President Wilson Urges End to Labor Unrest and Suffrage
President Wilson's message to Congress urges legislation to end labor unrest, lift the wet embargo on wines and beers, and adopt woman suffrage. He advocates helping returning soldiers find jobs and land, supports flexible taxation, and calls for broader cooperation between capital and labor to democratize industry.
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Washington
Wilson
Paris
Congress
Patrick J. Halligen
House of Representatives
United States
Soldiers of Illinois Return From War Home Port
Illinois regimental units return to Chicago after the One Hundred and Thirtieth Infantry and related detachments sail into New York aboard ships including the Leviathan and Kaiserin August Victoria. Officers and men from Champaign, Shelbyville, Paris, Benton, Casey, Cairo and other towns, plus Chicago replacements, are welcomed by a scaled-down ceremony and Governor Lowden’s party.
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Illinois
Champaign
Shelbyville
Paris
Benton
Casey
Cairo
New York
United States
Siboney
Brest
Hoboken
Lowden
Chicago
Mount Vernon
Thirty-third Division
Prairies
Leviathan
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
One Hundred and Thirty-first Infantry
Charleston
Imperator
Amerika
Fourth Minners
Congress
Ned Givens
I. S.C
Jaent
Clyde Austin
Sullivan
Newton
Bingham
Vandalia
Olney
Hawker Missing After Sopwith Flight Start
London May 21 no definite news on the whereabouts of the Sopwith airplane carrying Harry Hawker. The vanished craft disappeared at the start of its flight, leaving search efforts under way.
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London
Harry Hawker
Admiralty Hopes Fading After Newfoundland Flight Disappearance
Reports suggest Commander Matkenze Grieve and Hawker vanished after leaving Newfoundland Sunday. No wireless message or farewell was received and rumors note a possible accident near the Trish coast. Weather was poor off the River Shannon area with no verified sighting of the Sopwith aircraft.
Allies Ready For Advance As Pershing Delays Return
London May 21 reports say General Pershing cannot leave for England delaying the planned monster reception and parade. Allied leaders including Marshal Foch and Prime Minister Lloyd George are seen preparing for swift action if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty.
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London
England
General Pershing
Marshal Foch
Rhine Front
Lloyd George
Paris
Germany
Germany to allow American mission for property report
Berlin May 21 official announcement says Germany will permit an American commission to enter Germany to gather information on American property here. The plan is conditional on German representatives being allowed to go to the United States for a similar inquiry.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Germans to Reply May 22 on Wilson Peace Points
Berlin May 21 and the Tageblatt report the German reply to the peace terms will be delivered to the allied powers on Thursday May 22. The reply will adhere closely to the German version of President Wilson's fourteen points.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Wilson
NC-4 Reaches Ponta Delgada After Atlantic Flight
The NC-4 landed at Ponta Delgada at 10:24 a m Washington time after a 150 mile leg of the voyage. Admiral Jackson reported the seaplane arrived safely and all hands were aboard for the next hop to Lisbon. Early squalls delayed the departure but the crew prepared for overhaul and fuel before continuing toward Plymouth.
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Washington
Ponta Delgada
Greenwich Meridian
Navy Department
Jackson
O. K
American Steamer Lake Placid Strikes Mine Near Vinga
The American steamer Lake Placid struck a submerged mine off the island of Vinga near Gothenburg and sank within five minutes while the crew were rescued.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Vinga
Terms Spell Moral Degradation Across Economic and Political Ranks
The article argues that terms themselves spell moral decline and economic destruction, citing political dishonor as a secondary consequence. It frames censorship or rhetoric as a driver of social decay and warns of broader impact on public life.
German Delegation Seeks Extension on Peace Terms Reply
Berlin May 21 Germany refuses to sign the peace terms as laid before it the cabinet states citing economic destruction political dishonor and moral degradation for the nation now and for future generations the German delegation asks for more time to present a reply to Allies terms.
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Evening Journal
Berlin
Germany
Extension of Time Sought by German Peace Delegation
Count Brock horff Rantzen head of the German Peace Delegation asked for more time to present their reply to the Allied peace terms. He said further notes were being prepared and completion by Thursday noon at one o clock was impossible.
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Avening Journal
PARE
Brockhorff Rantzen
Seaplane NC-1 Sinks After Atlantic Flight
The NC-1 seaplane, forced down by fog during the transatlantic flight to the Azores, sunk at sea. NC-3 remains missing off the Azores and is being prepared for shipment back to the United States. The NC-1 crew were rescued by the cruiser Columbia.
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Washington
Azores
United States
Columbia
Foch says Germans will sign when forced to
Brussels May 21 report quotes Marshal Foch telling Belgian press he expects German surrender once forced. He adds if not, allied forces are ready to push further.
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Foch
Brussels
Marshal Foch
Baron Goto’s Preasure Visit To United States Noted
Baron Goto, a distinguished mece statesman, travels on a pressure visit to America with several Japanese students accompanying him.
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Baron Goto
America
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Erty
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Fourth” National Guard
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Prairie Division
Wnits
John V. Clinnin
Clinnin
Clinning
France
Hawker
British Admiralty
Pershing
HUNS
Bertin Tageblatt
Portugal
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