Compromise Signals in Senate Nations Covenant Debate
Washington reports indicate both parties see a path to ratification as Senate leaders prepare to consider the peace treaty next week. Senator Simmons voiced that concessions on reservations may be needed, proposing conservative interpretative reservations while opposing some Lodge terms. Republican senators, including McCumber Kelloy Lenroot, reportedly drafted substitute reservations in private talks to bridge gaps on Article 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lodge
Simmons
North Carolina
McCumber
North Dakota
Kelloy
Minnesota
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Pro Germanism Seen Rising in United States
President Wilson warned in Sioux Falls that pro German elements have again lifted their heads within the United States. He called the peace treaty a laboring man’s treaty, arguing it benefits the common people and enshrines the principle that territories should be governed only by the will of their residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Wilson
United States
Germany
Europe
Austria
League of Nations
Supreme Council
Reichsrath
Rhine
Berlin
Marshal Foch
Rhineland
Washington
Strike Threat Looms Over 600000 Rail Workers
Detroit hosts a United Brotherhood convention with over 2000 delegates from the U S Canada and Panama. The union has authorized its executive committee to call a contingent strike of 600000 if wage demands and whitelist agreements are not granted by the railway administration and the Canadian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of
United States
Canada
Panama Canal Zone
West Virginia to curb armed mob incursions
Charleston report says West Virginia will act to prevent a recurrence of recent armed marches threatening to invade a neighboring county. State officials plan vigorous measures to deter such threats and ensure public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Independent Packers Say They Need No Aid Against Big Five
Washington independent packers told the senate agricultural committee that they can protect themselves from the big five packing companies without Kenyon and Kendrick bills. John J. Felin representing independents said they are able to take care of themselves and want no more licensing troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kenyon
Kendrick
Senate Agricultural Committee
John J. Felin
Felin
Prospective Spring Wheat Crop Down While Corn Improves
Washington government crop report shows spring wheat prospects down by 17 million bushels in August. In contrast corn outlook increases by 70 million bushels from last month. Oats potatoes tobacco and hay forecasts fall while buckwheat and sugar beets rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President Wilson speaks on Versailles treaty in Des Moines
President Wilson outlines the League of Nations covenant as a democratic peace plan. He says the treaty ends rule by a few and urges U S leadership while warning against Bolshevik influence and delays in world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Wilson
Kansas City
United States
Europe
Efen
America
Washington
Fathers of the Republic
League
France
England
Japan
China
Galloway Forced to Resign from Civil Service Post
Washington report says Charles M. Galloway, a South Carolina native, retired from the civil service commission after alleging Postmaster General Burleson forced him out to dominate the panel. Galloway arrived in Washington with Senator Smith and has relatives in Charlotte. The President had previously asked for his resignation amid a dispute with the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles M. Galloway
Civil Service Commission
Burleson
Commission
Galloway
South Carolina
Senator Smith
Charlotte
Senate committee backs ratification with reservations in peace treaty
President Wilson tours major cities to sell the League of Nations covenant while Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves ratification with key reservations including withdrawal rights and domestic competency. Hungary turmoil, Roumanian actions, and Shantung issues cited as ongoing postwar tensions unfold as allies press Hungary to evacuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
League of Nations
Nations
Congress
League
United States
Shields
Tennessee
McCumber
North Dakota
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Foreign Relations Committee
Cummins Railroad Bill Discussed in Senate Interrod Committees
The Cummins railroad bill, proposing private ownership under federal control with penalties, tops the agenda as the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee prepares to hearing sessions. Debate centers on amendments and reservations as 40 proposed changes face scrutiny in both chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mhittee
Senate
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations
Full Can
New Mexico
Inmin
York
League of Five Nn
House
Cummins Railroad
Senate Interstate Contive Committee
House Committee
Stiff Fight Faces British Trades Union Congress
Glasgow reports the Trades Union Congress opening with 850 delegates representing five and a half million workers as they tackle key questions shaping Britain's industrial future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Trades Union Congress
Glasgow
Great Britain
Fev
German Baltic Forces Refuse Evacuation Demand
Berlin reports that German troops in Courland will not evacuate despite Entente demands. The note says evacuation is impossible because troops remain under Allied subordination and the government can only seek persuasion to gain compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Entente
Courland
Germany
Former Charlotte Native James W. Osborne Dies in NYC
James W. Osborne a former assistant district attorney and noted criminal lawyer died in his New York City apartment at 61 cause listed as angina pectoris Osborne was born in Charlotte North Carolina and spent much of his career in New York legal circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Nit
New York City
New York
James W
Osborne
Charlotte
Cabinet declines to recommend the Tre Ty treaty
The Austrian cabinet postpones a clear recommendation on the treaty after a patchy Prague report. The decision awaits the national assembly's consideration as the talks move toward acceptance or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
National Assembly
Prague
Payment on Certificates Maturing Before 1120 Resumes
Washington report shows fiscal operations permit payment of treasury certificates maturing before 192 provided from cash in income and profits taxes. December 15 balance permits resume of treasury certificates before October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Glass
Treasury
New American U-Boat 7 Clears 7000 Mile Cruise Report
Quincy Massachusetts The latest AA 2 undersea craft of 200 feet length sits at Fore River yards Bethlehem Steel. Built by Diessel engines it is said to reach 18 knots on surface and 13 knots submerged. Cruising radius near 7000 miles reported by signers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolshevists
Kem
North Russia
Hoboken
Pastores
Orde Lees
Statue of Liberty
Laredo
Tex
Davis W. McNabb
Washington
Mexico
Quincy
Mass
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Fu’ ‘ Diessel
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Virginia
Mr. Wilson
Roumania
Edward W. Pickard
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Hitchcock
Knox
Reparations Commission
Yosuke Matsuoka
Shantung
Tokyo
Tsing-Tao
Hungary
Serbia
Paris
Black Mountain
Montenegro
Hoover
Peter
Ukraine
Petlura
Denikine
Kieff
Dubovka
Lower Volga
Kolchak
Omsk
Irkutsk
Lenine
Trotsky
Petrograd
Hapsburgs
Austria-Hungary
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Trade Commission
Standard Oil Company
Secretary of the Interior
Senate. Com
Cummins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!