United States responds to German note on submarine warfare
The note reiterates U S emphasis on humane treatment and protection of noncombatants in wartime sea actions. It states the United States will seek assurances that Germany will safeguard American lives and ships and uphold international law amid the Lusitania and related incidents. It also notes ongoing efforts to broker understanding via good offices.
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Grament
United States
America
Imperial Fermen
Wight
the Bald
Passengrad
Ars
Germany
Danitania Wen Tarpetond
Sd PhD & Lowe
Gunn
Wasiaine
Lusitania
United
Canada
Tates
M Veanel
Laninnla
Fari
Susillary
Janes
Tf Trea
United Subjects
Diphomathoc
Great Britain
Berlin
London
von ‘Mezver Gerhard
Ren Myhaese
Ment
Retila
Hopen
James W. ‘Comat von Bernstorff
Gerhard
Walle
Robert Lansing
Secretary of State
Joyue
William J. Bryan
International
Submarine Shellfire Sinks Vessels and War News From Front
Reports from Grimsby and Verona describe German U boats sinking the trawlers Tunisian and Castor with the crew evacuated. Austrian commanders offer rewards for Italian Alpine soldiers while fighting along the Tevere river area and tensions rise as Italian advances stall. A cholera outbreak hits the Rusilian border region and a Bristol Channel mine sinks the schooner Susannah, with crew rescued at Falmouth.
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London
Susannah
Preston
Bristol Channel
Lloyds
Falmouth
Yervartay
Slayer 15 Lynched in Johnston City Riot
In Johnston City Illinois on June 12 Joseph Strendo a Sicilian mine worker linked to the assassination attempt on wealthy farmer W E Chapman was lynched after being taken from jail. Sheriff diverts riot with militia as Governor Dupne calls three companies to quell unrest and protect citizens.
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Johnston City
Joseph Strendo
W. E. Chapman
Dupne
Springfield
Shand
Shelbyville
Benton
Comany K
Cairy
Public hearing on Great Northern Steamship case in San Francisco
Oregon report describes an interstate commerce commission inquiry set for San Francisco June 22 into whether the Great Northern Pacific Steamship operation between Portland and San Francisco violates federal law barring railroad control of competitive steamship lines. Shippers fear loss of added service between Portland, Seattle, Spokane and other western points if the ruling limits the ship line.
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Portland
Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
Great Northern Pacifi Steamship Company
Flavel
Southern Pacific Railway
Pacific Coast Shippers
Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Seattle
Spokane
Washington
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
California
Leo M Frank faces death penalty in Mary Phagan case
Atlanta June 11 Leo M Frank must pay the death penalty for the murder of Mary Phagan unless clemency is extended by June 22. The Georgia prison commission refused to recommend commuting his sentence to life. New York June 9 Four German submarines captured in the Firth of Tay raid by Cameronia officers.
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Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Georgia Prison Commission
New York
Firth of Tay
Scotland
Cameronia
Glasgow
Firth
Tay Bridge
Obregon Arm Lost in Battle of Leon Report
Cablegram from Vera Cruz confirms General Obregon lost his right arm at Leon after refusing to retreat until victory was assured. He is reportedly out of danger. Other items note 35,000 more Canadian soldiers to France, bringing total to 160,000, and various war dispatches from London Paris Berlin Athens and New York.
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Tex
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Leon
France
Niagara Falls
Ont
Department of Militia
Dominion
Red Cross
Berlin
Redmiralty
Cross
Petrograd
War Office
Baltic
Park
Royal
Jesse B. Thomas
New York
Jesse Burgess Thomas
The
Baptist Temple of
Brooklyn
Springfield
John W. Bunn Wholesale Grocery Company
Zeppelin Destroyed After Battles Above Brussels
London reports a dramatic air duel near Brussels where a British monoplane attacked a German Zeppelin. The airship, with 32 aboard, crashed into a convent after six bombs struck it. Lieutenant Warneford, Canadian, regained control of his damaged plane and landed safely. The other item notes U.S. concerns over German purchases of American munitions plants, threatening public welfare and relations with Great Britain.
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London
Brussels
Sublieutenant Warneford
R.N
Warneford
Teutons Evacuate Neuville Saint Vaast After Fortnight Fight
Berlin reports Neuville St Vaast north of Arras was evacuated by German forces after a two week battle. The last German houses in Neuville were abandoned as French attacking forces closed in on the labyrinth defenses southeast of the town.
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Neuville St. Vaast
Arras
War Office
Neuville
Neuville St Vaast
Teutons Take Stanislaw in Bukowina Campaign
Berlin reports the capture of Stanislaw a key town on the Bukowina Lemberg rail line and the isolation of the Russian force in Bukowina General von Linsingen advances east of Lemberg as Austro German troops take 4500 Russians at Stanislau.
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von Linsingen
Lemberg
Berlin
Stanislaw
Bukowina
Stanislau
Bryan Resigns as Secretary in Farewell at White House
William Jennings Bryan becomes a private citizen after bidding farewell to President Wilson at the White House. He outlines in a statement his reasons for resigning from the cabinet amid U S German tensions and urges Americans to avoid belligerent ships and vessels carrying munitions in danger zones.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
White House
State Department
Germany
Hhis
Bryan
United States
International Commission
U. S. to Protest to Britain Over Unlawful Blockade
President Wilson prepares a note to Great Britain protesting the unlawful blockade of neutral American commerce and interference with trade between the United States and Germany. It demands Britain cease hindering neutral trade and stop interrupting food shipments to noncombatants. The aim is to press both powers to follow international warfare rules.
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London
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Invaders Seize Monfalcone Near Trieste in World War I
Italian troops close on Trieste from hill near Monfalcone the city with major electrical and shipbuilding importance. Italians raise flag on Venetian era ruins as they advance. The report also notes other wartime items and unrelated dispatches from June.
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Udine
Italy
Trieste
Moffalcone
Monfalcone
Wilson hints at reforming antitrust for foreign trade gains
The article surveys President Wilson's recent remarks to the United States Chamber of Commerce proposing modifications to antitrust laws to allow business groups to act in concert for foreign trade. It contrasts foreign and domestic trust concerns and critiques party partisanship in federal appointments and tariff views, citing McKinley Dingley Payne laws and Taft, Roosevelt, and Cleveland.
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Wilson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Indianapolis
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Grover Cleveland
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
William H. Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
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