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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
17
Russian forces fight to hold the last line near Lemberg as German troops retreat eighteen miles from the Galician capital. Reports describe Austro-Hungarian and German units clashing along the Pripester front, with fluid moves on the Bukovina and Dniester sectors and Allied pressures around the eastern front.
Reported chaos from Lemberg as Russians face possible encirclement and withdrawal near the Grodek line. Allied forces fret over the German expeditionary approach and the changing front along the Tanew River, Werraiyen area, and city limits.
Mieerfontein June 1 De Wet leader of the South African rebellion against Britain was found guilty of treason. He faced sentencing today after testimony on acts across the Free State and Western Transvaal. War charges were laid, with sedition cited in a general context. He had been a key Boer War figure and former minister.
The Tribune reports in Workington that President Wilson will announce Quentin Lansing as Secretary of State with cabinet confirmation to follow. The article notes prior talks about naming War Secretary Garrison, but the War Department post remains unchanged and no overnight shifts are planned. Lansing’s appointment, a historically significant move, is anticipated to be formalized soon, though ambiguity remains about timing.
In Atlantic City on June 21 a plume of smoke drew stares as young women visitors puffed cigarettes along the boardwalk. Police offered little action while crowds and escorts watched the scene with mixed protest and amusement.
The court ruling holds that the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and its coal affiliate violated the Sherman and commodities clauses by a 1909 contract that intertwined ownership and control. The decision allows further suits to challenge the railroad’s coal sales, signaling a major step in curbing hard coal consolidations and shaping enforcement actions by federal authorities.
In an interview conducted by Louis Latapie, Pope Benedict I speaks from Rome on wartime conduct and the push for peace. He condemns attacks on cathedrals, decries hostages and abuses, and urges investigations into crimes, while noting limited information and recent Vatican protests to protect churches and congregations amid the conflict.
Mrs Pearl Berriman attempted to shield her baby Hannah from a wagon at 343 Blake Avenue New York but the child was struck by horses. The incident occurred as a wagonman Tamlog Wedkofsky of 609 Bla Arendt removed the vehicle. Five year old Max Trannenberg of 453 Williams Avenue East New York was also struck and the child died later at Kings County Hospital with a crushed skull.
Italian singers real tenors and barytons are not spared from service. Signor Ferrari-Fontana, a Metropolitan Opera tenor, arrived at Milan and then New York to seek exemption. He served in the cavalry as a lieutenant but a government decision allowed patriotic artists to stay in service or return to fight.
Washington reports the Supreme Court declared the grandfather clause unconstitutional, ending a long use by Southern states to disfranchise Black voters while allowing white men to vote. The ruling, unanimous, targets Maryland’s and related state laws, calling the clause a subterfuge to suppress Black suffrage. In a separate note, John Reet and Boardman Robinson are detained in Kholm, Russia, per Ambassador Marze’s report.
A blaze at Lewis Nixon's powder plant in Metuchen New Jersey caused about $20000 damage and threatened to destroy the $200000 gunpowder facility. Firefighters from New Brunswick aided. Five hours of flames burned with minor injuries. Rumors tied to Austrian German sympathizers were unverified amid security by detectives. The plant handles eighty thousand pounds of guncotton daily shipped to Gravesend Bay for England.
Two rowdies armed with a knife and stones disrupted a Mapleton Park Congregational Church fair at 4th Ave and 66th St in Coney. Willacy Graf of May Ridge was wounded in the back and lung as a stone struck a tent. mounted police chased suspects who were captured within two blocks.
Atlanta June 21 rioters demanded Governor Slaton resign after Leo Frank commutation. Fifth Georgia Militia deployed to guard Slaton home as mobs clashed with police. Rioters harassed officers and attacked mounted units while vigil kept at the executive mansion. Frank was moved to Milledgeville for safety amid escalating tensions.
Adolph Lewisohn and Louis Marshall voiced praise for Governor Slaton’s decision to commute Leo M. Frank’s death sentence to life imprisonment. They argued the governor saved Georgia’s honor and emphasized Frank’s presumed innocence amid political pressure and trial scrutiny.
In Marietta Georgia on June 21 a life sized effigy of Governor Slaton was displayed near a telegraph pole bearing the inscription John M Slaton Georgia s Traitor Governor The event followed Slaton s commutation of Leo M Prank s sentence Mary Whagan formerly lived in Marietta and the monument to Senator Alexander Clay was referenced Police made no arrest in the incident.
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