Germany Not Alarmed by Wilson Note. Emissaries Arrive
Berlin reports high officials say the United States need not fear Germany's reply to Wilson's note. The German response may be two weeks away awaiting Dr Antone Meyer Gerhard from Washington. The Berlin press mixes peace praise with calls to cut arms shipments to enemies. Ambassador Gerard applauds U.S. press support for peace and plans talks with Kaiser. Dr Dernberg sails to Berlin as Gerhard arrives in Berlin for talks on American sentiment.
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Submarine and aerial disasters overshadow war news
June reports from London and Washington describe torpedoing of the British steamship Strathairn off the Scilly Islands with twenty two lives lost, a mine strike on Arndale in the White Sea, and another British bark Norwegian sunk by a submarine. German Zeppelins raided the northeast coast with casualties and fires. A British ambassador statement to the state department discusses Germany’s bombardment of London without a U.S. protest request. Scandinavians consider action against German submarine warfare. Berlin confirms loss of submarine U-14 with crew captured. Russian and Austro German forces clash over Lemberg and Baltic front lines. Russian victories cited in Galicia with ongoing fighting.
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Yaqui Indians Declare War and Mexico Crisis Spreads
News notes from 1916 report Yaqui Indians in Mexico declaring war on Germans and Americans, prompting U.S. deploy of 300 Marines and 300 bluejackets to Mexico. reports detail Wilson mediation efforts, Carranza hesitance, Gonzales rejection, Obregon wounded dead, and U.S. cruiser Colorado heading to aid besieged Americans. Gonzales plans to occupy Mexico City.
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New Shipping Statute Prompts Global Treaty Terminations
Washington informs twenty one nations it will terminate treaties conflicting with the new seamen act. Navigation experts say the act could leave only Japanese ships in the Oriental trade. Japanese lines announce five 10,000-ton steamships to begin New York to Oriental service in August.
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Wilson urges sustained patriotism beyond holidays
President Wilson spoke on the Treasury building steps urging Americans to keep patriotism in heart daily, carrying the nation's emblem always. He did not reference the European war or international issues in his remarks.
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Riots in Moscow Target Germans Allies and Americans
June 14 street riots in Moscow erupt against German residents with police unable to contain the violence. Many businesses looted as demonstrators veer against foreigners except Russia's allies and Americans.
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Tribute paid to Wilson by English newspaper man
A two column tribute in an English newspaper honors President Wilson calling him the first citizen of the world governed entirely by moral sanction. Alfred Goredon writes the piece dated June 12, praising Wilson’s moral leadership and global influence.
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Convention in Session in Seattle Draws National Experts
Seattle June 14 hundreds of distinguished scientists sanitarians and physicians of national note are gathering for the fifth annual convention of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis in Seattle.
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Valuable Seward Tract Reverts to Government
June 14 United States land office rules the terminal tract beside the Seward townsite was never granted to the Alaska Northern railroad and orders the entry annulled.
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Governor of Canal Zone to Retire from Office
Washington June 17 Colonel Goethals, governor of the Panama canal zone, has asked to be retired some time in the fall after the completion of the annual estimates. It has been known he wished to retire to give a younger man a chance.
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Washburn Returns With Passengers From Delta
June 17. The steamer Washburn left down river Monday, met the Delta twenty five miles below Kaltag, and returned to Dikeman arriving at 11:40 a m with twenty tons of freight and a list of passengers including CE Bunnell R P Roth G Ellis Gardner J Clark John C Wood Miss G Fisher Mrs Girouard Miss Girouard Mrs J S Patton and E T Wolcott. London June 17. The British front in France and Belgium is actively engaged. Germans said to have lost heavily near Ypres. The French have carried several German trenches west of Labase. Paris June 15. German guns shell Compeigne and bombard Dunkirke with long range guns. Violent artillery fights north of Arras. Germans bombarded Belgian positions on the Yser. Berlin June 18. Allied forces north of Lebasse destroyed by German action.
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Court party arrives in city aboard Prairie Bell
The Prairie Bell docked at 7 30 last evening with Fairbanks officials headed by Judge Bunnell District Attorney Roth and Assistant DA G Ellis Gardner plus others. A large crowd greeted them and renewed acquaintances. The court opens here on June 28. Nice Ellensburg butter arriving today. Crowley Porter.
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War Bulletins Chronicle Air War Across Europe
June reports from London Geneva Rome and Paris describe large scale Zeppelin activity air raids and retaliatory rhetoric. British and Allied officials anticipate a long war with heightened food concerns while German and Austrian forces push raids on Karlsrhue Lemberg and Belgium.
Albanian insurgent aviator bombs Durazzo report
Albanian insurgent aviator dropped bombs on the city of Durazzo. The brief dispatch notes attack details as part of wartime coverage.
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End of Voyage Rumor Ties German Emissary to Meyer
New York June 16 A New York Tribune article claims Ger hard the German embassy special agent at Washington is actually Dr Alfred Meyer a member of the German privy council and head of the army supply division He allegedly sought American supplies and gathered data on U S military preparedness Anton M hard envoy of the German ambassador reached here June 15 on his way to Berlin to report arrives here today
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Alaska Northern sale subject of litigation
Washington June 16 An order by the United States Supreme Court requires Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of the Interior Line to show cause why a restraining order should prevent payment to the Alaska Northern oil company action vendors pending a bondholders suit.
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Court of Last Resort declines to interfere
The U S Supreme Court refused to review the Sixth Circuit reversal in the National Cash Register case, upholding jail terms for company officers due to lack of jurisdiction. In a separate note, after a monthlong search, Lt Brauer and sailors from the interned German cruiser Prinz Patel Friederich at Norfolk remain unreturned, with potential negotiations for their return as prisoners of war.
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Miners Bank President Among Outside Passengers
Charles Ross, president of the Miners and Merchants Bank, was among the Outside’s returning passengers on Tuesday. He mourns the death of his younger brother who fell in combat with the German army.
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Canadian flyer Warnford killed in crash with passenger Needham
Paris reports Lieutenant Warnford the Canadian aeroplanist who destroyed a German Zeppelin was killed when his machine fell with him. His passenger, American writer Henry Needham, also died. The item summarizes: Warnford’s death in France and Needham’s death aboard.
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Italian Operations Center of Interest in World War I
A collection of dispatches from Rome, Vienna, Geneva, and Naples detailing Italian naval and ground actions in June. Italian fleets sail under sealed orders, artillery shells Girttz, Gradisco taken, Pola arsenal destroyed, Monfalcon heavy losses, Bayern confiscates war materiel, Italian reserves trained in Canada, forts dynamited, and Trieste near hand of Italian forces with Austrians pressing in Adige valley.
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The Fight for Constantinople in War News
The British submarine sunk three Turkish troop transports above Nagara and many soldiers died. A six day bombardment of the Dardanelles forts slowed. Turkish airships report a British warship aground in Keefala bay. British losses at Aviburna reduced significant holdings.
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Big Time at Flat City Big Moose Ball in Moose Hall
A local ballroom event at Moose Hall in Flat City drew a lively crowd for a Moose Lodge ball. Performers highlighted the evening with music and dancing, attracting residents and visitors seeking community entertainment.
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