Proclamations and foreign policy moves amid war effort
The United States will issue neutral export proclamations this week to prevent neutrals from losing food supplies held here. The British agreement on international shipping control aims to guide wartime aid. In Greece, Prime Minister Alexander Zaimis resigned and King Alexander seeks a new cabinet with Venizelos.
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Great Britain
United States
Athens
Alexander Zaimis
Alexander
M. Jonnart
France
Russia
Venizelos
Russians Back Allied Victory Aims For World Peace
Special Ambassador Boris A. Bakhmetieff, head of the Russian mission in Washington, declares that victory over German autocracy is essential for stable world peace and the fruits of the Russian revolution. He praises U S recognition and outlines Russia’s reconstruction efforts under Kerensky. Sinn Fein rioting in Cork involves windows smashed and flags raised at recruiting offices.
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Russia
Boris A. Bakhmetieff
Bakhmetieff
Kerensky
Itusalan
Cork
Ireland
Sinn Felners
Red Cross War Fund Subscriptions Hit 114000000
Washington reports Red Cross contributions in response to a $100 million campaign reached about $114 million by June 26. Henry P. Davison, chairman, said stockholders who declared special dividends totaling about $20 million would likely increase distributions to support the drive.
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Washington
Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
Mr. Davison
Butte Labor Council Endorses Metal Mine Workers Union
The Silver Bow trades and Labor council of Butte Montana endorsed the Metal Mine Workers union in its organizing drive. The council pledged support within its powers. The vote tally was 44 to 25.
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Butte
Mont
Silver Bowl Trades and Labor Council
Metal Mine Workers Union
Five Convicted in Minden Murder Case
In Minden Louisiana John Long Henry Walter and a third man were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of John Nelson Reeves his wife and three children last Christmas Eve ten miles north of Minden. Two unnamed African American defendants were sentenced to behanged for the same killings.
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Minden
John Long
Henry Walter
John Nelson Reeves
Hike
Strike Amid Arrests Prompts Miner Plan in Hingham
A wave of arrests on June 26 of alleged labor agitators in Hingham UK sparked knowledge of a general strike plan for miners in the area. Authorities report several detainees behind bars as the move surfaces.
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Hingham
Bond Issue Defeated in Salt Lake City
The proposed $1,000,000 bond for public improvements failed by at least six to one on June 26. It marks the first time such a bond measure has been defeated in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Billion Dollar Loans to Allies Pass Mark
Washington reports that U S treasury loans to the allies exceeded one billion dollars as of June 26 with 15 million credited to Great Britain and 10 million credited to France.
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Treasury
Great Britain
France
Norwegian Steamer Volette Sunk by German Submarine
Central News dispatch from Copenhagen reports the Norwegian steamship Volette was torpedoed by a German submarine. Fifteen aboard were killed, including five women, with others rescued or missing.
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London
Copenhagen
Gality of Election Frauds Guilty Verdict in Indianapolis
Samuel V. Perrott, police chief of Indianapolis, and five others were found guilty by a jury of conspiring to commit election fraud in the 1914 registration and election.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel V. Perrott
New Explosive Claim Shocks Medical Leader and Son
Dr D de Waltoff, newly elected vice president of the American Medi co-Pharmaceutical league, says he and his Brooklyn chemist son have discovered a new explosive vastly more powerful than dynamite. He claims five grains could wreck the Woolworth tower and a bomb dropped from an airplane could devastate a ten mile city.
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American Medico-Pharmaceutical League
Brooklyn
Woolworth Tower
Three Czech Regiments Desert to Russians
A statement from PB von Ciworg, Austrian defense minister in the retiring cabinet, says three Czech regiments have deserted to the Russians. The report comes via southern Austria deputies who communicated the claim.
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Amsterdam
Austria
PB. von Ciworg
Austelan
Belgian Army Grows Stronger Says Military Leader
Lieutenant General Lechreq, a military member of the Belgian Wisden, stated in an address that the Belgian army is larger better equipped and more determined today than at the war’s start. The remarks come as the forces bolster readiness amid ongoing hostilities.
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The
Melgian
Wisden
Hare
Halian Admits Brutal Murder Confession in Italy
Bologna reporting Alfredo Cocchi, a fugitive New York motorcycle dealer, confessed to the murder of Ruth Cruger on Saturday. He said jealousy drove the crime and that her rejection of his advances provoked the killing.
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Bologna
Italy
Alfredo Cocchi
New York
Ruth Cruger
Predicts August Adjournment Of Congress By Leader Kitchin
Washington Democratic Leader Kitchin forecast adjournment by August 15 after pressuring three day adjournments. He said this would occur once the house legislation now before the Senate has passed some measures.
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Kitchin
Congress
Senate
House
Infant saved after lung transplant effort in Utah
Oxden Utah doctors had given up on the oneborn baby of Mr and Mrs Charles Wheat until a lung transplant operation by two doctors from theGreen department led to complete reduction of the infant's condition and recovery outcome.
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Oxden
Utah
Charles Wheat
Gre
Council of Empire Dissolved Amid Ban Proclaimed
In Petrograd a resolution declared the dissolution of the council of the empire. The measure followed a prolonged debate in the Petrograd congress of soldiers and workers deputies. Officials move to eliminate the body and establish new authority.
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Petrograd
Counnell
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Poodinewion Congress of
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Child Severely Burned by Contact With Power Wire
A five year old boy in Riverton Utah was fatally burned after contact with a high tension transmission wire of the city light and power company. The incident also involved James Butterfield, a 40 year old man, who received injuries and may require leg amputation.
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Utahn
Riverton
Utiahe
James BH
Danse
James Butterfield
Cioh Light & Dower
Autodriver Lynched in Texas Mob Justice Case
Henarper, a Black man charged as the driver of an auto that killed Ollie May Goodrum, a Leger old girl of Navasota, was hanged by a mob in Houston on Thursday. The case centers on a fatal pedestrian accident and resulting vigilante action.
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Houston
Texas
Henarper
Ollie May Goodrum
Navasota
Express Robbery Confession in Chicago Adame Express Boss
Jane Borges, platform manager of the Adame Express company in Chicago, admitted to police that he committed a $23,000 robbery aboard an express car on Burnlegton Lane Tuesday night.
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Chicago
Janes Borges
Adame Express Company
Burnlegton Lane
Prince of Udine Heads Italian War Mission in U S
New photograph shows Fernando di Savoia prince of Udine who leads the Italian war mission now touring the United States. He arrives amid allied talks and military alliance efforts with American officials.
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Fernando di Savoia
Prince of
Udine
United States
Wheat trading halted on Portland Merchants Exchange
All wheat trading on the Portland Merchants Exchange has been stopped by government policy. The notice outlines the official stance on the wheat trade and its impact on market operations.
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Portland
Portland Merchants’ Exchange
Ie Exchange
Registration Totals Reported for Washington and States
War registration returns show near completion with reports from Wyoming and Kentucky. Figures indicate overall progress toward national service registration.
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Washington
Wyoming
Kentucky
French Drive Germans Back in Northeast France and Trentino Skirmishes
The French forces retook much of the territory northeast of Mossy farm near Vauxmil lon and pressed in Hurte bise Craonne area while repelling German infantry thrusts. Artillery duels persist in Champagne Mont Carmilet as Haig’s operations show limited gains. In the Austro Italian theatre no Italian offensive resumption in Trentino, but Austrians activity on Asiago plateau and Cordevole valley with heavy casualties for the attackers. Patrols and recon in Galicia and limited Macedonian engagements continue amid shelling east of Lake Presba.
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Vauxmillon
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Craonne
Mont Carmilet
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Sir Douglas Haig
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Reninghe
Pypeguale
Lizerne
Russia
Galicia
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Lake Presba
Irrigation Dam Breaks Floods Price Valley
A Price Utah irrigation dam failure in Gooseberry creek unleashed a torrent washing away a sixty foot wall and flooding the Price river valley. The breach damaged rail trackage depots and crops with losses estimated over 1.5 million dollars. Bridges highways and concrete cuts along 45 miles were destroyed, threatening Denver Rio Grande traffic and Carbon county coal mines. Thousands of miners face unemployment until 15 to 30 miles of track are rebuilt.
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Japan Offers Russia Support in Democracy and Army Reorganization
Copenhagen reports Finnish papers say Japan offered backing to Russia in establishing democracy and reorganizing its army. Japan reportedly wished Russia to quickly resume combatant status. Spokane reports Idaho logging tied up as 1700 workers strike under IWW leadership.
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Russia
Copenhagen
Idaho
Spokane
Idaho Panhandle
Russian Prisoners Starved in German Camps
A Russian assistance letter to the Med Crom war council reports hundreds of thousands of Russian prisoners in German camps have died or are dying from famine and tuberculosis. The commission urges the Hed Oroas to rush bread to Copleung en.
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Germany
Mensa
Boroding
Sakoovenky
Russion Tolasion
Med Crom War Council
Hed Oroas
Copeulngen
Washington A Mays Record Trade Peak and Policy Shift
American commerce in May reached a record high with exports around 61.0 billion dollars and a gain of 24,000 million as France and Paris trade relations are discussed. The government accepted a plan to place merchant marine under a single department as part of a broader reorganization proposed by the chamber of deputies.
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Washington
Apel
France
Paria
Chamber of Deputies
Regulations for Drafting the National Army Exemption Rates Reported
Washington reports draft regulations for the national army outline a number based drawing system. Nearly half of the 9,640,008 registered men claim exemptions for various causes. Exemption decisions rest with local boards as drafting proceeds from Washington. The first 626,000 will be called, then others as needed, with aim to have trainees by September 1.
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Washington
Wilson
War Department
Butte Mines Operate Amid Copper Strike Twinge
Copper mines in the Butte district continued operation Monday as strikes called by the Metal Mill Workers' union reduced payrolls. About ten percent of the usual workforce remained on the job, reflecting the spread of the labor action for higher wages and better conditions.
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Butte
Mont
Butte District
Metal Mill Workers’ Union
Amsterdam dispatch claims Brandenburg earned Pour le Merite
A Times London dispatch reports Captain Brandenburg who led the German air raid on London June 14 was awarded the Pour le Merite by the German government. The raid caused many deaths and injuries.
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London
Amsterdam
the Times
Brandenburg
Rock Island Goes Back to Rail Company at Midnight
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway receivership ended at midnight with the property restored to the railway company under a decree urged by Judge Landa. The transfer marks the conclusion of the lengthy court proceeding and reverts control to the line.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Vacille Fil Road
Sony
Judie Landa
Woman Slayer May Recover in Waukesha Incident
Miss Grocebur who shot Mrs. Haberta to death and then wounded herself showed improving strength as physicians at the hospital report her chances for recovery as good.
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Waukesha
Miss Grocebur
David Haberta
Germans Claim Victory Over French Forces Near Mont Corailier
Berlin reports intensified German fire forces French troops to evacuate ground east of Mont Corailier in the Chane area. Army headquarters announced the actions on Friday, with gains claimed on June 16 and 21.
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Hey
Mont Corailier
Chane
Arny
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