Resta Wins at Chicago Auto Event Race Record
Resta driving a Peugeot won the 500 mile race at Speedway Chicago on June 26 as Porporato finished second and Grant third. Timers misread during the long race, with Cooper setting a new 100 mile speed record at 104 mph. Resta led at 420 miles, later setting a 169 mile distance world mark. Large crowds gathered to watch the two mile speedway debut and prize money of 54,000 dollars.
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Porporato
Chicago
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Hix Ue Way
Grant
Kesta
Wired Speedway
Jil
Two Mile Speedway
Eignty Miles
Indianapolis
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Cooper
van Raalte
Porporator
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Hennibg
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de Palma
Corporato
Rickenbacher
Chevrolet
Anderson
Speedway
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Chas. Duryea
Springfeld
Mass
Chicoke
Evanston
Durrea
Brooklands
England
Carranza Leaders Mobilize as Zapata Reported Preparing Resistance
Meagre reports indicate Zapata may oppose the Carranza advance with artillery while General Carranza orders all available forces toward Mexico City. State department notes assure protection for noncombatants if fighting occurs, with no decisive reports on operations outside Mexico City. Cabal of movements includes Villa denying reports of capturing Aguas Calientes and navy orders redirect to Progreso and Cape Haitien.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Mexico City
Carranza
Department
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Zapata
General Villa
Aguas Calientes
Villa
Carranza Treags
Yacatan
Vacatain
Navy Department
Caperton
Washington
Progreso
Cape Haitien
Yucatan
Americans Ready to Defend Selves in Yaqui Valley
Reports from San Diego state Americans in the Yaqui valley are now armed and prepared to repel any future Indian attacks. Some plan to hire additional men for defense as rains begin, slowing movement toward the Mayo river settlement and the Yaqui river mouth during the December floods.
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Associated Press
Carranza Chiefs Confer With Him On Mexican Situation
Washington dispatches report that Douglas and Eliseo Arfendando, representing General Carranza, traveled to Vera Cruz to convey the U S government view outlined by President Wilson. Conflicting advices from Vera Cruz and Mexico City described Gonzales entering or failing to enter the capital as Carranza forces moved.
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D. C
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Douglas
Eliseo Arfendando
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Wilson
Mexico
Mexico City
Gonzales
Italians Report Slow Progress On Austrian Fronts
The Italian general staff states reconnaissance beyond the Tyrol front shows increased enemy activity and fortification work. In Carniola the enemy renewed attacks along the Val Grande to Valpiccalo, while Italian forces press methodically amid natural and artificial obstacles. An Austrian battery causing village damage was targeted and silenced after a white flag with a red cross appeared from a villa.
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Rome
Paris
Thea Ittalian General Staff
Tyrol
Trenlino
Carniola
Val Grande
Valpiccalo
Tsunxu
Tsonoura
May Stop Officer Leaving Ordnance Roles
Secretary Garrison awaited Attorney General Gregory's decision on whether an army officer has an inalienable right to resign in peace. The ruling will decide if ordnance experts may enter private employment after leaving government service, amid a rise in private salaries offered by manufacturers of war munitions.
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Associated Press
Washington, Th
Garrison
Gregory
Rumanian Army Disbands Part For Long Furloughs
Bucharest dispatch reports the cabinet voted to disband part of the army and grant long furloughs to soldiers. Premier and war minister Bratiano cited lengthy Russia negotiations as the reason for the move.
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Ted Press
Berlin
Bucharest
Rutygnis
Rumania
M. Bratiano
Russia
United States Agents Halt Serbian Reservists on Train
Federal officers stopped twenty three self described Serbian reservists on a Chicago train as they neared Canada. They fought officers and police with clubs during a riot sparked by claims of German spies. The men, many naturalized or native born Americans, faced a federal examination for neutrality violations.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Ited States
London
Ontario
Canada
Rs Tc
Polk Street
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Mar
Suma Oti
Pittsburgh
England
C Biel Clarbeugh
Taggart and 126 Others Face Election Conspiracy Charges
Indictments returned against 127 men including Thomas Taggart democratic national committeeman from Indiana, Mayor Fosesh E Bell, and Police Chief Samuel V Perrott for conspiracy to commit felonies in elections. A July 7 arraignment date was set after joint agreement by defense and prosecution. The defense pressed for an immediate hearing and both sides requested a speedy proceeding.
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Associated Tress
Indianapolis
Tad
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National
Counse
Be Modern Or Die Navy Theory Calls For Change
Secretary Daniels urged naval officers to discard old theories and adopt modern methods learned from World War I. He touted a larger navy, improved personnel, and material, promising congressional support for necessary increases and stressing learning from Europe to keep plans up to date for wartime needs. The address stressed adapting to submarines, airships, wireless telegraphy, and new battle realities while holding onto sound past principles.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Navy War College
Daniels
Carthage
Rome
Mediterranean
Fred
Gibraltar
D Gibles
Navy
Thorne opposes rate increases before Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa railroad official Clifford Thorne told the Interstate Commerce Commission that western freight rates are already 20 percent higher than the east and that railroads have added over 574 million in property since 1916. He argued railroads seek public payment for improvements, insisting private ownership should bear the costs and provide a reasonable return, not a surplus to fund further property upgrades.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Argumen
Clifford Thorne
Iowa State Railroad Commission
R. B. Scott
Burlington Road
Wright
Northwestern
Thorne
Thorns
Beatt
WIM
Ighe Square
Special honor for G. 4. R. giant badges on Capitol lawn
On June 26, Washington mourns or honors the Grand Army of the Republic as giant badges formed in flowers adorn the Capitol lawn. The Associated Press dispatch notes the ceremony and the public display tied to the national convention.
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Capitol Lawn
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Grand Army of the Republic
Atlanta Guard Tightens Around Governor Slaton Home
June 26. In Atlanta police mount a double watch and forty extra mounted guards patrol the capitol area as crowds mobilize over Governor Slaton's commutation of Sea M. Frank's death sentence. Twenty six men are arrested by militiamen near Slaton's residence and held on Major Hall's orders with no civil charges filed.
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Atlanta
Miiliti& iii
Governor Slaton
Frank
Slaton
Nate E. Harris
Harris
Arte
Major Hall
Seeking Evelyn Nesbit Thaw In Sanity Case
Process servers cannot locate Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, central figure in the Stanford White shooting, as New York court proceedings over Harry K. Thaw’s sanity continue. The search for her to place on the witness stand will persist.
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Associated Proms
New York
N.Y
Harry K. Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
G A R badges planted on capitol lawn in Washington
Superintendent Biliowtt Woods has planted two G A R badges on the capitol lawn this fall. Each badge measures about one hundred by thirty feet and is formed with growing flowers in the colors of the badges. They occupy the central portion of the western slope of the Capitol grounds, serving as a prominent landscape adornment.
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Washington
Biliowtt Woods
Capitol Lawn
Capitol
German Offensive Anticipated As Allies Gauge Next Move
A British mood of restraint and anticipation marks war reporting as observers expect a new German maneuver on the Western front. Possible drives toward Paris or Calais are weighed, with rumors of German reinforcements from Essen and attention to Argonne activity. Minor fronts show quiet, Italian forces fortify Isanzo positions, and Turkish losses in the Dardanelles are reported. Official Berlin notes claim local artillery actions west of Souche and east of Perthes, with repeated patrol clashes and aerial combat continuing near Arras.
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Associated Press
London
Penge
Walt
Germany
Warsaw
Paris
Calais
Argonne
Isanzo
Dardanelles
England
Wns Ling
Walter Runciman
He Hoard of
Great Britain
Berlin
Souche
Wse
Lunelio Heights
Sarnia
Perthes
Detraurhee
Dalranrhee
Leintrey
Laneville
Upperland
Arras
Weather Outlook for Illinois Iowa Weekend
Partly dollar to night and Sunday, probably showers or during Sunday might.
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Iowa
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