's association state that Michigan will vote in November 1920 on ratifying national prohibition. The outcome is indicated as assured according to these officials.
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Ex-Emperor William to be Extradited to Allies in The Hague
Paris reports Holland may consent to extradition of former Emperor William. The handover to the allies is said to occur at The Hague. Berlin papers note the former emperor’s illness and renewed distress, with mentions of his nerves and heart trouble.
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Many Yanks Win Distinguished Service Cross Recipients
Washington July 19 Following awards of distinguished service crosses were announced. Maj William 2 IL Morris from Germantown Pa Captains Lilburn C Davidson Jackson Il Joseph M Sinmipson San Antonio Tex Zoda M Lumley Kampsville Il Lieutenants Herman C McNulty Huntington W Va Herbert J Jones deceased Dresden Tenn Frank J Visher deceased Kansas City Mo Sergeants Marquis L Dillard Laddonin Mo Ernest T Chartier Tower City Nd Holly Midkiff 8582 Carpenter Street Chicago Corporals Guy Sk Davis deceased Bedford Ind Harry M Ward Gregory Landing Mo John C Duncan Whiteside Mo Private Almon F E Sprague Catawba Wis Thomas i Grider Danville Tl Orval Wilcoxson Marietta Okla Wade H Jenkins Orlando Okla Herbert Kendall Wolfboro N H Walter Potter Dayton Tenn
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Resumption of U S Germany Mail Service
Washington July 17. Postmaster General Burleson signed an order restoring mail service between the United States and Germany effective immediately. The move ends service suspension and clears the way for postal exchanges between the two nations.
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Germans to Be Repatriated From Switzerland
The last German prisoners interned in Switzerland will be sent home soon. The Swiss government arranged with the Allies to repatriate about three thousand Germans.
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New Snow Forces More Landslides in the Andes
July reports note fresh snowfall on both sides of the Andes worsening road repairs as large landslides disrupt communication lines and transport in the region near Buenos Aires.
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Investigation of Tampico incident before House Rules Committee
Washington dispatch says the July 6 assault on American sailors from the S Gnanitor Cheyenne on the Tamesi river near Tampico will be examined by the House Rules Committee tomorrow. Officials expect a full report from Commander Tinney and weigh possible shifts toward intervention or a protectorate over Mexico.
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Airplane Demand Drives Purchases Across United States
Atlantic City July 21 More than 2 009 airplanes of the pleasure type could be sold immediately if deliveries were available and more than 500 have been purchased or ordered in the United States during the past three months according to Henry Woodhouse vice president of the Aerial League of America and editor and publisher of the Flying and Air Age weekly
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Mexico to Punish Bandits for Correll Killing
The Mexican government told Washington it will exhaust all means to prosecute and punish the bandits who murdered American citizen John W. Correll near Tampico, Mex., on June 16. Mrs Correll was mistreated and her son Joe was injured in the attack on their homestead.
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Edison Forms Bucket Brigade to Fight Lab Fire
Thomas A. Edison organized a bucket brigade in his laboratory in Orange New Jersey when a watchman spotted a blaze. The fire was quickly controlled and the damage deemed trifling.
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British Rail Strike Settled
London July 21 railway strike settled amicably ending disruption with agreement reached between unions and management. Negotiations followed days of stoppages and service reductions across major lines in the capital and regions.
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Loving Jesus and one another in Philippians
Lesson notes for July 27 emphasize fellowship in Christ through Paul and the Philippians. It highlights how their gifts supported Paul, Paul's contentment in need or plenty, and the spiritual blessing of generous giving as worship pleasing to God with promise of divine recompense.
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Within God's Keeping Benja min. Whichcote quote
A short fragment reflecting on human will versus divine control. The line suggests a man removing himself from God’s keeping into his own planning and uncertainty about his path.
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Face of the Master Quotation on Comforting Others
A brief inspirational note states that unselfish efforts to comfort others grant a glimpse of the Master as a guiding moral.
Around the Throne Saints Death Reflection
A devotional quotation praises the dead as precious to God, saying their deaths reveal brightness and polish them into a bright luster that places them among stars near the throne. The excerpt cites John Austin.
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God Above and Beyond Inspires Human Wonder
A devotional reflection speaks of God living above us through the stars and the heavens. It notes the mystery of the divine fills people with awe, though it remains beyond full understanding. The piece emphasizes reverence and contemplation.
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