Wilson Demands Relief for Mexico
President Wilson approved cabinet policy to press Mexican leaders Villa Carranza and others for an end to intolerable conditions. The administration seeks to form a coalition government with strong Mexican elements and recognize it, with an arms embargo to permit the new regime access to war munitions if factions fail to unite.
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Washington
Gand
Mexico
Villa
Carranza
Wilson
United States
Mexican Leaders Talk in New York on U S Mexico Relief
In New York on June 2 Mexican factions, Carranza and Villa, voiced support for U S relief efforts while rejecting any U S armed intervention. Carranza officials offered to aid Red Cross food distribution toward Mexico City, with commissions setting fair food prices. Villa denounced peace terms with his side and pledged to expedite aid despite disrupted rail lines.
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New York
United States
Mexico
Wilson
Carranza
Villa
Red Cross
American Bureau of Information
Mexico City
Zapatistas
Gaston Dé Prida
Obrezon
Vera Cruz
Enid
Francisco Uriquidi
American Red Cross
Carranza Pledges Food For the Hungry in Mexico
Gen Carranza announced that authorities under his control will supply cereals and provisions as needed to save the people. The government purchased six thousand tons of corn, and Queretaro’s governor telegraphed that the state can feed the southern region until the next crop.
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Carranza
el Paso
Tex
Queretaro
Mexico
Drop In Wheat Prices In Ohio Markets
Columbus June 2 strained relations of the United States with Mexico and Europe plus expectations of a larger grain crop are credited with a drop in wheat and flour prices. Ohio dealers quote wheat at 124 as against 1624 a week ago. Flour falls to 780 a barrel from 8 several weeks earlier.
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Columbus
United States
Mexico
Ohio
Woman Charged With Murder in Akron Case
Akron, Ohio June 2 A woman identifying herself as Rosie Stribvle thirty is arrested on murder charges in the death of Andy Bojasel thirty five of Mogadore Sheriff Corey states she confessed Gorey says the woman killed Bojasel after he cursed her when she asked for five dollars he owed her
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Akron
Rosie Stribvle
Andy Bojasel
Mogadore
Corey
Gorey
Bojasel
Kim
Democrats Select Sawyer for Cincinnati Mayor
Cincinnati June 2 Charles Sawyer a lawyer and city council member was chosen by Hamilton county Democrats as the party’s mayoral candidate for the fall election Sawyer 27 years old represents a new generation in local politics and leadership for Cincinnati.
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Sawyer
Cincinnati
Charles Sawyer
Hamilton County
Sanitary expert would guard health of American troops in war
A sanitary expert would oversee troop health in wartime, ensuring sanitary measures, disease prevention, and medical readiness for soldiers at home and abroad under military planning. The role emphasizes quarantine, sanitation standards, and rapid medical response to outbreaks.
255 Jobs to Be Handed Out in Ohio County Reform
Columbus June 2 Governor Willis will be asked to approve 255 jobs ready for distribution. Seventy will go to Republicans and eighty five to Democrats. The state tax commission plans to reorganize county boards of tax commissioners in eighty five counties, replacing most old members with new appointees. The jobs pay 10 a day and run sixty to 100 days this summer.
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Columbus
Willis
Washington
State Tax Commission
County Board of Tax
Wvnll
Zeppelin raid inquest finds murders by hostile force
London jury rules Henry Good and wife Caroline Good were murdered by an agent of a hostile force during the first Zeppelin raid. They died from suffocation and burns caused by an incendiary bomb from a Zeppelin. Newspapers warn against Berlin's retaliation claim.
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London
Henry Good
Caroline Good
Berlin
Lidwisshaven
Miss Nona McAdoo Sails Home After Scrubbing Complaint
Paris reports Miss Nona McAdoo daughter of Secretary McAdoo and Miss Katherine Pritton plan to sail to New York aboard the Rochambeau next Saturday after a nursing stint in a private hospital in France. Reports say hospital duties emphasized scrubbing over nursing and displeased the duo.
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Paris
Nona McAdoo
of the Treasury
McAdoo
Katherine Pritton
France
New York
Miss Britton
Miss McAdoo Sa
Supreme Court Denies Release for Powell Post Office burglars
The Supreme Court refused to free Alonzo Devine and Charles Pfeiffer from Leavenworth after they served a term for forcibly breaking into the Powell Ohio post office in 1911. They sought release arguing they should not face a second sentence for stealing property tied to the same act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alonzo Devine
Charles Pfeiffer
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Powell, C
Donahey to Probe Expenses
Columbus June 2 State Auditor Donahey announced he would probe expenditures of the current and prior legislatures. He will review reports that senators were given rags hair brushes and pocket knives hidden as supplies and that lawmakers charged long distance calls to the state.
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Donahey
Columbus
Referendum Approves Urbana Quo Electric Franchise
Urbana Ohio June 2 The twenty five year Quo electric franchise was approved at a special referendum election by a majority of 258. The earlier election had defeated the franchise by five votes marking possibly Ohio’s first referendum in the state.
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Urbana
Quo Electric
Ohio
Spanish Steamer Seeborg Torpedoed by Submarine
London dispatches report the Spanish steamer Seeborg torpedoed by a German submarine. The attack occurred as naval authorities confirm the incident.
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Tondon
Seeborg
Admiralty
Wilson Cabinet Considers Demand for German Reply on Humanitarian Laws
Washington officials debated how firmly the United States must press Germany to declare adherence to laws of nations before any settlement over submarine actions. Most favored insisting on clear German commitments, with some urging discussion of Germany’s presented facts in the Lusitania case. No final course chosen, options included hostilities, severed relations, or an embargo if diplomacy fails.
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Washington
Fune
Alto
Wilson
Germany
United States
Gerpigny
Blaet
Lusitania
Count von Bernstein
Crowded Italian Ports Sent Troops Before War Declared
Passengers on the Sant Anna returning from Naples described Italy's war preparations. Oliver B. Harriman noted transports crowded with troops left Naples and Palermo five to six days before the declaration. Crowds waved flags as cranes marked the departures and bands played farewell tunes.
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New York
Sant Anna
Naples
Italy
Oliver B. Harriman
Henry P. Fletcher
Chile
Palermo
Hota
Mandatory baggage value declaration begins nationwide
Washington in June announces a new rule requiring travelers to declare the value of baggage over 100 dollars on railroad journeys. The Cummins amendment to the rate act limits railroad liability for baggage and freight, as tariffs filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission continue this policy.
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Washington
Cummins
Pennsylvania
Acting as Italy's King While Emmanuel Leads at Front
Relief measures reach widows of enlisted sailors from the F-4 disaster in Honolulu harbor. President Wilson issues executive order exempting Mrs. Pierard from civil service rules, assigning her to Mare Island Navy Yard. Mrs. Lungar, invalid, will live with Pierard and care for the twins.
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Washington
Honolulu
Wilson
F. Pierard
Tiungar
San Francisco
Pierard
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Liungar
Piérard
Lungar
Plerard
Civil Service Commission
Secretary of the ‘Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
Rope
Mob Attacks Cult Converts in Decatur Riot
In Decatur Indiana on June 2 the head of a free foreest and seven converts were mobbed by about two thousand locals after cult disclosures in court. Police and firemen rescued victims as several converts and bystanders were injured.
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Decatur
Ind
Turks retreat before Russian forces near Lake Van
Petrograd reports Turkish troops driven from Van flee in disorder as they abandon rifles and ammunition in their haste to escape the advancing Russian army near Lake Van.
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Petrograd
Van
Lake van
Largest New York City check ever written noted at $6 million
A check for 6 million dollars drawn by Kuhn, Loeb & Company on the National City Bank to pay the Pennsylvania Railroad for its recent bond sale is reported as the largest ever written in New York City.
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New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
National City Bank
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Markets Report Unscrambled Prices Across Cities
East Buffalo markets show cattle with prime steers at 8 65, hogs around 7 95 to 8 10, calves near 4. Bulls and sheep ranges noted. Chicago and Cleveland listings mirror similar ranges for steers, cows, calves, hogs, and lambs. Cotton, wool, and grain prices appear in Toledo notes with wheat near 838 ¾, corn at 6440, oats 3183.
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UA Ealves
Chicago
Cleveland
Romania and Russia near settlement as crowning Balkan war shift
A Bucharest dispatch reports Romania and Russia nearing terms along Pruth and Rayat lines as Romania may cede Dobrudja to Bulgaria while agreeing to hostilities against Austria Hungary. Bulgaria would oppose Turkey. The Pruth boundary runs between Bessarabia and Moldavia while Banat in southern Hungary borders Romania and Serbia.
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Paris
Sie
Bulgaria
Ruoania
Acristale
Bucharest
Petit Parisien
Rumania
Dobrudja
Austria
Turkey
Russia
Pruth
Rayat Ard Gaid
Aes Robrudja
Black Sea
Danube River
Serbia
Greece
Bearia
Balkan
Petrograd
Bessarabia
Moldavia
Banat
Hungary
Temesvar
Italian Forces Bombard Mori Amid Mountain Weather
Rome reports Italian batteries on Monte Altissimo destroying the Adige railway bridge and damaging Mori railway station. Heavy rains impede Italian troop progress as Austrians flood trenches south of Rovereto, with Romes dispatches noting likely Rovereto capture but strong natural defenses in the Adige valley.
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Rome
Mori
Rovereto
Monte Altissimo
Adige
Trent
War Office
Isonzo
Tyrol-Trentino
Supreme Court Allows Mandamus Over Judge Hillits Suspension
The United States Supreme Court allowed the government to petition for mandamus to compel Judge Hillits of the Toledo federal district court to show cause why his suspension of a prison sentence for James J. Hanahan, charged with banking law violations, should not be set aside. The government questions the judge’s authority to suspend the sentence.
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Kililis
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Mandamus
Hillits
Federal District Court
Toledo
James J. Hanahan
Funds For Ohio Schools Provide Aid To Seminaries
The apportionment by the United Presbyterian Church allocates up to 6000 for the board of education and 2000 to both Pittsburgh and Xenia seminaries. The remaining 31000 goes to Cooper Vantmouth Mushingum Tar hijo and Westminster colleges.
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Ohio
Loveland
Colo
General Assembly of the
United Presbyterian Church
Board of Education
Pittsburgh
Xenia
Cooper Vantmouth
Mushingum
Tarhijo
Westminster
Insanity Caused by Bad Food? Sailors Debate in Hoboken
Hoboken health commissioner Dr Josapa Stack claims several German ship sailors suffered insanity due to bad food. Hamburg American and North German Lloyd officials disputed the assertion, saying meals were standard for seamen and of good quality.
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Hoboken
Noj
Josapa Stack
Lloyd Maes
Albany Brewers Form Prohibition Fight Organization
An organization to oppose prohibition was formed in Albany on June 2 by brewery workers from across New York. The group aims to protect brewery workers' interests amid the prohibition effort.
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Albany
N. Y
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