Smash Russians and Teutons Close in on Lemberg
London reports seven weeks of Galicia fighting push Austro German thrust within striking distance of Lemberg. German emperor directs Galician drive from Silesia as trenches along the front are stormed. Western allies press offensive while Russia allegedly strengthens lines to meet further advances.
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London
Galicia
Lemberg
Paria
Marne
France
Russia
Copenhagen
Silesia
Petrograd
England
Nicholas
Joffre
Oplimiste
Grand Duke
Warsaw
Paris
John French
Ypres
Dunkirk
Cala
Enalang
West
Atlanta Urged to End Locker Clubs and Saloons
A mass meeting of the Men and Religion Forward Movement at the Grand Opera House urged Atlanta officials to refuse licenses for locker clubs and beer saloons and to revoke licenses not expiring July 1. The group also proposed penalties and enforcement steps, appointing committees to present resolutions to Mayor Woodward and the council.
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Men and Religion Forward Movement
The
Grand
Council of
Atlanta
John J. Kagan
Woodward
Grand Opera House
John J. Eagan
Mene
John E. White
Second “Baptist “Church
Marion Jackson
James G. Woodward
Edwin Johnson
Renfroe
Georgia
Lanta
Ailanie
Locker Clubs
WARDEN S WIFE DEAD IN HER BLAZING BED
Mrs Edmund M Allen wife of the warden of the Lincolnia penitentiary was found dead in her burning bed as a committee weighs if she burned herself or was killed by George Campbell a prisoner serving the warden family Campbell cited involvement of wood alcohol and a possible attempt to cremate her The warden was away on a trip and Allen known for the honor system at the prison, once led a reform campaign and extended the program The victim was a former leading musical comedy performer Odette Bordour aged 24 from New Orleans and later a star understudy before taking the lead in a road company
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John Simpson
Weather Prophecy FAIR Forecase from Washington June 20
Forecasts indicate fall and continued warmth across Virginia North and South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana on Monday and Tuesday. Kentucky Tennessee expected fall Monday and Tuesday with increasing cloud cover. Florida also shows fall Monday and Tuesday.
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Washington
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
Automobile Rural Mail Routes Begin Aug 2
Washington reports that starting August 2, 205 rural delivery routes will switch to automobiles. Burle Bon authorizes the plan, with longer routes and higher pay. Initial routes include Oklahoma Georgia California Texas Florida Pennsylvania and Louisiana totaling 5500 miles. Families served per route range from 130 to 470, promising greater reach and reduced government expense.
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Washington
Burle
Bon
Ollahoma
Georgia
California
Texas
Florida
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Ivari
Aviator Beach and Passenger Fall Into Sea Off Tybee
Savannah June 20 Special Aviator A C Beach who has flown exhibition fights on the waters ground Savannah for nearly two years had a bad spill in the ocean at Tybee late this afternoon He had as passenger Photographer Edgar Davis More than a mile off shore the hydroplane became unmanageable and turned over falling into the sea Boats from Tybee went to the rescue and saved Beach and Davis but the flying boat was lost Both men were badly shaken when rescued
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Savannah
A-C. Beach
Tybee
Edgar Davis
Res
Beach
Pras
Longest and hottest day of the year forecast
Sunday was sweltering as heat pushed people off hot pavements. Almanac lists Monday and Tuesday staying hot with only slight relief. The forecast notes Medday uns 21 as the longest day, offering little consolation for the public.
Governor commutes Leo Frank sentence to life in prison
Leo M. Frank, condemned for the Mary Phagan murder, has been commuted by Governor John M. Slaton to life imprisonment. He was taken under guard from the jail to Terminal Station and sent by train No. 8 to Milledgeville State Farm to begin serving a life term. Officials declined to comment on details of the commutation.
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Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
John M. Slaton
Manginn
Central of Georgia
Milledgeville
Frank Will
Constitution
Mangum
Villa Deserted by Gen Angles Ends in Washington Visit
Washington reports say General Felipe Angeles, artillery expert and Villa’s aide, is en route to Boston to visit family. officials offered no reason for his departure amid Carranza- Villa tensions. Some sources hint at personal disagreements or possible alignment with a new Mexican faction seeking U.S. backing for a stable government.
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Washington
Felipe Angeles
Villa
United States
Boston
Mass
Angeles
Angeles Sux
Wilson
el Paso
Miguel Diaz Lombardo
Enrique A. Llorente
Villa-Zapata
Angéles
Carranza
Leon
Peraonal
Ramore
Anny
Ueroya
Waa
Carrinza
Obregon
Geveral Angeles
Diaz
Madero
Mexico City
Huerta
Allegeles
Europe
Villa Xrone
Mexico
Eduardo Iturbide
Vera Crux
Obregon Hea Malsted
Carranza Agenecy
Vera Crus
Anial
Palavichin
Escudero Verdugo
Lica
Zubivan
Urueta
Sewanee Graduate Killed in Battle Against Germans
Chattanooga Tenn June Loaring Clark rector of St Pauls Episcopal Church received word of the death of his son Lieutenant Charles Loaring Clark Third Battalion Canadian Infantry at the front in northern France He was wounded near Ypres Clark born in London came to America twelve years ago family settled in St Louis He was a Sewanee Military Academy graduate and had left Chattanooga in August for Toronto to volunteer for England
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Loaring Clark
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Charles Loaring Clark
France
Offic
Ypres
Clark
London
America
St Louis
St. Paula
Young Clark
Council 10 Faces Locker Clubs and Bond Votes Today
The 3 PM council meeting will consider locker clubs near beer saloons and poolrooms licenses, with police committee backing nineteen locker clubs. Officials may debate an $8.206 million bond election, seeking to trim to $1 million for schools and $275,000 for Grady hospital amid tax committee changes and license tightening.
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Connerl
Poel- Tooma
Jsava
Grady Hospital
Mental and physical maximums occur at similar ages, says Lowell
Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell told Harvard seniors in his baccalaureate address that physical maximum occurs around 18 or 22 23 and mental maximum follows earlier, citing Coleridge who produced his best poems at about 29. He warned that after these ages growth slows and capacity rises little.
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Cerbridge
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Lowell
Coleridge
Marconi and D Annunzio Nominated for Italian Army Posts
Rome reports the nominations of prominent men to Italian army roles with Guglielmo Marconi listed as a lieutenant in the aeroplane corps and Gabriele d Annunzio named as a lieutenant of the Novara Lancers. Also noted is Prince Lanza di Scale? and a secretary of state for foreign affairs with Florence ties.
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Rome
Jane
Paris
Guglielmo Marconi
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Novara Lancers
Prince Lanza di Seal
Am & Mautenant
Florence Xancere
Sunday Bathing Proves Deadly at Atlantic City
Atlantic City N J June 26 seven bathers including Philadelphia summer colony members were drowned in heavy seas when a sand bar offset and strong undercurrent swept swimmers from the beach. Lifesavers and volunteers saved many but several would be rescuers also perished. The dead include Miss Martha Rhoades Crabiter 18 a Beechwood College student and John Lysle 23 a Philadelphia Junior Bar member. Additional drownings reported in Philadelphia and New York coastal areas.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
Martaxe Rhoades Crabiter
Beechwood College
Jenikintown
John Lysle
Phitap Arnold
Frank Brigham
Charles Matlock
James McAy
William Crowe
Charley Green
Reneuers
Arnold
Margerum
Miss Craemer
Ude
Brigham
John Coulter
Perioh White
Shrewsbury River
Red Bank
Sandy Hook Bay
James R. Bruner
New York
Edgemere
Bath
Colley
Ogdensburg
Last Decision Day for Supreme Court
Washington June 20 Tomorrow will be the last decision day in the supreme court until next October Most cases under advisement will be decided Among the important cases are the International Harvester dissolution suit the grandfather clause of and the Oregon minimum taken The court will also dispose of the government request for review of the euratoria court decision allowing 6 per cent diarcent on goods imported in American vessels under the most favored nations policy
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Washington
Supreme Court
International Harvester
Euatoria Court
Paderwood-Simmons
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Slaton
Teutons
Teuton
Grand Theater
Men and Religion Movement
Kek
Licenar
Gus
Licena
Judge Hopking
Henry Grady
la Heart
White Lone
Atlante
Eet
Oroke
Leo Frank
Warden
Negro Trusty
Allen
A.C. Beach
Milledgeville State Farm
Terminal Station
Macon
Carter and
Watson
Gen. Angeles
Sewanee
Marconi
D’annunzio
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