A German Threat Framed to Influence Wilson Support
Friday's Daily reports The Fatherland claims German American votes would swing against Wilson, aided by a pro war German editor and German ambassador messaging. It argues German Americans are largely Republican and unlikely to change Wilson’s stance, noting editor’s loyalty to Germany and naturalized status.
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Fatherland
United States of America
Wilson
Bryan
The
Republic
William J. Bryan
Robert Lansing
United States
Woodrow Wilson
America
Germany
Supreme Court narrow limits Webb Kenyon liquor ban
The Webb Kenyon act fails to bar liquor moved into dry Kentucky as a common carrier. Court rules that if Kentucky law does not prohibit drinking and the sale is legal where purchased, transporting the liquor by express company does not violate the act. Prohibitionists may need a new tactic to curb drinking.
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Kentucky
Express Company
Supreme Court
Webb-Kenyon
Naugh
Prohibitionists clash over state liquor rights and Webb Kenyon law
The piece argues that states cannot bar drinking outright until a total liquor prohibition exists and that federal law cannot prevent interstate shipments to wet areas. It questions the Webb Kenyon act and predicts shifts in policy as Robert Lansing takes a cabinet role, citing cautious expectations for guidance and loyalty.
German push stalled near Warsaw after Galicia gains
The drive on Warsaw seems abandoned as German forces win in Galicia but hesitate to press toward the Polish capital. If they advance, Warsaw would present a tougher challenge than Liege or Brussels for the invaders.
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Warsaw
Galicia
Liege
Brussels
Lost Stolen German Special Representative Seeks Return
A discarded notice offers a reward for returning a German special representative who was informally categorized as an undesirable alien. The finder will be paid proportionally to the value of the services rendered.
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Berlin
Russia warns wars’ weariness may take years to erode
The report notes Russia believes Austro German aggression could resist for years. Observers familiar with Russian diplomacy expect calls for a rapid end to the war and a decisive defeat of the Teutons.
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Russia
Mexicans Face Enduring Rift After Carranza Rejection
Despatches from Washington indicate official hope for a Mexican truce faded after Carranza refused to agree to a truce with Villa. Analysts note little likelihood of settlement, even regarding currency value, and view the rift as enduring.
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Washington
Carranza
Villa
Death of James M. Donahue at 210 Point Street
James M. Donahue died after a yearlong illness at his home 210 Point Street at 2 05 this morning. He began as an apprentice in National Lines machine shops and became a skilled machinist. He is survived by his mother Mrs M J Donahue in Las Animas Colorado two sisters Marguerite and Lillie and seven brothers Harry John Edward George Mike Robert and Daniel all of Was Animas Colorado. Funeral from Canvery Undertaking Parlors tomorrow at 9 o clock.
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James M. Donahue
Point Street
James Donahue
National Lines
M. J. Donahue
Las Aniomas
Colo
Marguerite
Lillie Donahue
Harry
John
Edward
George
Mike
Was Animas
Robert
Daniel Donahue
Canvery
Only One Entirely Satisfactory Remedy Endorsed
S N Galloway of Stewart South Carolina declares Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gave complete relief from colic and diarrhoea. He urges friends to use it and notes it is available from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
S. N. Galloway
Stewart
S. C
Americans Writing Home Recall Some Atrocities
Letters from readers in Laredo recount chaotic conditions in central and southern Mexico during the revolution. They describe bandit and soldier violence by both factions, Zapatista labeling, and brutal mistreatment of foreigners including disappearances and looted homes. Miners and engineers are targeted through deception to steal mine products, underscoring unsafe life across revolutionary Mexico.
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Laredo
Mexico
Republic
Carranza
Villa
Zapatistas
Emiliano Zapata
Sloan's Liniment Ad Promising Quick Nerve Pain Relief
An old advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment stops neuralgia pains in the face head arm shoulders chest and back. It urges applying a few drops and resting a few minutes for relief and improved mood, pricing 3 ounces for 25 cents at druggists.
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Sloan
Real Estate Transfers Involving City and Acreage Properties
Several land deals filed for record in Webb County include J L Lytle to Eugenio Arce for lots in block 900 with consideration 525 dollars, Arce to Juana de Arce for lot 12 with nominal 1 dollar, C W Smith and wife to A J Landrum for north part of survey 2142 totaling 411 acres at 793.70 dollars, Tennie Owens to A J Landrum for survey 1254 comprising 640 acres at 5000 dollars, and Maria Salinas and Maria Concepcion Salinas to Wilmer Threadgill for block 455 E 10 with 1 dollar consideration.
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J.L. Lytle
Eugenio Arce
J. L. Lytle
E. D
Juana R. de Arce
J. L
Ilar Salinas
Maria Concepcion Salinas
Wilmer Threadgill
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Thirty six Pills In Bottle
Advertisement for Dr Kings New Life Pills sold in glass bottles with 36 sugar coated pills for 25 cents. One pill with water at bedtime is suggested as the average dose and promises relief from constipation by morning. Available at all druggists.
New Monterey Division General Manager Named
Announcement from Nuevo Laredo reports a leadership change at Constitutionalist Lines of Mexico. General Ozuna replaces Carlos Fierros as general manager of the Monterey division, effective immediately, with Fierros resigning from the post.
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General Ozuna
Carlos Fierros
Nuevo Laredo
Monterey
Constitutionalist
Mexico
Carranza
Texas-Mexican Railway Company Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Texas-Mexican Railway Company will be held at the company's office in Laredo Texas on June 10 1915 at 9:00 a.m. to elect directors and transact business. The Board of Directors will meet immediately after adjournment. A B Muller Acting Secretary May 29 1915 Laredo Texas.
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The
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
Laredo
Texas
A. B. Muller
Special bond election planned for late July in Laredo
City council to meet Tuesday evening July 6 to authorize a special bond election for financing two bridges over Arroyo Zacate at Matamoros street foot and over the Chacoa on Reiser road. The vote will occur about twenty days later, with bonds likely between 12000 and 15000 dollars including approaches and fillings.
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Robert McComb
Arroyo Zacate
Matamoros Street
Chacoa
Reiser Road
Ramey
San Antonio
Laredo
Zacate Bridge
Town full of unemployed but they don’t want work
A Laredo labor agent reports hundreds idle men refuse roadwork offers despite $1.25 per day. local officials urged to enforce vagrant laws against loiterers who would rather beg than work. The piece casts the unemployed as indolent Mexicans and questions aid from charities.
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Laredo
American Red Cross Society
Texas
Separated at the Monument on the border line
A man dying in Laredo asked to be buried in Nuevo Laredo. The funeral crossed toward the border but stalled at the boundary monument. Some carried on, others returned fearing repercussions, yielding a poignant scene at the crossing.
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Laredo
Boundary Line
Nuevo Laredo
Boundary Monument
Carranza
Jareiro
Ursuline Academy Commencement This Evening
Commencement exercises at Ursuline Academy will be held in the auditorium tonight with diplomas awarded to Misses Josephine Roberts and Margaret Simon and Master Steve Simon. Rt. Rev. P. J. Nussbaum bishop of the diocese will deliver the address after arriving from Corpus Christi for the ceremony.
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Ursuline Academy
Josephine Roberts
Margaret Simon
Steve Simon
P. J. Nussbaum
Corpus Christi
Zapata Forces Resist Carranza Advance on Mexico City
Zapata forces defending Mexico City engaged Carranza troops in artillery exchanges delaying the attack. No details were provided in today’s dispatches. U.S. diplomats report President Wilson will consider further action on Mexico upon his return from vacation in early July.
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Washington
Zapata
Mexico City
Carranza
Wilson
Mexico
Yale Wins Second Varsity Eight Race From Harvard
Yale won the second Varsity eight by one third length over Harvard in New London Connecticut on June 25. The race determined the second varsity honor for Yale. Harvard mounted a strong challenge but Yale held on to finish ahead.
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New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard Today
Poisoned grasshoppers control aids crops in Texas
Swarms of grasshoppers causing thousands of dollars in crop damage in Greenville County have been controlled using poison bait. The infestation appeared over the past week in the area around Greenville, Texas, and officials report effective relief from the menace.
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Greenville
Texas
Birthday of The Marseillaise
Paris June 24 The Marseillaise the national war song of France marks 123 years since its public first rendition on June 25 1792 Its origin story centers on Rouget de Lisle and a Strasbourg dinner with Baron Dietrich The song quickly spread from Strasbourg to Marseilles and then to Paris inspiring volunteers to join the republican army across France
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Paris
France
Tong
Rouget de Lisle
Strasburg
de Lisle
Baron Dietrich
Dietrich
de Liste
Army of the
Marseilles
Frances
Will Patton Arrested on Two Charges in County Sheriff Case
Will Patton was arrested this morning by Deputy Sheriffs Herrera and Cano on a complaint by J. Alex MacDonald charging him with unlawfully carrying firearms and using abusive language. He is jailed. Abusive language will be tried in the justice's court while carrying arms proceeds to the grand jury in district court.
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Will Patton
Herrera
Cano
J. Alex MacDonald
Grand Jury
British detentions cited as evasive on vessel counts
Washington reports British note on detained ships calls counts evasive though 27 named, total likely over 100. US demands that non contraband cargoes to neutral ports remain unmolested. Italian advances near Isonzo link edge of heights by Monfalcone Sarrode. Russians claim repulsed Austro Germans at three Dniester points with heavy losses.
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Uy Associated Press
Washington
United States
Rome
Isonzo
Trieste
Monfalcone
Sarrode
Petrograd
Dniester
Poland Autonomy Plan Proposed by Russian Council
Petrograd June 25 The Russian council of ministers agreed to form a Russian Polish commission to establish autonomy in Poland, signaling a possible shift in governance for Polish territories.
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Petrograd
Russian Council of Ministers
Poland
United States Declines Mail Protest on Belligerent Routes
Washington June 25 United States decides not to protest the opening of American mails while passing through belligerent countries. The move is viewed as equivalent to censorship of cables and reflects policy on wartime communications.
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United States
Washington
Pier Collapse Kills About 1000 in Petrograd Area
About 1000 persons were killed or drowned when a pleasure pier collapsed into the Magan River about 400 miles east of Mos ion. The disaster occurred around Petrograd on June 26, leaving many missing and rescuers at work.
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Petrograd
Magan
Mosian
Wilson meets rail workers in Springfield stop
President Wilson, during a brief stop in Springfield Massachusetts, heard railroad workers plead to stay out of war. He replied that he would if he could, signaling cautious support amid mounting tensions.
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Springfield
Mass
Wilson
French Break German Push North of Arras and Hold Front
Paris reports a new French advance north of Arras and repulsion of a German attempt to recapture the labyrinth. Mines cover large front areas with French saying Germans cannot hold excavations after blasts. In Meuse the enemy shelled with flame projectiles. trenches briefly recaptured but then retaken. Four heavy German assaults in Lorraine and the Vosges were repulsed.
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Paris
Arras
Labyrinth
Meuse
Lorraine
Vosges
Wilson Arrives at Summer Home in Cornish
President Wilson reached his summer residence in Cornish New Hampshire today after travel from Washington. The Associated Press notes his arrival during a calm afternoon as the nation keeps close watch on presidential movements and schedules.
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Associated Press
Cornish, N. H
Wilson
Fiddling Dick Killed in Texas Farm Shooting
Richard Davis known as Piddling Dick, a violinist, was shot dead on a McKinney area farm. William Thorp was arrested and charged with the killing. no motive has been established.
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McKinney
Texas
Richard Davis
William Thorp
Thaw Case Sanity Trial Expands to Evelyn Nesbit
New York on the ninth anniversary of Standard White s death the state announced in the Thaw sanity trial it will present Evelyn Nesbit s life history alongside Thaw s entire life narrative Several more witnesses testified that Thaw was rational at the hearing and the case progresses with new testimony and evidence from authorities.
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New York
Standard White
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Open Missionary Conference Opens in Blue Ridge
The summer missionary conferences began in Blue Ridge North Carolina with interdenominational sessions. The East and West gatherings feature mission study groups open parliaments platform addresses special services and denominational groups. Many young people from the South attend the opening event which runs through July 4.
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Blue Ridge
N. C
A Doctor's Prescription for Cough
A brief ad touts Dr. King's New Discovery as a cheap simple remedy to soothe coughs colds and bronchial and lung ailments. It urges immediate treatment with one fourth to one teaspoonful as needed and claims noticeable relief and cure with a bottle from the druggist.
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Dr. King
Suspect Robber Commits Death by Own Action
San Antonio June 25 three masked men robbed a restaurant of $100 with pistols, three employees held up. At daylight police made four arrests. Joe Baker a Kentucky youth among them killed himself when arrested.
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Associated Press
Spey
San Antonio
Texas
Joe Baker
Amon
Militia Guards Slaton Home As Governor Quits
Atlanta Ga June 25 Militia still guards the Slaton home and will be doubled tomorrow night due to rumors of trouble after the governor quits office tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Slaton
Fry Trial in Wichita Falls For Judge Fry Forgery
In Wichita Falls Texas June 25 J S Oglesby testified that the endorsers on checks tied to the Fry forgery indictments appeared to be in Judge E W Fry of Graham Texas handwriting The state contends the payees were fictitious and the checks forged
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Wichita Falls
Texas
E. W. Fry
Graham
J. S. Oglesby
Fry
500 Dogs in Big Show at Oakland Kennel Club
Oakland Calif June 25 Over 500 dogs are beached today at the Oakland Kennel Club annual show the largest ever held on the coast. Mrs Anita Baldwin displays a string valued at 20000 A J Molers the Monterey millionaire brings 80 dogs and other famed blooded hounds attend the big gathering of fanciers.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Kennel Club
Anita Baldwin
A. J. Molers
Monterey
Tennis stars off for West to face West in inter sectional
New York on June 25 Richard N Williams 2d the national singles champion, joins Washburn Mathey and Church, a quartet of stars, as the eastern team heads west to Frisco Fair for inter sectional competition. They will stop at Pittsburg to play in the clay court championship and begin practice as a unit.
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New York
Richard N Williams
Washburn
Mathey
Church
Pittsburg
Cleimge
Zionists Plan for Jewish Nation Restoration in Palestine
Boston June 25 Leading American Zionists gathered for the Federation of American Zionists convention. Ten national Zionist groups represented from orthodox to liberal factions. Louis D Brandeis to preside as talks span a week with leaders like Stephen Wise Nathan Straus and Julian Mack expected to speak on reviving the Jewish homeland amid postwar redrawing of territories.
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Boston
Palestine
America
Federation of American Zionists
Louis D. Brandeis
Federation
Times
Brandeis
Stephen Wise
Nathan Straus
Julian Mack
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