Peace agitation revived among Teutons spurs talks
Dispatches from Vienna and London report renewed peace agitation in Germany and Austria as Scheidemann and Emperor Charles push for early peace. The Times cites Harden’s Stockholm piece urging concessions on Poland and Alsace Lorraine while Lloyd George warns the war ends only when Allies' aims are met.
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The
Commercial Tribune
London
Germany
Daily News Today
Rotterdam
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Aibot
France
Times Today
Maximilian Harden
Die Zukunft
Stockholm
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
Wilson
Scheidemann
Vorwaerts
America
Charles of
Austria
Vienna
Hansar
Reichsrath
Lloyd George
Glasgow
Barbers Join Food Conservation Crusade
In Chicago on June 29 a Special report notes barbers nationwide waste an estimated 3,000,000 eggs weekly. Chi town barbers vow to stop using eggs as part of a broader food conservation effort.
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Chicago
Russian Parliament Refuses to Dissolve
The Duma rejects calls from the Congress of Soldiers and Workers Councils to dissolve. A private Duma meeting adopts a resolution asserting its continued role in national representation and its duty to guide the fatherland amid threats, reaffirming support for the provisional government.
Weather across states shows fair, warmer trend this weekend
Ohio and Indiana forecast fair with rising temperatures through Saturday and Sunday. Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia also expect warmer, with possible thunder showers in extreme north. Readings from multiple stations report highs in the 60s to 80s and dry conditions in many areas.
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
West
Virginia
British and French repulse German offensives on western front
London reports say British forces struck a wide front toward Lens and Avion while advancing from the Arras line. German counterattacks at Verdun repelled by French defense with heavy losses to the attackers. Prisoners taken on both sectors as fighting rages through the night.
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London
Lens
War Office
Verdun
Avion
Arras
Oppy
Hindenburg
Aisne
Meuse
French War Office
Avecourt Wood
Hill No. 304
Speech Arts Branch Formed After National Meet
The twenty sixth annual Speech Arts Convention closed with a plan to form a Cincinnati chapter led by a organizing committee. First meeting set for the third Tuesday in September to unite teachers of language location reading and related fields locally then expand to state and national scope. Cincinnati chapter will affiliate with the national body and the next meeting place was set for St. Louis in the last week of June 1918 for officers election.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Charles M. Holt
Minneapolis
Robert M. Harris
Nashville
C. Edmund Neill
Morgantown
W. Va
Jessie E. Tharp
New Orleans
Fanetta S. Haskell
Trea
Art Museum
Rookwood Pottery
Greece Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Central Powers
Greece has cut off relations with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey and issued passports to their envoys. The move follows King Constantine's abdication and King Alexander's accession, with Eleftherios Venizelos forming a pro Entente government. Greece joins eleven nations in opposing the German allies and plans to align with England France and Serbia.
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London
Greece
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constantine
Alexander
Entente
Saloniki
Eliptherios Venizelos
England
France
Serbia
Venizelos
Argentina likely to revoke neutrality decree soon
Buenos Aires sources say Argentina may revoke its neutrality decree today or tomorrow. Brazil yesterday revoked its own neutrality, influencing Argentina. It is unclear how far Argentina would go to aid the Allies, but union with Brazil is considered possible if the United States requests help.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Brazil
United States
Norway protests German bombs case in neutrality violation
Amsterdam June 29 dispatch from Christiania reports Norway has sharply protested Germany over neutrality breaches. The complaint cites a German agent who carried a large quantity of bombs into Norway to be placed on merchant ships.
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Amsterdam
Norway
Germany
Christiania
German plot blamed for copper strike agitation
In Phoenix on June 29 Governor Campbell labeled labor agitation by copper miners as having a sinister German character and asked the War Department for a military investigation of the situation.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Campbell
War Department
Potato Acreage Doubles in Hamilton County Crop
Acreage more than doubles this year with yields to exceed one million bushels in Hamilton County. Main crop arrives in local markets next week, likely lowering prices to as little as two to five dollars per barrel. Last year prices ranged Virginia cobblers three fifty and Early Ohio home grown four dollars. Dealers expect Cincinnati potato prices to stay below or near last year’s levels. Township assessors’ tax-duplicate returns drive the forecast.
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Hamilton County
Virginia Cobblers
Ohio
Cincinnati
Four British Ships Sunk by Submarines Near French Ports
Boston report notes the torpedoing and sinking of four large British cargo steamers including Altonia and Manistee, with Haverford the American Line vessel among those lost. Details on crews were unavailable and Cunard Line stated no passengers or troops aboard Altonia or Manistee.
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Boston
Altonia
Cunard Line
Haverford
American Line
Buffalo
Wilson Line
Manistee
Cunard
Clyde Bank
Scotland
French Merchants Sunk by Submarines Week Ended June 23
Paris reports two French merchantmen over 1,600 tons and three smaller vessels were sunk by submarines or mines in the week ending June 23. The report details losses among French shipping during the period.
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France
Algeria
Mediterranean
Paris
German steamer Westfalen sinks after mine near Terschelling
The Westfalen, a German steamer traveling from Rotterdam to Copenhagen, struck a mine near Terschelling outside Dutch territory and sank. Thirteen crew members were rescued by Dutch torpedo boats.
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the Hague
Westfalen
Rotterdam
Copenhagen
Terschelling
Wilson Opposes Bone Dry Plans In Prohibition Clash
President Wilson voiced opposition to a bone dry prohibition stance and favored stopping whisky and gin production while allowing beer and light wine to continue. He urged authority to curb brewing and wine making when necessary, signaling a strategic shift to ease House provisions and push a broader law.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Martin
Gerry
Rhode Island
Sheppard
Carter Admits Plot to Kidnap Springfield Jeweler
Dick Carter, jailed on murder charges in the Baby Keet case, confessed involvement in a plan to kidnap C. A. Clement, a Springfield jeweler. Prosecutor Paul O Day said Carter implicated Claude Piersol as the plot leader and suggested a $750 ransom share.
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Springfield
Dick Carter
Hutchinson
Kan
Lloyd Keet
C. A. Clement
Paul O'Day
St. Louis
Carter
Piersol
O’day
Claude Piersol
Clements
Olympia to be raised after Block Island collision
The United States cruiser Olympia, which struck a rock ledge off Block Island Tuesday, will be raised and re floated despite heavy damage. Newport Rhode Island reported the plan on June 29.
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Newport
R. I
Olympia
Block Island
Suffragettes Freed From Prison Cells Celebrate Return
Six militant suffragists released after less than 48 hours in jail meet National Woman's Party officials Abbie Scott Baker and Lucy Burns at the Little White House. They celebrate with a meal as supporters from New York Philadelphia and Richmond pay tribute and sing The Women's Song to The Marseillaise.
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Washington
Abbie Scott Baker
Lucy Burns
National Woman's Party
White House
Mabel Vernon
Nevada
Annie Arneil
Delaware
Virginia Arnold
North Carolina
Lavinia Dock
Philadelphia
Maude Jameson
Virginia
Katherine Corey
Boston
Display Old Glory in Windows This Fourth
The Commercial Tribune urges readers to show patriotism by displaying 8x12 inch felt flags in windows for July Fourth. Flags, available at cost 10c, are unfadable with oil painted stars and stripes and a tin top ferrule with silk cord for hanging.
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United States of America
Commercial Tribune
The
Coal Price Reductions Enforced Across Bituminous Coal Fields
Washington report says coal price reductions agreed by bituminous producers will be strictly enforced. The Coal Committee of the Council of National Defense assigns each member a district to supervise price compliance and warns Decatur Illinois operators for overstepping limits. The FTC may assist if needed.
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Washington
Coal Committee
Council of National Defense
Decatur
Ill
Federal Trade Commission
Toledo Plans Free Curb Markets To Cut Food Costs
Toledo Ohio plans two free curb markets next week to reduce food costs. Produce growers may use the markets at no charge with the Housewives League assisting the City Service Department in the venture.
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Toledo
the Housewives’ League
Cox Offers Ohio Hope on Coal Costs Declares Prices Set
Ohio Governor Cox says soft coal may cost 3.50 dollars a ton at mines and 5 to 5.50 delivered, with a five-member committee to set maximum prices no higher than federal levels. He notes production varies by locality and urges shorter hauls to New England, predicting better conditions within a month.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Ohio War Council
Lake
New England
R. L. Phelps
Loraine Coal and Dock Company
Three Die In Du Pont Powder Plant Blast Near Aguilar
Denver dispatch reports J D Jeandell Superintendent and two workmen killed in an explosion at the Du Pont de Nemours Powder Company plant near Aguilar Colorado. Two mills were wrecked.
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Denver
J. D. Jeandell
du Pont de Nemours
Aguilar
Col
Ruthenberg Surrenders on Return from Cincinnati
Socialist leader C A Ruthenberg surrendered to the U S Marshal in Cleveland after being indicted for anti registration activities. He registered at the Palace Hotel on Wednesday and spoke at Workmen's Hall on Thursday night explaining the Socialist view of the war and its causes.
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C. A. Ruthenberg
Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Cc. A. Ruthenberg
Palace Hotel
Workmen’s Hall
Walnut Street
Export policy debated in Cabinet on neutral ship trade
President Wilson will determine export controls after a comprehensive study of the issue. Cabinet discussions center on rationing and preventing abuses while avoiding harming neutrals such as Switzerland, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Officials cite neutral trade tensions as Germany and England seek coal iron and engines in exchange for grain and food.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
United States
England
Netherlands
Holland
Interstate Commerce Commission puts off 15 percent rail raise
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a 15 percent freight rate increase for U S railroads and suspended tariffs until October 28. It approved higher class rates for coal coke and iron ore and noted Eastern lines could see about 4 percent more gross revenue while Western districts may gain about 14 percent on class rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Berkman and Goldman Draft Conspiracy Trial Jury Chosen
The jury for the Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman trial on conspiring to interfere with the draft law was completed in New York's U S District Court. The trial is set to begin next Monday.
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New York
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
United States District Court
Suffrage Petitions Sent to Columbus from Hamilton County
Chief Clerk Woellner of the Board of Elections sent 485 suffrage petitions to the Secretary of State in Columbus. The petitions contained 22,000 names.
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Woellner
Board of Elections
Secretary of State
Columbus
Hamilton County
Belgian Mission to Visit Here to Show German Atrocities
The Belgian Mission led by Baron Moncheur will arrive in Cincinnati from Louisville on July 24 and stay until late evening. About twelve people in the party including seven Belgians, with Hugh Gibson and aides from the State Department as escorts. Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce plans a royal welcome, city tours, and receptions to show sympathy and learn how Cincinnati can aid Belgium’s industrial needs.
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Washington
Baron Moncheur
Cincinnati
Louisville
State Department
Cocchi in Solitary: Bread and Water as Dungeoned Slayer
Alfredo Cocchi, condemned for Ruth Cruger’s murder, sits in a dark dungeon cell on a bread and water diet. He is kept under daily examination by the magistrate while authorities push him to disclose details of the crime. He asks to serve his sentence in Italy and fears dying in the electric chair abroad.
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Bologna
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
Cocchi
Italy
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