Head of Mission Arrives to Coordinate British Efforts
Lord Northcliffe landed at an Atlantic port as virtual head of the British war mission in the United States. He arrives as a commercial representative to coordinate Britain’s activities here and work with French official Capt. Andre Tardieu. He will be in the country briefly before going to Washington.
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Lord Northcliffe
Atlantic
England
America
United States
St Paul
Lord Northcliff
London Times
Andre Tardieu
War Cabinet
Creden
Washington
Kidnap Suspect Death Threats Emerge as Officials Probe
Springfield residents faced extreme turmoil after the discovery of 14 month old Lloyd Ket’s body following a kidnapping. Authorities held suspects in jail while mobs demanded swift justice, with four men held in Gr Stockton and others missing. An inquest and funeral were planned as crowds gathered for the burial.
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Springfield
Lloyd Ket
Gaye Aco
Teix
Keet
J. H. Keet
Bunker
Taylor Adams
Maxie Adams
Sam McGinnis
Stockton
Claude Miersol
Ctetus Adama
Piersol
Thefield
A. Clement
Springfishd Jeweler
St. Louis
Sooners
Sed Light District Habitue Fined in Court
Mrs. Jennie Marks of 3 Drouve Street appeared in city court charged with keeping a disorderly house. Her attorney’s motion was overruled and Frederic Bartlett fined her 76 dollars.
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Jennie Marks
Drouve Street
Frederic Bartlett
Drastic City Fire Prevention Rules Hailed for Hearing
City commissioners propose a new fire prevention bureau with a chief engineer and four inspectors to enforce strict rules. Private and public garages face limits on storage fuel and construction, with fines for noncompliance. Buildings must have outside cellar entrances and proper ash disposal, while hay storage near dwellings is banned and chimney cleaning is enforced. The plan also covers theatres and public venues, with power to bar admission for unsafe conditions.
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Fire Department
Magnus Manson Sunk by German Submarine Off French Coast
The American sailing vessel Magnus Manson, a five masted schooner of 1751 tons, was torpedoed off the French coast by a German submarine. The master and crew were saved after the attack. She had sailed from Pensacola, Florida in March for Genoa with lumber and was owned in Mobile.
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London
Magnus Manson
Mobile
Pensacola
Fla
Genoa
State orders arrest of registration evaders in Connecticut
Hartford June 11 Governor Holcomb received orders from the provost marshal general to aggressively enforce penalties of the selective draft law. Local registration officials will pursue unregistered individuals and verify lost certificates with written statements from the registration board.
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Hartford
Marcus H. Holcomb
Washington
Connecticut Council of Defense
Registration Board
Ten Acrobats From China Registered for Circus Work
The city clerk issued registrations today for ten Chinese acrobats with the Nan & Bailey Circus, listing their circus quarters at 89 Norman Street as their only address. Names include Choy Sing, Ting Hoy Leng, Sun Fong Chin, Yu Lee Gin, Sun Sheung, You Wing, Lue Fong Sand, Wong Chee Hein, Choy Foo, Ling Ling Woo, Nan Kun Sing, Yong Kai, and Frank A. Cook.
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Nan & Bailey Circus
Norman Street
China
Choy Sing
Ting Hoy Leng
Sun Fong Chin
Yu Lee Gin
Sun Sheung
You -Wing
Lue Fong Sand
Wong Chee Hein
Choy Foo
New York City
J. Alex H. Robinson
Joseph Stephen Heggedush
Bridgeport
C. F. Greene
Isaac Charson
J. F. Sullivan
Atlantic Avenue
Bullard
Carson
Austin
Pershing and Page dine with English royalty
General Pershing and United States Ambassador Page dined with King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace in London. The king invited the enlisted men in Pershing's party to visit the palace on Tuesday.
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General Pershing
Ambassador Page
London
Gen. Pershing Jane
United States
Page
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Gen. Pershing
Chinese President Opposed by Premier Peking
President Li Yuan Hung agrees to dissolve parliament after Gen. Chang Hsun demand but acting premier Wu Ting declines to countersign the decree. Wu’s signature is required to enact the dissolution.
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Peking
Li Yuan Hung
Chang Hsun
Wu Ting
Connecticut Weather: Showers Likely Tonight Into Tuesday
The forecast shows probable showers tonight and on Tuesday across Connecticut. Winds are expected to shift from the east, bringing unsettled conditions and moderate temperatures through the period.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport Mobilizes for Liberty Loan Drive
Bridgeport awakens to the Liberty Loan appeal with bells and whistles at 10 o clock. Factories and public buildings push subscriptions as house to house canvassing begins under Boy Scouts of America supervision. Automatic Machine Co reports 12000 in subscriptions and totals may reach 50000. Bridgeport Brass Co asks for 200 more bonds. Across towns Boy Scouts lead drives with rapid returns to headquarters.
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Bridgeport
America
Automatic Machine Co
Bridgeport Brass Co
Boy Scouts of America
Messrs
Robert Gibney
William Feeter
Montclair
N. J
Philadelphia
New Haven
Hartford
Bridge- Port
Red Cross Seeks 100 Million to End War
Washington June 11 The Red Cross outlines to donate 100 million dollars for war relief. Funds will aid France Russia Poland Lithuania Romania Serbia Italy and homeless in devastated areas while supporting wounded and refugees. The drive runs during Red Cross week June 18 to 25 led by Henry P Davison and a salaried team of unpaid business leaders.
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Washington
Red Cross
Henry P. Davidson
War Council of the Red Cross
Wilson
Davison
Bridgeport
Conn
France
Russia
Poland
Ethuania
Rumania
Serbia
Italy
War Council
Italians Repel Austrian Offense On Carso Front
Paris June 14 American officers of Maj. Gen. Pershing's staff arrived in Paris to study deployment work ahead of US forces. In Washington reports praise Italian defenses on the Carso and Isonzo fronts, noting Austrian attempts failed with heavy losses and Italian gains amid new mobile machine gun tactics.
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Maj. Gen. Pershing
Paris
Pershing
Col. McCarthy
Quartermaster Corps
Col. Taylor
Engineers
Col. Ireland
Medical Corps
Maj. Drum
General Staff
Coptains Moore and Parges
Washington
Faite
Jamiano
Jasmiano
Timavo
Carso
Boroevic
Isonzo
Austria
Komische Zeitung
Daniels Links Spy Probe to Secret Letters from Ordance Bureau
Secretary Daniels told the Senate naval committee that a spy or traitor is dispensing confidential ordnance bureau information. Letters presented by Senator Frelinghuysen allegedly reveal material obtainable only from ordnance files and were urged to be turned over to the secret service.
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Washington
Bureau of Ordnance
Daniels
Senate Naval Committee
Mongolia
Freylinghuysen
Ordnance Bureau
Secret Service
Frelinghuysen
Navy Department
Detroit Mich
Three Arrested In Attempt To Abandon Infant In New York
George Hanson of Derby and Miss Hazel Hooper with Francis X. Reicher were arrested in Derby and brought to New York by Capt. Cronan after a plan to place a newborn in a foundling asylum. The infant, born at Levey hospital, was allegedly acted on at East Main street home. Police plan to pursue support from Kelcher, the alleged father.
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Bebe
New York
George Hanson
Derby
Hazel Hooper
Francis X. Reicher
E. O. Cronan
East Main Street
Levey Hospital
Norman Street
Cronan
Hanson
Foundling Asylum
Kelcher
Miss Hooper
Derby House
Russia Offers Big Salaries To 10 U S Skippers
Russia reportedly tries to hire American merchant captains by paying high daily wages and life insurance to command yachts purchased in the United States. Captain Patten of the Winchester is offered 25 dollars a day plus protections, as four yachts are readied to sail to Russian ports from New York and Bath, Maine built in 1916 with 1000 horsepower.
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America
United States
Russia
Patten
Winchester
Coast Defense Service
Captain Patten
United States Coast Defense Service
Third Naval District
Bath
New York
Missing Italian girl prompts police search appeal
Relatives fear for safety of Maria Abruciati a 20 year old who vanished after leaving 141 Pennsylvania avenue to visit Dr H E Cook. She left at 11 am and has not been seen since. Described as 5 feet 4 inches with rosy complexion dark brown hair and eyes and speaks little English.
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Maria Abruciati
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miss Abruciati
H. E. Cook
America
Italy
Merchants Fined Over Sunday Sales Court Case
Max Rich and Hyman Rosenbaum of 115 Oak Street were fined ten dollars plus costs after pleading they would starve if barred from selling dry goods and shoes on Sunday. A police visit found the shop crowded and Rich charged again. judge Bartlett urged a change in policy.
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Max Rich
Hyman Rosenbaum
Oak Street
Frederick Bartlett
Rosenbaum
Rich
Bartlett
Janina Occupied by Austrian Troops Declared Military Move
Official Italian dispatches reported from Washington state Janina in northwestern Greece near the Albanian frontier is occupied by Italian forces. The move is said to be a military necessity to stabilize the occupied Albanian territory and provide a shorter, safer route for Italian transports and supplies, reducing submarine threats. The dispatches also claim alignment with similar actions by Britain and France on Greek soil.
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Washington
Janina
Greece
Albania
Adriatic
Norwegian Ship Askildd Sunk En Route to Africa
The Norwegian steamer Askildd of 2264 tons gross was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on May 19 near the French coast after leaving England for Africa. Crew members, led by Otto Bernsen, reached safety describing boats and a close encounter with shell fire as a French destroyer engaged the submarine.
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New York
Askildd
England
Africa
Otto Bernsen
Big Guns Active on Macedonian Front In June
War office report notes artillery activity on the Macedonian front during June with ongoing operations and movements. Official statement from London confirms continued bombardment and shelling along the front lines in the Balkans.
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Macedonian
London
Macedo =n
War Office
Sun
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Holcomb
Uncle Sam
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Jamiang
James A. Logan, Jr
Carl Boyd
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