Allies claim success on Gallipoli peninsula
Reports say heavy fighting ends with allied gains along most of the Gallipoli line after two Turkish positions were captured despite strong counterattacks. Meanwhile Austro-German forces seize Lemberg as Russia retreats toward new frontiers.
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Carpathian Mountains
Galicia
Petrograd
Russia
Vienna
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Rawa Ruska
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Vistula
Kielce
Russian Poland
Nicholas
Gallipoli
David Lloyd-George
House of Commons
Paris
Souchez
Lorraine
Roxburgh
North Sea
Leo
Fair Isle
Scotland
Bombs Hit Navy Yard at South Shields England
A message from Christinia via the Overseas Agency reports that a German air raid on the night of June 15 16 struck the Armstrong works at South Shields England destroying the navy yard and arsenal. Several buildings burned all night with enormous damage. Seventeen killed and forty wounded.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. 1
Overseas Agency Today
Christinia
Stavanger
Armstrong Works
South Shields
England
Arsenal
New Orleans Cotton Exchange Urged to Sign Declarations
Members of the New Orleans cotton exchange with ties to the Liverpool association received letters urging them to sign declarations stating they would not engage with any persons domiciled or carrying on certain unspecified activities.
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Britain
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Liverpool Cotton Association
New York Cotton Exchange
Pope's wartime letter sparks speculation in Paris papers
Paris editors react to the pope's interview amid war rumors. Gustave Herve claims the pontiff has struck an understanding with Austria Bavaria and Prussia to restore papal temporal power in Rome if France and Italy fall. The letter has drawn anger from French Catholics and spread to New York cotton circles.
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Gustave Herve
Austria
Bavaria
Prussia
France
Italy
Rome
Vatican
Herve
Earthquake Shocks Hit Calexico Again
Further tremors were felt in Calexico today with several quakes preceding a severe shock at 10 o clock. No injuries reported.
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Calexico
Dozen or More Dead as Mexican Quake Rattles Imperial Valley
Earthquake shocks centered on Mexicali area hit the Imperial Valley causing fires and heavy damage across Calexico, El Centro, and surrounding towns. Officials reported at least twenty-one dead, with many injured and refugees fleeing open fields as martial law was imposed.
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Cal
Imperial Valley
Mexicali
San Andreas
California
Calexico
Cocopax
Lower
San Bernardino
Needles
Yuman
San Diego
Sharps
Mex
Newspaper Men Visit Portland on National Press Association Trip
A 130 member group of newspaper men from the East arrived in Portland while en route to California expositions after traveling from the Canadian Rockies. The visit showcased the National Press Association tour as part of their cross country journey. Bulgarian Reservists Called to Ready Status in Switzerland. A Geneva dispatch reports Bulgarian reservists living in Switzerland have been ordered to stay prepared to rejoin their regiments at short notice.
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Portland
Ore
American ‘National] Press ‘Association
California Expositions
Canadian Rockies
Paris
Switzerland
Geneva
Storms wreck Mississippi crops and cut district wire
A wind and rain storm swept through Mississippi yesterday crippling district wire communications. Memphis reports indicate extensive damage to early crops and limited details available.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Lloyd George Demands Seven Days to Mobilize Munitions Drive
British labor is given seven days to recruit workers for a maximum munitions output and to back a new bill restricting strikes and arming a voluntary workforce. Lloyd George warns Germany’s war buildup and urges Britain to prevent its trickery from breaking international peace. He sends coal magnate David Thomas to the US and Canada to represent the department.
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David Lloyd- George
House of Commons
Mr. Lloyd- George
Lloyd-George
David Alfred Thomas
South Wales
British Coal King
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Great Britain
Europe
Carranza Rejects Talks With Villa in Mexico Follow-up
General Carranza insists on continuing military action and refuses any negotiations with General Villa. Admiral Howard reports a relief train moving Sonora troops to Esperanza to shield American settlers amid Yaqui threats. The American Red Cross calls for famine relief funds for Mexico.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Villa
Villa-Zapata
Navy Department
Howard
Yaqui Valley
Sonora
Esperanza
Mexico
American Red Cross
Food Shortages Hit Mexico City As Relief Efforts Continue
A Red Cross summary released today describes Mexico City residents begging for food and crowding stations where relief groups and the government distribute rations. It warns harvest delays will worsen distress with corn and beans six times prior prices, bakeries closed, and supplies dwindling.
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American Red Cross
Mexico City
Mail From Neutral Countries Is Opened
Washington reports new evidence of interference with neutral mails passing through England. A torn flap envelope marked opened by censors was traced to a neutral European country. Sweden has asked if U S mails to Sweden can be limited to steamers not touching English ports. No official stance yet.
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Washington
England
State Department
United States
Post Office Department
Sweden
Lansing
Great Britain
Pocketbook found shifts theory in warden’s wife murder
In Joliet Illinois on June 23, the discovery of Mrs Edwin M Allen’s pocketbook with cash and jewels changed investigators view of the warden’s wife murder last Sunday. Officials think the crime may be revenge or assault linked, with convicts Campbell and Howards under scrutiny as the inquest resumes. An armed guard patrols the penitentiary gates as Warden Allen defends the honor system while pursuing the responsible party.
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Allen
German Spy Executed in Tower of London
Robert Muller was executed by firing squad at the Tower of London after being found guilty at the Old Bailey police court of spying for Germany. Another alleged spy, Robert Rosenthal, faces court martial after reportedly confessing his mission to obtain naval information.
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Robert Muller
London
F. Robert Muller
Old Bailey
Tower of London
Robert Rosenthal
England
Dutch Steamer Norrdam Detained by British Warships
The Dutch steamer Norrdam arrived in New York from Rotterdam with 284 passengers after being detained for three days at Deal by British warships.
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New York
Rotterdam
Deal
West Virginia and Virginia Forecast Fair and Warmer
The forecast calls for fair weather in West Virginia on Thursday and Friday and in Virginia on Thursday and Friday with warmer conditions expected especially in Virginia.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Lansing Named Secretary of State to Succeed Bryan
Washington June 23 Robert Lansing former counselor of the state department was named by President Wilson to be secretary of state succeeding William Jennings Bryan. A lifelong Democrat with no political backing Lansing is highly regarded by Republicans and diplomats alike and will be officially seated after a recess appointment.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
State Department
Wilson
United States
William Jennings Ryan
White House
New Hampshire
Department of State
Lansing
Congress
Senate
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Watertown
N. Y
John Lansing
New York
Philadelphia
Amherst College
American Society of International Law
John W. Foster
Harrison
Fall of Lemberg Triggers Joy in Berlin and Vienna
London dispatch reports wild jubilation across Austria and Germany as Lemberg falls to Austro German forces. Berlin and Vienna are flag bedecked. Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph exchange telegrams of felicitation. The sultan of Turkey sends long telegrams to Berlin and Vienna. Petrograd reports Dniester victory and heavy Austro German losses.
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Lemberg
Austria
Germany
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Emperor William
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Vienna
Petrograd
Dniester
Russians Capture Lemberg in World War I Action
The report notes Russian victoryunfolding withdrawals in good order as they pushed through Galicia and captured Lemberg on December 4 1914. It highlights limited Austro German gains recently including Przemysl and Severg as part of a broader drive with political implications in Berlin.
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Berlin
Rus Riad
Lemberg
Galicia
Austria
Przemysl
Severg
Thaw Takes Stand In Own Defense In Sanity Trial
Thirteen witnesses plus Harry K. Thaw testified that he appears sane and rational as the trial over his mental state proceeds. Prosecutors press the case that Thaw is incurably insane while defense notes his composure, memory, and prior sanity findings. The testimony touches on his escape to Canada, extradition proceedings, and related past events.
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New York
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbits
Cook
John B. Stanchfield
Jerome
AMA marks sanitary progress of Panama Canal project
The American Medical Association convention in San Francisco on June 23 set aside a day to celebrate sanitary achievements linked to the Panama Canal. Notable speakers informed the public and profession about advances in preventive medicine through applied science.
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San Francisco
American Medical Association
Panama Canal
Governor Slaton Maintains Guard at Home Over Threats
Governor Slaton said a military guard would stay at his suburban Atlanta home for several days amid threats to damage property related to the Leo M. Frank death sentence commutation controversy. The guard remains to deter possible actions by opponents.
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Slaton
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
President Wilson Leaves on Vacation Mission to New England
President Wilson departed Washington for a trip to Roslyn New York Cornish New Hampshire expecting to stay away until July 6 unless a foreign crisis develops.
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Washington
Wilson
Roslyn
M. Y
Cornish
N. H
Newark janitor claims royal lineage of King George IV
Jas Fitzherbert, a Newark city hall janitor, presents documents alleging he is the great grandson of King George IV. He cites a 1832 pact by William IV and Victoria that allegedly placed a £5,000,000 fund and a Duke of Malta title in trust for his line, with rights to be settled after 1912, and notes a 1786 royal offspring living in Ireland.
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Fitzherbert
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Charles Grey
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Hanover
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Arthur Wellesley
Lord Wellington
Sidney Smith
Bank of England
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Mary Ann Smythe
Edward ‘Weld
Lulworth Castle
Prince of Wales
George TV
Duchess of Devonshire
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Caroline
George
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Ireland
Ju Theus Fitzgeorge
Shank
Sullivan County
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