Separate Peace Plans Denounced by Russian Workers and Soldiers
Washington reports half of recruiting week gone with regular army 50 000 men short. Three states reported fewer than 10 recruits and some had none. In Petrograd the congress of workmen and soldiers depu ties denounced any move for a separate peace with Germany and urged ending the war through united action.
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Wilson
Petrograd
Germany
Russia
Congress of Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Deputies
All Russia
Congress
Congresa
England
Mrs Monahan Found Guilty of Poisoning Husband
In New Haven, coroner finds Annie F Monahan caused the death of John P Monahan by poison. He died after medicines prepared by his wife were given with meals. Coroner Mix reports jealousy and alleged infidelity accusations in the marriage. Monahan is held criminally responsible. case argued in superior court.
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New Haven
Annie F. Monahan
New Haven Hospital
Mix
Hoe
John P. Monahan
Gira Monahante
Arrest of Harriet Varney in Bride Murder Case
Brookins Mass June 21 Miss Harriet A Varney was arrested in Upton for the murder of Mrs Paulina Keyes at her Brookline home on June 19 The victim a bride of 10 months died from a head wound and other injuries Police say the acts were not self inflicted Miles Varney remains jailed in Dedham pending a bail hearing set for Friday The case drew police notes as officials withheld comment until arrest and arraignment after Varney was jailed
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Brooklins
Mass
Upton
Harriet A. Varney
Paulina Keyes
Hame
Miles Varney
Dedham
Heid Ee
Miss Varney
Keyes
Heyes
Walthough
Ement
Unregistered in Last Day Rush to Escape Jail
The final day of grace for registration drew a crowd to the city clerk office as about 25 eligible residents were expected to register. Sheriff Pease brought unregistered men from jail, including four who landed Tuesday from Cuba, while others cited illness, ignorance, or absence from civilization as reasons for not registering.
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Pease
Cuba
Annual death rate hits ten year high in Bridgeport
Bridgeport's 1917 health department report details reorganization under Dr Abraham Sophian and Dr W H Brown. It cites 2,358 deaths and a 15.8 per 1000 rate, the highest since 1907, with extensive counts on school health tests and municipal services.
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Charities Department
Board of Health
Abraham Sophian
W. H. Brown
U Wealth
Health Department
Benitary Department
Bridgeport
Whales No Menace to Pacific Travel Warned
Honolulu mayor receives letter from John C. Lane of Honolulu assuring Bridgeport that reports of submarines and whales endangering Pacific travel are false. Lane says travel to Hawaii is safe with hotels and resorts ready to welcome visitors and promises royal treatment.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Wilson
John C. Lane
Lane
Labor Department Aims to Avert Shipyard Strike
Officials of the Labor Department in New York strive to head off a general shipyard strike affecting about 12,900 workers. If called next Monday the action would disrupt the government's shipbuilding plan, while machinists seek 4.50 dollars per day and boosts for boiler makers pattern makers coppersmiths and other marine trades.
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New York
Department of Labor
Marine Trade Council
imAar
Mother Held as Kidnapper of Acrobat's Child
Ida Lurie O'Donnell a Chicago actress is wanted on abduction charges for taking Mary Beatrice O'Donnell four from Bridgeport after custody was awarded to her father vaudeville acrobat Charles O'Donnell In New York detectives arrested the actress and will return her to Bridgeport for trial while the whereabouts of the child remain unknown.
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Ida Lurie O'Donnell
Chicago
Mary Beatrice O'Donnell
New York City
Bridgeport
Theittle
Howland
George, Wheeler
Hurd Avenue
Charles O’donnell
Lane & O'Donnell
Wheeler
Walnut Ben
New York
B. O. Cronan
Faurot
Ida R. Lorie
O’donnell
Paul L. Miller
George Wheeler
O'Donnell
Germany to Use New Methods of Raising Money
Copenhagen reports Dr. Von Pistorius, finance minister of Wurttemberg, told the Stuttgart diet that Germany cannot fund its vast war budget by traditional means. He urged the empire to share in profits from production, importation and trade, signaling government monopolies as a future policy.
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Germany
Copenhagen
von Pistorius
Wurttemberg
Stuttgart
Body of Man Found in Bridgeport Harbor
A man about 50, five feet seven, with a heavy beard was found in Bridgeport Harbor near the Park City Yacht Club after being in the water about a week. He wore gray trousers and a blue coat, carried no identifying items besides a wedding ring, watch, spectacles, and clothing. Medical Examiner Samuel H. Garek to determine cause of death. body taken to Cullinan and Mullins morgue.
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Bridgeport
Park City
Samuel H.garek
Allied Troop Landing at French Seaport
The second American troop contingent arrived and disembarked amid frenzied public cheers at a French seaport this morning. Crowds had gathered for hours to witness the arrival, with continued coverage noted on page two.
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French
English Forests Get U S Woodmen Ten Units Arrive
Ten units of American woodmen from New England states and organizations arrived in England to establish sawmills and begin cutting forests. They bring complete equipment including machinery and lubricants and are ready to work at once, needing only raw food supplied by their own cooks.
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London
New England
United Kingdom
Coal Producers Pledge Fair Prices For War Effort
About 400 bituminous and anthracite operators met in Washington to agree on selling coal at fair, government-approved prices. Secretary Lane urged patriotism, saying profits must be foregone for national war efforts, stressing the industry’s central role and duty to support soldiers and the White House in France.
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Washington
Lane
National Defense Council
Feerstary Lane
Pershing
France
White House
Two Trains Wrecked Near Danbury Today
Danbury June 27 F. F. Davis a brakeman on the New York New Haven Hartford line was badly injured in a wreck on the Central New England road near the Danbury fair grounds. He has a badly lacerated hand and head wounds and is in the hospital. The wreck was due to a derailment with four cars off the rails blocking both main tracks. A wrecking train from Waterbury cleared the lines while earlier near Camp Whitman Green Haven N Y a derailment of 15 cars of a westbound freight blocked Central New England tracks about 30 miles west of Danbury. A New York Central wrecking crew removed the obstruction.
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F. F. Davis
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Central New England
Danbury Fair Grounds
Waterbury
Camp Whitman
Green Haven
N. Y
Here
New York Central Road
Wilson Not Opposed to Amendments in National Food Bill
Administration officials do not state President Wilson stance on prohibition amendments to the food bill but belief holds he will not oppose their adoption by Congress.
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Wilson
Washington
Administration
Congress
Anger in Britain Over Mesopotamia Wounds Report
London residents react to the Blue Book on the Mesopotamia expedition amid criticism of high officials. Surgeon Major Carter described wounded soldiers huddled in rain with little protection. Press compares the affair with Germany’s Western Front reverses and calls for accountability.
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London
Derdanelles Commission
Mesopotamia
Ctesiphon
Carter
Basra
Asquith
the Times
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Lond Kitchener
Lord Curgon
Kitchener
Germany
Messines
Navigators Required to Carry Identification Cards
Navy orders demand that mariners on the Atlantic coast obtain ID cards from scout patrols. Bridgeport falls under the Second Section of the Third Naval Division, with card issuance through Lieut. Com. Dyer and yacht clubs. Captains registering at the customs house must apply via Deputy Collector Shannon. others apply with boat and character details. Cards must be on board or with the owner and shown when entering naval waters.
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Navy Department
Atlantic
Coast Defense
Seaboard
Bridgeport
Third Naval Division
Navy
United States
Com. Dyer
Bridgeport Harbor
Commodore
Yacht Club
Customs House
Shannon
Naval Reserve
Scout Patrol
Sinking of Danish steamer Gunhild reported
Washington reports the Danish steamer Gunhild was torpedoed without warning and sank before lifeboats could be lowered. Five crew members drowned and one was killed by the propeller. A British destroyer rescued the remainder and two passengers twenty minutes after impact. London reports Copenhagen dispatch that the Norwegian steamer King Haakon was sunk by a German submarine with about six crew saved, and the Maggie sunk with crew saved.
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Washington
Gunhild
State Department
Londen
Copenhagen
Maggie
Atlantic
German Vessels Evasion Boosts Traffic at Rotterdam
A Times dispatch from Rotterdam reports rising German shipping with twenty two ships from Hamburg and Baltic ports entering last week. Two German vessels were torpedoed or mined by the British, reflecting ongoing naval tensions.
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London
the Times
Rotterdam
Hamburg
Baltic
Sinking of Volette and Gothis Hag Reported by Copenhagen
Central News dispatch from Copenhagen reports the Norwegian steamer Volette sunk by a German submarine. Fifteen aboard, including five women, were rescued. others perished. The Swedish steamer Gothis hag also sunk with four men and two women missing.
Heavy guns clash in Hurtebise region fighting
Paris reports heavy artillery battles continuing around Hurtebise as of today, with officials announcing ongoing fighting and military activity in the area.
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Hurtebise
Paris
German Rations to be Cut in Winter
Copenhagen reports Germans will receive less than last winter s 60 gram weekly ration and must rely on meat substitutes and preserves to make daily bread palatable as cold season limits food supplies.
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Copenhagen
American Sailing Ship Galina Sunk in Bomb Attack
Hendon June 23 1914 the American sailing ship Galina 991 tons was sunk by a bomb on June 25 there were no casualties reported and the crew survived the attack with no injuries.
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Galina
Hendon
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