Washington Hears of Liberty Loan Surge Nationwide
Washington reports encouraging progress toward the $700 million Liberty Loan shortfall with cities like Cleveland and Detroit oversubscribing. Subscriptions include $80,000 from Admiral Mayo’s Pennsylvania, and $1.7 million over in Allegheny County. Cleveland passes its mark by $2 million, aiming for about $60 million total as of June 13.
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Cleveland
Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
McAdoo
Crosby
District Reserve
Admiral Mayo
Pennsylvania
Lane
Oklahoma
Jackson Barnett
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Treasury
Great Britain
Wilson
Labor Department
United States
Constantine Abdicates in Greece Names Prince Alexander
King Constantine of Greece abdicates the throne naming Prince Alexander as successor. Detailing shifts in the royal line, officials confirm Alexander will assume duties and represent the monarchy in forthcoming duties.
Woman Friend of Murder Suspect Arrested in Kentucky Case
Miss Hazel McKenzie was arrested by Sheriff Mullins of Pikeville Kentucky for complicity in the murder of Lota Viers of Floyd County Kentucky whose body was found weighted with an iron chain in the Ohio River at Ironton. John Coyer a 22 year old member of Company C First Kentucky Regiment is jailed in Lexington charged with the murder. Sheriff Mullins says McKenzie and Coyer are warm friends.
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Ising
Lexington
Portsmouth
Hazel McKenzie
Mullins
Pikeville
Lota Viers
Floyd County
Kentucky
Ohio River
Ironton
John Coyer
First Kentucky Regiment
Coyer
Mrs. McKenzie
Cannon Halts Food Bill in House Action
House delay as Speaker Joseph Cannon blocks the administration food census bill after it comes from the Senate. He refuses to send to conference, saying he needs time to study Senate amendments. Presidential policy and reform era context loom over the stalemate.
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Washington
Joe” Cannon
Administration
House
Senate
British Advance on Belgian Front Again
London reports a two mile front push east and northeast of Messines in which British forces captured the village of Gaspard. Haig’s troops secure Wytschaete and Messines ridge positions and worsen enemy losses west of Warneton as French pressure on the Hindenburg line increases. Italian forces begin an offensive in the Trentino against Teutonic ground.
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London
Messines
Gaspard
War Office
Haig
Wytschaete-Messinges
Warneton
Hindenburg Line
Italy
Trentino
German Air Losses in May Reported
Berlin reports May air combats show German losses at seventy nine aircraft while Entente allies suffer two hundred sixty two machines in the official army headquarters statement.
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Berlin
500 Belgians Starved In German Internment Camp
Havre France June 13 a semiofficial Belgian war ministry statement reports 500 of 2000 Belgian civilians interned in a German camp near Luebeck died of starvation in three months. Survivors are described as pitiful and the overall condition grim.
Wilson Can Buy Jamestown Site
The house naval affairs committee reported favorably a proposed amendment to the war budget bill giving the President power to seize the Jamestown exposition site for a naval base and set a price not to exceed 1 200 000 dollars.
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Washington
Jamestown Exposition
House Naval Affairs Committee
Joffre Sees Liberty Loan as Victory Bond for Allies
Marshal Joffre states in a cablegram from New York on June 13 that the Liberty Loan’s success will symbolize final victory. He says it will crown the joint efforts of American soldiers and their allies in the war.
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Joffreew York
Joffre
United States
Wife of County Commissioner Dies in Milford
Mrs Emma Worland fifty four wife of County Commissioner Charlies Worland died at Milford after a long illness in Greensburg on June 13.
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Greensburg
Emma Worland
Charlies Worland
Milford
Petrolite Sunk by German Submarine on High Seas
The American steamer Petrolite, a Standard Oil vessel of 3710 tons, was sunk by a German submarine. Eighteen men were landed from the vessel, with two boats reportedly missing. The earlier 1914 attack on Petrolite had involved shelling and consular notes between the US and Austria.
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Washington
Vienna
United States
Standard Oil Company
New York
Petrolite
Standard Oil Company of
Savona
Leghorn
Italy
Thomas H. McKellum
Cadiz
Spain
No. 6
International Mercantile Marine
Minnesota
Stars and Stripes
St. Louis
St. Paul
Philadelphia
Manchuria
Finland
Justicia
Baseball Results Across Cities in National League
In Pittsburgh Boston wins 5 16 hits to 11 with errors. In Cincinnati Brooklyn earns 2 runs to 0. In Chicago New York nets 12 7 as Schupp and Tesreau dominate. In St Louis Philadelphia held to 4 6 with Ames Horstman and Livingston contributing.
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Pittsburgh
R. H. E. Boston
Allen, Ragan
Tyler
Barnes and Trogressor
Gowdy
Cooper, Jacobs
W. Wagner
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Marquard, Caders
Meyers
Miller
Mitchell
Wingo and
Clarke
Chicago
R.h-E
New York
Schupp
Tesreau
Rariden
Seaton, Hendrix
Reuther
Elliott
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Tixey
Killifer Ames
Horstman
Livingston
Baseball Scores Across Teams From Recent Games
In New York Chicago routed 11 to 4 with Cicotte Schalk and others contributing for the White Stockings. Philadelphia beat Detroit 7 to 2 behind Mitchell and Spencer while Schauer and Schang helped Philadelphia. Washington posted a 6 to 0 win as Neve pitched well.
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Chicago
N. Y
Cicotte
Schalk
Mogrdige
Russell
Love
Nannamaker
Philadelphia
R. Htb
Detroit
Mitchell
Spencer
Schauer
Schang
Miss Grace Allison Heads U S Nurses Contingent
Miss Grace Allison leads a group of United States nurses serving in France during wartime relief efforts. The contingent includes several trained medical staff deployed to support field hospitals and casualty care units.
High Heel Measure Beaten in Illinois Legislature
Springfield reports the Illinois Senate rejected a bill to cap women's heel height at 15 inches. Representative James Kirby urged the measure, but the Senate struck the enacting clause amid debate with senators calling the bill insane and absurd.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Senate of the State
General Assembly
James Kirby
Petersburg
Senate
Bailey
Danville
Dailey
Peoria
Clark
Daily
Kenosha Exceeds Its Liberty Bond Quota
Kenosha Wisconsin reports strong wartime support with $650000 in liberty bonds subscribed. The local quota set by the committee rose to $800000 and the extra amount will be sold by Friday night, signaling solid community financial patriotism.
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Kenosha, Wis
Kenosha
King Constantine Abdicated in Favor of Prince Alexander
Athens June 13 King Constantine has abdicated the throne in favor of his son Prince Alexander born Aug 1 1893. The former monarch born Aug 3 1868 pursued pro German policy and faced a cabinet revolt. His popular support rose after the 1912 Balkan victory at Saloniki and a sword gift by Greeks in America.
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Athens
Constantine
Alexander
Prince George
Leipzig
Sophia
Greece
Turkey
George
Crete
Military League
Saloniki
America
Liberator
Russia
Eleutherios Venizelos
Sarrail
Explosion on Erie locomotive claims two lives at Markle
Huntington Ind June 13 Officials probe rumors of hidden high explosive in coal used by the Erie locomotive that blew up at Markle killing engineer William Wagner head brake man Dudy Harger and fireman Jerome Wilson. The engine ran about thirty miles an hour when a sputter preceded the crash.
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Huntington
Ind
Erie
Markle
William Wagner
Dudy Harger
Jerome Wilson
British Destroy Five Seaplanes Sighting
British craft destroyed two of five hostile seaplanes sighted by the Dover patrol. The action was officially announced.
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London
Dover
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