Carranza rejects peace with Villa as Wilson weighs report
General Carranza informs the United States he will not negotiate with General Villa and will continue military campaigns. He says amnesty may be granted to those not guilty of crimes, but Villa and his associates must leave Mexico or face a military trial. President Wilson reviews the view and finds little chance of accommodation between factions.
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Villa
Washington
Carranza
United States
General Villa
Wilson
Vera Cruz
German authorities suspend Berlin daily over article
Berlin authorities inform the Tages Zeitung it must suspend publication for an indefinite period after a recent piece on German American relations by Count von Reventlow. The move signals government weariness with reporting that strains ties with the United States.
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Berlin
German Subs Reach Mediterranean Through Gibraltar
Official reports from Rome state seven German submarines entered the Mediterranean via the Strait of Gibraltar. Tokio warns all steamers in the Med and extends war insurance on ships from Marseilles to Port Said.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Strait of Gibraltar
Marseilles
Port Said
Imprisoned Miners Dead At Neck City Mine Face
After fourteen days of toll rescue workers reached the Longacre-Chap man mine face at Neck City and unearthed the bodies of Daniel Hardendorf and Reed Taylor on Thursday afternoon. The two men had likely died several days earlier.
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Joplin
Longacre-Chapman
Neck City
Daniel Hardendorf
Reed Taylor
Lightning Sets Dozen Oil Tanks Aflame In Cushing
Thirty one large oil tanks in the Cushing Oklahoma field were struck by lightning during a fierce storm and set ablaze. The tanks contained more than 333000 barrels of crude oil and many other districts reported serious fires. Total losses are estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Cushing
Okla
Cushing Field
Brain and eye injuries more deadly in present European war
D. Lloyd Mills of Los Angeles told the American Medical Association in San Francisco that brain and eye injuries are more frequent and deadly in the current European war than in any prior conflict, based on his Austrian front experiences.
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San Francisco
Europe
D. Lloyd Mills
Los Angeles
Austria
American Medical Association
Demand for Labor Improving in Washington
Government employment office reports rising labor demand as European war orders boost activity and a record wheat crop harvest alongside heavy yields of other grains. Prospect of more work from the agricultural and export sectors is noted.
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Washington
Europe
Department of Labor
Real Estate Men Name Officers in National Association
Walter C. Piper of Detroit was elected president of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges. Minnis of Kansas City was chosen secretary and Moorehead Wright of Little Rock, Ark., treasurer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Walter C. Piper
Detroi
National Association of Real Estute Exchanges
Minnis
Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Over Louisiana Sugar Refining Law
New Orleans federal judge Foster issued a temporary order Wednesday restraining enforcement of a newly enacted Louisiana law regulating the sugar refining business.
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New Orleans
Foster
State of
Louisiana
Chicago carpenters reject arbitration demand
Chicago carpenters council with 16 000 striking members voted Wednesday not to accept arbitration demanded by the Carpenters' Contractors' association, prolonging a month long labor dispute.
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Chicago
Carpenters’ Council
Carpenter Comtractors’ Association
German Note Aims to Protect Passenger Ships in War
Berlin reports prospects that Germany will propose concessions to the United States on submarine warfare. The plan would exempt passenger vessels from attack while subjecting them to stoppage and search under prewar prize rules, with ships still liable if carrying contraband. Officials expect the move to ease tensions and meet President Wilson’s position.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
High Seas
Wilson
No Sign of Peace Yet from Europe, Wilson Says
President Wilson sees no early prospect for peace in Europe after Colonel House’s months of talks in Berlin London and Paris. House reported the views of German British and French officials and the prevailing public impressions on possible terms and peace proposals.
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New York
Wilson
Europe
B. M. House
Germans Bombard Dunkirk in Major Assault
German artillery fired thirty six tons of explosives and metal into Dunkirk from positions behind Dixmude. Civilians were killed or wounded and substantial damage occurred though the port itself and other military targets avoided direct shelling.
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Dunkirk
Franece
Dixmude
Prince George of Greece and the Allied Cause
Reports say Prince George of Greece backs the Allies and could push Greece toward entering the war against Germany and Austria if he becomes king. The potential move hinges on royal succession and broader regional politics.
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George
Greece
Germany
Austria
Lansing Named Secretary of State in Place of Bryan
Cabinet members reportedly unanimous as Robert Lansing, longtime diplomat and Amherst alumnus from Watertown New York, is chosen to succeed William Jennings Bryan. Lansing has led U S diplomacy in numerous international arbitrations and will guide policy toward belligerent powers amid the European war.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
State Department
Wilson
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Latsing
Mr. Lansing
Watertown
N. Y
John Lansing
New York
Philadelphia
Amherst College
Lansing
Labour speedup ordered in munitions drive
London. David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, told British labor to mobilize seven days to fulfill leaders promises that enough men will rally to factories to produce a maximum supply of munitions. He outlined a munitions measure controlling both output and the workforce.
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London
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Spy Executed in Tower London
F Robert Muller found guilty at the Old Bailey police court as a German spy was executed in the Tower of London on June 23 by shooting. Robert Rosenthal, said by police to have confessed being sent by the German Admiralty to obtain naval information, is to be court martialed.
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London
F. Robert Muller
Old Bailey
Tower of London
Robert Rosenthal
England
Head Weighing Method Demonstrated by Dr Spivak
In San Francisco Dr C D Spivak of danger to health announced a method to weigh a person’s head without detaching it from the body. The revelation came during the American Medical association meeting.
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San Francisco
C. D. Spivak
American Medical Association
Fall of Lemberg Shifts War Focus to the West
Russian forces retreated from Lemberg Galician capital as Austro German troops reclaimed the city. Reports from Vienna and Berlin claim the loss blocks Russian south to north lines, signaling possible large German troop transfers to the Western Front if the crushing stroke holds. Petrograd confirms fall but details vary, with questions over captured military assets and overall strategic impact.
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Lemberg
Galicia
Poland
Baltic
Vienna
Berlin
Teutons
Petrograd
Przemysl
Villa denies split with Angeles in Mexican command
General Francisco Villa issued a statement at his Aguas Calientes headquarters denying any break with General Felipe Angeles. He affirmed unity within the command in El Paso and surrounding posts.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Aguas Calientes
Felipe Angeles
General Von Sanders Wounded. Von Usedom Assumes Command
General Liman Von Sanders, German commander of the Turkish forces at the Dardanelles, has been wounded and Admiral Von Usedom has succeeded him.
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Liman von Sanders
Dardanelles
Admiral von Usedom
Brooklyn Fourth Avenue Subway Opens After Six-Year Build
The new Fourth avenue subway line in Brooklyn, costing about 16 million dollars and taking nearly six years to complete, officially opened on Saturday.
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New York
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Way
Mare Island Navy Yard To Build Pontoons For Sub F4 Recovery
Vallejo California authority arrives at Mare Island Navy Yard to construct pontoons for raising the submarine F4. Work is slated for completion by July 20 in Honolulu area.
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Vallejo
Cale
Mare Inland Navy Yard
Honolulu
Western Ontario battalion nearly wiped out near La Haut June 15
A semiofficial report states the flat Western Ontario battalion was almost annihilated near La Hassee in northern France on June 15, with 600 men reported lost.
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Toronto
Otto
Ontario
la Hassee
France
Allied force destroyed after attack near La Bassee
Official announcement Friday reported that an allied force attacking German positions north of La Bassee in northwestern France was destroyed with only a few managing to retreat.
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la Bassee
France
Native Americans at Urumiah Reported Safe
Advices received from Tabriz by the Presbyterian foreign board of missions announce that all native Americans at Urumiah are safe and well.
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KMB
wNrote
New York
Urumiah
Tabriz
Presbyterian Foreign Board of Missions
Turks Fighting Fairly in London War Report
A fragment describes Turks in London scenes of brave conduct. One Turk tended to a wounded allied soldier under fire, another returned a water bottle to a wounded Australian. The account portrays acts of aid amid conflict.
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London
Seven Bathers Drown in Atlantic City Surf Tragedy
Seven bathers including prominent Philadelphia summer colony figures drowned in fierce Atlantic City surf on Sunday. A massive wave and dangerous undertow swept them from the strand into deep water. Rescue efforts were unsuccessful as the victims succumbed in the breakers.
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Atlantic City
N. d
Philadelphia
German Defense of Gas Warfare Compared to Flooding
A Berlin statement defends German use of asphyxiating gas by arguing Britain and France used gases earlier. It cites French war ministry texts on gas projectiles dated February 21 and dismisses claims about humane treatment, comparing gas to flooding of Nieuport and saying both are humane if the enemy retreats.
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Berlin
Ministry of War
Ypres
Lusitania
Nieuport
Tornado Devastates Redcliffe Alberta and Grassy Lake
A Friday night tornado struck Grassy Lake and Redcliffe Alberta causing massive destruction. Grassy Lake suffered near total ruin after a farmhouse housing Mrs Olson and four children collapsed killing the mother and a 10 year old girl. In Redcliffe seven people were injured and most of the business district was wrecked. Total damage estimated at five hundred thousand dollars.
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Redcliffe
Alberta
Grassy Lake
Medicine Hat-Lethbridge
Olson
General strike halted Chicago building work
Chicago ordered a general lockout in the building trades after an all day meeting of industry interests. Material makers will stop, contractors will lay off men, and city financial interests will back the move. The strike centers on carpenters who refused arbitration after more than a month on strike.
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Chicago
Wilson to Take Rest at Summer White House
President Wilson began a brief vacation at the summer White House on June 28 under physician orders to rest. The break aims to prepare him for upcoming work on European and Mexican situations.
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White House
Cornish
N. H
Wilson
Jail death confessing killer linked to thirteen murders
Alan Syd Jones hanged in the county jail yard on Friday after leaving a note in his cell confessing to thirteen murders. Victims included a Nebraska deputy sheriff and a railroad brakeman, both white, along with two black men, a Mexican, and an Indian.
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Birmingham
Alan Syd Jones
Nebraska
Illinois Bill Invalidates Out-of-State Marriages
A bill approved by Governor Dunne voids marriages performed in other states if they violate the Illinois laws. The law states that illegal marriages formed in Illinois are contrary to the statutes of the state where the spouses reside.
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Dunne
Illinois
Figueroa Leads in Chile Presidential Returns
Santiago reports rapid returns show Benor Javier Figueroa, former interior minister, leading the presidential race on the overall ticket with a strong majority as results come in from major districts.
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Santiago
Chile
Benor Javier Figueroa
Interior
Oberal
Sultan Mehmed of Turkey Satisfactory After Surgery
A dispatch from Overseas News Agency reports Sultan Mehmed of Turkey is in satisfactory condition following an operation for saltstones by Prof. James A. Israel.
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Berlin
Sultan Mehmed
Turkey
James A. Israel
Saltstones
Acto
Man offers baby name pun during church service
A serious man tries to endure a rowdy infant and finally asks the mother if the baby has been christened. He suggests the name Good Idea, arguing it should be carried out if not christened.
How He Escaped
A commuter asks a hotel resident how he avoids garden woes on the train. The hotel dweller explains his escape from rot and pests, claiming his residence eliminates common yard troubles.
Enlightening Him During Dinner Hour
Mr Meek struggles to fasten his wife's evening dress as the dinner bell rings. He longs for a machine to do this task and she replies that such a device exists, joking that he is the one who must be it. The scene captures domestic humor and impatience with manual labor.
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Mr. Meek
Altered, Self-Made Man Quips Judge’s Witty Refusal
A courtroom quip to the judge frames a joke about being a self-made man. The exchange notes that any success is partly shaped by a wife and her mother, in a light legal- humor moment.
When the Price Goes Up and Losses Rise
A Detroit Free Press note recalls how theft changes value of items like a liver plated butter dish once cheap goods become priceless after burglary. The piece underscores shifting perceptions of worth when possessions disappear.
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Detroit Free Press
Times have changed for the bet ter in talk on torture
The excerpt contrasts modern attitudes toward torture with a statement about four families in an apartment where children take music lessons, suggesting shifting norms and a concern for youth.
Clock Hall Quip on Morning Strike Tension
A Baltimore source quotes a bustling exchange about halting a looming stoppage. The line “What are you doing down there at the clock in the hall at this time of morning” captures early attempt to avert a disastrous strike.
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Baltimore American
Dust Give Em a Chance Says Wage and Fool
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a wage remark that men miss chances yet seek delusion, contrasting cautious hesitation with foolish optimism in a brief, pithy exchange.
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Cincinnat! Enquirer
What kind of a fellow is he Yale Record quote
A fragmentary Yale Record quote describes a man who would “te kind of a fellow” who goes for a walk with you then tells you how democratic he is not afraid of being seen with anybody.
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Yale
Patient photographer earns calm credits
The Philadelphia Ledger praises a photographer known as the most patient man on record, able to calm crowds and capture group photos without losing temper despite large crowds.
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Tadio
Palladelphia
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