European War News Tersely Told
The German war office reports repulsed French counterattacks near Cumieres west of the Meuse in Verdun. Germans recapture Haudremont quarry and Fort Douaumont area. Italians suffer defeats on Lavarone plateau and Bulgarians join Austrians. British losses heavy at Givenchy. Entente occupies Florina station. Italian depot explosion at Rovereto. Commons approves 1.5 billion dollar war credit.
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Cumteres
Meuse
Verdun
War Office
Berlin
Fort Douaumont
Haudremont
Artois
Givenchy
German War Office
Fort
Douaumont
Paris
Cumfleres
Dead Man Hill
Lavarone
Austrian War Office
Givenchy-En-Ge‘belle
Rourt
Navy lieutenant killed in Pensacola crash
Domestic Lieut. James Vincent Rockwell died when the navy aircraft he piloted dived into the gulf at Pensacola Florida. His three children mourn him. Rockwell, born in Indiana, was appointed from Iowa.
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James Vincent Rockwell
Pensacola
Fla
Rockwell
Indiana
Iowa
General Funston Orders Move to Border From Fort Sam Houston
A note from the de facto Mexican government to Washington demands immediate U S troop withdrawal. It states Mexicans oppose war but will defend national honor and sovereignty if pushed to it.
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Funston
Fort Sam Houston
Mexico
United States
Washington
King George Signs Military Service Bill and Irish Exemption
The signature of King George was affixed to the military service bill passed by Parliament in London, exempting Ireland. John MacNeill, Sinn Fein president and National University law professor, is guilty by court marshal in Dublin and to be sentenced later this week. Miss Stillemann, an American at Roberts College, freed from Warnemunde imprisonment and departing for America per Ambassador Gerard in Berlin. Exchange Telegraph reports Prince von Buelow proceeding to Washington on a special mission for Emperor William.
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George
London
John MacNeill
Sinn Fein Volunteers
National University
Dublin
Miss Stillemann
Roberts College
Warnemunde
America
Gerard
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Prince von Buelow
Washington
Emperor William
National Guard muster court martial and large naval bill move
Secretary Baker announced 116 Texas National Guard members who failed muster will be court-martialed under current law. Congress debated a $241,449,162 naval appropriation bill, the largest defense measure, while the $43 million rivers and harbors bill neared defeat on a filibuster vote. Oregon California land grant bill passed in the House by 186 to 6, revesting title to unsold railroad land to the government.
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Baker
Washington
Texas National Guard
Oregon & California Railroad
Southern Pacific
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Indiana Towns Report Diverse Local Notices
Indiana entries note strawberries ripening in Salem and a truant officer elected in Wabash. Princetons discuss water company interest and bridge contracts. Other items: bank debt paid in Hartford City, a 10 cent plate raise for piano molders, a Kokomo death by gas inhalation, and a fish hatchery site lookover in Madison.
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Salem
Wabash
Edwin Lower
Wabash County
Princeton
Gibson County
Pittsburg
Princeton Water Company
Hartford City
Arthur McGeath
Brazil
Kokomo
Anna Eliza Jay
Madison
Shireman
Bloomington
Carnegie
Marion
Charles Nickerson
Matthews
North Manchester
Eleventh Councilor District Medical Association
Spiceland
H. H. Cooper
Spiceland Academy
Blose
Cambridge City
Frank E. Morris
Washington County Commissioners
Ira L. Rutherford
Valparaiso
Valparaiso University Science Department
Alexandria
H. E. Wilhite
First Christian Church
California
Goshen
Stump
Indiana
New Paris
Lewis Township
Clay County
Elwood
Holiness Christian Church
Waverly
James 8. Williams
Williams
Boonville
Evan B. Stotsenberg
Chandler Building and Loan Association
Marion Military Training Club
Sergi
Lancing
Columbia City
Joe Calbeck
Fort Wayne
Bedford
F. A. Hayworth
Baptist Church
Washington
First Baptist Church
Muncie
Amos Whiteley
George F. McCulloch
United States Demands Neutral Rights From Britain and France
The United States denounces interference with neutral mails by Britain and France and demands a radical policy change to restore full neutral rights. The note cites seizures and censorship of American mail, asserts property rights violations, and states that the U S will press claims for losses already sustained.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
State Department
Entente
Merchants Sweep Streets Under Mexican Price Rules
Sixty merchants swept streets and public squares as punishment for violating price schedules enforced by military authorities in Mexico City. A mass meeting heard the Military Commandant demand a complete inventory and valuation within five days, with imprisonment for noncompliance. First offense: five days of street sweeping. Second offense: shooting.
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Mexico City
Crown Prince presses French lines near Ft Douaumont
London report says the Crown Prince’s forces push back the French south of Fort Douaumont as General Nivelle launches a sudden attack in the Haudremont area. German forces cross the Douaumont ravine taking 600 prisoners and 12 machine guns, according to Berlin.
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London
Crown Prince
Ft. Douaumont
Meuse
Nivelle
Haudremont
Douaumont
Berlin
Cincinnati Market Prices for Wheat Corn and More
The Cincinnati market lists Wheat varieties No 2 red No 3 No 4 with prices from $1.12 to 90c per bushel, Corn No 2 to No 4 white yellow and mixed ranges 73c to 76c, oats and hay quotes, eggs and poultry rates, cattle hogs and canners price bands for shippers and packers, with figures for various grades and weights.
European War Chronicle a Year Ago This Week May 29 1915
A recap of World War I actions and claims dated May 29 to June 8 1915 and 1916. French capture Ablain Saint Nazaire after three weeks of fighting. Russians and Italians see gains and setbacks in multiple fronts. Zeppelins strike London. San Marino declares war on Austria.
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Ablain-St. Nazaire
Russian Baltie
Lonzo
Caporetto
Plava
Venice
Souchez
Carency
Stry
Cortina
Gallipoli
San Marino
Austria
Germans Reinforce and Retake Trenches on Front
June 4 1916 reports German forces re entering Givenchy and Chateau Hooge trenches after reinforcement from the east. Severe fighting rages along the Galician front with a combined assault on Turkish Gallipoli positions underway. Three German transports sunk by mines and numerous vessels lost in Zeppelin attack on the English coast. Germany regrets torpedoing Gunflight by mistake.
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Givenchy
Chateau Hooge
Galician
Gallipoli
English
Germany
Gathered Here and There on Factoids From 1882 to 1914
A collection of industrial and public health notes compares production and health metrics across cities. It cites steam brick production, banana ripening at 110 degrees, a 40 000 citizen soldiers campaign in Philadelphia, and tuberculosis death rate declines from 1882 to 1914.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
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Roverto
Rome
Florina
Monastir
Potheles
Doiran
Isonzo
Bulgara
House of Commons
Anna Dollie Ledgerwood Mattera
Charles 8. Mellon
Harry Edwards
Chicago
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Albertus Adair Moore
John EB. Peck
Peck
Arthur Waite
Waite
Raymond Robins
Progressive Party
Progressive National Committee
Arthur W. Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids, Mich
Louis Werstein
Leopold Werstein
Battle Creek
Mich
Margaret Duffy Werstein
Will H. Skinner
Jack Armatrong
Gwendolyn Holden
Aurora
Robert T. Moton
Tuskegee, Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Michigan
State Commissioner of Labor
Leroy Brazee
Detroit
Senate
Hoosier
Uncle Sam
England
Cincinnati
Alsace
San
Przemyel
Sonze
Turke
Avi Burnu
Lusitania
Teutona
Przemys
Gaba Tepe
Reime
Italiana
Monte Nero Ridge
Friuli
Sea of Marmora
Arras
Przemyal
Austriana
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