Wilson asserts ratification of treaty and league without reservations
President Wilson remains firm that the peace treaty and the league covenant be ratified without reservations. He met with Republican senators Capper Kenyon Kellogg McNary and others to discuss the treaty as the foreign relations committee continued reading its sections. Senator Kenyon planned to ask Wilson about withdrawal from the league, a point raised earlier by Senator Swanson.
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Washington
Wilson
Capper
Kansas
Wire House
Senate
Kenyon
Iowa
Kellogg
Minnesota
McNary
Oregon
White House
Swanson
Democre
Virginia
United States
League
Foreign Relations Committee
League of Nations
Mnnesota
Colt
Rhode Island
Nelson
McCumber
North Dakota
Versailles
General Pershing Receives Sword of Honor in London
London honors General Pershing with a sword of honor at Guild Hall. The city also recently voted to award him and Marshal Foch the freedom of the city and swords of honor. The gold mounted blade bears US and London insignia, Pershing’s monogram, and battles, with 18 karat hilt.
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London
General Pershing
Guild Hall
Corporation of the
City of London
Marshal Foch
City
United States
Ford Libel Trial Intensifies as Ford Tests Witnesses
Mount Clemens Michigan July 18 Henry Ford faces grilling in his libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. Attorney Stevenson pressed Ford on the June 23 1916 editorial accusing him of being an anarchist while Lucking and Murphy objected. The session reviewed General Eramus Weaver’s 1916 coast defense testimony and a deposition by John Reed as the trial continues.
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Mount Clements
Mich
Henry Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
Ellioit G. Stevenson
The
Tribune
Ford
Alfred Lucking
Alfred G. Murphy
Lucking
Stevenson
Mr. Ford
Eramus Weaver
Military Affairs Committee of Congress
Chicago Tribune
Tucker
General Weaver
Weaver
John Reed
Writen
New York
Reed
the Tribune
Alsoy
Hague to Try Ex-Emperor William Extradition Talks
Reports from Berlin claim Holland may hand over former Emperor William to the Allies at The Hague for alleged brutality. In Washington, a House War Investigating committee will quiz officers on the discipline of soldiers and the light sentences given to Lieutenants Smith and Mason amid accusations of cruel treatment of prisoners.
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Paris
Havas
Norddeutsche Allgemeine
Berlin
Holland
William
Hague
Washington
Smith
Mason
France
House War Investigation Committee
Representative Dallinger
Republican
Massachusetts
Dallinger
Fort Jay
New York
Count Bill Is Nervous Wreck
Berlin reports the illness of former Emperor William as deep melancholy and critical by a physician. Count Hohengellergf rarely leaves his apartment and seeks only religious conversation. The former empress may need treatment for her heart trouble back in Germany.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Deutsche Zeitung
William
Count Hohengellergf
Germany
German gunmen fail to kill provost marshal Cockriel
Coblenz July 18 Two Germans attempted to assassinate Major George Cockriel provost marshal of American forces in Germany They fired several shots from behind but Cockriel was not injured The assailants escaped Major Cockriel's home is in St Paul Minnesota
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Coblenz
Associated Preas
Geo. Cockriel
Germany
Cockriel
St. Paul
Minn
Count Karolyi Prepares Escape to America
Berlin reports Count Michael Karolyi former Hungarian republic leader has reached Italy after several attempts to flee Hungary and will proceed to America. He led the Hungarian independence party and proclaimed a Hungarian republic before resigning in March transferring authority to Bela Kun. Paris talks say Bela Kun is ousted and Budapest unrest continues.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Michael Karolyi
Italy
Hungary
America
Vienna
Kreuz Zeitung
Austria- Hungary
Bela Kun
Paris
Budapest
North Penn Bank Closes Overextended Loans Cited
Philadelphia July 18 The North Penn bank a state institution closed its doors today. The state banking department said the bank failed due to over extended loans.
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Philadelphia
North Penn Bank
State Institution
State Basking Department
Fires Ravage in Idaho Panhandle
Idaho panhandle battles multiple fires with extensive damage reported as agencies mobilize to contain the blazes. Officials note rapid spread, urging residents to follow evacuation orders and stay clear of affected districts.
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Idaho
Panhandle
Senate clears sundry civil bill for passage with higher education funds
Senate leaders approved the $613,000,000 sundry civil appropriation bill after the house increased vocational education funding for soldiers and sailors from $6,000,000 to $14,000,000. The measure, including rehabilitation programs for disabled veterans, now heads to the president for signature.
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Washington
Senate
House
Wilson
Appropriations Committee
Myers
Montana
Pershing March Benson and Sims Get Permanent Rank
President Wilson asked Congress to grant permanent rank of general to John J. Pershing and Peyton March and permanent rank of admiral to William Sims and William Benson. The note cites wartime leadership and avoids official statements on any friction between Pershing and March.
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Pershing
March
Benson and
Sims
Washington
General March
Navy
Benson
Congress
Wilson
John J. Pershing
Peyton
General Pershing
William
France
Superstition Rain Triggers Umbrella Workers Strike
In New York on July 18 the umbrella makers union announced a strike for a 45 hour week with higher wages, moving up the walkout date due to St Swithin's day rain. About 5000 workers are affected as the union votes to strike if demands are not met within two weeks.
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New York
Umbrella Makers’ Union
Germans Deliver 30 Vessels to Allies
Hamburg official report states 300 ships from Hamburg home port totaling 1 161 000 cubic meters displacement have been handed over to the Entente. Among them 31 vessels were owned by the Hamburg America Line and were transferred as part of wartime settlement measures.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Hamburg Amer
Air Mail Postage Cut to Two Cents an Ounce
Postmaster General Burleson cuts air mail rates to two cents per ounce aligning it with first class mail. Otto Praeger says the move places air mail on equal footing with other transport modes and time will decide if letters travel by air or train.
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Washington
Burleson
Otto Praeger
Welling
Western fire fight as winds drive Montana blaze
Forest crews from Montana Idaho and Washington battle weeks old fires amid high heat and strong winds. Atherton and St. Regis in Montana face threat while 700 to 900 acres burn near Helena. Firefighters struggle as resources thin and aid from ranchers miners and associations pours in.
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Spokane
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Federal Forest Service
Forest Protective Associations
Atherton
St. Regis
Helena
Jimtown
York
Rock Creek
Smith River
Beaver Creek
Forest Service
Missoula
Ment
England Raises the Price on Coal
London July 17 The six shilling increase in coal price, already announced by the government, will take effect July 21. Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the government, announced in the house of commons that the rise, delayed for the Keswick miners conference, must be enacted soon to cover production costs.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Keswick
Builders lockout halts Chicago operations
Chicago building operations are at a standstill with more than 100000 workers idle after the Building Construction Employers Association ordered a lockout. The executive committee demanded carpenters, lathers, iron workers and allied unions end a weeks long strike by 8 am or all work would be suspended indefinitely.
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Chicago
Building Construction Employers Association of Chicago
Carpenters, Lathers, Iron Workers
Ex Committee
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