Registration Day Passes Smoothly Across Nation
Washington reports show registration completed with few incidents and arrests limited to a handful nationwide. Officials say nearly 10 million men of military age registered and that anti-draft efforts failed to disrupt the process.
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Washington
War Department
Gregory
Department of Justice
Department
Crowder
Official Committee On Public Information
Germany
War Department to Compile Official Registration Figures
The War Department will receive the official figures from MIRS Mrs W K Vanderbilt and it will probably take several days to compile them in the cities where the registration took place.
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Fai
War Department
Baseball Results From Cities At A Glance
Summary of multiple games with teams including Boston St Louis New York Cincinnati Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington and players such as Regan Snyder Mitchell Boland Stanage Nunnamaker Gould Morton Coombe ONeill Billings Mays Thomas Agnew Cady Benz Scott Schalk Falkenberg Seibold Meyer Groom Southron and Hale across venues in St Louis Cincinnati New York Boston Philadelphia Washington with scores ranging from 4 to 12 runs and several doubleheaders noted.
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St. Louis
R. H. E. Boston
Tyler
Regan
Progressor
Meadows and Snyder
Cincinnati
New York
Schupp
Smith and McCarty
Schneider
Mitchell
Clarke
Huhn
R. H. E. Dioipose
Inka Cos
C. Jones
Spencer
Cullop
Nunnamaker
R. H. E. Too
Boland
Stanage
Shawkey
Walters
Boston
R. H. E. Cleveland
Falkenberg
Seibold
Meyer
Washington
R. H. FE
Groom
Southron
Severoid
Hale
Gallia
Johnson
Riot at Joliet Prison Kills One and Injures Dozens
A 1000-prisoner mutiny at Joliet Illinois state prison ended after a heavy rain quelled the riot. One lifer John Flaherty died leaping from a burning building. Warden Bowen cited ban on visits by women as a main cause. Fire damaged multiple buildings valued at $50000.
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Joliet
Ill
Illinois
Bowen
John Flaherty
Chicago
Teddy Webb
Dumaine
Walter O’brien
James Murphy
James Williams
Michael O’connell
William Hayward
Peter Waters
Andrew J. Patrick
President Wilson calls unity under liberty as war threat grows
Washington reports President Wilson praising national unity and readiness as millions of men register for service. A Chamber of Commerce resolution urges a special commission to reveal truth and speed war preparations amid fears of attacks on U S shores. The proposal includes 2000 speakers from the national security league once the commission starts.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Confederacy
Chamber of Commerce of the
Chambers of Commerce In
America
Joseph H. Defrees
Chicago
Russia
National Security League
British Air and Sea Fight Rages on Thames Estuary Coast
Official reports describe an air raid over the Thames estuary with eight to twelve German Taubes engaging British aircraft. One German plane reportedly downed. bombs fall on Essex and Kent. In the fleet action, Commodore Tyrwhitt's squadron sinks a German destroyer and damages another as Ostend base is bombarded. An Austrian torpedo boat is sunk by a hostile submarine in the Adriatic. the French steamer Yar ra torpedoed in the Mediterranean with many missing.
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London
Thames Estuary
Essex
Kent
Tyrwhitt
Admiralty
Ostend
Evening News
Tyrewhitt
Vienna
Adriatic
Russians Score Advance Near Frontier Front
Petrograd reports Russian troops advanced south of Rareh near the Persia Turkey frontier as the war office confirms a battlefield movement.
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Petrograd
Rareh
Persia
Turkey
War Office
Unwritten Law Plea Fails in Luttrell Killing Case
Knoxville jury returns verdict of voluntary manslaughter against Rush Strong in the shooting death of Sam B. Luttrell the wealthy clubman. The jury deliberated since 3 15 p m Thursday and found Strong guilty amid claims Luttrell wronged his wife.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Rush Strong
Sam B. Luttrell
Luttrell
Hammond Leads Nation in Enlistments by Population
From Washington reports Hammond Indiana tops the nation in enlistments per population. The Calumet region of Indiana leads sections nationwide in proportional recruits. Hammond station saw 1400 apply and nearly 900 accepted.
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Hammond
Ind
Washington
Indiana
Socialist Local Disbands To Avoid Prosecution
Cedar Rapids reports members of a Socialist local agree to disband and cease meetings and literature distribution for the war term to avoid prosecution over seditious material published from 303 West Madison Street Chicago.
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Cedar. Rapids
W. Madison Street
Chicago
Field Buys Liberty Bonds Worth 1.5 Million
Field in Chicago acting for the estates of Mr. and Mrs. J N Wield purchased liberty loan bonds valued at 1 500 000 dollars.
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Field
Chicago
Stanley Field
Kaiser Decree Urges Deserters to Return by July Fifteenth
Berlin issues a decree reported from Amsterdam offering deserters a chance to return to service before July 15 with possible amnesty or pardon for proven valor. Deserters who comply will not face preventive arrest, and the offer will not be repeated.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Attempt to Wreck Wood's Train Near Birmingham
An attempt to wreck the train carrying Major General Leonard Wood from Chattanooga to Birmingham is reported. Passengers said a log was tied across the track about four miles south of Chattanooga, supposedly to derail the train.
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Wood
Birmingham
Ala
Leonard Wood
Chattanooga
Quaker Oats to Invest Up to Million in Cedar Rapids
Land acquired from the city by Robert Stuart, president of the Quaker Oats Company, will enable improvements to buildings and machinery totaling about one million dollars in Cedar Rapids Iowa announced June 6.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Stuart
Quaker Oats Company
French Retake German Positions Northwest of Froidmont
Paris reports on the Aisne front where German positions northwest of Froidmont farm were retaken by French forces. Heavy artillery battles raged in Champagne as other fronts saw continued fighting.
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Paris
Froidmont Farm
Aisne
War Office
Champagne
Italians Lose 150000 Dead and Wounded at Isonzo
Vienna reports Italy's Isonzo offensive over the last ninety days has cost 150000 killed and wounded and 20000 prisoners taken by Austrian forces.
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Vienna
Italy
Isonzo
Coal price investigation finds no excuse for high rates
The Public Service Commission told Governor Goodrich that there is no justification for exorbitant coal prices in India. It notes that recent advances by Indian speakers lack sound reason and condemns the prevailing rates as an outrage while criticizing operators from Toi Haute for price coordination. The commission highlights the daily price reporting system used by coal operators to justify shifting charges.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Public Service Commission
Goodrich
India
Weve Commission
Seellos
Creition
Springfield approves $750000 for three more national regiments
Springfield lawmakers in a June 6 session passed the appropriation bill without dissent to fund equipment and expenses for forming three additional national regiments in Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
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