Germans Must Sign Treaty Amid Peace Conference Talks
Reports from Versailles outline German willingness to accept military stipulations if allowed equal League of Nations status. Berlin urges full equality in economic relations and immediate participation in the League, while seeking a transitional period to maintain internal order. The German delegation insists their draft for the League remains superior despite concessions. London and Washington dispatches note criticism of treaty terms and objections from U S officials on neutrality and treasury policy.
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League of Nations
Berlin
Tae League of Nations
Geanan
Hus
Tmenmorathun
Germiad
Train derailment near Greenfield injures soldiers and kills one
A Baltimore and Ohio train four miles west of Greenfield Oklahoma derailed killing one soldier and seriously injuring four. The last five coaches derailed, two tourist cars carrying soldiers from the Thirty second and Eighty-ninth Divisions en route from Camp Merritt to Fort Bliss. Civilian passengers escaped injury.
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Greenfield
Baltimore and Ohio
Amwo
Camp Merrit
Fort Bliss
Texas
Navy chief pledges shipbuilding surge at Hog Island yard
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels spoke in Philadelphia at the Hog Island yards for the launching of five steel freighters, noting the vessels add 20,000 tons to the American merchant marine and vowing to end reliance on foreign bottoms for transporting U S goods.
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Philadelphia
United States
Josephus Daniels
Hog Island
Inmeh Jn
Pennsylvania Railroad Crestline workers seek rail control aid
Washington employees of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Crestline Ohio petitioned senators in favor of government control of railway systems. The petitions claim such control would benefit the employees.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Crestline
Ohio
Turks Offer Slight Resistance at Aviali Landing
Greek forces landed at Aviali on the Asia Minor coast 66 miles northwest of Smyrna. Turkish troops offered only light opposition, which was overcome by the Greek advance.
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Paris
Aviali
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Daniels Urges Speed in Building Capital Ships
Secretary Daniels told the Naval Affairs Committee that the United States should hurry to complete all ten battleships and six battle cruisers authorized in 1916, arguing a larger navy of about 250,000 men is needed during the war to peace transition and to facilitate troop redeployment from Europe. He cited General Board recommendations and said a careful study would determine the final policy.
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Navy
Washington Department
United States
Daniels
Naval Affairs Committee
General Board
Wnde
Econsteeriing
Hart
Europe
Titte
Grice Board
Werval
Meerdeadl
Dad Deen
Bolsheviki Fall Back as Riga Surprises Them
Official reports reach American peace delegates describing Bolsheviki retreat from Riga after a brief resistance. Anti Bolshevist troops capture Riga with light fighting, Bolsheviki flee, shops and homes looted, bourgeois driven out. Reports also note arrival of an American mission with flour amid the turmoil.
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Paria
Rigi
BO Pverseas
Riga
Rebels Attack Train Kills Washington Officers
Dispatches report General Ernesto Raa and six officers with ten men guarding the Tehauntepeer Railroad were killed when rebels under Felix Dinz dynamited the train. The rebels warn authorities to seek other employment and say they intend to stop all traffic.
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Washington
Ernesto Raa
Tehauntepeer
Felix Dinzs
Mexico
President Wilson Praises Americans Abroad at Suresnes Memorial
President Wilson delivered a Memorial Day address at the American Cemetery in Suresnes near Paris. He urged support for the League of Nations as a pledge to honor fallen soldiers and prevent future wars, sounding a plea against secret diplomacy and for collective security.
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U. S
Suresnes
Paris
Wilson
League of of Tlese
Saas
Elis
Amer
America
League of Nations
Dedi
Union of
Mathems
Nathans
Ceietery
Aimeten Vialerei
Vinette Ili
Atl
New York to Lift Tin Ore Import Restrictions
John Hughes of United States Steel Corporation and War Trade Board sub committee on pig tin announces the removal of import limits. Licenses for shipments from origin points dated and after a specified day will be granted.
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New York
John Hughes
United States Steel Corporation
War Trade Board
Skeleton of Austrian treaty submitted for examination
Paris reports a skeletal draft of the Austrian treaty presented to smaller nations. It emphasizes frontiers finance and internal affairs of new states and Austria. Disputed minority protections lurk in the internal affairs section, with potential protests to the Council of Four anticipated by the new states.
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Paris
Austria
Council of Four
Unclear OCR: Police routelike incident reported
Fragmentary text describes several injured individuals and police actions. The readable portions mention a serious injury count and emergency response, with references to locations and authorities, but full details are obscured. The note seems to recount a disruptive event with medical and law enforcement involvement.
Prohibition Agents Seize Liquor at Piney Iron Creek
Raleigh county sheriff reports State Prohibition Department seizure of liquor near Piney, Devils Fork, Slabfork District. Authorities name Carlouney head of Piney Shindy Spring barriet as key figure, with details limited due to damaged text.
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Charleston
Raleigh County
State Prohibition Department
Iwo
Carl Eouney
Devils Fork
Slabfork
Cheat
Altitude Record Amid Snow Flight Attempt
A team made a high altitude attempt resulting in a world record claim for the ascent. Casale and Prenchoag are noted among participants in the snow bound test flight aiming for 100 feet.
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Casale
Phos
Carranza Ignored US Warnings Over Mexican Revolution
Washington reports that the Carranza government disregarded United States warnings about preparations for a revolutionary campaign. General Felipe Angeles was named provisional president and Frances Villa secretary of war, despite repeated U.S. cautions about dangers to Americans and property in Mexico.
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Washington
Carran
Mexico
United States
Felipe Angeles
Frances Villa
Presi- Venustinne Carranza
Carranza
Shipyards Press for War Contract Reconsideration
Washington and Oregon shipyard representatives told the Shipping Board in a conference that Western yards built more than half the wartime tonnage at lower costs, but face cancellations of steel ship contracts and a threatened substitution of crews after the armistice. They urged the board to reconsider concessions and retain their wartime work.
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Har Fey
Faette
Washington
Oregon
Ae Board
Wester Yards
Athillic
Gulf Coast
Lynching Follows Courtroom Death Sentence in Lamar
Report from Lamar Missouri describes Jy Lanes tied and pleaded guilty to murdering Sheriff John Turton. Two men burst into the courtroom after sentencing Lynch to life imprisonment, abducted him, and hanged him in the courthouse yard in front of about 60 spectators including children. Judge B C Pyurmin had ordered Lynch taken to his office under guard before the midnight ambush.
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Lyneh
Ruth Law Plans Flight From Chicago to New York
Ruth Law aviatrix leaves Chicago for New York and plans a trial flight within six weeks. She orders a new biplane with dual 400 hp motors, accompanied by mechanic James Lamont. The plane is backed by a major company and aims to meet Navy resistance en route.
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Chicago
Ruth Law
New York
Janes Lamont
Dudley
Mabe
Mobilization Report on Belgian Forces and Demobilization
Dispatch from Kandhoven notes Belgian front lines closed and Loyal troops ordered to demobilize. Report cites extended periods of service and pending demobilization timelines under military command.
Ready to Renew Blockade Pact Amid German Refusal
The Allied Blockade Council finalizes new blockade arrangements with Germany. German delegates refuse to sign the cooperation pact between military and canal forces, prompting a 72 hour notice period for armistice termination.
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Germany
Widh
Jayernin
Rulers to be drawn from civil life in Mexico plan
Felipe Angeles leads a Mexican revolt proposal to form a republic by barring military men from the presidency and drawing rulers from civilian life. The plan seeks to disband regular and federal armies, tie foreign policy to mutual respect with the United States, and curb German and Argentine links amid unsettled capital security as foreigners evacuate Mexico City.
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Washington
Felipe Angeles
Mexico
United States
Eile
Army aviators killed in collision near Yale Bowl
Lieutenant Melvin B. Kelleher 38 of Franklin Indiana and Corporal Joseph Katzmann 74 of Brooklyn were killed when their airplane collided with another at about 1000 feet near the Yale Bowl. The two were in one of three amphibians departing Hazelhurst Field for a recruiting flight for the aviation service.
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New Haven
Connu
Melvin B. Kelleher
Franklin
Ind
Joseph Katzmann
Brooklyn
Mineola
Yale Bowl
Hazelhurst Field
New Wighind
aVviaation Service
Polish Premier asks Wilson for commission to Poland
Paris Tynace Jan Paderewski informs President Wilson he will ask the Senate to appoint a commission of Siebeans to Poland to investigate treatment of the Jewish population, signaling intent in a letter to Herbert C. Hoover of the Allied Food Relief Committee.
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Paris
Jan Paderewski
Wilson
Senate
Siebeans
Poland
Herbert C. Hoover
Allied Food Relief Committee
Fire disaster claims lives and injures many in crowded building
A blaze in a picture house caused numerous deaths and injuries. Authorities report multiple fatalities including women and children, with several bodies recovered as firemen rescue those trapped. The scene left about one hundred people affected by the catastrophe amid chaotic evacuation.
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Valence
Five Hundred Fifty-seventh Hoboken Casual Company Crash
In Nebraska near Ashbind Omaha and Seb residents report five officers and a Y M C A secretary among 25 injured when coaches carrying the unit to Presidio San Francisco plunged 30 feet into Salt Creek en route, two coaches tipping as the accident occurred.
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Omaha
Seb
London police strike called off after large vote
The threatened police strike has been postponed for now after police demonstrated in Hyde Park and announced the Executive Committee decided to delay until after the peace treaty is signed. Electric car strike appears postponed as well.
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London
Pyde Park
Factory takeover plan by workers at Curr Uostery Mills
General Julien Curr, a banker who controls the mills, announced workers would form a governing body modeled on the US government to manage the plant. The workers would create a house of representatives and a cabinet with owner representatives.
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E.F. Dunne
Michael F. Ryan
Frank P. Walsh
Mansion House
Dublin
Cause of Free Ireland
Ticham, NN
TE Ge
Julien CG Curr
United States
The New Modesty and Palm Beach Swimwear
Clarence Underwood voices a shift toward athletic beauty as modesty evolves. A Palm Beach scene shows a white bathing dress causing murmurs, with a mother warning and a calm reply about not becoming deformed. Dr Peery's Dead Shot ad claims worm expulsion and digestion boost.
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Clarence Underwood
Palm Beach
Peery
Ancient king vows lasting public pledge on stone monument
A fragmentary quotation describes a ruler promising a durable pact carved in stone to prevent it being treated as mere scrap paper, underscoring the desire for a permanent public agreement.
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