Dirigible B-34 Advances Toward Long Island Cross Atlantic
Aboard the British dirigible B-34 the crew reports progress toward Roosevelt Field Long Island as it crosses the Atlantic from Scotland. Major Scott notes speeds around 40 to 45 knots amid fog with all well on board. The craft carries a letter from King George to President Wilson and is expected to moor at Roosevelt Field before returning to England.
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Frederick Lucas
Royal Air Force
Long Island
Scotland
Roosevelt Field
England
Archie Miller
London
Mast Fortune
Greenwich
New York
Atlantic
Scott
Penzance
Ireland
Lanitude
Clifden
Connaught
Burtonport
East Fortune
Yott
King George
Wilson
Air Ministry
Naval stations track R-34 message over Atlantic
Washington officials said naval radio stations from Bar Harbor to New York kept a special watch to intercept a message from the British dirigible R-34. It was not expected that any direct airship transmission would be received before tomorrow.
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Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Maine
New York
Navy Department
British Dirigible R34 Begins Long Flight to America
East Fortune reports the R34 left its airdrome with minimal ceremony as dawn broke. The dirigible rose quietly and turned its nose toward the Atlantic, signaling the start of a highly anticipated transatlantic voyage.
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East Fortune
Associated Press
America
North Sea
Paris Celebration Details for Independence Day
Paris will host a July 2 reception at City Hall for General Pershing Rear Admiral Knapp and 1500 American officers. President Poincare will review 3000 American and 3000 French soldiers and sailors in Place de la Concorde on July 4.
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General Pershing
H. 8. Knapp
Poincare
Place de la Concorde
Congress Adjourns After Appropriations Pass Till July 8
Washington July 2 Congress completed all needed appropriation bills for the new fiscal year. Key items include the army bill 775 million dollars, sundry civil 105 million, District of Columbia budget 15 million and a deficiency 25 million. Congress adjourns until July 8 as the water power bill advances in the House and treaty debate resumes.
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Congress
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Wilson
Germany
Commission
Baker
California
Disloyalty of Townley Cited by Organizer in Trial
Jackson Minn July 2 Ferdi nan Teigan Minneapolis a former employee of the National Nonpartisan league testified for the state in the Townley Gilbert trial. He said Townley in 1917 opposed the war and US entry and suggested using Liberty bonds, while noting organizers should arouse pro German instincts in German districts. Teigan a star witness and former NL member discussed Townley’s views on German district outreach and timing.
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Minn
Ferdinand Teigan
Minneapolis
National Nonpartisan League
A. C. Townley
Joseph Gilbert
Townley
United States
H. EB. Nich-olas
Teigen
Nonpartisan League
Teigan
Minnesota
Optimistic Business Outlook Tempered by Caution on Speculation
The Federal Reserve Board reports optimism for the year with high output and strong returns to manufacturers, farmers, and workers, but warns that speculation could undermine gains amid easy credit. June prices rose as demand for exports remained heavy, with crops seen at record prospects in wheat, corn, cotton, and tobacco, while steel, iron, and mining improve and auto and shoe production run at peak capacity. Building shows revival with strong purchases projected for fall and winter, despite a tight fuel outlook for next winter.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Europe
League Fight Awaits Peace Treaty Approval in Senate
Washington July 2 With a weeklong Senate recess beginning today opposition to the League of Nations appears ready to shift from pre ratification resolutions to a vote on outright ratification. Leaders plan to press Knox and Fall resolutions but expect them to lapse as the treaty is presented for ratification. The fight now centers on unaltered covenant versus reserved ratification.
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Congress
Senate
League of Nations
Waratios
Knox
Pennsylvania
Fall
New Mex
Ico
Germany
Elihu Root
Berlin Proletariat Seeks Dictatorship Amid Strike
Berlin July 2. The communist influence grows in Greater Berlin as a street car strike threatens to trigger a political insurrection. Noske tightens martial law while rail and bus traffic halts delay freight and fuel deliveries. taxi drivers protest disruptions amid scarce autos and rising fares.
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Associated Press
Greater
Gaburban
Helt Line
Gustav Noske
Elsie Janis Adopts War Hero Boy at Tarrytown
Michael Cardi, 14, awarded French and Italian crosses for gallantry, arrived as a Marseilles stowaway six weeks ago. Miss Elsie Janis took him to her Tarrytown home and posted a $5000 bond to ensure he behaves and does not become a public charge. Cardi’s father, an Italian officer, was killed early in the war and his mother died soon after.
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Michael Cardi
Marseilles
Elsie Janis
Tarrytown
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Cardi
Flight Postponed by Weather Over Newfoundland Route
Rain fog and a northeast gale prevented the start of the trans Atlantic flight by Rear Admiral Mark Kerr in the Handley Page machine from St. Johns Newfoundland on July 2.
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St. Johns
N. F
Mark Kerr
Konenkamp Ends Telegraphers Strike with Call to Return
New York July 2 strike of the Commercial Telegraphers Union against Western Union and Postal Telegraph is declared off. J Konenkamp, president, says the walkout ends after failure to win a vote and urges members to resume work immediately while promising future organizing efforts. Burleson criticized for opposing workers and government stance. A future meeting of the union executive committee will consider reeorganization plans.
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New York
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Percy Thomas
Cuy
Burleson
Ree
Butte Faces City Traction Tieup Over Five Day Strike
Butte Montana July 2 Electricians union votes five day strike to start July 4 halting street car service on all lines until labor resumes. J B Wharton manager of the Butte Electric Railway says public transport will be impossible once workers desert posts in protest of Thomas J Mooney imprisonment.
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Butte
Mont
Butte Electricians Union
J. Bb. Wharton
Butte Electric Railway
Thomas J. Mooney
Wharton
Wilson to be welcomed on George Washington voyage
Plans for President Wilson arrival in New York from overseas on the steamship George Washington are under discussion. Joseph P. Tumulty will supervise all reception arrangements and entertain the presidential party. If he begins a speaking tour, a Monday afternoon or Tuesday meeting may be arranged. The flotilla will meet the George Washington off Sandy Hook and escort him to the Battery.
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Wilson
George Washington
Joseph P. Tumulty
Gear
Washington
Associated Press
Congress
Yaris
Cary T. Grayson
Citizens’ Committee
France
Pennsylvania
Rier
Mr. Wilson
Carnegie Hall
Prominent New York Republican Lemuel Ely Quigg Dies
Lemuel Ely Quigg former congressman and longtime New York Republican figure died at his home in New York City after years of poor health. The funeral plans were not announced.
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Lem Quigg
New York
Lemuel Ely Quigg
Congress
New York State
Strike ends as Chicago Postal firm offers return to work
Edward Reynolds, vice president and general manager of the Postal company, announced in Chicago on July 2 that strikers may return to work. Those seeking reinstatement would be considered by a committee of employees after the strike was called off, with the risk that their former positions might already be filled.
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Edward Reynolds
Postal Company
Western Union
Iat
Mec
Censorship Off On Overseas Staff Abolished
Paris July 2 General Priest announced from military headquarters that military censorship is to be abolished immediately.
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Paris
Prest
Coblenz Dispatch Ceases for Soldier Mail Tonight
Reports from Coblenz indicate that all soldier mail services will end tonight as the dispatches to and from the American army are halted. The move affects correspondence and logistics for troops stationed abroad. Local officials urged patience while awaiting official confirmation of the change.
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