Assurances Sought as US Demands Safe Seas for Americans
The United States issued a note to Germany demanding assurances that future measures will safeguard American lives and ships on the seas. Secretary of State ad interim Lansing transmitted the note approved by President Wilson and the cabinet, following Lusitania and other sinkings, asserting the right to humanity and neutral rights.
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United States
Germany
William Jennings Pryan
Robert Lansing
Wilson
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Lusitania
Berlin
Canada
Great Britain
German rights and safety of American ships questioned
The United States government expects the Imperial German government to adopt measures to safeguard American lives and ships and asks for assurances that these principles will be put into practice. Robert Lansing, Secretary of State ad interim, urges compliance.
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United States
Austrians Open Dikes to Halt Italian Advance
June 10 report from Paris describes Austrian efforts at the Isonzo, opening all dikes and flooding lower regions to deter the Italian advance. Banks broke and canals were tapped but most water absorbed, causing no serious disruption to the Italian army.
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Paris
Isonzo
Belgium
De Wet Pleads Sedition in Trial Opening
General Christian DeWet, South African rebel leader, pleads not guilty to high treason but guilty to sedition at the trial opening in London. Indictment covers alleged attacks and seditious utterances. He was captured December 1, 1914, on a farm at Watterburg, British Bechuanaland, after pursuit by a motor brigade.
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London
Christian DeWet
Reuters Telegraph Co
DeWet
Watterburg
Bechualand
Germany claims right to destroy American ships in war
Berlin asserts power to sink vessels carrying contraband even without prize court ruling and seeks compensation through a prize court if applicable. The note rejects U S claims that prize courts cause delays and that the Frye incident violated the 1828 treaty.
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Washington
Germany
United States
William P. Frye
Prussia
Virginian railroad link would make Bluefield a regional jobbing hub
A Pocahontas area businessman outlines how Virginian Railway access could transform Bluefield into a major wholesale center for southwest Virginia. He cites $12,000,000 annual Bluefield trade, potential freight-rate savings, and a preferred Littlesburg route connection over the south Bluefield plan, boosting local shipping and jobbing houses.
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Bluefield
Virginian Railroad
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Virginia
Buchanan Coal Fields
Norfolk and Western
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Princeton
Littlesburg
Falls Mills
Body of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Found
A report from Ireland says the body of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, lost May 7 with the Lusitania, has been washed ashore near Doolin. A watch bearing his initials and identifying letters were found. Queens town dispatch later said the recovered body was not Vanderbilt.
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Ireland
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Doolin
Moher
Vanderbilt
Xchange Telegraph Company
Queenstown
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia regions
West Virginia expects fair conditions Friday and Saturday. Virginia shows partly cloudy skies and warmer Friday with unsettled weather Saturday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Virginian Railway plans reshape eastern Kentucky trade routes
Bluefield would supply the contractors building the road and act as a clearing center for the ensuing trade between Bluefield and surrounding territory. The Virginian aims for Louisville as a western and southern outlet, shifting from Deepwater and leveraging coal regions to compete in the eastern Kentucky belt.
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Louisville
Deepwater
Great Lakes
Panama Canal
Buchanan Fields
Kentucky
Estate Held for Taxes in Richmond Reports Cameron Heirloom
Officers said the estate of Alexander Cameron owes the state taxes totaling $540,000 for the past ten years. The levy will be collected in Orange County, Cameron’s home at his death, where most of the period tax accrued.
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Auditor of Public Accounts
Alexander Cameron
County of
Orange
Cameron
Battlefront reports and Allied appeals amid heavy shell shortages
The ticker notes Allied demands for more shells as Britain and France call for expanded munitions to sustain artillery programs. It reports Italian progress near Triest and Germans accusing Stanislau, while Russia claims Austro German prisoner gains at Przemysl. Berlin counters with gains near Lemberg. Ambassador Gerard poised to deliver a U.S. note seeking safe passage for American lives and ships.
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Berlin
Gerard
United States
England
France
French Chamber of Deputies
Millerand
William Robertson Nicoll
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
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Przemysl
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Lemberg
Stanislau
Monfalbone
Triest
Bryan resigns shocks Europe amid submarine dispute
Paris notes Mr Bryan's resignation as a surprise while Europe debates U Boat warfare and Britain's naval losses. The Paris Gazette questions the move but acknowledges American resolve and Wilson's leadership, noting ministerial discipline and prestige.
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Paris Gazette
Bryan
Europe
Gene Herbette
Germany
Wilson
Resignation Row Divides Press On Bry an Exit
Berlin papers differ on Bryans resignation from Wilson cabinet with Tageblatt noting recoil from U S policy and Germania calling it a gain for German interests. The London report frames the move as a reaction to looming policy directions.
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London
Bryan
Tageblatt
Wilson
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Germania
Duel in the Air Over Tagayczat Arsenal
A Havas report from Nish says three Austrian planes flew over Tagayczat where arsenals and arms factories sit. Three people were killed and ten wounded. Serbian aviators engaged the returning airship at Smederzo, and one Austrian plane was shot down at Suster by a Serbian quick firing gun.
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Havas
Nish
Tagayczatz
Smederzo
Suster
Two Trawlers Sunk Near Grimsby by German Submarine
June 10 report from Grimsby states the trawlers Tusian and Casper were sunk by a German submarine. The Tusian crew landed after being warned and witnessed bombs sink the vessel. the Casper crew were rescued at sea. The submarine then pursued another trawler but a patrol boat arrival saved it.
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England
Tusian
Casper
Caspor
German Collier Sunk by Russian Submarine Off Riga
Reliable reports state a German collier was sunk by a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea off Riga during the June engagement. A German destroyer accompanying the collier was lightly damaged by the same torpedo.
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London
Baltic Sea
Riga
Motor Works Burned In Port Royal Blaze
Fire destroyed Bryan Hughes Strachans motor works at Port Royal covering three acres. About 100 Ned Cross ambulances and 200 vans, ready for government delivery, were consumed. Damages estimated at 500000 dollars as troops aided firefighters.
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London
Ned Cross
Bryan, Hughes & Strachans
Port Royal
Italians Advance on Isonzo River Front
Rome reports Italian forces press the Isonzo river line amid stubborn Austrian resistance. General Cardona states Italian gains are being won with heavy losses on both sides, the war office announces tonight.
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Isonzo River
Cardonna
War Office
Velocity trawler crew lands at Hartlepool after sinking
The Velocity crew, rescued after the trawler was sunk by a German submarine, were landed at Hartlepool today after fifty four hours in small boats with no food or water. The submarine fired five shells before the vessel went down.
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Eng
Richmond man goes to chair for Syrian murder in Norfolk
Lem Jones a Black leader of a three man gang fatally harmed a Syrian merchant in Norfolk. He was executed in the electric chair as accomplices received life and eighteen years respectively.
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Richmond
Lem Jones
Norfolk
Steamer Erna Bolt Sunk Off Harwich by German Submarine
The British steamer Erna Bolt was torpedoed and sunk off Harwich by a German submarine. Members of the crew were saved.
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Erna Bolt
London
Harwich
Bryan urges persuasion over force to lead world out of war
In a Washington note, William J. Bryan appeals to the American people to judge his service as secretary of state and urges the United States to champion a new system of diplomacy. He contrasts force and persuasion, criticizes Germany’s note as old-system diplomacy, and argues for peaceful solutions and universal brotherhood amid World War I tensions. He promises a further statement addressing German Americans.
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