Democratic Convention Presses Wilson League Platform
Two Democratic Opinions argue the administration seeks an endorsement of Wilson's league program and a candidate aligned to it. They warn the liquor issue divides wets and drys and that the convention will draft a pro Wilson platform while risking party unity and Senate balance.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Wilson League
League
Senate
Chicago
San Francisco
Democratic Party
Reed
White House
Disabled Officers Demand Equal Retired Pay Reform
The nation owes wounded and disabled National Army officers a fair retirement. Walter Reed and other hospitals have veterans about to retire with little or no pay, despite their sacrifice. West Point graduates receive retirement with pay, while National Army officers face a harsher fate. Congress should remove this disparity and ensure education and support for veterans to reenter civilian life.
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Congress
National Army
Walter Reed
West Point
Equal State status urged for District and Delaware
A census comparison highlights Delaware's small population and DC's larger size while railing at the lack of representation for the District of Columbia. The piece argues for a congressional delegate or full representation to achieve equality with the states. It notes Delaware's two senators and a representative and contrasts it with DC's disenfranchisement despite population.
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Delaware
District of Columbia
Board of Commissioners
New Washington superintendent Ballou urged to unite community
Sept Balton urged citizens to back Dr Frank Washington Ballou who has been selected as superintendent of Washington public schools. Ballou, 41, comes from Boston where he served as assistant superintendent for three years after a six year tenure in the city’s public schools. He is expected to guide the district as the new academic year nears and calls for broad support from all factions.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Frank Washington Ballou
Boston
Ballou
Great Public School
Frank P Fenwick
Dewes
Providence
Roi
Reston
Marine Corps Politics and the Barnett Lejeune affair
Gen George Barnett retires from command amid controversy over Brig Gen John A Lejeune promotion. The essay defends Barnetts dignity, criticizes Secretary Daniels for politicizing the move, and laments the impact on the Navy and Marine Corps morale. It argues Barnett deserved major general, but politics blocked the vacancy.
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George Barnett
United States Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
John A. Lejeune
Gen. Barnett
Navy
Marine Corps
Daniels
Lejeune
Rte
Gen. Lejeune
Josephus Daniels
United States Now Canada’s Largest Customer
Ottawa reports that the United States emerged as Canada’s top customer for the year ending May 31, with exports totaling $472,449,294, up $22,015,228 from the prior year. Britain ranked second at $450,479,143, down $101,729,035.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
March sails for home from London mission
Gen Peyton C. March chief of staff of the American army finished inspecting American headquarters and graves registration in England and departed for America on the transport Northern Pacific late Monday.
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London
Peyton C. March
England
America
Northern Pacific
Status of Egyptian Princess arrest in U S questioned
In New York a woman calling herself Princess della Patra was arrested on embezzlement charges in San Francisco and later released. The piece questions her royal claim, noting Egypt’s complex titre rules and possible lineage from Sultan Hussein, while highlighting the lack of any record of Princess della Patra in official genealogies. It mentions Victor Napoleon and the broader European royal context.
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Sherman Square
New York
San Francisco
Egypt
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Sultanate
Khedivial
Sublime Porte
Mehemet Ali
Khediva Ismail
Hussein
Abbas
Great Britain
Italy
Sultan Hussein
Land of the Nile
Aine el Hayat Hanem
Melik Hanem
Four Given Recess Commissions as Major Generals
President Wilson has granted recess commissions to Brig. Gens. J. M. McAndrew, John L. Pines, Henry T. Allen, and David C. Shanks elevating them to major generals in the regular army. Secretary Baker announced the move yesterday. Seven major generals remain to be appointed under the army reorganization act.
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J. M. McAndrew
John L. Pines
Henry T. Allen
David C. Shanks
Wilson
Baker
Convention Sideline Color and Comedy at Democratic Meet
San Francisco June 29 Special to The Washington Post describes parade atmosphere at the Democratic convention. reporters and volunteers from Stanford help as ushers while crowds cheer for Palmer Cox and McAdoo. drunken hospitality and flirtations with liberty create lively scenes. notable figures include Admiral Hugh Rodman and lookalike Wilson impersonators.
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Washington Post
San Francisco
Committee On
Hugh Rodman
San Francisco Bay
Daniela
Frankfort
Kentucky
New Mexico
Phantom Ape Stirs Newark City with Monkey Scare
A reported phantom ape haunts Newark triggering parental worries and school lockdowns. Schools report foreign-born pupils staying home or escorted by police after older students mock a goonkey hoax with burlap sacks and dim basement sightings.
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Newark
N. J
Franklin Hamm
Waverly Avenue
Bodies of 837 AEF Dead Return to New York
The Mercury arrived in New York from Antwerp carrying 837 American Expeditionary Force dead consigned to the homes of their parents. The ship also carried 20 army of occupation members, 84 civilian passengers, and 1,815 Polish troops from Danzig who will be demobilized at Camp Dix after entraining for demobilization.
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New York
Antwerp
Mercury
Army of Occupation
Danzig
Camp Dix
Mexico Returns Churches Policy Ordered by Governors
Mexico City reports Provisional President de la Huerta has ordered governors to issue directives returning all churches and their annexes to their respective congregations. The policy excludes buildings used by federal and state governments.
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Mexico City
de la Huerta
Heineken Arrives as Talks Rise Over German Lines
Director General Phillip Heineken of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company arrives in New York aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam with directors and assistants amid growing speculation that American interests will gain a major role in Germany’s former sea routes. A shipping board representative and NGL official met the party at the pier as plans for a Washington visit loom.
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New York
Phillip Heineken
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Nieuw
Amsterdam
Germany
Heineken
United States Mail and Steamship Company
Shipping Board
Discharge of wartime generals announced by War Department
The War Department formally announces the discharge from temporary wartime ranks of General Peyton C. March chief of staff and Lieutenants General Hunter Liggett and Robert J. Bullard. They will revert to permanent ranks of major generals on the regular army lists July 1. A large group of officers holding temporary ranks will also return to their permanent ranks on July 1.
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Hunter Liggett
Robert J. Bullard
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Bullard
France
Army Corps
Chile Censors Riot News Amid Election Uncertainty
Buenos Aires reports the Chilean government has imposed censorship over dispatches tied to disturbances from the unsettled presidential election. Some Santiago reports to Buenos Aires newspapers have been held up, raising fears of a serious situation in Chile.
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Buenos Aires
Santiago
Chile
Wilson Answers Italy's Greeting
President Wilson yesterday acknowledged a greeting from Italian Premier Giolitti. The State Department asked the Rome embassy to convey thanks and express hope that the two nations cooperate in friendship and policy. Uruguay to Get 8 German Ships. Eight German ships interned in the war are expected to be turned over to Uruguay in reward for its Allied service, with negotiations ongoing.
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Italy
State Department
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Uruguay
Buenos Aires
United States grain corporation to trim capital to 150 million
United States grain corporation stockholders and directors voted to reduce capitalization from 600 million to 150 million. The original 150 million capital will be returned to the Treasury in full liquidation now in process. The Treasury will receive 350 million as a result of the action.
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New York
United States Treasury
United States Grain Corporation
Treasury
Washington hotel talk urges closer US business government ties
Charles W. Prim, once Pershing’s aide in France and now a Portland businessman, asks Washington officials to deepen cooperation with American business to expand foreign trade. He argues export houses must train staff in foreign markets and follow government trade policy, citing British and German precedents and urging joint funding on training with leading firms like Irving National Bank, National City Bank, WOR Grace & Co, and Mercantile Bank of the Americas.
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Gen. Pershing
France
Portland
Oreg
Washington
Latin America
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Consular Service
Irving National Bank
National City Bank
WOR Grace & Co
Mercantile Bank of the Americas
Trade talk on Russia shows little value in Bid for soviet links
In Raleigh and elsewhere, commentators doubt American appetite to resume Russia trade, noting vanished pre Bolshevik loans and a collapsing Soviet regime. Reports say Trotzky and Lunine face decline as production stalls, peasants hoard food, and a new capitalist class forms amid confusion and chaos.
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Ludwig Martens
Dames
Howden
New York
Raleigh
Bo Ness
Russia
Russi
Red Cross
Poaviet Republic
Trotzky
Juenine
Maccaw Petrograd
Salvador Ends Moratorium After World War II Era
Salvador, June 29. An executive decree terminated the moratorium in force since the World War, a move that affected commerce and finance in the Republic of Salvador. The action ends a long-standing policy with broad economic implications.
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Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Lord d Abernon Named British Ambassador to Germany
Lord d Abernon, famed financier and chairman of the central control board of the liquor traffic, has accepted the ambassadorship to Germany the announcement says. The move follows his long public service and prominence in London.
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Berlin
London
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Trafic
Gare Many
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