U S Airship Plan Prompts German Defeat Outlook
June 2 reports say a billion dollars could finance 100000 American airplanes and 16000 to 20000 aviators, with Aero Club of America chief Hawley urging a separate aeronautics department. Lieutenant LaGrange foresees 4000 combat aircraft this year and 10000 by August 1918 to overwhelm German defenses. He argues U S air power can cripple munitions, mobilization and production, hastening peace.
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PD. C
Kh. Hawiey
Aero Tub of America
Talay
Mouse
Department of Aeronautics
Hawiey
trate-Atlantic Airlines
Atlantic Ami
Washingen
Germany
Couner
Lieuenant la Grange
Reorganized Rock Island and Pacific elects Gorman president
Stockholders of the Chicago Rock Inland and Pacific as it emerges from receivership will reorganize today with James Ewart Gorman set to become president. Gorman, 63, began as a clerk at 14 with the Chicago Burlington Quincy and later held posts at Rock Island and other lines before rising to chief executive.
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Chiraco
Chicago
Rock Inland & Prcific
James Ewart Gorman
Mrr
Gorman
Chieaco
Burlington & Quincy
Amster
Hock Tutand
Coal price records figure in federal trial delay
New York June 22 renewed efforts to keep beaker coal transactions out of the trial in federal court here of Virginia and West Virginia coal companies and individuals for alleged restraint of trade and price fixing have faced another setback. Lorden Covel president of the Northern Cost company of Boston testified that in 1916 he bought 40 000 tons of coal at mines for 1 564 per ton and paid 5 per cent? he says. Up to April 1917 the cost remained the same, and in some cases he sold to the British Admiralty for 5 40 a ton.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Lorden Covel
Northern Cost Company
Boston
Naid H
British Admiralty
Japan Silk Center Destroyed by Fire in Yonezawa
A massive blaze leveled Yonezawa, a major silk weaving hub in Japan, leaving more than 3,600 buildings burned, 14 dead, and thousands homeless. Loss estimated at $5,000,000.
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Japan
Silk Center
Amsterdam
Yonezawa
Draft slackers and women held in jail
Seven teen suspects arrested in Philadelphia for distributing literature deemed contrary to government welfare. They are held without bail on treason and riot suspicions. thirteen of the arrestees are men, many lacking draft registration certificates.
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Philadelphia
Clam-Martinic Urged to Rebuild Austrian Cabinet
Yonezawa Japan June 1 dispatch says Vienna papers report Emperor Charles instructed Count Clam-Martinic to reform his cabinet and that the Austrian premier began talks with various parties to the end.
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Yonezawa
Japan
Hov
Vienna
Charles
Count Clam- Martinic
Peace Inscribed Egg Shell Report From Spencer Nebraska
Local fragment reports a hen laid an egg bearing the word peace, listed as a remarkable occurrence near Spencer Nebraska. The note mentions neighbors and possible witnesses, with unsure spelling and missing details. The item reads as a brief rural oddity from a June report in the Spencer area.
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Spence
Spencer
Italians arrest Cocchi in Bologna to face Ruth Cruger murder
Italian authorities arrest Alfredo Cocchi in Bologna as New York police widen the case. They search cellars for bodies of other girls slain by Cocchi, while Cruger family tensions rise over police efficiency. Consuelo Rue recovers in hospital after escaping attackers and aiding the investigation.
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Ruth Cruger
Rome
Alfredo Cocchi
New York
Bologna
Alfred Cocchi
Cruger
Cocchi
South America
Consuelo Rue
Ruth Denger
Italy
Ice
Nowee
Secret Service
Washi
Camorra
Destructive Tenant Leaves Rio House Torn Apart
Dr Marques da Silva rented a Rio de Janeiro suburb home to a tenant who left after paying rent and damaged wiring plumbing and an underground water pipe. Mercury from the broken pipe is found on the fringe, a gleam that may enrich the doctor.
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Rio de Janeiro
Marques da Silva
Swiss General to Give Up Command
Paris reports Gen Ulrich Wille resigns as Swiss army commander amid tensions over possible separate peace with Russia. Geneva protesters referenced his involvement and a German consul said he was satisfied. Berne notes parliament will convene June 26 to elect his successor, with Gustav Ader proposed by the liberal center.
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Paris
Ulrich Wille
Geneva
Russia
State Council of
Berne
A. Hoffman
Bog
Besia
Germany
Liberal Center Group
Gustav Ader
International Red Cross
Sinn Fein Riots in Dublin Escalate After Arrests
Dublin June 22 Sinn Fein demonstrators who have staged actions since last year's uprising released arrestees sparked fresh violence. About 500 protesters marched with Sinn Fein flags attacking former soldier residences flying Union Jacks. Windows were smashed and police were pelted. five men and five women were taken into custody.
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Dublin
Sinn Fenners
Sinn Fein
Teacher Says U S Flag Means Nothing
San Francisco July 22 Miss Dora T Israel a longtime San Francisco public school teacher admitted disloyal remarks about the United States and the flag and was allowed to resign after refusing to pledge to teach children to honor the flag. She declared she could not teach patriotism and pressed her resignation.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Dora T. Israel
Board of Education
Samesl
Londoners Seek Fortunes in Crystal Ball Readings
In London on June 10 crowds of soldiers sailors and women gather around parlor séances and crystal balls as they seek glimpses of the future before returning to the trenches. Superstition curiosity and a desire for truth draw people into dim parlors where mystic practices promise guidance amid wartime upheaval.
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London
Mall
Planenelle
Lonin
Hunof
Boya
Peev ed athlete kills family and self in New York
In New York in June 82 a noted man a quarrel over money with his wife led to the murder of his wife and two boys before he killed himself with a gun. The tragedy followed a violent confrontation at home ending in a suicide by gunshot.
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New York
Michard Harrett
Rookyn
Oh Hlest
Finac " Kilton
Singhing
Lila
Crowds Destroy Treason Banners at White House Demonstration
A near thousand strong crowd at the White House tore down suffrage banners described as treasonable, then rapidly confiscated two more banners from suffrage headquarters. Police cleared sidewalks repeatedly. one arrest was made as a woman named Mrs. Bee Richardson was detained for snatching a banner.
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Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hazel Hawkins
Ain
Bee Richardson
Unionists Name Men to Attend Convention
London reports Irish unionists and nationalists held no meeting in Westminster today and selected delegates for the Irish convention. Names will be published after submission to Premier Lloyd George. William O’Brien declined to send delegates for the “all Irish perfect” group, urging a small, competent council to seek a referendum as the path to end the dispute.
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London
Westminster
Llroyd- Cworge
Wm. O'Brien
Perfec
Henderson's Mission to Russia Reported Near End
The Daily Telegraph notes Arthur Henderson of the British War Cabinet is near completion of his mission to Russia. The report suggests a possible outcome and mentions an international labor and socialist congress to be convened in London, with delegates from allied nations.
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Henderson
London
Daily ‘Telegraph
Arthur Henderson
Russia
Labor and Socialist
Local Train Collision Kills Woman and Two Children
Fragmentary report notes a deadly railway collision injuring a man and two children. The event occurred near a Mour train line, with a car involved and immediate fatalities reported. Further details are unreadable in the text.
Coal Cure Might Replace I S Food Bill In Congress
Washington June 22 The food control bill's scope dominates debate as House expected to pass it Saturday by a heavy vote. Provisions to include fuel, especially coal, are urged to cover production to consumer, with concerns over coal dealers profits and Hoover's limited role. Prohibition drives seek broad powers to seize stocks, deny grain use for beverages, and commandeer current supplies.
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Washington, D. Cc
Senate
House
Chamberlain
Home
Randall
Elso
Bond
Peddler Held for Investigation in German Plot Hoax
Council Bluffs June 22 a man named Wilson was arrested while canvassing districts and held for investigation. He resembles a German and denies begging while a rumor speaks of a plot to sell court plaster impregnated with leprosy germs. The plaster bears a St Louis imprint and Wilson says he bought it there. Mayor H W Sweeney of Henderson says no peddler was arrested but reports of a plaster sale with germ rumors circulated, used as public warning to residents.
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Wilson
Beging
Henderson
H. W. Sweeney
Helg
Ten More German War Prisoners Interned in Utah
East Lake City Utah June 21 heavy guard beset an ev an sett and 19 more German prisoners arrived in Salt Lake last night from the coast and were taken to Fort Douglas for internment. Baron Leon Espona of San clo was in the party and accused by his wife. The business will be quartered at a local hotel at the expense of the United States government while her husband is interned.
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East Lake City
Utah
Evan Sett
Salt Lake
Fort Douglas
Leon Espona
Sanclo
United States
Bryan Fears Giving Power to Wilson in Food Bill Endorsement
William J. Bryan, in Washington, endorses the administration food bill but warns against granting the President sweeping power. He says a government that can conscript the lives of the young and tax the old should be able to shield people from excess, yet he distrusts concentrated executive power.
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Wratington
William J. Bryan
Capeital
Submarine Accident Off Stony Beach Sparks Rescue
A 40-foot power boat ran aground on Stony Beach near Easign A. The craft and two crew members were saved after an amnesia incident and a crew member named Neater led the rescue. An investigation is underway.
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Chager
Mogw
Huner & P
Cormerly
Stony Beach
Easign
Rise in Russia as Soldiers and Workers Deem Provisional Government Loyal
Dispatches report from Petrograd that delegates from across Russia voted confidence in the provisional government and backed a call for resuming oeconomic activity and reorganizing the army. A war cabinet was formed including army navy and technical leaders. Arrests followed a plot to loot banks and shops and to assassinate civic leaders, with clashes at arrest sites.
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London
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Company
Congress of
Russia
Oes
Clash in Russia Kills and Wounds Dozens
A cable from Petrograd via the Jewish Daily Forward reports deadly clashes in Kirsanov province between government troops and supporters of the new republic. Martial law was later proclaimed in Tomek western Siberia due to pardoned criminals joining militant anarchists, with over 21,500 arrested and at least 20 killed.
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New York
Petrograd
Tomek
Siberia
Shell Survivors After Sinking Ship Galvanize War News
Paris reports a German submarine torpedoed a British steamer then fired on lifeboats. A Brittany flotilla patrol boat rescued 60 men from a sinking vessel and drove off two submarines. Another lifeboat saved men from a second British steamer as a submarine killed eight occupants.
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Paris
Pree Ag
Brittany
Rotila
MacMillan expedition relief urged after perilous Arctic voyage
Dr Harrison J aunt of Barcor Maine reports Crocker expedition led by Donald B Macmillan endured a dangerous Arctic trek from North Star Bay to Egonesminde and to Ouvik on December 14 1938. He says the party’s supplies are very low and relief is needed.
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New York
Harrison J. Aunt
Barcor
Crocker
Donald B. Macmillan
Shdme
Slelville Bay
Hunt
Portland Stops Wheat Trade By Government Policy Delay
Portland, Oregon announces all trading on the Portland merchant exchange has been suspended until the government declares its policy regarding the wheat trade.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Merchant Exchange
Toll of the Plunger in Italian and British Shipping Losses
Rome and London reports reveal heavy submarine tolls in the past week. Italian losses include two steamers and five sailing ships torpedoed, with several others attacked but not sunk. British totals show 27 ships over 1,600 tons sunk, and five under 1,408 tons lost, amid rising submarine warfare.
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Rome
Rts
London
Italians Cheer Reference to Wilson War Message in Rome
In Rome on June 23 a dramatic demonstration occurred as both chambers of Italy’s legislature cheered the reception of President Wilson’s war message. Premier Bowell urged national unity, warned against public mind manipulation, and insisted that victory is essential for justice and progress.
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Rome
United States
Chamber Deputies
Senate
Wilson
Public Tribune
Bowell
Peaceful settlement forecast for China deepens regional cooperation
Washington dispatch reports Yunnan and Kwantun provinces notify central government of cooperation toward settlement of internal troubles. Other provinces expected to follow. President Li Yuan-Hu orders dissolution of parliament and calls for new elections while interim government remains in power. Chang Haun, military governor of Anhwei, to stay in Beijing.
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Washington, D. C
China
Yunnan
Kwantun
Li Yuan Hu
Sen
Tive
Tovch
Chang Haun
Anhwei
Peking
English amazed when sailors play baseball aboard flotilla
The American torpedo boat destroyers in British waters stage a sports push as a day of athletic events unfolds near a park funded by New York and London businessmen. A baseball game honored visiting correspondents drew village crowds and local girls, with Texas team beating the Blues 15 to 2 behind a Pacific Coast league pitcher.
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Jack
New York
London
United States
Texys
Blues
Grove
Pacific Coast League
German newspaper publishers face new paper cut
Copenhagen reports German press outlets already angered by government cuts in white paper supplies face another reduction starting July 1. Allowances drop 11 to 44 percent, with business papers hit hardest and book and mamenee publishers allotted 10 percent of total consumption.
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Copenhagen
Mamenee
Red Cross HQ Set At Place de La Concorde Line
American Red Cross officials with Major General Pershing receive a gift of a main building on Place De La Concorde beside the ministry of marine to serve as the commission's headquarters rent free in Paris.
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RED Cross
Paris
Pershing
Place de la Concorde
Ministry of Marine
American Commission
Suffrage Bill Advances in House Vote Lordships Debate
London June 21 report on continued passage of the representation of the people bill. The House of Commons votes 291 to 35 in favor of extending the franchise to quali fied women aged 30. The bill moves forward as proposed.
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London
Modern Woodmen officers elected and transfers announced
The Modern Woodmen of America in Chicago announced officer elections and transfers. O Aleshire of Chicago, a banker, will be transferred. A B of Lincoln Nebraska was elected consul. Horne of yon Ohio named head advisor. Albert Bort of Berlin Wisconsin chosen head cloth. Prince Udine leads the Italian mission to the United States in a related note.
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Chicago
Aleshire
Erie
Woodmen of
America
Lincoln
Neb
H. Horne
Yon
Albert . Bort
Bolwit
Wis
Rome
Prince Udine
United States
Allies Advance in Mont Camillet Front as Paris Area Holds
Allied progress reported in the Mont Camillet region with Cana dians and British troops advancing west of London. French forces on the Aisne front claim entrenched positions after spring gains and a French counterattack recaptured trench lines near the Ource and Lys fronts in heavy fighting with German reinforcements redirected from the Russian front.
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Mont Camillet
France
Germana Tly
Oe Allette
Laffauz
Prench
Rene
Crown Dee
Trenc
Canadians Pugh Ahead In France Terrace Operations
Canadian Army Headquarters reports Wednesday actions near the Somme region where troops captured German trench systems at a reservoir area. The advance tightens the British front and complicates German defenses as Canadian forces push toward the sea in the broader offensive.
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France
Etente
Homes Taken to Raise Food for Teutons
Copenhagen and Warsaw authorities, with German administration support, take homes from the poor, many of whom are Jewish, to aid food supply amid wartime shortages.
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Copenhagen
Wore
Warsaw
Socialist Leader Goldfarb Says U S Neutral in War
Dr Max Goldfarb, arriving in Brogkholm, reports to a Dutch-Scandinavian committee that the United States remains neutral despite being in the war. He cites a call for a permanent socialist peace committee and argues for international arrangements to end carnage, speaking for the American socialist party and citing figures Morris Hillquit and Victor Berger. Abraham Cohan, editor, notes Goldfarb is not American but a Russian citizen.
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Brogkholm
Max Goldfarb
United States
Goldfarb
Gola Goldfarb
Morris Hi
American Socialist Party
Workers of America
Forward
New York
Stockholm
Socialist Party
Abraham Cohan
Tia
Constantine Hissed and Jostled in Switzerland
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a scene in Switzerland with Constantine, describing hissing, jostling, and a curious departure. The readable text mentions June and a recognisable figure, with scattered personal identifiers and unclear events.
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Constantine
Switzerland
Railroads Report Increased Soft Coal Freight
Washington reports that railroads hauled more soft coal this period, with expert analysis noting rising demand and shifting transport margins. Officials cite improved efficiency, higher volumes, and ongoing service adjustments impacting coal shipments nationwide.
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