Bryan Pleads His Case Before American People for Verdict
Washington June 19 William Jennings Bryan appeals to the American people to judge him for resigning as secretary of state during international tension. He portrays himself as a champion of persuasion over force and asks Germans Americans to consider his honorable motives while urging the nation toward peace and a world beyond war.
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William Jennings Bryan
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Germany
Prince of Peace
United States
Woodward proposes consolidation of Atlanta high schools
Mayor Woodward outlines a plan to rent a building for all four high schools merging Boys and English Commercial to a single co educational center. He cites savings on equipment and staff while preserving access to grammar grades and notes general council opposition to temporary patches.
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Central Academy
Board of Education
Hoys High School
General Council
Bio Central Academy Tiowever
Manyle
Woodward
Pable Venpors
Centre High
Machine Gun Company Organized in Macon Georgia
Macon Ga June 10 Special The first machine gun company in Georgia and one of the south will be organized here tomorrow The unit will be the thirteenth company of the Second Georgia regiment and planned strength is fifty men Equipment includes four automatic machine guns and all accessories to be furnished by the government Captain Boyce E Miller to command
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Germans Withdraw From East to Attack France
Dutch reports say Teuton troops arrive in Belgium south of Ypres as Germans claim to press in the Gallia region while Russians reinforce Galicia and Baltic fronts. Berlin reports German retreat on the Dubysa and improvements near Lemberg with heavy fighting on the Italian front and continued submarine activity.
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Galicia
Dubysa
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Nieman
Lemberg
Linningen
Dniester
Zurawna
Bukowina
Pruth
Przemys
Russia
Zurawna Lemberg
Campaig
Tornedo
Berlin
Shavn
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Souath
Hurlus
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le Pretre
Dubyss
Bealagole-Zogiolo
Bela
Niemen
Freemysl
Birmingham Rome Dixie Highway Tour Boosts Support
In a dust covered briefing Birmingham area boosters report a Birmingham Rome Dixie Highway branch tour drawing enthusiasm from tourists. T J Simpson leads the Rome party through Cave Springs Cedar Bluff Center Cherokee Gadsden with county officials pledging aid. A mass meeting at Gadsden Chamber of Commerce presided by John J Barnett heard remarks from Wright Willingham J V D McCartney and others as support grows for early road work and feeder links.
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Floyd
Dixie Highway Committee
Cave Springs
Cedar Bluff
Ala
Cherokee County
Savage
Alabama
Gadsden
Chamber of Commerce Hell
John J. Barnett
Gadmsen
Wright Willingham
Stahl Arrested On Perjury Charge In Lusitania Probe
A federal grand jury in New York indicted Gustave Stahl for perjury connected to affidavits from the Hamburg American Line about Lusitania guns. Stahl, linked to Paul Koenig known as Stemler, was arrested after testifying. He allegedly claimed to have seen four guns aboard the ship before it sailed. Authorities assert Stahl was not aboard Lusitania prior to its fatal voyage and cite testimony from port officials and Cunard Line. Stahl was jailed in lieu of 10,600 dollars bail and later consulted counsel.
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United States
Emassy
State Department
Lusitania
Paul Koenig
Stemler
Iine
Gustave Stahl
Koenig
Stahl
Luaritania
Dudley Freia Malone
Cunard Line
Lusitania Wea
Albany
Stab
Edward Sandford
Sendford
Grave crisis ahead for allies warned in British weekly
London report from June 10 outlines German superiority in munitions and predicts a critical three month period for the Allies. The British Weekly argues Britain must back David Lloyd George as minister of munitions and act decisively to avert disaster. It warns Russia’s reverses could free German troops for a western offensive aimed at Paris Warsaw and Cotai.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
David Lloyd-George
Willam Robertson Nice
Wilam
Ministry of Munitions
Cvisia
Kely
Bau
Warsaw
Paris
Cotaia
United States Requests Safeguards for American Lives at Sea
Washington reports a new US note to Germany seeking assurances that future measures will protect American lives and ships on the high seas. The document, signed by Robert Lansing and approved by President Wilson, rejects the claim Lusitania was armed and notes it remains unarmed though the legality of sinking is debated.
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United States
Germany
Imperial
William Jennings Bryan
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Robert Lansing
Whch
Wilson
Hisentire
Henews
On Principle of Humanity And Law America Stands
American note to Germany asserts the United States will stand on humanity and law. It offers Germany a chance to submit evidence re Lusitania inspection but stresses the liner carried no warning and resisted, being mainly a passenger ship. Officials note Bryan’s coinciding statement appears designed to persuade rather than threaten war. The note’s test remains to be seen.
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Germany
United States
Bryan
Weather Prophecy FAIR Washington Forecast Georgia
Daily weather report outlines forecast for Friday and Saturday in Washington and Georgia with temperatures ranges and rainfall data. Includes notes on lowest and highest temperatures, mean and normal temps, and past 24 hours rainfall and year-to-date deficits. Also contains a truncated Wilson note to the German government from June 9, 1915, discussing U.S. responses to ships Cushing and Gulflight and German naval actions.
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Washington
Georgia
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