Wilson explains Siberian expedition aims and duration
President Wilson informed the Senate that the American military expedition to Siberia aimed to protect and operate the Siberian railroad and to provide relief to Russians with food and clothing. He stated there is no intention to interfere with Russian sovereignty and noted troops would stay as long as the railroad mission requires, in agreement with Japan.
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Siberia
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Siberian
John S. Stevens
Fetter
Japan
Johnson Rep
California
America
United States
Beria
Opy
Mooney Trial Report Sees Labor Interference and Flaws
A government inquiry by John B. Densmore finds Thomas J. Mooney did not receive full justice in his San Francisco preparedness day bombing trial. The report, dated November 1, 1918, criticizes district attorney methods, witness reliability, alibi efficacy, and prosecution tactics while noting alleged labor influence and use of telegraphic evidence.
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Washington
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
John B. Densmore
Department of Justice
House
Department of Labor
Densmore
Fickert
Frank C. Oxman
Learned in War He Says Will Give Him Victory Next Attempt
Sir Thomas Lloyd expresses confidence he will achieve victory in the next attempt. A new filing found shows the old yacht Erin served in the government during the war, per the Daily Express. Fork, July 28 reports thirteen thousand ounces of platinum withdrawn from the arsenal and sold at $15 an ounce. A political measure, the Agricultural Bill, was signed by the President.
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Thomas Li
Erin
Gov
The
Daily Express
Ardnance Department of AI
Americans to Leave Paris by August First Under War-police Drive
Paris plans a general clean up as authorities push a papers check on all U S soldiers in the city. Acting on orders from general headquarters, military police question officers and men on the streets and order those without official papers to Brest.
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Paris
AL EL
Oerders
Brest
Senate bill aims to regulate air navigation nationwide
Washington July 24 The air navigation bill, introduced by Senator Sherman of Illinois, would regulate the flight of aircraft. Sherman says regulation is necessary and cites the Chicago blimp tragedy as evidence for a code of aerial navigation laws.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman
Ilinois
Mwe
Chicago
High Taxes to Continue for War Debt, Secretary Glass Says
Secretary Glass states that U.S. taxes will remain as they are for the next ten years to meet the country’s war debt unless unforeseen conditions change. He warns ongoing fiscal measures depend on future economic factors and wartime obligations.
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Washington
Glass
Explosion at Bayonne oil plant injures several
A tank car explosion at the Texas Oil company plant in Bayonne New Jersey sparked fires and a series of blasts. Six or eight people were reported injured as flames spread to adjacent cars and structures.
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Bayonne
N. J
Texas Oil Company
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by the House
The house approved the measure 287 to 100. It requires after Jan 16 1920 reporters to record liquor quantity, makes possession evidence of sale after Feb 1 1920, preserves private possession for personal use, bans liquor manufacture sale transport and ads, and expands search powers under internal revenue and justice.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Commissioners of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Berefi
Department of Justice
Prohibition veto shocks act on beer manufacturing
Governor Sproul vetoed the Ramsey prohibition enforcement act, blocking the measure to allow the unanufacture of 2.75 beer. The report also notes other regional items from July including a suffrage amendment vote in Georgia and a relief worker honored in Paris.
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Harrisburg
Sproul
Atlanta
Georgia State Senate
Paris
Mary Tishonp
New York
Cross of the Legion
Soissons
Portage la Prairie
Man
S. P. Kerr
LaVerne W. Noyes
Chicago
Three Brothers-in-Law of Emperor Yoshihito to Visit Countries
Japanese newspapers report that three brothers-in-law of Emperor Yoshihito will visit the United States Great Britain and France. They will stay abroad for about three years.
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U. S
Tokyo
Yoshihito
United States
Great Britain
France
War Department to Sell Surplus Horse Shoes
United States offers two million pounds of horse and mule shoes as surplus material. Sealed proposals will be opened on August 14. Washington reports the sale by the War Department.
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United States
Washington
War Department
Taft Proposes Reservations On Peace Treaty
Washington July 26 former president Taft writes to Republican leaders and Democratic senators suggesting reservations to the peace treaty. He seeks a middle ground while administration leaders press for unreserved ratification. Debate continues as the Foreign Relations Committee reads the treaty.
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Washington
Taft
Bitchcock
Nebraska
Senate
Hitchcock
Administration
Wilson
MecNars
Oregon
McCurmiber
North Dakota
League
Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Taft
Lynch law for auto theft sparks grand jury action
Chicago July 25 Judge Newcomer warned that auto thieves could face hanging as horse thieves once did. The prisoner, Frank Sureee, is held to the grand jury on five counts of larceny with bond set at $10,000 for allegedly stealing cars, altering numbers, repainting, and selling them.
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Chicago
Newcomer
Frank Suraeee
Sureee
Airplane Crashes in Grant Park Pilot Unhurt
Chicago July 25 The government mail plane piloted by John Skoning fell in a somersault during a test in Grant Park while another plane was flown nearby Skoning walked away uninjured and returned to fly to Cleveland for his scheduled leg of the trip
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Chicago
John Skoning
Goverment
Cleveland
Grant Park
Baels
Skoning
Fire kills captain and infant in South Chicago blaze
Chicago reports Captain Hugh Murray of the Sixteenth fire engine company killed and an infant burned to death as a fire sweeps an entire block of the South Chicago residential district. Four hundred people are homeless.
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Chicago
Hugh Murray
Sixteenth Fire Engine Company
Germans Negotiate Large Berlin Loan
Berlin reports Deutsche Bank is negotiating with New York financial institutions for a substantial loan. Official sources say discussions are progressing favorably.
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Berlin
Deutsche Bank
New York
Labor Arbiters Named by Government Committees
Omsk reports that committees of working men will act as mediators in disputes between workers and manufacturers. The ministry at labor has established these arbiters to handle government related labor conflicts.
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Russ Labor Arbiters
Omsk
Ministry At Labor
Improved Uniform International Lesson
A 1919 lesson feature from Western Newspaper Union presents the Improved Uniform International study material. It credits Rev P B Pittwater D D as teacher of English Bible at Mood Bible Institute in Chicago and offers commentary on scripture for reader reflection.
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P. B. Pitzwater
D. D
Mood Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Worship as the true worship of God in scripture
A lesson outlining worship as the soul's attitude toward God, focusing on whom to worship, qualifications for acceptable worship, and where to worship. It covers knowledge of Christ, a new nature, sanctified life, faith, and the universality of God's worship, with guidance for secret, assembly, and universal worship.
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God
Jesus Christ the Lamb
Christ
Samaria
Tle
Jesus
John
Patmosus
Ephesus
Paul
Philippi
To Those Who Seek and the Spirit Within
A short devotional line from John Smith emphasizes that knowing Christ in spirit surpasses fleshly knowledge. It urges seekers to pursue deeper understanding through spiritual insight rather than outward familiarity.
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Christ
God
John Smith
How Can One Forget God Within Us
A reflective meditation on divine presence, asserting God inhabits believers and surrounds humanity, making forgetting Him unthinkable. The discourse evokes daily life with spiritual emphasis on inner witness and protective companionship.
True Wayfaring Christian in Milton’s Thought
Quote reflects John Milton’s portrait of virtue vs vice and the steadfast Christian who discerns and chooses the better path. It emphasizes self control, judgment, and the discipline of abstaining from enticements to pursue genuine righteousness.
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John Milton
Finds More of God in Deeper Digs of Nature
A devotional meditation asserts that deeper exploration of nature reveals more of God, suggesting a strong link between science and spirituality as one increases understanding of the natural world.
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God
Beauty Made by God Showcases Greater Divine Craft
A reflective piece on divine beauty surpassing human sight. Ganibe contemplates how creation reveals more beauty than the eye perceives, inviting contemplation of the sacred artistry evident in nature.
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Ganibe
Man Confesses to Choking Girl and Hiding Body
Thomas Fitzgerald confessed to murdering six year old Janet Wilkinson after luring her to his Chicago flat. He described choking her and burying the body under a coal pile, then led police to the scene. The confession followed a prolonged questioning and a staged appeal to his emotions.
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Chicago
Thomas Fitzgerald
Janet, Wilkinson
Fred Howe
Chicago Avenue
Janet
Fitzgerald
Howe
Uter
Alcock
Superior Street
End
John S. Wilkinson
Jimmy’ O'Brien
State’s Attorney’s Office
Criminal Courts
Peter M. Hoffman
Caroll
Deputy Kills Constable In Davenport Shooting
In Davenport Iowa on July 28 Deputy Marshal Mike Azizian of Bettendorf shot Elva Cooper a deputy constable after Cooper found two cases of whisky in Azizian’s home. Cooper died en route to a hospital and Azizian surrendered to authorities.
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Davenport
Elva Cooper
Mike Azizian
Bettendorff
Cooper
Azizian
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