Sunlight and Dromio Sunk by German Submarines
The Sunlight, a 1298 net ton bark, was sunk by shell fire from a German submarine after leaving Macoris on May 1 bound for the Clyde. The crew reached boats in time and later were rescued at Peterhead. The trawler Dromio of Hull also went down, with the crew escaping and landing at Peterhead.
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Pool
Queenstown
Macoris
Santo Domingo
Clyde
Dromio
Hull
Peterhead
Ill Feeling Toward Americans Reported by Americans in Germany
Americans arriving in Basel describe German conditions as disagreeable due to fear of war with the United States. They note ill will toward the German government and U S interests, with few Americans in Germany aside from those of German descent.
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Bases
Switzerland
Germany
United States
China and Russia reach Mongolian autonomy treaty
At Kiakhta Siberia representatives of Russia China and Mongolia sign a treaty setting Inner Mongolia’s status as autonomous. The accord provides joint guarantee by China and Russia of Mongolian autonomy while allowing both powers to be consulted on all external relations affecting Mongolia.
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Washington
Kiakhta
Siberia
Russia
China
Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Air Wasp Beats A New Zeppelin In Aerial Duel
British Lieutenant Ford leaped above the earth and landed behind German lines after a daring attack on a Zeppelin. The craft fell burning to the ground while reports vary on casualties among noncombatants. The pursuit may force German bases eastward, raising English defense concerns. Two nurses and two children were among the reported dead in one dispatch, with many others injured.
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Ford
Belgium
London
England
Reuter
British Offers Bonus to Yankees to Join Allies
Federal inquiry in Boston reveals four cases where youths were offered incentives to enlist for Britain. Two youths reported promises of 100 dollars and free transport to England. James Pope, 15, traveled to Liverpool as a hostler, enlisted, but deserted and returned home as a stowaway. Congressman Tague will seek DOJ discussion in Washington.
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Boston
Peter F. Tague
England
James Pope
Liverpool
Tague
Washington
Department of Justice
Knife Brandisher Shot After Altercation on New Street
William Mills, 24, of 629 Broadway, was shot in the forehead with buckshot after a debt dispute at 323 New Street. He was taken to City Hospital, then held at the Second District Police Station on disorderly conduct. Everett Bobitt, 49, was jailed on suspicion after firing.
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William Mills
Broadway
City Hospital
Second District
Mills
Everett Bobitt
New Street
Bobitt
Guethlein
Brown
Flaugher
Norwegian Steamers Refuse Return Voyage in War Zone
In Galveston on June 7 crews of the Kronstadt and Ronald refuse to sail back through the war zone. The Kronstadt captain reported a submarine near-miss in English waters last week. Both captains intend to sign new crews before reentry.
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Galveston
Tex
Kronstadt
Ronald
Governor defends vetoes of state betterment funds
Vigorous protests reach Governor Willis over vetoes totaling 935000 in general and sundries appropriations. He says only a small percentage of betterments were disapproved and compares figures with prior administration. Critics claim new institutions fall short while Board of Administration items remain.
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Columbus
Willis
Board of Administration
Assembly
Lloyd of Franklin
Franklin
Lucas
Perry County
State Liquor Licensing Board
Inspection Department
Woman's Club Installs Officers at Reception
The Woman's Club installs new officers and lists current executives and directors. Officers sworn by a notary. welcome address praises club growth from intimate beginnings to a broad organization. Committees rename department heads and plan Serbian relief fundraising.
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Woman’s Club
Trapping of German Submarines Reported Near Glasgow
The Cameronia returning from Glasgow to New York carried 1800 Canadian troops on outward voyage. Six torpedo boats escorted her through a war zone with strict safety measures. A Glasgow report claimed three German submarines penetrated the Firth of Tay and were trapped, then surfaced and surrendered, though no official British statement confirms it.
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New York
Cameronia
Canada
British Isles
Glasgow
Liverpool
Devonport
Firth of Tay
Ohio Faces Doctor Surplus, Warns Carnegie Report
Cleveland officials disclose a Carnegie Foundation study arguing Ohio has too many physicians. The report shows 5,568 of 7,912 doctors trained in state schools with a physician for roughly 630 residents. Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo cited for high doctor density.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Pritchett
Germany
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Educational Council of the American Medical Association
Ohio Woman Acts as a Peacemaker in Suffrage Debate
A meeting of state presidents and delegates heard Dr. Shaw and other leaders discuss the Congressional Union's tactics. Mrs Pattie Ruffner Jacobs of Birmingham Alabama mocked attacks on Congress while many southern delegates attended. A resolution condemning the Union was adopted amid mixed views on arbitration and suffrage strategy.
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Ceed
Shaw
Congressional Committee
Congress
Pattie Ruffner Jacobs
Birmingham
Ala
Equal Suffrage Association
Congressional Union
Democratic Party
Alabama
Jacobs
Youmans
Grace Wilbur Trout
Illinois
Mary. Safford
Florida
Maryland
Alice Stone Blackwell
Mass
Andreas Ueland
Minn
Pauline V. Orr
Miss
Walter McNab Miller
Draper Smith
Neb
Upton
James M
Penny car line opens to lake front piers
Traction Commissioner Peter Witt reported the opening day of the penny car lines to Cleveland's lake front passenger boat piers met with financial success. The fare is 1 cent per ride with no transfers or change, while the cost to operate is 17 cents per mile and receipts were 20 cents per car mile.
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Cleveland
Peter Witt
Lake Front
Neutral mediators sought as Germany and Allies drift toward peace talk
In Washington the Dutch visitor Geldemeester suggested a peace party in Britain and Germany, with neutrals pressing for mediation. He indicated Holland might join if war continued, while some Germans preferred peace terms discussion. He aims to build a neutral mediation movement led by the United States.
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Germany
United States
Washington
Netherlands
Great Britain
Holland
Geldemeester
Berlin
Jane Addams
Europe
Police dog helps foil robbery at Queiroli Fruit Company
Broadway station police dog with Officers Kuhr and Reisinger pursued a burglary suspect at 120 East Second Street Queiroli Fruit Company. The homeless Frank Smith, 35, was captured after the dog cornered him near sacks of potatoes and crates of onions. Earlier, the dog also helped arrest a man at Fifth and Main streets on Sunday night.
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Broadway
Queiroli Fruit Company
East Second Street
Water
Walnut Streets
Kuhr
Reisinger
Frank Smith
Fifth
Main Streets
Traffic Gripped as Rains Ruin Crops in Texas Panhandle
Continuous rains for nearly a week devastate grain and crops across the region. Rail service is interrupted with Wichita Falls and Vernon cut off. hail and high winds worsen damage in Electra Burkburnett and Petrolea oil fields. total losses within 100 miles remain unestimated.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Wichita Falls
Tex
Electra
Burkburnett
Petrolea
Vernon
Villa Shapes Mexican Battle Outlook Amid Conflicts
Advices from Tampico report Tampico and Nuevo Laredo railroad service restored as Villa forces hold oil territory along the Panuco. A smallpox outbreak affects Frontera district while Villa claims trenches near Obregon and notes a looming surrender. Refugee flows, Red Cross aid, and neutrality appeals play into the unsettled Mexican crisis as Carranza aims to limit Villa’s influence within months.
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Tampico
Nuevo Laredo
Villa
Panuco River
Frontera
S. B. Rauschbaum
Obregon
Gustavo Espinoza Mireles
Venustiano Carranza
Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Silliman
Zapata
Tizayuca
Shanklin
Red Cross
Galveston
Canada
State Department
Leon
Attempt to smuggle dynamite foiled at border
In El Paso Texas two Mexicans tried to move twenty boxes of dynamite to Juarez without passing the customs office. One man named Antonio Villalobo was arrested while his companion escaped. Officials sought an explanation since no dynamite embargo existed.
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EL Paso
Texas
United States
Juarez
Antonio Villalobo
Neutral Mexican faction assumes control of southern Lower California
Radio reports to Admiral Howard state the entire southern district of Lower California, except Port San Jose Del Cabo, is held by a neutral Mexican faction led by a son of former Governor Ortega. Lapaz serves as the neutral government’s headquarters and has sent emissaries to contending Mexican leaders.
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U.S. S. Colorado
San Diego
Cal
Howard
Lower California
Port San Jose del Cabo
Ortega
Guaymas
Lapaz
Gouging at Naval Academy to be abolished
Rear Admiral Fullam testified that attempts to enter department heads desks to steal exams occurred at the U S Naval Academy. One attempt may have succeeded in modern languages. Three midshipmen dismissed. seven others to be disciplined. The naval court of inquiry will probe all exam irregularities as sailing is paused for witnesses.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Fullam
Academy
Naval Court of Inquiry
Daniels
Department of Modern Languages
J. L. Russell
A. T. Long
L. R. de Steigner
W. C. Watt
Washington
Public burning of absinthe leaves in Pontarlier
In Pontarlier France on June 7 a government order led to the burning of about one hundred tons of leaves used to make absinthe. The act enforced the law prohibiting absinthe manufacture.
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Pontarlier
France
Lusitania Crisis Seen Resolved After Wilson Talk
President Wilson's conference with the crisis is viewed as ending the Lusitania sinking dispute. Ambassador Gerard notes the German Admiralty has no report on the Nebraskan torpedoing yet but is investigating.
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Lished
Wilson
Gerard
Immense Order for Canned Meat in Cincinnati
Indications show Cincinnati firms may land a major war order for canned meat. The Cincinnati Abattoir Company negotiates a large contract, with completion not expected until January. President Michael Ryan says negotiations were near final, but he is unsure if the order was awarded. The source is secret though allies are believed to be the primary recipient.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Abattoir Company
Michael Ryan
Abattoir Company
Mr. Ryan
Doctors Discuss Special Building for Their Own Use
The Cincinnati Academy of Medicine plans a 250000 dollar building. Dr. Charles L. Bonifield outlined Monday night that the first floor will house store space while upper floors will be rented to doctors. The top section will include a lecture room library laboratories and committee rooms with Dr. John W. Murphy leading a five member commission.
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Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
Charles L. Bonifield
John W. Murphy
Adelphic Fraternity Receives Greek Letter Recognition
The Adelphic Fraternity founded at Miami University in 1913 has been recognized as a Greek letter fraternity with Alpha Delta Sigma adopted as the official chapter name. A supper for Oakley Christian Church members follows June 10 as part of an every member campaign. The West End Glee Club plans its annual outing at Chester Park today chaired by Mrs. D. Creutzinger. Ralph Kramer, 14, of 30 East McMillan street, was struck by a thrown ball at Deer Creek commons causing ear drum rupture and probable skull fracture.
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Adelphic Fraternity
Miami University
Alpha Delta Sigma
The
Oakley Christian Church
West End Glee Club
Chester Park
D. Creutzinger
Barr Street
Ralph Kramer
McMillan Street
Deer Creek Commons
Masonic Lodge 41 A M Holds June Meeting
Lafayette Lodge No. 41 F and A M announces a stated meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m with visitors welcome. W M F W Schaefer and Secretary R L Kraw sign as officers and organizers of the event.
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Lafayette Lodge NO
A. M
F. W. Schaefer
W. M
R. L. Kraw
Obituaries Listed for Emma Collins and Others in Cincinnati Area
Death notices for Emma Edith Collins and several others in the Cincinnati area list funeral times and locations. Entries include Hunt Edith Warder, Bertha Kircher, Minnie Leonard, Samuel Probasco, Steede, Martha Van Briggle, and John H Walker with service details and burial plans.
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Collins
Emma Edith
James
Ella Collins
Henshaw
Wade Street
Hunt
Lowell Warder
Edith Sterling
Interwood Avenue
Clifton
Kircher
Bertha
Gramer
Leonard Kircher
Spring Grove Chapel
Leonard
Minnie
Nee Diemeier
Probasco
Samuel W
Madisonville
Lebanon
Steede Ce A
Nee Weston
Herman Steede
Freeman Avenue
Spring Grove Cemetery
Chicago
Cabinet to Revise State Note to Kaiser Tomorrow
Washington June 7 Counselor Lansing said the note to Germany will go before the Cabinet again tomorrow. Secretary Bryan met with President Wilson at noon to review the final draft. The note reiterates demands for Germany to respect visit and search rights before attacking unarmed merchant ships. Ambassador von Bernstorff planned to travel to Cedarhurst, L I.
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Lansing
State Department
Germany
Bryan
Wilson
Bryan Sed
Berlin
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Cedarhurst
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Charles Fox
Edith Nichols
Florence Wasson
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Bernard Pollack
A. C. Shattuck
Charles R. Fox
Thomas Pynchon
Ella Hollister
Bible Circle
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W. E. Lewis
Grace Mayo
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