Italians Capture Strong Fortress as Russians Retreat
London reports the Austrian fortress of Malberget has fallen after days of heavy Italian bombardment, with its magazines exploded. Austrians press Italians at Plava while Russians admit reverses and retreat toward Grodek and Lemberg. UK note names D A Thomas to negotiate munitions deals in the US and Canada amid broad Allied setbacks.
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London
Malberget
Carnac Alps
War Office
Rome
Cadorna
Plava
Adig
Russian War Office
Fifty Mile
Lemberg
Przemysl
Grodek Lakes
Baltimore Democrats Split Over Comptroller Candidate
The Baltimore Americans report that city Democratic clubs aligned with Senator Blair Lee have endorsed no comptroller candidate. William B. Cooper runs on his own platform, while statewide support favors Hugh A. McMullen, signaling possible county and city split ahead of the convention.
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Concord
Fairmount
William B. Cooper
Blair Lee
W. Milnes Maloy
Copper
John Walter Smith
Hugh A. McMullen
Allegany County
Lee
Kent County
Hope H. Barrell
Baltimore
McMullen
Board of Public Works
Murray Vandiver
Vandiver
Senator Lee
Paris Chamber approves burning unidentified dead at front
The French Chamber of Deputies adopted Lucien Dumont’s measure to burn unidentified bodies at the front and bury identified dead. Dumont argued heat and battlefield conditions make prompt burial impossible and cited contagion concerns and precedents from other wars.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Lucien Dumont
Dumont
West Virginia Man Grows in Favor for State Portfolio
Washington dispatch reports John W. Orimins of Clarksburg West Virginia solicitor general is rising as a possible secretary of state nominee to replace William Jennings Bryan. The President reportedly holds strong legal qualifications in high regard and seeks capable leadership for foreign affairs.
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W. VA
Washington
John W. Orimins
Clarksburg
United States
Bryan
Davis
Becker's Appeal Denied by Court
Albany June 19 The court of appeals denied the counsel's reargument on Becker's death sentence for the Rosenthal murder. Becker, a former NY police lieutenant, awaits execution in Sing Sing. Governor Whitman clemency and federal action are uncertain.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Charles Becker
New York
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Sing Sing Death House
Whitman
United States Supreme Court
Willard Couple Attend Chicago Wedding Night Nuptials
President Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Mrs. Willard travel to Chicago for the marriage of their son Harold N. Willard to Miss De voe Holmes. After the ceremony the couple plans an extended honeymoon.
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Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Seven lashes ordered for husband by Justice in Hagerstown
Justice Daniel W. Doub sentenced Marshall L. Richardson at Hagers town to seven lashes at the jail whipping post for beating his wife and threatening to kill her. The judge after hearing evidence said the man deserved 40 lashes.
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Daniel W. Doub
Marshall L. Richardson
Hagerstown
Thaw Granted a Jury Trial by Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals upheld Supreme Court Justice Hendrick's order for a jury trial to test Harry K. Thaw's sanity. It said Thaw has no mandatory right to a jury trial, leaving the decision to the trial judge's discretion. Thaw, found not guilty in the Matteawan escape case, awaits trial at Ludlow Street jail with about 50 witnesses ready.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Peter A. Hendrick
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Hendrick
Thaw
Matteawan
Ludlow Street
Petie Deetz Held for Stealing Sister's Jewelry
Peter Deetz, 48 Polk Street, was arrested by Chief Eisenhauer and Officer O Hara on charges of stealing five rings and a watch from his sister Mrs. Michael Cosgrove. The rings were found with him and the watch was recovered after a sale attempt. He was bound over to the state and set for a hearing before Magistrate Heck at 3 PM Monday at the Cosgrove home on North Center Street.
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Peter Deetz
Polk Street
J. Thomas Eisenhauer
O ®’Hara
Michael Cosgrove
Deetz
Heck
Cosgrove
North Center Street
Nuns Expelled From Mexico Arrive With Refugees
A Monterey to Nuevo Laredo train brought 300 refugees including 19 Mexican nuns of the Order of Josephine. Nuns said Washington sent transport to the border. Carranza authorities said they were not wanted and would be replaced by constitutionalist nurses. Typhus reports in Monterey and Red Cross aid limited by food shortages.
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Laredo
Tex
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
Order of Josephine
State Department
Washington
Carranza
Mexico
American Red Cross
Baltimore Train Schedule Adjusted for Summer
The Western Maryland Railway announces a 6:30 a.m. start tomorrow with a minor change to the Pittsburgh Baltimore train. It will now arrive at 1:25 p.m. and depart at 1:30 p.m. The rest of the passenger timetable remains unchanged in Baltimore.
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Western Maryland Railway
Pittsburgh
Frostburg Man Supreme Head of Uniform Rank at Clarksburg
The twenty eighth annual convention of the Supreme Commandery of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics uniform rank ended in Clarksburg West Virginia with officers elected. Richard F Chaney of Frostburg Md is supreme commander and John W Pultz of Wheeling W Va is supreme vice commander Asbury B Webb of Washington Pa is supreme past commander Harry J Kurner of Wheeling W Va is supreme captain W W Brown of Clarksburg is supreme protector Claude E Hardy of Cumberland Md is supreme prelate CC A Thomas of Wheeling is supreme junior counselor A W Emery of Washington Pa is supreme warden Mason Jones of Wheeling is supreme recorder E M Isminger of Washington Pa is supreme treasurer
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Order of United American Mechanics
Clarksburg
W. Va
Richard F. Chaney
Frostburg
John W. Pultz
Wheeling
Asbury B
Carnegie Officials Hold Bedford Conference at Bedford Springs
Officials of the Carnegie Steel Company from Pittsburgh are in Bedford Springs for a conference. The gathering required 125 automobiles to bring the party to the springs. About 50 Wheeling Motorcycle Club members stop over tonight for a 300 mile endurance run.
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Bedford Springs
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburgh
Wheeling Motorcycle Club
Americanization Day Proposed by U.S. Education Chief
Dr. Philander P. Claxton, federal commissioner of education, urges July 4 as Americanization Day to strengthen national spirit and unite all classes creeds and races into one intelligent democracy. He sent a letter to 7 000 municipal authorities and the movement has begun in over fifty cities.
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Philander P. Claxton
Federalommissioner of Education
Missing Cumberland Press Subscriptions Felxible Delivery Notice
Cumberland Press asks subscribers and city readers on carrier routes to report missed issues promptly using the telephone. If non delivery is due to carrier service, notify the office so delivery can be restored quickly.
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Cumberland Press
Noted Surgeon Dr Howard A Kelly to Speak in Tri Towns
Westernport Maryland on June 26 Dr Howard A Kelly and Reverend Dr W W Davis will address a mass meeting urging stricter Sabbath observance in St John s Church South The gathering involves residents of Lake and Westernport Maryland and Piedmont West Virginia amid Sunday baseball protests in the George s Creek region
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Westernport
Howard A. Kelly
W. W. Davis
Lord’s Day Alliance
Lake and
Piedmont
W. Va
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church
George's Creek
Harrington Gets Early Backing in Baltimore Campaign
Frank A. Furst issued a vigorous interview endorsing Comptroller Emerson C. Harrington for Governor. He argued Harrington is better qualified than Senator Lee and praised Harrington’s experience and public record.
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Baltimore
Emerson C. Harrington
Frank A. Furst
Harrington
Furst
Senator Lee
Convicted Murderers Seeks Freedom From Kansas Parole
Topeka Kansas June 19 Governor Capper sets next Monday for parole hearing of Mrs Mollie Stewart one of the last women to face the hang in the Kansas penitentiary Stewart was convicted in Franklin County in 1908 for complicity in the murder of Jane Schneck and her two children Frank Schneck as husband was also convicted The capital punishment law existed but was not enforced until it was repealed in 1907 Since then Stewart and Schneck remain the only inmates remaining under death sentence others have died pardoned or had sentences commuted
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Topeka
Kan
Capper
Mollie Stewart
Kansas Penitentiary
Stewart
Franklin County
Jane Schneck
Frank Schneck
Kansas
Schneck
E S Howard Relapses After Major Operation
Edward S. Howard of Piedmont West Virginia is in critical condition at Allegany Hospital after a serious operation. Once improved, his condition has worsened today. He is a brother of Mrs. John F. Finan of 8 Decatur Street.
Austrian Fleets Active Off Italian Coast Amid Bombardments
London reports two sunken ships Dulcie and Alisa after torpedo attacks by German submarines. Austrian cruisers and four destroyers shelled Tagliamento lighthouse and tried to ignite Monopoli reservoirs, while Italian dirigibles bombarded an Austrian depot at Trieste.
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London
Dulcie
Hartlepool
Rome
Fano
Tagliamento
Monopli
Ministry of Marine
Trieste
Tagliiamento
Venice
Monopoli
Bari
England Accuses Italy of Relying on British Guns
The Manchester Guardian states Italy has reorganized its army to use many 106-gun batteries with the Depart gun, while British firms like Vickers supplied materials. The Labor Leader questions whether guns were government-made, noting Italy relied on British and French firms for naval artillery and armor and detailing long Allied ties with Italian armaments.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Italy
Vickers, Terni
Messrs. Vickers
Spezzia
Vickers
Sheffield
Barrow
Elswick
Germans Divided Over Wilson Note on Submarines
Berlin reports show a split between German military and diplomatic leaders over concessions to the United States. The military urges suggestions like restricting civilian passage on ships carrying ammunition and possibly withholding passports from Americans refusing to sail under the American flag. The dispute highlights division on how hard to push on U S demands.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
Bryan
Keyser Educator Honored by State Education Assn
Charleston June 19 The West Virginia Education Association closes its forty seventh session by naming Clarksburg as 1916 meeting site and electing officers. New President Dr J N Deahl Morgantown Vice President L B Hill Concord Normal School Athens Secretary Richard W Thrush Mineral County Keyser Treasurer W H Wayt Ronceverte. Addressed tonight by R S Sterns S Y Joyner and Francis G Blair state superintendents of Virginia North Carolina and Illinois.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Education Association
Clarksburg
J. N. Deahl
West Virginia University
Morgantown
L. B. Hill
Concord Normal School
Athens
Richard W. Thrush
Mineral County Schools
Keyser
W. H. Wayt
Ronceverte
R. 8. Sterns
5. Y. Joyner
Francis G. Blair
Virginia
North Carolina
Illinois
Carranza Shifts Capital to Vera Cruz Harbor Island
Washington reports Venustiano Carranza moves headquarters from Vera Cruz city to San Juan de Ulua Island in the harbor. The state department is unsure if he sought refuge there after clashes with followers. He accepted resignations from four cabinet members.
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Washington
Carranza
Vera Cruz
San Juan Allua Island
Vera Cruz Harbor
State Department
American Sailor Killed Intervening in Mexico Quarrel
Washington reports the death of Gilbert Teanhl an American marine sergeant on June 16 in Chagos Mexico after he intervened in a quarrel. The department was advised today.
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Washington
Gilbert
Chagos
Mexico
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la Passe
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Terni
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Stead
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