Riot Amid Anti-Conscription Demonstrations In New York
Sporadic anti-conscription riots erupted in New York City with 10 000 at Hunt's Point Palace The Bronx and crowds at Rutgers Square City Hall Park and Independence Hall Osborn Street and Pitkin Avenue. Police Guardsmen and Home Defence League beat back rioters causing numerous arrests.
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Southern Boulevard
Giaréeman
March on City Hall Protest Grows Into Draft Riot
A nine to eleven man and woman East Side meeting in Rutgers Square last night escalated from an antihigh cost of living demonstration to an anti conscription riot in City Hall Park. Speakers including Ara Neuman-Zilberman and Mrs Anva Pastor touched the draft law as police halted the meeting. A crowd marched via Henry Street toward Chatham Square, swelling to about 1000 near the Municipal Building, with women leading the charge and shouting against conscription and high food costs.
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City Hall Park
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Anva Pastor
City Hall
Henry Street
Chatham Square
Brooklyn Bridge
Municpal
France Names Joffre To Aid Gen Pershing
France names Marshal Joffre to assist Gen Pershing in organizing American participation in the war. Lt Col Fabry and Lt de Tossanas aid remain with the French War Commission to the United States and will continue with the marshal. Upon Pershing’s arrival in Paris he will be greeted by M Viviani and Joffre and escorted through central streets.
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Spain intervenes for Palestine Jews amid persecutions
Madrid reports Spain will present an urgent note to Berlin Vienna and Constantinople demanding an end to persecutions deportations and lootings of Jews. The move is backed by neutral nations including Argentina and signals a shift from Spain's long history of Jewish hostility and exile.
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Indicted Emerson Motors Promoters Faced Fraud Case
A federal grand jury indicted Emerson Motors Company and fourteen individuals on charges of mail fraud and conspiracy. Three related firms also faced indictments as an involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Emerson. Receiver John T. Johnston appointed as stockholders seek recovery amid government claims of misrepresentation.
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Osborne
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Enaorman
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Robert €. Hang
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Monarch Motor Car Company
George N. Campbell
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War Speech Explains U S Entry and Self Defence
A public address on the eve of war registration argues America fights for self defence after Germanys assaults. The speaker recalls invasions of Belgium France and England, urges unity, and frames the conflict as necessary to preserve rights and self respect against German aggression.
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Mexican gunboat loots Galveston fishing schooner off Tehuantepec
The American fishing schooner Areas from Galveston was boarded May 31 by a Mexican gunboat off Tehuantepec, looting clothing, gear, and medicine. A small steamer observed earlier that day. a boarding party seized cargo, leaving just enough provisions for Areas to sail home. Carranea soldiers, claiming no clothing or pay, conducted the raid.
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Spanish steamer torpedoed near Mageid June 4
The Spanish steamship Telesfora of 4,145 tons, sailing with Bilbao as escort, was sunk without warning by a submarine in the Mediterranean. The crew were saved, and the vessel Mageid was reported sunk. details are incomplete due to the damaged report.
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The Terrible Indictment Of Prussianism
A wartime speech condemns Germany for sinking Lusitania Sussex and other ships. It cites German terror at sea, calls for forgiveness rejected, and condemns attacks on neutral and humanitarian vessels. The speaker links these acts to the broader Allied war effort and international outrage.
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Feudalism Plus Twentieth Century Science and War
The text denounces Germany for espionage and aggression including the Zimmermann note and use of gas, submarines, and terror. It links feudalism with modern warfare, calls for unity against Germany, and predicts global conflict involving Austria Bulgaria Turkey and allies. The speaker warns democracy will die if such state actions persist and urges vigilance.
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Washington Officials Ready as Registration Opens
Washington officials emphasize centralized coordination and swift reporting as Registration Day begins. Brigadier General Crowder oversees the process with federal authorities poised to enforce laws. states report totals on white and Black citizens, exemptions, aliens, and alien enemies as registrants reach 21.
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