Allies Begin To Bombard Turkish Positions Again
London reports confirm renewed Allied bombardment of Gallipoli and Dardanelles fortifications. Turkish munitions docks and warehouses were damaged, with fires and loud explosions seen as ships shelled the town for hours. The Turkish war office claimed an Anglo French attack on Ali Burnu and Sedd El Bahr was repulsed with heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dardanelles
Athens
Constantinople
Gallipoli
Turkish War Office
Ali Burnu
Sedd-El-Bahr
Italy
Tyrrhenean Sea
Sicily
Naples
Italian War Office
Carnic Alps
Villa Troops Defeated by Yaqui Indians Near Empalme
AVilla detachment sent to protect foreigners in the Yaqui valley was defeated by Yaqui Indians 25 miles south of Empalme Sonora with 40 dead and a machine gun lost. Earlier a separate skirmish cost 25 more. The Maytorena expedition troops dispersed to head off Yaquis and protect colonists, returning to Empalme before potential US landings. Carranza denied breaking with Obregon calling such reports intrigues. British subjects warned against visiting Mexico by the British foreign affairs secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nogales
Ariz
Villa
Yaqui
Empalme
Sonora
Mexico
State Department
Mazallana
Mochis
John Jamiston
Simpich
Maytorena
Jori
Howard
Tobari Bay
Carranza
Obregon
London
Sir Edward Grey
Scandinavia to Lay Transatlantic Cable Reported
A Copenhagen dispatch says England's censorship of Danish Swedish and Norwegian cables may lead to a new cable linking Copenhagen or Gothenburg with America. Negotiations proceed, with immediate acceptance expected and preparatory work done. Estimated cost reaches 50 million crowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
England
Gothenburg
America
Berliner Tageblatt
Scandinavian Peninsula
Alleged Slayer of Old Woman Arrested in West Virginia
In Grafton on June 22 Chick Kittle was arrested on robbery and murder charges in the beating death of Mary Haack at her Philippi area home. Police say he leads a bandit gang tied to terror in Barbour county. Boyd Thorn recently confessed gang membership and more arrests are planned. In Keyser on June 22 Mrs Hester A Hartman aged 87 died at her daughter’s home and will be buried in Purgitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
W. Va
Chick’ Kittle
Mary Haack
Philippi
Barbour County
Kittle
Boyd Thorn
Keyser W. Va
Mras. Hester A. Hartman
Harry Weller
Purgitsville
French Forces Land at Cape Haitien to Guard City
The French cruiser Descartes landed blue jackets at Cape Haitien as a precaution to protect lives and property after the city’s capture by government forces. No American troops have landed at this time, according to state department reports from Port au Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Descartes
Cape Haitien
State Department
Port Au Prince
Autoist Fatally Crashes Cyclist in Everett
Roy Mellott aged 24 of Gapsville Fulton county Pa was killed yesterday afternoon while riding a bicycle down grade. He was struck by an automobile driven by P M Porter of Easton Pa who was ascending the hill. Mellotts head was crushed and one shoe torn off. Porter surrendered to authorities at Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett, Pa
Roy Mellott
Gapsville
Fulton County
P. M. Porter
Easton
Mellotts
Porter
Everett
County Official Dies Suddenly in West Virginia
William Idleman, a Grant County commissioner, died suddenly while visiting a neighbor in Petersburg on a Sunday. He resided at Mount Storm with his wife and children and was 54 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
W. Va
William Idleman
Board of Commissioners
Grant County
Daniel Cosner
Leman
Mount Storm
Supreme Court Fails To Decide West Virginia Liquor Case
The U S Supreme Court adjourned for summer without ruling in James Clark Distilling Co v Western Maryland Railway and American Express Co over shipments of liquor to West Virginia for personal use. A decision is unlikely before December. State Prohibition Commissioner Blue sides with the defendants. The case raises interstate commerce and personal rights issues distinct from the Kentucky ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
James Clark Distilling Company
Western Maryland Railway
American Express Company
West Virginia
Fred C. Blue
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Adams Express Company
Whitley County
Volcanic Sea Eruption Off South Japan Reported
Reports from Yokohama detail a marine eruption south of Japan on June 1 at 8 30 in the morning with a pillar of fire and red boiling seas. The event is linked to a strong earthquake in central Japan the next day with property damage but no casualties. Observing steamers were hit by tidal waves but unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Yokohama
Fatsizio
Hacijo Island
Nicholas P Bond Dies Suddenly at Blue Ridge Summit
Nicholas P. Bond of Baltimore a leading lawyer and prominent social figure died suddenly at his Blue Ridge Summit summer home after long illness. Brother Hugh L. Bond, general counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, visited him and spent the weekend. Bond belonged to the Maryland, Baltimore, and Elkridge clubs and to state and national bar associations, and he married May C. Murdoch in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Penniman Bond
Baltimore
Blue Ridge Summit
Mr. Bond
Hugh L. Bond
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Thaw Sanity Trial Opens in New York Courthouse
Harry Kendall Thaw faced a judge and jury as his trial for sanity opened before Justice Hendricks in New York. He appeared in court improved since arrest and conviction for the murder of Stanford White, greeted his mother and friends, with alienists for both sides and Thaw’s associates from New Hampshire and Ludlow Street jail expected to testify. The jury’s finding was not final, but it was said to guide the judge’s forthcoming decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Hendricks
Thaw
Stanford White
New Hampshire
Matteawan
Ludlow Street
Frank Convict 965 Grateful to Governor
Leo M. Frank at the Georgia prison farm in stripes again protests innocence in the Mary Phagan murder case and says a day will come when he is exonerated. He expresses gratitude to Governor Slaton and anticipates a possible sentence commutation. Convict No. 965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Last of Family Hangs Self in West Virginia Cabin
George Louk of Glady, age 58, was found dead in his cabin near Glady on June 22. He hanged himself with lace leather and had $800 in cash in a purse by his side. He was the last of a large family, all of whom have met tragic deaths in earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
George Louk
Glady
Fookiig
Telegraph Wires Cut Between Vera Cruz and Mexico City
Telegraph wires from Vera Cruz to Mexico City have been cut at Otumba east of the capital, a Consul Silliman report says. The Zapatistas are believed to have severed the line, signaling a behind the lines maneuver against Carranza forces near the capital outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Otumba
Silliman
Zapatistas
Supreme Court Orders Railroads to End Coal Ties
Washington June 22 The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to enjoin the Lackawanna railroad from transporting coal of the Lackawanna Coal Company under the 1909 contract, reversing a lower court decision and sending the case back for further proceedings. The court also set aside a Clark Brothers Coal Mining judgment and granted reviews in several other cases including International Harvester antitrust action and Caminetti conviction, among others. The decision also nullified Oklahoma’s constitutional grandfather clause on Negro voting and reviewed various customs court discount cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Lackawanna Railroad
Lackawanna Coal Company
Lamar
Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company
Oregon and California Railroad
West
International Harvester Company
F. Drew Caminetti
Maury J. Diggs
Caminetti
Weller to Hold On as Roads Chairman
Baltimore reports say State Roads Commission Chairman Weller is urged to resign to run in the Republican gubernatorial race. Weller dismisses the talk and jokes about it, while a close friend says pressure mounts on him to step down for that candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weller
ROADS
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
German spy Muller condemned to die
London reports Herr Muller, a convicted German spy arrested with Anton Kuepferle, must die after his appeal was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Herr Muller
Anton Kuepferle
Demand Bulgaria Fight the Turks
London reports say the Allies demanded Bulgaria mobilize and march against the Turks. Bulgaria delays reply, seeking details on territorial concessions to other Balkan nations. General Christian De Wet, once a Boer leader, is sentenced to six years and fined ten thousand dollars for treason and sedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
Berlin
Christian de Wet
Bloemfontein
de Wet
Harrington Opening Western Maryland Campaign with Lewis Rally
Baltimore report on efforts to mobilize Harrington supporters in Western Maryland as Congressman David J. Lewis plans to tour Frederick County with Harrington. The Woodsboro rally is set to launch Harrington’s Western Maryland campaign with planks and strategy to gain Frederick votes and boost the state ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Harrington
Maryland
Emerson C. Harrington
Prince Frederick
Baltimore
Frederick County
David J. Lewis
Blair Lee
Woodsboro
Mr. Harrington
La Salle Alumni Reunion Elects Officers At Fifth Annual Event
More than seventy five attended the La Salle Institute Alumni Association reunion luncheon and officers election at the school. John Glick was elected president with Hugh McMullen as vice president and Edmund Kean as second vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle Institute Alumni Association
John Glick
Hugh McMullen
Edmund Kean
Charles Shaffer
Edw. Ryan
Frostburg
Bro. Philip
Hugh A. McMullen
Board of Trustees
Henry G. Glick
Daniel E. Kean
P. J. Siever
William E. Walsh
la Salle
Miss Schaefer and Margaret Mullan Linked in Baltimore Tragedy
A coincidence ties Miss Schaefer to Miss Margaret Mullan as friends. Mullan visited Baltimore in February with Schaefer and corresponded until shortly before the tragedy. Rev Moylan of the Deaf mute Church knew Mullan but not with Schaefer. Detectives plan to question the prisoner this week with county authorities’ approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Baltimore
Miss Schaefer
Miss Margaret Mullan
Miss Mullan
Miss Schafer
Baltimore County
Mr. Moylan
Deafmute Church
Marshal Carter
Eisenhauer
Stony River Dam Completed After $800,000 Rebuild
Dobbin West Virginia June 22 The reconstruction of the Stony River dam is finished at about $800,000 and now capable of withstanding any pass flood according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stony River
Dobbin
W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
William
Galicia
Lemberg
Grodek
Nicholas
Vienna
U.S
Keyser
Wereen Borne
Esther Ross
Arizona
Cumberland
South
Nicholas P. Bond
Oklahoma
Customs Court
Arthur
Gorman
Lee
Freaserick
Frederick
Furst
Lee People
Preston
Kelly
Father Alban
Alpine Club
Margaret Mullan
Armstrong
Atkinson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!