U boats intensify toll as four U.S. ships sunk
London reports a week of heavy Uboat activity with 32 British ships lost, including four vessels sailing from American ports. The Cunard liner Ausonia was torpedoed but escaped catastrophe. Norwegian, Dutch, and other ships were also sunk or damaged, raising fears while naval authorities claim growing countermeasures.
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Cunard
London
Admiralty
Boston
Eble
Leyland Line
Pierce
Mancher
England
Thessace
Thomas F. Powers
Wavuegatuck
Conn
Endus Contaz
Riddeford
Alexandria
Egypt
West Hartlepool
Bay State
Liverpool
Stteamer
Eemdijk
Rotterdam
Kingstonian
Mediterranean
New York
Cederic
Ausonia
Gross Register
Cunard Line
Berkman and Goldman Face Deportation From Canada Port
Report identifies two notorious Reds, Berkman and Goldman, slated for deportation from a Canadian port. An attack occurred off the Irish coast as the liner Au sonia was crippled yet reached a nearby port and is now in dry dock. The Au sonia has served the government since June 1915 with brief interruptions.
Traitorous banners toppled during suffrage protest
Washington peaceful picketing by silent sentinels of the suffrage cause sparked a brief disturbance when angry men tore down banners at the White House vicinity during a visit by the Russian mission. Police arrived after the scuffle. no arrests were made.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Root
Russia
Women of
America
Death of Clyde McIntosh on railroad bridge in Logansport
Clyde McIntosh aged 28 was killed when struck by a Pennsylvania switch engine on the eighteenth street bridge over the Wabash River in Logansport Indiana on June 20.
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Logansport
Ind
Clyde MclIntosh
Pennsylvania
Eighteenth Street
Wabash River
Wilson Proclaims June 23 To 30 as Army Recruiting Week
President Wilson designates June 23 to 30 as recruiting week for the regular army and calls unmarried men ages eighteen to forty with no dependents to enlist for war service. Officials fear slow enrollment has left the force about 70 000 short of the war strength target of 300 000.
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Washington
Wilson
War Department
France
Piersol Grandfather Chooses Death Over Testimony
Springfield June 21 Believed to have killed himself rather than testify against his grandson Claude Piersol who is charged with the murder of Buddy Keet. J. B. Piersol seventy one years old jumped in front of a passing train near Billings, the trainman and stationmaster reporting the incident.
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Springfield
J. B. Piersol
Claude Piersol
Keet
Billings
Piersol
Suffrage Principle Wins in Parliament
London June 21 The principle of woman suffrage was adopted in the house of commons by a large majority of 330 votes. Sir Frederick Banbury's amendment against the proposal was rejected 386 to 56. Some speakers argued Parliament lacks an authentic mandate while others feared women entering Parliament.
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London
House of Commons
Frederick Banbury
Jeannette Rankin
American Congress
United States
Miss Rankin
Judge Extends Injunction Over Oil Inspection Law
Federal Judge Anderson permanently ends state enforcement of the oil inspection law after ruling the fee exceeded actual inspection costs. The injunction, issued months earlier, blocks enforcement as unconstitutional.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
NY Food Legislation Advocate Backs Lever Bills
Mr Perkins, a prominent figure in New York state food legislation, endorses the administration food control program under the Lever bills and urges Congress to act promptly.
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Perkins
New York State
Administration
Congress
Italians In Smash Take 936 Austrians For Losses
London dispatch reports Italy s Trentino army after rest leaping into action. They broke Austrian lines on Monte Ortigara, forcing retirement and bringing nearly 1000 prisoners, 936 confirmed, as fighting rages near the summit.
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London
Italy
France
Trent
Monte Ortigara
Baseball scores from major league games across three cities
Results show Philadelphia beats Brooklyn 7 7 1 in the first game then 9 17 2 in the second with Mayer Burks and Coombs among the hitters. Boston defeats New York 7 6 1 in the opener, 0 8 2 in the nightcap with Gowdy and Barnes handling pitchers. Cincinnati edges Chicago 4 11 2 while St Louis defeats Pittsburgh 4 7 2 before a late train departure.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Smith
Cheney
Dell
Snyder
Rixey
Killifer
Coombs
Miller
Mayer
Burks
Boston
New York
Anderson
Sallee
Middleton
Rariden
Kruger
Tyler
Gowdy
Perritt
Barnes and
Trogressor
Cincinnati
Chicago
Douglas
Seaton
Wilson
El-iott
Mitchell
Wingo
At &. Louis
Pittsburgh
Carlson
Steele and
Wagner
St. Louis
Doak
Horstman
Packard
Gonzales
American League Standings and Pitching Details
American League records show Chi deficit 86 19 .655 Det 24 27 .471 Best 83 20 .623 StL 23 30 .484 N Y 292 558 Wash 2022 385 Cleve 28 29 491 Phil .18 81 .867 At New York Boston second game details list Leonard Agnew Thomas New York 3 8 1 Mogride Russell Alexander Boston Ruth Thomas New York 1 8 4 Cul Jop Russell Walters
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W. L. Pet
W. L
Chi
Det
Best
St. L
N.Y
Wash
Phil
New York
Boston
Leonard
Agnew
Thomas
Mogridge
Russell
Alexander
Ruth
Walters
Pools urged as answer to fuel and transport crisis
The government may pool coal mines and railroads to assure fuel and combat shortages. The federal trade commission warns of a looming fuel famine if production and distribution remain uncoordinated, with a government run operation and owners earning normal profit. Three men would steer war economy: Hoover over food, Baruch over purchases, and a shipbuilding leader under Goethals or Denman.
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Washington
Steel Trust
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
China
Herbert C. Hoover
Bernard M. Baruch
Munitions Board
British Munitions Board
War Department
William Denman
Shipping Board
George Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Mysterious Underground Stream Reported in Orleans
A powerful underground water stream discovered by the Orleans Water Company near Orleans Indiana is to be thoroughly investigated. Work began to drill an eight foot diameter shaft to reach the water and enable a full geological investigation of the mysterious flow.
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Orleans
Ind
Orleans Water Company
Gypsies Sought in Jersey City Kidnapping Case
Columbus report says the governor's office seeks aid from traveling gypsies across the state to locate Jimmy Glass a five year old kidnaped in Jersey City a year ago. Local authorities push for any clues leading to the boy's recovery.
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Columbus
Gore Or’s
Jimmy Glass
Jersey City
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American Press Association
Omma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
New York City
Davenport
W. L. Harding
Hammond
Swift & Co
Wolf Lake
Hammong, Robertsdale
Whiting
Woodrow Wilson
Fers
Alfonso XIII
Spain
George W. Perkins
Trentino
Tueton
National League
W.L Petee Oe
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Bost A
Brook
Pitts
Pool
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