Lemberg in danger as Russian forces threaten Czernowitz zone
June 14 report from Petrograd says Czernowitz may fall as Russian armies press on the Dniester fortifications. Front lines show Austrians retreating from Ikwa region toward Torgovitza while Tarnopol and Lutsk sectors see heavy fighting. Germans launch a northern diversion at Jacobstadt and Krevo but fail to shift troops from the south.
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Ikwa
Torgovitza
Styr
Mirnoff
Glindiki
Vorobievka
Jacob- Stadt
Krevno
Amotus
Body Found in Bathroom At Sointille Home
William J. Moore a retired serviceman committed suicide by asphyxiation at his daughter’s home in Sointille on Tuesday. A roomer found the body in the bathroom. Despondency over ill health is believed to be the cause.
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Sointille
William J. Moore
Roosevelt Confers on Future Course of Progressive Party
Col. Theodore Roosevelt met Tuesday night in New York with George Perkins Gov. Hiram Johnson Oscar Straus and Chester Rowell to discuss the party s future. Perkins issued a statement urging patience until the national committee meets in Chicago on June 26 after the rival conventions and Democratic outcome are known.
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Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Hiram Johnson
Oscar S. Straus
Chester H. Rowell
California
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Perkins
Chicago
National Committee
St. Louis
Detective aid in search for missing Baptist minister
Detectives aided by police search Danville and Crawfordsville Indiana for Rev Edgar Johnson a Baptist minister who bought a ticket in Crawfordsville for Danville on Monday June 5 and disappeared. An identifying photo of the minister was shown to ticket agents. Authorities have searched over a week without a trace and there is no clear reason for voluntary disappearance though family suspects foul play.
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Ric Pour
Crawfordsville
Ind
Edgar Johnson
Undertakers in State Session Convenes in Decatur
One hundred undertakers gathered in Decatur for the annual convention of the Illinois undertakers organization. Attendance was expected to reach 250. President Andrew Swensen of Bement, secretary H. M. Kilpatrick of Elmwood, past president D. & B. Quinlan of Chicago, and Prof. How were named among the leaders.
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Illnois Organizitem
Andrew Swensen
Bement
H. M. Kilpatrick
Elmwood
D. &B. Quinlan
Chicago
How
Diplomatic Corps Seeks Higher Allowances in Washington
Secretary Lansing asked Congress for 75000 dollars to aid diplomatic officers overseas noting a European ambassador faced 200 to 300 percent cost-of-living spikes. Visitors received the key to the city from Mayor Dan Dinneen as 250-member fraternity) membership reported. A Wednesday banquet is planned.
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Dan Dinneen
Washington
Lansing
Congress
Baltimore Elevator Fire Destroys Canton Grain Complex
A Baltimore harbor front grain elevator on Canton was consumed by fire on Tuesday with four to ten workers killed and more than 40 injured. Two steamships loading grain were damaged as flames spread to an adjacent ore pier and grain cars burned. A bomb theory emerged as investigators weigh causes after the 80 foot tower collapse and a loss exceeding two million dollars. About one million bushels of grain were ruined and dozens of workers escaped amid chaotic rescues.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
William van Driel
Welback Hall
Welbeck Wall
Wilson defines true Americanism in labor talks
Boston June 14 Secretary of Labor Wilson defined true Americanism as imparting complete knowledge and understanding of American manhood and womanhood to aliens in the country. He said the department began teaching the concept well before the war and that it is now taught in over one thousand school districts.
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Boston
Wilson
Wilton
General Strike Not Immediate After Rail Talks Fail
New York June 14 spokesmen for both sides say railroad negotiations to avert a general strike have failed though a nationwide walkout is not yet set. The conference will likely break up as railroads present a contingent counter proposal. A strike vote will follow if talks fail and only then would a strike become effective after possible compromise or arbitration.
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New York
Kilbane Beats O Leary In Ten Round Bout
Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, featherweight champion, outclassed Johnny O Leary, Canadian lightweight champion, in a ten round bout in Buffalo. Both fighters weighed 130 pounds and Kilbane showed dominance especially in the fifth and eighth rounds.
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Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland
Johnny O'Leary
Canada
Kilbane
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