Federal agents arrest wire company traveling agents
Federal officers report arrest of traveling agents on Western Union trains between New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. They sold stamps and postage for transmissions by graphic methods, a practice deemed a violation of postal laws. Authorities say facts will be presented to grand juries and company officials summoned to explain.
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Washington
Wetern Union
Peton
New York
Philadelphia
Mutimore
Eisuil
Grace Lusk Sane After Nineteen Year Sentence
Grace Lusk, judged sane after nineteen years, was declared fit for confinement in Wisconsin. Judge Martin Lock rejected the prior conviction as punishment, noting Lusk’s dangerous influence on Dr. Roberta and the moral implications of the crime. The court outlined a confinement plan with a jailer and continued observation, emphasizing rehabilitation over severe retribution in this euthanasia-tinged case.
You Will Be Your Own Food Administrator
El Paso June 20. The food dictator urges every home to appoint a food administrator and to follow issued directives. A nationwide plan seeks household captains to oversee bread and meat supplies and manage coffee and tea allocations, distributing duties to ensure local food control.
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EL Paso
Sr Home
Charles M. Tansett
Carol Law Om
Mircanton
Hank
Thounatids
French seize prisoners as front advances near Mont-Miter
Paris reports Allied gains as French troops storm German lines between Mont-Miter and the Ole River capturing prisoners. American casualties total 73 with 17 KIA and 19 DOW/WIA. In the Marne sector, US forces push five-eighths of a mile northwest of Chateau Thierry, clearing German positions near Belleau Wood.
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Paris
Associated Press
Mont- Miter
Olee
Washington
Associated Presa
Vais
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Ite
Chateau -Thierry
Bellea Wood
Hom Hartment
Citrus and Olive Prices Seen Rising From War Impact
Angeles experts outlined war driven cost increases in growing citrus and olives at a U S Tariff Commission conference. Growers and producers cited higher labor and fertilizer costs, shipping difficulties, and foreign competition as factors. Data were presented on export duties and canal shipping to eastern markets.
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Angeles
Cal
United States
Ond
California
Compiedonen
William Kent
William &. Culbertson
Edward Pe Costhean
David J. Lewie
Panna Canal
Salt Lake radishes priced at 12.50 each war garden stake
In Salt Lake City Judge M Nielsen of the juvenile court fined two boys 26 each for stealing four radishes from a back yard war garden. He warned future offenders would be sent to Lerma. City committee on food production posts 10 reward notices for theft, trespass, or damage to war gardens.
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Salt Lake City
M. Nielsen
Nielsen
Lerma
Figna
Criticizes Shelving Maj. Gen. Wood at Trinity Commencement
Hartford speaker Geo Wharton Pepper denounces shelving of Major General Leonard Wood. He urges national unity in wartime, claiming Wood's proven leadership and public trust demand command if Congress and allies require him. Pepper warns democracy could falter if Wood is bypassed.
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Hartford
Conn
Leonard Wood
Geo. Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Trinity College
Congress
Washington
Berlin
Wood
Nin
Mountain Wells Route Misleading Drivers On Lincoln Highway
A Salt Lake coal dealer, Mr Sweet, reports a dangerous missigning on the Lincoln Highway near Chalk Mountain. Traveling with his wife and children, he followed the Mountain Wells route mislabelled as a main highway, enduring hours without water, a broken spring, and a car damaged by potholes. He warns travelers of fatal risks from relying on signs alone and urges officials to correct the signage or remove the route.
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Salt Lake
Lincoln High Way
Chalk Mountain
Mountain Wells
Stearns
Austin
Mountain Welle
Stillwater
Sweet
Ile
Lincoln Highway Officinla
Churchill County ‘Standard
War front tragedy claims three Canadian workers
Three Canadian men serving in wartime duties were killed by shell fire. The M. C. A. war work secretary, coordinating front line support, confirms the fatalities amid ongoing relief efforts and equipment mobilization.
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M.C. A
Dujnate Ooge
Actors Sail To France For Bit In War Front Scene
American performers travel to France to entertain troops near the front lines. The contingent includes M M A members and others preparing to perform amid wartime conditions.
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France
Stockyards Ordered to Take Federal Licenses Nationwide
All stockyards in the United States have been ordered under federal license by presidential proclamation. Licensing is also required for commission men and trade speculators in livestock in connection with stock yards.
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Washington
Associated Press
United States
Strike at Curtiss Plant Demands Eight Hour Day
A strike began at Curtiss Aeroplane Motor Construction main plant in East Buffalo at ten this morning. About two hundred workers, per the union leader, stopped work demanding an eight hour day and wages equal to naval workers.
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Buffalo
Associated Press
Curtiss Aeroplane Motor Construction Corporation
Naval
Submarine sighted off Sandy Hook near Atlantic port
An Ameri steamer reported sighting a submarine yesterday afternoon about 185 miles off Sandy Hook, near a central American port. The U boat was the first reported as seen so far north, and it pursued the American vessel.
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Atlantic
Associated Press
Ameri
Central
Letters Remaining at Elko Post Office Ad
The Elko Post Office advertises letters uncalled for for the week ending June 15 1918. Names include Eva Lewis Bonnie, Badger Reddy Caskin D A, Cole Lon Fox James Gentry Vi Granger Laula M Jones Ch AG Jotneon EL Keller J T Marshal Mr Taber James Williams Ernest Weight Geo FL. Mention advertised when calling and pay one cent for advertising.
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Elko
Ladies Hall
Eva
Lewis
Low
Ray
Bonnie
Badger
Reddy Caskin
D. A
Cole
Lon
Fox
James
Gentry
B. Vi
Granger
Laula M
Jones
Ch. AG Jotneon
A. EL
Keller
J. T
Marshal
Taber
Williams
Ernest
Weight
Geo
Class One Raised to 250000 Men by Ruling
Washington reports say more than 250000 men may be added to Class 1 for immediate military duty due to Provost Marshal General Crowder’s revision of deferred classification lists. An announcement on useful and non use ful employment under the work or fight order is expected soon. Crowder’s decision not to grant deferred classification to coal winners remains unchanged. mining district congressmen were briefed by Crowder’s staff.
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Washington
General Crowder
Gener
Crowder
Department of Tashor
Congress
President Asked to Consider Paine Case
An appeal to President Wilson on Gustavus S. Paine a Christian Science practitioner whose request for deferment was refused by the district board has been taken by Paine's attorney. Paine sought exemption from military service as a religious teacher, but was placed in class one. The case raises whether a Christian Science practitioner and teacher is treated as a minister by military authorities. It is the first such case to be sent to the president for consideration.
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Wilson
Gustavus S. Paine
Distriet Board
Paine
8. W. Belford
Cheers at funeral for William C Leverce former judge and legislator
In a wartime reminiscence a former judge legislator and newspaper man William C Leverce recalls a moment from France where an airman cheered a burial after a saucy intruder was shot down, reflecting on humor and memory amid danger.
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Wiliam C. Leverce
How & Y. M
France
Howie
Front Line Soldiers Describe French and German Reactions
A soldier from the American unit behind French lines reports that the French call them brave fools while German troops mockfully refer to them as bold. He notes Yo Ma A in trenches, describing frontline support for comrades remaining in danger.
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Isirace Munger
France
Family Reunion Photos Reveal Long-Sought Siblings
A family reunion in London brings together siblings who had not met in two years. They viewed photographs of their mother and shared memories with relatives across two counties, reflecting on their lives and connections.
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London
Reading
London gymnasium housed 11,000 for soldiers and sailors
A London gymnasium used by the Vo Mo G A A for soldiers and sailors accommodated 11,000 men during a seven month period in a wartime arrangement.
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London
Vo Mo G. A
Peace Riots in Berlin Reported by AP
Heavily censored messages indicate peace demonstrations were held recently in Berlin Hamburg and Cologne. Several workers were reported killed and many injured in the unrest, according to a dispatch sent to the Morning Post.
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London
Associated Press
Stockholm
Berlin
Hamburg
Cologne
Morning Post
El Paso Builds Swim For The Soldiers
Soldiers returning from drills and marches strip off hot khaki uniforms and plunge into the large swimming pool at Fort Bliss. The 100 by 40 foot pool was funded by the El Paso chamber of commerce and built under army engineers supervision. Trophies by Brigadier General Robert TL Howze were awarded at a recent dedication swimming tournament.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
Ealy
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Army
Robert TL. Howze
Mexican boy receives first bravery medal in France
Naco Arizona June 20 private Francisco Rodriguez son of Mexico fighting with General Pershing in France is decorated for bravery. He is the first Arizona soldier to be honored in France for gallant conduct under heavy shell fire while with a battery team and wagon. His wife in Naco has the official order copy.
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Naco
Ariz
Francisco Rodriguez
Mexico
General Pershing
France
Arizona
Rodriguez
G Pershing
Mexican Official Aids U S War Effort With Wheat Ranch
Andres Garcia the Mexican inspector general of consulates in the United States operates a 26 acre wheat ranch near Dona Ana New Mexico. All wheat produced will be sold to the government under the food administrator’s direction and Garcia will not be allowed to consume it, forced to use wheat substitutes.
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Dona Ana
NS. M
Andres Garcia
United States
Senor Garese
American boys world’s best athletes at Fort Bliss training
Fort Bliss Texas June 20 British instructor Major P11 Bulley praises American soldiers in training camps. He says the troops outdoor life has developed strong bodies and sharp reflexes, suited for modern warfare. He plans to serve 23 more years and join troops in the trenches.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
United States
Bulley
England
Hie
Concrete bridge to France proposal by engineer Turney
Engineer Jie Turney proposes an improved concrete ship pouring method to build a bridge to France. The design would pour concrete ships, release the form by actuating motors to open a tray, launch the ship, and close the tray again in ten minutes for the next pour.
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Watt
Arizona
Jie Turney
France
Reclamation Dam Plan Aims Rio Grande Crossing
A proposed concrete dam across the Rio Grande on both sides of the border near El Paso would divert floodwaters to reclaim thousands of acres of land north of Me Allen. The plan requires a treaty with Mexico before construction can proceed, as discussed by American and Mexican landowners.
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EL Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Allen
Me Allen
Seationer Gazeta
Mexico
Tary
Riots Rock Vienna as Bread Ration Cut Sparks Outcry
Serious rioting broke out in Vienna with bakeries looted and the premier’s residence stoned. Cavalry sent to restore order as reports note a possible proclamation of martial law amid widespread protests over bread ration reductions across Austria Hungary.
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London
Byane
Vienna
Austria
Amsterdam
Hofburg Palace
Associated Press
Hungary
Dual Monarchy
Germany
Garbanzo Crop Costs Loom Large in Senom Arizona
Garbanzo growers in Senom face costs surpassing 1 million dollars to harvest this year. The crop, sold at 16 per sack of 50 pounds, marks the highest market price yet. A 100000 dollar payment was shipped east to cover border duties. General Alvero Obregon, a former war minister, leads the garbanzo grower association in Mexico, with the crop also thriving in Cuba and Spain and popular in the New York east side market.
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Nogales
Ariz
Senom
Alvero Obregon
Mexico
Chile Study of Copper Mining in United States
The Chilean government seeks data on U S mining methods and laws. Engineer Carlos Castro Ruiz tours copper camps and smelters in the southwest and Mexico to study reduction practices and copies key mining regulations for Chile.
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Texas
United States
Carlos Castro Ruiz
Chile
Southwest
Mexico
Ching
New Mexico
Douglas
Arizon
Senor Kule
Italians Retake Cape Sile In Italian Offensive
London reports confirm Italian retaking Cape Sile at the mouth of the Piave and gaining air superiority along the Piave front. Counterattacks along the Montello ridge push Austrian lines back. Italians reach the Piave bank south of Saletto, splitting Austrian positions and asserting control near the Adriatic shore.
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London
Associate A
Cape Sile
Piave
Associated Press
Clave Ine
Montello
Saya
Evening Standard
Saletto
Adriatic
Rye War Garden Records Grow In Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City war garden surveys show over 1600 acres under cultivation with a yield projected at more than three times last year. Rye measured five feet high with seven inch heads grown by L P Judd, and peas from a rear garden spot of Mrs Foulger.
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Salt Lake City
L. P. Judd
Board of Education
C. Foulger
War Garden Committee
Red Cross Calf Donated in El Paso Fund Drive
Red Cross in El Paso reports a live calf donated by a woman from Anthony New Mexico. The calf remains unsold and is housed at a local barn while other animals including pigeons dogs cats and rabbits were donated and sold to raise funds in the drive.
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EL Paso
Tex
Red Cross Committee
Anthony
N. M
Red Cross
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Lowk
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Roberta
Robew
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de. Roberts
Bodo
Wiike
Munt's Gandy Shop
Paramount Picture CO
Douglas Fairbanks
Hearst-Pathe News
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George Wharton Pepper
Curtiss Plane Factory
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