War on Poles Incited by Kaiserites Propaganda Plot Exposed
Berlin reports a plan to create a northeast German state and restore the emperor after a peace pact. Officials say generals and regional presidents supported a movement to attack Poles and redraw maps including East Prussia and Posen.
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Berlin
Germany
Danzig
Tageblatt
Weimar
Mathias Erzberger
Wig
Posen
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
East Prussia
West Prussia
Adolph Batock
Schnackenburg
Buelow
Hoffmann
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Fest Prussia
William
Holland
Stuttgart
Neue Berliner Zeitung
Nuremberg
Neue Berlinér Zeitung
Rights and duties of advisers to the fatherland
The text asserts advisers should show they have fulfilled their duty to the fatherland with no blame attached, and that only God is witness and judge of their actions. It emphasizes accountability and divine oversight in official conduct.
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Fatherland
Reds Plot to Kill King Alfonso Sparks Ceremony Move
Washington reports an anarchist plot to assassinate King Alfonso of Spain during a procession for the reopening of the carts. The plan aimed to strike as he moved from the palace to the chamber of deputies, prompting a switch to the senate house to spare the queen fatigue amid heat.
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Washington
Alfonso of
Spain
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
State Department
Madrid
Europe to Get U. S. Whisky Plan Under Consideration
Louisville leaders anticipate Congress will drop the export ban on whisky from the wartime prohibition law. Kentucky dealers draft a plan to form a corporation to ship surplus liquor to Europe after June 30, disposing of an estimated 40 million gallons before constitutional prohibition takes effect.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Congress
Europe
W. N. Cox
Louisville Warehouse Company
Counter-Revolt Crushed in Hungary Monitor Seized
Budapest reports a counter revolutionary movement on the Danube was crushed by anti-government forces after seizing a Danube monitor. Vienna bureau confirms official advices from Budapest.
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Berne
Hungary
Danube
Vienna Correspondenz Bureau
Budapest
Federal agents recover stolen treasury notes hidden worldwide
Secret Service agents recovered more than 65000 dollars in redeemable treasury notes buried in tin cans and hidden in walls carpets and other places in the yard of Charles H Turnbull an employee of the treasury department He was indicted for embezzlement and found with thousands more in his possession The case follows Turnbull recent expressions of resignation and arrest by police
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Washington
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Charles H. Turnbull
Treasury
Turnbull
Doctor Wilkins Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
In Mineola New York on June 28 Dr Walter Keene Wilkins was found guilty of murdering his wife Julia at their Long Beach home on February 27 A state supreme court jury recommended mercy to the court The governing penalty for first degree murder in New York is death by electrocution The jury deliberated for nearly 23 hours
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Mineola
N. Y
Walter Keene Wilkins
Julia
Long Beach
State Supreme Court
New York State
Senate Approves Special Fund For Curbing Reds And Explosives Rules
The sundry civil appropriation bill advances with a $300,000 special fund to round up and deport dangerous aliens and a rise to $2,000,000 for general crime suppression. It also preserves wartime explosives regulations under the bureau of mines. The naval bill, set at about $644,000,000, faces conference fights. aviation funding climbs to $35,000,000 and enlistment targets reach 391,000 for September through year end. La Follette's wartime status amendment for post February 1 enlistments passes.
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Washington
Senate
Department of Justice
Bureau of Mines
Enlistments for AFEF May End July Fifth
Washington date June 28 announces no further enlistments for service in the A F E F will be accepted after midnight July 5. The department issued the warning to close the program.
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Washington
A. FE. F
Wew Department
MEET RETURNED U S FLYERS
An armada of aerial craft greeted America's transatlantic airmen as the NC-4 crew led by Lieutenant Commander Albert C Read returned aboard the transport Zeppelin. Commander John H Towers and Lieutenant Commander P N L Bellinger were among those who abandoned the flight at the Azores. The fleet from Mineola and a Montauk blimp welcomed the returning flyers off Nantucket shoals.
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New York
America
Albert C. Read
John H. Towers
P. N. L. Bellinger
Azores
Nantucket Shoals
Montauk Naval Air Station
Atlantic
United States
Admiral Mayo
Mineola
Yanks Win Distinguished Service Cross Honorees
Washington June 28 The War Department listed officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by Gen Pershing. Recipients include Capt Albert F Baxter Fairmont Neb Lieut Royal H G Smith South Portland Me Sergeants Claude I Cavene Bess May Rex Thomas W Murphy New Haven Conn John Hussey Holyoke Mass Frederick J Hawke East Greenwich R I Corporals Joseph C Hahn St Louis and Thomas Stirling Denver Privates Clifford C Kidd Fred S Smith Denver Leo L Sandman Barrington M Dwight F Lamson Little River Kan Quincy R Seymour Rantoul Kan Fred Forbis Holts Summit Mo August Hegeman Glen Allin Nd Olaf Brekke South Fergus Falls Minn William J Hughes Goedhope Ill.
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Washington
War Department
Gen
Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces
Albert F. Baxter
Fairmont
Neb
Royal H. G. Smith
South
Orham
Claude I. Cavene
Bess May
Rex
Thomas W. Murphy
New Havven
Conn
John Hussey
Holyoke
Maass
Frederick J
Glen Allin
N. D
Olaf Brekke
South Fergus Falls
Minn
William J. Hughes
Earl Dear Hanged in Chicago for Robbery and Murder
Earl Dear the immune and robber known as the automobile bandit was executed today in Chicago's old county jail. The sentence marks the sixty sixth official hanging in the city history, tied to the murder of Rudolph Wolfe, driver for Dr. Philip Doane.
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Chicago
Earl Dear
Rudolph Wolfe
Philip Doane
Clicoge
Germany Faces Martial Law Threat as Noske Cracks Down
Gustav Noske, Germanys defense minister, pledges an iron hand to quell uprisings and threatens martial law. Independent Socialists and Communists in Berlin are arrested on treason charges after intercepting Hamburgs uprising signals and arming partisans.
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Soviet
Berlin
Gustav Noske
Germany
Noske
Greater Berlin
Hamburg
Turbulent Hamburg Riots Spark Fear of Civil War
After recent turmoil in Hamburg, 20 people were killed and 150 to 200 wounded as rebels released inmates and seized the city. Banks and offices operate while authorities struggle to restore control, with food ships at risk and Spartacan communists in power awaiting government troops to restore order within 48 hours.
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Hamburg
Delay Big Chicago Strike Postponed to Monday
Chicago officials report a threatened strike by firemen pumping station and general engineers postponed until Monday. Mayor Thompson assured the council would act, but officials warned that no action by the council would mean a certain strike. The mayor spoke to a delegation of engineers.
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Chicago
Thompson
Wilson bids Yankees farewell in Paris conference
In Paris on June 28 the president met at American headquarters with the American delegation and Gen. Pershing for a final conference and to say farewell to the American commander in chief and his staff.
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France
Pershing
Paris
American Aelegation
Gen. Pershing
Wisconsin Senate Passes Soldier Bonus Bill for Direct Tax
Madison June 28 Wisconsin Senate unanimously approves a soldier bonus measure to raise 15 million dollars by direct state tax for service members and their families. The plan includes a graduated income surtax and potential county bond issues. funds would not be available until March 1920. A service recognition board led by the governor would administer.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Wisconsin
Joint
Constitution Establishes First President for Diet
Helsingfors June 28. The new constitution adopted by the diet provides that the first president shall be elected by the diet. His term of office will be six years.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Diet
Delegates Promise to Sign and Execute Treaty Terms
After a lengthy parley, delegates submit to terms and pledge to sign and loyally execute all provisions of the treaty. The agreement aims to establish lasting commitments and ensure mutual adherence to stipulations by all parties.
Wilson in Plea for Acceptance of Treaty and League
Special to Evening Journal from Versailles reports President Wilson addressing the American people urging acceptance of the peace treaty and the League of Nations. The World War formally ended as German delegates signed at 3:30 p.m. with Wilson signing at 8:14 p.m. in the Hall of Mirrors.
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Versailles
Wilson
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Hall of Mirrors
Signing of Rhine Treaty Ends Versailles Ceremony
Special to Evening Journal at Versailles June 28 reports the Protocol signed by plenipotentiaries from Germany America Belgium Britain and France ending the session. The American delegation Lansing White House and General Bliss signed in order. Clemenceau asked Germany to sign and execute all terms and they agreed. General Smuts signed under protest over territorial settlements. At 3 40 cannon boomed marking the completion of the signing ceremony.
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Versailles
Germany
America
Belgium
Britain
France
Clemenceau
Lansing
White
House
General Bliss
Wilson Plea for Treaty and League Covenant
President Wilson urged acceptance of the peace treaty and the League of Nations covenant without change. He framed the document as a charter for a new world order, noting its severity is due to wrongs by Germany that must be righted and repaired. Germany can regain standing by promptly fulfilling terms.
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Spectrate Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Wilson
League of Nations
Germany
Jobs for Many Soldiers Post Armistice
Col Arthur Woods reports that about seventy percent of soldiers discharged since the armistice have positions awaiting them. Discharges occur at 60,000 to 70,000 a week, with major unemployment centers in New York Chicago Pittsburgh and Boston. He notes that most former service members fail to obtain new roles through agencies and stresses unusually high demand for relief of veterans.
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New York
Arthur Woods
Secretary of War
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Wood
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Poland
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Coblenz
Coblenz Cervician
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REDS
King
Alfonso
U. S
DR. Wilkins
la Follette
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MEET
EARL DEAR JIL _ HANGED
Slayer
Dept. OF
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Richard Mueller
Herr Daumig
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Yanks
Col. Woods
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