New Battleship Arizona Launched at Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York June 19 The battleship Arizona the 39th built for the US Navy was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Miss Esther Ross christened the ship with wine and water from the Arizona dam. The vessel measures 600 feet in length, 97 feet 6 inches wide, 31,400 tons displacement, about 16 million dollars total cost with guns and armor to come.
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New York
Arizona
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Esther Ross
Pomoyancy Dam
Preston
Hunt
Navy Yard
Connecticut
Florida
Daniels
Navy Department
California
Ross
Knights of Honor Receivership Reversed For Rehab
In St. Louis on June 19 a court reversed a receiver appointment for the Knights of Honor fraternal order and gave the lodge until August 1 to rehabilitate finances. Founded in 1873 it has 31 grand lodges 1 031 subordinate lodges and about 17 208 members with hundreds of millions in benefits disbursed since inception.
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ST. Lous
Knights of Honor
Death Grapple in Galicia as Autsro-German Forces Besiege Crody
Petrograd reports Austro-German troops before Crody in Galicia ten miles west of Lemberg. Russians defend impregnable positions as eastern front crisis peaks. German forces further north face stiff resistance at the Tanew river and are not advancing.
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Petrograd
Crody
Galicia
Lemberg
Tanew River
Italian Vessel Torpedoed and Sunk in Adriatic
A small Italian merchant steamer, the Maria Grecia, was torpedoed and sunk in the Adriatic Sea today by an Austrian torpedo boat. The crew were saved. This is the first attack made on an unarmed Italian merchant vessel in the present war.
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Rome
Adriatic Sea
British steamer Duleie sunk by German submarine off Suffolk
The British steamer Duleie of about 2000 tons burden was attacked and sunk by a German submarine off the Suffolk coast today. One crew member died in the incident.
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London
Suffolk
Allied air raid on Brussels damages German balloon sheds
Amsterdam June 19 reports a flotilla of allied planes raided Brussels yesterday and dropped bombs on the German balloon sheds there. The bombs did but little damage.
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Amsterdam
Brussels
Special Envoy Gerrard Divides German Papers on American Note
Berlin June 19. Meyer Gerhard, German envoy, spent the day with the foreign office on the American situation. Newspapers split on whether Germany should seek a friendly settlement or stand firm on its submarine policy, with influential writers urging no compromise.
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Berlin
Meyer Gerhard
Washington
Foreign Office
Gerhard
Germany
French Hold North Arras As Italians Press On
The French claim to hold the German assault north of Arras while Italians push the Austrian frontier defenses in the Alps. Galicia remains the focal point of war news with Mackensen's forces facing the Russians and Britons fearing a Teuton victory.
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London
Galicia
Lesmsberg
Mackensen
Arras
Alps
Fortified town captured as Germans advance near Nancy
June 19 report says Embre menil, about 30 miles east of Nancy, fell to German forces after heavy artillery, then a bayonet charge broke French trenches. The village had been stubbornly defended by French troops before being cleared.
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Berlin
Embremenil
Nancy
Russians Hold Line Near Lemberg in Galician Campaign
London dispatch says Russian forces are anchored along the Grody line in Galicia awaiting a final stand to defend Lemberg. Russian staff fortifies positions with heavy guns and trenches while both sides report little morning activity and questioned German prison claims.
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London
Grody
Galicia
Lemberg
Teutons
Przemysl
Berlin
Mackensen
Bessarabia
Bukowina
Bowmanian
Cholera Epidemic Rages in Vienna with Rising Deaths
Geneva reports Vienna faces a worsening cholera outbreak with rising cases and many deaths. Medical authorities struggle to halt spread as Herculean efforts isolate every new case and enforce quarantines.
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Vienna
Geneva
Russians Ready Last Stand West of Lemberg
German air scouts report a heavy fortified Russian line about ten miles west of Lemberg as Mackensen’s forces continue a slow advance. The Russian guard is being vigorously harassed and retires before the Teuton assault.
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Berlin
Galicia
Lemberg
Mackensen
Admiral Howard to land marines if Yaqui threat grows
Washington reports Admiral Howard aboard the U S cruiser Colorado may land sailors and Marines at Guaymas to safeguard foreign residents from Yaqui Indians. Mexican Governor Maytorena responds by dispatching 1000 troops to block any landing on Lower California coast.
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Washington
Howard
United States
Colorado
Guaymas
Department
Navy Department
Sonora
Maytorena
Lower
California
Admiral Evans Arrival At Cordova Announced
Wireless advices said the Admiral Evans would arrive at Cordova from the south Monday at 7 o clock. General Manager Dick Ringwood aboard to meet General Agent B F Watson for company business. They would head westward on the boat.
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Alaska Transfer Company
Admiral Evans
Cordova
Dick” Ringwood
B. F. Watson
Nogales
Sonora
Ernor Maytorena
Cordova Dodgers Ready For Seward Fourth Of July Clash
Cordova's baseball team will meet Seward on the Fourth of July per Manager W W Council. Seward offers expenses for ten men and a trophy silver cup to be retained after consecutive victories. Alaska Steamship Co and Admiral Line pledge travel for players. Frank Watson and others back the plan. A practice game is set for tomorrow at 2 30 with town versus cannery teams if weather allows. Captain Dick Kerwood calls all players and fans to turnout.
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Cordova
Seward
W. W. Council
Fred Tracey
Alaska Steamship Company
Frank Watson
Admiral Line
Dick Kerwood
Missouri Town Damaged by Tornado
June 19 Lamar Missouri was struck by a tornado that damaged the town and destroyed Telegraph convection facilities. Loss of life is feared as a relief expedition is en route. operators report ruined outlying buildings and roofs ripped away before lines went down.
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Springfield
Middle West
Lamar
Bryan departs for New York to speak on Peace
William J. Bryan, after releasing his articles Causeless War, leaves Washington for New York to address the public on Peace message tonight. He plans further speeches across the country on the vital issue as President Wilson hosts a navy social call with the former cabinet member. Jessie Barrus Celeste Barrus and Clara Rosswog travel by train for Chitina, expecting to return tomorrow.
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Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
New York
Nebraskan
Bryan
Bryant
Wilson
Binet
Thesident
Jessie Barrus
Celeste Barrus
Clara Rosswog
Chitina
Trouble in Carranza Cabinet Sparks Power Struggle
Washington and Mexico City reports say General Carranza has left Vera Cruz for an island fortress as serious dissensions rattle his cabinet. General Obregon pressures Carranza to dismiss the Minister of Public Instruction, raising the threat of a formal split between the two leaders.
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Washington, D
Carranza
Vera Cruz
United States
Washington, D.C
Obregon
Vera Cru
Toto
Waterman Gifts Pens to Northwestern Officers
Captain J. C. Hunter and Purser Clem H. Shepard received fountain pens from L. E. Waterman, the maker of the pens, who rode the Northwestern on its last voyage. The morning train carried 12 passengers and departed for upriver. Jack Ingram and R. E. Capers headed to Chitina, while a string of flat cars left to Kennecott and would return loaded with copper ore for the Tacoma smelter.
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J. C. Hunter
Clem H. Shepard
Northwestern
L. E. Waterman
Jack Ingram
Road Commission
Chitina
R. E. Capers
Kennecott
Tacoma
Alameda Sails for Alaska with 50 Tourists
The steamer Alameda departed Seattle bound for Cordova and other Southwestern Alaska towns. Passengers for Cordova include Miss J Potter Geo Lamkier Caleb Corser Miss Margaret McGavock Mrs Mary McGavock Pete Olson W Burgess and Nels Kinstad. The voyage marks peak tourist season making reservations scarce for two months.
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Alameda
Cordova
Alaska
J. Potter
Geo. Lamkier
Caleb Corser
Margaret McGavock
Mary McGavock
Pete Olson
W. Burgess
Nels Kinstad
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Adriatic
Gerrard
Koel
Calos
Mexico
Helmona
Gordovas
Missouri
Waterman
Seattle
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