Rippers mark found on Ruth Cruger body in murder case
Autopsy at Bellevue Hospital found a long abdominal stab wound after a skull crushing blow. Police expanded inquiry into Alfredo Cocchi basement where the victim’s body was buried in a locker. District Attorney Swann seeks Italian help to extradite Cecchi amid white slave gang investigations. Mrs. Humiston calls for broader probe.
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Otto H. Schultze
Alfredo Cocchis
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127Th Street
J. F. Cray
Cocchi
Cecchi
Swann
Washington
Wilson
Italy
Grace Humiston
W East Forty-second Street
Ruth Creager
Bohan
Grand Jury Ee
Patrick J. Riordan
Woods
Shathe
Profit tax on excess profits eyed by bankers
Washington June 11 investment bankers urge a sweeping excess profits tax to fund war needs. Senate finance committee debates a sliding scale taxing large corporate profits with smaller burdens on small firms. Proposals include tiers from 6 to 75 percent of prewar income with rates tied to excess over normal war earnings.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
Robert R. Reed
New York
Investment Bankers’ Association
Oes
Secretary of the Treasury
Aegister
Aemena
Faisal
Investment Bankers
Asociation
Inc
Secrebe
the Treasury
Campaign Begins in Mexico for Republic to Join Allies
Mexico City dispatch reports a drive to bring Mexico into World War I as an allied nation. Prominent politicians and military leaders weigh humanitarian motives and obligations of a world power status to persuade the Mexican public to support entry. San Salvador sources note growing pro allied sentiment while Germans grow desperate.
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Republic
Tus New York Times
Mexico City
San Salvador
Zeppelin 5 Downed in Coast Raid by Flight Squadron
Two airships attacked British towns in a night raid. one Zeppelin was shot down by Royal Flying Corps after gunfire and air combat. Two killed and sixteen injured as bombs and incendiaries struck East and Southeast coast towns. crowds watched the dramatic destruction.
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London
Kentish
West Anglia
Royal Flying Corps
England
British Evacuate Villages on Bulgar Front, Berlin Says
Berlin reports that the British evacuated several villages in the Struma lowlands and set them afire as part of operations on the Macedonian front. A Paris bulletin notes moderate artillery activity along the front and British aviators damaging enemy encampments near St Vrac.
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London
War Office
Struma
Fastern
St. Vrac
Petrenik
Women to register to save food in wartime pledge
Hoover appeals to American women to register for food administration service and pledge to conserve meals for fifteen days. He cites saving two cents per meal and one pound of bread weekly per person could boost wheat exports and aid allies, with emphasis on home front sacrifice and nationwide participation.
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New York Times
Washington
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
New York
Whitman
Germany
Wood
Hoover
Ring Army
Mr. Hoover
United States
Food Administration
President seeks 600 million for giant air fleets
Washington dispatch reports the administration will ask Congress for a 600 million dollar aviation program to build the largest air fleet, train pilots, acquire training sites, and establish schools. Baker supports the plan as crucial to allied air superiority, with hearings and a continuing program modeled after navy funding.
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War and Navy Departments
Council of National Defense
Baker
War Department
America
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Capitol
Cons
Navy
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Germany
Senate
House
Department of Aeronautics
Army
Panama Canal
Preparing to Receive Our Men in France in Wooden City
Paris daily notes strong American troop popularity as General Pershing’s presence signals a new era. Writers describe U.S. forces as a rejuvenating infusion, boosting morale and aiding France’s wartime efforts while railroads and port facilities expand to welcome contingents for future operations.
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Russia
Wood
Duma Votes for An Offensive at Once and Armistice Schemes
American Commission members in Petrograd hold informal talks with Russians. Elihu Root leads visits with Munitions chief Guchkoff and planned dinners for Cabinet ministers. Plans include trips to Moscow Kiev Odessa and possibly Romania with naval bases and military visits, as the mission stays three to four weeks.
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London
Elihu Root
Alexander J. Guchkoff
Francis
Moscow
Kiev
Odessa
Romania
Glennon
Scott
Russia
Root Mission In Petrograd Curiously Watched By Press
Special Cable from New York describes the Root mission in Petrograd as the press follows daily briefings and meetings. Senator Root and M. Tereschenko confer with ministers and military leaders while General Scott leads the military section. Inside the Winter Palace American activity contrasts with Russian surroundings as night becomes daylight.
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New York Times
Petrograd
London
Root
Novoe Vremya
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Russia
Mr. Root
M. Tereschenko
General Scott
Kerensky
Mr. McCormick
M. Shingareff
Germans Lose Faith in U Boat Submarine Campaign
London cabled report quotes a German returning from the country saying people have given up hope of ending the war through submarines. Admiralty withholds May sinkings data amid fears of public disappointment.
German Peace Overture Aimed at Russia Election Armistice
Copenhagen dispatch reports Germany weighing a Russian armistice during the Russian constitutional convention elections. Berlin hopes a stable Russian government will enable peace talks, with officials citing pro German sentiment and a negotiated settlement without indemnities. The move follows semi official statements and press commentary on Wilson and Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
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von Bethmann
von Hindenburg
Council of Workmen's
Scheidemann
Russia
Associated Press
Germany
Russian Council
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Poland
Russians Press for Immediate Offensive as Duma Sees Treason
The Russian Chamber urges immediate attack to defend country and liberties, while Duma warns that peace with Germany or prolonged hostilities would betray allies. A note was sent to Allied governments seeking a conference to revise war aims. Countess Sophie Panin becomes the first woman minister in office, overseeing Social Tutelage and charitable institutions. London reports Admiral Mamontov named Chief of Naval General Staff and General Lumhomski appointed Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief.
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Russia
Duma
Iat
London
Sophie Panini
Comitional Democratic Party
Cos
Reuter
Telegrapha
Jiesian
Adm Madimoff
Baim
Genan Lumhomsky
Crllr
Russia Cuts Off Peace Effort and Votes for Offensive
Government observers reported in Washington that Russia adopted a resolution favoring immediate offensive action and rejected a separate peace plan. Amb. Francis in Petrograd warned that patriotism must prevail to defeat the foe, while State Department notes indicated limited clarity on Russia’s stance and allied unity.
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Duma
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Russia
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Petrograd
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Entente Alliance
Francis
Root
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