Teutons Press Forward in Galicia as Russian Retreat Continues
British and French reports describe Russia falling back before German forces across a 250 mile front from Lemberg to Tarnopol. Berlin claims progress in Galicia toward Lemberg Odessa rail lines while UK newspapers warn that loss of these routes could trigger a new Allied setback in the west. The French assaults near Arras persist despite German strength.
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Chana News Service
London
Lemberg
Galicia
Cros
Gaila
Lipa Fes
Arras
Vosges
Berlin
Teutons
Ga. von Linsingen
Halles
Staats- Tau
Odessa
Tarnopol
Germany
Russia
Mexican peace talks eyed as factions agree to discuss terms
El Paso report quotes Jose Isabel Robles minister of war in Gutierrez cabinet as saying leaders of Villa and Carranza have agreed to discuss peace within a week. Robles, an intermediary since the Gutierrez overthrow, cautions he will not reveal terms and expects Villa to reach the border by mid July for a meeting with Obregon.
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el Paso
Tex
Jose Isabel Robles
Eulalio Gutierrez
Robles
Gutierrez
Villa
Carranza
Obregon
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Thaw Found Sane by Bancroft Expert Testimony
Dr. Charles H. Bancroft head of a New Hampshire hospital and federal commission expert alienist testified in Thaw case that Stanford White killer Harry K. Thaw was sane from childhood and acted in a moment of passion driven by anger and jealousy not a paranoid delusion. He said Thaw regretted the deed, unlike a juliandine.
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Thaw
New York
Charles H. Bancroft
New Hampshire
Harry K. Thaw
Bancroft
Stanford White
White
Juliandine
Kansas to elect first woman on state board of correc
Topeka Kansas Gov Capper appoints Mrs J M Miller of Council Grove to the state board of corrections making her the first woman to serve on the board Mrs Miller presides over the State Federation of Women's Clubs and her appointment marks a historic milestone for the state and its agencies.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Cor$sons
Capper
J. M. Miller
Council Grove
Local Option Vote Update in Minnesota Counties
St Paul and Minneapolis report dry forces captured three of four counties voting on local option in Minnesota. Ballots were cast June 38 with results pending official certification by state election board.
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St. Paul
Mini
Wilson Takes Restful Summer at Cornish Amid Global Dilemmas
President Wilson arrives at the summer White House in Cornish for a brief vacation to plan Mexican and European policies. He will rest, read, golf, and walk with Secretary Lansing handling urgent notes while he considers submarine and commerce issues with Britain, as crowds greet him at Vermont stations.
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Cornish
N. H
Oress
Wilson
White House
Washington
Cornish Hills
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Lansing
London
Berlin
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Windsor
Margaret Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Francis B. Sayre
Francia Woodrow Sayre
Germany to modify submarine warfare under US assurances
Berlin reports Germany will modify its submarine warfare to satisfy US demands if merchant ships do not sink German submarines. This key point appears in the preliminary draft reply to the second American note drafted by Foreign Secretary von Jagow.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
von Jagow
Yale Crew Wins Regatta Over Harvard in New London
Yale defeated Harvard in the annual varsity crew race at Regatta Course New London Conn on Friday leading from start to finish by seven lengths. Official times Yale 20 63 Harvard 21 18. First race second varsity eight also won for Yale by about a quarter length.
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New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Allies Kill 1300 Turks at Danelles Position
Cairo reports an all day battle for a Turkish position at the Dardanelles left 1,300 Turkish troops dead. Allied forces surged the trenches and forced the enemy from their lines.
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Cairo
Dardanelles
Dutch Steamer Ceres Sunk In Gulf of Bothnia
The Dutch steamer Ceres was sunk by a mine or torpedo in the Gulf of Bothnia near Pri jay. Twenty five crew members were saved.
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Copenhagen
Ceres
Gulf of Bothnia
Prijay
Jap Prisoners Kill Selves at Lemberg
Major NakalinA and Captain Nashimoto, Japanese officers with the Russian army, chose suicide over dishonor and death in captivity near Lemberg.
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Selves
Tokyo
Nakalina
Nashimoto
Lemberg
Powder Depot Blown Up by British Aviators
British airmen near Houlers Belgium dropped bombs causing a large ammunition depot explosion. The blast killed fifty German soldiers loading a train nearby.
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London
Houlers
Belgium
Lansing in cabinet former Counselor of State Department
President Wilson offered Robert Lansing the post of permanent secretary of state at a White House conference. Lansing, 50, has been counselor of the state department since Moore's retirement and is seen as Wilson's international law mainstay.
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Washington
Wilson
Robert Lansing
White House
Lansing
New Hampshire
Department of State
Garrison
Daniels
Tumulty
John W. Foster
State Department
John Hassett Moore
Watertown
N. Y
Russians Defeat Teutons on Dniester Front in Galicia
The Russian war office announced a six day battle on the Dniester river front resulted in a major victory over Austro German forces. The Teutonic troops were defeated and the Russians took more than five thousand prisoners.
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Dniester River
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Teutonic
Dniester
Alabama hangings report includes three executed men
Len Carter convicted of murdering his wife and Syd Jones who killed a fellow convict were hanged in the county jail Friday. Tim Sharpe was hanged in Anniston for the murder of two policemen.
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Birmingham
Ala
Len Carter
Syd Jones
Banner Mines
Jate
Tim Sharpe
Anniston
England Frees U S Ship Portland After Prize Court
A prize court in England released the American steamship Portland owned by a grain company in Los Angeles, according to word received by the owners. The vessel had been detained amid wartime seizures, and the release follows a formal decision by the prize court.
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England
U. S
Los Angeles
Ythe
Portland
Bulgarian Reserve Summons Stirs Athens War Prep
Bulgarian reserve units based in Athens were summoned by their government on June 24 as Bulgaria moves toward joining the conflict. Official statements say conscripts are being mobilized in anticipation of early participation.
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Athens
Efitranes
Biulgaria
Britain Defends Act Deflects Chief Issues Raised by Washington
Lord Crewes memorandum to Ambassador Page on detention of American cargoes bound for neutral ports was made public by the State Department. Experts say the memo offers little relief to American commerce and may sharpen the dispute. Page says it explains cases and regulations rather than answering March 30 principles.
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Washington
Lord Crewe
Ambassador Page
State Department
United States
Montenegrin Troops Seize Albanian Port and Other War Notes
Montenegran forces occupy the Albanian port San Giovanni de Medua on the Adriatic as Italian fleet sails from Taranto for Tenedos to join the Anglo French squadron in Dardanelles actions. Other items note Mrs Dru ssilla Carr's land grant near Gary, a Red Cross relief appeal for Guerrero’s starving population, and Titanic design warnings about sinking time.
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Rome
San Giovanni de Medua
Adriatic Sea
London
Taranto
Tenedos
Dardanelles
Exchange
Copenhagen
Valparaiso
Ind
Drussilla Carr
Gary
Tve
Washington
Guerrero
American Red Cross
New York
Andrews
Twe Amony
John 8B
Thayer
Haverford
Pennsylvania Railroad
Airship Sinks Submarine in Baltic May Battle
A German airship reportedly sank a Russian submarine near Gotlned Island in a May attack. The historic claim notes airmen bombarded and sunk the sub in a notable wartime event.
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Berlin
Malile
Gotlned Island
Fragmentary foreign dispatch reports deaths in a Moscow region incident
Partial text recounts a casualty figure and locations in Europe near Kazan and Moscow. Mentions a garden event and a probable casualty toll, with unclear names or dates.
Victor Thrills Crowd with 26 Minute Distance Clip
Aeota wind big rage averages 97.60 an hour as Victor thrills the crowd by clipping a high mark for distance in 26 minutes 28 seconds. Corporate finishes second and Grant never stops, keeping up the pace through the event.
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Victor
Corporate
Grant
Midwestern Rail Rate Probe Near Completion for July Hearings
A. G. Powell leads investigations across Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Kansas South and North Dakota and Oklahoma into railroad rate charges. About 110 workers have toiled. freight rate probe done, passenger rate work ongoing. Flood damage cited along the Elkhorn Birchorn valleys and streams with bridges washed out. Chief Hydrographer Weeks notes heavy water in Blue river and Republican river. County assessors report rising values as Bernecker collects assessments.
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A. G. Powell
Netriaka Railway Commission
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
South
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Minoe
Elkhorn
Johnson
Birchorn
Kikhorn
K. FP. Weeks
State Engineer
Blue River
Fairbury
Republican
Culbertson
Resta Dominates Chicago Auto Derby At 97.6 MPH
Carlo Resta in an Peugeot French racing car wins Chicago's first auto derby at Speedway Park. He covers 500 miles in 5 hours 7 minutes 27 seconds at an average 97.6 mph setting a world nonstop speed record. Corporato Sunbeam finishes second. Maxwell Rickenbacher third. Grant fourth. Spectators safe. no injuries reported.
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Avge
Peugeot
Resta
Sunbeam
Corporato
Maxwell
Rickenbacher
Grant
Stutz
E. Cooper
Stutz, Anderson
Duesenberg
Alley
Delage
Chevrolet
Burman
Sebring
J. Cooper
Speedway Park
Chicago
Carlo Resta
Chicago Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Inod
Pitc
Earl Cooper
Gi Anderson
Labor Commissioner Interprets Compensation Start Date
Labor Commissioner Coffey, at the request of Dempster Mill Co. Beatrice, has issued a written interpretation of a provision in the workmen's compensation law. The ruling states that compensation begins on the fifteenth calendar day after injury, not the fifteenth working day.
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Coffey
Dempster Mill Co
Beatrice
Livestock quarantine lifted in Indiana
Washington reports that Secretary of Agriculture Houston has ended the foot and mouth quarantine for Indiana. The Belt Railroad stockyards in Indianapolis are now a free area and the state is declared free.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Indiana
Indianapolis
Assessors File Tax Schedules in Dundy and Chase Counties
Dundy County reports total assessed value rising to 1 680 367 from 1 632 012 last year. Chase County shows a slight decline from 1 053 300 to 1 043 785 in total assessment.
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Dundy
Chase County
State Board of Assessment
Dundy County
Slaton Home Guarded as Harriss Takes Office
Atlanta June 20 Militia troops guarded the home of former Governor John M Slaton while Nat E. Harris accepted the governor’s seal. Twenty six men were arrested by the militia near the Slaton residence as Harriss assumed office. Slaton proclaimed the great seal of state has not been dishonored.
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Blatom
Atlanta
John M. Slaton
Nat K E. Huriig
Blaton
Slaton
Harria
Nebraska School Improvement Under State Superintendent Talk
State Superintendent Thomas told a Lincoln business delegation that Nebraska school improvements are progressing. He noted consolidation of country districts is favored in many parts of the state and additional plans aim for noticeable changes by the fall term.
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Thomas
Lincoln
Nebraska
Tme
Kearney Normal Engages Architect for Auditorium Plans
The state board normal has employed J. H. Craddock to prepare plans and specifications for an auditorium at the Kearney normal. He has drafted sketches showing an auditorium costing about 50 000 dollars to be built flat, followed by a gymnasium estimated at 59 000 dollars.
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The
State Board Normal
J. H. Craddock
Kearney Normal
Tornado Harms Grass Lake Area Killing Two In Grass Lake
A tornado struck the Grass Lake area in Alberta on June 20 killing two people and injuring ten. Property damage reached 506000 dollars with Grass Lake nearly destroyed. Local authorities warned of further weather threats and pledged emergency relief.
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Canada
Redcliffe
Alberta
Grass Lake
A. S. Collegians Sail to New York in June War Relief Effort
Two groups of college men departed for viituoal relief efforts, with the largest unit comprising 75 graduates from the Harvard medical school and 75 nurses joining the mission.
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A. S. Collegians
New York
Thy Sarvard Medical Ithool
State Wins Mandamus Over $170000 Tax Funds
The Nebraska Supreme Court grants a mandamus directing W. G. Ure of Douglas County to turn over $170000 to the state. The decision marks a victory for the state in this test case. Holt County lost over 100 bridges and the state engineer recommends bonds for permanent bridges to cut annual county repair costs.
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W. G. Ure
Douglas County
Hall
Supreme Court
Holt County
Niobrara
Johnson
Aurora to Get New $50,000 Post Office and Other Local Projects
A roundup of sizable civic plans and incidents including a $50,000 post office for Aurorm, a new opera house for Hazard, school and church buildings underway in Stromsburg Dowecone Wahoo near Lincoln and Kearney, plus bank consolidations and road repairs across several Nebraska towns.
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Aurorm
Stromaburg
Dowecone
Hazard
Greenwood
Pierce
Stromsburg State Bank
Fremont
Presbyterian Church
Wahoo
Lincoln
McCook
Free Masons
Columbus
M. Barr
Hastings
Leonard Couts
Harrison
Broken Dow
Carnegie
Citizens State Bank of Peru Ia
Bank of Commerce
Farmers’ State Bank of Loulaville
Ainsworth
Morehead
Ralph West
Omaha
Douglas County
Vetera
Sheldon
Bridgeport
Stokebrant
Dewitt Lad
Barnet
York County
Great Western Sugar Company
Scottsbluff
Gering
Reorganized Exchange Bank
Steele City
Red Willow
Republican River
James Murphy
State Food Commission
Vierk
Chadron Commercial Club Amusement Committee
Nebraska
Richardson County Club
William Hurry
Cuesta
Lincoln Commercial Club
Philadelphia
San Francisco
George Rosentrater
Tallin Table
Callaway
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Czar
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President
Cornish, N. H
Epynal
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Cernay
Thann
Colar
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Lorraine
Upper
Alsace
Tha Fecht
RUSS
Alabama
Britain
Kazan
AEOTA
Powell
Bernecker
State of Assessment
Chase
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