Labor Will Fight to Oust Kaiser at Convention
Labor leaders vow to crush German militarism and defend democracy. Samuel Gompers, addressing the American Federation of Labor, asserts workers will sacrifice for the United States but gain nothing from profit. He warns libertarian and imperialist forces and calls for unity in war production and civic freedom.
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United States
Muet Cruch Militarium
St. Pol. Mion
Trestitett
Samuel Gompers
Lahore
Republic of the United States
Layley
Coinspers
People Castle
Tod Tel Veipl
Gompers
Federation
Armorlen
Nehlevementsy
Our Republic
American Army Best in World Says Surgeon General Gorgas
Maj. Gen Wilt C. Gorgas, U.S. Army surgeon general, denialed claims of intoxication among American troops. He declared there is no Tampanity or drunkenness in the American expeditionary forces or among California troops. He urged homes across America to stay confident in their soldiers.
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Tame
Curthe Mets
Chicago
Ameren Medical Assoely
British transport Ausonia sunk by German submarine
New York dispatches report the British transport Ausonia of the Manned Line torpedoed in the Atlantic by a German U-boat. All 180 officers and men are unaccounted as survivors are picked up by an eastbound steamer. a search is under way. Ausonia, a steel four mast ship of 8,163 GRT, left Profith port on May 25 and was hundreds of miles offshore when attacked.
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New York
Beitisn
Ausonia
Manned Line
de Ausonia
Protigh
Atlantic
Uten
Maidonia
700000 Yanks In France Rally For Liberty Campaign
Secretary Baker announced that more than 700,000 American soldiers have been sent to France to aid the third Liberty Loan drive. In a speech to French troops known as the Blue Devils, Baker had earlier said over a half million had already departed. General Serena, leading anti Bolshevik forces in Siberia, reports a victory as Russian troops retreat across the Qnon river in Transbaikal.
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France
Baker
Semenoff
Tarhin
Manchuria
Serena
Siberia
Qnon River
Transbalkalia
Mrs Gould-Shepard Suffering Appendicitis
Mrs Fladley J Shepard formerly Miss Melen Gould is seriously ill with appendicitis in New York. The attending physician reports her condition satisfactory and it is hoped an operation may be avoided.
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Gould-Shepard
New York
Jne
Fladley J. Shepard
Melen Gould
Artemling Pussieland
War Correspondent Wounded Near Chateau Thierry
Paris June 10 Floyd Gibbona war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune at American headquarters was wounded by machine gun fire while following operations of American troops near Chateau Thierry.
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Paris
Floyd Gibbona
The
Chicago ‘Tribune
Ameriean
Machine Guotira
Amertexh
Chateau Thierry
Fire destroys 50000 homes in Constantinople district
A major blaze in the Moham edin section of Constantinople devastated the Sultan Selim quarter. The fire left 50,000 homes uninhabitable and rendered many residents homeless across the eastern part of the city.
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Stamboni
Constantinople
Sultan Selim
President Warns Against Strikes in Wartime Unity
President Wilson telegraphed to the American Federation of Labor and the American Alliance of Labor and Democracy urging renewed labor support for the war effort. He argues no conflict between capital and labor should hinder prosecution of the war, praising workers in factories and shipyards and urging unity to avoid industrial quarrels that could threaten national defense.
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American Federation of Labor
Cniftamien
America
Robert Mussel
Alliance For Labor and Democracy
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Caribat
France
Nis
Cadet Proposals for Allied Aid in Russia
A message from the central committee of the cadet party in Russia appeals to the United States and allies to dispatch an expeditionary force to Russia to repel German invaders. Transmitted to the state department via the Turkish embassy, it argues Brest-Litovsk worsened the situation and only Allied help can halt the German advance, promising a decisive effect on war aims and peace if a strong allied force appears in the East.
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Wratinton
United States
Thenallies
Trussia
Central Committee
Cad
Party
State Department
Thusgian
Constitutional Democrats
Stuasti
Brest-Litovsk
Sub Links U S Ship Report On Submarine Activity
A U S Navy report from Washington notes seven German U boats operating off the U S coast with three of the larger vessels and four smaller ones. The steamer Pinar del Rio, a 2500 ton vessel owned by American and Cuban Steamship line, was sunk on June 8 about 75 miles off Maryland. Two crew members were rescued at sea. The British transport involved in a collision arrived at an Atlantic port with its hull damaged.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maryland
Cuban Steamship Line
Italiun
Atlantic
New York
Seven Indicted in Plot Against U S Treason Charge
New York prosecutors announce a federal grand jury indictment charging seven defendants, including Jeremiah O Leary an Irish agitator and fugitive, Marin KX de Victorien and Paul Lodieker held at Ellis Island, with furnishing information to enemy forces and financing propaganda, bombs, and spying across the city. The case involves German government espionage and sabotage plots across plants and military targets.
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New York
Dung
Jeremiah O'Leary
Marin KX. de Victorien
Elis Island
Paul Lodieker
Albert Paul Wieke
W. J. Robinson
Mmile Kipper
John PD. Ryan
Almerton
629 Ships Built for U S
Washington June 14 The steady growth of the American merchant fleet is shown in new Commerce Department statistics. In the first five months of this year 620 vessels totaling 687055 gross tons were built in the United States and officially numbered by the Bureau of Navigation. The merchant fleet now stands around 10000000 gross tons, second only to Britain.
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Washington
Tanine
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Navigation
Ross
United States
Great Britain
Draft Call for Class 1 Selective Service Men Issued
Washington June 13 Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for Selective Service Class 1 men for United military service. The drafted personnel will be sent to the Northwest to harvest spruce for airplane construction.
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Washington
United Military Service
Crowder
Northwest
Navy
Marine Corps
Steamship New Sweden Sunk by Submarine
The Swedish steamship New Sweden a 6819 ton gross passenger and freight vessel owned by the Swedish American Mexico line was sunk by a submarine on May 20 near an Atlantic port.
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Atlantic
New Sweden
Mexico Line
Slacker Roundup Nets 2000 Draft Evaders in Michigan
Detroit authorities aided by federal agents rounded up 2000 young men in a sweeping crackdown on draft evaders. The operation ran from Saturday night through Monday and targeted Michigan residents amid wartime enforcement.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
U. S. Officer Killed in Clash on Mexican Side
Browneville June 12. Lieut. David J. Sehalle of the Sixteenth United States Cavalry was killed in an encounter with Mexican troops on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Four privates were captured by the Mexicans.
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U. S
Browneville
Tex
David J. Sehalle
Sixteenth
United States Cavalry
Rio Grande
Cure Huns of Desire for War Statement in New York
Thomas A. ee rson declared at a New York convention that Germany must be cured forever of the desire to wage war, saying there is but one result with which they can be satisfied.
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New York
Thomas A. Eerson
Germany
Canton
Ohio
Lydia
Pinkham
Marie Boyd
St. N. E
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Masa
New Fuel Administration Names J B Nel Director
Garfield announced the appointment of J B Nel as director of production for the fuel administration in Washington. The plan includes expanding production and coordinating wartime fuel efforts under the new office.
Ship Star of Chile Rescued By Roosevelt in Ice
The Star of Chile, an Alaska fleet ship stuck in ice in the Bering Sea, has been towed to safety by the government steamer Roosevelt, according to reports received in Washington.
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Star of Chile
Washington
Bering Sea
Stoosevelt
U S Flyer Dies In East Greenwich Flight Disaster
Jack McGee of Pawtucket an aviator famed for numerous exhibition flights was killed when his aircraft exploded and fell in East Greenwich on June 18. The tragedy ends a career marked by daring displays across the country.
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U. S
Bravo Yank Wins Croix de Guerre for Marne Swim Rescue
Lieut. Wil Ham J Mlannery of the Infantry received the Croix de Guerre on June 5 for swimming the Marne on June 3 and rescuing a wounded French soldier. The act was performed in Washington on the afternoon of June 5.
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Bravo Yank
Washington
Wil Ham J. Mlannery
Infantry
Marne
Anna Held Shows Improvement After Illness
New York June 11 Hope that Miss Anna Held would live was renewed as physicians reported marked improvement in the actress health over the past week following a period of peril.
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Anna Held
New York
Italians Smash Foes Break Trenches in Monte Di Val Bella Offensive
Nome June 10 Italian forces broke into enemy trenches on the Monte Di Val Bella front taking 60 prisoners six machine guns and a quantity of materials the Italian war office announced.
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Nome
Monte di Val Bella
Italian War Office
Jury convicts bunker for second degree murder
On June 11, 191., the jury found A. Strange guilty of murder in the second degree for the killing of Berne M. Mead after a four hour deliberation. The case was heard in public trial, with Strause noted in the proceedings.
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E. A. Strause
Guiity
Poorth
A. Strange
Bunker
Berne M. Mead
Rlday
Great Wheat Crop Forecast May Total Billion Bushels
Washington forecast 931000000 bushels of winter and spring wheat with potential reach to a billion as ideal growing conditions continue. States like Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Ohio Illinois Indiana Missouri and North Dakota show strong prospects with totals surpassing last year’s yields.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Inter
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
Missour
Siates
North Dakota
Fort Worth: 46 Objectors Change to 25 Years
Dallas June 12 Forty five conscientious objectors were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court martial for refusing to wear the army’s uniform. Brigadier General O Neil reviewed the case and commuted the sentence to 25 years. Prisoners to be sent to Leavenworth immediately. Most are from Oklahoma or Mennonite.
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Dallas
Tex
Lfe
O'Neil
Mort Leavenworth
Oklahoma
U-Boat Sinkings Lose U S Sugar Shipment
Washington reports more than 24 million pounds of sugar en route from Cuba were sunk by submarine attacks along the Atlantic coast this week. Food Administrator Hoover announced no. Further sugar cuts will be necessary to offset the loss. Soft drinks likely to be hit hardest according to officials.
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Washington
Qguba
Atlantic
Hoover
Dartmouth president named assistant to War Secretary
Secretary of War Baker announced on June 18 the appointment of Joest M. Hopkins, president of Dartmouth College, to be assistant to the secretary of war in charge of industrial relations.
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Baker
Washington
Joest M. Hopkins
Dartmouth College
Secretary of War
Eight Arkansas Draft Evaders Held
Federal and state officers captured eight of a gang of sixteen alleged draft resisters and conspirators in Latine county southeast of Little Rock. The report notes a crackdown by authorities on draft evaders in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Latine County
Here
Wisconsin War and Industry News From Madison and Beyond
Wisconsin reports eye injury totals for 1917 with many workers in stone cutting and foundry trades. Wisconsin's war finance records to be compiled by county councils. A special mourning band with gold star proposed for families of service members. Kenosha arrests for interfering with government production amid industry unrest. Boulevard plantings in Wausau and other citywide garden efforts. Wheat flour shipments approved by state and federal officials. Deutsche Ge sellschaft in Eau Claire dissolves amid Red Cross funds. Superior slacker raid nets 500 men. most released after promises. Green Bay adoptions of French fatherless children near complete. Mayville fines for food regulation violations benefit Red Cross. Madison leaders push German-language teaching removal from high schools. Ellsworth man jailed for motor theft and death. Marinette toddler scalding death. fatal accident filing. Abbotsford new publisher. outgoing editor health issues. Appleton wheat acreage surge in Outagamie county. Madison printer Ramsdale dies by suicide. Walpce dairy breeders’ picnic planned for Iola. judges and speakers listed. Wausau man convicted of second-degree manslaughter, five-year sentence.
War records lead in Wisconsin as counties organize
Midison Wisconsin leads in war record collection with the state war history commission reporting all but twelve counties organized and saving their contributions. Across cities, incidents include a fire blamed on two boys, mail service changes, wage strikes, political moves, and local crime notes.
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Midison
Wisconsin
Union
War History Commission
General Foch Urges Decisive Offense In War Strategy
An article by General Foch in the weekly Weld argues that victory comes from timely decisive attacks rather than constant defense. He explains that reserves must be carefully prepared and used as a powerful hit that breaks the enemy’s lines, while avoiding needless loss.
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Londline
Foch
the Weld
Wardinleruikes
Praying for a Miracle in a Seymour School
In Seymour the city schools superintendent Thoms A. Mott recounts a tale of a wide-eyed girl taught to trust in miracles. After a tough exam she prayed aloud for Boston to be the capital of Maine, claiming she had written the answer that way on her paper this afternoon.
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Thoms A. Mott
Seymour
Boston
Maine
Indianapolis
Belgian Queen Visits Hospitals and Front Wounded
A Belgian queen is praised for daily hospital visits and support for wounded troops. She discourages ambition among soldiers and has arranged a symphony to entertain them, while a Petit Parisian correspondent notes a Belgian front school aiding war victims with organized hours and gas masks on beds.
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Belgium
Ginisty
Human Machinery and the care of the body
The piece argues workers neglect their health while maintaining machinery. It compares unhealthy habits to failing to clean, oil, or rest a machine and questions how often people consider caring for their human body with fresh air and proper food to prevent headaches and colds.
Peacemaking as Subversion of War’s End
A reflective note on how seeking peace merely to halt warfare undermines the war’s purpose. The quotation likens peace efforts to a beggarly foot traveler clinging to a coach moving away, illustrating the contradiction in pursuing peace as a strategic motive rather than a legitimate end. Coleridge 1805.
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Coleridge Cin
In the Crush and a Question at Night
A fragment recalls a moment where a man hugged a girl tightly amid a tense scene. The line ends with a cheeky query about ownership of the cigarettes, suggesting implied mischief or miscommunication. The brief exchange hints at social awkwardness or a cautionary note in a public space.
Water and Wits at a Transient Boarding House Dining Room
A drunken transient at a boarding house interrupts dinner by tossing a glass of water from a window. He lectured a neighbor about drinking water, claiming it harms the stomach as he slurs arguments about water and shoes in a tense, comic exchange.
Alarmlet Returns to Boonville Hen Prank Ends Laughably
An eight year old boy, son of Carl Youngblood of Boonville Indiana, ran to his mother with a tiny object from a hen. He said the hen scared the old rooster so badly he didn’t have time to say a bigger one. The remark drew a chuckle at home and was noted in the Indianapolis News.
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Carl Youngblood
Boonville
Ind
Indianapolis
Banns of Marriage Delayed by Missing Book
The vicar started to publish the banns but could not locate the marriage book. The verger whispered a humorous cue about the missing volume and the vicar continued, noting “Between the cushion and the seat.” The remark ends with a wry line about women proving themselves when given a chance.
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Robert Schmiege
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Incomeix
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San Claire
Linderman Box and Vener Company
Altho
Manitowoc
State Highway Commission
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Waupug
Sehmitt
Henry T. Sell
Evanston
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Oshkosh
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George Tehrend
Rainbow Division
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Big Patch
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