United States and Mexico Consider International Commission Aid
A proposal to have the United States and the de facto Mexican government place the entire relationship before an international commission is under serious consideration. The plan would address withdrawal of troops, border disputes, Vera Cruz revenue issues, and indemnifications for American lives and property damaged in Mexico, seeking a peaceful settlement per treaty provisions.
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Washington
Dune
Carranen
United States
Wilson
Carrence
Vera Cruz
General Funston
Navy Department
Amerikan
Americas
Mexico
State Department
Cavalry troop pursues raiders near Zapato reout
Cavalry Troop 1 of the 14th Cavalry under Capt Wirmeyer searches along the Rio Grande near Zapato for raiders from Mexicus. Reports say Lafedo and the Germans suffered heavy losses as British forces push them back. London dispatch notes Northey’s column driving East African Germans to Nea Utengale, with German commander captured and wounded, while natives welcome the British amid reported losses.
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Lafedo
Tex
14Th Cavalry
Wirmeyer
Rio Grande
Zapatoreout
Americas
London
East Africa
Northey
Coltemns
Nea Utengale
Namema
Kitchener Death Reverberates Across Nations
Berlin and London react to Field Marshal Earl Kitchener’s death with cautious assessments. Russian officials express sympathy to London, while Italian leaders send telegrams of grief. British debates on Kitchener’s successor unfold as suspicions about a German mine or spy linger. Canada orders flags at half mast and uniforms burned in memory.
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Petrograd
Earl Kitchener
Russia
Great Britain
Ussia
Britain
Kort
Sazonof
London
George W. Buchanan
Chener
Berlin
Perl
Karl Kitchener
Lokal Angeiger
Inglische Rundschwu
Kitchener
Germany
Pepere
Nieuwe Courant
England
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Cous
Jehener
Rome
Marshal Kitchener
Caderna
George
Bourne
Westminster
Canerae
Lloyd George
Wary
Lord Milner
William Robertson
Imperial
Hampshire
Cer
Bearland
Henry Dalriel
Jellnirs
Asquith Takes Temporary Charge of War Office
London reports Premier Asquith assumes temporary charge of the War Office as the British army mourns Earl Kitchener. Flags at half mast, a memorial service planned for June 13 at St Paul’s Cathedral with King George and Queen Mary attending. Windsor race meeting cancelled per the Jockey Club.
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London
Jaek
Augarn
War Office
Earl Kitchener
St Paul's Cathedral
King George
Queen Mary
Jockey Club
Windsor
Earl Kitchene
Dominions
Cme
Cableratea
South Africa
Kotha
Great Britain
British Imperial Council of Commerce
R. J. Balfour
Admiralty
Kitchener
Dalmarssid
Lord Kitchener
Die Patch
Re N
Alredy
Viscount French
Asquith
Lord Desby
S. Civilian
David Linnd Ganven
Pant Milner
Emile Faguet Dies in Paris at 69
Paris June 7 Elie Faguet a renowned literary critic and four time laureate of Europe died in Paris He was a chevalier of the Legion of Honor a member of the Academy Francaise and editor of several publications including the Journal de Debate He was born in La Roche sur Yon and was sixty nine years old.
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Paris
Emile
Europe
Mr. Faguet
Legion of Honor
Academy Francaise
Re Eral
Journal de Debate
la Roche SureYon
Anti American Riot Quelled in Chimamua City Mexico
A mass meeting protested continued American troop presence and intervention. The crowd gathered at Centennial Theatre and Alameda near the consulate, rioters pelted the Foreign Club with stones, and the consulate flag was torn before police recovered it.
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Chimamua City
Mexico
Foreign Club
Alameda
Counted Sheets That Count Defines Toilet Paper Measure
The passage argues for pricing toilet paper by a fixed quantity rather than roll size, noting that rolls can appear large when wound loosely. It suggests counting sheets as the true unit of measure for purchases.
Garbage Fight Looms Over Prall Island Site
Edward P Doyle, leading anti-garbage forces, plans to occupy Pratt's Island today and erect three bungalows with permits. A thirty-man guard already held the island as crews of twenty carpenters were hired and promised $1 per hour. Contractors Jaffney, Gahagan & Van Netten secured permits for three buildings on Lake Island, a potential site for the garbage plant.
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Staten Island
Edward P Doyle
Pratt’s
Doyle
Jaffney, Gahagan & van Netten
Yestern Due
Lake Island
Sunday May Not Keep Date Here
New York leaders discuss halting Billy Sunday revival plan as committee struggles to find a suitable tabernacle site. Central Railroad to rent Forty-seventh to Forty-eighth Streets area. city property ruled unsuitable for religious use. Notables including Rockefeller Jr and Belmont weigh in as talks continue amid possible postponement into 1817.
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New York
Billy Sunday
Feqrest
Jamies M. Speers
Wes McCutchoon
New York Central Railroad
Forty-seventh
Forty-eighth Streets
Park and
Lexington Avenues
Jasper Oval
City College
Madleden
Parthermcre
John C. Rockefeller, Jr
Jorge W. Perkins
Belmont
George Gordon Battle
William Jay Schieffelin
Rhinelander Waldo
Francis J. Hine
Elbert H. Gary
Fort Vaux Fall Reported as German Gain
The German high command announced Fort Vaux had fallen into their hands on June 4, with continued bombardment around the fort. Reports from the Vosges and Meuse fronts describe heavy artillery fighting, German patrols dispersed, and Australian troops capturing trenches east of Hols Grenier while British trenches at Hooge were taken. A German attack on Fort Vaux was repulsed, leaving many enemy dead. The Reichstag budget note mentions a new war credit of 3 billion dollars.
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Pornamont
Dumloup
Fort Vaux
Vosges
Soissona
Airne
Fortenoy
Nouveronse
Argonne
la Pille Morte
Meuse
Courettes Wood
Hartmannawellerskopf
Hooge
Odes
Yprex
Ovillers
Hamel
Soucker
Loos
Neuve Chapelle
Lievin
Boucher
Tos
Neuville-St. Vaast
Givenchy
Anna Held Talks at Allied Bazaar at Grand Central Palace
A capacity crowd braved rain at the Allied Bazaar as Anna Held the woman shared wartime experiences from France. Her performance, with other war refugees and entertainers, drew attention to the Permanent Blind Relief War Fund and featured moving images, dances, and charity appeals amid a bustling charity event.
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Anna Held
Anna
France
Grand Central Palace
Theatre de Verdure
Italians Repulse Austrian Attacks Across Tyrol
Rome reports heavy Austrian assaults along the Southern Tyrol front were checked on May by intense artillery fire. Italian positions in the upper valley, Monte Spiri, and the Campo Muto Valley northeast of Aringo were repulsed with heavy losses to the attackers. The War Office notes attacks by the enemy were vigorous but defeated.
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Tyrol
Rome
War Office
Monte Spiri
Campo Muto
Aringo
Shredded Wheat With Strawberries Dish Praise
A promotional note extols Shredded Wheat With Strawberries as a nourishing satisfying dish suitable for spring meals. It highlights ease and speed of preparation, recommending it for breakfast luncheon or any meal.
Front line action report echoes from Italian theater
The Campo Mulo line describes a bayonet counter attack driving enemy infantry to the valley bottom. Across the front from the Adige to the Hrenta artillery fired, with enemy assaults near Cont Zugna repelled by our fire southeast of Milage. Bombardment continues at Toblach and Sillian stations.
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Campo Mulo
Adige
Hrenta
Cont Zugna
Milage
Dear
Toblach
Sillian
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