Britain defends act England explains seizure of ships to US
Washington, June 26 Lord Crewe's memorandum to Ambassador Page on detaining American cargoes bound for neutral ports was published by the State Department. Officials would not comment. The note outlines alleged breaches of international law and the U S demand for restraint, while Britain signals potential special case considerations but rejects a diplomatic settlement. The memo emphasizes Britain’s intent to tighten the blockade and conveys Britain’s readiness to limit certain cases if neutral needs demand it.
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State Department
United States
Ste Noy
Wador
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Sueh
Great Britain
Great Grinain
Ambatey
Germany
California quake indicts Taggart and others in poll fraud case
Imperial Valley tremors killed over twenty in a four quake sequence. Calexico and El Centro suffered major damage with over one million dollars in losses as communications collapsed. Indianapolis indictment says Thomas Taggart and Mayor Dell led a conspiracy to violate election laws with bribery and blackmail, along with 125 others including police chiefs and election officials.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph ©. Dell
Samuel V. Perrott
Marion County Grand Jury
Taggart
Hell
Alvah J. Rucker
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Ball
Bombs Hit Armstrong Works in South Shields
A message from Christiania reports Zeppelins dropped many bombs on the Armstrong works at South Shields England between June 15 and 16. The navy yard and arsenal were destroyed, several buildings burned, and seventeen people were killed with forty injured.
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Berlin
Overseas Agency
Christiania
Lotum
Stavanger
Armstrong Works
South Shields
England
Navy Yard
Arsenal
Snormnans
U. S. Warned by Mexico Over Landing Forces
Mexico warns Admiral Howard not to land troops on Mexican soil as Yaqui threats loom in Sonora. Secretary Daniels says no further instructions will be issued, leaving Howard’s actions to his discretion. In northern Mexico, Villa forces seize San Luis Potos.
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Washington
Sonora
Americana
Admiral Howard
Daniels
State
Navy
Howard
el Paso
Tex
Villa
San Luis Potos
Mexico
Titanic Victims Deceived Testimony Details Losses
New York June 25 report describes Titanic passengers misled about sinking risk. Mr Andrews, a ship designer, testified some would not stay afloat more than two hours in the disaster. Jobe B Thayer of Haverford testified regarding his father, a Pennsylvania Railroad vice president, and the related claim for 98,000 dollars.
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New York
Andrews
Jobe B. Thayer
Haverford
Pennsylvania Railroad
Teutons Retake Lemberg and Other World War Headlines
Reports from Vienna confirm the recapture of Lemberg and Galicia by Austro-Hungarian forces as of June 22. Jagow began work on Germany's reply to the American note on submarine warfare, with drafting expected to take weeks. A shortage of 20,000 dollars in the accounts of Judge Alfred A. Comings was reported in Cairo. Bulgarian reservists in Switzerland were told to be ready to rejoin their regiments. French troops advanced in Alsace toward the Rhine, capturing Sondernach. Carnegie steel plants resumed operations at multiple facilities, while executions were set for August 6 in Mississippi.
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Berlin
Pfordlen
Vou Jagow
Germany
Catro
Alfred A. Comings
Catro Building and Loan Associaons
Switzerland
Enys
Geneva
Sondernach
Paris
Prench
Alsace
Rhine
Motanrol
Teutons Defeated by Russians in Galicia Front
Petrograd reports a major Russian victory over Austro German right wing in Galicia. In a Sunday battle on the Dniester river front Russian forces captured over five thousand prisoners while the Allies lost 1300 Turks in the Daradanellen area. Also notes weather news and incidents from U.S. cities.
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Dniester River
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Dniester
Wilson appoints Robert Lansing as secretary of state
President Wilson offered Robert Lansing the post of permanent secretary of state at a White House conference and Lansing accepted. Gar rison and Daniels visited his office. Tumulty telephoned congratulations from the White House. Lansing, from Waterbury New York, has long served as a U S diplomat and legal counsel in major arbitration cases.
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Washington
Wilson
Robert Lansing
White House
Lansing
New Hampshire
Department of State
Garrison
Daniels
Tumulty
Min Lanceng
John W Foster
State Department
John Datcett Moore
Watertown
United States
Bering Wen Claims Commission
the Hague
Great Britain
Germany
Bryan
Lusitania
Bryant
William P. Frye
Frye
Ohio railroads file reports on last legislature session
Ohio railroad firms submitted reports detailing contributions and expenses from the previous legislative session. The documents enumerate payments, lobbying activities, and financial disclosures by several rail companies, reflecting the sector's political engagement during the period.
Height record set in Jewel City balloon flight
San Francisco reports Edward Unger reached 28900 feet in the Jewel City balloon. El Paso notes a Chihuahua rumor of burned wounded soldiers after a hospital fire. Wabash coireceiver Edward F Kearney elected president of the new company in St Louis. Taranto crew to join Anglo French in Dardanelles ops. Valparaiso grants Druilla Carr 143 acres near Gary valued around 1 million dollars. reports vary pending confirmation.
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Edward Unger
el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
Mexico
St Louis
Wabash Railroad
Edward F. Kearney
London
Taranto
Tenedos
Dardanelles
Exchange Telegraph
Copenhagen
Valparaiso
Ind
Drusilla Carr
Gary
Lobby Registration Act Reveals Rail Campaign Spending
Ohio railways reported 1924 campaign expenditures under the Lobby Registration Act. Receipts totaled 7237.58 for influencing legislature on fare hikes, with key payments to George Long Dwight Matrhette D.C. Pemberton and others. The article also notes civil service issues, pear tree blight guidance, and various state acknowledgments across multiple reports.
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Western
Union News Service
Columbus
Ohio Railways
Ohio
Dwight L. Matrhette
D.C
Ohio approves new workers compensation premium reforms
The state Industrial Commission issued a new order effective July 1 changing rating rules. Major changes include abolishing the 3500 fixed charge for death and the 1000 fixed charge for permanent disability. A employer rate cannot rise more than 24 percent regardless of deaths or injuries. Chairman Wallace Yaple says the revised system should boost accident prevention and please employers.
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Wallace J
Wallace T. Yaple
State Industrial Commission
General Assembly
Small Boy Outsmarts Clown in Broadway Ruse
A Hippodrome circus clown diverted for a drink vanishes on upper Broadway New York. A quick witted small boy leads the chase across three blocks with a growing line of children in pursuit. The clown hires an express wagon to return to the Hippodrome to avoid the mob.
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Hippodrome
Upper Broadway
New York
Ohio S C Workers Meet in Zanesville
The sixth annual convention of the Ohio State Sunday School association opened in Zanesville with main sessions at Memorial hall and congresses at churches. Delegates were urged to authorize a $100,000 fundraising drive for a permanent home and endowment.
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Ohio
S. C
Zanesville
Buckeye Association
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Ohio State Sunday School Association
Memorial Hall
Central Methodist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Conference Memorial Church
Pilgrim Evangelical Church
Boys’ Congress
Grace Methodist Church
George Shurtz
State Sunday School Association
Walter G. Clippinger
Voters Demand Sanity and Prosperity in Tariff Era
The article argues that tariff disputes will fade as war potentially ends, leaving prosperity as the dominant issue in the next U.S. presidential campaign. It notes voters and business leaders seek relief from unprotective tariffs, supports Taft’s restraint, and defends the idea that protectionist policy will shape future tariff commissions and political alignments.
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