Allies set to reject German peace terms by June 28
Paria reports Echo de Paris that the Entente will hand Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau a refusal to German counter-proposals on Friday and demands that Germany accept or reject allied conditions by June 26. Washington notes Germany seeks peace yet fears the treaty’s sacrifices. The German note rejects signing the current treaty but outlines counter-proposals including immediate league of nations admission and altered reparations.
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Clemenceau
State Department
League of Nations
Alsace-Lorraine
Posen
NC Four Arrives Plymouth After swift Atlantic Crossing
The NC Four landed in Plymouth harbor at 2 23 pm after a six hour fifty nine minute crossing from Ferrell. Crowds cheered as a reception was planned aboard the Rochester and a Mayor led ceremony on Mayflower pier, with plans to complete the greeting that day. London papers emphasize Americas conquest with extended accounts and pictures.
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Nc-Four
Rochester
Plymouth
Mayflower
London
America
Atlantic
NC Four
Philippines asks for independence and U S support
A Philippine memorial presented to a joint Senate and House committee asks Congress to recognize Philippine independence now. It argues independence would strengthen US Philippines friendship and future trade while honoring American promises. The accompanying resolution notes orderly government under US rule justifies recognizing independence.
Johnson Attacks League of Nations in Senate Clash
Washington June 2 Senator Johnson Republican denounces the League of Nations as a world war trust and a tool of secret rulers. He predicts future war decisions will rest with the people rather than the League, calling it a threat to liberty and an engine for annexations. The senator argues it would impose economic control over nations.
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League of Nations
Johnson
Senate
Shantung
League of Peoples
Von Tirpitz described in cropped image and public chatter
Berlin reports the once flowing features of Admiral von Tirpitz as cropped to a chin beard with observers claiming he is seen as a trap. Vorwaerts recalls that a year ago he drew ire by reserving a train compartment while women and children stood. The paper notes democracy has trimmed his prerogatives and status.
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Berlin
Decoration Day Service Honors War Hero in Tennessee
At the annual Decoration Day service at Upchurch burying ground in Wolf River, Fentress County, Sergeant Alvin Work, a World War hero, resumed his role as elder of the church. About five hundred mountain residents gathered to honor him.
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Upchurch
Wolf River
Fentress County
Alvin
El‘der
Supreme Court upholds Burleson rate authority
Washington June 2 The Supreme Court unanimously sustains Postmaster Burleson’s January order raising telephone and telegraph rates as valid interstate interference. Massachusetts decrees dismiss public service injunctions and Kansas proceedings, preserving the rate action.
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Burleson
Supreme “Court
Masnachisetts
Kansas
Supreme Court Backs Federal Power Over Interstate Rates
The Supreme Court upheld government authority to regulate interstate freight and passenger rates under federal railroad control powers. The ruling set aside a lower court decision and the opinion was unanimous.
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Washington,d. C
Supreme Court
Tlo and. Railroad
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal in Rumely Habeas Corpus
The Supreme Court upheld the federal court ruling dismissing Edward A. Rumely's habeas corpus petition to halt his extradition to Washington to face indictments under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
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Washington, D. C
Edward A. Rumely
The
New York Mail
Washington
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Dismissals in Colgate and Ford-Newberry Cases
The Supreme Court sustains lower court rulings dismissing indictments against Colgate Company for Sherman Act violations. It also upholds contempt judgments against Newberry’s campaign managers from the Ford-Newberry senatorial contest. Additionally, the court finds federal laws banning altering forged bills of lading constitutional, setting aside dismissal in Ohio indictments.
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Russian Matters to Pending
Fragmentary notes mention steps toward war escalation and recognition issues tied to the Kolétiak government, indicating a period of diplomatic uncertainty and potential policy shifts. Details are sparse, but the outline suggests ongoing international discussions and pending actions.
Telegrapher's Union says no nationwide strike date set
Washington reports indicate no national strike date for telegraphers while Atlanta walkout remains locally focused. Postmaster General Burleson pledges reinstatement for dismissed Atlanta phone workers if union ties are proven and promises disciplinary actions for Southern Bell Company officials based on the inspector's forthcoming report.
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Telephone strike set for 3 PM over reinstatement demands
Atlanta leaders warned of a nationwide strike by telephone workers with a key demand the reinstatement of several telephone girls. An ultimatum to the Southern Bell Telephone Company was ratified at a union mass meeting, with the strike to begin at three this afternoon. Washington reports continue the investigation into ongoing differences.
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Southern-Bell-Telephone Company
Rhine Republic Proclaimed With Coblenz as Capital
Paris reports Coblenz to be the capital of a new Rhine republic proclaimed in several Rhine cities. The provisional government will sit at Wiesbaden, with a national assembly to meet in Coblenz and elections promised without delay.
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Coblenz
Weisbaden
Echo de Paris
Metz
Maurice Barres
Rhenish
Germany
Old Nassau
Hesse
Palatinate
Birkenfield
National Assembly
Chicago Trooper Felix Bird Wins DSC for Solo Raid
Washington reports Private Felix Bird of the 132nd Infantry, home in Chicago, earns the Distinguished Service Cross for singlehandedly seizing a German dugout at Consenvoye, France, last October, capturing 49 enemy soldiers and a German officer as he fled.
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Consenvoye
France
Felix-Bird
One Hundred and Thirty-second Infantry
Chicago
War Department
Bird
Austria Receives Fifteen Day Reply on Peace Terms
At Paris on June 2 the Austrians were given fifteen days to reply to Allied peace terms presented at a conference opened by Premier Clemenceau. President Wilson Secretary Lansing and Ambassador White arrived as the session began. The entire treaty was not read and the delay prompted Austrian complaints. The outline follows the German treaty with new clauses on minorities and the fate of Hungary Czecho Slovakia and the Serbo Croatian Slovenian state. Premier Clemenceau opened the session and Paul Durasta presented the terms to Dr Renner.
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Henry White
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Clemenceau
Paul-Durasta
Renner
Dr. Renner
Waa
Rennis
Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Paris
Col. House
Peace terms report from allied powers tightenAustria balance
A summary describes the peace conditions laid out by allied and associated powers. It notes harsher terms for Austria except military reparations and excludes broader concessions. The emphasis is on reparations and the postwar settlement shaping Austria's obligations.
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Germain
Sune
Villa faction attack reported in Chihuahua City
Juarez reports say the Villa-Angeles army attacked Chihuahua City in force yesterday. Communications are cut, with Mexican sources indicating fighting continues there.
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Villa-Angeles
Beef Priges Decreases Priced In Chicago Market
The Bureau of Public Relations of the American Meat Packers Association issues a statement noting an imminent drop in beef prices. It cites the end of grass fed export cattle and the halt in government purchases as the main reasons.
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Ill
Bureau of Public Relations
American Meat Packer’s Association
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