Pierian Society Wins Doubly Sweet Victory at Beav er High Commencement
The Pierians beat the Alexandrians in the inter-society contest at Beaver High School with a decisive 8 to 0 judges’ vote in debate. Florence Thomas won the Edison essay, Ruby Honaker the Gypsy Flower Girl reading, and Bessie McCray the Price of American Freedom oration.
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Pierians
Henry Rodgin Company
Ira Kleiman
Thomas Edison
Florence Thomas
Ruby Tronaker
Bessie McCray
Pierian Society
United
Waites
Mattie Sanford
Edith Gibson
Courtney Tanner
H. S. Shott
George Richardson
H.pr. Lee
J. B. Moose
Immanuel Lutheran Church
H. E. Cooper
Shott
Thomas A. Edison
Lucile Reynolds
Ruby Honaker
Papa
Mary Lee Wagner
Frederick Black
Ruth Vass
United States
Rodgin Medal
Diplomatic Blunder Called by French Papers
Paris reports French newspapers condemn Germany's reply to the American note as a further diplomatic blunder. They say Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg seeks to open a controversy to gain time and pressures the United States to force Britain to drop the blockade.
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Paris
Germany
von Bethmann+Hollweg
United States
Great Britain
Jingo remark sparks call for action in Oklahoma City
In an address before a local Democratic organization Speaker Champ Clare said he would put every jingo in the country in the trenches in Europe if he could. He spoke after Germany's reply to an American note and urged discipline in public interviews.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Champ Clare
Germany
Wilson
Europe
Plan to Help Starving Mexico Embargo Proposed
Washington June 1 An embargo on arms exports to Mexico and on food imports to the United States was proposed to President Wilson by Miss Mabel Boardman of the American Red Cross executive committee to relieve famine below the Rio Grande.
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Mexico
Washington
United States
Rio Grande
Wilson
Mabel Boardman
Executive Committee
The
American Red Cross
Appeal for End of War and World Peace by Confederate Veterans
Thousands of veterans gather in Richmond for the twenty fifth United Confederate Veterans reunion. Dr. Henry W. Battle urges end to war and global peace while reflecting on the Civil War, its motives, and a united stay the course toward peace. The address recalls the 1865 Confederate charge near dawn and the ensuing pullback as Lee and Grant clash, ending with a call for unity and wisdom in international affairs.
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Richmond
United Confederate Veterans
America
Europe
Union
United States
Republic
Henry W. Battle
H.W. Battle
Charlottesville
Gordon
Virginia
Confederacy
Lee
Grant
Wilson backs new policy toward Mexico aims to restore order
President Wilson and cabinet propose moral support to a coalition of Mexico's best elements and formal recognition for a government, with an arms embargo to exclude other factions. Red Cross plans relief, while Carranza reports disagree with famine claims amid gunfire and looting across regions.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
American Red Cross
State Department
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Villa
Ochner
Colina
British Submarine Disrupts Turkish Troop Transport
Athens dispatch reports a British submarine patrolling in front of Constantinople has interrupted transit of Turkish troops via the Dardanelles, affecting transport between York and London on June 1.
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London
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Co
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Italians Seize Thirty Seven Villages Near Cortina
Italian troops have occupied thirty seven villages surrounding Cortina in the Ampezzo valley and march via Paris reporting the advance near Undine Italy on June 1.
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Undine
Italy
Paris
Cortina
Ampezzo
Kronstad Narrow Escape From German Submarine
Captain Messel of the Norwegian steamer Kronstad reports a close call with a German submarine while near Cork on May 5. The Kronstad, arriving from Ardoffan, had escaped after the submarine surfaced and the captain ordered engines full.
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Texas
Messel
Kronstad
Ardoffan
Cork
Kronstad torpedo attack in ballast steamer incident
A torpedo fired at a steamer named Kronstad crossed the wake only six feet behind as the vessel, in ballast, tried to flee. The ship showed its Kronstad name and colors on its side amid the action.
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Kronstad
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia expects rain on Wednesday and likely Thursday. Virginia sees rain on Wednesday with Thursday fair and warmer, plus increasing southeast winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Turks Say Allied Attacks Repulsed At Gallipoli
Constantinople reports from London on June 1 that as Allied forces attacked near Avi Burnu and in the center they were repulsed with heavy losses. Turkish statements also cite artillery exchanges at Seddul Bahr and claim about 40 000 Turkish casualties in defense of Gallipoli.
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Constantinople
London
Avi Burnu
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Fierce hand to hand fighting near Souchez
Paris reports intense clashes north of Arras with close combat near Souchez. Allied forces entered a grove and seized German positions east of Notre Dame de Lorette. Sixty German prisoners were taken at Fushex sugar mill as a German attack near Fontenelle, north of St Die, was repulsed with heavy losses.
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Paris
French War Office
Arras
Aix Noulette
Souchez
Notre Dame de Lorette
Fushex
Vosges
Fontenelle
St. Die
American launch fired on from ambush near Baja California
The American fishing launch America arrived in San Diego with bullet holes after an ambush at Punta Banda twelve miles southeast of Ensenada. Crew said bullets tore their clothing and the firing began as the boat dropped anchor, possibly mistaken for a launch landing four Chinese.
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San Diego
Cal
America
Punta ‘Banda
Insenada
California
Wealthy Clubman Sentenced for Fatal Car Crash
Baltimore June 1 James Walsh wealthy clubman and president of an automobile company was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for causing the death of Mrs Annie Seymour struck by his car last March. Witnesses testified Walsh was under the influence of liquor at the time.
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Baltimore
James Walsh
Annie Seymour
Walsh
Band of Unemployed Dispersed from Enoch OK
Adjutant General Canton dismissed Company K of the Oklahoma National Guard from patrol duty at Enoch. About 500 unemployed men were dispersed after invading the town seeking harvest work. The mob left in freight cars provided by Enoch and split into groups at different points.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Canton
State National Guard
Enoch
Germans Ordered to Leave Japan for Propaganda Acts
In Yokohama on June 1 a German baker accused of sending secret documents hidden in bread and cake to German prisoners at Tokio was ordered to depart Japan within a week. Four other Germans with local businesses were similarly ordered for acts against national welfare.
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Yokohama
Japan
Tokio
Legislature Meets in Special Session on Death Penalty
Arizona lawmakers convened in Phoenix for a special session to decide on capital punishment and related land and prohibition enforcement with five men on death row awaiting the outcome of deliberations.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Ariz
Austro Germany Storms Take Three Forts In Galicia
Austro Germany reports three forts captured by storm with 1,400 prisoners and twenty eight guns taken. South of the Dniester the town of Sery is captured with more than 9,000 prisoners, eight cannons and fifteen machine guns seized. Fierce fighting continues in Galicia and along the western line as Italians engage Austrians.
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Galicia
Przemysl
Przzemysl
Vienna
Berlin
Dniester
Sery
Ragom
Poland
Warsaw
Paris
le Petre Forest
Arras
Souchez
Bueville
St. Vaast
Fogaria
Lavaronne
Corinthian
Wilson
Washington
London
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Weather Forecast For The Southeast And Mid Atlantic
Washington June 1 Fair and warmer weather after Friday in all sections of the southeast is forecasted by the weather bureau for the week beginning tomorrow. Unsettled conditions prevail until Friday except in the west gulf states where an entire week is indicated. Temperatures in the middle Atlantic states are expected to rise within a few days above the average.
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Washington
Southeast
Weather Bureau
Norrow
West Gulf States
Middle Atlantic States
French Cruiser Bombards German Consulate at Haifan Syria
Paris reports that a French cruiser fired on and destroyed the German consulate at Haifan on the Bay of Acre after a French ministry of marines statement said the consulate incited Turkish troops against France. The action followed a reported incitement to hostility by the German office.
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Paris
Haifan
Syria
Bay of Acre
Imarines
Attempt to Put Guns Out of Commission at Fort Worden Fort Flagler
In Port Townsend Washington on June 1 a plan to disable the four big guns guarding Puget Sound was uncovered. Breech blocks were removed and mechanisms damaged at Fort Worden and Fort Flagler after reports that the forts were photographed in detail by intruders. Visitors are now barred from the sites.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Fort Worden
Fort Flagler
Puget Sound
Roumania Keeps Quiet on War Entry
Rome reports intense interest in whether Roumania will join the war. Despite Italian declarations against Austria, Roumania remains neutral as negotiations with Great Britain France and Russia continue for recognition of her demands.
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Rome
Bulgaria
Roumania
Peole
Italy
Austria
Great Britain
France
Russia
Extra Session Discussed by Kern and Wilson
Senator Kern, Democratic floor leader, stated an extra session of Congress in October was discussed with President Wilson. The president said the proposal was under consideration but no conclusion had been reached.
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Washington
Kern
Congress
Wilson
Trade chiefs urge reforms to Sherwin act for South American exports
New England merchants at a federal trade commission conference say the Sherman Act hampers expanding trade with South and Central America. Proposals seek differentiation of foreign and domestic trade and liberal bank cooperation to meet foreign capital. Delegates also hear calls for safety seas accords and a shared flag system during a Philadelphia visit including Independence Hall remarks and shipyard tours.
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New England
Federal Trade Commission
Joseph KE. Davies
Commission
Congress
Edward A. Filene
Philadelphia
United States
South
Central America
Europe
Senor Erina
Colombia
Brandenburg
Independence Hall
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Oklahoma
Pittsburg
Republicans win eight wards in city election sweep
In a quiet election Republicans gained six of eight wards and control the city for two years. The result includes strong gains in the first and fifth wards, a Democratic shift in the traditionally Republican fourth, and Jerry Akers emerging as a sheriff prospect. The city charter changes promise major administrative shifts. EK. E. Carter remains mayor as 2,167 votes produced a 211 vote GOP margin.
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Jerry Akers
Sheriff
EK. E. Carter
Ferguson
Rene Venees
Ead
Tirk
Boies
Wasley
Easley
Sanders
Hirman
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