Canadians Penetrate La Coulotte as Lens Encirclement Grows
Canadian troops entered La Coulotte near Lens and gained the strongest outpost in the defense while British patrols advance east of Souchez. German forces retreat along a long front near Hurtebise and are destroying houses to create fields of fire as Lens comes under pressure.
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Paris
la Coulotte
Mericourt
Avion
Lens
Berlin
Hurtebise
Aisne
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Belgium
France
Fosse 3
Souchez
Reservoir Hill
Livingstone Farrand to Fight White Plague in France
In a broad policy shift the college head Livingstone Farrand announces plans to combat liquor dominance abroad. Liquor interests warn of huge revenue losses and widespread dependency, while changes to the food bill expand the scope to include essential materials and specify exemptions for farmers and gardeners.
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Mr. Hoover
Gardene
Food Administration
Curb to bogus solicitors in Illinois
Springfield Illinois June 27 the governor signed the state council of defense bill giving it absolute control over solicitation of funds for soldiers or war sufferers. No gathering permits without licenses. Council can revoke licenses at will. Violation carries a 1000 fine.
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Springfield
Ill
Lowden
State Council of Defense
Prohibition Subcommittee Seeks War Era Spirits Rules
Washington reports a senate agriculture subcommittee favored absolute prohibition on distilled spirits during the war and gave the President power to seize bonded liquor for redis tilling. It would forbid imports and raise near 500 million dollars in revenue, with debates over exceptions for beer and wine.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Gore
Chicago Saloonkeepers Seek Supreme Court Review on Sunday Closing
In Washington on June 27 the Chicago case to open Sunday closing law for review reaches the Supreme Court via a petition filed on behalf of saloonkeepers. The main claim is unconstitutionality of the law as upheld by the state court ruling.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Chicago
Forty Slackers Arrested in Draft Conspiracy Case
Dallas officials report forty of fifty men indicted for conspiracy against the draft law have been arrested.
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Dallas
Tex
Women plan Supreme Court appeal in suffrage case
Indiana women announced plans to take their fight for voting rights for delegates to the constitutional convention to the state supreme court. They aim to overturn Judge W. W. Thornton’s Marion county superior court ruling in the Henry W. Bennett test suit, which upheld most of the 1917 convention law but barred women from voting for delegates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Supreme Court
W. W. Thornton
Superior Court
Marion County
Henry W. Bennett
Fear of Draft Triggers Self-Destruction in Galena
In Galena Illinois George Koster twenty eight is believed to have taken his own life due to fear of being drafted for military service. The June twenty seventh report states the death was by his own hand and notes the draft fear as the likely cause.
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George Koster
Severe earthquake seen by St. lenatius observatory
Rev F L Odenbach of St lenatius college reports a strong earthquake recorded on the seismograph. The preliminary quake began at 1 08, secondary at 1 16, main at 1 36 and the end at 8 25. He estimates the epicenter about 4000 to 5000 miles away and suspects Chile as the locality.
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Cleveland
F. L. Odenbach
St. Lenatius College
Odenbach
Chile
Davenport Murder Confession and Suspects in Perez Slaying
Davenport authorities hold Esteban Quinteros after he claimed to have killed Steve Perez in Dettendorf. Three witnesses identify Joe Ortsid as the murderer, while Quinteros is detained for investigation. The case hinges on conflicting confessions and witness IDs.
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Davenport
Steve Perez
Dettendorf
Esteban Quinteros
Perez
Joe Ortsid
Plot to Wreck Camp Thwarted at Fort Snelling
A bomb plot to destroy the First Minnesota camp was foiled when guards found ninety sticks of dynamite buried near the site. A man was seen crawling on hands and knees near the area as officers investigated the disturbance in Fort Snelling Minnesota on June 27.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Minnesota
German Village Faces Backlash In Quincy Saloon
The first signs of anti German sentiment appear in Quincy Illinois when owners of The German Village saloon discover the word German smeared in red paint across their storefront.
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Disfavor
Quincy
Clarke Enlists in Marines After Baseball Career
Nig Clarke, famous former Cleveland Naps catcher, has enlisted in the United States Marines in Detroit. He will undergo a minor operation before acceptance.
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Chicago
Clarke
Cleveland Naps
United States Marines
Detroit
Hunt for Gary child widens as search spans dunes
Six year old Mary Bojuloski, nicknamed the most beautiful child in Gary, remains missing after leaving home Friday. Hundreds, including boy scouts and area residents, have combed dunes and swamps near her father’s Gary steel mill home. Police fear possible kidnapping after a report of a man leading her at 6 p.m. Friday. She wore a blue dress with no hat or coat, black shoes and stockings.
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Hammond
Jad
Mary Bojuloski
Gary
Raoul Lufbery Wallingford Aviator Hero of French War
Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford Connecticut is highlighted as an aviator hero of the French air war. The piece notes his distinguished service and risky patrols in defense of France during World War I.
Greek Entry Into War Near as Leaders Discuss Entente
London reports from Athens that French troops occupy city points amid demonstrations led by Gounaris followers. Former premier Gounaris is tied to pro German factions while Venizelos edges toward forming a cabinet and urging Greece to join the Entente with campaigns to win public support within about three months.
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London
the Times
Athens
Reuter
Demetrios Gounaris
Paris
Havas
Eleutherios Venizelos
Alexander
Greece
The
Times
Venizelos
Illinois Wheat Bad Potatoes Are Good
Illinois crop report cites cold wet weather and poor cultivation for backward corn, with corn at eighty percent of normal on June 20. Winter wheat at sixty percent, spring wheat at ninety five, oats good, and potato area expanding by twenty percent.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
State Board of Agriculture
Police chief and officials convicted in 1914 election case
Federal grand jury found guilty Chief of Police Samuel Perrott Police Captain Roy Pope Police Sergeant Wayland and Hulse City sealer Herman Adam and Detective Lee Stringer of conspiracy to corrupt the 1914 election The case charged a reign of terror to bar blacks from voting Republican Dennis Bush former street commissioner testified naming Mayor Joseph E Bell and a slush fund from saloonkeepers
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Indianapolis
Samuel Perrott
Roy Pope
Wayland
Morton Hulse
Herman Adam
Lee Stringer
Dennis Bush
Joseph E. Bell
First Woman Charged With Treason In Daft Draft Plot
Cincinnati scenes a July 25 report identifies Lotta Burke as the woman accused in an 18,000 draft plea plot. The case marks the first treason charge brought against a woman in the United States for such alleged acts.
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Cincinnati
Tragic Love Quarrel Ends in Death at Jacksonville
In Jacksonville Illinois Leon Cortez a Mexican shot and killed Lee Stear son of a wealthy farmer and foreman at the Pennsylvania Coal company after a quarrel over a girl Stear died instantly. The bullet also wounded Mrs Simpson sister of Stear's sweetheart.
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Paris
Til
Leon Cortez
Lee Stear
Dana
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Jacksonville
Stear
Two Boys Drowned In Iowa River Tragedy
In Iowa City on June 27 Thomas Dillon eighteen and Gerald Lahay sixteen were swept beyond their depth and drowned in the English river. A third youth was rescued.
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Iowa City
Thomas Dillon
Gerald Lahay
English River
Peru Eyes Petroleum Monopoly Bill in Congress
Lima June 27 The government moves to submit a bill to Congress establishing a petroleum monopoly in Peru. The measure aims to centralize oil control under state authority.
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Lima
Peru
Congress
Venizelos to Form Cabinet in Greece
Athens reports ex-Premier Venizelos has been asked by King Alexander to form a new ministry after the Zaimis cabinet resigned following a long conference with Senator Jonnart the Entente plenipotentiary.
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Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Alexander
Zaimis
Jonnart
Entente
Dozen Suffragists Arrested in Washington March
Dozens of suffragists were arrested as they staged a peaceful march before the White House on June 26. Police broke up the gathering after barricades formed, but no disorders were reported. banners advocating suffrage were displayed. Germany fines Roumania $50 million for alleged breach of treaty.
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Washington
White House
Germany
Roumania
Jassy
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American Press Association
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University of Colorado
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Lord Brooke
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Persing
Hunt
Gary Child
Wain
Raoul Lufbery
Wallingford
Conn
Lufbery
Lafayette
Aero Club of France
Thaw
Pittsburgh
Charles Johnson
St. Louis
Willis Haviland
Minneapolis
Harold Willis
Boston
Greege
M. Gounaris
Constantine
M. Venizelos
Petrol Monopoly
New King
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