German American tensions ease says Meyer-Gerhard
Berlin reports Dr Anton Meyer Gerhard special envoy to Kaleer argues Germans and Americans misunderstand each other and urges friendship. He praises German efficiency in the United States and notes American sympathy for Germany while cautioning against ammunition orders. Washington confirms talks to reduce danger to US lives at sea and possible German reparations in the Lusitania case.
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Meyer-Gerhard
Kaleer
Saya
Berlin
Anton Mayer- Gerhard
Bern
Storts
der Tag
United States
Lusitania
Germany
Gerhard
Washington
State Department
Foreign Office
Department
German Foreign Office
America
Levery Veasel
Wilson to Meet Angeles Aims for Mediation in Mexico
In Cornish New Hampshire Colonel Aguilar and Major Gareia arrived to arrange a conference between President Wilson and General Angeles. The Mexicans left a message proposing Vasquez Tagia as provisional president of Mexico. They say Vila and Angeles favor his selection and believe he would be suitable. Wilson may meet Angeles in Washington after Cornish visit, timing unclear. Berlin reports German crops improving after a dry spell and prospects for a good yield.
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Cornish
N. H
Jeane Aguilar
J. A. Gareia
Wilson
General Angeles
Carly T. Graysson
Vasquez Tagia
Mexico
General Vila
Trawler and Crew Lost in German Submarine Attack
Grimaby England June 2 The trawler Horatio missing since March 1 with a crew of 14 is believed sunk by five German submarines in the war zone and given up for lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimaby
England
Horatio
Armenian Sinking Off Cornwall Aboard Dominion Line Vessel
The British owned steamship Armenian, a Dominion Line ship, was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-38 twenty miles west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Ninety Americans were aboard. 29 lost, 10 injured, with many listed as missing or rescued, and officials seek clarity on whether the ship served as troop or horse transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trevote Head
Cornwall
Washington
Dominion Line
Tregosahead
England
State Department
Birmingham
Newport News
Trevose Read
Marconi House
F. Williamson
J. M. Monroe
New Orleans
B. M. Granberry
Montgomery
Als
R. Sutton
Cartersville
Harry Stone
New York City
Brown
Harrisburg
Vigo
Porto Rico
R. H. Brooks
West
London
Julius
Joury
William
Virginia
J. Smith
Portsmouth
Wall
Foley
Little
Leroy
Flackson
John
Speed
Richmond
King
Professor Stevens
Bristol
Avonmouth
Armstrong
Cornish
N. B
Germany
Department
Ambassador Page
New York
W. W. Jeffries
International Mercantile Marine Company
Dominion Line Ia
Aly
Belfast
Harland & Wolff
John Trickey
Abandon Big Tie Up Plan
Chicago officials canceled the planned lockout of 200000 building material workers following conservative advice. A new approach targets striking carpenters while aiming to avoid public harm. In San Francisco a submarine H 3 was refloated near Point Sur with all hands safe.
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Chicago
Lumbermen’s Association
San Francisco
United States
Point Sur
Monterey
Cheyenne
Resta Rules 600 Mile Chicago Speed Derby Victory
Carlo Resta, Italian motor racer, wins Chicago speedway race aboard a Peugeot setting a world record pace of 97.6 mph over 600 miles. The event drew about 85,000 spectators as Resta outpaced twenty rivals and posted five hours seven minutes twenty seven seconds for the distance.
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Avga
Peugeot
Reeta
Sunbeam
Corporate
Maxwell
Rickenbacher
Grant
Stutz
E. Cooper
Anderson
Duesenberg
Ally
Delage
Chevrolet
Burman
Sebring
J. Cooper
Speedway Perk
Chicago
Carlo Resta
Chicago Speedway
Resta
Indianapolis 1 Speedway
Ralph de Palma
Telegraphic Notes from Rochester to Pride's Crossing
Four physicians consult at Chief of Police Quigley's home as his brother Rt Rev James Quigley of Chicago lies gravely ill. Archbishop Quigley suffers a nervous breakdown. Mrs Swift of Pride's Crossing remains serious at Swiftmoore, with specialists called. Governor Dunne vetoes 14 appropriation bills and cuts $2,276,000 in general assembly funding. Franz Boehm, former German culture minister, dies in Karlsruhe on July 1.
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Rochester
Joseph M. Quigley
James
Quigley
Chicago
Wes
Pride’s Crossing
Mass
Edwin C. Swift
Swiftmoore
Swift
Swift & Co
Springfield
Ill
Dunne
General Assembly
Karlsruhe
Germany
Franz Boehm
Livestock ban lifted in Indiana as free area
Washington reports on June 29 that the order by Secretary of Agriculture Houston freeing the Hell Railroad stockyards at Indianapolis marks Indiana as a free area. The action ends the livestock ban in the state, restoring normal conditions for shipments and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Indiana
Indianapolis
Well Known Banker Oles Perkins Dies in Memphis
Memphis July 2 N C Perkins vice president of Union and Planters Bank and Trust Company and a well known banker died here after a three day illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oles
Memphis
Tenn
N. C. Perkins
Union and Planters Bank and Trust Company
Largest American flag to unfurl on Broadway in New York
A flag claimed as the largest ever made, 165 feet long and 52 feet wide, weighing about 1500 pounds, will be unfurled at Broadway and Forty-second street on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Broadway
Forty-second Street
French Join Battle Claims 6000 Turkish Deaths
Athens reports heavy Turkish losses after four bombardments. The French say they found 6,000 Turkish corpses in a trench captured during the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Note on Frye Case Washington Denies Berlin Contentions
The United States rejects Germany’s contentions in the Frye case and demands payment for the loss of the American ship William P. Frye. Secretary of State Lansing asserts that treaty obligations were breached by destroying the vessel and that the prize court has no jurisdiction over this reparation. The note stresses direct diplomatic discussion and strengthens U S commerce rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
State Department
William P. Frye
Ettel Friedrich
Thea
United States
Latsing
Thaw Still Insane Evelyn Malone Refuses Testimony
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw remains unreconciled to husband Harry Thaw and refuses to testify in sanity proceedings in New York City. She notes rumors of his release and says the state would be abandoning decency if it frees him, asserting he was as mad at the murder night as ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone
N. Y
Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Bis Liberty
New York City
Aubpena Servera
New York
Harry K
Truce Talk Reported Amid Mexican Civil Strife
El Paso reports Villa and Car ranza weighing peace terms to avert a fresh revolutionary surge. Chihuahua notes a temporary armistice near Encarnacion south of Aguascalientes, while travelers describe ferocious fighting ongoing Monday at Encarnacion.
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el Paso
Tex
Villa
Carranza
Chihuahua
Encarnacion
Aguascalientes
Slaton Home Guarded as Governor Harris Succeeds
Troops guard the Slaton home in Atlanta as John M Slaton, retiring governor, surrenders the office to Nat T Harris. Militia arrests total twenty six near the residence while Slaton cites the intact state seal. In Topeka governor Capper urges a rule barring anyone using intoxicants from state appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slaton
Atlanta
John M. Slaton
Nat Ti. Harris
Harris
British Control Expands in German Southwest Africa
Pretoria reports Nearly all German Southwest Africa under British control with official announcements that the Waterburg district Otjivarango and Kandyande have been captured by Botha's forces amid the takeover in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
President Wilson Weighs End to Anarchy in Mexico
Washington reports ongoing fighting in Mexico City area for fifteen days. Zapata forces resist Carranza troops. Gen. Raphael Pachego killed. Capital barricaded, bread lines at 40,000. looting and scarce food. Wilson contemplates forcible intervention to restore order and protect foreigners. Vera Cruz reoccupation possible.
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Washington
Mexico City
Auburba
Zapata
Carranza
Raphael Pachego
Wilson
Mexico
State Department
United States
Feam i
Vera Cruz
British admiralty cites Armenian sinking amid crew casualties
The British admiralty informed Ambassador Page that the steamship Armenian, sunk by a German submarine, carried 21 American lives and was engaged in admiralty business with two passengers aboard. Page wired the State Department noting that the Americans lost may have been crew. The incident, first involving Americans after the Lusitania, stirred official circles though no stance on its impact on talks with Germany was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ambassador Page
London
State Department
Hven
Germany
British Destroyer Lightning Damaged Off English Coast
London reports the British destroyer Lightning struck by a mine or torpedo off the east coast on Wednesday night. One crew member was killed and 14 are missing, with the vessel reaching harbor safely. The Lightning, dating from 1898, displaces 290 tons and carries one 12 pounder, five six pounders and two 18 inch torpedo tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
England
Vesge
Harbor
Statewide prohibition closes Alabama saloons tonight
Montgomery Alabama July 3 state wide prohibition went into effect on Thursday every saloon and dispensary in the state was closed Wednesday night there was no disorder in the transition the saloons were closed under the provisions of the Merritt Denson bill enacted in January
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Merritt Denson
Turk Town Taken by Allies at Gallipoli
An Allied dispatch reports Greek frontier town Krithia on the Gallipoli peninsula as occupied by Allied forces. The report cites capture of strategic positions in the Krithia area and notes ongoing operations near Mitylene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turk
Athens
Mitylene
Alles
Krithia
Gallipoli
Montenegrin Troops Invade Bosnia Reach Vouchero
Reports from Rome on July 3 say Montenegrin forces have occupied the Bosnian mountain village of Vouchero and are pushing northwest in an ongoing offensive. Dispatches indicate Austrian province Bosnia is under attack as the war progresses.
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Bosnia
Rome
Vouchero
Sinking at Alaanof Coast Reports Turkish Losses
An Athens dispatch says a Brkish cruiser and a destroyer raided the Agia Minor coast on Tuesday sinking several Turkish sailing vessels and one steamer. Telegraph station and several houses at Alaanof were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Agia Minor
Alaanof
Western Canada crops show strong spring growth and optimism
Reports from Denholm to Prince Albert indicate ideal or good growing weather with ample moisture, and widespread optimism about a larger wheat area and earlier seeding. Officials note substantial land preparation, favorable conditions for germination, and rising cream and butter outputs amid high grain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denholm
Diatrick
Davidson
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Kindergsley
Alberta
Calgary
Department of Agriculture
Shocking Waste Cited in Suit About Bed Soaked with Alcohol
The piece reports a plaintiff in a recent suit referencing a bed soaked with alcohol and his spouse seeking a match, with remarks from DeLeary M. Trimming about wasting alcohol. The column notes gossip and stray lines on manners and observation.
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Avoice
DeLeary
M. Trimming
Kanges City
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Victor Thrilla
Frye
Adtraése
Topeka
Kan
Capper
Civil Service Commission
U.S
Republic
Britain
Page Armenian
Alabama
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Angela
Heavenly Choir
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