Peace Celebration Across London and Allies Parade
London marked peace with a grand victory parade led by American troops under General Pershing. Thousands crowded Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens to witness contingents from Britain and allied nations march in alphabetical order.
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Ragrant
Albert Gate
Hyde Park
George
Royal Family
Army
Navy
Victoria Memorial
Buckingham Palace
France
London
Kensington Gardens
John J. Pershing
Belgium
Gillian
Italy
Beatty
Keyes
Grand Fleet
Mercantile Marine
Hyde Park Green
Regent's Park
League of Arts
Imperial Choir
Foch Warns England Not Ready Next Time
Marshal Foch tells Daily Mail correspondent that Britain must maintain large reserves of military material. He warns England will be in the same position as before if not prepared and urges preparations as an obvious precaution.
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London
England
Marshal Foch
France
Daily Mail
Great Britain
No Fair Trial for a Private Military Controversy
Washington July 19 Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T Ansell former acting judge advocate general of the army and central figure in the war department military justice dispute handed his resignation to Secretary Baker today He seeks to press for radical changes in rules of military trials claiming a private in the army cannot get a fair trial He had testified before congressional committees and spoke to law groups Secretary Baker reserved action on the resignation.
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Washington
Samuel T. Ansell
Army
War Department
Baker
Ansell
Fire threatens lines as Grass Valley blaze nears telegraph
Grass Valley California July 19 fire in Blue Devil's Gulch near Dutch Flat endangers Pacific Gas and Electric overland telegraph and telephone lines. More than 100 men are dispatched to keep the lines open.
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Grass Valley
Calif
Blue Devil's Gulch
Dutch Flat
Overland Telegraph
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Wilson Sees Optimism in Senate on Peace Treaty
President Wilson's advisers report he is pleased with Republican senators' attitudes toward the peace treaty and league covenant. White House talks cleared up doubts, with more senators to meet Monday. The president attended executive work, reviewed the sundry civil bill, and the senate adjourned for the day.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Congress
Hampton Roads
Senate
Housewives urge action over talks on living costs
Washington reports that housewives, fed up with congressional probes into the high cost of living, favor remedial laws. National Consumers League representative Miss Jessie Haver sent a letter to Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts. Tinkham has a bill proposing a $30,000 nationwide inquiry into living costs.
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Washington
Jessie Haver
National Consumers League
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Timber Fire in North Reaching Dangerous Stage
Forest fires in northern Idaho eastern Washington and western Montana threaten government state and private timber as winds drive blazes across the region. Spokane reports six large fires in the Kaniksu reserve with several million feet of timber burned and losses estimated at 15 000 to 20 000. One hundred men battle fires along Caribou creek Priest Lake Big Creek and Blue Lake as crews rush in from Montana and Spokane.
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Boise
Idaho
Govenor Davis
Department of the Interior
United States Forestry Service
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Spokane
Trol. Forest Service
Fire Protective Association
Newport
Wash
Howard Flint
Kaniksu Forest
Caribou Creek
Priest Lake
Upper Priest Lake
Big Creek
Blue Lake
Flint
Dry forces block amendments to prohibition act debate
Washington July 19 Dry leaders in the house refused to allow measures to hinder enforcement. Chairman Good sought a joint resolution to make appropriation bills signed after July 1 retroactive. Rep Currie objected while Bland failed to gain time to present an amendment. Minority members vowed to withhold further cooperation.
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Washington
House
Good
Unanimous Conset
Representative Currie
Michigan
Volstead
Judiciary
Bland
Missouri
Daniels to Meet Fleet on Coast
Secretary Daniels announced he would leave Washington on August 1 and meet the Pacific fleet at San Diego about August 7. He will be accompanied by his aide Commander P W Foote and rear admirals J B McKean Samuel McGown and Charles W Parks.
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Washington
Daniels
Pacific Coast
San Diego
P. W. Foote
J. 8. McKean
Naval Operations
Samuel McGown
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Charles W. Parks
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Chicago Strikes Loom as Transit Workers Vote Yes
Chicago workers on transportation lines vote 12,951 yes of 15,039 to strike over wage and condition demands. Officials expect quick talks but a strike date may be set soon. mayor forms nine member mediation panel to avert walkout. Building trades also face a standstill as contractors lock out 20,000 unionists and 100,000 idle with material deliveries halted.
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Chicago
Thompson
Chicago Traction
D. McMahon
International Organization of Traction Workers
Building Trades Council
Simon O’donnell
Building Construction Employers Association
Chicago Fire Engineers Walk Out Over Wages
In Chicago on July 19, every fire department engineer and assistant left their posts at 8 am after a city wage dispute. Two hundred fifty employees tendered resignations. five river fire tugs remained on duty. A ten-member committee will negotiate with the city council’s finance committee. First Assistant Fire Chief Buckley saw substitutes as easily obtained.
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Chicago
Asssistant
Edward J. Buckley
Idaho Weekend Forecast: Fair Warmers Ahead
Idaho weather report briefs a calm night and Sunday with fair skies and rising temperatures. Highs and overnight temperatures not specified. residents should expect warmer conditions statewide.
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Idaho
Majestic Armada to Western Seal Head of Union Quits Office
J Konenkamp resigns today as president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America in Chicago. He says the move is personal and notes a prior plan to serve two years after taking the role in 1908. He hopes to pursue a law career and mentions a possible shift of the next convention from October to August.
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Chicago
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Konenkamp
China Shows Signs of Modern Action
Peking reports a new defense expedition for the north western frontiers led against General Semenoff. About five thousand troops drawn from Japanese trained contingents head to ward Urga. For the first time large numbers of automobiles will transport troops, with airplanes expected to be used.
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Peking
Associated Press
Semenoff
China
National Defense Army
Urga
Pomeranian Clans Bury The Hatchet
Copenhagen reports the siege in Pomerania has ended. Stettin citizens pushed back and labor leaders proclaimed an immediate truce, signaling a shift in regional tensions amid ongoing conflict and protests.
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Copenhagen
Pomerania
Stettin
America's Greatest Fleet Sets Sail for Pacific Route
The Pacific fleet, led by Admiral Hugh Rodman, left Norfolk at 8:30 a.m. aboard six superdreadnoughts and 30 destroyers bound for the western seaboard via the Panama Canal. The voyage marks a split of force, testing canal routing and signaling a new Pacific deployment with Puget Sound as main base.
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Point Comfort
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Rodman
Jackies
New Mexico
Admiral Rodman
Mississippi
Wyoming
Arkansas
New York
Texas
Idaho
Arizona
Birmingham
Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Atlantic Yards
Puget Sound
Wash
HUN SOCIALISTS MAKE A THREAT
Berlin notes martial law still governs. Noske restricts open air meetings and parades in Greater Berlin for one month. Independent Socialists plan a general strike and demonstrations. Hamburg workers call a general strike Monday and government troops remain.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Gustav Noske
Greater
Herr Noske
Hamburg
Paris agitation called off after chamber vote
Paris reports that the general federation of labor canceled Monday’s general strike after the chamber of deputies condemned government economic policies. The government plans a Tuesday confidence vote as Victor Boret resigns and M Noulens takes over as food minister.
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Paris
General Federation of Labor
Chamber of Deputies
National Committee of the Federation
Victor Boret
Interpella
Chamber
Joseph J. B. E. Noulens
Russia
M. Noulens
Allies debate fate of 240000 Russian POWs in Germany
Paris dispatch reports the supreme council weighing the future of 240000 Russian prisoners held by Germany after the armistice. Entente powers face rising costs and concerns over Bolshevik influence as nations fear sending prisoners home. The council seeks military counsel before action.
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Paris
Associated Press
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Germany
Poland
Russia
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