Out of Europe Order Threat to Turk Empire Declares Ends
Allied note to the Turkish peace delegation threatens driving Turks from Europe if the treaty is not signed or effects fail. It cites massacres of Armenians and Greeks since 1914 and demands Turkish compliance, warning of action to end the empire over non Turkish areas including Armenia and Thrace. The message demands free Armenia and representation for Turks on the straits commission, with several treaty modifications noted.
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Anatolia
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Armenia
Monkoood
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Thrace
Snyria
Syria
United States
German ships transferred to Turkish flag since 1914
A record notes that all German ships have surrendered to the Allied Reparation Commission and were transferred to the Turkish flag starting from April 1, 1914. The move reflects postwar asset realignment and international maritime controls established in the period.
Exhume Yanks in Belgium for Returning Bodies
The Belgian foreign office informed the American embassy in Brussels that Belgium consents to exhuming American soldiers buried there. Exhumation begins October 1, 1920. Some bodies will be sent to the United States while others go to permanent cemeteries in France.
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America
France
Washington
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Imminent Irish Rail Strike Warns of Vehicle Seizures
A general railway strike is imminent across western Ireland with Stin Feiners warning automobile owners that their cars may be commandeered to move civilians. The alert signals widespread disruption and potential transport shortages across Erin.
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Dublin
West of Ireland
Erin
Stin Feiners
Sinn Fein Kill Officer in Cork Raid
In Cork on July 10 armed Sinn Fein men burst into the club where Colonel Smyth was staying and riddled him with bullets. The incident followed a speech by Colonel Smyth urging police to shoot without warning anyone not adhering to the regulations.
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Fighting near Kwanhon disrupts rail links to Tien Tsin
Factional fighting around Kwanhon 30 miles south of Peking injures many and halts rail and wire to Tien Tsin. Mediators report failure after returning to Peking. An investigating train with American British Japanese and French detachments departed Pekong. Shihui commander says retreat demanded by Yangt sun forces widened the front by four miles to avoid a Chinese Japanese clash.
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Peking
Kwanhon
Tien Tsin
Pekong
Marion Prepares to Honor Harding
Marion prepares for a big visit as flags and pennants decorate the city. Citizens raise funds and organize welcome events for a Thursday notification day expected to draw thousands from Ohio and the Midwest. An elderly circus man who served crowds in Canton will ensure refreshments for all attendees.
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Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Middle West
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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Cox and Roosevelt Meet Wilson to Unite on League Policy
Governor Cox spent four hours with President Wilson and Roosevelt in Washington to affirm unity on United States foreign policy and the League of Nations. The leaders issued statements pledging party and national unity and agreement on the Democratic platform.
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Wilson
White Hose
Columbus
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Executive Mansion
Roosevelt
Carter Glass
Virginia
Heflin
Alabama
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League of Nations
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War Time Faith and Leadership Echo in Public Speeches
Fragmented OCR text reflects wartime rhetoric tying the nation’s pledge to sacrifices, invoking President Roosevelt and President Wilson. It references dedication of life and resources, duty to keep faith, and a call for strength united by high purpose amid looming commands.
Record divorce decrees hit four hundred fifty third mark
Chicago on July 19 announces that Judge Frank Joldeten Jr. of the circuit court set a new record in divorces. After two weeks as divorcee judge he signed his four hundred fifty third decree.
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Chicago
Whit
Frank Joldeten Jr
Eclrcuit Court
U S Government Expenses For Fiscal Year Ends June 30
Washington reports total government expenditures for the year ended June 30 at 204,411,588,564 dollars with 6403,343,481 in ordinary disbursements and 17,723 in public debt payments. War department led ordinary costs, navy second, shipping board third. July highest ordinary spending, October lowest public debt payments.
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Treasury
War Department
Navy
Shipping Board
Ex Kaiser’s Son Joachim Dies by Own Hand in Potsdam
London reports former Kaiser Wilhelm II’s youngest son Prince Joachim killed himself in Potsdam after money troubles. Born 1880, he fought in East Prussia, was wounded in 1914, and won the Iron Cross. He married Princess Marie Auguste in Dec 1916 while convalescing.
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Potsdam
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London
Kaiser Wilhehm
Prince Joachim
Berlin
Yight
Eost Prussia
Imperial Court
Amilie Elsenborg
Bin
Heran
Memel
Holland
Marie Aveuste
Prince Edward of Anhalt
Hohenzollern
Marie
Thike Frederick Hoof Anhalt
Resolute Long Leads But Fails To Finish Cup Race
New York July 19 Resolute was far ahead of Shamrock IV by four miles but could not finish the second America's Cup race due to light wind. The contest ended when the six hour time limit expired leaving the challenger with one win. The outcome suggests what might have happened with a livelier breeze as sunset approached.
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New York
Britain apologizes for flag desecration by sailors
The United States consulate reports immediate regrets from Britain over British sailors trampling a U S flag at Bermuda on July 4. The sailors are imprisoned and heavy fines imposed, with naval punishment underway. The British magistrate who judged the case received a severe reprimand.
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Washington
United States
Bermuda
State Department
AFL Officials to Campaign Against Defying Candidates
Washington July 11 American Federation of Labor officials will take the stump in the congressional campaign to defeat candidates who refused to obey labor dictation. Frank Morrison secretary of the AFL announced. The federation campaign on Information to the voters is in full swing Morrison stated.
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American Federation of Labor
Congressiona
Frank Morrison
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Rail Chiefs Meet to Discuss Wages
More than 500 union leaders from across the country convened in Chicago on July 19 for secret talks that could trigger a massive rail strike affecting about 2 million workers. The gathering aimed to protest wage awards reported from the railway labor board as leaders including W. G. Lee and S. M. Heberling urged action and warned of potential widespread stoppages.
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Chicago
Railway Labor Board
Eoeral
W. G
Eight Die in Flames When Home Burns
Bonners Ferry Idaho July 19 Mrs John Roesch and seven children burned to death when their Copeland home 20 miles north of here was destroyed by fire. Her husband held pending investigation. He said he woke to flames and ran from the house with a pall to get water and returned to find the house ablaze. He said he was burned trying to enter the house. He telephoned Copeland after the fire.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
John Roesch
Copeland
Here
Roesch
Picture brides enter United States surpassing nineteen thousand
In San Francisco the congressional immigration committee learned more than 19,000 picture brides have entered the United States. Jetty Kayashina Tana, 17, testified that she married in Japan after meeting her husband only once. Her passport noted picture bride marriage, 19, n18, as the officials questioned nine others.
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San Francisco
United States
Congressional Committee On Immigration
Jetty Kayashina Tana
Japan
Cal Firearm Accident Wounds Laguna Beach Man
Sunlight through a windshield caused Guy Skidmore of Laguna Beach to discharge his revolver while he hunted squirrels. He was wounded slightly in both legs and received treatment after the mishap near Santa Ana California on July 19.
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Cal
Guy Skidmore
Laguna Beach
Here
Skidmore
Sinn Fein police march in Dublin with armband force
Dublin on July 19 reports Sinn Fein police patrolling streets wearing armlets reading Irish Republican Policeman. An Irish republican detective force has been formed and Sinn Fein police will be recruited from volunteers, it is announced.
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Sinn Fein
Honors memory of Wright at Le Mans monument dedication
Le Mans July 19 A monument honoring Wilbur Wright and his pioneering aviation work was dedicated by notable French and American figures as airplanes flew overhead honoring the first public flight. The ceremony commemorates Wright and his brother Orville, their predecessors, and contemporaries.
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le Mans
Wilbur Wright
Orville
Twenty Lashes for Wife Beater Knight Case in Maryland
Hagerstown Maryland July 19. Justice Reinhold J. Halm sentenced Winfiela Scott Knight to twenty lashes on the bare back with a whip and two months in jail for beating his wife. The frail 75 pound woman was pulled from a couch and struck with a measuring stick.
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Winfiela Scott Knight
Reinhold J. Halm
Tye Valid
Salt Lake Herald Ceases Publication After 50 Years
The Salt Lake Herald, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, announces it has ceased publication after more than fifty years due to the high cost of operating. The move ends a long-running local newspaper era and leaves a void for readers in the community.
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