War News Roundup From Europe and Asia
June reports describe British Parliament debates and first readings on war loans. Russian positions around Grodek are noted with heavy fighting. In Asia Tokto reports reach Vladivostock of US and Italian mobilization, renewed Italian offensives, and Austrian fronts showing intensified clashes with strong, concealed artillery and preparations.
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London
House of Tons
Grodek
Jaissia
Tokto
Vladivostock
Ander
United States
Taly
Modernizing the Navy for Defense and Readiness
A speaker outlines a plan to strengthen national defense through rapid modernization. He advocates a modern, fast battleship fleet, additional torpedo boats and submarines, airships, mines and ammunition, arguing that higher military spending will repay American shipowners with higher wages.
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New
York
National Security
Wayn Parker
Domeress
New Jersey
Neas
Emden
Dresden
Spee
Corong Hie At Long Way To Chino Creek Swim Hole
Fragmentary note describes a long journey to Chino Creek and a lone swimming hole. References to Corong Hie Kor Be Jong Wapewell and an old dusty F road appear as garbled names and places. The text lacks clear events or dates and reads as a disrupted diary bit.
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Corong Hie
Worat
Sar
Chino Creek
Chino
Gorona
The Cold Truth on US Readiness and Mobilization
A Washington dispatch describes a grand joint maneuver of the fleet army and militia across divisions in New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland Virginia and West Virginia. It notes harbor defenses and the need for an invasion to reach inland targets and details regular army strength and scattered mobilization across posts and fronts.
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United States
Asringeon
Reeplar
National Guard
New England
New ‘York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaare
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Great Coalition
Atlantic
Navy
Boston
War Department
Mexican Suburbs Occupied as Talks of Peace Rise
Washington reports speculations about a peace move among Mexican factions led by Carranza Obregon and Villa. General Angeles traveled to Boston with no break alleged with Villa, while resignations from Carranza cabinet are seen as significant amid friction and peace efforts.
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Angeles
United States
United
Felipe ‘Angeles
Villa
Carranza
General Obregon
Mexico
Wilson
Caranza
Obregon
Washington
Raphael Zubaran
Jesus Uerta
Escudero Verdugo
Troops Guard Governor Slaton's Home in Atlanta
In Atlanta on June 22 hundreds of men and boys gathered to confront the governor's country home. Barricades of banded wire ringed the estate as Governor Slaton calls out the militia for protection. Four companies arrived to restore order amid stones and bottles hurled at troops. Several soldiers injured. reports from Milledgeville warn of possible trouble at the state prison where Frank is held.
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Alse
Milledgeville
Frank
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