U S Readies to Discuss Funding War Debt with Foreign Nations
Washington May 1 The United States government forms a seven member commission to negotiate funding and repayment of foreign war debts. Senator Reed Smoot Representative Theodore Burton and Secretaries Hughes Melton Hoover lead the group as talks begin with Great Britain and other debtors to arrange extended delays and settlement terms.
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Hughes, Melton
Hoover
Commission
Washington
United States
Detlier Nathwe
Shane
Congress
Senate
Reed Street
Utah
Aml
Theolore Burton
Menbers
Secretary of the Treasury
Meliom
Stete Mughes
Secretary of Commerce
Wiritam
Eighteen Nations Debtor List Named by Debt Commission
The debt commission faces obligations from eighteen debtor nations totaling nearly 1.5 billion dollars in aid and war material sales. Countries listed include Belgium Cuba Czechoslovakia France Great Britain Greece Serbia Russia Romania and others with additional debt from relief agencies and corporations.
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Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Greece
Thalys
Tiberia
Roumania
Russia
Serbia
Latvia
Critical turning point cited in Democratic affairs
Former President Yowhan Wilson declares in a letter read at a dinner with Democratic National Committee chair Cordell Tull that this is a critical turning point in the affairs of mankind and foretells to Democrats the way to lead the United States to the light.
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Washington
Yowhan Wilson
Cordell Tull
Democratic Nafiom Committee
Trankind
Jt Elonly
Carry Own Beer to London
London May 1 I t is estimated that 17 000 persons came to London for the final football league game between Preston and Huddlefield for the British pennant. Fifty special trains were run and thousands came by meter and wagon. Many brought their own food and their own beer. The men from the north generally brought a gallon of beer as that of the south is not strong enough to their liking.
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London
Preston
Business Upturn Gains Broadens After Strikes
New York May 1 The month ended shows decisive gains in business with a year long recovery now broader and clearer. Confidence strengthens as constructive forces drive demand in iron and steel and a revival in lumber while building activity supports related enterprises though coal and textile strikes temper the pace.
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New York
New England
New French Ambassador Appointed Amid Diplomatic Shifts
Paris reports say France will replace Ambassador Jusserand with Count Parratti De La Rocca as dean of the French diplomatic corps. Boris Bakhmeteff, once Russia’s envoy, will become dean in Washington, while U S reluctance to recognize any Russian government leaves him without a formal mission.
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Paris
France
Jusserand
Frereimbassador
Corp
Boris Bakhmeteff
Lusshon
Amibassador
Hughes
Bakhbmetef
United States
Russia
Kerensky
Roosevelt
Renee Vivier
Briand
French minister Joseerand replaced by De la Thoced
A French government shakeup replaces M. Joseerand as political pressure and American sentiment unsettle Paris. Count Parrett De la Thoced, noted propagandist, named permanent undersecretary for foreign affairs and will travel to Washington to liaise with the anti American effort before returning to his annual duties.
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Paris
Frivee
M. Joseerand
Count Parrett de la Thoced
Count de la Reecee
Washington
Ames der Jaeser
Frente Fe
Open Shop To Be Defied In Chicago Amid Labor Parade
Chicago May Day rally draws 50 000 union members and a speech by Samuel Gompers urging unity and strong organization. The crowd fills a vast structure as the Insurgent building trades pledge full support against anti union actions. Mrs Mike Quinn visits for her mother’s funeral.
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Chicago
Citizens’ Committee
Landis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gempers
Ma Pier
Gomypers
America
Mike Quinn
Flagler, Colo
James Boyd
Martin Swift
Credit Aid for Soviets Sparks Genoa Conference Alarm
At Genoa, Russia fears the draft pact would force loans to Western capitalists and allow direct control over Russia’s finances, challenging sovereignty. Soviet delegates debate whether a strong proletarian dictatorship can withstand such financial pressure, as Allies push for European rehabilitation while Russia weighs terms.
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Genoa
Russia
Egypt
Cuba
India
China
Allies pledge aid to Russia amid postwar reconstruction
Britain seeks £26 000 for trade facilities loan to Russian investors while France, Belgium and Japan back Moscow recovery. France promises 1 000 000 francs, Belgium 250 000 000 francs, Japan 8 000 000 yen, and Italy pledges broad financial cooperation to rebuild rail and water transport and agriculture in devastated regions.
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Russia
Isely
Japan
Belgium
Baseball scores from national and American leagues
In the National League games St. Louis defeated Chicago 10 to 0, Brooklyn lost to Philadelphia 4 to 6, Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 3 to 1, and New York–Boston was not scheduled. In the American League Chicago lost to Detroit 2 to 6, Boston defeated New York 2 to 1, St. Louis beat Cleveland 11 to 9, and Washington defeated Philadelphia 6 to 4.
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Detroit
Ford Car Run Calamity Kills One on Lake Geneva Road
In Janesville May 1 the Ford driven by Matt Pirzra of Delevan wrecked on the Lake Geneva Elkhorn road near Bikhorn. George Ada thirty of Lake Geneva, an open point of the eer, was only slightly injured.
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Janesville
Wis
Matt Pirzreraid
Delevan
Lake Geneva-Elkhorn Road
Bikhorn Ceorgeada
Lake Geneva
Richard Croker Dies in Ireland at 81
Dublin May 1 Richard Croker once leader of Tammany Hall New York died at Glencairn Castle Sandyford near Dublin He spent much of the last decade in Ireland owning estates and made occasional US visits His final illness followed attempts by his sons to prove him incapable of managing his affairs He supported Ireland England talks and favored the Free State treaty in his later years
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Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
New York
Glencairn Castle
Sandyford
Ireland
United States
Croker
England
Free State
America
May Day Gunshot Incident Reaches Germany and China
A May Day celebration in Germany was interrupted by a gunshot incident in Encke Still, as related tensions in China provoke a parallel battle report. Authorities investigate, with no further details on casualties or motives available.
No Secret Alliance Delivers Message on Cor man-Russ Pact
Special to The Eventne Journal from Mayender Germany reports no threat from the Cor man Russ pact as May Day parades proceed. A captain in the American army was wounded during the manifestations.
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Mayender
Germany
Ray
Battle for Peking Favors Southern Advance
Special to The Evening Journal reports the struggle for control of Peking continues with southern forces gaining the initiative. An assassination attempt on General Wu Pei Ban failed. the general was slightly wounded and his attacker executed.
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Evening Journal
China
Peking
Wu Pei Ban
Russia Denies Secret Clauses in Russo German Treaty
Alliance not vicious reports say Foreign Minister Chitcherin told French Premier Barthou no hidden military or political terms exist in the Russo German pact Russia remains not hostile to France despite Paris's unfriendly posture.
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Evening Journal
Genoa
Chitcherin
Vicw
Barthous
France
Russia
Jiusso Clerman Pact Signed in Berlin
Warsaw dispatch reports the Jiusso Clerman military agreement signed in Berlin on April 3. The accord states the Red Army will threaten Polish frontiers and the Soviet government will supply Gere many twenty warships.
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The
Evening Journal
Warsaw
Berlin
Red Army
Gere
Way of Revelation excerpt prompts satire about women
An aphorism by Wilfrid Ewart mocks women at breakfast as out of place and compares them to colors at a funeral. The speaker Eric jokes about bedroom doors being locked at 10 p.m., reflecting dated gender humor in the excerpt.
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Eric
Wilfrid Ewart
Edward Bell Portrait Highlights State Department Info Chief
Edward J. Bell, chief of current information in the State department, remains the bureau’s primary source for official facts. The notice emphasizes his role as a key point for public details on State Department events.
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Edward J. Tell
State Department
Mr. Bett
Bureau of Information
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