World News Summary from The South and Beyond
Readable excerpts report on the Wilson administration and Paris treatment of U S prisoners, a death in Atlanta tied to a planned wedding, a six word will leaving $200000 to Zulma Powell, Western forest fires threatening towns, and strikes by umbrella makers in Philadelphia. Milestones include naval moves, senator debates on the League, and Red Cross Russian child relief in Siberia with Pershing’s return planned.
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Paris
Woodrow Wilson
John W. Kehoe
Knights of Columbus
France
New York
Dayton B. Martin
United States Army Reserve Corps
South Pryor Street
Atlanta
Mildred
Peacock
East Cain Street
Martin
Alexander William Waters
American Fruit Exchange
Zulma
Zulma Powell
Montana
Idaho
United States Forest Service
Missoula
Mont
Frankford Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Augusta
Charles Cheeks
George Taylor
William Peeler
Cheeks
Peeler
St. Regis
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Chicago
White House
League of Nations
Pacific
Old Point Comfort
Pacific Waters
Admiral Rodman
Coblenz
George Cockriel
Germany
Peter Carr
Wales
San Luis Potosi
State Department
Texas
National Guard
Tank Corps
Air Service
War Department
Red Cross
Lake Torogyak
Siberia
Ural Mountains
Ufa
General Pershing
United States
Caldwell
House Rules Committee
Chamberlain seeks amnesty for most court martial sentences
Senator Chamberlain proposes full amnesty for all soldiers sailors and marines convicted by court martial except felonies under federal law. He cites reports of brutal sentences and outrages in France saying the Spanish Inquisition was not a fair comparison.
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France
Washington
Chamberlain
Oregon
Military Committee
Senate
Tension Eases Over Mexican Incident Near Tampico
Washington reports show relief in both houses as details emerge of July 6 sailors robbed from the USS Cheyenne on the Tamesi river. Commander Finney of the USS Topeka says three civilians, two armed, stopped the sailors on official duty. Tampico authorities expressed deep regret.
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Washington
State Department
Tamesi River
Finney
Topeka
Tampico
Congress Upholds Right of Home Storage of Liquors
Washington report notes the prohibition enforcement bill passed section by section in the House, but the right to store liquor in one's home withstood amendments. Only three votes favored making home possession unlawful. after amendments, an overnight adjournment was approved amid a chorus of noes.
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Washington
Austrians receive full peace terms at St Germain
Allied powers deliver the complete postwar settlement to Austria on June 2 at St Germain. The document outlines reparations similar to Germany's, a new Austrian reparations commission, cash payments, bonds, livestock deliveries, and control of prewar debt by the new states. The army is limited to 30,000 volunteers.
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Paris
St. Germain
M. Dusatta
Austria
Germany
Sailors Held Up in Mexican River Robbed While On Official Duty
In Tampico area on July 6 a boat crew from the U S S Cheyenne was stopped on the Temesi river nine miles east of Tampico. The sailors, fishing for food for their ship, were robbed even as the American flag flew signaling official duty.
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Washington
Mexico
Temesi River
Tampico
Upper Silesia to be free as Germany decides
Breslau reports that the German government agrees Upper Silesia shall become a free state. Gustav Noske, defense minister, is named to represent the government before the Entente commission for Upper Silesia.
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Upper Silesia
Germany
Breslau
Silesian Economic News
Gustav Noske
Entente Commission
Government to Move 5000 Infantry and Air Support into Tampico
Galveston reports the Carranza government plans vigorous action to control oil regions by dispatching 5000 infantry one or more machine gun battalions 12 to 15 airplanes and five artillery batteries into the Tampico field, per Mexican consul Meade Fierro.
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Galveston
Tex
Carranza
Tampico Field
Meade Fierro
Cashier Admits $900,000 Shortage at North Pennsylvania Bank
Harrisburg commissioner of banking John Fisher announced that Ralph T. Moyer, cashier of the North Pennsylvania Bank of Philadelphia, confessed to receiver James W. McBurney that a shortage of $900,000 existed.
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Harrisburg
John §. Fisher
Ralph T. Moyer
North Pennsylvania Bank of Philadelphia
James W. McBurney
Dirigible Explodes Over Chicago Killing Ten
A dirigible balloon traveling the Chicago loop district exploded after crashing through the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank skylight. Ten people died including three passengers and seven bank employees. Police identified the dead as they investigated the fiery crash.
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Chicago
Loop District
Illinois Trust & Savings Bank
Financial District
Amesty Requested for Charles A. McAnally
Washington representative Wood introduced a resolution seeking amnesty for Charles A. McAnally a private in the army who was sentenced to six months imprisonment for painting German colors on the statue at Andersonville Ga honoring Henry Wirz.
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Washington
Wood
Charles A. McAnally
Daughters of the Confederacy
Andersonville
Henry Wirz
Bela Kun's Last Danube Ship Surrenders to Serbians
Budapest dispatch reports the Hungarian monitor Szamos, last loyal to Bela Kun, fled the Danube during the launch of the new monitor Marx and surrendered to Serbian forces.
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Bela Kun
Berlin
Budapest
Marx
Szamos
Danube
Fight for ships in the South backed by Marine Association
Washington The National Merchants Marine Association backs a campaign for more ships for the South. The full force of the association supports a fair distribution of Vessels of the Emergency Fleet Corporation to the various ports of the United States.
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Washington
National Merchants Marine Association
South
Emergency Fleet Corporation
United States
Interest Keen on Disposal of German Property Here
Washington reports German property held by the alien enemy property custodian totals about 600 million dollars in U S hands. American claims total about 100 million dollars in like custody. The peace treaty requires Germany to return American property and liquidate German assets in the United States to pay German claims.
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Washington
United States
Germany
America
Konenkamp Resigns as President of C. T. U.
Chicago S J Konenkamp resigns as president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America in a letter to the executive board. He cites purely personal reasons and says the next convention, planned for October, might be moved up to August and the resignation may not be acted on until then.
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Chicago
S. J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Konenkamp
North State Telephone adopts uniform monthly billing plan
The North State Telephone Co. directors approve a new collection system starting June 1 to mail monthly bills and itemized tolls. A tolls collector office opens at 112 College St with extended hours to accommodate payments, and accounts in arrears are suspended after the 10th of the month if unpaid.
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North State Telephone Co
College St
Opera Ton
Central
Carrie
North Carolina
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