Armenian steamer Armenian sunk by German sub under warning
The Armenian, a Leyland Line merchant steamer carrying 1422 mules to Avonmouth for the French army, was torpedoed near the English coast after a warning. Survivors and officials report that Americans aboard were among the crew. Ambassador Page and Consul Armstrong provided updates as the U S weighs the incident under international law.
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New Port News
Avonmouth
Belgium
France
Indifference Charged Over Lusitania Rescue
Baron Mersey heard testimony from Professor Marichal of Queen’s University Kingston who accused Cunard of indifference to passenger welfare during the Lusitania disaster. He said survivors lacked dry clothes food and transport while the company faced questions over handling the rescue and cargo risks. A letter from Professor May asking cash in advance was cited as evidence of coercion.
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British Board of Trade
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Queens Uiversity
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Berlin Says Russia Will Continue War As Reports Stir Peace Talk
A London despatch notes Germany and Russia differ on war aims after Emperor Nicholas announces continued hostilities. The Tageblatt questions peace rumors and suggests Russian forces are not truly defeated, while European reports debate whether a Russian Duma decision will end the struggle or demand intensified efforts for victory.
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London
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Duma
Russia
Ley-Roberts Wedding At Letts
George Bailey and Mrs Mayme Roberts were married last night at the Methodist church in Letts with Rev Phillips officiating. The bride wore gray silk. The room had been reserved for the Rock Island station for thirty years. A supper followed the wedding.
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Mayme Roberts
Methodist Church
Illips
Ja- Tal
Rock Island
Anarchy in Mexico City as Looters Unchecked
Reports from Vera Cruz and Mexico City describe chaotic conditions with mobs rioting and looting in the capital. Zapata forces allegedly incite violence while Carranza and Villa forces clash in surrounding areas, raising alarm in Washington over foreign safety and the broader Mexican crisis.
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Washington, D. C
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Mexico
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Mexicanapital
Vera Cruz
Ourney
State Department
Zapate
Mexico City
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Gonles
Carranza Agency
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Villa
Paso
Texas
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Lagos
Generali Hil
Washington
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Vera, Cruz
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Wilson
Cornish
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French artillery did not use US shells in the war
Paris reports the war ministry refutes an A P interview quote attributing to Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria that fifty percent of French shells were US made. The ministry states that, from the war’s start, French artillery has not used any shells manufactured in the United States.
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United States
Prince Ruppecht
Bavaria
Ministry of War
Associated Press
Germans on West Front Meet Check Fresh Movements
Paris dispatch reports a violent German assault in the Argonne checked with two divisions involved. Attacks east of the Benarville road were repelled and a Metzeral assault was fully checked with heavy losses for the Germans. A British commission visited Rheims Cathedral after German shells damaged the structure. One Rothschild prisoner was reported among Viennese POWs, forced to work in hay fields at four o'clock. A British aviator describes a successful air duel near Ypres with a German aircraft shot down and both crew killed.
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Paris
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Champagne
Argonne
Benarville Road
Metzeral
Berlin
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London
Meuse
Vosges
Eebrugge
Rheims
Foreign Office
Owen Johnson
Arnold Bennett
Walter Hale
G. H. Main
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Rothschild
Ypres
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Helson
Puruits
Girl Falls From Rail Breaks Arm In Accident
Bernice Frye five years old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Frye, fell from a foot bridge rail yesterday and sustained a fractured right arm. Both bones were broken between the wrist and elbow.
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Letts
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Fred Frye
Delbow
Mouth Harp and Pistol Figure in Divorce Suit
Lillian Keepping Duncan seeks anullment of her marriage to Virgil Duncan telling on the witness stand that he forced her to marry at a magistrate’s office with a gun after she was under 18. Birth records show she was seventeen. husband denies force or gun use.
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J. F. Duncan
Train wreck kills Carranza troops near Monte Morelos
Three hundred Carranza soldiers with wives and children died and many were injured when a heavily loaded military train derailed near Monte Morelos between Tampico and Monterey. An American traveler cited the track as poor and a major ordered full speed before the crash. Details remain unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Carranza
Monte Morelos
Tampico
Monterey
Gates Locked in Chicago Plants
Leased wire report from Chicago dated July 1 says gates were locked at the citys largest brick and lumber plants as building material strikes shut down operations. 16,000 carpenters must settle with contractors before reopenings, risking about 200,000 jobs and an estimated $500,000 daily economic loss to the city, with 65 brick works and 43 lumber yards closed.
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France reports low birth rate since war began
Paris reports a sharp drop in France's birth rate since the war started. In 1914 the average was a thousand births daily, but by early 1915 the rate fell to 850 and has continued to decline rapidly. The notice highlights the wartime demographic impact and ongoing decline in births.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Prelate Suffers A Second Stroke Amid Dying Hours
James Edward Quigley archbishop of Chicago suffered a second stroke shortly before noon and is believed near death. Hy postatic pneumonia of both lungs has set in, and he is not expected to survive. he smiled at Dr. Conley before sinking further after the attack.
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Associated Press
Rochester
James Edward Quigley
Chicago
Six Die As Storm Hits Oklahoma
An Oklahoma tornado swept Ottawa County near Miami killing six people, with three deaths verified. The rural areas remained hard to reach as telephone lines were out. Property damage was reported across the storm path.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
Ottawas County
Miami
All Saloons in Alabama Closed under Prohibition
Montgomery reports statewide prohibition under the Merritt Denison law with every saloon and dispensary closed last night. The transition occurred with marked quiet and orderliness as the dry movement spreads. In Dakota, Aberdeen and five large South Dakota counties also report saloons closed amid stock reductions in anticipation of enforcement.
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Hanoi
Big Phone Strike Opens In Rochester July 1
Electrical workers in Rochester New York began a strike today at the Rochester Home Telephone Company and neighboring independent lines in western New York. The action affects local service and telecommunication operations amid labor tensions and wage disputes. Organizers stressed solidarity as crews walk the picket lines, aiming to pressure management for better terms.
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New York
Weather Brief for Iowa Illinois Friday
A fragmented weather note indicates lower Iowa temperatures and general calm Friday with thunderstorms possible in Illinois and parts of the Midwest. The message hints at changing conditions into the afternoon with potential storm activity moving northeast.
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War News Sketches German Push Toward Warsaw and Windau
London reports Austro German armies press Russians from Galicia toward the Polish capital Warsaw as fighting grows fiercer on the eastern front. German plans include operations from Galicia toward Ivangorod Brest Litovsk and attempts to bombard Windau while Entente forces consider swings at Arras and Gallipoli.
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