Britain Defends Tightened Sea Blockade Amid Diplomatic Strain
Washington reports Lord Crewe's memorandum justifies harsher British measures against American cargoes en route to neutral ports. The note signals limited diplomatic relief and hints at stricter prize court handling, with only narrow exceptions for certain neutral or public utility goods.
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Washington
Lord Crewe
Ambassador Page
State Department
United States
Page
Great Britain
Lord Crewen
Germany
Ousting British-born Germans From Trust Positions
Court efforts succeed in removing two British citizens of German birth from positions of trust. The targets are Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel, with the campaign framed as a national security action in London.
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Big Financiere
London
Edgar Speyer
Ernest Cazsel
Air Fleet Plan to End War Proposed by Wells
London June 25 H G Wells suggests a Allied strategy sending a fleet of aeroplanes behind German lines to destroy munition factories and hasten victory. He argues the move would cripple Germany’s war effort and shorten the conflict.
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London
H. G. Wells
Earthquake Devastates Imperial Valley Killing Dozens
A California tremor sequence devastates Calexico and surrounding towns in the Imperial Valley. More than twenty people are reported dead and property damage exceeds 1 million dollars. Telecommunication lines are down as shocks at 7:20, 8:40, and 9:20 p.m. rattled the region, with additional tremors felt in Yuma and San Bernardino.
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el Centro
Cal
Imperial Valley
Calexico
Bombing Hits Armstrong Works in England Killing Seventeen
A Danish Christiania message via Overseas Agency says Zeppelins bombed the Armstrong works at South Shields tearing through the navy yard and arsenal. Several buildings burned all night with extensive damage and many casualties including seventeen dead and forty injured.
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Berlin
Overseas Agency
Christiania
Lotum
Stavanger
Armstrong Works
South Shielda
England
Navy Yard
Titanic Victims Deceived Testimony In Limitation Suit
New York June 25 testimony in the case to limit the Mue's liability to 98000. Mr Andrews designer of the Titanic told passengers the ship would not stay afloat more than two hours. John B Thayer of Haverford Pa testified his father a vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad perished.
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New York
Andrews
John B. Thayer
Haverford
Pennsylvania Railroad
Teutons Retake Lemberg and Jagow Works on Note
Vienna reports the recapture of Lemberg by the Austro Hungarian second army after a violent fight, confirming Galicia’s capture. Berlin notes Foreign Secretary von Jagow has begun drafting Germany’s reply to the second American note on submarine warfare.
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Vienna
Lemberg
Galicia
Shortage Found in Late Judge Comings Accounts
Cairo Michigan June 26 a shortage of ninety thousand dollars was found in the accounts of the late Judge Alfred A Comings secretary of the Cairo Building and Loan association the finding was made public here by authorities.
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Cairo
Alfred A. Comings
Cairo Building and Loan Association
Taggart Indicted in Indiana Election Corruption Probe
Indianapolis report says Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman for Indiana Mayor Joseph E Bell Samuel V Perrott and 125 others were indicted by the Marion county grand jury on a conspiracy to violate election laws involving bribery and blackmail Bonds were set at 5000 for Taggart and Bell as the case drew wide public attention. The indictment names many officials including Mayor Bell’s aides and police officers along with election workers ward and precinct leaders and voters.
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Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph E. Bell
Samuel V. Perrott
Marion County Grand Jury
Taggart
Bell
Alvah J. Rucker
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
U S Warned by Mexico Over Yaqui Threats
The Mexican state of Sonora warns Admiral Howard against landing on Mexican soil as Americans face Yaqui threats while Villa forces reportedly seize San Luis Potosi, altering U S actions in northern Mexico.
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Sonora
Howard
Daniels
Admiral Howard
Navy
Texas
Villa
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Russians defeat Teutons on Dniester front in six day battle
Petrograd reports a major victory against the Austro German right wing in Galicia. The war office says Teutons were defeated after six days of fighting along the Dniester river, with more than five thousand prisoners taken by Russian forces.
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Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Dniester
Allies Drive Turks From Fortified Trench Line
Cairo reports thirteen hundred Turkish soldiers killed in an all day battle for a position at the Dardanelles. Allied forces stormed Turkish trenches and forced the enemy back.
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Cairo
Dardanelles
Lightning Sets Oil Tanks Ablaze in Cushing Field
A fierce electrical storm in the Cushing Oklahoma oil field caused lightning to set thirty one large tanks on fire. The tanks contained more than 333000 barrels of crude oil and the blaze disrupted operations in the area.
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Cushing
Okla
Cushing Field
Saltor Shoots Girl and Suicide in Kittanning
In Kittanning Pennsylvania on June 2 Samuel Clinger shot his eight year old sweetheart Estella Wood at her home and then killed himself. The tragedy left Estella fatally wounded and Clinger dead by his own hand.
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Kittanning
Samuel Clinger
Estella Wood
Lansing Named Secretary of State in Wilson Cabinet
President Wilson offered Robert Lansing the post of permanent secretary of state and Lansing accepted. Garrison and Daniels visited his office while Tumulty conveyed congratulations from the White House. Lansing, a Water Town native, has long served as counsel to the state department and advised Wilson on international law. Notes on Germany and Britain regarding Lusitania and interference with American commerce were discussed, with the Frye note ready to go.
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Wilson
Robert Lansing
White House
Lansing
New Hampshire
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Daniels
Tumulty
John W. Foster
State Department
John Bassett Moore
Watertown
N. Y
Great Britain
Germany
Bryan
Lusitania
William P. Frye
Haiti
Frye
United States
Balloonist Edward Unger Reaches 28900 Feet in Jewel City Flight
News wires report Edward Unger achieved a height of 28900 feet in the balloon Jewel City. Simultaneous dispatches claim a hospital fire in Chihuahua wounded many and possibly burned some to death, but confirmation is lacking. Wabash Railroad directors elected Edward F. Kearney as president of the new company. An Italian fleet sails from Taranto toward the Dardanelles to join Anglo French forces. Druzilla Carr acquires 143 acres east of Gary valued near one million dollars after a 40 year squatting dispute. Red Cross warns of starving Mexicans in Guerrero seeking relief.
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Edward Unger
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Aso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mexico
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Wabash Railroad
Edward F. Kearney
London
Taranto
Tenedos
Dardanelles
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Valparaiso
Ind
Drusilla Carr
Gary
Washington
Guerrero
American Red Cross
Five Drown After Boat Capsizes on Republican River
Five men drown when a small boat capsizes on the Republican River at Junction City Kansas at night. Four of the victims are reported as negro soldiers from Fort Riley. Identities remain unknown.
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Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
Republican River
Harvard Dedicates Widener Memorial Library
Cambridge Mass June 26 Harvard dedicated the new Widener memorial library valued at 2 million dollars. President Lowell presided at the ceremonies granting 1 205 academic degrees along with several honorary degrees.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Widener Memorial
Lowell
Quotable Bits From Pollys Camings And Tiny Jests
Pollys talk about her family yields a humorous comparison of Jawge to a grasshopper. Light city humor and snippets from readers feature in a collage of witticisms and quips about daily life and a newspaper humorist.
A Musical Education and Prize Fighters
A reflective piece contrasts music teaching with inner struggle as prize fighters face crowd pressure and self doubt, suggesting education and discipline shape resilience even amid discordant feelings.
Little Harold's Bedtime Quarrel With Angels
Four year old Harold pleads with his mother from the nursery asking her to sit by his bed until sleep. She refuses saying she is busy but promises angels will be with him. Harold retorts that no angel ever shows up despite his quiet waiting.
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Harold
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