Greece's Constantine abdicates for Alexander amid war turmoil
Athens reports King Constantine I abdicates in favor of his son Prince Alexander after entente pressure. Crown Prince George leaves Greece with Constantine as allied troops occupy Ellasona. Alexander, born 1893, becomes king. Constantine and George to depart by British ship. The move follows years of neutrality debates and Balkan wars legacy.
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Greece
London
Constantine
Prince Alexander
Zaimis
George
Switzerland
Italy
Elassona
Alexander
Prince George
Constantine I
George I
Saloniki
Eliphtherios Venizelos
Sophia
Leipsic
Germany
America
St. Sophia
Constantinople
Crete
Turkey
Venizelos
Dardanelles
Hearings on Rail Rate Increase Closed
The Interstate Commerce Commission closed hearings on a proposed fifteen percent rise in freight rates by U S railroads. After three weeks of testimony, the commission has eighteen days to decide. a fifteen percent hike could total about 300 million dollars annually and impact major industries nationwide. Carriers cite higher costs while shippers argue earnings are rising and 1917 may be the best year except 1916.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Roumanian oil output rises to meet army needs
German news from Bucharest reports Roumanian oil industry recovering after enemy destruction. Production is increasing weekly and is said to be fully meeting the army's requirements. The release, transmitted via London, notes the resurgence of oil production in Roumania.
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Germany
Roumania
Amsterdam
London
Wolff Bureau
Bucharest
Income Tax Clause Nears Passage in War Tax Bill
Washington June 12 The senate finance committee nearly completes the income tax clause and advances on corporate and excess profit levies. Income tax information from the source is adopted. House rates largely retained except surtaxes over 40 000. Proposals to raise rates on large incomes and cut excess over 40 000 face committee doubt.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
LafFollette
Penrose
Lodge
Officials in Dark on Liberty Loan Progress
Washington reports say Treasury officials cannot estimate Liberty Loan progress due to many banks not reporting. Only 1.806 billion of 2 billion had been taken by Friday night with 1.3 billion currently tallied. Banks nationwide were urged to report subscriptions to reveal daily totals toward the 100 million per day goal.
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Washington
Treasury
The
Federal Reserve
Murder Suspect Jailed After Mount Pleasant Killings
Caro Mayworen, farm hand suspected of killing Mr and Mrs Queen and their daughter at Mount Pleasant last Thursday, was brought to Flemington jail from near Milford early today. Guards surround the jail after threats against the suspect.
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Flemington
N. J
Caro Mayworen
William Queen
Mount .Pleasant
Millford
War Budget Bill Adopted With Naval Base Provision
Washington July 12 The house approved the conference report on a 3.281 billion war budget bill and added an amendment to seize the Jamestown exposition site for a naval base at up to 1.2 million dollars. Senate concurrence is assured.
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Washington
House
Jamestown Exposition
Senate
British Storm and Capture Two Miles of Trenches
British forces under Sir Douglas Haig broke the German line near Messines capturing nearly two miles of trenches and the village of Gaspard. French raids east of Mesnil and at Haute Chevauchee caused damage and prisoners. Bad weather slowed actions in Trentino. An admiralty report notes German sea plane attacks and the Petrolite submarine sinking with 10 Americans aboard. King Constantine abdicates in Greece in favor of Prince Alexander as Entente moves to stabilize the region.
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Greece
Constantine
Jonnart
Janina
Elassonia
Mount Olympus
Gulf of
Saloniki
France
Soissons
Champagne
Douglas Haig
Messines
Gaspard
Berlin
Lens
Ypres
Chemin-des-Dames
Butte de Mesnil
Haute Chevauchee
Trentino
Julian
Vodice
Gorizia
Macedonia
Cerna River
Baltic
Gesel
Gulf of Riga
Petrolite
Washington State
New York
Americans Return From Europe On Bergensfjord
The Norwegian steamship Bergensfjord arrives at an Atlantic port with 928 American passengers. Officers report no submarine sightings during the voyage.
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Europe
Atlantic
United States
Bergensfjord
Army volunteer total tops 112 thousand as 1927 join
Washington chief figures show regular army volunteers rose to 112653 with 1927 added yesterday. New York led states with 320 recruits, followed by Pennsylvania with 272 as of June 12.
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Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
New Automobile Record at Lincoln Nebraska
Arthur Klein set a new world record for twenty five miles on a half mile dirt track in Lincoln Nebraska. He completed the distance in thirty minutes and forty seven seconds marking a historic automotive achievement.
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Lincoln
Neb
Arthur Klein
Two More Days For Delinquent Subscriptions
All subscriptions not paid in advance will be discontinued the morning of June 16. City subscribers may pay thirteen cents a week if they desire, but must pay arrears. Out of town subscribers should note the subscription date on their label and remit today if not in advance of June 15.
Weather Outlook West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia reports fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures. Virginia likewise forecasts fair and moderately warm conditions Wednesday and likely Thursday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Export Controls Shift to Government Power
Washington reports the Senate passed the espionage bill with its embargo clause, placing exports under executive control. The measure, awaiting the president's signature, aims to curb Germany by blocking neutral trade and enabling the U S to regulate supplies with British cooperation. It also allows the president to trade for allied controlled articles previously limited for American import.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
United States
America
Conspiracy Charge Ties Adams Family to Jewelers Kidnap Plot
Springfield officials report four members of the Adams family and Sam McGinnis charged with conspiring to kidnap jeweler C A Clements. McGinnis and three Adams members remain jailed in Stockton. Cletus Adams and Claude Piersol sit in Kansas City jail. The group is linked to broader abduction plots in the region.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Adams
Sam McGinnis
C. A. Clements
Paul M. O'Day
McGinnis
Taylor B. Adams
Maxie
Stockton
Cletus Adams
Kansas City
Claude Piersol
Clements
St. Louis
Simple Commencement at Wellesley College
Wellesley Manass. June 12 The commencement week at Wellesley College opens with a Spartan program due to the war economy. The senior play garden party and other social festivities have been cut from the schedule by unanimous student vote.
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Wellesley
Manass
Wellesley College
Proclamation Declares Red Cross Week 1917
President Woodrow Wilson proclaims Red Cross Week ending June 25 1917 urging nationwide support for relief and care of armed forces. He notes Red Cross as official voluntary agency for military relief and home front welfare.
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Pattle
American Red Cross
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Red Cross
West Virginia Lib erty Loan drive shows strong local bank support
The Mercer and McDowell counties banks report 2,386,050 in bonds subscribed with 644,100 more subscribed but not yet reported to the state committee. West Virginia aims to meet its Liberty Loan allotment of 30 million with substantial local participation. The state committee notes confidence in full subscription across districts including Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Clarksburg and Fairmont.
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District Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
West Virginia
McDowell
Mercer County
Mercer
Wyoming
W. C. Hardy
State Liberty Loan Committee
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Feirmont
Eagles Convention in Bloomington Focuses on Patriotism
The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Illinois opens its annual state convention in Bloomington with patriotism as the keynote. Hundreds of delegates attend from every local branch while Peoria shows a strong delegation aiming to host next year’s gathering.
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Eagles
Bloomington
Ill
Order of Eagles
Ilinois
The
Order
Illinois
Peoria
American Steamer Petrolite Sunk by German Submarine
Consular reports arriving today confirm the American steamer Petrolite was sunk by a German submarine near an unspecified time and place. One boat with eighteen men including the third mate and chief engineer was landed, while two boats with unspecified numbers are missing.
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Washington
Gas Institute in New York Holds War Emergency Meeting
American Gas Institute in New York held a special meeting today to discuss problems arising from the present war emergency. The session substituted for the organization’s general convention planned for later in the year in Washington.
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American Gas Institute
New York
The
Washington
ND Agricultural College Grads Train for Food Nation
Several hundred graduates from North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo completed their programs. Dr. Frank Weld, president of Moorhead Normal School, delivered the commencement address.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota Agricultural College
Frank Weld
Moorhead Normal School
Convocation at Chicago U awards diplomas
More than one hundred degrees and diplomas were awarded today at the University of Chicago convocation. The address was delivered by Charles A. Huston of Leeland Stanford Jr. University.
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Chicago “U
Chicago
University of Chicago
Mite
Charles A. Huston
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
President Wilson pressures Congress on war budget dispute
President Wilson intervened in the congressional delay over the 3.281 billion war budget bill. He endorsed a Daniels recommendation for a Hampton Roads naval base. The House approved a conference report with a Jamestown site clause allowing the president to fix a price not exceeding 1.2 million dollars. Senate expected to concur.
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Washington
Wilson
Padgett
House Naval Committee
Daniels
Hampton Roads
House
Naval Station
Senate
War Department
More Coal Is Moved Than One Year Ago
The railroad war board reported that in April the eighty-five principal roads moved 29 percent more bituminous coal than April 1916. Total carloads reached 659 837, while March shipments were 8.8 percent higher than March 1916.
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Washington
Railroad War Board
Pittsburg Coal Producers Associations
United States Steel Increases Liberty Bond Subscriptions
United States Steel announces it has taken an additional 25 million dollars in Liberty bonds, bringing the total subscribed by the corporation to 50 million dollars.
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Steel Trust
New York
United States
Dancedinba Today
War Registration Totals Near Nine Million in Core States
Washington reports indicate nearly 9.5 million war registrations as thirty-seven states tally. Projections show total U S registrations approaching 9.0 million after deductions for service members and census gaps, with Michigan leading in eligibility percentages at 113.6 percent.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Michigan
Airplane Seen as Fastest Antisubmarine Answer
Rear Admiral Peary told the Senate Military Committee that air power is the cheapest quickest solution to the submarine threat. He proposed sending 1,000 aircraft abroad to curb the menace, arguing it could end the war faster with concentrated effort similar to Germany's submarine buildup.
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Washington
Peary
Senate Military Committee
von Tirpitz
Germany
German U-53 Disabled at Cadiz By Gunfire
The Spanish torpedo boat No. 6 found the German submarine U-53 disabled from engine damage by gunshots. It was towed to Cadiz and stripped of wireless apparatus to prevent communications with central powers vessels interned there.
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Cadiz
Spain
Paris
One arrest in Heycock death case in Portsmouth
Thomas J. Cabe is jailed in Portsmouth Ohio charged with assault with intent to kill over the Heycock death. Authorities say Heycock sustained head wounds in a fight with Cabe last Monday.
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Heycock
Cabe Arrested for Assault With Intent to Kill in Bluefield Death
T J Cabe fifty of Portsmouth was arrested by Officer Osborne on a charge of assault with intent to kill W J Heycock. $1048 in greenbacks found on Cabe. Heycock died in Bluefield after a June 4 quarrel over domestic troubles in Earlytown. Dr H M Keil treated his wounds. Heycock was his son in law.
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Portsmouth
T. J. Cabe
Schirmann
Galli Street
Osborne
W. J. Heycock
Heycock
Cabe
Earlytown
H. M. Keil
Bluefield
Portsmouth man jailed as Heycock murder probe widens
Thomas J. Cabe, a Portsmouth blacksmith, is jailed on an assault with intent to kill charge after a fight with W. J. Heycock in Earlytown. Investigators seek motive for Heycock’s fatal head wound while Bluefield and Ohio authorities trace a possible murder plot and a May–June timeline involving family ties and real estate inheritance.
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Thomas J. Cabe
Portsmouth
Ohio
Bluefield
W. J. Heycock
Norfolk and Western Railway
Heycock
Cabe
Ohio City
Earlytown
Knoxville
Morristown
Tenn
Knights of Pythias
Machinists’ Union
Ambulance Assist Arrives in Boulogne France
Boulogne June 12. A unit of the American army arrives in France with 140 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses. They are preceded by a British military band and parade through the streets to their quarters amid cheers from the population.
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France
Boulogne
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