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Congress must restore order in Washington tonight
A public statement argues that three days of riots show a failed police system in the nation’s capital. It demands an efficient police leadership, adequate pay, and possible federal troops to reestablish order while protecting both white and Black residents and foreign diplomats. It stresses Congress’s duty to maintain civil authority and safeguard rights.
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Russian Campaign Reflections On Bolshevik Advance
The piece argues Bolshevik gains against Kolchak and Denikin’s push toward Moscow. It notes Denikin’s strong position and coal, food, and allied links, but urges U.S. action to supply arms via Vladivostok and Novo Rosisk. It also cites slow Allied response and mentions the Anglo-French treaty ratification and no upcoming British presidential race.
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Dry Limits Show Prohibitionists Split on Possession Ban
The House rejects a measure to make possession of intoxicants a crime, with only three votes for personal use protections. Drys push a sweeping search and seizure clause, while proponents doubt enforcement and constitutional issues. Senate support appears strong, though observers warn public sentiment may swing back toward moderation.
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Mann Returns to Help Heal Republican Split in House
Representative James R. Mann of Illinois has returned to Washington after health-related absence to help resolve a Republican dispute over leadership. With Mann and ally Mendell shaping the House, a caucus is to aim for harmony, expansion of the steering committee, and a clearer policy line to prevent Democratic political leverage. The effort centers on stabilizing the party ahead of next year’s presidential race as tensions linger among factions demanding stronger action and program cohesion.
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Mme Poincare Invited to Visit Belgian Rulers
Mme Poincare wife of the French president is invited to accompany her husband on the state visit to Brussels, following the precedent set by Mrs Woodrow Wilson. The ceremony grants her sovereign honors once reserved for royal wives as in London Brussels Rome and Paris.
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Annals of the Dalrymple line in fiction and fate
Hew Clifford Hamilton Dalrymple of Luchie North Berwick marries Nancie Thorne of London. He is heir to the Dalrymple baronetcy and Haddingtonshire estates. The Dalrymple annals inspire plays and poems, including tales tied to the Earls of Stair and Glencoe curse and the family’s complex inheritance history.
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Court of Session
Edinburgh
Scotland
England
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Primrose
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Earl of Stair
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Dysart
Janet Dalrymple
Lammermoor
Stair
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Baldeon
Glencoe
Dalrymple
William Til
Campbell of Glenlyon
Lord Stair
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Proceedings on League Pact and War Measures
Parliament members debated ratification of the peace treaty and league role. Senators Morse and Kenyon argued for and against the league with figures on war risks and district racial segregation. Bills on minimum wages, foreign banking, and embassy upgrades were advanced or discussed amid committee actions.
U S flag on Austrian ships under new American firm
New York July 22 Organization of the American Ship and Commerce Corporation Delaware with control of a majority stake in William Cramp & Sons shipyard and Kerr Navigation Company steamers is announced. The ships, once under Austria’s flag, were bought before US entry and placed under the American flag. Board members reportedly include Joseph W. Harriman John L Ogden P W Herrick and J L Repogle.
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Trains to Principal Cities Condensed Time Table
Washington Post condensed schedule lists departures to major cities, with times for Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis St Louis Jacksonville Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond and more. Schedules show multiple daily departures from Washington, based on railroad administration, with adjustments noted day by day.
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Reed Portrait To Abyssinia
Hedjazmatch Nadae head of the Abyssinian mission will take back an enlarged photograph of an oil painting of Dr. Walter Reed from Walter Reed Hospital. The frame notes Maj Walter Reed 1851 1902 United States Army Discoverer of the transmission of yellow fever by the mesquite. The visit to the hospital July 18 1919 was arranged with the American Red Cross and officials, including Kantiba Garbrou and Ato Herouy. The duke requested a copy of the picture and expressed interest in Reed's mosquito theory.
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Wrestling Parson Converts Soldiers In German Campaign
Chaplain E. B. Currie of the Second division earns the nickname wrestling parson as he stages nightly bouts in Leutesdorf to draw soldiers to church. He selects men from the Third battalion of the Sixth Marines, claiming about a 75 percent win rate and promising five recruits to church after each match.
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Leutesderft Playhouse
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Embassy Status Raised for Brussels Legation
Senate foreign relations committee approved President Wilson's recommendation to elevate the Brussels legation to an embassy. Wilson noted France and Italy have done so and Spain and Brazil will follow, stressing interest in Belgium as a symbol of Allied unity and Germany's unscroupulous conduct.
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New Objection to Palmer Heard by Senate Panel
The Senate judiciary subcommittee considering objections to A Mitchell Palmer as Attorney General planned to hear Harold Remington a New York lawyer next Thursday in opposition to the nomination. Remington argues Palmer would face many questions from the alien property custodian's office and that the arrangement would be improper and illegal.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
Harold Remington
New York
Palmer
Remington
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Prohibition Debate Draws Visitors From Capital
In Washington discussions among Republican leaders in Massachusetts and other Northern states focus on war time prohibition. Charles Riordan notes shifting views as Wilson’s light wine and beer message stirs debate about repeal or retention of bans. Former Senator Dubois and Hubert Andrews weigh in on China and England, while calls persist for gradual policy change amid American-introduced temperance influence.
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Charles F. Riordan
New Jersey
Tensure
New Jerves
England
Hubert L Andrews
London
Washington
America
Congress
Bar Out U. S. Relief
Paris reports Maj. Joseph Green in charge of Armenian relief says Georgia has embargoed aid to Armenians. Azerbaijan also opposes relief, aiming to starve Armenians and force them to join anti-Russian forces in Transcaucasus. Hunger threatens many regions despite American supplies.
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American Relief Administration
Joereph Green
Georgia
Azerbaijan Republic
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First Mail For Germany Ships From New York
Twelve hundred sacks of mail for Germany, the first sent since the United States entered the war, were loaded aboard the Scandinavian Line steamship United States. The ship sailed this afternoon for Copenhagen and from Denmark the mail will travel overland to Germany.
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