Wilson Favors Prohibition On Whisky But Grants Beer Strike
President Wilson supports abolishing whisky manufacture while delaying a ban on beer and wine to avoid industrial unrest. He relayed views to Senate leaders and sent Burleson to rally Texas Senator Sheppard. House and Senate battles loom as Barkley presses amendments and dry Democrats push to finish the fight.
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Washington
Wilson
Martin
Gerry
Rhode Island
White House
Burleson
Capitol
Norris Sheppard
Texas
Sheppard
Senate
House
Barkley
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Borah
Congress
Mrs. T Roosevelt Jr Teaches Navy Reservists Cooking
Mrs. T. Roosevelt Jr. teaches Navy Reserve cooks in a classroom setting. She demonstrates meal prep and safety steps for service members, highlighting the role of home arts in Navy training.
Auction in Goshen Sees Mrs. Kindig Household Goods
In Goshen Indiana on June 30 a large crowd attended an auction of the late Mrs Laura A Kindig personal effects. The reclusive widow left 100000 to establish a seminary but the sale realized under 50 dollars for the estate goods.
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Goshen
Ind
Laura A. Kindig
Chicago Train Derailment Near Cleveland In June
A Nickel Plate train from Buffalo to Chicago derailed eighteen miles east of here. Passengers were thrown from berths but no one was seriously injured. The crash was caused by a broken rail.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
Here
British Strike Near Oppy Breaks Wotan Line
Haig again struck the German positions when the enemy was distracted toward Lens. British and Canadian forces launched a sudden assault southeast of Oppy pushing forward 2,000 yards. Prisoners exceeded 200 by Friday evening as Berlin claimed Oppy and Gravelle windmill remained in German hands and contested a Lens advance.
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London
Haig
Hindenburg
Oppy
Wotan
Siegfried Line
Berlin
Gravelle
Lens
Spencer Crume Acquitted in Brother Murder Case
Kokomo Indiana June 30 Spencer Crume was acquitted by a jury after sixteen hours and a half out. The defendant shook hands with prosecutors and said he bore no ill will. He will not return to the scene of the slaying but may take an offered job with Dr Chittick of Burlington Indiana.
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Kokomo
Ind
Spencer Crume
Dan Crume
Crume
Dr. Chittick
Burlington
Priest Arrest Sparks German Spy Suspicion in Freeport
In Freeport Illinois a German priest Father Charles Ostenkoelter was arrested after registering as Helen Weinrich of Rockford. Federal agents led by Special Officer John C Drautzburg searched the parish house finding evidence. Ostenkoelter claimed the disguise as a joke on Father Fred Hackenger of Lena.
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Freeport
Ill
Shannon
Charles Ostenkoetler
Helen Weinrich
Rockford
John C. Drautzburg
Chicago
Ostenkoelter
Fred Hackenger
Lena, Tl
Private Graham & Sons Bank Closed in Bankruptcy Action
In Chicago on June 30 an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Graham & Sons bank after the bank reportedly admitted inability to meet obligations. Detectives seized records as the bank doors were forced and thousands gathered outside amid the shutdown.
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Chicago
Graham & Sons’ Bank
Grahams
Hioyne
Charles Center Case, Jr
Gaynor
Oakey
McCarty
Hoyne
Graham & Sons
Roger C. Sullivan
Graham Bank
Reynolds
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial National Bank
Graham Institution
Ryan
200 Unfit at Ft. Sheridan
At Fort Sheridan Illinois on June 30 a man with a blue ticket leaves the trench parapet sobbing as a board of army officers including Major O W Bell Captain Owen Meredith and Lieutenant Robert Proxmire declares him unfit. The decision affects 200 other men in the reserve officers training camp.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
Army
O. W. Bell
Owen Meredith
Robert Proxmire
Boys for Farms Slogan Rally Aims at Youth Labor
Washington June 30 The United States boys working reserves hold a convention to mobilize boy labor for farms and industries to offset wartime shortages after conscription begins Speakers include Secretary Wilson Herbert Hoover Dr P P Claxton and W S Gifford at the council of national defense offices.
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Washington
United States
Council of National Defense
America
Secretary Wilson
Department of Labor
Herbert C. Hoover
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
W. S. Gifford
Interstate Commerce Commission Denies Rail Rate Hikes
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission denied railroad requests to advance freight rates. The decision blocks proposed increases that would affect shipments nationwide.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Willam C Redfield Heads Embargo Board
Willam C Redfield serves as secretary of the Embargo Board, leading the committee responsible for enforcing import and trade restrictions. He oversees policy decisions and coordinates agency actions with other government departments.
Major H. G. Oplycke Wins Recruits for Army Signal Corps
Major H. G. Oplycke is recruiting volunteers for the Army Signal Corps. He travels to towns and posts notices to attract men with engineering and telegraph skills. The campaign emphasizes rapid training and deployment to European theaters.
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The
Army Signal Corps
Iowa Aviator May Recover
Paris reports Corporal James Norman Hall an American aviator in the Lafayette squadron escaped death after a clash with German planes. He is badly wounded but hopes for recovery persist.
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Paris
James Norman Hall
Lafayette
Coal Price Victory Seen As Preliminary
Washington announces voluntary coal price levels from the Ilinois and Indiana district at the mine for bituminous coal. Mine run and screenings set at 2.75 a ton and domestic sizes at 3.50 a ton. Officials caution prices exclude freight and middlemen profits and are not a final consumer cost. Government may still pursue broader control if needed.
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Washington
Department of the Interior
Ilinois
Indiana
French Chamber Enters Secret Session in Paris
Paris June 30 The French chamber of deputies went into secret session at 3 15 p m Friday as officials reported urgent parliamentary deliberations amid growing domestic concerns.
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Paris
French Chamber of Deputies
Russian Scouts and Baltic Navy Pressed by German Defenses
London reports rising activity by Russian scouts and aviators while Baltic naval forces intensify. The German war office says these actions forced necessary defensive measures on Germany’s side.
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London
Baltic
German War Office
DePauw Gifts Reach 175000 For Rector Hall and Memorial
DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana reports cash gifts totaling 175000 over the past year. A portion funds Rector Hall and the Stucetaker Memorial Administration building. The donor list includes George R. Grose who contributed 100 percent of a major gift.
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Greencastle
Ind
Rector Hall
Stucetaker
DePauw
University Eurag
Ewiwent
George R. Grose
Tete
Deeter Hall
Greece enters war on Entente side amid German push
London reports Greece has aligned with the Allies and recalled envoys to Berlin, Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey, signaling a de facto war with the Central powers. German strategists warn of an impending “beginning of the end” as Haig advances at Arras and Brusiloff vows Russian attack plans.
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London
Greece
Venizelos
Entente
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Bulgaria
Turkey
Holland
Teutons
England
Enland
Norway
Christiania
Douglas Haig
Arras
Lens
Brusiloff
Elihu Root
New Russia
Charles
Wilhelmstrausse
Governor Lowden Vetoes Sixty Bills in Illinois Session
Springfield June 30 Governor Lowden halved the enacted appropriations by vetoing sixty measures. The session trimmed over 1 million from a 51.269 million two year slate, with key vetoes including 60 000 for cattle destruction at a Chicago dairy show and 25 000 for a Chicago fish hatchery. The adjournment was sine die as messages outlined vetoes since recess.
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Springield
Ill
Lowden
General Assembly
House
Senate
Chicago
Scott Durand
Thomas Curren
Jackson
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C. Redfield
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