Belgium Almost Won Seat of League in War Era
Paris peace talks debated moving the League of Nations seat from Geneva to Brussels. Belgium argued Brussels offered strategic and moral advantages, aided by King Albert and close proximity to Paris and London. President Wilson insisted on Geneva, despite broad support for Brussels among allies.
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Paris
Peace Conference
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Brussels
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Germany
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Albert
London
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Wilson
Boston Lawless With Police Out Troops Coming
Mayor Peters seized police control and requested state guard help as Boston faced widespread disorder after a mass police strike. Gov Coolidge mobilized the Fourth Brigade with regiments and machine gun company ready for duty, while volunteers and limited guards attempted to curb looting, assaults, and vandalism across the city.
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Police Beats in Boston Walked By Harvard Men
Boston Sept. 10. After a night of disorder with looting street fighting and dice games caused by the strike of union policemen, authorities regained control. About 180 Harvard students and former athletes joined volunteers to patrol city beats alongside state and metropolitan park police.
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Harvard
Metropolitan Park
9000 Alaskan Pelts of Seals Offered at St Louis Sale Today
The International Fur exchange opened in St Louis with 9,000 Alaskan seal pelts and 647 blue fox offered for the United States. Over 500 buyers from around the world are present and sales for the day are projected near 15 million dollars.
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International Fur Exchange
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Silesian Home Rule Proposed by Prussian Government
A report cites Lokal Anzeiger that the Prussian government plans to propose home rule for upper Silesia. The note appears in a translated or garbled edition, with unclear publication details and a stray advertisement line about butter.
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Battin
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Pershing Leads First Division Parade Down Fifth Avenue
Pershing heads the first division of regulars as three French fourragères twine with US colors. A 25,000 strong marching column passes down Fifth Avenue in New York, drawing vast crowds and wall-to-wall spectators from Central Park to Washington Square. The scene marks a unique, world war era ovation for the Allied commander.
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New York
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Fifth Javenue
France
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Central Park
Washington Square
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Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
110Th Street
Glasgow Miners Near Nationalization After Union Vote
In Glasgow, the Trades Union Congress adopted a resolution favoring state ownership of coal mines. Led by Robert Simillin, the motion passed by a large majority, backing the Sankey report for government ownership with joint control and miners’ influence. The plan rejects the government's alternate scheme as harmful to national interests.
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Glasgow
Trades Union Congress of
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Robert Simillin
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Congress
Goal Commission
Sankey
G P Senators Launch Campaign Against Treaty
Chicago Feb 10 three Republican senators Medill McCormick Hiram Johnson and William Borah opened a campaign opposing Wilsons push for unreserved ratification of the peace treaty Johnson spoke at Hamilton club denouncing the presidents statements and urging the league of nations as the only way to keep American troops from foreign deployments while noting U S forces on the Rhine and in Silesia to police territories and coal mines.
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Real Leagues of Nations Now
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Scranton Miners Strike Faces Union Warning and Dull Session
Word from John L. Lewis acting president of the United Mine Workers warns Scranton miners that unions will back them if they stand firm, while the Lach aywonna and Hudson company faces a rejected conciliation board resolution. The strike remains orderly as the union pledge is reinforced amid a Cleveland convention backdrop and stalled committee reports.
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John L.lewis
Nited Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Lachaywonna and Hudson Company
Conciliation Board
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United Mine Workers
Headeuarters
Indianapolis
Pershing's Horse Denied Glory Amid Quarantine
A fragmentary report notes Pershing's horse facing quarantine in Newport News as veterinarians test for disease. The scene hints at a celebrated animal tied to military history being restrained while authorities assess health concerns.
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Pershing
Washington
Ger Pershing
Berdenkare
Kidrouw
Newport News
Veterans Parade Marks Grand Army National Encampment
Veterans from four American wars joined the Victory parade in Columbus on September 10 as Civil War and Mexican War veterans rode in automobiles while thousands marched behind flags, fife and drum. The review featured Clarendon J. Adams and Gov. Cox as distant crowds watched from buildings and stands.
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Columbus
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Scott
France
Wiles
Theus
Clarendon J. Adams
Omaha
Grand Army
Cox
State House
Belts and Double Breasts Cost Reduction At Retail Meet
Chicago Sop 1 Velie and fashion leaders at the National Association of Retail Clothiers convention advocate taming the belts and double breast styles as prewar prices cannot recur. A Des Moines secretary notes prices have fallen only modestly since the war era, with examples quoting neckwear and silk items dropping from $9 to around $4.50 per item. The association’s annual banquet is set for tomorrow evening.
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Chicago
National Association of Retail Clothiers
Belothiers
Charias Wry
Des Moines
New York
Austria Signs and Three Month Negotiations End
Austria signs and three month negotiations end as the republic shows a stance unlike the old empire. One clause accedes to forbidding annexation to Kaiser's domain. Parks from Asututates report delays, wartime distractions hinder a signed treaty. supreme council gives through Saturday to declare definite intent.
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Labor Leader of Distinction Dies in New York Home
Labor leader and longtime chief of workers and later chairman of the New York industrial commission died yesterday in New York. He was known for democratic instincts and wide respect from both employers and workers. The obituary notes his varied roles and influence in labor circles and public service.
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New York Industrial Commission
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George Nicoll Barnes
Gen. Sealey
Polk
Borah to Speak at Cedar Falls Sunday at 3 P.M
Senator William Borah of Idaho will address Cedar Falls on Sunday at 3 PM, weather permitting, on ratification of the League of Nations pact. The event may be shifted to the Methodist church if conditions fail. Local Republicans split on the issue, with many opposing bringing Borah under GOP auspices.
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Ihia
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League of Nations
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Rebels seize Honduran town near capital
The rebels captured La Ceiba on the north coast and pressed toward Tegucigalpa, with forts at La Ceiba Tala Onion and likely Puerto Cortes falling. Americans at La Ceiba appealed for protection as the U S S Cleveland was ordered to the port to safeguard lives and property.
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Washington
la Ceiba
Honduras
Bertrand
Tegucigalpa
Honduran
la Celba
Tala and
Onion
Puerto Cortez
Cleveland
Vem
League of Nations Treaty Reported With 42 Amendments
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported the German peace treaty with the league covenant and 42 amendments and four reservations. The amendments guard American sovereignty, including unilateral US withdrawal and limits on Article 10. The majority asserts the changes preserve independence and will not require reassembly. other nations would follow the US on its terms.
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League of Nations
McCannher
Foreign Relations Committee
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North Dakota
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Paris
Europe
Asia Minor
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Hoefor
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