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  • World War. Wilson (personal). 1919-08-29
  • Northwest history; World War 1; President Woodrow Wilson; United States; post-war; speeches; tours; Spokane, Washington States; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho ;
  • President Wilson will visit 30 cities during his tour of the country in the interest of the peace treaty and will be absent from Washington until September 30. He will leave here next Wednesday night and will make his first address Thursday at...
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  • World War. Wilson (personal). 1918-12-10
  • Northwest history; World War 1; President Woodrow Wilson; United States; post-war; peace negotiations; American delegation; USS George Washington; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; photographs ;
  • President Wilson waving goodbye from deck of liner George Washington, at lower right. (President is indicated by arrow.) Crew of liner cheering president on his arrival at the dock, and Secretary of War Baker waving goodbye to Wilson from pier.
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  • World War. Wilson (personal). 1918-01-20
  • Northwest history; World War 1; President Woodrow Wilson; United States; legislation; war board bill; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; war cabinet; Senator Gilbert Hitchcock of Nebraska; Senator George Chamberlain of Oregon ;
  • President Wilson and Secretary Baker today began studying the senate military committee's proposed legislation to establish a war cabinet of three men to assist in general direction of the war and to create a director of munitions.
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  • World War. War debt. 1919-02-13
  • Northwest history; World War 1; war debts; cost of war; war expenses; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; United States; American government; allies; central powers; entente powers ;
  • The total cost of the war to all belligerents, including the central powers, was placed at $193,000,000,000 by Secretary Baker in an address here tonight at the American women's "Victory dinner." This estimate, the secretary said, was based on...
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  • World War. Visitors. 1918-03-13
  • Northwest history; World War 1; visitors; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; President Woodrow Wilson; General John J. Pershing; Paris, France; London, England, Great Britain ;
  • Secretary Baker's letter to President Wilson asking for permission to absent himself from his office long enough to make an inspection trip of the American expeditionary forces in France and a visit to London and Paris was made public here today,...
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  • World War. Visitors. 1917-04-25
  • Northwest history; World War 1; visitors; France; French diplomats; Marshal Joseph Joffre of France; Prime Minister Rene Viviani of France; Washington, D. C.; United States; Secretary of State Robert Lansing ;
  • The French commission, headed by General Joffre and former Premier Viviani, landed safely at the Washington navy yard today soon after noon from the presidential yacht Mayflower.
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  • World War. Visitors. 1917-04-25
  • Northwest history; World War 1; visitors; France; French diplomats; Washington, D. C.; United States; Richmond, Virginia ;
  • Members of the French commission on their way to Washington were warmly greeted by crowds during an automobile tour of the city today.
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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. 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. 1919-06-29
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Treaty of Versailles 1919; peace treaty; treaties; peace negotiations; post-war; Washington, D. C., United States; President Woodrow Wilson; Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels; Senator Porter J. McCumber of North...
  • Word of the consummation of peace was received by the national capital with scarcely a flutter of popular or official sentiment.
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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. 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. Revolutions. Miscellaneous countries. 1920-01-21
  • Northwest history; World War 1; revolutions; miscellaneous countries; Russia; Bulgaria; soviet union; Russian government; Bulgarian government; Bolsheviks; Bolshevik army; King Boris III of Bulgaria; General Louis Franchet D'Esperey of France ;
  • Direct telegraphic communication has been established between soviet Russia and the Bulgarian Bolsheviki, it is said in advices from Agram. In many communities in Bulgaria the Bolsheviki have already declared themselves independent of the...
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  • World War. Red Cross. 1919-11-29
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Red Cross; war relief; wounded; humanitarian relief; American Red Cross; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; United States army ;
  • The American Red Cross has been requested by the secretary of war to continue the relations with the peace-time army which it developed with the service during the recent emergency, the war department announced today.
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  • World War. Red Cross. 1918-12-28
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Red Cross; war relief; wounded; humanitarian relief; Major George W. Simmons of St. Louis; American Red Cross; Siberia; Major Harry D. Moore; United State army; Russia ;
  • Five persons will compose the Red Cross mission being sent to Siberia to inspect work of the organization there. The mission is headed by George W. Simmons of St. Louis, with rank of major.
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  • World War. Railroads. 1917-05-06
  • Northwest history; World War 1; railroads; railways; transportation; railroad workers; military draft; engineers; firefighters; brakemen; switchmen; conductors; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; United States army ;
  • Orders for the immediate organization of reserve engineer regiments, composed of all classes of railroad employes, were issued today by the Secretary of War, according to an announcement made by officials of the Western Department of the Army....
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  • World War. Post war United States. 1920-06-12
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; United States; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; General John J. Pershing; President Woodrow Wilson; retirement ;
  • Secretary Baker wrote General Pershing today that should the general adhere to his recently expressed desire to retire, he felt sure President Wilson would grant the request.
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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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