San Salvador Destroyed by Volcano and Earthquake
Severe earthquakes and a volcanic eruption devastate San Salvador and nearby towns in Nicaragua and Central America. Destruction spreads to Quezaltenango Nejapa Suchichoto Paisnal Armenios and Mejicanos. U S Legation building damaged but records safe. No deaths reported at dispatch time.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
San Miguel
Salvador
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Tezucipalpa
Sensuntenpeque
Quezaltpeque
Nejapa
Suchichoto
Paisnal
Armenios
Mejicanos
Santa Teola
Washington
Linx
San
Quetzaltepeque
Lhe
Central America
Baron W. W. Astor Receives Viscount Title
Baron William Waldorf Astor, long a renouncer of U S citizenship yet owner of extensive properties, was elevated in 1915 for large contributions to British war funds and has now been created a viscount.
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Astor
Queen in Rail Wreck Narrow Escape
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland escaped injury when four cars derailed near Utrecht as her train returned to The Hague. The incident occurred June 9, causing a narrow but total derailment without major harm to the royal party.
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London
Wilhelmina of Holland
Hague
Utrecht
Laurier Quits as Liberals Head
Ottawa dispatch reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier resigns as leader of the Liberal Party at the Liberal caucus in Ottawa. The move follows tensions within the party amid ongoing political shifts in June.
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Laurier
Liberals
Toronto
Ont
Toronto Telegram
Ottawa
Liberal
Wilfrid Laurier
Governor Lowden Urges Fair Board Selections in Illinois
Springfield June 9 Governor Lowden warned lawmakers he will replace district appointees to the elimination and exemption boards if they fail to recommend the best men. He said impartial boards are vital to internal state quiet and public trust in the selective draft administration.
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Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Orlean teacher killed in auto accident near Bedford
Miss Cora Burton, a high school teacher from Orleans, died instantly when an automobile she was riding in overturned north of Bedford, Indiana. Her 14 year old companion Alfred Schlosser was severely bruised but survived. Burton had owned the car two weeks and inexperience is blamed.
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Bedford
Ind
Cora Burton
Orleans
Action
Marion County
Here
Alfred Schlosser
Burton
Illinois stands firm against rail rate hike
At a Springfield conference Governor Lowden Attorney General Brundage and Utilities Commission Chairman Dempsy pledged Illinois will not abandon the fight against railroad passenger rates exceeding 2 cents per mile. The stance comes after a St Louis federal court ruling allowing Chicago to St Louis lines to charge 2.4 cents per mile.
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Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Brundage
Dempsy
State Utilities Commission
Illinois
St. Louis
United States
Missouri
Chicago-St. Louis
Greek Veteran Willing to Return for War Service
James Kokenos a twenty five year old Greek veteran who has bullet wounds in the head chest and leg from the French trenches registered for conscription and declared his willingness to rejoin service in France under the American flag He previously served in the Greek army in 1912 and 1913 in Anderson Indiana dated June 9
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Anderson
Ind
James Kokenos
France
Pershing Welcomed in England by Welsh Guards and Officials
General Pershing and staff arrived in a British port to a formal guard of honor by the Welsh Fusiliers. A wounded private greeted him as he toured dockside, then he met Lord Derby and Walter Hines Page. Pershing praised the destroyers and called himself a standard bearer of civilization in the war.
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Guard of Honor
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
General Pershing
London
Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Viscount French
Lord Brooke
Pershing
England
Welsh Fusiliers
Pitcairn Campbell
Givenchy
Levantine
West Front
Loox
U S Aviators Arrive in France for Duty
One hundred American aviators from the navy air corps have landed in France as the first U S fighting forces there. Lieutenant Kenneth Whiting leads the corps with four highly trained aviators among them. They will operate in antisubmarine and other active duties as assigned.
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Washington
Navy
France
Daniels
Kenneth Whiting
Whiting
Godfrey de C. Chevalier
Virgil ¢. Griffin
Gratton C. Dichman
Robert Bacon Ex U S Envoy Became Army Major
Former U S envoy to France Robert Bacon has been commissioned as a major in the U S Army, signaling a shift from diplomatic service to active military leadership. The appointment places Bacon in a senior officer role amid ongoing national security duties.
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U. S
France
Fight on food bills looms in Senate clash
Washington June 9 The Senate began debate on the administration foodstuffs shipments bill amid anticipated opposition from Democrats and Republicans. Critics call the president’s power to compel priority shipments for food, fuel and necessities as an wartime measure, while President Wilson and senate leaders push for early passage.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Southland Sunk by Submarine with 33 Lost
Cable reports a British Red Star liner Southland destroyed by a submarine near June 9, with 33 dead and 28 missing. The 560 foot, 12 018 ton vessel, formerly Vaderland, was commandeered for war in March 1915. Five American survivors named with hometowns.
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New York
Red Star Line
Southland
International Mercantile Marine Company
Red Star
Vaderland
London
Albert Lyons
Bridgewater
Mass
A. McCoy
Los Angeles
James Geoghegan
Salamanaca
N. Y
John McNeil
Providence
BR. LL
Jacob Houser
Middletown
Messages From Missing American Steamer Found
A bottle washed ashore at the Orkney Islands contained notes from two Americans and five Spaniards dated January 27, 1916. They wrote of sinking in mid ocean and of dying, with no details on the Frederick’s loss. The Frederick, 1873 tons, left New York January 2 for Archangel Russia, stopping at Nova Scotia for coal before radio silence.
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London
Frederick
Orkney Islands
New York
U S Army Plans Major Overseas Deployment to France
Washington reports a 200000 man overseas force is nearing completion. Pershing heads to Europe as volunteers and National Guard units prepare for accelerated training and arrival in France, with Joffre’s plan salted with regulars to bolster the front.
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Washington
Europe
John J. Pershing
Stacy
War Department
America
Pershing Ag
War Departments
Marshal Joffre
France
National Guardsmen
Market Report Tuesday Livestock and Grain Prices
Receipts and quotations for hogs cattle sheep and calves across multiple markets in New York and East Buffalo. Prices show steady to higher trends for hogs and cattle with varied ranges for light and heavy types, plus comprehensive cash grain figures for wheat corn and oats.
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Mark& Steady
East Buffalo
Dunning
Stevens
Tve
East Bufa
N. Y
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CIO
W. W. Astor
American Press Association
Lowdon
Illino
Crack Regiment
U.S
Secretary Daniels
WM. G. M’adoo
Liberty Loan Army
Robert Bacon
Bacon
Reserve Corps
Quartermaster General's Department
Waterland
V. S
Joffre
Grece
Chicago
Kansas City
Secon
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