Upper Silesia unrest and treaty aims noted
May 6 dispatches report German and Polish forces clashing in upper Silesia amid plebiscite tensions. France restores order while government seeks to implement Versailles terms and a broader peace process in Berlin. Separate notes cover the Best murder trial and revolutionary strike fears with authorities pursuing alleged plotters.
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London
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Germany
Bonus critics and patriotism themes dominate remarks
May 1919: Franklin D'Olier, national commander of the American Legion, denounces critics of the World War veterans bonus while Washington praises veterans' service and homecoming. Sir John Cowan to lead British Shell group developing Mesopotamian oil fields in a new company formation announced by The Daily Mall.
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Franklin D'Oer
American Legion
Washington
Saxvico
Bluebeard Threatened by Angry Mob in Los Angeles Trial
Bluebeard Harvey faced a murder case in Los Angeles after a crowd mobbed him when he arrived from a train, prompting transfer to Imperial County Hospital. District Attorney Woolwine hedged on seeking the death penalty, while Harvey gave a formal, contrite statement blaming public perception and detailing his alleged crimes, with Nina Lee Delaney's body to be shipped home for Kentucky kin.
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Hrebeari Hlurvey
Eliak Watson
Leu Pelattoy
ET Centre
Abivers
RB Centre
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Harvey Spont
Woolwine
Uhac Woolwine
Riugbeard
Harvey
Am- Walancee
Diane
Barive
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W Centra Lite
Nina Lee Dulaucy
THAYTORS IN ONE TOWNSHIP WACKLEY KANSAS TRACTORS LEAD AREA
Beaver township in Wackley County holds the state's record for tractors owned in a single township. The county reports nearly a thousand more acres wheat planted this year and attributed gains to widespread tractor use.
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Kaw
Beaver
Township
Republican County
Halds
Woman Stabs Employer During Dinner Party
Angered after being discharged, a former inmate of an asylum attacked John A. Torwelthy at a dinner party in his home. The assailant, connected to a plumbing concern bearing his name, stabbed the employer in the back while guests, including Honda, were present.
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Johm A. Torwelthy
Honda
Musta Wak
Vaudeville Benefit To Aid Sick, Death Benefits Worldwide
May 6 report from Chicago notes vaudeville couges nationwide will donate Wednesday matinee receipts to the national Vaudeville artists fund to aid sick members and pay death benefits. In Chicago, fourteen thousand mill carpenters walked out seeking $1.10 an hour, halting much of the industry.
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Coutry
National Vaudeville Artists Fund
Poles Claim Major Russian War Move and Kiev Evacuation
A Warsaw dispatch reports the twelfth Russian army defeated by Polish forces and Kiev captured, with a Moscow proclamation stating Bolshevik forces withdrew to avoid bloodshed as Poles advance. The note confirms evacuation of Kiev and 25,000 prisoners. Also included is a feature on college student and tiger trainer Miss Starke of the Barnes circus.
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Warsaw
Ukrainia
Kiev
Moscow
Warssiv
Lerine
Trotsky
Whark
Nex Beanies Aa Mateaw Today
Starke
al .G.barner Circus
Vassar College
Barnes
Rajah
Mise Starke
Miss Starke
Tajah
Twin Falls
May
Barnes Ehcus
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Attl. Barnes
Lusitania Attack Not Justification For War, Navy Chief Testifies
In Washington May 5 Rear Admiral Benson told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that the Lusitania sinking was not sufficient cause for war. Separately in Chicago Major General George Barnett forecast a larger Marine Corps with higher pay and optimistic about legislations aiding the corps.
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Benson
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Marine Corps
Chicago
May
George Barnett
Marines
Corps
Premiers Note Sent on Trade Pact Perceived Settlement
Washington May 6 The premiers note to the United States outlining a proposed Trpkisl perce settlement has been received officially. The text will not be made public by the United States.
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Washington
Theater Burns in Poughkeepsie Fire
A Rialto theater in Poughkeepsie burned today causing about 45000 dollars in damage. The venue was owned by George M. Cohan.
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Rialto
George M. Cohan
France Moves to Save Birth Rates With State Aid Drive
A government driven push in Paris aims to reverse France’s declining birthrate. A 30 member Natality Council, led by L Breton, advocates immediate measures including child allowances, cheap family housing, supersalaries in industry, and plural voting for fathers. The campaign, backed by the Alliance, labels Neo-Malthusianism as a danger to national strength.
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Breton
Hew Cpb- Anat
Alligdee
Woman and the Child
Alliance
Woman voter debate and aging protest in town
A May era interview features a centenarian orator praising old values while opposing women suffrage yet acknowledging potential gains. She rails at modern society, clubs, smoking, and dancing, lamenting prohibition and recalling Patrick Henry era virtues. The dialogue contrasts aging views with emerging ballots.
Virgin of Stamboul found in New York heiress to vast fortune
A photograph in New York features Sarl, called the Virgin of Stamboul, claimed as the most beautiful girl in Turkey and heir to 100 million dollars. Report says she traveled from the emir of Hedjaz, with an American officer, worked briefly in the city, and is now staying at a leading hotel. Her family mourned her disappearance. Upon return to Turkey she may come under the emir’s jurisdiction.
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Jt9
Turkey
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Heo Mohammed
Hedjaz
Ttin
Surl
Sith
Mardellles
Shewl
Howe
Sardus
Government asks Congress for fourteen million to cover telegraph losses
Postmaster General Burleson asked Congress for 14 005000 to pay the losses incurred by the government during federal control of the telegraph and telephone systems. He argued that without legal obstructions or a longer period of control there would have been no loss to the government. Sinn Fein rioters in Belfast smashed windows and attacked a school and homes, while Russian Soviet delegates in Copenhagen warned they may end talks due to allied absence and return to Russia.
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Lening
Soviet
Russia
James Watson
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Bluehbeard
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Hla Ife
Pang
Frisco
Washington
Burleson
Congrexn
United States
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London
Copenhagen
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British Crown Jewels Guarded At Tower Of London
Tower of London authorities move to strengthen protection of the crown jewels. Custodian Sir George Younghusband says new anti theft devices are to be installed. The regalia are kept in a cage in Wakefield Tower with two guardrooms connected by electricity.
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London
Tower of London
George Younghusband
Wakefield Tower
Brood
Powder Plant Blast Kills Two in Washington
Two workers died in a powerful explosion at a Dupont Powder plant in Washington on May 5. The blast shattered windows citywide and rattled residents, as officials investigated the cause of the catastrophe.
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Planta
Dupont Powder Company
Ballylongford County Records Review Last Night
Freland action cited last night with records by Roblin and today noted in county notes.
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Ballylongford
Freland
Roblin
Germans Occupy Dusseldorf Amid War Disorder
A British dispatch reports German troops have occupied Dusseldorf amid disorder in surrounding towns. Reinforcements have been requested as the situation develops.
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London
Dusseldorf
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