Treasury says Liberty Loan oversubscribed likely over two billion
Secretary McAdoo announced the Liberty loan was oversubscribed and treasury officials estimate totals ranging from 500 million to 1 billion above the 2 billion call. Districts reported strong demand. estimates suggest subscriptions may reach about 2.062 billion with New York leading at around 1.2 billion and other cities contributing hundreds of millions.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
McAdoo
Treasury Department
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Kaiser to Help Constantine Message From Germany
A telegram from Berlin quotes Emperor William urging restoration of Constantine to the Greek throne. He pledges Germany and its allies will avenge the ouster and invites Constantine to return to Germany at the earliest opportunity. The note ends with cordial greetings from Your William.
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Berne
Berlin
William
Constantine
Germany
Spain Nearing Revolution Rumors Hit London Papers
Spain facing a rumored domestic crisis with alleged reform demands from army ranks. British press cites limited news as possible signs of a movement to pull Spain into the war, though details remain sparse and speculative. In the United States, Robert Schmidt is indicted in Fort Smith for gathering information for Germany while posing as a peddler.
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London
Eng
Spain
Fort Smith
Ark
Robert Schmidt
United States Grand Jury
Bond Reduced in Draft Case in Kansas City
Nine indicted men in a federal court in Kansas City had bonds cut from five thousand to two thousand dollars amid alleged anticonscription conspiracies. Separate dispatch reports tens of thousands in Gap Salvador suffering from an earthquake and volcano, with widespread destitution in San Salvador and Washington, D. C.
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Kansas City
San Salvador
Washington, D. C
Gap Salvador
Aloch
REGISTRATION NOT A BAR TO ENLISTMENT WAR CALL
Washington announces that the army navy and marine corps need men to fill ranks for full war strength. Recruiting officers note the belief that registration for the selective draft bars enlistment is incorrect and urge men aged 18 to 40 to enlist now in the armed services or national guard. Those enlisting may later be detailed for the new army as non commissioned officers or obtain commissions. New regular army regiments are forming offering fast tracks to NCO or officer roles.
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Washington
Army
Mavy
Marine Corps
Navy
National Guard
Naval Militia
Armed Service
Allies Seek Early U S Action on World Food Program
London reports intense interest in America's stance on the world food problem as Congress debates the food bill. Allan Anderson of the allied wheat executive board says private speculation has cooled and allies await the U S settlement before mapping their own plans for the approaching cereal year.
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London
England
Senate
America
Mail and Post
Allan Anderson
Allied Wheat Executive Board
United States
Tax Exemption and Stamp Tax Cut Approved by Senate Finance
The Senate finance committee revised the war tax bill approving a 200 dollar exemption for each dependent child of a taxpayer and reducing the 2 cent stamp tax on bank checks to 1 cent. Admiral Benson praised morale and conditions at the Great Lakes training station in Chicago after a site inspection.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Washington
DD. C
Bea Eon
Naval Operations
Great Lakes
Chicago
Crowd Enforces Flag Display in Aurora Debut
Excited crowds in Aurora Indiana forced the display of American flags on homes and public buildings as flag day ended. In Chicago nearly 200 young men of draft age were rounded up by police for suspected laziness or slackerdom, with about half arrested in South Chicago and the rest elsewhere in the city.
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Aurora
Ind
Bielves
Chicago
Ill
Petrolite Crew Reaches Land After Sinking Loss
Fourteen members of the American Petrolite company crew were saved after their ship was sunk by a German submarine. The announcement came from the state department in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
American Mission in Russia Faces Criticism and Clarifications
In Petrograd the two American Commissions to Russia are presented to the provisional government as new objections arise to President Wilson's note. Ambassador David R. Francis releases a statement on the Elihu Root mission's aims, stressing there is no personal or financial motive among members and that the mission seeks to aid Russia against Germany and support democratic ideals.
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Tetrograd
Russia
Wilson
Council of Workingmens
David R. Francis
Elihu Root
Petrograd
Germany
America
Commission Begins Inquiry Into Rising Food Prices
The Federal Trade Commission launches an investigation into causes of advancing food prices as part of a broader food survey. Commissioner Davis leads economists to Chicago to study the meat packing industry under a congressional appropriation of 250000, ordered by President Wilson.
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Washington, DD. C
Federal Trade Commission
Tts
Department of Agriculture
Administration
Trade Commission
Davis
Chicago
Congress
Wilton
Wilson signs big war bill for vast new budget
In Washington President Wilson affixed his signature to a 93.34 billion war measure, the largest peacetime budget in U.S. history. The act includes major army and navy funding and a 760 million dollar provision to build an American merchant marine to aid the Entente. Separately, commerce reports German agents have shipped large quantities of condensed milk to Germany through neutral ports.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Washington, D. C
Germany
Department of Commerce
Court Vacates Lodge Receivership and Greek Assassin Plot
Boston and Athens reports show a U S court vacating a district court appointment of Thomas J. Boynton as temporary receiver of the supreme council of Arcanum. In Saloniki nine men confessed to conspiring to assassinate M Venizelos, head of Greece's provisional government, acting under instruction.
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Lodge
Boston
Mase
United States Credit Court of Appeals
District Court
Thomas J. Boynton
Supreme Council
Loyal Arcanum
Piet
Venzeloe
Athens
M. Venizelos
Greece
Saloniki
Britain Receives Additional 926 Million Loan This Year
Washington reports another 926 million loaned by the government to Great Britain, raising Britain’s total to 6.00 billion and Allied totals to 64.416 billion. The move follows broader wartime financing efforts.
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Britain
Wrebington
D. C
Great Britain
Enlist Women in Food Campaign Urges National Service
Hoover urges registration of every American woman through the council of national defense and state defense councils from July 1 to July 15 to join the food administration. He warns of a world food shortage and demands sacrifice as women manage, conserve, and transport supplies to aid soldiers and allies.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert C. Hoover
The
Food Administration
United States
Council of National Defense
State Defense Councils
Hoover
Women of America
U S Vessel Sunk by U Boat in June Test
Washington reports the loss of the American Jenmeer Morenia after a morning June 12 sinking during a two hour run with a German submarine. Four lives were lost in the tanker destruction as shots exchanged totaled three hundred fifty with two hundred by the satunacine and sixty by the tanker.
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Washington, DC
State Department
Jenmeer Morenia
Villa's Friends Are Robbed In Mexico Hotel Plot
In Nosakea Mexico owners Edward Leteca and Miguel Gorite boasting ties to Pancho Villa were robbed in a local hotel after a thief entered their room and a dramatic scene followed. In Savannah Georgia authorities warn rail lines will end pre pay order transport to curb exploitation amid a broader regional crackdown.
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Mich
Edward Leteca
Miguel Gorite
Miaillwinaire
Nosakea
Mexico
Pancho" Villa
Ferttoy
Pago
Cael
Wien
He Matey
Aboliah
Savannah
Southern
Georgia & Florida Ailroads
Pershing Nephew Enlists With University of Chicago Group
Frank Pershing a nephew of Gen John Pershing and 69 fellow students from the University of Chicago have enlisted in the regular army here. The group joins the national effort as they sign up for military service.
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Iteago
Frank Pershing
John Pershing
University of Chicago
Washington experiments boost wire fraw telephony value
Experiments in wire fraw telephony have proven practical value to Navy use as an adjunct to wireless telegraphy, signaling broader military adoption of the technology.
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Washington
Flyers to France New York Board votes funding twenty Americans to Lafayette Flying Corps
The board of governors of the Aero Club of America voted at its meeting to pay the expense of sending twenty Americans to the Lafayette Flying Corps in France, part of the National Army of the U S. Washington. A joint resolution introduced by Representative Borland proposed naming the war army as The National Spring of the United States.
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New York
The
Aero Chub of America
Lafayette Flying Corps
National Army of the
U. S
Washington
National Sring of the
United States
Borland
Train kills mother and child after car stalls on track
A mother and her four year old daughter were run over and killed when their car stalled on a railway track. The mother made a heroic effort to save them but perished, while the husband survived. In New York Navy Yard a fifth fire since the war began broke out among shavings near a shop and was quickly put out with light damage.
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Jackson Mile
J. J. Lessomster
Navy Yard
New York
Christ Actor Called to War
Augsburg dispatch reports Aston Lang known as the Christ of Cberammereau’s Passion Play has been drafted into military service. The Berlin Tagblatt summary confirms the actor’s acceptance of wartime duty in Bavaria’s call to colors.
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Christ
Copenhagen
Aston Lang
Cberammereau
Berlin Tagblatt
Augsburg
Bavaria
Forced Into War President Wilson Speech on Flag Day
President Wilson declares the United States was drawn into the war by German military aggression and deceit. He argues the Kaiser’s regime forced the conflict, challenges isolated peace, and frames the war as a defense of liberty and national unity under the flag. He emphasizes America’s duty and the need to support allies and endure sacrifice.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Millions of trees planned for reforestation programs
Forestry Commissioner Conklin approved plans to plant 3,800,100 trees for state forests and private reforestation projects. About 400,000 trees will be used by water companies to restore barren watersheds upon which cities rely for water supply. The effort aims to surpass prior state plantings, hindered by labor shortages and reduced funding.
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Enneylvonta
Conklin
Philadelphia Record
Reus Sylvanica
Inter
Department of Forestry
Mlecrescopic Alse
Tea expertise lessons and playful ad snippets
Fragmentary text mentions Wateos E. Coleman and Beal Reese with references to patents and a line about learning to be an expert on tea. A stray quote asks where to learn, followed by a suggestion about Kamovareity as an idea for you. The readable content is disjoint but signals informal promotional or classified fragments about tea and patents.
Royal Establishment Beauty Rules and Horse Care
Fragmentary 18th century ad style copy describes scalp cleansing using La Cregle Hauler Dressing and mentions prices. It references royal will vans, a veterinary surgeon, and tall uniforms of dark serge with brass wurtens. The text is garbled but suggests service to a royal household and upkeep of horses by women workers.
Grove's General Tonic Claim Uses Quinine Properties
An old ad copy touts Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic as equal to a general tonic due to quinine. It claims liver action, malaria drive, and overall body strengthening. The text emphasizes its well known tonic properties and broad effectiveness.
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Grove
Fragmented Notice About Public Life And Trade
Fragmented OCR text references public life in New York and other cities. It mentions workers, women buying goods, and a general sense of social and economic activity. Names and precise details are unclear due to garbled source text.
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