Body Believed Vanderbilt's Found Off Insh Coast
A body washed ashore near Fisher street on the Clare coast is believed to be Alfred G. Vanderbilt drowned in the Lusitania disaster. Identifying clues include papers and a gold watch engraved with A G V. fishermen found the body at Doolin's point, Ennis.
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London
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Clare
Fisherstreet
South Sound
Kinsale
Ireland
Vanderbilt
Ennis
Doolin’s Point
Governor Staton to hear further in Frank death case
The Georgia prison commission declined clemency for Leo M. Frank by a two to one vote. Governor Staton will hold further hearings before ruling, with an execution date set for June 22 and a hearing expected soon after.
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Staton
Frank
Georgia Prison Commission
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
FE. L. Rainey
R. EK. Davidson
T. E. Patterson
Hubbard will omits children from first marriage in Lusitania death
Wills of Elbert Hubbard and his wife filed for probate in Buffalo New York reveal identical provisions. If one dies the estate is split between Elbert Hubbard II and Miriam Hubbard while other children from the first marriage are not named. The couple perished in the Lusitania disaster and Hubbard held over $100,000 in life insurance and real estate at East Aurora.
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Elbert Hubbard
Buffalo
N. Y
Mr. Hubbard
Elbert H. Hubbard II
Miriam
Hubbard
Bertha Crawford
James Crawford
Flintstone
Hubard
East Aurora
Count Peter Benckendorff Dies of Wounds
The Russian embassy announced in London that Count Peter Benckendorff, eldest son of Russian ambassador Count Alexander Benckendorff, died from wounds. A colonel in the horse guards he was shot through the neck near Koevno after earlier being wounded in the shoulder in the first month of the war.
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London
Peter Benckendorff
Alexander Benckendorff
Russian Horse Guards
Peter
Denver Prepares for Water Wagon Era and Prohibition Hopes
In Denver on June 10 training begins for the expected compulsory water wagon in 1916. Butter milk dominates bars but German element fears later prohibition. Bar keepers welcome buttermilk while British capital steers local breweries, Germans cheer the milk drink.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Memorial Exercises At Romney Today In West Virginia
The annual Confederate Memorial exercises were held in Romney W Va today under the Ladies Memorial Association. Charles Newman Joyce of Baltimore delivered the address attracting a large Maryland contingent. Wreaths were placed on graves of the fallen soldiers.
Domestic Science Menu at Supper
The junior class of Beall High School with faculty hosted a dance and supper for the graduating class at the Gladstone Hotel annex in Frostburg on June 10. Miss Margaret Ewald, the domestic science teacher, prepared the menu and girls from lower classes served. The hall featured Japanese lanterns parasols and flowers in decoration.
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Frostburg
Beall High School
Gladstone Hotel
Margaret Ewald
Lonaconing Carpenter Attempts Suicide With Razor
Benjamin James a 45 year old Lonaconing carpenter on Jackson street attempted self harm using a razor at about 4 am today. He had not worked recently and reportedly suffered mental trouble. He was taken to Western Maryland Hospital by train with Drs Bullock Hodgson and Gracie and is resting after treatment.
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Benjamin James
Jackson Street
Lonaconing
James
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
J. ©. Bullock
Henry M Hodgson
Federal agent Knox Booth surrenders in Montgomery
Knox Booth a federal revenue agent stationed in Nashville surrendered to the U S marshal in Montgomery Alabama. A warrant charging him with conspiracy to defraud whiskey revenue was issued ten days earlier.
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Montgomery
Ala
Knox Booth
Federal Revenue
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Guard recaptures escaped prisoner in West Virginia
Wheeling June 10 Mike Pertura an escaped convict from St Mary's jail was recaptured by Prison Guard Al McMurray in Simpson W Va last night Pertura was sent to jail from Mc Dowell county in 1913 on malicious wounding charges he escaped July 24 1914
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mike Pertura
St. Mary's
al McMurray
Simpson
Pertura
McDowell County
Italians Battle on Land and Sea Achieve Key Victories
Allied reports say Italian forces won a major land victory at Monfalcone near the Adriatic and threaten Goritz as Vienna acknowledges Russian submarine losses. Italian troops suffered light casualties while taking 400 prisoners. Italian alpinists press a sharp fight for Stelvio Pass as Austrian defenders field heavy resistance. A German submarine shells Velocity, a Grimsby trawler, with crew reaching Hartlepool after 52 hours at sea.
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War Office
Berlin
Baltic
Rome
Monfalcone
Adriatic
Goritz
Hartlepool
Bryan to stump country criticising President on foreign policy
Washington reports show former Secretary Bryan planning a nationwide stump campaign against President Wilson's German policy. The move follows Bryan's cabinet withdrawal and hints at possible Democratic presidential ambitions, with critics expecting broader opposition beyond the German note.
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Washington
Wilson
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Nominations Made At Maryland State Firemen Convention
Lonaconing Md June 19 nominations for officers were announced at the first session of the Maryland State Firemen’s convention. Officers named include President F G Kelch Raspeburg Vice President Thomas D Wheeler Baltimore Secretary William Wegley Westernport J Hall White Easton Treasurer Edward Stevenson Lonaconing Trustee William H A Hamilton Hagerstown Havre de Grace to host next year election to be held tonight with only secretary contest. Transportation discussed as attendance declines with rail rates. A big parade was held this afternoon starting at 1 30. The opening meeting was led by Good Will Fire Company president Douglas Waddell. Captain J Philip Reman gave welcome. A F Fairall delivered the keynote address.
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F. G. Kelch
Raspeburg
Thomas D. Wheeler
Baltimore
William Wegley
Weasternport
J. Hall White
Easton
Edward Stevenson
Lon
William H. A. Hamilton
Hagerstown
Havre de Grace
Douglas Waddell
Good Will Fire Company
Lonaconing
Capt
J. Philip Reman
Cumberland
Good Will Company
Peter C. McFarland
A. F. Fairall
Laurel
State Association
Girl Who Tried Death Over Love Disappointment
Miss Katie Walters, 24, of Eckhart, attempted suicide with a pistol after learning her former fiancé wed another woman. She was found near Narrows Park and taken to Allegany Hospital in serious but hopeful condition. Doctors treated a bullet wound through the left breast toward the heart as her family stayed by her side.
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Katie Walters
Eckhart
Ralph Husband
Narrows Park
Husband
W. F. Twigg
Thomas W. Koon
James T. Johnson
Allegany Hospital
Stein
Walter
Lewis to Speak at Frostburg Flag Day Event
Frostburg Elks will hold Flag Day ceremonies June 14 in the Eleanor Building lodge rooms. Congressman David J. Lewis will discuss a prepared topic, with musical selections and a public- open exercise on the program.
King Constantine Suffers Relapse
Athens reports King Constantine's condition took a reverse during the night, with bulletins issued this morning detailing the setback in the royal health.
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Constantine
Athens
Fatal auto accident leaves girl dead in Cumberland
Miss Cordete Deremer, 20, daughter of Mrs. Randolph Deremer of Narrows Park, died at Allegany Hospital from a fractured skull after an automobile driven by Emmanuel Johnson struck her and John Clise on the National Pike near Mt. Savage Road. Johnson fled. accomplices Arley Smith and Alex Allen were detained, with Smith later claiming intoxication. An inquest is set for the afternoon at Walford undertaking rooms.
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Cordete Deremer
Randolph Deremer
Narrows Park
Allegany Hospital
Emmanuel Johnson
Edgar Kelier
National Pike
Johnson
Arley A. Smith
Parsons
W. Vun
Alex Allen
Mies Deremer
John Clise
Clise
Mt. Savage Road
McKenzie
Walford
Smith
Police
Frostburg
Cumberland
Allen
Hubner Clinic Dedication at Springfield State Hospital
Maryland officials and national experts praised the John Hubner Psychological Building at Springfield Hospital Sykesville amid a ceremony attended by about 50 travelers from Baltimore. The event included graduation exercises for the hospital training school and the presentation of a silver loving cup to Mr. Hubner by board members.
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John Hubner
Springfield, State Hospital
Sykesville
Baltimore
Hubner
C. Wilbur Miller
William H. Forsythe
Southard
Maryland
Martin Luther Enders
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Johnfubner
Former nurse student at W M Hospital wed in covert romance
Mrs Virginia Barker nee Stigers formerly of Hancock Maryland and Washington DC married Isaac Woodford after a rushed ceremony in Riverside California. The romance began in Elkins West Virginia where both lived and Mrs Barker later trained at Western Maryland Hospital Cumberland.
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Washington, D. C
Isaac ©. Woodford
Woodford
Westminster
Los An
Bryan as Prohibition Peace Candidate for 1916
Washington reports that William J. Bryan will seek the 1916 presidency on a platform of prohibition, peace, and woman suffrage, a shift noted by close observers amid his endorsements. In Altoona, Pennsylvania, 65-year-old Wal Nicholas died after a fall from a ladder, the details noted in the day’s brief dispatch.
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Prohibition
Washington
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Eee
Altoona
Wal Nicholas
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