German Host Now 18 Miles From Lemberg as Russians Fall Back
Allied dispatches report German forces under Mackensen closing on Lemberg Galician capital with rail link severed from Halawa Ruska. Russian command claims stubborn defense along Dniester and frontier sectors while Austro German units push toward Zolkiew and Rawa Ruska.
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Seeden
Rawa Ruska
Lemberg
Berlin
Galleia
Teutors
Vienna
Zolkiew
Lembers
Mus
Aay
von Mackensen
Hawa Ruska
Dniester
Corman
Jostreerman
Ruswat
Geir
Nicholas
Resians
Delerter
Bourse Gazette
Galicia
Hall Sentimenta Sneriskey Ietan
Gradekent
Possersion Vine
Jay
Galicinia
Bend
Beenie
Uittan War Office
Zolkien
Skemierek Rivulet
Tikslawow
Zydnezow
Ge Pfanser
Potok Zlop
Zale Srexyky
Bessarabian
Mackenten
Rawa
Ataf
Fetrograd
Russians in Lemberg Peril as Austro German advance nears
London dispatch reports Russians in Lemberg under heavy pressure amid Austro German push toward the Grodek line and next to the Wereszyea sector. Air scouts say Russian lines hold near the Tanew River, while rail movements northward hint at a possible regroup or withdrawal as defense lines falter.
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Lemberg
Sabia
London
Grodek
Ossian
Tanew River
Wereszyea
Lous
Vorckensen
Rawaruski
De Wet Convicted of High Treason
In Floemfontein on June 21 General Kristian de Wet was found guilty of high treason on sight counts amid a South African rebellion against Britain. Sentencing was deferred to tomorrow as details show his leadership in the Orange Free State and Western Transvaal uprising of 1914 and subsequent capture.
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Britain
Floemfontein
Kristian Te Wet
General de Wet
Orange Free State
Western Transvaal
Waterbury
British Bechuanaland
Sim
de Wet
Free State
Orange River
Expected Lansing decision today in Wilson cabinet
Washington reports President Wilson will likely nominate Robert Lansing as Secretary of State after Cabinet meeting. Garrison was considered for War Secretary but deemed too valuable in the War Department. If confirmed, Lansing would become a historically significant secretary similar to John W. Foster under Harrison. Lansing left for Amherst commencement today, formal announcement possible within a day or two.
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Biveau
Washington
Wilson
Robert Lansine
War Garrison
Bryan
War Department
Lansing
James G. Blaine
Harrison
John W. Foster
Amherst
Mosquito Puffing Becomes Boardwalk Fad at Atlantic City
At Atlantic City on June 21, curious visitors including young women relaxed in rolling chairs and smoked cigarettes to repel mosquitoes. Police could not curb the behavior, as male companions and crowds deterred enforcement. The scene drew protests yet persisted despite social disapproval.
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Atlantic City
Jan
Pulla
Siegel in Model Jail Begins Ten Month Sentence
Rochester corresp. Erma Stam reports June Siegel, jailed for 7.5 million dollars owed to depositors, starts serving a ten month term at Monroe County penitentiary. He will receive six weeks credit for good behavior and be freed March 8. He is prisoner No. 1 and will work in the jail office.
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Erma Stam
Teihusted
Rochester
Henry Siegel
Monroe County
Siegel
Wherry
Supreme Court
Geneseo
Clark
Arthur
Lne
Justice Clarke
Rentonce
Clarke
Eny
New York Grand Jury
Charles D. Newton
Taal Cother Affort
Supreme Court bars coal trust contract in 1909 deal
The Supreme Court ruled the 1900 Delaware Lackawanna and Western coal sale contract violated the commodities clause and Sherman Act. It found identical ownership and unified management between the railroad and coal companies allowed price dictate, enjoining coal transport under the contract while preserving government rights to sue. The decision signals a major victory against monopolistic coal dealings and may affect interstate rail coal relations and ICC actions.
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Tyne Breathington
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Supreme Court
United States District Court For
New Jersey
Justice Lamar
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lamar
Pope Benedict Expresses Horror and Calls for Peace
In Paris La Liberte publishes an interview with Pope Benedict XIV via Levi Latapie. The Pontiff condemns war crimes, recalls hostage killings of Catholic priests, and reiterates commitment to peace while noting difficulty in verifying competing accusations. He cites Louvain and Rheims as grievous acts and urges justice through encyclical admonitions.
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Paris
la Liberte
Pope Predict
Levin Latapie
Rome
Pope Benedict
Aes
Min Nolinens
Lucan
Annette
Rheims
Lis
Ermans
M. Lamaple
Belgium
Wwe
Pius X
Iit
Belggium
France
M. Latapie
Caredinal
M Aingle Cner
Louvain
Mother's Devotion Vainly Defies Steed Tragedy
Mrs Pearl Berriman threw herself under a heavy ice wagon to save her year and a half old Hannah but the child died. The incident occurred on Blake Avenue in East New York when the child ran into the horses path. In a separate accident five year old Max Dannenberg was struck by a moving van on Williams Avenue and rushed to Kings County Hospital with a crush to the skull.
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Pearl Berriman
Hannah
Blake Avenue
New York
Max Dannenberg
Williams Avenue
Isadore Wedkofsky
Kings County Hospital
Italian Singers Need Not Fight
Italian singers are exempt from war service with notable note of Edo Tito Ferrari Fontana from the Metropolitan Opera Company. Fontana left in May to join Italian cavalry as lieutenant but was released by the government after a week. A patriotic singer might have been pressed, yet Fontana reports to the government within ten months.
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Condeman
Itheims
Louvain
Vatican Ia
Columat
Darytones
Gassos
Ital
Verybouy
Italy
la Sea
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Port
Yesterde
Edo
Tito Ferrari Fontana
Metropolitan Opera Company
Duca
Supreme Court bars to Negro votes in landmark decision
Washington June 21 The Supreme Court unanimously ruled the grandfather clause unconstitutional ending Southern efforts to disfranchise Black voters. The decision declared Maryland and Oklahoma provisions tied to the clause invalid and held that literacy tests may stand but not as veiled devices to block Black suffrage. Election officials enforcing the clause could be prosecuted for denying the right to vote.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Maryland
Supreme Poor Property
Annapolis
Supreme Court
Offic
Artist Robinson Held in Russian Military Zone
American war correspondent John Rei and artist Robinson were arrested in Khoim Russia after entering a military zone without permission. They seek embassy help for information on their status and release.
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Ington
John Rei
Robinson
Khoim
Russi
Nixon Powder Mill Fire Causes 20000 Dollar Damage
A fire at Lewis Nixon's gunpowder plant in Metuchen caused about 20000 dollars in damage. The blaze drew help from a New Brunswick company. five laborers were burned lightly. The drying room had burned previously within a month as the plant made guncotton for the Allies. Authorities investigated rumors of Austrian and German sympathizers among workers. Private detectives monitored the plant, with thousands of pounds of guncotton moved daily for shipment to England and Russia.
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Tha T House
Metuchen
Lewis Nixon
New Brunswick
Raritan
Gravesend Bay
England
Russi
Knife Attack Ends Coney Island Church Fair
A peaceful Mapleton Park Congregational Church fair ended in a knife and rock assault at 14th avenue and 66th street Coney Island. William Graf of 123 33d Street Bay Ridge was stabbed in the back near the shoulder blade, piercing a lung, during a melee sparked by two armed rowdies. Officer O Brien pursued two suspects who fled down 18th Avenue. Graf was taken to Coney Island Hospital and Heyer, a church official, faced the chaos as the crowd rushed the tent doors.
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Mapleton Park Congregational Church
14Th Avenue
66Th Street
Coney Island
Atlanta
William Graf
33D Street
Bay Ridge
William Heyer
Graf
Beyer
Heyer
Guteide
Teong
eWell
Sid Graf
18Th Avenue
O'Brien
Coney Island Hospital
Held
Governor Slaton Martial Law Guarded by Militia
Atlanta June 21 report says Fifth Georgia Militia defended Governor Slaton at his home to deter a two hundred strong mob angered by his commutation of Leo Frank’s sentence. Rioters clashed with police and guardsmen as crowds gathered at City Hall and along Peachtree Road. Two soldiers were hurt, and the governor defended his action amid threats of more violence, later issuing a statement explaining his reasons for commuting Frank’s sentence.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Georgia
Slaton
Leo Frank
Peachtree Road
Frank
Automobile Corps
Parker
Brick
Cooper
Brown
Pontius Piratec
Leo
Baldwin County
Trai
Atlante
Milledgeville
Soonvernor Slaton
Mary Phagan
James Conley
Georgia Governor Slaton halts Frank execution in life sentence
Adolph Lewisohn and Louis Marshall lauded Governor Slaton for commuting Leo M Frank's death penalty to life imprisonment. They argued public opinion had wrongly condemned him, citing prejudice and media sensationalism. Frederic R. Coudert urged fairness and questioned the trial's integrity.
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Adolph Lewisohn
Governor Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Mr. Lewisohn
Slaton
Staton
Louis Marshall
Frank
United States Supreme Court
Atlanta
Marshall
Georgia
Conley
Sir Coudert
Marietta Hangs Slaton in Effigy
Marietta Georgia residents hoisted a life sized effigy of Governor Slaton, who commuted Leo M. Frank’s sentence, and hanged it from a telegraph pole with the inscription Georgia’s Traitor Governor. The figure was burned in a public square near the Alexander Clay monument after police took no action.
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Marietta
Slaton
Leo M. Frank
John M. Slaton
Georgia
Mary Phagan
Alexander Clay
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