Slaton commuting Frank sentence spurs mob action
Gov John M Slaton commuted Leo Frank’s murder sentence to life in Milledgeville prison triggering a large Georgia crowd. Martial law protected his home as rioters clashed with militia. injuries occurred including Lt Parker and Clyde Burroughs. Mary Phagan’s Marietta burial noted.
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Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
John M. Slaton
Frank
Milledgeville
Georgia National Guard
John M Slaton
Georgia
Fifth Regiment
Parker
Clyde Burroughs
Burroughs
Marietta
Slaton
Washington press warns on Carranza delay in Mexico peace talks
U S officials express impatience over Carranza’s silence amid Mexican factional fighting and Wilson’s vexation at his obstinacy. Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz told to seek word on whether Carranza will pursue peaceful settlement or let the conflict drift. Villa has proposed peace talks but Carranza has not replied.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
John R. Silliman
Vera Cruz
Villa
Ill andbedside tug in Berlin Sultan Mehemed
World news briefs report Sultan Mehemed ill at Yildiz Kiosk with Prof James Adolf Israel by his bedside. Other items note deadlock in Turco Bulgarian talks. US reply on the Frye case. Gen Maytorena warning. Nebraska railroad fare hold. and Pasitch in Nish on Romania intervention timing.
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London
Tageblatt
Sultan Mehemed
Yildiz
James Adolf Israel
Daily Mail
Sofia
Washington
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel
Nish
Rumania
Mexican convention government warns Wilson over intervention
Provisional President Francisco L. Chazarro of the Villa-Zapata convention government in Mexico City warns President Wilson not to intervene militarily. He vows to keep the Mexican people's dignity if U S interference broadens beyond advice. The issue comes as Washington awaits the Tobari Bay naval expedition result and mulls a 30 to 60 day deadline for Mexican leaders to reconcile.
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Washington
Francisco L. Chazaro
Mexico City
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Tobari Bay
Yaqui
Secretary Daniels Details Columbia as Submarine Schoolship
Secretary Daniels announces cruiser Columbia now in reserve at Philadelphia will be commissioned to serve as flagship for Capt. A W Grant commanding the Atlantic submarine flotilla and as a schoolship to train additional men for submarine service. The plan includes using the Columbia with practical and theoretical instruction for crews to man new submarines as contractors deliver them.
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Columbia
Washington
Philadelphia
A. W. Grant
Atlantic
Grant
Benson
Prairie
Minneapolis
Moscow siege leaves city with massive losses
In Moscow during anti German demonstrations, about five hundred stores and factories and over 200 dwellings were wrecked. Damage is estimated at 20 million dollars. The protests began June 9 and lasted more than a day. Fatalities were believed to number in the several score.
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Petrograd
Moscow
Makaroff Retired as Interior Minister in Russia
A Morning Post despatch from Petrograd reports Makaroff, Russia’s Interior Minister, has been retired. Prince Cherbatoff is named as his successor, though he is not widely known in public life. He has served in Poltava province as a zemstvo member and marshal of the nobility.
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London
Mr. Makaroff
Prince Cherbatoff
Morning Post
Petrograd
Zemstvo
Poltava
French Forces Press In Western Front Near Souchez and Metzeral
Paris reports Austro German forces close to Lemberg with Russian retreat across Galicia. In the west, French and British troops push gains near Souchez Beillon and Metzeral as trenches shift and battles intensify with costly gains and renewed offensives.
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Metzeral
Joffre
Souchez
Teutons
Lemberg
Great Battles and Shifting Fronts Across Eastern and Western War Theaters
London reports intense fighting across multiple fronts as Allied forces push in the west with bayonets and grenades after heavy shelling. Austro German units advance toward Lemberg from Galicia while Russians retreat toward Tarnogrod. Dardanelles effort fails and Gal lipoli forces face danger from submarine activity and reduced fleet support. French trenches fall to Allied assaults near Arras and Souchez as Paris notes wide Front progress.
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Silesia
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Orodek
Dniester
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The
Marne
London
Arras
Ya Bassee Canal
Angres
Souchez
Ecurie
Lorette
Tarnogrod
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Ali Burnu
Sedd el-Bahr
Aegean
Aix Noulette
Trieste
Verdict Affirmed in Murder Trial of German Spy Muller
London report states Herr Muller the German alleged spy was condemned to die. The Criminal Court of Appeals affirmed the Old Bailey trial verdict before the Lord Chief Justice. Anton Kuepferle hanged himself during his trial period in Brooklyn. Hahn received a seven year sentence.
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Kuepferle
London
Herr Muller
Anton Kuepferle
Criminal Court of Appeals
Old Bailey
Broooklyn
Hahn
Allied battleship shells Seddul Bahr forts again
War brief reports an allied battleship bombardment of Seddul Bahr forts. The British House of Commons sets aside funds for another year of conflict. French gains widen on multiple fronts while German defenses counterattack. Sanctioned Italian advance along the Isonzo riverside is noted with heavy losses but strategic gain.
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Seddul Bahr
House of Commons
Grodek
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Meuse
Fecht
Rome
Isonzo
Statewide Jersey items show business growth across communities
A survey of news from Williamstown to Woolstown reports new ventures, infrastructure work, and civic actions. A jitney line to Files' Mill Lake turns a profit. Paul Mengold launches a cut glass factory in Mays Landing. Woodbury enforces explosives laws. Bridgeport paving plans advance. a state summer school opens in Collingswood July 7 to August 16.
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Paul Mengold
Mays Landing
Collingswood High School
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