Bryan resigns as secretary of State in protest over policy toward Germany
William Jennings Bryan leaves the Cabinet and says he will present his views on United States policy toward Germany to the public. He cites two points of disagreement with President Wilson on international arbitration and warning Americans against travel on belligerent ships. The White House and officials react with surprise and concern as Bryan bids farewell.
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International Commission
Germany
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Eminet
Pryan
United States
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White House
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State Department
Louis F. Post
Labor
Scores
Bryann
Department
Fryan
Lansing
Daniels
Washington Administration
Galicia
Stanislau
Dniester
Jalicia
Bryan's Resignation Seen as Warning to Germany
Paris evening papers give prominence to Secretary Bryan's resignation with The Midi calling him a pacifist at any price and framing the move as a warning to Germany. The report notes his career details and reaction from President Wilson.
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Midi
Germany
Wilson
Resignation of Bryan Stirs Germany and Britain
London reports the resignation of Secretary Bryan announced at noon causing a great stir in Germany. The foreign office ordered newspapers to refrain from comment. Berth notes the surprise and varied opinions over the decision.
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London
Xchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Bryan
Germany
Foreign Office
Berth
Bryan resignation dominates London war news
London June 9 William Jennings Bryan's resignation and the U S note to Germany top the day’s war coverage. A second submarine sinking and Lord Balfour's policy change on German prisoners shared attention, but Bryan's departure remained the lead story.
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London
William Jennngs Bryan
Germany
Wen
Mr. Balfour
Admiralty
Turkish Gunboat Sunk and Transport Captured in Gulf Action
London reports the Turkish gunboat Marmaris sunk and the transport Mosul captured in the Persian Gulf. Marmaris, 492 tons, 174 feet, armed with four 9 pounders two 1 pounders and one torpedo tube, built in 1897, crew of sixty six.
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London
Mosul
Persian Gulf
Austrian commander offers reward for Italian Alpine soldier
Verona June 9 reports the Austrian commander offers 2000 crowns for the first Italian Alpine soldier taken alive. Austrian prisoners continue arriving in Verona and now exceed 100.
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Verona
Paris
Market Reacts to Bry resignation on Opening Day
New York June 9 The stock market opened with unease after Secretary Bry and resignation news. Declines ranged from one to five points with war shares weak. United States Steel led activity with 7500 shares trading at a 1 3/4 point loss before recovering. other stocks also rallied to recover losses.
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New York
Bryin
Stock Exchange
United States Steel
Grand Camp C T convention opens in Lynchburg Virginia
The nine te convention of the Grand Camp C T for Virginia West Virginia Maryland and Kentucky convened in Lynchburg with over two hundred visitors. In the parade Richmond and Roanoke councils each led about a hundred participants and families arrived in autos. Mayor Jeter welcomed attendees and J L Lee spoke before adjournment. The first business session was held that afternoon.
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U. C. IT
Lynchburg
C. T
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Richmond
Roanoke
Jeter
J. Ll. Lée
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast
A forecast for West Virginia calls for fair Thursday with Friday becoming increasingly cloudy and warmer. In Virginia, expect fair weather Thursday and Friday with rising warmth.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Trial of Woman for Poison Murder Opens in Portsmouth
The trial of Mrs. Mary Burgos for the poisoning death of her husband began today in Portsmouth after the January death in Nottingham New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Mary Burgos
Nottingham
Note to Britain Now Under Consideration
Representative Webb of North Carolina urged President Wilson to send a full note to Great Britain on neutral rights amid the blockade. Southern lawmakers say cotton interests suffer from the embargo. Wilson had considered a note urging compliance with the March 30 protest against blockade operations.
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Washington
Webb
North Carolina
Wilson
Congress
White House
Great Britain
United States
France
US Sends Note To Germany Reiterating Lusitania Reparations
Washington reports the United States has sent Germany a note demanding Lusitania sinking reparations and urging adherence to international law. The message, framed in firmer terms than expected, seeks a friendly reply while preserving rights under existing law and calls for no pre-publication forecasts.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Gerard
High Seas
Postmaster Appointments in Ninth District Virginia
President Wilson appoints C. M. Kennedy P Postmaster at St. Paul and J. R. Persater at Saltville both in Virginia ninth district. Recommendations came from Senators Swanson and Martin.
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Washington
Wilson
C. M. Kennedy
St. Paul
J. R. Persater
Saltville
Swanson
Martin
Kentucky Bankers' Association Holds Annual Meeting Speakers
Kentucky and Ohio figures attend the Kentucky Bankers' Association annual meeting with Wells of Cleveland and J W Stall of the association as principal speakers. The event is noted as taking place June 9 in Jenkins Kentucky.
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Kentucky
Bankers’ Association
Jenkins
Co. Wells
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Board
J. W. Stall
Kentucky Bankers’ Association
Governor Grants Stay for James Canter in Richmond
James Canter of Richmond Virginia, sentenced to death for the April murder of Mrs. James Wilson near Bristol, received a respite from Governor Stuart until Friday August 1. Luther Canter dies next Friday.
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James Canter
Rchmond
Stuart
James Wilson
Bristol
Luther Canter
British Casualties Total 258000 Since War Start
Prime Minister Asquith announced in the House of Commons that British casualties from the start of the war through May 31 reach 258000 men killed wounded and missing.
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London
Premer Asquith
60 000 Acres Opened for Settlement in Oregon
By order of the secretary of the interior sixty thousand acres in east and central Oregon will be thrown open for settlement tomorrow. The land is non irrigable.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Secretary of the Interior
Vienna Claims It Italians Repulsed With Heavy Loss
British casualty list numbers 259 069, with losses to Italian fronts in Galicia. Vienna reports Austro German gains near Stanislau and Dniester defenses, while Italian front at Gorizia and Gradisca shows repulses. Naval actions include Turkish gunboat and transports sunk, French transport loss off Gallipoli, and a sunk German submarine. American note to Germany pending.
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Baltic
Persian Gulf
Gallipoli
Neuville
Arras
Quennevires
Dneister
Galicia
Vienna
Austrian War Office
Gorizia
Gradisca
Wonfalcone
Mediterranean
Asquith
House of Commons
Auch
Flanders
Dardanelles
King George
David Lloyd George
Coloman
Germany
Boston
Colonian
Bryan resignation stirs surprise in British coverage of U S politics
London reports unusual interest as Secretary Bryan resigns, signaling a shift in American political events. The British press shows restraint on neutrals and focuses on President Wilson's policy with keen attention.
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London
Bryan
America
Wilson
Austrians Take Stanislau in Galicia
German army headquarters reports Stanislau in Galicia has fallen to Austrian forces. Stanislau lies about seventy five miles southwest of Lemebre and was captured through operations directed from London.
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Stanislau
Berlin
London
Lemebre
French War Office Confirms No New Paris Advance
The French war office issued a brief statement in Paris on June 9 noting there is nothing to add to yesterday’s official announcement. The message comes via London and provides no new details on operations or outcomes.
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Paris
London
War Office
Forest Lepetre Advance Front Occupation and Prisoners
The report describes an advance of 100 yards along a 350 yard front at Forest Lepetre. It mentions occupying two trenches and, at a specified location, three lines of German trenches and capture of fifty prisoners.
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Lepetre
Louisiana Postmaster Arrested in Morrisport Customary Shortfall
Andrew J. Brewer, postmaster at Morrisport, Louisiana for five years, was arrested by a deputy U S marshal on charges of being short 45 942 in government funds. He was released on a 6 000 bond.
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Shrevesport
Andrew J. Brewer
Morrisport
United States
Brewer
Munitions Bill Passed by House of Lords
The munitions bill establishing a department to secure munitions supplies on an adequate scale passed the House of Lords and awaits royal assent. Baron Frank Davids criticized the bill for not granting power to requisition men, urging discipline for those who refuse work while condemning idlers among the upper classes.
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London
Ministry of Munitions
House of Lords
Frank Davids
Wymbrokeshire
Tobacco liquor ties urged at wholesale dealers convention
J Lawton Kendricks of New York told the Cincinnati convention that the tobacco and liquor industries are closely linked and a general prohibition would target tobacco next. He urged a stronger alliance and broader educational outreach to rural voters about the combined revenues of tobacco and liquor, while Lawrence Maxwell of Cincinnati highlighted the group's temperance aims and legal duties.
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Cincinnati
Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
J. Lawton Kendricks
iNew York
Kendricks
Lawrence Maxwell
United States
America
Lodge urges strong forces to secure world peace
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge told Union College graduates that world peace requires powerful forces and a union of nations with international police both afloat and ashore. He warned that abolishing armament is futile and that one nation disarming invites war, while gradual reductions should be pursued with caution.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Henry Cabot Lodge
Union College
Union of Nations
Lodge
Peace Move Prompts Villa to Seek Cooperation
Washington dispatch reports General Villa and his spokesmen ready to cooperate in a peace movement after President Wilson warned belligerents to restore peace and protect civilians in the southern republic. A reply from Carranza was expected via Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz.
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Chihuahua
Villa
Samue ‘Tontilla
Seneral Villa
Wilson
Republic
Carranzas
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Georgia prison commission backs death for Leo M. Frank
The Georgia Prison Commission votes 2 to 1 to recommend against clemency for Leo M. Frank and keep the death penalty. Governor Slaton will hold further hearings, meeting tomorrow with legal counsel for both sides before making the final decision on the June 22 execution. The report notes prior appeals were denied and cites the trial and appellate history. The dissent argues evidence was circumstantial and suggests commuting the sentence.
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Atlanta
State Prison Commission
Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Frank
Trainey
Davidson
Tom Patterson
Supreme Court of the
United States
Italians Readied for Major Battle on Isonzo Front
Count Caporetta leads Italian forces toward the Gulf of Trieste as Italian troops push to cross the Isonzo River on both banks. British observers expect a first major clash imminent, signaling a pivotal front development along the gulf and river.
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London
Caporetta
Gulf of
Trieste
Italy
Isonzo
Bryan fight to sway Wilson over Germany policy
Washington June 9 The story of Bryan's bid to sway President Wilson's approach to Germany remains untold. Rumors that Secretary Daniels resigned or would resign circulated, but were denied. Nine cabinet members stood solidly for Wilson's position amid ongoing political maneuvering.
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Washington
Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Daniels
Russian Army Cut Off in Bukowina Near Kalucz
An Austrian headquarters dispatch reports the Russian army in Bukowina near Kalucz in eastern Galicia has been cut off from middle Galicia forces and driven back eastward. Austro German forces from Kalnes are a few miles from Stanistau.
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Cologne
Germany
London
Bukowina
Kalucz
Galicia
German Submarine Sunk and Prisoners Captured
Secretary of the Admiralty Balfour announced that a German submarine was sunk and six officers and crew were captured. He added that German prisoners will receive the same treatment as other German prisoners in England.
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London
the Admiralty
Balfour
England
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