Peace Treaty Revisions Set After Conference Tasks
The Paris conference directs a near total rewrite of the German peace treaty while preserving core principles. The Council of Four approves revision moves and forwards nine of eighteen reports to the Revision Commission led by Andre Tardieu. Key items include Sarre Valley Alsace Lorraine and League questions with focus on Germany's compensation for civilian damages.
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Paris
Germany
Council of Four
Revision Commission
Sarre Valley
Alsace-Lorrine
League of Nations
Andre Tardieu
Berlin Council Plans War Strike After Secret Session
The Cit izens' Council of Greater Berlin voted for a citizens' strike with leaders from manufacturing and business in attendance, including Colonel Reinhardt the War Minister. The chair declared the strike necessary to curb government chaos, with leaflets to announce start date via airplanes and all food industries to halt work.
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Berlin
Citizens’ Council of
Greater Berlin
Die Freiheit
Reinhardt
Germany
Rising narcotics use alarms lawmakers in 1940s report
The Treasury investigating committee reports steady rise in nonmedical narcotic use in the United States over four years despite enforcement. It estimates more than one million drug addicts and notes opium imports have doubled as the population grows.
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Washington
Wetl
Treasurys Xpect
United States
New York proposes silver producers combine price control
A proposed alliance of silver producers aims to curb metal prices by forming a trade cartel similar to the Copper Export Association. The plan would spread costs and regulate the market through member coalitions, with London pricing influence noted as a key factor.
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New York
Copper Export Association
London
Fire Threatens Powder Plant at Du Pont Works in Kearny
A blaze in a scrap pile of pyraline near the Du Pont Powder Works in Kearny New Jersey endangered the plant. The fire destroyed the contents of a concrete building and damaged several other structures.
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Kearny
N. J
du Pont
Bellefonte Youth Heir Killed Before Inheritance
Walter Winton 20, heir to 2,000,000 dollars and Bellefonte Academy student, was killed when his car overturned. His father, a wealthy Scranton man, died three weeks earlier. the heir would have inherited on his twenty first birthday.
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Bellefonte
Walter Winton
Bellefonte Academy
Winton
Scranton
Ohioan Killed by Auto in Columbus
John pg. Kidwell an employee of the Kent County Board of Commissioners was killed instantly when struck by an automobile in Columbus Ohio. The accident victim was identified as Kidwell who worked for the county board and died at the scene. Police said the driver remained at the location and cooperation with investigators followed.
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Onioan
Auto
Columbus
John Pg. Kidwell
Rank County Boardof
Rebels Threaten Juarez as Federals Mobilize
Civilians flee toward El Paso while courier General Angeles and a Federal force close in on Juarez. Juarez commander General Francisco Gonzales and Colonel J Gonzales Escobar rush to respond as over 1000 troops mass two to four miles from the city. Five hundred Federal cavalry ride east. garrison officers arm for duty amid scattered gunfire signals.
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Juarez
Angeles
Yone
Nida Commercio
Francisco Gonzales
J. Gonzales Escobar
Felipe Angeles
el Paso
Texas
Bomb Suspects Held in Philadelphia Case
Paul Isen and John Winter, both 27, are held as bomb suspects by Detective Mahony of the bomb squad. A bag found with 125 steel jacketed cartridges, maps of several cities, radical literature, and two pints of liquid is used to trace their movements before recent explosions. The suspects are described as alien nationals.
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Philadelphia
Paul Isen
John Winter
Mahony
Gamden
New York
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Four Men Arrested Over Colonial Bank Messenger Robbery
Police arrested four men suspected of belonging to a six man gang that choroformed Henry Boylan a 67 year old Colonial Bank messenger at the Columbus and Eighty-first street elevated station and robbed David Ryan another messenger of $100000 in securities.
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New York
Henry Boylan
Colonial Bank
Columbus
Eighty-first Street
David Ryan
Avenue
Infantry Losses Heaviest Report Shows Per Thousand Deaths
War Department summary shows 55 infantry officers and 46 enlisted men per thousand killed in action versus 31 officers and one enlisted man in the air service. Tank corps follow with 16 officers and seven enlisted per thousand.
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Washington
War Department
Air Service
Tank Corps
Carmen Accepts Detroit United Railway Offer Increases
Detroit carmen vote to end strike by accepting company wage offer. Increases from 27 to 60 cents per hour were proposed after talks with Detroit United Railway officials and unions.
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Carmen
Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railway
Themen
Wilke
More Ships Sought for Coffee Trade
The Joint Coffee Trade Committee representing U.S. green coffee merchants and roasters mailed letters to Edward N Hurley, urging creation of a new government steamship service between North and South America. They argue better facilities would help lower coffee prices.
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New York
Joint Coffee Trade Committee
Green
United States
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
North
South America
Hays Rejects Cummings League Challenge in Address
Wayne Indiana. Hays chairman of the Republican National Committee rebuffs Homer Cummings proposal to make the League of Nations a partisan issue. Hays says peace treaty remains an American question and vows to limit government in peacetime while opposing socialism and pledging forward-looking plans for labor business and farmers.
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Rt. Wayne
Ind
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Homer Ss. Cummings
National Democratic Committee
Chicago
League of Nations
Hays
League
U. S. Transport Graf Waldersee Beached Off Fire Island
The Graf Waldersee, former Hamburg American liner, was beached on Long Beach L I J after collision with the Redondo. The Patricia rescued part of the crew and nine French fliers, aiding towing by wrecking tugs as calm seas held. Residents watched as the ship settled with water in holds and engine room full, two miles from shore.
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New York
Graf Waldersee
Hamburg American Line
Redondo
Long Beach
L. J
Patricia
Fire Island
France
Freight Embargo Activated Across Norfolk and Western
Norfolk and Western announces an immediate embargo on all freight except perishable goods due to a federated crafts strike. Virtually all freight traffic has halted with only occasional trains moving to handle perishables for humans or animals. Local strike ranks are growing with the addition of shop foremen.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Federated Crafts
Plan a Nation-Wide Strike Aimed at Telephone System
Atlantic City New Jersey reports a planned nationwide strike to cripple the nations telephone system. The move has the full moral support of the American Federation of Labor unless a satisfactory working agreement is reached before that time between Postmaster General Burleson and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which includes most union telephone operators in the United States.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
Burleson
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tinion
United States
Wheat Midge Reappears in Ohio Wheat Fields
The wheat midge or red weevil is reappearing in Ohio wheat fields this year says Ohio State University Agricultural College. It was present in 1918 in the same districts and is returning now. The maggot is orange and attacks the kernel. serious damage would follow if numbers grow, though at present no serious damage is anticipated.
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Columbus
Ohio
Agricultural College of
Ohio State University
Cloudburst Hits Bellefontaine Traffic and Streets
Ohio Electric crews on the Lima division report a cloudburst soaked Bellefontaine and nearby areas. Three feet of street water swamped parts of the business district as trains passed, blamed on inadequate sewerage. Damage is believed to be limited.
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Bellefontaine
Springfield
Ohio Electric
Lima
Bomb Clue Ties Attackers to Union Affiliate
Jeff Davis known as the King of the Hoboes provided a clue to police about the recent bomb attempts against prominent figures. He said the assailants belong to a union with about 4,000 members, affiliated with the IWW. The motive was to protest the sentencing of Eugene V Debs and Mooney of San Francisco.
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New York
Jeff Davis
King of the
Javis
L W. W
Davis
Eugene V. Debs
Mooney
San Francisco
Daylight Plan Repealed by Senate Agriculture Panel
A rider repealing daylight saving was added to the agricultural appropriation bill by the Senate Agriculture Committee and becomes effective after clocks are turned back in October. The vote was unanimous. A House Interstate Commerce Committee bill already acted upon favors repeal. Efforts to annul the act and turn clocks back immediately were defeated.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Agitators Arrested In Hutchinson Grain Belt Sweep
Five men are in custody in Hutchinson Kansas on charges of fomenting revolution federal authorities believe they are I W W members. Additional arrests are anticipated as I W W organizations are active across Kansas grain belt.
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Kansas City
Hutchinson
Kan
Industrial Workers of the World
Kansas
Berger Hearing in Washington on Berger’s House seat case
The House Special Elections Committee adjourned until July 7 after Victor Berger’s espionage act indictment was entered in the Record. Berger’s counsel Henry F. Cochems requested the panel to present his jurisdiction challenge to the full House.
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Washington
Milwaukee Socialist
Victor Berger
House
Special Elections Committee
Berger
Henry F. Cochems
Surprise Villa assault sparks border crisis at Juarez
Pancho Villa and General Angeles launched a sudden attack on Juarez after crossing from Mexico. El Paso reported bullets hitting the city. three people were wounded or killed including a Japanese national. U.S. War Department briefings and border forces quickly prepared for potential action as fighting continued in Juarez.
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Union News Service
Washington
Pancho Villa
Angeles
Carranza
Mexico
Juarez
State
War Department
Villa
el Paso
Japan
State Department
Cabell
Ft. Sam Houston
United States
Calle Comercio
First Non Stop Transatlantic Flight Honored
Captain Jack Alcock and navigator Lieutenant Arthur W. Brown completed the first non stop Atlantic crossing from Newfoundland to Ireland in sixteen hours and twelve minutes. Both were in good spirits though fatigued after a grueling flight challenging the elements.
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London
Jack Alcock
Royal Air Force
Arthur W. Brown
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
Daily Mail
Paderewski alarms over new Polish conflict and a Russian-German alliance
In Paris Ignace Paderewski the Polish Premier warns that Poland is dissatisfied with the Big Four plebiscite plan for Upper Silesia. He predicts inevitable conflict between Poland and Germany and foresees a Russian German alliance against the League of Nations within ten years.
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Paris
Poland
Upper Silesia
Germany
League of Nations
Ignace Paderewski
Wagram Hotel
Fire Sweeps Tazewell and Bluefield business districts
A large blaze in Tazewell West Virginia threatens the entire business district including the new courthouse and hotels. Bluefield authorities appealed for help and sent fire apparatus while Roanoke and other aid teams dispatched equipment and men on a special train.
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Tazewell
Bluefield
W. Va
Roanoke
Civilians warned as troops cross Rhine into Germany
A proclamation urges civilians to stay home and avoid acts of resentment if allied forces advance beyond the Rhine. Published in German papers across districts opposite Mayence Coblenz and Cologne bridgeheads.
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Coblenz
Rhine
Germany
Mayence
Cologne
Secretary Daniels Seeks Naval Aviation Funding Increase
Secretary Daniels sent a public letter to Senate Naval Committee Chairman Pege urging restoring the naval aviation appropriation. The House Naval Committee cut the request from 45 million to 15 million, Daniels asked for 36 million.
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Daniels
Washington
House Naval Committee
Pege
Senate Naval Committee
Freighter Grounded in Fog Off Barnegat New Jersey
The British freighter Speria en route to New York from the West Indies with a cargo of dates ran aground on a sandbar off Barnegat in heavy fog. Tugs were dispatched from the area. the ship rested in about 15 feet of water about 400 yards offshore. The fog hindered shipping and delayed two transports reaching quarantine.
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New York
West Indies
Barnegat
N. J
Middle Atlantic
Discovery and limits of perpetual motion and vision devices
The article muses on future devices to transmit vision to the brain without sight and debates perpetual motion, noting no known perpetual motion in astronomy. It references radium as a powerful energy source, and cites Tit-Bits on a machine running twenty years as a practical form of perpetual motion.
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Earth
Sumac and Shoes Costly Tanning Materials
The Wall Street Journal notes scarce tanning materials push shoe costs up. Bark sources like oak and hemlock fall short, forcing $30 million annual imports. Sicilian sumac provides 30 percent tannin though farmers view the plant as a nuisance.
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Wall Street Journal
British Officer in Critical Situation Seeks Ammunition
A British officer during a hot attack runs out of ammo and writes a plea on paper from his pocketbook. An orderly carries the note, only to return with an official document insisting communications be on foolscap with a two inch margin.
Results Are God’s
A reflection from the Girl’s Companion on faith and fate. It asserts that foreknowledge is not given and individuals must live each moment, do their best, and trust that outcomes rest with God. The piece emphasizes earnest effort and present-moment living.
Sin-eating in South Wales Traditions Reported
The practice of sin eating persisted in parts of South Wales until recently. A professional would place salt on the deceased’s breast, lay bread on it, utter an incantation, and eat the bread to bear the sins, earning half a crown. Vale of Cwmamman noted as late site.
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South Wales
Vale of
Cwmamman
Caraiff Western Mall
Cincinnati Markets Grain and Livestock Prices Snapshot
Market bulletin lists corn prices for various grades with No 2 white at 1.85, No 8 yellow at 1.83, and white ears at 1.80. Hay prices show Timothy at 36-41.75, clover at 28-40.50. Eggs, butter, oats, live poultry, cattle, calves, hogs, and shipping rates are included with specific bid ranges and item descriptions.
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Timothy Person
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Berlin Council
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Centenary Commission
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Cummings
U. S
Berger Hearing
Sumac and Shoes
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