Lansing Named Secretary of State by Wilson
Washington June 25 President Wilson offered Robert Lansing the post of secretary of state and Lansing accepted. Garrison and Daniels went to his office and Tumulty phoned congratulations. Lansing, a Water Town New York lawyer and longtime diplomat, has advised on many international law questions for Wilson.
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Early 20th Century Global Briefs Spark Record and Conflicts
Reports from San Francisco to Washington describe a potential American balloon altitude record by Edward Unger aboard Jewel City at 28 900 feet. A Mexican hospital fire rumor fears mass burnings of wounded soldiers near Chihuahua. Wabash board names Edward F Kearney president of the new company. An Italian fleet heads to the Dardanelles. land title granted near Gary after squatters 40 years. Red Cross cites near starving Mexican population of Guerrero seeking relief.
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Five Men Drown as Boat Capsizes on Republican River
Five men die when a small boat capsizes on the Republican River at night in Junction City Kansas. Four of the drowned are said to be negro soldiers from Fort Riley. Identities of the deceased are not known.
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Harvard Dedicates Widener Memorial Library at Harvard
The new $2,000,000 Widener memorial library was dedicated at Harvard Cambridge Mass in June. President Lowell conferred 1,205 academic and several honorary degrees at the commencement exercises.
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British Memorandum on Detained American Cargoes Sparks Debate
Washington reports Lord Crewe's memorandum being made public as the United States cautions that Britain's reply offers little relief and signals tighter blockade. Ambassad or Page says it is not a response to March 30 principles but an explanation of facts. The note implies harsher enforcement and extended deadlines for German-bound goods.
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Oust Big Financiers Target Speyer and Cassel in Court
June 25 London reports efforts in court to remove from power two British citizens born in Germany, Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel, amid national pressure. The move seeks to strip trusted positions held by these financiers amid postwar tensions.
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Air Fleet Plan to End War Proposed by H. G. Wells
London dispatch reports H. G. Wells argues allied air power could end the war by sending a fleet of aeroplanes to strike German rear areas and destroy ammunition factories. He advocates rapid air raids targeting munitions facilities to cripple Germany’s war effort.
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California quake devastates Imperial Valley towns
A sequence of shocks rocked Imperial valley with Calexico hit hardest by fire and building collapses. Death toll rises beyond twenty with extensive damage across Calexico El Centro and surrounding towns. Communications crippled as shocks struck at 7 20 and 8 40 and 9 20 p m local time.
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Bombs Hit Armstrong Works in South Shields
A message from Christiania reports Zeppelins dropped many bombs on the Armstrong works at South Shields England between June 15 and 16. The attack destroyed the navy yard and arsenal, set several buildings ablaze, and caused enormous damage with seventeen dead and forty wounded.
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Titanic Victims Misled Then Sacrificed at Sea
Testimony in the liability case reveals that passengers believed Titanic was safe after warnings from designer Mr. Andrews that the ship would not stay afloat beyond two hours. Joan B. Thayer of Haverford, Pa., whose father was a Pennsylvania railroad vice president and died, testified to this statement.
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Teutons Retake Lemberg and Jagow Takes on Note
Vienna reports the recapture of Lemberg in Galicia after a violent fight, marked as a major Austro-Hungarian victory. Berlin notes Foreign Secretary von Jagow starting work on Germanys reply to the second American note on submarine warfare, with completion expected in about a month.
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Shortage Found in Cairo Building and Loan Accounts
A shortage of 90000 dollars was discovered in the accounts of the late Judge Alfred A. Comings, secretary of the Cairo Building and Loan association, according to a public report issued in Cairo.
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Taggart Indicted in Indiana Election Conspiracy Case
Indianapolis June 24 Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman for Indiana Mayor Joseph E Bell Samuel V Perrott chief of police and 125 others were indicted by the Marion county grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony violation of election laws bribery and blackmail The indictment names many officials and lawmen as well as election workers and voters in a wide ranging case that shocked the city.
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U. S. Warned by Mexico over Yaqui Threats
June reports indicate Mexican authorities in Sonora warned none of Army Admiral Howard about landings on Mexican soil while Americans face Yaqui danger. Secretary Daniela said no new orders will be issued, leaving Howard’s actions to his discretion. El Paso dispatch notes Villa forces captured San Luis Potosi, a key northern Mexican city.
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Russians Claim Victory on Dniester Front in Six Day Battle
Petrograd reports a major Russian win over Austro German right wing in Galicia. Official war office release says Russians defeated Teutons after six days on the Dniester river line, taking over five thousand prisoners and 1,200 Turks captured. Cairo bulletin notes 1300 Turkish deaths in all day fight at the Dardanelles as allied troops captured Turkish trenches. In Oklahoma a lightning storm set fire to 31 oil tanks near Cushing, burning over 330000 barrels of crude oil.
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Saltor Shoots Girl and Himself in Kittanning Tragedy
In Kittanning Pennsylvania on June 26 Samuel Clinger shot Estella Wood eight or nine years old his sweetheart and then shot himself at her home. The incident leaves Estella fatally injured with Clinger believed to have died or attempted suicide.
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Wilson Takes Brief Vacation From White House Duties
President Wilson, ordered to rest by his physician, retires to the Cornish summer White House for a few months of recreation and study of European and Mexican issues. He plans limited documents, broad policy review with Secretary Lansing, and quiet activities including golf and reading.
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Germany to modify submarine warfare under US assurance
Berlin states Germany will adjust its submarine warfare to meet US demands if merchants promise not to attack submarines. The change is in the preliminary draft of the reply to the second American note being prepared by Foreign Secretary von Jagow.
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Yale Crew Runner-Up Defeat Harvard in Regatta
Yale defeated Harvard in the annual varsity crew race at Regatta Course New London Conn on Friday in easy style leading from start to finish by seven lengths. Official times Yale 20 62 Harvard 21 13 The first race second varsity eight was won by Yale by about a quarter length.
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Three Alabama Murderers Hanged in County Jail
Len Carter convicted of murdering his wife and Syd Jones who killed a fellow convict at Banner mines were hanged in the county jail near Birmingham. Yim Sharpa was hanged in Anniston for the murder of two policemen.
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Dernburg Arrives in Bergen After Kirkwall Detention
Dr. Bernhard Dernburg traveled aboard the Bergensfjord from the United States to Germany and reached Bergen Norway after a delay at Kirkwall Scotland. The June 25 report notes his arrival aboard the steamer in Christiania era context.
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Turk General Reports Anglo French Losses in Gallipoli
Constantinople June 248 Gen Li man von Sanders commander of Turkish troops on the Gallipati peninsula reports that Anglo French troops suffered heavy losses in assaults on June 21.
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Relations of God and Man Evolution of faith to unity
The piece argues that the relationship between God and humans evolves from fear to trust to love, culminating in a unity where self and God are one. God remains constant while human understanding grows, shaping growth and advancement through daily tasks that foster self consciousness of the divine. From the Nautilus.
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