Fall of Galician capital looked for any moment
The article reports the Galician capital Lemberg is near fall as Austro German forces press from multiple fronts. It notes Russian withdrawal behind Grodek lines and possible evacuation with heavy losses. observers in Vienna Berlin expect collapse while London Petrograd show resignation.
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Lemberg
Vienna
Berlin
London
Petrograd
Grodek
Arras
France
Douenez
Eturce
Dunkirk
Military Nursing Service
Red Cross
John French
Gallipoli
Isonz
South Tyrol
England
Venus
Newcastle
Madrid
Libau
Prince Henry
Prussia
Baltic
Lloyd-George Forms Munitions Committees Across Towns
London June 22 David Lloyd George minister of munitions after Boulogne talks with Albert Thomas French under secretary of war forms committees in all manufacturing towns to mobilize every person for munitions. The Times prints a dispatch noting French troops may rely on automobiles to move increased ammunition.
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London
David Lloyd- George
Boulogne
Albert Thomas
Times
Western Rate Hearings Open Before Interstate Commission
Oral arguments in the western rate case involving about 150 railroads west of the Mississippi began before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington on June 22.
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Western
Washington
Mississippi
Interstate Commerce Commission
Siege warfare on Gallipoli reported by Havas
Operations on the Gallipoli peninsula have taken on siege warfare. Local attacks and counter attacks continue according to a Havas dispatch dated Monday. Fighting was described as persistent with ongoing shelling and maneuvering across the peninsula.
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Gallipoli
Paris
Allied forces repulse Turkish attack reach six hundred prisoners
The dispatch reports an intense last Wednesday as allies repelled a Turkish attack and captured six hundred prisoners. Allied trenches extend four miles from Seddu Bahr with others near Aii Burnu as fleet activity signals an imminent general attack on the Straits.
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Seddul Bahr
Aii Burnu
Haiti on the Verge of Financial Collapse
Washington reports Haiti teeters on collapse after President Sam’s overthrow. Rear Admiral Caperton sails the Washington to Cape Haitien with 500 line jackets and 200 marines to restore order after street shooting and killings of locals linked to pillaging. Foreign business disrupted by unstable currency conditions.
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Washington
Caperton
Vera Cruz
Cape Haitien
Des Cartes
Haiti
Sam
Little Republic
Spanish Cabinet Resigns After Loan Failure
The Spanish cabinet resigned today in Madrid. The government viewed the failed loan as a vote of no confidence, prompting the immediate resignation.
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Madrid
Paris
Quiet in Yaqui Valley and Mexican Faction Tensions
Washington reports repeated denials of friction among Carranza and Villa leaders. U.S. officials note unresolved tensions between Obregon and Carranza and the loss of General Angeles from Villa’s camp as potentially significant. Admiral Howard says Yaqui valley quiet with 2090 troops aiding construction trains and a telephonic link to the valley. President Wilson warns no clear progress toward settlement and the United States plans to pursue its policy before acting further.
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Washington
Carranza
Villa
United States
Obregon
General Angeles
General Villa
Mexico City
Vera Crus
Villa-Zapata
Gonzales
Yaqui Valley
Navy Department
Howard
Guaymas
Leyva
Wilson
Indicted for Conspiracy in Indianapolis Politics
A grand jury returned an indictment charging conspiracy against more than one hundred individuals including several party leaders. The case stems from the November 3, 1914 election the September and October 1913 registrations and the May 5, 1914 primary.
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Indianapolis
Government to bar exports to Holland via Overseas Trust
London on June 22 reports an order in council soon prohibiting export of all goods to Holland except those for the Netherlands Overseas Trust. The measure aims to halt trade route currently passing through Holland into Germany.
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London
Holland
Netherlands Overseas Trust
Germany
Wilson says mediation efforts in Europe dissolved
President Wilson announced that all mediation conferences with the United States in Europe have been dissolved and that no new mediation efforts are underway.
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Washington
Wilson
Europe
United States
Russians Sink Ships in Black Sea Action
Official dispatch reports Russian submarines sank a large steamer and two sailing vessels belonging to the Turks in the Black Sea between Ereigli and Kesken Island, with attacks witnessed from Petrograd via London.
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Petrograd
London
Black Sea
Ereigli
Kesken Island
128 Indicted in Marion County Conspiracy Case
Indianapolis notes 128 men indicted by the Marion county grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit felonies under state election and bribery laws. Bonds range from 2500 to 16600. full bond total could exceed 800000. arraignment date to be set next week. Taggert and Bell proclaim innocence.
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Indianapolis
Marion County Grand Jury
George J. Coffins
Thomas ‘Taggert
Indiana
Joseph Kk. Bell
Daniel KE. Perrott
Robert W.metzer
Board of Public Safety
Collins
Criminal Court
Alvah J. Rucker
Becker Appeals to Whitman for Clemency in Rosenthal Case
Martin T. Manton, Becker's chief counsel, went to Albany to urge Governor Whitman to set a date for the clemency hearing. The move marks the final bid to save Charles Becker from execution for the murder of Herman Rosenthal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
Whitman
New York
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Martin T. Manton
Albany
Jury selection begins in Thaw sanity trial in New York
New York June 22. Harry K Thaw begins his seventh bid for freedom nine years after his murder of Stanford White. A jury will decide his sanity with Justice Hendricks holding final power. Thaw faces about fifty witnesses including alienists while the state prepares to present opposing testimony led by William Travers Jerome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Hendricks
Thaw
Matteawan Insane Asylum
John’ Bd. Stanchfield
William Travers Jerome
Thaw Confident After Jury Selection for Exposition Plan
Thaw praised the completed jury and said he was entirely satisfied. He, aged 80, planned to attend the Panama-Pacific Exposition after the trial. State attorneys seek Evelyn Nesbit Thaw as a witness to the case.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
American rail bonds secure French loan in Paris deal
New York June 22 J P Morgan & Company announces a one year loan to the Paris Rothschild branch for the French government and the Bank of France with a sum not likely to exceed 50 million dollars. The loan will be collateralized by high grade American railroad bonds placed with Morgan. Proceeds will cover wartime purchases and food supplies.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Company
Paris
Rothschildg
Bank of France
Morgan & Company
West Virginia to pay $50,000 monthly interest per Supreme Court decree
Richmond June 22 under the United States supreme court decree West Virginia must pay interest of fifty thousand dollars a month until the debt is settled The decree also apportions litigation costs between West Virginia and Virginia Attorney General Pollard estimates about seventy five thousand dollars per state
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Richmond
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Pollard
Earthquake Sets Calexico Ablaze and Towns Dark
Reports from El Centro and Calexico indicate a severe quake struck about 8 o clock. Electric wires broke plunging towns into darkness and buildings trembled. The fire at Calexico followed the quake with limited details as telegraph lines were down.
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Los Angeles
Cal
el Centro
Imperial Valley
Yuma
Ariz
San Diego
Calexico
Little Rock Storm Devastates City As Wind Reaches Seventy MPH
A terrible storm struck Little Rock on June 22 with winds of 70 miles per hour at 2 10 PM and a 22 degree temp drop in 15 minutes. Heavy rain accompanied the gale, a live wire killed a man, and store windows were shattered while autos were blown about. Nearby towns including Port Smith Hot Springs Arkadelphia and Elia were cut off from communication.
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Little Rock
Ark
Port Smith
Hot Springs
Arkadelphia
Eleia
S. G. Shields Dies in Washington at 76
Samuel G. Shields of Knoxville Tennessee prominent lawyer and brother of Senator Shields died suddenly here from heart failure. He was in the city on a law matter and his body will be sent to Clinchfield Tennessee.
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Washington
Samuel G. Shields
Knoxville
Town
Senator Shields
Shields
Clinchfield
Tenn
Indians Sack Sinaloa Landmark Towns
Indians in the United States seized Los Mochis Sinaloa yesterday following Yaqui actions in Sonora. J D Taylor manager of a sugar company with land in the area telegraphed to the secretary of state in Washington requesting protection.
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Sinaloa
Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Los Mochis
J. D. Taylor
Washington
Six Years for DeWet in Treason Trial
Bloemfontein reports Christian DeWet, a leader in the South Africa rebellion, is sentenced to six years in prison and a 2000 pound fine after being found guilty on eight treason counts. The judgment comes after yesterday's guilty verdicts delivered in London through the Union South Africa channel.
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DeWet
Bloemfontein
Union South Africa
London
Christian DeWet
South Africa
Weather forecast for Weet Virginia and Virginia
The forecast calls for fair weather on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures are expected to be mild with clear skies and no precipitation. Residents should plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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Virginia
Landing Marines Likely In Yaqui Valley Contention
Washington reports Admiral Howard received a Mexican commandant message suggesting Americans should leave the Yaqui Valley or be escorted. Marines landing feared to spark trouble along the coast. Settlers recount devastation by Villa troops and large Indian forces, while officials note limited engagement from Maytorena as tensions rise.
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Washington
Koward
Navy Department
Ite
Guaymas
Yaqui
Nogales
Maytorena
Gonzales
Mexico City
Carranza
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Zapata
Angeles
Wilson
Felix Angeles
Villa
Mexico
Admir
Ile Ware
Northwestern President Opens Major College Conference
President W Harris of Northwestern University opened the conference on American colleges in Meadville today with leading educators in attendance. Speakers included Prof Paul Shorey of the University of Chicago Dean Haskins of Harvard and Prof E G Conklin of Princeton, discussing the present college and its work.
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American College
Meadville
W. Harris
Northwestern Universe
Paul Shorey
University of Chicago
Haskins
Harvard
E. G. Conklin
Princeton
Detention Order for British Army Recruits
Acting on Washington directives, U S District Attorney Roger B Wood obtained a detention order for eleven men alleged to have enlisted in San Francisco as British reservists. Seven were found and held as witnesses for the federal grand jury in San Francisco. The men, claimed to be bound for Ireland, face possible fines or up to three years' imprisonment.
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New York
Washington
United States
Roger B. Wood
San Francisco
Ralph K. Blair
England
Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury
Pacific Coast
Wood
Ireland
British Subjects in Transit Call for Army Service Plan
A description notes a group in transit to England under an agreement that fit men would enlist upon arrival, those rejected would join home forces and colonial troops, with all claiming British subject status. Special agents expect to locate the remaining four men in the party.
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San Francisco
England
Troops Guard Governor Slaton’s Suburban Home
State troops continued to guard Governor Slaton’s home in Atlanta after yesterday and last night’s demonstrations over Leo Frank’s death sentence commutation. Officials warned of no further trouble but kept militiamen under arms. police heard 34 demonstrators, with eleven fined, eight dismissed, and others continued.
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Atlanta
Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Fifth Regiment
Capitol
Georgia
London Man On Trial For Murder Of Three Wives
Joseph Smith, tried at Old Bailey for the alleged murders of three wives by drowning in baths. Prosecutor alleges he used marriages to gain life insurance totaling about £3,500, with Beatrice Munday, Alice Burnham, and Margaret Rosky Smith as victims.
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Joseph Smith
Old Bailey
London
Dr. Crittenden
Smith
Beatrice Munday
Alice Burnham
Margaret Rosky Smith
John Lloyd
Margaret Loft
Bath
Sinking of Carisbrook by German sub off Scotland
The British steamer Carisbrook from Montreal to Leigh, Scotland, was sunk by gunfire from a German submarine June 2, forty miles north of Kinnaird Head. Eleven crew members were saved and thirteen were unaccounted for.
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London
Carisbrook
Glasgow
Montreal
Leigh
Scotland
Kinnairds Head
Germans Transfer Position on Fecht River in Alsace
The official announcement reports moving our position on the eastern bank of the Fecht near the Fecht river in Alsace. It notes considerable gains claimed recently by the French and situates the move as part of ongoing operations.
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Berlin
London
Pecht
Alsace
Feeht
Mining Engineer Killed in Tulsa Incident
A Tulsa report states an American mining engineer was killed. Concurrently the French war office reports Dunkirk bombarded by long range artillery last night, fourteen shells fired with civilian casualties.
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Tulsa
Okla
French War Office
Dunkirk
Russians Defeated on Whole Line Says Agency
Overseas Agency reports Russians before Lemberg defeated along the whole line and now fight only to gain time to save artillery and other war material. Berlin via wireless to Sayville. June 22.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. L
Overseas Agency
Lemberg
Funeral for General Chandler Held in Los Angeles
Funeral services for General John Borham Chandler retired A A died yesterday were held today in Los Angeles California with military honors and many mourners attending from the army and civilian circles.
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General Chandler
Los Angeles
Cal
John Borham Chandler
Eight States Adopt Workmen's Compensation Law
New York June 22 report lists Wyoming Montana Oklahoma Colorado Maine Indiana Vermont and Pennsylvania joining twenty two states in adopting workmen's compensation as Alaska territory also adds to the count. Utah studied creation of a commission and New Mexico saw a bill pass the house but fail in the senate. Idaho vetoed a bill. Laws vary in wage shares and duration, with details for Colorado Maine Pennsylvania and others. Domestics and agricultural laborers are largely exempted while insurers may be state funds or private carriers. The move marks broader welfare protections and changes to labor regulation nationwide.
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New York
Alaska
Wyoming
Montana
Oklahoma
Colorado
Maine
Indiana
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Utah
New Mexico
House
Senate
Idaho
Industrial Commission
Shell
Insthnté
Pennsyylvania
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Iowa
Alabama
Penn
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Jom Taggart
American Railroad Bonds
J. P. Morgan & Co
S. G. Shields
Tennessee
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Gov. Slaton
Ventana
Okahoma
Territory of Alaska
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