Germans to Sign Peace Treaty at Weimar Reported
Berlin dispatches say the German National Assembly at Weimar has accepted the peace treaty. Hamburg and Lübeck opposed. Württemberg and Baden favored. Bavaria and Saxony undecided. A four-fifths Centralist vote favored signing with reservations on responsibility and honor. Weimar cut off by railway strike. air and telegraph remain only links.
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National Assembly
Weimar
Hamburg
Lubeck
London
Paris
Tree Oy
Copenhagen
Germany
Bremen
Leabeck
Wurttemburg
Baden
Bavaria
Saxony
Reuter
German National Assembly
German National Party
German Democratic Party
Sparta
Army Supplies Burned in Wartime Destruction Report
Three members of Company L of the Third Engineers testified to a House War Department spending committee about deliberate burning of Army clothing and gear between Souilly and Toul and near Topecourt France. They said fire was put out after they complained to the commanding officer. equipment belonged to the 79th Division preparing to ship home.
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Washington
House
War Department
Company L
Wets Third Engineers
Flint
Matcom
Charles W. Seyueur
Chicago
Thomson Jolson
Ontario
Oregon
A. W. Gardner
Porthnd
Ore
Maleor
Souilly
Topecourt
Prance
State Agricultural Department Warns of Boll Weevils and Labor Shifts
In Georgia reports show boll weevils increasing beyond prior levels as grass regrows across acres and farm labor becomes more efficient. Officials warn farmers of heightened pest risk and shifting agricultural conditions statewide.
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Atlanta
State Agricultura
Bre Etley Party
The
Olate, Deli
Il Rererory
Pye Bandits Rob Vault Heist Escapes With Cash
Noteta Ob and Mies Tessie Peuiecat describe a bank robbery by two bandits who fled Toledo in a car after looting a vault. They escaped with 800 dollars in cash while authorities say the vault remained unopened and the total jewel or currency value was unstated.
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Tessie
Retler
Deepies
Savini Vark
Toledo
Paris Press Debates Japan Recognition Motives
Paris reports two reasons for Japan to recognize the White Movement in Russia. Kolchak pledges, if recognized, he will grant Japan predominance in Manchuria and Mongolia. Tokyo also fears Bolshevik influence and potential upheaval in the Mikado era.
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Paris
Japan
Kolchak
Manchuria
Mongolia
Family of Vanhee Loses Many in War Near Ypres
Paris reports a French farmer M. Vanhee of Reminghe near Ypres suffered heavy wartime losses. Of his 86 children 22 sons and 14 daughters, thirteen sons were killed, three injured, and one wounded four times. A daughter was killed by a shell at Dunkirk and another daughter shot for visiting Lille to celebrate a relative’s centennial.
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Paris
Lille
Dunkirk
M. Vanhee
Reminghe
Ypres
Operators Seek Public Confidence On Fuel Shortage In 1919
Conference of the National Coal Association in Cincinnati urged an education campaign to warn consumers of a possible next winter fuel shortage. They discussed taxing Mexican oil at ten dollars a barrel and debated League of Nations ties to the peace treaty. Speakers warned domestic and industrial buyers to rush coal orders to prevent idle factories and cold homes.
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Cincinnati
Mexico
League of Nations
Federal Trade Commission
National Coal Association
Notel Linton
Committee On
Wilson
League
United States Geological Survey
Washington
Senator Phelan Warns of Silent Pacific Conquest
Senator James D. Phelan of California warned before the Taigae Tamile nation committee that Japan aims for a silent conquest of the western hemisphere. He said Americas next war would be in the Pacific, not the Atlantic, and urged action against Japanese expansion and the wares trade.
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Saumes D. Phelan
California
Western Hemisphere
Americas
Pacific
Atlantic
Sedition Charges Set for Winnipeg Strike Leaders
Ten strike leaders in Winnipeg face sedition charges for naval utterances. The proceedings will begin at Stoney Mountain penitentiary with a special board of inquiry under federal immigration oversight presiding.
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Winnipeg
Man
Herring
Stoney Mountain Penttomhiry
High Exports Continue Record Pace for U.S. Trade
May exports kept rising with a first 11 month foreign trade credit of 8 105 000 000, surpassing 1917’s record by 141 000 000. The United States sent 6 808 000 000 worth of goods abroad and received 2 803 000 000 from abroad. May imports reached a historic 38 200 000 000 with exports near 306 000 000.
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Washington
United States
Right of Referendum Upheld by Ohio Court
Ohio Judge Dillon rules voters retain the right to referendum on ratifying federal prohibition. The decision sustains the Anti-Saloon League suit against Secretary of State Harvey C. Smith, citing the Ohio Constitution and Sprague case logic. The ruling holds referendum power rests with voters and the legislature, not only elected representatives.
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Columbus
Hawke
Supreme Court
United States
Ohio
General Assembly
Anti-Saloon League
Dillon
Judge Dillon
Fire Salute for Pessoa Arrives in New York Harbor
Dr. Epitacio Pessoa, Brazil’s president elect, arrived from France aboard the steamship Imperator. The vessel, disabled earlier, entered New York Harbor under destroyer and airplane escort and received a fort gun salute. Breckinridge Long led the official reception with 15 in Pessoa’s party, including the Brazilian Charge d Affaires Iranema De Moreira and the St. Louis consul Sampalo.
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New York
Epitacio Pessoa
Brazil
France
Imperator
Pesson
Breckinridge Long
Aged Man Walks 2000 Miles From Oklahoma to Tiffin
Jacob Emmick, 81, of Tiffin, completed a 2000 mile hike from Oklahoma to his old home. He left his sheep herding ranch on April 20 and arrived in Tiffin ready for another cross country trek if needed.
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Tiffin
Jacob Emmick
Emmick
Tiffn
Oklahoma
Trampled to Death in Dover Horse Incident
Warren Hicks twenty of Dover, Ohio, was killed when a Chicago Cleveland mail plane flew low near a watering team, spooking the animals and trampling him. The accident occurred in Elyria, Ohio.
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Elyria, O
Warren Hicks
Dover
Methodist Centenary Exposition Opens in Columbus Aids Missionary History
In Columbus Ohio the Methodist Centenary Exposition opened with music and a pagent to mark one hundred years since the church began missionary work. About fifty thousand people visited the grounds during the day and evening.
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Columbus
Pagent
Copenhagen Proclaims Martial Law at Hamburg Harbor
Martial law is declared across the Hamburg Harbor zone due to rising raids on food depots. Authorities warn of heightened security and possible curfews to protect critical supply hubs.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Land Boom Refuels North Dakota Farm Expansion
Reports from the northwest flag a growing land boom as migrants push into South Dakota seeking virgin soil and higher prices. Prices have risen to about $100 per acre in Central South Dakota, signaling an expanding agricultural economy amid broader U.S. readjustments and renewed interest in new lands.
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New York
United States
British North America
Northwest
South Dakota
South
Alcock and Brown Honored at Daily Mail Luncheon
London hosts a Daily Mail luncheon honoring Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur W. Brown for their nonstop North America to Ireland flight. The event awarded a $50,000 prize. Attendees included U.S. Ambassador John W. Davis, Colonel Pierce, Captain Sexton, Harry G. Hawker, and Lieutenant Commander Mackenzie Grieve.
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London
John Alcock
Arthur W. Brown
North America
Ireland
Daily Mail
John W. Davis
Pierce
Sexton
Harry G. Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
Swiss Mobilize Troops as Rhine Front Preparedness Grows
Swiss government mobilizes picked forces at Basel and Constance to guard the Rhine and northern frontier in case Germany refuses peace. Bergen dispatch notes Italian troops occupy Vorarlberg, Austria’s western district.
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Jeneva
Spechu
Basle
Constance
Rhine
Bergen
Thurgau
Vorarlberg
Austria
Food Stocks To Be Sold Washington
Bids opened for sale of surplus post armistice meats and foods. Columbus bid distribution handled in Chicago with 18 zone supply officers forwarding bids to Washington for Director of Sales review. Government stocks include 88,708,000 pounds roast beef in cans 47,219,000 pounds bacon and 67,670,000 pounds corned beef.
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Washington
Columbus
Chicago
Fergus Falls Cyclone Blows Train Off Tracks
Reports from Fergus Falls indicate a severe cyclone leveling over a hundred homes. The Great Northern Oriental Limited train was blown from its tracks 21 miles west of Fergus Falls leaving only the engine and one car. Governor Burnquist and Minnesota National Guard units rushed to assist with doctors nurses and railway officials.
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Great Northern
Fergus Falls
St. Paul
Burnquist
Rhinow
Sanitary Corps
Fourth Regiment
Minnesota National Guard
National Guard
Twin Cities
Chicago
Seattle
Trade boom predicted in Americas expansion forecast
John Barrett director general of the Pan American Union issued a statement predicting that the new fiscal year starting July 1 will see peace time expansion in trade between the United States and Latin American countries. He said gains could substantially add to the wartime total.
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Washington
United States
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Allied power massed for invasion of Germany in Rhine region
More than a million Allied troops in occupied areas are prepared for a new German invasion if terms fail. Marshal Foch ordered troop concentration along the Rhine with plans for civilian orders in three languages. Orders allow burning houses that shelter attackers and requisitioning railways and utilities. About 100000 Americans would advance, marking America's greatest show of strength since the Armistice.
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Voblenz
Germany
Marshal Foch
Rhine
America
Royalty Plans Tour of America
The article previews a record influx of world leaders and royals visiting the United States next year. It notes plans for the Prince of Wales to visit in August, with King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Maria of Romania, and possibly President Raymond Poincare of France arriving later. General Petain may visit, and Marshal Foch could be invited.
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America
Washington
United States
Noiticle Pesson
Brazil
Prince of Wales
Albert
Elizabeth
Belgium
Maria
Roumania
Raymond Poincalre
France
General Petain
Marshal Foch
Belgium Materials Promise to Aid Wilson Visit
Cardinal Mereler grants audience to Frederick L Collins and approves the statement on Wilson's Belgium visit. It asserts America will provide raw materials and machinery to help Belgium’s early needs, noting Mutines with 380,000 workers idle due to lack of material or machinery.
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Brussels
Cardinal Mereler
Frederick L. Collins
Wilson
Belgium
America
Lttle
Mutines
Round-Up of Alleged Swindlers in Muncie Ind
A Federal Grand Jury indicted a number of alleged swindlers in Muncie Indiana. Captuses for their arrest are being prepared. Reports indicate more than 20 men have been indicted.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Muncie
Mutinous Sutton Camp Troops Refuse Orders
Mutiny at Sutton Camp Surrey ends with a troop committee and salute refusal. Two battalions arrived battle ready with a machine gun. Four hundred men arrested including ringleaders and 1800 sent to Dover and Canterbury camps. Main grievance is order to go to France.
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London
Sutton Camp
Surrey
Dover
Canterbury
France
First Christian King Ethelbert of Kent Embraces Christianity
The first Christian king of England, St. Ethelbert of Kent, reigned around 616 and converted after Augustine’s arrival. He married Bertha of Paris, whose court brought a Christian bishop to Canterbury. After his baptism, many Kentish people followed, with one day tallying 10 900 baptisms.
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England
St. Ethelbert
Kent
Ethelbert
The
Humber
Bertha
Paris
Canterbury
St. Augustine
Augustine
Christ
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Little Pay Yet High Dignity Among Japanese Police
A traveler notes Japanese police earn little pay but carry swords and act as public admonishers, guiding shop hours, censoring entertainment, and advising on holidays and New Year gifts. They avoid involvement with burglars, raising questions about their limited pay and risk.
Just Like the Peacock in Plumage Drama
The five and a half inch American redstart shares a peacock like trait of showing off its plumage. The male’s red orange and white colors develop the black areas on back tail and wings only by age two. The female is grayish yellow and white.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
Miss Take Disrupts Dictation Across Firm
The junior partner laments constant interruptions by Miss Take as she asks how to spell words during dictation. The senior partner calls it a waste of time, while the junior notes the impact on discipline believing repetitive uncertainty hinders efficiency.
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Take
Roads Must Be Kept in Repair
The piece argues that road investment only pays off when maintenance follows. Building new roads without funds for upkeep wastes much of the initial capital as assets deteriorate without preventive care.
Lie Takes Many Shapes
A reflection on how deception can arise from nonverbal cues like eye movements and head shakes, not just spoken lies. The piece argues truth can be masked by gestures and expressions, shaping how others perceive honesty.
Cincinnati Markets Report Listing Grain Livestock Prices
Market roundup lists prices for White and Yellow corn No 2 and No 8, mixed grades, white and yellow ears, Timothy and clover hay, oats, creamery butter and eggs, live poultry including roosters and fowls, various cattle classes from shippers to cows, calves and hogs with price ranges. Prices shown for packers, packers and butchers, and hog weights.
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Gorn
Hay
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