Pact or lose war gains credit for ratification debate
Washington news reports Sen. Hitchcock urges speedy ratification of the German peace treaty with no amendments or reservations. The Democratic group argues delay harms U.S. commerce, exports to Germany and private credit while Britain and France move toward ratification.
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Swanson
Virginia
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Ohio
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Arizona
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Nevada
Congress
Europe
Senate Debate Rejects Extended Peace Conference Power
The article notes that the peace conference has no further power to compel German compliance. It argues Germany cannot be required to accept amendments or an amended treaty and stresses finality being essential. A rejected amendment could cede concessions already secured from Germany and threaten gains from a dictated peace.
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Senate
United States
Paris
Great Britain
France
Germany
Judge Henry Guerin Drowns in Lake Michigan
Judge Henry Guerin of the superior court drowned in Lake Michigan near Muskegon while on a vacation at Sylvan Beach. He was aboard a gasoline launch with his wife and son when a squall caused the craft to capsize and his clothing became entangled in the propeller, pulling him under.
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Chicago
Henry Guertin
Superior Court
Lake Michigan
Muskegon
Mich
Sylvan Beach
Judge Guerin
Sen
Bratianu Cabinet Falls in Romania Reports
Vienna reports from Bucharest claim the Bratianu cabinet has fallen and Ionescu may form a new government signaling a shift in Romanian policy on Hungarian occupation. In St Paul a million dollars was approved for school buildings improvements and county roads by the state investment board.
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Bratiano
Rewania
Bucharest
Take Ionescu
St. Paul
Grand Army chief calls for shooting anarchists at encampment
In Columbus Ohio Clarendon BR. Aduns commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic urged, If any one attempts to raise the red flag of anarchy in this country, shoot him on the spot. He credited the G A R with defending freedom and fighting dissident ideas and praised soldiers of all wars while denouncing anarchists and I W W bolshevists.
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BR. Aduns
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Socialfat
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Cominder Ad
Regulares Called as Boston Riot Surges
Governor Coolidge assumes full military control to quell riot after a surge of deadly violence. Five killed and scores wounded as state troops disperse dice games on the Boston common and route suspects to police stations. Navy and War departments coordinate to deploy federal support.
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Boston
Henry Groat
Grason McWilliams
Navy
Roosevelt
Washington
Army
Raymond Bayers
State House
State Federation of Labor Conveys Resolution on Police Strike
At a Boston meeting the State Federation of Labor resolutions urged union groups to vote on supporting a police strike and to oppose a general strike. The plan included binding the federation not to call for sympathetic strikes if police alignment with the federation is recognized. Faneuil Hall, now a bar, is reported as used by the state guard and mayor for a month.
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State Federation of Labor Conveit Creenfield
Boston
Indictments Return Against 14 Indiana Merchants
Indianapolis reports thirty seven indictments against fourteen commission merchants and firms, returned by the city grand jury after a probe into the high cost of living. The action marks a major crackdown linked to food prices and urban commerce. The article notes the jury’s ongoing investigation and potential subsequent prosecutions.
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Indianapolis
Agaftet
Red Army Beats Kolchak Troops Endgame in Siberia
A Moscow wireless reports 12 400 prisoners captured from Admiral Kolchak’s forces around Aktubin Skorsk. The surrender of the southern army’s remainder is expected as Archangel district delegates call for kept allied troops in northern Russia. In Omsk, Kolchak HQ says the Siberian offensive pushes forward with heavy enemy losses and prisoner retreat.
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Aktubin-Skorsk
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P. Loptlakoff
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President Wilson Visits Billings and Helena with Radical Talk
President Wilson visited Billings and Helena, Montana, addressing radicalism as a threat to stability while praising the right kind of reform. He spoke to about 8,000 in Billings and 2,500 in Helena, noting food as the key to meeting radicalism and urging orderly political methods. The visit featured Ben Greenough and a boy delivering a dime as a tribute from the crowd.
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Yellowstone
League of Nations
Mains
West
Ben Greenough
Ben
Beartooth Lake
Johnson’s Midwestern Critique of Wilson and League Covenant
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California denounces Woodrow Wilson and the League covenant during a campaign stop in Indianapolis. He blames the administration and Wilson for rising living costs and accuses Wilson of secret pledges abroad while framing open debate as irrelevant to inflation. Johnson asserts Wilson bears primary responsibility for high living costs.
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Hiram W. Johnson
California
Middle West
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Ceople
Senate
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Bolsheviks Take 45000 Prisoners in Red Army Victory
A war report cites Bolshevik forces capturing 45 000 prisoners as the Red Army overpowers Kolchak troops. The material indicates a major advance with significant POW numbers and strategic gains cited by the report.
Rioting Quelled as Boston Striking Police Seek Reinstatement
In Boston on September 12 applications for reinstatement were filed by several striking officers as rioting was suppressed by troops. The death list climbs to seven, while elsewhere Moscow reports the Bolsheviks have captured Kolchak's remaining forces, raising their tally to forty five thousand.
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Evening Journal
Boston
Canada Ratifies Treaty of Peace with Germany
Canada assents to the treaty of peace with Germany with both houses voting approval today. The measure passes without reservation as the nation consolidates postwar accord.
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Canada
of Commons
Germany
Col. James D. Bell Elected G. A. R. Commander in Chief
Columbus Ohio reports Col. James D. Bell of Brooklyn was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the meeting held today. The selection crowns a long career in veterans affairs and aligns leadership with national reunion plans.
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Evening Journal
Columbus
James D. Bell
Brooklyn
Political Critique on Mr. Wilson’s Economic Policy
The passage argues that Mr. Wilson once faced similar issues with the same laws, had no time to address them, and dismissed the topic as insignificant. It accuses him of relying on a cheap economic argument to mask his neglect and to deflect blame with unfounded charges.
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Wilson
Ile
Twenty seven dead as Corydon sinks in Bahama Channel
Ming Florida September 12. Twenty seven members of the Ward line steamer Corydon crew perish when the vessel founder in a hurricane over Florida. Survivors cling to a lifeboat and drift to shore at Cape Florida.
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Ming, Fla
Ward Line
Corydon
Bahama Channel
Florida
Cape Florida
Chicago Jurist Judge Scully Dies After Surgery
County Judge Thomas K F Scully died at St Josephs Hospital following an operation to remove a stomach ulcer. He had served only a little over a week after his appointment, and his death came as a sudden, unexpected shock to relatives and the public.
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Chicago
Thomas KF. Scully
St Josephes Hospital
Nine-Game Works Series Planned for Fall Schedule
Cincinnati reports nine games planned in the works series this fall. Garry Jlermooun, chairman of the patriotic baseball commission, said most major league clubs ratified the proposal to play the games instead of the previously suggested arrangement.
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Cincinnati
Garry Jlermooun
Patiodal Baseball Commission
Nyiselon
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