Seize Draft Evader and Two Men Convicted
Washington reports President Wilson plans to start the first draft draw around July 1 as exemptions are reviewed. Louis Kramer and Morris Becker, anti conscriptionists, found guilty of conspiring to stop registration by distributing literature at a Socialist meeting. Other arrests in Milwaukee and Virginia follow for failure to register. Edward Bosko, editor of the Referendum at Wabasha, was arrested in St Paul on charges connected to publishing discouraging enlistment.
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Washington
A Wilson
White House
New York
Louis Kramer
Morris Becker
Federal District Court
Emma Goldman
Phillip Lavine
Herman Wascow
William Herrguth
Milwaukee
Virginia
Minn
Nick Luona
Ani
W. W
Pickle
St. Paul
Edward Bosk
Wairbault
U S Liner Sinks Diver At Atlantic Port
A U S liner reports sinking a German U boat after two attacks on the merchantman Kroonland near an American harbor. The Kroonland rammed the submarine amidships, with minor propeller damage and no loss of crew. Separately the Anglian and Sequana were torpedoed and sunk with casualties reported.
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Atlantic
Kroonland
Boston
Liverpool
Paria
Berman Peace Is Spurned in Petrograd
June 12 report says the council of soldiers and workmen exposed a wireless message from the German army chief proposing a separate armistice and secret talks. The council denounces the proposal and calls for trial and punishment of Nicholas Romanoff and his subordinates. Kronstadt peaces restraint sought as extremism grows.
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Petrograd
Eastern Front
Nicholas Romanoff
Em Peale
Kronstadt
British note backs Wilson in war aims dispute
London reports a British note replying to President Wilson and aligning with his stance on Russia. In Oklahoma City seven killed as a passenger and freight train collide head on south of the city. Roosevelt seeks two constables to guard his eg iase from encroachments by motorists.
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London
Great Britain
Wilson
Russia
Oklahoma City
Okla
Roosevelt Aska
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
Egiase
Plan Air Mall Route over Corsica Seeks Postal Links
Parla June 14 It was announced that an experimental hydroaero iine postal route connecting France and Corsica with connections at Marseille Toulon and Ajaccio is being considered by the minister of commerce.
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Plan Air
Parla
France
Corsica
Mareites
Toulon
Ajaccio
928 Passengers Arrived In U S From Europe On Bergensfjord
June 14 reports list 928 passengers on the Norwegian steamship Bergensfjord arriving at an Atlantic port in the United States. No submarine was sighted during the voyage. Rome reports a violent earthquake caused panic at Terni with significant property damage and residents fleeing to open fields.
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U. 8
Atlantic
Unite States
Europe
Bergensfjord
Italy
Rome
Terni
War loan totals and June 18 spending report
Bonar Law told the House of Commons that in one day Britain spent funds for the war effort. Since the war began Britain has borrowed about 2.19 billion dollars from the United States, with a total expenditure of 37 million dollars plus further notes on June 18.
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Onion
England
Bonard Law
House of Commons
Britain
Ualfdd
Liberty Loan 16 Surpassed as Popular War Bond Drive Ends
Washington reports that Liberty Loan 16 exceeded expectations with official figures showing over $2,000,000,000 subscribed and estimates toward $2,500,000,000. Secretary McAdoo announced the campaign’s success though final tallies awaited. banks stayed open late and citizens nationwide bought bonds, aided by large badge production and widespread participation.
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Washington
McAdoo
Department
Treasury
Federal Reserve
American Eagle
Crosby
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Dallay
San Francisco
Tingland
Britain Receives Additional 28 Million Loan
Washington reports an extra 28 million dollars loaned to Great Britain, raising Britain's total loan to 500 million and allied loans to 1.48 billion as of June 16.
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Washington
Great Britain
Kansas City Fed Chief Sets Hole in One Record
Charles M. Sawyer, chairman of the board of the Kansas City federal reserve, nailed a hole in one on the Blue Zils course at Kansas City Mo. He achieved the 28d yard blind hole No tM in a practice round with several other players.
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Charles M. Sawyer
Kansas City Federal Reserve Board
Kansas City
Plan to buy a little farm questioned in dialogue
In a fractured exchange a speaker questions a plan to buy a small farm. Another voice urges perseverance while recalling a past decision to abandon farming funds in favor of buying a car. The dialogue hints at financial priorities and regret.
Rising in the Army and the Aviation Corps
Quote exchanges reveal a man noting slow progress in the army while claiming faster advancement in the aviation corps. The dialogue contrasts general army pace with aviation corps mobility and opportunity.
US War Aims Demand No Annexations No Indemnities
President Wilson communicates to the new Russian government outlining democratic goals for the war. No territory to change hands except for life and liberty, no indemnities except to repair wrongs, and no power readjustments unless signaling broader world peace. The message urges unity against autocracy and stresses justice and security as guarantees. Separately, reports from Fort Bliss mention Mexican forces at the Rio Grande near Yslete and Villa’s forces moving toward Chihuahua City with 850 troops set to rejoin in a renewed campaign.
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Washington
Willson
Russia
United States
Petrograd
Germany
Berlin
Bagdad
I Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Yslete
Rio Grande
George Bell
John YP. Lucas
Bell
Yaleta
Conchos
Ojinaga
Santa Rosalia
Francisco Villa
$3,000,000 Baby Found Dead In Well Near Springfield Estate
The fourteen month old heir to a $3 million fortune, csuace Keet, was found dead in an unused well behind the Oreaghaw mansion on the city edge. A mob gathered for vengeance but authorities moved quickly and arrested several suspects. Sheriff Webb has them in custody as the case unfolds. Later, the U S coast guard cutter McCullough was sunk after a collision with the steamship Governor off Point Arguello. crew rescued.
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Springfield
Csuace Keet
Oreaghaw
Webb
Claude J. Piersol
Taylor B. Adama
Cleus Adams
Maxine Adams
Allie Adams
Sam McGinnis
U. S
Los Angeles
Cal
U. S. Coast Guard
McCullough
Point ‘Arguello
Kaiser Names New Headsman in Copenhagen
Copenhagen June 12 Prussia ends a year without an executioner by naming Paul Spaete as headsman. Spaete served as assistant to retired executioner Schwietz who previously held the post.
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Kaiser
Copenhagen
Prussia
Paul Spaete
Spaete
Schwietz
Utes Ready for Uprising in Durango Report
Unconfirmed reports from Durango Colorado on June 12 indicate Ute reservation sources claim polls and Posey with general followers have begun threatening demonstrations. Local officials urge calm while investigators verify the claim.
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Durango
Colo
Posey
Harvard Athlete William Hanley Dies After Illness
Noted Harvard football substitute fullback from the 1904 team died in Boston on Monday afternoon after a brief illness. He was remembered for his earlier boastful phrase about a ghost putter two years after his varsity tenure.
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Harvard
Boston
Wiliam A. Hanley
Block Rent Increases in Washington War Time Campaign
A campaign began in the House to determine if landlords have attempted to raise rents during hostilities. The aim is to prevent increases due to the war. The effort targets Revits Washington Tuna 14-A and related parties.
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Revits
Washington
Serbia Receives Three Million Dollar Loan at Washington
Serbia is granted a three million dollar loan with installments of one million dollars each. Funds are to be used for military construction, railways, and Red Cross work.
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Serbia
Washington
Red Cross
Three Americans Saved From British Steamer Manchester Miller
American survivors landed in London after the Manchester Miller incident. Hayes of Boston, John Jor, and Farrell of Philadelphia are named among the rescued crew. Local reports emphasize the recovery of three Americans after the torpeniad e event in June.
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London
Manchester Miller
Petrolite Sunk By German Submarine In Atlantic
Washington reports the American steamer Petrolite, 8270 gross tons built in Germany and registered from New York, was sunk by a German submarine. One boatload of survivors has landed, two boats missing, with the chief engineer and 18 crew members aboard the landed craft. The vessel was previously attacked on December 5, 1916, in the Mediterranean but continued seaworthy.
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Washington
State Department
Bredow
Germany
New York
Mediterranean
Labor Leader Cables Message for Democracy at Petrograd Conference
U. S. labor aide Russ in Washington reports Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, cabled to James Duncan urging organized labor to contend for democracy and national independence at a conference of socialist bodies set for Petrograd.
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U. S
Russ
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James Duncan
Organized Labor
United States
Russia
Petrograd
German Chimes to Be Guns in Copenhagen Expropriation
Hamburg bids farewell to bells in St Nicholas and St Peters churches after an order seizes all bells for wartime uses. The expropriated bells are to be melted into cannon, reflecting a drastic wartime measure.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
St. ‘Nicholas
St. Peters
U S May Seize Paper Mills Production Price Fair Profit
June 15 dispatch from Washington reports debate over newsprint piper production and importation. A federal board urged distribution at a price that ensures a fair profit to manufacturers. Separately, a train accident near Minneapolis injures two women, Mrs Nose Hillman of South Bend and Miss Boia Draves of Detroit, struck on an interurban car during Christmas travel.
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U.S
Washington
Tedat'al'trade Board
Minneapolla
Minnune
Nose “Hillman
South Bend
Ind
Boia Draves
De‘troit
Southland Finds Milward Rigney Among The First Thiem
A fragmented update notes Milward Rigney is among the first in an unspecified list. Mentions U-Boat and rattle imagery amid scattered phrases. Context unclear but keeps to terse, period-tinged phrasing.
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Southland
Milward Rigney
Thiem
King Constantine abdicates throne in Greece
Athens June 13 King Constantine abdicates in favor of his second son Prince Alexander as entente allies demand concession. Premier Zaimis announces resignation and successor. Constantine and Crown Prince George to leave. Allied troops occupy Elassona as Constantine eyes Switzerland by British warship. Alexander born Aug 1 1898, a captain in the First Regiment of Artillery.
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Constantine
Prince Alexander
Zalmis
George
Switzerland
Italy
Elassona
Alexander
Turkey
Leipsic
Kaiser Wilhelm
Entente
Venizelos
Veniselists
Salonik
Balkans
Gallipoli
Teutonic League
Pelonponnesus
Elique
George I
Saloniki
Greece
Paris
Havas
M. Jonnart
Zaimis
M. Zaluls
Corinth
Italians Resume Offensive in Italyward Push
Rome reports Italians have resumed their offensive and captured Monte Ortigara east of Chita Undice, and Angello Pass with 12 Austrian prisoners. The war office says the advance came amid a heavy storm and notes continued gains.
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Teutons
Rome
Monte
Ortigara
Chita
Angello
War Office
Benjamin West Skates to Fame in London Gardens
Benjamin West, famed young American artist, gains notice in London circles after a notable skating performance. General Howe reportedly knew of his talent, boosting his early reputation amid fashionable society.
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Benjamin’ .West
Kensington
Gardens
Benjamin’ West
America
Howe
Tondon
London Air Raid Kills Ten Children at Schoolhouse
In a June air raid on London the East End suffered heavy bombing. Ninety seven killed and 437 injured overall, with ten children slain and fifty injured at the schoolhouse. British planes pursued German attackers. one German aircraft reportedly downed. Admiral Sims not aboard the vehicle involved. Hospitals reported over fifty casualties, several fatally injured.
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London
Earl of Derby
Sims
Essex
Pershing Arrives in Paris With Staff
Major General Pershing and his staff arrived in Paris on June 15. He was greeted by Marshal Joffre, Ambassador Sharp, and Paul Painlevé as crowds lined the boulevards. The party traveled in open carriages to a hotel on Place de la Concorde, to serve as headquarters for American officers during their stay.
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Paris
Pershing
Marshal Joffre
Ambassador Sharp
Paul Paineve
Grand Boulevard
General Pershing
Minister Painieve
Place de Concorde
British Capture More German Trenches Near Messines
British troops advance another mile of German trenches southeast of Messines near La Portiere farm. Seven field guns and prisoners taken as advance positions pushed farther forward during the day per official British headquarters report.
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London
Messines
la Portiere Farm
Registration Not a Bar to Enlistment in U S Army
Chicago report urges unmarried men ages eighteen to forty to volunteer for normal army service during the war. It notes the creation of 51 new regiments as a rare chance for military training and advancement, arguing registered men aged twenty one to thirty one should enlist now for a solid military foundation.
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Chicago
United States Army
R. Kenney
Coromanding District
Conspiracy Charges Made Against Lumber Dealers
Federal trade board files a complaint against 100 lumber dealers west of the Mississippi alleging an attempt to wreck the mail order lumber business. The action, dated June 15, targets large scale dealers and aims to curb anticompetitive behavior in the trade.
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Washington
Mississippi
Federal Trade Board
Socialists Win Petrograd Council Victory Report
A Reuters dispatch reports preliminary returns indicating the socialist bloc, including revolutionary socialists, Democratic socialists, and I nborles, won the elections in the Petrograd council.
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London
Reuter
Socialist Bloc
Revolutionary Socialists
Democratic Socialists
Inborles
Petrograd Council
German Language Instruction Abandoned at Cleveland School
German language instruction for war period reportedly dropped at Cleveland School of Applied Science. Chemistry students exempted. French to be substituted, according to faculty notification dated June 14. The move affects general curriculum during wartime.
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Cleveland
Italian government to appoint high commissioner to United States
Italy plans to name a high commissioner to the United States whose role parallels the French model. The announcement, issued in Rome, identifies Andre Tardien as a related figure and notes the June timing.
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U. S
Rome
United’ ‘States
Indianapolis Boxer Jack Dillon Enlists for Navy
Indianapol boxer Jack Dillon has enlisted in the navy. He is admitted to the final examination and will remain awaiting orders to report at the naval training station.
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Jack Dillon Entiats
Indianapol
Jacke Dillon
Navy
Naval
Protecting Red Men in Indian Service Inspections Tighten Safeguards
Officials overseeing the Indian Service have expanded inspection to prevent inefficiency and fraud amid vast land, stock, timber, and mineral interests. A 18 member corps now conducts biannual visits to each school, reservation, and project across ten districts. Experts say corruption persists but is checked by vigilant officers, with greed remaining a constant risk to tribes.
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Toole Sap
Indian Service
Uncle Sam
Indian Bureau
United States
Ife
Bureau
Sparrows Eaten In England and One Writer Claim
The piece notes sparrows are hunted in England using nets and ground bait near roosts in hedges walls and ricks with fine shot to stun flocks. It also claims author R B Crockett finished The Stickit Minister’s last half in forty hours.
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England
8. R. Crockett
Too Uncertain Judge Bump Quip Echoes in Backwoods City
A humorous saying attributes uncertainty to Judge Bump. Citizens debate his stance on cases, noting you cannot predict which side he will favor in a lawsuit. The jest captures local courtroom skepticism.
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Bump
Milk etiquette and the right way to take it
A speaker discusses milk consumption etiquette and the idea that milk can be taken correctly or incorrectly. The guidance emphasizes that delivery matters, likening it to soup and the use of a spoon or bite of carbohydrate to accompany it.
Wetting Spoils Eggs Says Government Experts
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that about 5,016,000 dozen eggs spoil yearly in cold storage due to washing or wetting. Washed eggs lose 17 to 22 percent value in storage, while dirty unwashed eggs spoil only 4 to 5 percent. Water removes a protective coating, allowing germs to spoil contents. To prevent losses, producers should avoid washing eggs destined for storage and provide clean nests. Storekeepers are urged not to accept washed eggs for case lots. washed eggs should be sold for immediate consumption locally.
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Uncle Sam
United States Department of Agriculture
Neglected Source of Food Sweet Potatoes
Specialists in the U S Department of Agriculture say sweet potatoes can be a cheap, important food source. They note potential for large acreage increases and better storage methods to boost supply, reducing decay from pits and banks and enabling year round marketing during wet weather. Storage houses are proposed to mitigate losses and timing issues.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Artificial Fishing Banks Off Long Island Explored
New York subway excavation material may be used to form artificial fishing banks off Rockaway Point to Far Rockaway. The Bureau of Fisheries met with the United Anglers league committee to advance the project, with Commerce Secretary securing War Department sanction. The article notes that nineteen U.S. presidents were lawyers, seventeen were college men.
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New York Subway
Long Island
Rockaway Point
Far Rockaway
United States Bureau of Fisheries
United ‘Anglers’ League
Secretary of Commerce
War Department
Layman's Handbook Quote on Milk and Diet
Dr. Br. Cabot argues in A Layman's Handbook of Medicine that while not everyone must take milk, he believes everyone can. The remark contrasts stance on dairy intake with a permissive view of consumption.
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Cabot
Stone Age surgery tool found in Fraserburgh
A flint knife unearthed in Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire shows evidence of Stone Age surgical use. The implement closely resembles modern operating amites adapted by surgeons in recent years.
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Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
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