London to try ex Kaiser in English proceedings
British readers focus on Premier Lloyd George's pledge to bring the ex Kaiser to justice in London. Lord Sumner as chief judge appears in the spotlight while a second list seeks trials of German naval officers by an international court.
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Lloyd George
Britain
Hislland
J.C. Vandeveer
Holland
Netherlands
F Manchester
Lord Sunener
Ipstene
Lord Sumner
William Hohengollern
Evy
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Allied commission opens first session on treaty execution
Paris July 7. The allied commission charged with enforcing the peace treaty held its first session Saturday.
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Allied Commission
Paris
3500 More Yanks Are Home Cunard Liner Mauretania Arrives
The Cunard liner Mauretania reached New York from Southampton via Halifax bringing 184 officers 3494 troops and a number of civilians including the Right Hon W eight Massey premier of New Zealand the first signer of the peace treaty to reach Canada premier
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New York
U. S
Zealand
Southampton
Halifax
W. 8. Massey
New Zealand
Canada
Notable passengers reach safety after mid ocean incident
Massey to Isle of Wight aboard a French torpedo boat then picked up by the Mauretania. 115 civilian passengers survive including Sir Joseph Ward and other dignitaries, while engineer Edward McBurney, 38, commits suicide at sea. The transport Cesert lands from Marseilles with 97 officers and 1,453 men.
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Isle of Wight
Mauretania
Wer
Joseph Ward
New Zealand
Earl and Countess of Lindsay
William Slingo
Nado Dejas
H. Gabo
Ato Hern
United States
Wilson
Edward McBurney
Ocean
Cesert
Marseilles
Pershing to visit London for peace celebration
General Pershing postpones to July 17 19 visit to London and may lead a composite 3000 strong American unit. If confirmed, Americans would join in the peace festivities and parade with British troops through the city. He is slated for an official reception lunch with the king and dinner at a commoner’s residence.
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London
House of A
Austrians to Get Treaty for Preparation by Delegation
Paris July 7 The proposed Austrian peace treaty will be ready for preparation by the Austrian delegation Tuesday. The full text is with the printer. The presentation will have no ceremonies. About ten days will be given to study the new financial economic and reparations articles and boundary terms not in the first draft.
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Paris
Prohibition Bill Aims to Fast-Track in Congress
Washington July 7 Dry leaders expect House passage of a prohibition enforcement bill restricting beer and wine to 1 half of 1 percent alcohol by week’s end with Senate action hoped by month end. Volstead will seek immediate debate. fight centers on defining intoxicating liquor and possible split consideration of war time and constitutional prohibitions.
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House
Senate
Congress
Volstead
Lease Judiciary Committee
Rules Committee
Ms Commgiatapacn Sraong Hean
Representative Volstead
Proletarian Revolutions Predicted by Austrian Leader
Vienna July 7. Austrian radical Herr Friedlander predicts revolts in England France and America on July 21 and argues for an immediate Soviet government in Austria. He says the revolutions will negate fears of an allied food embargo.
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Vienna
England
France
America
Radica
Austria
Friedlander
Experts Called In to Assist Woodrow in Treaty Ratification
President Wilson and advisers including Barney Baruch Thomas Lamont Norman Davis work out plan for fastest possible Senate ratification of the peace treaty with Germany. They contend France and Britain must move quickly or U S trade recovery will be hampered. Wilson intends to urge Congress that a simple end war resolution will not suffice.
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Wilson
Congress
Barney Baruch
Thomas W. Lamont
Norman Davis
Germany
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France
Britain
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McCormick
Lamott
Davis
Washington
Prohibition Act Defines Liquor and Enforcement Body
The act defines liquor as including alcohol, brandy, whisky, rum, gin, beer, ale, porter, wine, and any potent spirits or fermented liquors at least half of one percent alcohol by volume, plus medicinal or proprietary compounds. Enforcement falls to the internal revenue commission, with prosecutions by the Department of Justice. Also notes Turkish troops in Aidin per a Constantinople dispatch.
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Commission of Internal Revenue
Department of Justice
Cleveland Car Men Strike Over 12 Cent Raise
Cleveland transit halted as 2,600 motormen and conductors walk out demanding a 12 cent hourly raise. The company offered 6 cents, cars run by staff were stopped due to stoning and police concerns. Champaign street car workers refused to strike over violence fears while cars were planned for operation.
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Tretion Company
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Washington County daily newspaper highlights local events and community notices with brief summaries and public notices delivered in concise, timely style for residents.
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Evening Journal
Washington County
British Dirigible K-34 Lands Safely at Mineola Field
After 108 hours aloft from East Fortune Scotland the K-34 cross Atlantic flight ends at Roosevelt Field Mineola anchoring by American soldiers in five minutes. British crew say trip was uneventful and "rather sweet" as US troops secure the airship.
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C. T. Menocher
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General Menocher
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington
Terra Firma
Edward M. Maitland
Royal Air Force
Vote Victory Celebrated in New York Suffrage Event
In Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt's offices officers and National American Woman Suffrage Association members marked Texas ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment. The Texas action makes one-fourth of the needed state ratifications. Texas is the ninth state to ratify.
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New York
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Texas
Peruvian Rebels Seize Leader and Overthrow Peru President
Lima dispatch reports Augusto B. Leguia took office as provisional president after a coalition of army and navy forces ousted President Pardo and jailed ministers and officials. Pardo detained in the penitentiary as two police regiments attacked the palace early this morning with little fighting.
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Augusto B. Leguia
Earler
Pardo
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Senor Leguit
Parde
Senor Leguia
Guillermo Billinghurst
Sa- Presse Court
Et ‘Liewpo
Husky Men Grabbed the Strings Way From Moorings
Husky crew seized control of the strings early guiding their craft away from moorings in a bold move. The incident disrupted harbor routines as authorities investigated the maneuver.
Secrecy Charges Hit Special House Panel Chairman
Special to Evening Journal reports on tough charges from a Special House Committee chairman amid secrecy disputes. The item notes political friction over secrecy and references a British airship R-34 incident near Long Island with a six foot hole in the gas bag and a crowd of about three hundred men stopping its departure.
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Evening Journal
USA
Long Island
Wilson and War Council Accused of Secret Government
Chairman Graham of the special House committee charged that President Wilson organized the council of national defense before war declaration creating a secret government that dictated policy and war measures to protect big business, expending war department funds.
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Graham
Specil House Committee
War Departments
Pardo Accused of Buying Congressional Votes to Undo Election
Pardo faces another charge alleging he attempted to buy congressional votes to nullify Senor Legula's election and to install his party's candidate as president.
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Pardo
Congress
Senor Legula
Foreigners Are Going Home From Milwaukee
Steamship agents report a surge of inquiries for transport to Norway Sweden Hungary Germany Italy and the Balkan states. Government passport rules income tax receipts and ship shortages delay departures as about two thirds of Milwaukee's Slavic population of 50 000 plan to leave within a year according to agents.
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Norway
Sweden
Hungary
Germany
Italy
Balkan States
Wisconsin
Cost of Execution Up In Sing Sing Prices
New York state raised the fee for executions at Sing Sing to 100 dollars per person, up from fifty. The change follows Davis’s resignation when he had earned two hundred fifty dollars per execution and previously earned one hundred dollars for a morning’s work.
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New York State
New York
Ex Crown Prince Threatens Extradition Over Exile
A reported remark by Frederick William Hohenzollern of exile on a Dutch island claims the allied powers will not extradite him alive. He said the allies can have only his dead body.
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Alvee
London
Frederick Wilhelm Hohengeilern
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