Covington Torpedoed. Six Crew Missing On U S Transport
The army transport Covington, homeward from France with thousands of soldiers, was torpedoed and sunk in a war zone. Six crew members are missing, all others landed at a French port. The ship, formerly the Hamburg American Cincinnati, was 608 feet long with 16339 gross tons and 15.1 knots speed. Navy reports none of the landed officers or crew were seriously injured. Submarine sighting not reported. rescue attempts failed. Secretary Daniels warns press to avoid publishing ship movements amid possible submarine threat off the U S coast.
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Daniels
United States
Washington
Covington
France
Cincinnati
Boston
Ernest C. Anderson
Lynn
Mass
Joseph B. Bowden
Mountain Lake
N. J
Ambrose C. Ford
Somerville
William Henry Lynch, Jr
Manchester
N. H
Albert S. Payne
West New Brighton
Staten Island
N. Y
Lloyd Tr. Silvernail
Bainbridge
N.Y
Sims
Germany
President Lincoln
Antilles
U. S. Washington
Atlantic
America
American
Tosephus Daniels
Secretary Baker Intervenes in Mill Strike
Secretary of War Baker asked Henry B. Endicott to urge an end to the textile strike at Lowell Manchester and Pawtucket so soldiers heading to France can be properly equipped.
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Boston
Baker
Henry B. Endicott
State Committee On Public Safety
Lowell
Manchester
N. H
Pawtucket
R. I
France
Illinois Excursion Steamer Colombia Sinks Killing Many
In Peoria near Wesley City the Columbia excursion steamer overturned on the Illinois river at 1 30 am during a return trip from a Pekin outing. About 450 passengers were aboard with at least 150 dead reported as divers search for more bodies.
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Peoria
Wesley City
Columbia
Illinois River
Peking
British and French Patrols Report Active War Fronts
London reports prisoners total over 1 500 from Somme operations including 40 officers with 1 300 captured there and more in the Amiens front. Paris notes patrols active from Picardy to Lorraine with prisoners taken as Australians and Americans push a small but solid blow south of the Somme. Haig commends the fourth army and American troops for Thursday’s advance.
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London
Somme
Scherpenberg
Ypres
Amiens
Hamel
War Office
Paris
Picardy
Lorraine
Haig
Fourth Army
Yanks to Eye Panama Vote Election Supervised by Soldiers
Panama July 6 American legation reports that American soldiers will supervise the Panama national assembly election on Sunday. The move comes at the request of both political parties to ensure broad access to voting.
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Panama
Germans Expect Good Crops In 1918 Grain Outlook
Amsterdam dispatch reports Berlin feared crop failure due to drought in April and May. Weather improved by June, and the new cereal year starting August 1 is expected to be better than the last, according to Doctor Dieckifn in the Taegliche Rundschau.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Dieckifin
Weinsberg Espionage Case Dismissed in St Louis
The case against Dr. Charles H. Weinsberg in the espionage net was dismissed by Judge Page Marris after his attorneys moved for acquittal. The July 6 hearing in United States district court concluded with the judge sustaining the motion to acquit.
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Drop Weinsberg
St. Louis
Charles H. Weinsberg
Page Marris
United States District Court
Major John Purroy Mitchell Dies in Aviation Accident
Lake Charles Louisiana July 6 Major John Purroy Mitchell former reform mayor of New York and aviation serviceman was killed this morning when his scout aircraft crashed during flight. Mitchell was a major in the aviation service and died in the accident.
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Lake Charles
John Purroy Mitchell
Reform
New York
Mitchell
American forces repulse German raids in Lorraine
Paris reports American units fully repelled raiding attempts by German forces in the Lorraine sector on July 6. The action ended without U.S. casualties and highlighted continued Allied pressure on German positions along the front.
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Paris
Lorraine Sec
South Africa Unrest Prompted by Enemy Agencies Says Premier Botha
Pretoria reports serious unrest in the Union of South Africa as Premier Botha warns of enemy agents stirring strife among Europeans and natives. He says police and military measures are necessary to prevent violence and protect the constitution amid political tensions.
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Neiry
Pretoria
South Africa
Pretler Botha
The
Union of South Africa
Boil
Botha
War profit figures sent to Senate in response to Borah resolution
Treasury forwarded profit data from income and excess returns to the Senate. The material shows large increases across sectors including dairy, banks, contractors, and flour mills, with some 1917 gains well above 1916. Several entries list capital figures and percent profits, though many large firms’ names were withheld.
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Senate
Borah
Washington
Treasury
Idaho
German textile mills idle as misery rises in Germany
New York July 6 Four fifths of Germanys textile plants were idle in May as misery among workers grew daily Deputy Kraetalg socialist told the Reichstag Berlin Vorwaerts reports The textile industry is paralyzed he said a feeling bordering on desperation prevails among the workers
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New York
Germany
Kraetalg
Gernian
Reichstag
Berlin
Vorwaerts
Enld
American aviator lands safely with allied lines in Alsace
Thly G Lieut William HH Brotherton of Guthrie Oklahoma, reported missing June 2, has been found safe inside allied lines in Alsace. Comrades who believed him dead expressed jubilation at his return.
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France
Thly G
Lieut
William Hh, Brotherton
Guthrie
Alsace
House Votes 10 Seize Telegraph After Strike Threat
The House adopted a resolution authorizing the president to seize telegraph and telephone systems for the war, 221 to 4, aiming to avert a Western Union strike. The measure goes to the Senate where action hinges on the president's stance.
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Senate
Washington
Western Union
Telegraphers’ Union
House of Representatives
Wilson
Kitchin
North Carolina
Martin
Virginia
Czecho-Slovak Forces Rout Bolsheviks in Siberia
Telegram from Irkutsk reports Czecho-Slovak troops defeat Bolshevik forces west of Irkutsk and drive them east of Lake Baikal. A battle near Nerkhnie Udinsksk resulted in government troops reclaiming the town and Bolsheviks retreating with spoils. In Stockholm an editor predicts Finland may declare war on the Entente any hour.
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London
Irkutsk
Siberia
Lake Baikal
Nerkhnie Udinsk
Lake Gaikal
Stockholm
Finland
Townley and Gilbert Cleared in Enlistment Literature Case
Minnesota supreme court ruled A C G Townley president of the Nonpartisan League and Joseph Gilbert organizer did not violate state law by circulating war related literature. They were tried in Martin county on charges of attempting to discourage enlistments.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
A. C G. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Martin County
Senate U.K. Bond Bill Approved Without Roll Call
The senate passed the house bill for $8,000,000,000 in Liberty bonds without a roll call in Washington on June 6. In German Valley, the Chicago Great Western Railroad plans a name change for the station to avoid Kaiserism, with Stephenson New Era and Nullberry Valley among suggested options.
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Washington
Jay
House
Senate
German Valley
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Nulberry Valley
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