Bulgaria Seeks Clear Terms Before Joining War Efforts
Reports from London Washington and Berlin indicate Bulgaria seeks explicit terms from Entente powers before entering World War I. Bulgaria asks for specifics on territory and rewards, while Germany delays reply to President Wilson beyond July 4. Authorities note cautious diplomacy and shifting expectations as negotiations unfold.
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Washtieton
CO —Tirtling
Wilson
Lusitania
United States
Count von Dernstortt
New York
Am Euliseury
Berlin
Washington
Amassador
Germany
Staes
Sota Hussania
Bulgaria
Pragier Hadavor
Bulearia
Movement to Free Jews Organizes in New York City
A nationwide effort to improve conditions for Jews worldwide, especially in belligerent European nations, began with the International Jewish Emancipation Committee in New York. Champ Clark, speaker of the House, was elected president. Prominent local Jews started the movement and solicited support from leaders in education and politics. Henry Green, executive secretary, reports receiving many letters from governors, college presidents, and lawmakers expressing sympathy.
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New York City
International Jewish Emancipation Committee
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Ite
Universties
Senate
Henry Green
The
Compolitee
Villa recaptures Saltillo in back‑to‑back moves
Haoul Medero, commanding Villa forces, recaptured Saltillo Sunday as Carranza troops evacuated without a fight. Villa officials in Piedras Negras said Villa forces would be near Monterey on Monday and expected Monterey to fall from Car Taleafalo shortly.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Haoul Medero
Villa
Saltillo
Carranza
Piedras Negras
Monterey
Duveneck Wins Grand Prize at Panama Exposition
The jury at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco awarded the grand prize in art to Frank Duveneck, an American portrait painter.
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Duveneck
San Francisco
Cal
Frank Duveneck
Slaton delays Leo Frank clemency decision
Governor Slaton says he has not yet reached a conclusion on Leo Frank's petition for clemency and will issue his determinations the day before the scheduled execution in Atlanta Georgia. The statement underscores the last review phase before the sentencing is carried out.
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Atlanta. Ga
Slaton
Leo Frank
Bryan Plan Outlined for Peace Mediation and War Threats
The article details William Jennings Bryan’s three part remedy for war mediation and education, proposing joint offers by the United States and neutrals, then a year long study of international disputes to ease passions, and finally a worldwide peace mobilization promoting brotherhood. It notes a veiled Mexican threat tied to U S actions and references Villa and federal actions, with dispatches about naval and troop movements in the Yucatan region and Mexican unrest.
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Washington
Bryan
Itryan
Ivan
Embezzler Oscar L. Smith Defends Silence in Missouri Case
Oscar L. Smith, accused of fraudulent dealings totaling about, was brought from Philadelphia to Chillicothe county jail. He refused visitors, requesting sleep, and spoke only in fits, declaring he would tell all after rest. Several lawyers, once friends, deny his plea for mercy as the case unfolds.
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Chillicothe
Missouri
Oscar L. Simith
Philadelphia
Elieree Smith
Smith
Dr Flexner to China to reform medical education
Baltimore letter says Dr William H Welch of Johns Hopkins will sail for China in June followed by Dr Flexner, Dr David Moon Rebinada and others from the Rockefeller Foundation. They plan a two month mission to systematize medical education, aid existing schools, and establish new ones for China’s 400 million people. Mississippi report notes a locust visitation in Suffolk with minor damage.
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Baltimore
Mid
William H Welch
Johns Hopkins University
China
Sition Flexner
David Moon Rebinada
Wal Truce Nutterick
Hockefeller
Ion
Europe
America
Lipton Returns Aboard Eric From Servian Tour
London dispatch reports Sir Thomas Lipton aboard the yacht Eric leaving Piraeus. The vessel heads homeward after the Servian tour, signaling a voyage toward home.
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Sir Thomas Lipton II
London
Smily Chronicle
Athens
Thomas Lipton
Eric
Piraeus
Erin
Woman Dies After Poison Drinking In Springfield
A woman from Springfield aged % years, Fisie Blake of St Louis, drank poison during a love affair and died shortly after at St John’s institution. The incident is reported as a fatal case connected to a romantic entanglement.
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Springfield
Fisie Blake
St Louis
St. John’s Institution
Oregon Spruce for Aircraft Shipment to Europe
More than 5,000,606 feet of Oregon spruce has been shipped in the last three months to European nations at war for use in building airships.
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Oregon
Portland
Europe
Beer Drinking Cut Down in Munich
In Munich Bavaria the amount of beer consumption was compelled to be curtailed after expropriation affected a large part of supply. The measure targets reducing beer intake amid shortages and economic strain in the city.
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Munich
Bavaria
Germany
Deaths and murder in New York apartment scene
In New York, Carman Corneline reports his wife Thartwin killed by an intruder after returning home. The killer shot himself after a struggle. Cornelius is questioned but sticks to his account. Police identify the slain woman as about 25 and newly married. George McAghon of Jersey City is named as a suspect with William J Morris connected to the case.
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New York
N. Y
Carman Corneline
Tha
Corneliae
Thartwin
Cortelina
Cornelius
Bar- Klar
Thedewman
George McAghon
Jersey City
Eletant
Pennsylvania Railrom
William J Morris
McAchon
Uyeghe
Death of Harlan girl from stomach ailment at school
Matel Hammond aged six died in Harlan Kansas from a stomach ailment while attending the local school. Her weight appears as a misprint but suggests a child of small stature. She left a younger sister Bertha who is described as still growing.
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Harlan
Kan
Matel Hammond
Bertha
Court Refuses Appeals in French Officers Theft Case
The court of appeals declined to review the appeals of Col. Francois Desclauz, once a paymaster of French arms, and Madame Beechoff, wife of a German, from a court martial verdict convicting them of stealing military stores.
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Pars
Court of Appeals
Col
Francois Desclauz
Madame Beechoff
Martia
Leprosy Spreads in Venezuela Reported
A Pan American Medical Congress delegate says leprosy is spreading rapidly in Venezuela and tetanus is alarmingly present among infants there, with growing health concerns noted during the conference in San Francisco California.
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Venezuela
San Francico
Cal
Infante
Thousands Rally for President Denver and Cole
Thousands gathered at City Park for a partisan meeting and listened to speakers praising the administration amid heated debate over the foreign question.
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Denver
Cole
City Park
Huge Barbecue at Stone Laying in Capital City Rites
Jefferson City coverage details a massive barbecue planned for the cornerstone ceremony of a new state building. Masons coordinate rites with special trains from several cities and a noted warden overseeing the feast.
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Jefferson City
Commercial Cluic
Preparations for pension checks in Confederate veteran list
In the office of State Awlitar Jno Po Gerteon preparations begin to mail quarterly pension checks. A list of 1647 names is used. recipients will receive ten dollars per month for a total obligation of forty nine thousand four hundred ten dollars.
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Office of State Awlitar Jno Po Gerteon
Missouri Supreme Court actions and lightning strike event
The Missouri Supreme Court issues an alternative writ to oust a trade change from St Louis Merchants. Judge Jamen T Plair’s home was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm but the family was uninjured. The state auditor projects a potential net gain of 170,703 dollars for taxpayers. The state board of Bar Examiners reported four of 161 applicants as women, with two African Americans among them. Frank W. McAllister of Paris was appointed commissioner to take testimony in a case against 28 companies alleged to form an unlawful price-fixing cartel for lead and sine ore. The Supreme Court reelected Pert & Meder as official reporter after a three-day deadlock. A F Patterson and W Christy Orran were other applicants.
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Gordon
Publi
Olge Mealy
Railrow
Board of Equalization
Gorton
Irving
Mireourt Supreme Court
St Lewis
McAllister
Missouri Supreme Court
Frank W. McAllister
Paris
Supreme Court
Pert & Meder
F Patterson
W. Christy Orran
Russians Retreat From Lemberg Relief Forces Fall Back
Wartime dispatches report Russian forces retreating along the front near Lemberg after losing posts on the Woreryes River west of Dac bere. German and Austrian units push the attack as the front lines shift, with cavalry, artillery, and infantry repelling counterattacks and threatening the Galician capital.
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Vienna
Hecker’s execution stays unresolved after appeals
The New York Court of Appeals denied a petition by Herman Hecker, former police lieutenant, seeking to overturn a death sentence for the murder of Herman Krueenthal and the New York World columnist. The case involves potential federal action and questions whether the governor will commute or deny clemency.
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Court of Appeals
Artesy
New York
Herman Kroeenthal
Camuler
Neece
Enlese
United States
Hecker
Bemieney
Supervisor to America London Tavid A Thorme and coal trade talks
A Welsh coal manager named Tavid A Thorme arranged an appointment with David dovdcienige minister of munitions to visit the United States and Canada. The purpose was to oversee contracts and discuss the Enchance Telegtaph Company cave.
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London
Cave
David Dovdcienige
United States
Canada
Lincoln Nebraskans challenge Nebraska railway power
Lincoln Nebraskan reports the Nebraskan 9 Supreme Court has decreed that the state railway commission lacks authority to set or alter rates on rail lines within Nebraska. The ruling limits state control over pricing on the state’s rail network and asserts the commission’s powers. The decision centers on regulatory scope and interstate considerations affecting Nebraska rail policy.
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Lincoln
Deeleton
State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Lewlapaw Detained at Kirkwall After Galveston Run
Shippers on the Lewlapaw from Galveston to Gothenburg reported the vessel is detained at Kirkwall Scotland. The status affects cargo flow and scheduling for the Scottish port, with capitalized names indicating the involved ship and routes.
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Galveston, Teras
Sete
Avertrag
Galveston
Gotheburg
Sweten
Kirkwall
Scotland
Woman Drowns Self in Neighbor’s Bath Urging Sanity
Agnes Robertson, noted for her church work, was found drowned in a neighbor’s home after attempts at self harm. Local authorities report the incident as a suicide amid personal troubles.
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Galesbure Uii
Agnes Robertson
Cheat of Silver for Miss Clark in Louisiana Mo
Citizens of Patapalo township buy chest M efiver for Miss Genevieve Clark containing 17 percent pieces as a wedding gift with local pride and humor.
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Clark
Louisiana
Pat ‘Alo Township
Genevieve Clark
School Revolt Amid Free Speech Battle at Penn
A Philadelphia university crisis unfolds as Wharton School faculty clash with a professor advocating free speech. The dispute triggers a campus row and wider national concern about academic policy and discipline amid protests resonating through colleges nationally.
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Philadelphia
Reett
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Aia
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