Mob threat as Georgia governor commutes Leo Frank
Governor Slaton deploys militia and declares martial law after a mob gathers at Peachtree Road to protest his decision to commute Leo M. Frank from death to life imprisonment for the Mary Phagan murder. Frank is moved to Milledgeville as crowd disperses with no violence.
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Atlanta
Peachtree Road
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
National Pencil
Avanta
Frank
Milledgeville
Georgia
Pontius Pirate
De Wet Guilty of Treason in South Africa
General Christian De Wet, a leader in the South African rebellion, was found guilty of treason on eight counts in Bloemfontein. He faced the death penalty under the law. De Wet headed uprisings in October 1914 across the Orange Free State and Western Transvaal and was captured near Waterbury British Bechuanaland after pursuit by a motor brigade. He pleaded not guilty to high treason but guilty to sedition.
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Bloemfontein
Union of South Africa
Christian de Wet
de Wet
Orange Free State
Western Transvaal
Waterbury
British Bechuanaland
British House Approves Five Billion Dollar War Loan
The British House of Commons adjourned after a unanimous first reading of a bill granting the new chancellor Reginald McKenna a blank check to fund war expenses. The potential total may reach five billion dollars.
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House of Commons
London
Reginald McKenna
Balloonist Reaches 26 900 Feet in Jewel City Flight
Edward Unger ascended from the Panama Pacific exposition in the balloon Jewel City to 26 900 feet in a bid for the world altitude record of 35 420 feet set in Berlin 1901. The height is believed to be an American record.
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San Francisco
Edward Unger
Jewel City
Berlin
Unger
Real Estate Men Convene at National Exchange Convention
More than two thousand delegates attended the opening day of the eighth convention of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges held in Los Angeles California. The event featured discussions on various real estate industry topics and established the ongoing agenda for the gathering.
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Los Angeles
Cal
France Restores Alsace Town Names to 40s Standards
The Paris postal service announces mail handling reverts ninety Alsace towns and villages to their names from forty years ago. The restored names apply to all official posts and directories in the region.
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Alsace
Secretaries Claim Oleomargarine Tax Evasion Hits 27 Million
Secretary McAdoo disclosed a sweeping internal revenue probe by Commissioner Osborne showing oleomargarine frauds since 1902 defrauding the government of at least 27 million in stamp tax revenue. Unpaid taxes totaling 551000 have been recovered, 42 violators convicted since January, with 29 receiving prison terms and 148000 in fines. Over 200 million pounds of colored oleomargarine were sold as uncolored.
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Washington
McAdoo
Osborne
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury
Flood danger eased as rains lessen in Kansas City area
A lull in heavy rain across eastern Kansas and western Missouri eased flood fears along the Kansas and Missouri rivers. Observers warn that without more rain the worst may be past, though rivers continue rising slowly and clouds remain. Local weather bureau observer P. Connor cautions further rainfall could worsen conditions.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
P. Connor
Weather Bureau
Declares Home Rule Dead in Cork With Free Press Closure
William O'Brien leader of the Independent Irish Nationalists announced in Cork on Saturday that the Free Press would no longer be published daily. He said the aims for which the paper started had been achieved and that home rule is dead.
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Cork
Ireland
William O'Brien
Independent
Irish Nationalista
Free Press
O'Brien
Lodge Given Another Chance
In St. Louis a petition to appoint a receiver for the Knights of Honor was denied in federal court. The judge ruled that appointing a receiver would be a hardship on the order’s membership.
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St. Louis
Knights of Honor
Devastating Midwestern Storm Claims Nineteen Lives
A severe Friday windstorm and heavy rains across Missouri and Kansas caused nineteen deaths and many injuries. Tornadoes demolished homes in Richmond and Onaga. floods swept cars and bridges, drowning victims including Frank Reboull and Louis Vanderpool, while others were struck by lightning or swept away by swollen creeks and rivers.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Richmond
Arthur Covey
Mary Beil
Westmoreland
Kan
Charles Morris
John Gunther
Onaga
John Burges
Burges
Nevada
Gertrude Knau
Latour
Alma Allman
Montrose
Wamego
Gene Nichols
Goltry
Okla
Mia
Carrie Ford
Joplin
Frank Doss
Doss
Waterville
Frank Reboull
Reboull
Downs
Louis Vanderpool
Solomon River
Credit Men Elect Officers at Baltair Convention
The National Association of Credit Men wrapped up its twentieth annual convention in Baltair with board elections and resolutions. Harry G. Moore of Kansas City was elected president by acclamation, supported by delegations across regions. Charles D. Joyce of Philadelphia became first vice president, and & McComas of Los Angeles was elected second vice president. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a lower ruling on discount provisions for imports under the Underwood Simmons acts.
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McComas
Los Angeles
Washington
Supreme Court
Brooklyn Fourth Avenue Subway Opens in Brooklyn
The New Fourth Avenue subway line in Brooklyn opened after construction costing about $16,000,000. The project, undertaken amid fervent public interest, marks a milestone in city transit with service starting on opening day.
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New York
Brooklyn
U S Cruiser Move Aims at Mexican Yaqui Valley
In San Diego peril prompts U S dispatch of three cruisers for the west coast of Mexico. Admiral Howard may land an expeditionary force near Guaymas in Sonora to aid American settlers facing Yaqui resistance. The Colorado Chatta no oga and Raleigh head toward Tob a bay with 160 officers and marines for possible landing duties.
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San Diego
Cal
Yaqui
Sonors
Mexico
Thomas B. Howard
Colorado
Washington
United States Marine Corps
W. N. McKelvy
Lower California
Chattanooga
Raleigh
Toba Bay
Guaymas
Sonora
Esperansa
Porfirio Diaz
Famous Scholar Elizabeth Reed Dies in Chicago
Mrs Elizabeth Armstrong Reed mother of the late Myrtle Reed novelist and a renowned authoress died June 18 aged 75 Her researches in oriental literature were known worldwide.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Armstrong Reed
Myrtle Reed
Teutons Capture Towns in Galicia Front Advances
German Berlin report says Grodek fell as Austro German forces near Lemberg tighten grip. Russians retreat to Tanew line. Austrians clear south bank of Tanew. French push at Arras and British gain trenches near Hooge. Rome reports Italy occupies more than double the neutral territory promised by Austria.
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Grodek
Lemberg
Berlin
Vienna
Tanew
WARDEN'S WIFE MURDERED AT ILLINOIS PENITENTIARY
Mrs Edmund M Allen wife of the state penitentiary warden Joliet was found dead and burned in the warden's suite. A left temple wound and rapid charring suggested a blow and ignition with alcohol. Joseph Campbell a black convict and house servant to the Allens was placed in solitary confinement and to be charged with murder.
German Submarine 29 Rammed by British Steamer Claim
Berlin reports a German admiralty statement that submarine 29 was rammed and sunk by a British steamship under the Swedish flag after being ordered to stop. German naval officers question how German subs could be neutral while British captains follow the Admiralty rules, amid U S negotiations.
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Berlin
Standare Farm Faces Federal Fine for Disease Control
Chicago Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis in the U.S. district court assessed a $29,260,000 fine against Standare farmer premises after an agent sought cases of foot and mouth disease.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Montain Landis
United States District Court
Fail to Starve Germany Lecture in London
London reports a speech titled Fail to Starve Germany given at Berlin marking rising tension over wartime strategy. The article notes Britain seeks to keep morale and supply lines intact while addressing public concerns about food shortages and civilian impact during the war.
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Allison Macieln
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