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  • World War. Y. M. C. A. 1919-03-19
  • Northwest history; World War 1; YMCA; Young Men's Christian Association; organizations; losses; deaths; casualties; statistics; women; trench warfare; awards; honors ;
  • The Y. M. C. A. carried the red triangle into the camps and trenches in France and Belgium at a cost of 53 lives, a sacrifice proportionately one-quarter as great as that in the American army, according to a general report received today from the...
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  • World War. Veterans. 1919-02-26
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; war veterans; United American War Veterans; organizations; Washington, D.C.; United States army; American soldiers ;
  • Plans for the organization of the United American War Veterans are rapidly taking shape, according to information coming from Washington, D. C., which will be the headquarters of the order.
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  • World War. Treaty of Versailles. 1920-07-29
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Treaty of Versailles 1919; peace treaty; treaties; peace negotiations; post-war; General Erich Ludendorff of Germany; Great Britain; British-German relations; Province of Posen, Poland; Danzig, Poland; Gdansk,...
  • General Ludendorff is reported in a Berlin dispatch to the Journal to have made an offer to the British charge d'affaires at Berlin to raise an army of 1,500,000 men to fight the Bolsheviki in Russia in exchange for the return to Germany of Posen...
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  • World War. Treaty of Versailles. 1920-01-24
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Treaty of Versailles 1919; peace treaty; treaties; peace negotiations; post-war; Dr. Wilhelm Mayer of Germany; Baron Kurt von Lersner of Germany; German delegation; Paris, France ;
  • Dr. Wilhelm Mayer, German charge d'affaires, arrived here today. He was met at the station by Kurt Von Lersner, head of the German peace delegation, and went directly to the German embassy in Rue Lille.
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  • World War. Treaty of Versailles. 1919-11-21
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Treaty of Versailles 1919; peace treaty; treaties; peace negotiations; post-war; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; United States government; league of nations; speeches ;
  • Acceptance of the league of nations would open one of the greatest epochs in the history of the world, Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, declared in opening the convention here tonight of the National Consumers' league, of which he is president....
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  • World War. Treaty of Versailles. 1919-06-19
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Treaty of Versailles 1919; peace treaty; treaties; peace negotiations; post-war; conferences; Turkey; Turkish delegation; Quai d'Orsay, Paris, France ;
  • The council of 10 of the peace conference received the Turkish peace mission in the cloak room of the Quai d'Orsay this morning. The Turkish delegation, headed by Damad Ferid Pasha, grand vizier, motored from Vaucresson, accompanied by French...
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  • World War. Taxes. 1919-01-27
  • Northwest history; World War 1; taxes; legislation; war revenue bill; income taxes ;
  • Conferees on the new two-year war revenue bill have completed their work on the income tax section of the measure. The last revision of that important feature of the bill has been said, except perhaps a few ineffectual protests when the conference...
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  • World War. Shipyards building & launching. 1921-03-23
  • Northwest history; World War 1; shipyards; ship building; ship launching; Senator Samuel D. Nicholson of Colorado; Ruth Nicholson Melville of Denver, Colorado; superdreadnaughts; dreadnought; USS Colorado; United States navy; ships; Representative...
  • Arguments against disarmament formed the keynote of three speeches enthusiastically approved at a luncheon which followed the launching of the superdreadnaught Colorado today. The speakers were Theodore Roosevelt, assistance secretary of the navy;...
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  • World War. Shipyards building & launching. 1921-03-22
  • Northwest history; World War 1; shipyards; ship building; ship launching; Senator Samuel D. Nicholson of Colorado; Ruth Nicholson Melville of Denver, Colorado; superdreadnaughts; dreadnought; USS Colorado; United States navy; ships; ceremonies ;
  • The superdreadnaught Colorado, the largest and most powerful battleship ever built on the Delaware river, was launched at the New York Shipbuilding corporation yard here at 12:42 p. m. today. The great fighting machine was sponsored by Mrs. Ruth...
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  • World War. Rioting. 1919-11-29
  • Northwest history; World War 1; rioting; riots; post-war; Yugoslavia; Yugoslavian-Italian relations; Italy; Gabriele D'Annunzio of Italy; parades; Italian nationalists; Italian socialists ;
  • Jugo-Slav-Italian relations appear to be becoming more strained. A large procession was held at Laibach yesterday in which banners inscribed "D'Annunzio must be hanged!" and "Down with Italians!" were carried.
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  • World War. Railroads. 1918-06-18
  • Northwest history; World War 1; railroads; railways; transportation; Great Northern railroad; Spokane, Washington State; Fort Wright, Kentucky; expansion; Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo ;
  • A second track on the Great Northern railroad between Spokane and Fort Wright will be built immediately in order to expedite the transportation of soldiers from the military reservation to the main lines of the transcontinental roads, according to...
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  • World War. Prisoners. 1919-07-22
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Prisoners; POWs; Prisoners of war; German soldiers; United States government; traitors; conspiracies; General John J. Pershing ;
  • A story of betrayal of the German high command through efforts of the American military secret service and of the organization among German officers of a vendetta aimed at the lives of the traitors was brought to light with the arrival at New York...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1920-03-01
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; General John J. Pershing; Governor F. D. Gardner of Missouri; Laclede, Missouri; awards; honors; photographs; portraits ;
  • Photo shows Governor F. D. Gardner of Missouri reading the presentation statement to General Pershing for the gold medals from citizens of "Black Jack's" own home town, Laclede, Mo., and from the state of Missouri. The presentations were made at...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-11-13
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States army; Reverend F. A. Kelly of New York; chaplains; Franklin D'Olier of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; American legion; American soldiers ;
  • The first annual convention of the American legion tonight elected Franklin D'Olier of Philadelphia as its national commander and voted to have congress consider the advisability of approving further bonuses for servicemen. The Rev. F. A. Kelly of...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-10-27
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; Ambassador Kijuro Shidehara of Japan; diplomats; Japanese-American relations ;
  • Ambassador Kijuro Shidehara, who comes to represent Japan in the United States, arrived today on the Siberia Maru. He will leave here Tuesday for Washington, D. C.
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-08-22
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; Captain Martin Chamberlain of Spokane, Washington; military training; colleges; education; instructors ;
  • Captain Martin Chamberlain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Chamberlain, E627 Baldwin avenue, left last night for the Coast, after a two-day visit with his parents. He will visit on the Coast until September 2, when he will return to Spokane and...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-02-14
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; Governor William D. Stephens of California; American soldiers; Camp Dix, New Jersey ;
  • Answering a request from Governor William D. Stephens for investigation of reports that California boys were suffering from cold at Camp Dix, N. J., early in January, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker addressed a letter to the governor, under a date...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-02-01
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States navy; American sailors; demobilization of troops; peace negotiations; Admiral William Sowden Sims ;
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, after a conference with Admiral Sims on plans for the demobilization of the American navy in European waters, said tonight he was confident that with the exception of about 3000 men the...
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1919-01-15
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States navy; military leaders; promotions ;
  • Approval has been given by President Wilson of a report of the naval board of selection recommending promotion of the following captains to be permanent rear admirals:
    Harold P. Norton, John D. McDonald, Hilary P. Jones, Charles P. Plunkett,...
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  • World War. Post war miscellaneous. 1920-12-27
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; Free State of Fiume; Fiume, Croatia; Gabriele D'Annunzio of Italy; Italian army; deaths; murders; riots; fighting ;
  • [...]ported from Fiume today that Gabriele D'Annunzio, the insurgent leader in that city, had been killed while trying to prevent a fight between his legionaries and regular soldiers.
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