Liquidation in Germany Halted False Claim
Berlin reports clarify that Germany did not liquidate American property but rather regulated it. Justice Minister Clemens von Delbureck said Germany followed a March 4 1917 ruling paralleling American action while asserting Americans will regain free property once administration ends. He cited licenses for five American patents and denied seizure of trademarks, noting possible use of a 1918 act in public interest.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Clemens von Delbureck
America
Err van Deibres
United States
Ministry of Justice
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States Senate
Amica
Decentralization Policy Defines Omsk Government
Admiral Kolchak leads a policy of radical decentralization in reconstructing Russia. Foreign Minister Sazonoff explains autonomy for nationalities while keeping local government as the real political foundation. The central authority will handle general functions.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Admiral Kolchak
Omsk
Sergius Sazonoff
Kadehak
M. Sazonoff
London
Admira Kvalchak
Old
Prohibition Pushes Strawberries to High Prices in 1920s
Correspondence from Philadelphia notes prohibition raised demand in Delaware and Maryland strawberry districts. A Chicago packing plant bought berries at high prices to fuel ice cream and soft drinks, lifting market prices from 5 to 15 cents to 30 cents or more per quart, and syrup from 65 cents to 3.50 dollars per gallon. Farmers earned about 1000 dollars per acre. packers closed the plant after peak season.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Chicago
Delaware
Maryland
Poles Cease Offensive on Ukrainians Reported
Vienna July 26 The Poles appear to cease their offensive against the Ukrainians as Ukrainians repurpose strength toward Kiev to disrupt Polish pacification of Eastern Galicia. Roumanians claim artillery halts Hungarian advance while Hungarians report fresh successes.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Kieve
Galieia
French Military And Natives Clash in Alsace Capital
Berlin reports disorder in Strasbourg the capital of Alsace with sanguinary conflicts between French forces and native citizens. Advices received recount violent clashes and unsettled conditions in the city during July.
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Alsace
Associated Press
Berlin
Strasbourg
Alence
End of New York Marine Strike Restores Sailings
The 40 000 marine workers strike ended as Gustav H. Brown of the International Seamen's union announced ships would move by afternoon. The settlement includes a $15 monthly increase for most workers and a $10 rise for coal passers. Unions nationwide favored waiving the eight hour day and closed shop demands to end the walkout. Oscar Carlson, head of the Marine Firemen union, said the strike is over and shipping will normalize within about 14 hours.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
Gustav H. Brown
International Seamen's Union
Brown
Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water Tenders
Oscar Carlson
Marine Firemen, Oilers’ and Water Tender
One Bathtub In One Block Of New York
York July 26 AP housing survey of a block on East Thirty third Street for the state reconstruction commission finds one bathtub in 43 tenement houses housing 1,700 people. The tub belongs to a saloonkeeper for his family use. few of the other 481 families have seen it. The block is not overcrowded with 1,573 rooms for 1,703 residents. Among residents are 233 children under five.
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Associated Press
York
East Thirtythird Street
State Reconstruction Commission
Senators Seek Expert Help on Versailles Finance Sections
Washington July 26 Chairman Lodge of the foreign relations committee spoke with Secretary Lansing at the State Department about the Versailles treaty finance sections. The committee will get two experts from the American peace delegation to aid in review. The Colombian treaty discussions aim to ratify next week with apologies to Colombia removed.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
State Department
United States
Panama
Versailles
Colombia
Senate
Lansins
Toledo Business Men Fight To Save Toledo Street Cars
Toledo July 26 report says business leaders moved to prevent the removal of streetcars amid a fare hike dispute. The article notes involvement of Chief Justice Edward White and petitions for a special election as part of a broader effort to overturn local ouster ordinances affecting the Toledo Railways & Light Company.
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Toledo
Associated Press
William Hoheneisson
Rollern
Edward Douglas White
United States
John Andrew Hamilton
Great Britain
Ways & Light Company
Westminster
William Hohon
Zollern
Doughboys Who Marry Germans May Face Trial
Coblenz reports of marriages between American soldiers and German girls have reached headquarters from occupied areas. Most cases stem from wartime anti fraternization rules and misunderstandings over the peace terms. Some men married with army approval to mitigate circumstances, but further inquiries prompt possible disciplinary action despite prior civil marriages.
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Associated, Press
Coblenz
United States
Germany
America
Pres Wilson Refuses Nothing in Lodge Letter
President Wilson writes Senator Lodge saying he cannot bring a complete Paris peace file. He will submit only papers in his hands when he left France. He notes no agreement among the Allies on division of the annual installment or German indemnity.
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Associated Press
Washington
DD. C
Wilson
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
White House
Paris
France
Lodge
Germany
Committee Begins Hearings on Palmer Probe
Washington July 26 The senate judiciary committee opened review of mass testimony from the Palmer probe into Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer. Palmer reiterated his claim that opposition was driven by German interests in response to his anti German actions as alien property custodian.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Judiciary Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pallmer
Senate
Air. Palmer
City in Brief: Local Social and War News
Miss Helen Adrian visits Miss Nora Sader in Dewar while Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. E. Tuller tour northwest Iowa. Marjorie Held returns from Minneapolis vacation. Dow family visits Rock Island. Lowden family visits in Minneapolis. W. H. Foutch leaves for Chicago for a week with relatives. Edna Cass returns from Chicago voice study visit. Carl Hitchcock returns to Albuquerque after visiting his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy learn son Edgar Murphy arrived home from overseas with Battery 5, 11th FA, 5th Division. W. A. H. Webb elected delegate to IBEW convention in New Orleans. Over 2,000 samples of Green River soda dispensed in Waterloo as publicity. Pvt. John R. Stromgren mustered out after a year, stationed Panama. Hoyer and Osterhaus to confer with Shoudy on war camp work. Osterhaus takes over part of Hoyer territory. Maynards return from five weeks east with son Lieut. Hiram Maynard at Port Constitution. Rotary to discuss proposed new hospital. speakers include Harry G. Hoak. Rev. Henry Prekel applies for sacramental wine permit under new state law. Dr. Wood offers eye ear nose throat services. Brunswick records sale at 502 Commercial.
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Helen Adrian
Nora Sader
Dewar
Harry KE
Tullur
Iowa
Miyg
Marjorie Held
Minneapolis
J. L. Dow
Edward
Lilah
Rock Island
George Lowden
William Adrian
Edna Cass
Chicago
Mullan Avenue
Carl Hitchcock
Nelson Hitchcock
Third Avenue West
Albuquerque
N. M
M. J. Murphy
Allen Street
Corp
Edgar Murphy
Eleventh Field Artillery
W. A H. Webb
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
New Orleans
Green River
Howland Candy Company
John R. Stromgren
O. F. Stromgren
Winton Street
Thirty-third Infantry
Cristobel
Panama
R. A. Hoyer
P. O. Osterhaus
Waterloo
Shoudy
Mr. Osterhaus
Mr.Hoyer
H. B. Maynard
Wheeling
W. Va
Atlantic City
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walnut and
Vine Streets
District Court
Harvard Teachers Are Poorly Paid
Cambridge July 26 Harvard University salary figures released with plans for a 10 600 000 endowment campaign show many assistant instructors earn less than 1000 a year and some assistants as low as 500. A salary roll of 1 000 000, two thirds for arts and sciences, underpins the drive to raise funds and grant at least a 25 percent pay rise for teaching staff during the endowment campaign.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard
Cable Friction May Have Caused Blimp Disaster
Maj. John D. York of the United States Army testified before the jury investigating the dirigible disaster that friction between the cables and the gas bag likely started the fire. He said the rolling bag could have caused friction between the fingers attaching the cables and the bag fabric, and that flames appeared to burn rubber rather than gas.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John D. York
United States Army
Yale Offers 1000 Dollar Prize for New Anthem Tune
New Haven keeps the search for a replacement tune for Yale’s anthem Bright College Years. Alumni advisory board to select from submissions. Murray Dodge then secretary offers 1000 dollars as prize. The current tune used is The Watch on the Rhine. prize announced July 1899.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Murray Dodge
Majority Leaders Propose Five Weeks’ House Rest
Washington July 26 Republican house leaders after informal talks with senate leaders plan a five week recess starting Aug 2 and running to Sept 8. Hearings on tariffs railroads and war department investigations to continue. Senate may object as treaty debate in progress.
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Ue Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Washington
D. C
War Department
Fleor
Mondell
Gideons Plan for Bibles in Every Hotel at Meeting
In Cleveland on July 26 the Gideons discuss distributing Bibles to hotels across the United States and Canada. About 1,000 delegates from both nations attend the twentieth national convention. The four day event opens with sessions leading to a mass meeting on Sunday.
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Cleveland
United States
Canada
Gideons
Christian Commercial Travelers’ Association
German Steamer Captains Block Allied Inspectors Visit
Buenos Aires reports two German steamship captains at Rosario refused Allied inspectors aboard without a pass from the German consul. The incident occurred Friday, July 25, as crews insisted on diplomatic clearance before allowing access to their vessels.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Rosario
Big Sum Expended in German Austria to Foment Revolt
Vienna reports that Hungarian ambassador funded a covert Soviet propaganda effort to spark revolution in German Austria. Police findings cite secret Hungarian embassy documents in Vienna indicating expenditures of 60 million kronen for this purpose.
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London
Associated Press
Vienna
Berlinake Tidende
Copenhagen
London Children Like the Movies Reports Indicate
London school children show a strong preference for films with over 90 percent attending regularly. Analysis of 6,500 replies places domestic stories first, followed by cowboy adventures, comics, war films, serials, crimes, love stories, and educational features. A few corporations plan to invest $10,600,000 in picture palaces.
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London
Polish Catholics Protest Autonomy to Jewish People
The Polish Catholic Israelite Patriot party in Warsaw issues an open letter to the allies opposing Jewish autonomy in Poland, condemning autonomous schools as a Chinese wall between citizens and urging removal of the clause.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Polish Catholic Israelite Patriot Party Today
Poland
Bulgarians Arrive for Peace Conference
The Bulgarian peace delegation arrived this morning in Paris for the peace conference. In Versailles Baron Kurt von Letsner, head of the German peace delegation, left today for Berlin but his absence will be brief, officials announced.
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Associated Press
Paris
Versailles
Baron Kurt von Letsner
Berlin
Huguenots And Hohenzollerns Linked In Paris Note
Paris protesters and the Protestant Federation of France address President Poincare in response to a Berlin letter. They urge France to spare the Hohenzollerns, arguing against aiding the exiled German emperor facing judgment abroad.
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Paris
Havas
the Temps Today
Protestant Federation of
France
Poincare
Berlin
Chaloner Wins 20 Year Sanity Suit in New York
John Armstrong Chaloner secured a victory in New York when Supreme Court Justice Ford discharged the committee of his person and property. The ruling upholds Chaloner's claim of being sane and competent after a two decade dispute.
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Chaloner
Sanity Suit
Associated Press
New York
John Armstrong Chaloner
New York State
Supreme Court
Ford
Widow and family killed as frame cottage burns
Milwaukee reports a widow Mrs. Anna Gump and her three daughters and a son suffocated when their frame cottage home burned. A son and a daughter were rescued as the blaze tore through the dwelling in Milwaukee on July 26.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Anna Gump
Finnish Republic Elects President in July election
The Finnish diet elected Prof. K. J. Stahlberg as president with 142 votes while acting Regent Gen. Justus Mannernheim received 50 votes. The result follows the republic’s political transition and reflects support for Stahlberg over the interim regency.
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Associated Press
Helsingers
Prof
K. J. Stahlberg
The
Republic
Stahlberg
Justus Mannerheim
Mail Service Aviators To Present Grievances
Grievances of mail service aviators who called off their 12 hour strike will be heard in Washington today as Assistant Postmaster General Praeger confers with mail plane pilots representatives.
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Washington, D. C
Mail Service
Praeger
Coke Driven Steam Truck Advances Fuel Economy
A new British steam driven truck uses coke as fuel and is reported to be successful and economical, signaling potential gains in efficiency for early steam transport methods.
Last Night's News in Brief
New York The Standard Oil company of New Jersey proposed increasing capital stock by 100 million dollars nearly doubling present capitalization. Stock offered to present shareholders at al. New York The strike of aerial small pilots was called off. Milwaukee Patrick Cudahy, president of Cudahy Bros., packers.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Milwaukee
Patrick Cudahy
Cudahy Broz., Packers
Roosevelt and Newspaper Men Relations
Donald Wilhelm notes the special bond between Colonel Roosevelt and Washington reporters. Roosevelt admired journalists, even shaping his early career at Harvard and guiding public opinion. He once told a reporter he would seek rest and travel to Africa after Taft’s election.
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Donald Wilhelm
Independent
Colonel Roosevelt
Washington
San Juan Hill
Harvard College
Mr. Taft
Africa
Husband counted prunes. wife seeks divorce in New Jersey
Regina Weppler, 65, wife of Union farmer Conrad Weppler worth about 100000, asks Vice Chancellor Backes for maintenance. She testifies he is frugal, counts prunes daily, keeps many chickens, buys stale eggs, and stores apples locked in a trunk for sale, limiting consumption.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Regina
Conrad Weppler
Union
Backes
Soldier's Vote Debate at Boston Temperance Banquet
Dr Rathbone Gough urged bone dry America next January at a Boston banquet. A soldier mocked the ideal saying whisky kills more than bullets, then contrasted preferring whisky to bullets. The exchange highlighted wartime temperance tensions and public attitudes.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rathbone Gough
Boston
America
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