Earthquake Toll Rises Across Imperial Valley
Reports from Calexico Mexicali and Imperial Valley recount twenty deaths and about one million dollars in property damage. Martial law was declared in Calexico and Mexicali to curb looting as fires broke out after tremors.
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International News Service
Calexico
Cal
Mexicali
Washington
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
Eleajon
Imperial
Ameri
Victory For The Russians Is Announced
A wartime brief states Russia declares victory after days of fighting. The report notes relief in Moscow and claims strategic gains, with officials emphasizing resumed stability and continued vigilance amid ongoing tensions.
Wife of engineer learns son is dead in Ypres battle
Mrs Katherine Beyersdorf wife of the Kaiser Wilhelm II chief engineer cried aloud as she told her husband their only son a private in the German infantry was killed in the second battle of Ypres aboard the Noordam which has just arrived at Hoboken from Europe.
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New York
Katherine Beyersdorf
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Hoboken
Noordam
Ypres
Europe
Collision between street car and car near South Croton and Mill
A street car traveling south and an electric automobile driven by Jere Bauman collided yesterday just above the South Croton avenue and South Mill street intersection. A step on the street car tore off while the automobile suffered only minor damage. Bauman was driving northbound from South Croton to South Mill.
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Jere Bauman
South Croton Avenue
South Mill Street
Bauman
Dr Henry W Temple Lectures On The European War
The Men’s Bible class at First Methodist held a social gathering Tuesday with 175 guests. Dr Henry W Temple spoke on phases of the European War, discussing neutrality laws and international law, and estimated the conflict has cost 2,000,000 lives and 23 billion dollars in property.
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First Methodist Church
Henry W. Temple
Temple
United States
Assessors Praise Fourth Ward Improvements in Wa City
City Assessor G. N. Clark praises the Fourth ward as the banner for new improvements over the past year. Assessors are working through wards six and seven, with the Second ward delayed to allow major city improvements to progress before valuations.
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G. N. Clark
Russians win six day victory on the Dneister front
Russian war office reports a six days battle on the Dneister front where over 5,000 Austro German troops were captured. The victory allows orderly Russian withdrawal from Lemberg as enemy forces retreat with bridges across the Dneister torn up for four crossings. Cossacks press the retreating troops.
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Francis Lavelle Murray
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Dneister
Lemberg
Teutons Hold Flags Over Vienna After Lemberg Recapture
Vienna reports the recapture of Lemberg, capital of Galicia, as military experts foresee a broader Russian campaign. The official announcement confirms the Austro-Hungarian advance and signals growing Allied concern over the Eastern Front.
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Vienna
Lemberg
Galicia
Lemberg in the War
Lemberg is described as captured by Russians on September 4, 1914 and recaptured on June 23, 1915. The city, held by Russians for nine months, is noted as a key eastern Galicia railroad hub and an excellent military base.
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Lemberg
Galicia
German press curbed as Lusitania note nears reply
Washington June 23. Berlin suspends the Deut sche Tages Zeitung publishing belligerent articles by Count Reventlow. This move seen as Germany avoiding trouble during the American note response on the Lusitania. Kaiser's government aims to curb jingoistic utterances while the note is under Foreign Office consideration.
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Washington
Count Reventlow
Berlin
Lusitania
Kaiser
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Germany
United States
Foreign Office
French Take Sondernach In Alsace
Paris reports continued French progress in Alsace as Sondernach near Metzeral on the Fecht river is captured. The communique notes a German counterattack at La Fontenelle with a slight German gain.
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Sondernach
Alsace
Paris
Rhine
Metzeral
la Fontenelle
Two Severe Hailstorms Hit Nearby Areas Tuesday
Two severe hailstorms struck near the city on Tuesday. At about 3 PM Newport near Wampum saw a heavy hail fall, and around 8 PM a similar storm hit near West Pittsburg.
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Newport
Wampum
West Pittsburg
Germans Take Five Swedish Ships Captured in Baltic
Gothenburg dispatch reports five Swedish steamers carrying lumber to England captured by German warships in the Baltic and towed to Swinemunde.
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London
Gothenberg
England
Baltic Sea
Swinemunde
Auto Collision Involving Thompson and Dunn Cars
Two-vehicle crash on County Line street Monday night involves A Kirk Thompson of New Wilmington and G R Dunn of Laurel avenue. Thompson blames Dunn but Mrs Dunn counters that the Thompson car emerged from an alley without warning and struck her vehicle. Hodgkinson passengers suffered minor injuries and Dunn reports about $15 in damage to their car.
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A. Kirk Thompson
New Wilmington
G. R. Dunn
Laurel Avenue
County Line
Thompson
Dunn
U. P
W. H. Hodgkinson
Passenger crashes into freight train near Cos Cob
Stamford Conn June 23 steel passenger coaches on the Stamford local from New York crash into a string of freight cars near Cos Cob. Only the local engineer George Smith was injured though 30 passengers were shaken. The steel cars withstood the impact. one freight car toppled and disabled the line.
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International News Service
Stamford
Conn
New York
New Haven
Cos Cob
George Smith
Smith
New Galilee Woman Awarded 10000 Verdict
Mrs. C. M. Grim of New Galilee sister of Beaver Falls officer John Black won a 10000 suit against the Pennsylvania company at Youngstown Ohio for injuries from a train collision at the East Palestine crossing. She suffered a broken arm eight fractured ribs and permanent injuries while en route to a niece’s funeral on September 14, 1914.
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Beaver Falls
C. M. Grim
New Galilee
John Black
Pennsylvania Company
Youngstown
Grim
East Palestine
Recapture of Lemberg Triggers Holiday in Capital
Headquarters reported the city fell to the Second Army after a fierce battle. The public celebrates the recapture of Lemberg, once a hub of art and learning with about 170 000 residents, as flags appear nationwide. Military analysts note strategic rail connections and captured Russian supplies.
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Lemberg
Przemsy
Teuton
Kaiser Will Lead Victors Into Lemberg
Berlin dispatch says Emperor William will command Gen Van Mackensen’s army into Lemberg after Russian evacuation. The fall marks a major German Austrian victory. experts expect continued campaign against Russia rather than western thrust, noting summer and fall offer favorable conditions to press the push and replenish German stores with Russian grain regions.
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Frederick Werner
Berlin
Amsterdam
Emperor William
van Mackensen
Lemberg
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Russia
Firemen Hurt In Tonawanda Blaze On Young Street
A early today blaze on Young street in Tonawanda New York damaged a business block. One fireman was blown through an inner wall and three families escaped with narrow losses. Total damage estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
President Wilson Begins Summer Vacation Tour
President Wilson leaves Washington at midnight for a New York arrival at 6 am then travels by special train to Col. E. M. House home in Roslyn L I. He spends the day golfing at Piping Rock club then moves on to Trenton New Jersey and boards the Federal express to New Haven arriving in Cornish Friday afternoon. He will not return to the White House until July 7.
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Washington
Wilson
Capital
New York
Col. E. M. House
Roslyn
L. I
Pipping Rock Club
Trenton
N. J
Federal Express
Fresh Air Meeting at Eastbrook
All committees appointed for the Fresh Air camp will meet Thursday afternoon at Eastbrook with Youngstown Fresh Air camp officials to discuss plans. Some will travel by automobile and others by train.
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Eastbrook
Youngstown Fresh Air Camp
St. Mary’s School Closes Friday
The current term at St. Mary’s parochial school will end Friday. Attendance and pupil records have been of the usual high standard.
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St. Mary’s Parochial School
Steel plant halts after bloom mill engine shaft breaks
Practically all the steel plant was down from morning until seven o'clock Monday evening when a shaft in the blooming mill engine broke. A new shaft was installed and the plant has operated normally since.
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Blooming Mill
Cotton Shipments Held Up by Belligerent Britain
Philadelphia philanthropist John H. McFadden said Britain is using belligerent rights to block cotton shipments destined for Germany amid a state department protest over seizure of American cargoes. He compared the current tensions to the Civil War blockade of Southern ports.
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Philadelphia
Germany
John H. McFadden
State Department
Great Britain
McFadden
England
United States
Zeppelins Kill 17 And Start Fire
A message from Christiania reports Zeppelins dropped bombs on the Armstrong works at South Shields England on the night of June 15 16 destroying the navy yards and arsenal. Seventeen people were killed and forty injured as fires burned all night and damage was enormous.
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International News Service
Berlin
Overseas News Agency
Today
Christiania
Forum
Stavanger
Armstrong Works
South Shields
Eng
Navy
Merchant Ship Tries To Ram A Submarine
Berlin dispatch notes the Anchor Line steamer Camero nia from New York with many Americans aboard tried to ram a hailing submarine. The submarine submerged and vanished, cited as proof Britain endangers American passengers and upholds Germanys submarine policy.
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Berlin
Germany
Today
London Daily Chronicle
Cameronia
New York
Chronicle
America
German subs sink two ships near Scotland and Wales
British steamer Belgrave torpedoed off Pembrokeshire and Aberdeen trawler Premier sunk 70 miles northwest of Saint Kilda as German submarine activity widens.
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London
Saint Kilda
Cardiff
Wales
Belgrave
Pembrokeshire
Austrian Fleet Raids 200 Miles of Italian Coast
Austrian cruisers and destroyers conducted a major Adriatic raid along 200 miles of the Italian coast from the frontier to Fano. They shelled railroad property damaged semaphore stations, shattered railroad bridges near Rimini and sank an Italian steamer. All crews were saved and units returned safely.
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International News Service
Vienna
Adriatic
Italy
Fano
Tagliamento
Pesarok
Rimini
Hoffmaster Promises Larger Water Mains Deployment
Hoffmaster pledges installation of larger water mains at the town's service area to improve supply and reduce outages. The commitment targets upgraded infrastructure and future resilience for residents and businesses.
Water mains to boost supply for New Castle high area
G E Hoffmaster of New Castle Water Co informs city council the protest over inadequate north hill water supply has been addressed. Plans include laying eight and six inch mains on several north hill streets to improve service at once.
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G. E. Hoffmaster
New Castle Water Company
New High School
North Hill
Traffic Cops Patrol Parade Route Across Downtown
Chief Young used the full police force to manage crowds and traffic during a downtown parade. Cornermen controlled Washington street intersections while plain clothes and uniformed officers patrolled sidewalks. No trouble or accidents were reported and the night and day crews remained on duty until traffic normalized. A lost child was found and returned to his mother.
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Young
Washington Street
East Washington Street
Mrs William McCart Struck by Train Near Circus Parade
Mrs William McCart of Spring Street was struck by a train on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad while awaiting a circus parade. She suffered a fractured right arm and body bruises, and was rushed to Shenango Valley hospital. She is 52, wife of William McCart the landscape gardener and contractor.
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William McCart
Spring Street
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Shenango Valley Hospital
Death notices for Agnes Wilson and Robert Strobel
Agnes Wilson aged 9 of 115 Lawrence Street is listed among local death records. Also noted are Mrs. Robert E. Armstrong aged 52 of 410 Reis Street and Robert Eugene Strobel of 1323 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Agnes Wilson
Lawrence Street
Robert E. Armstrong
Reis St
Robert Eugene Strobel
Pennsylvania Ave
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