Huerta Hearing Delayed as Guarded Prep Intensifies
El Paso July 1 hearing for General Huerta and Mexican leaders charged with violating neutrality laws was postponed to July 12 by Commissioner Oliver at the government’s request. Police stood guard two hours before the hearing to prevent attacks or rescue attempts on the former dictator. Miguel Lombardo, former Mexico foreign minister under Villa, left for Washington to press peace proposals to end the war.
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International News Service
el Paso
General Huerta
Oliver
Huerta
U. S
Mexico
Washington
Miguel Lombardo
Gen. Villa
Wisey
Conditions in Mexico City Worsen Amid Rioting Fears
Washington reports from the Brazilian minister in Vera Cruz describe deteriorating conditions in Mexico City and starvation in the capital. Dispatches indicate incitement to rioting despite presidential orders, heightening fears of a collapse before communication is opened with Vera Cruz.
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International News Service
Washington
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
State Department
Fourier
Cours Eera
W¢E
Only One Torpedo Struck Lusitania
London testimony at the Board of Trade inquiry stated by Prof. Joseph Marichal, a Lusitania passenger, that only one torpedo struck the ship and that a second explosion came from ammunition on board. The government maintains a single torpedo was fired.
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London
Lusitania
Board of Trade
Joseph Marichal
International News
Decatur Officials Requested for Huntsville Celebration
A letter to Decatur City Clerk B W Collier requests Decatur and city officials attend the fourth of iss celebration and ball in Huntsville next Monday. The note seeks participation by the two Decatur governments in the Huntsville event.
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B. W. Collier
Decatur
Decaturs
Huntsville
Iss
Armenian Sinking Claimed No Passengers by British Admiralty
British admiralty told Ambassador Page the steamship Armenian, sunk by a German submarine, carried no passengers and was engaged in admiralty business. The crew were possibly the only Americans aboard, a detail that could affect U.S. Germany liability claims.
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International News Service
Washington
Admiralty
Ambassador Page
State Department
Germany
Leyland Vine Officials
Inc
New York
Armian
Amenian
Americans Perished in Armenian Tragedy Card
Six Americans died when a steamer was sunk by a German sub according to Joseph Carter who said the crew reached safety aboard a rescue vessel. He noted that the Americans lost their lives included five volunteers and a white physician.
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Card of Wales
Ameri
German seaman jeered as Ley steamer foundered
An International News Service report notes a German crewman jeered during the Ley disaster as the steamer foundered. The incident highlights tensions aboard the ill fated vessel and reactions from witnesses at sea.
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Ile
Eternational
Armenian Sinking Shapes US Protest Against Berlin
London reports the Armenian was an admiralty vessel with no passengers and flying the British flag as it tried to escape a submarine. Survivors say it carried mules for military use, affecting America's right to lodge a formal protest. It marks the first U S loss since the Lusitania sinking.
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International News Service
London
Admiralty
Ambassador Page
America
Berlin
Lusitnia
Captain Tried to Escape Submarine in Armenian Sinking
Survivors from the steamer Armenian report the captain made a desperate effort to flee a German submarine described as one of the largest, about 300 feet long and very fast. The Armenian steamed ahead but the submarine closed in, shells struck the ship and it was put out of commission before the captain surrendered.
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International News Service
London
President Wilson Awaiting Word on Armenian Sinking
Concord July 1 The presidents stance on the Armenian disaster at sea is expected to be clarified in the next hours. No official dispatches have yet reached the White House regarding the German submarine attack and the deaths of American citizens aboard the liner.
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M. Joe
New Orleans
J. B. HeCool
H. H. Brenwik
Des Moines
E. Wiliamson
St. Louis
Robert Cox
Memphis
Louis Taylor
Bayonne
N. J
R. Sutton
Cartersville
Edwar Stone
New York
Charli ‘Driver
Thomasville
B. M. Granberry
Montgomery
Charl
A. Baer
Glen
Jessesborn
Sidney
Nebline
Atlanta
Brown
Harrisburg
Nemian
Customs House
Concord
N. H
Wilson
President Wilson Receives Armenian Sinking Report
President Wilson was briefed on the first official report of the liner Armenian sinking. He declined comment and would take no action until all official reports are in. The State Department would not comment on forfeiture of American rights until proof is conclusive.
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Wilson
State Department
Tye
German Fleet Bombards Key Russian Port at Windau
The German naval squadron bombarded Windau on the Baltic coast, damaging the important Russian port. A Russian torpedo boat was destroyed by a German torpedo strike, and Russian boats engaged the attackers, forcing them to retire, as the German force included a battleship, four light cruisers, and torpedo boats.
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Windau
Petrograd
Baltic Sea
Germans Defeated After Argonne Assaults In France
Paris reports 40 000 German troops attacking French trenches in the Argonne region were defeated. Commanded by the German crown prince, the force sought to pierce the French line after a November failure. Heavy fighting continues in Alsace with renewed German attacks east of Metzeral in the Vosges repulsed.
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International News Service
Paris
Argonne
Teutonic
Alsace
Metroxal
Vosges
New Automobile Measure Now Effective in Decatur
Decatur enforces a city speed ordinance designating several streets as congested and requiring very low speeds. The rule mandates careful turning, slowing or stopping for street cars, and bans certain driving maneuvers as part of the new traffic regulations.
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Decatur
Stillen
British Gallipoli losses rise to 39636 in Gallipoli fighting
British losses at the Dardanelles totaled 39,636 men as of May 31 across land and sea forces. Premier Asquith announced the figure in the House of Commons this afternoon. The record may rise with June fighting on Gallipoli.
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London
Dardenelles
Asquith
House of Commons
Gallipoli
Tosgesto
Local banks declare dividends amid improving business
Central National Bank Morgan County National Bank and City National Bank payout semi annual dividends totaling 15 000 to Decatur stockholders. Tennessee Valley Bank declares 12 percent annual dividend. Morgan County Building and Loan and First National Bank of Hartselle also report solid gains and no losses.
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Decaturs
Central National Bank
Morgan County National Bank
City National Bank
Tennessee Valley Bank
Decatur
Norving
New
Morgan County Building & Loan Association
First National Bank of
Hartselle
Capital Stock
A. E. Jackson
Jefferson County Savings Bank
Birmingham
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Plans to Avoid Testimony in Sanity Trial
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw plans to evade a state effort to compel her to testify against her husband Harry K. Thaw in his insanity trial. She will plead illness and send Justice Hendrix a doctor’s certificate saying forced travel to New York would threaten her health.
Slaton Sits With Hendrix On Bench In Thaw Case
Former Georgia Governor Slaton entered the Thaw court today and was invited by Justice Hendrix to sit on the bench. The scene sparked a stir as proceedings began with Slaton observed in the courtroom.
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International News Service
New York
Slaton
Georgia
Justice Hendrix
Home Grown Tomatoes Displayed at Bailey & Pointers
The Decaturs show their prime soil for tomato growth this year with two fine specimens on display at Bailey & Pointers. Grown by EB. KE. Page One.
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Bailey & Pointers
EB. KE
Russians Repulse German Attacks on Bug and Dniester Fronts
Russian forces counterattacked German units west of the Bug and along Galicia. The war office reports several German assaults repulsed as Russians crossed the Dniester and took the offensive, driving German troops back in ongoing fighting along the river swamps.
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International
Petrograd
Bug
War Office
Galicia
Dneister River
Dneister
Forces Press Toward Ivangorod Fort at Vistula
Austrian and German troops push toward the Russian fortress of Ivangorod on the Vistula from west and south. German forces strike eastward as Russian defenders retreat from Galicia while von Mackensen’s army advances to strike Ivangorod in the rear. The fortress guards Warsaw’s southern approach and serves as a key junction for four railroads aiding Russian resistance.
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Amsterdam
Ivangorod
Vistula River
Galicia
von Mackensem
Warsaw
Smith Guilty in Triple Wife Murder for Life Insurance
London verdict finds Geo Smith guilty of murdering three wives to secure life insurance. He was sentenced to death. The sensational trial parallels the Dr Crippen case, with Smith said to have drowned the women in bathtubs.
J Perry Shot Accident While Returning From Fishing Trip
J M Perry a Birmingham clothing merchant was accidentally shot at his Hull Lake camp near Tasca while returning from a fishing trip. He stumbled and died near two o'clock this afternoon as he collapsed at the door of a pistol which he apparently fired.
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International News Service
Birmingham
J. M. Perry
Hull Lake
Tasca
Tegey
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Huerti
Villa
Goers
Bulletin
Lustani
Marichal
Pas
Rm Joseph Senger
Tracy W. Pratt
Page
British Admiralty
Leyland Line
Newport News
Britain
Donald B. M’millan
C. Pickens
George B. Cluett
Etah
Greenland
Donald McMillan
Ad Jairadtyansolvetdat
Pringe
Kaiser
Gibbs Grove
Knights of Honor
Casa del Carvo Lodge
Order
H.L. Turner
Henry Hartung
M. H. Crew
G. B. Moore Jr
T. H. Gentry
L. D. Garret
J. A. Foster
Westside Presbyterian Church
LOGAL
Hortselle Bank
Evelyn
Ivangorod Fort
Smith
England
Annd
J. Mr. Perry
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