Meyer-Gerhard says US Germany dispute will settle peacefully
Dr Anton Meyer-Gerhard, en route from the German embassy to Berlin, predicts a peaceful settlement of the Lusitania dispute. He says the conflict stems from a domestic Washington-Bryan split, not from Germany, and notes German Americans feel strong affection for Germany while cheer for its war successes.
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London
Junné
United States
Germany
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Washington
Berlin
Meyer- Gerhard
Frankfurter Zeitung
Amsterdam
Reuters: Telegram Company
Westerday
Christiania
Norway
Meyer Gerhard
Dr. Meyer-Gerhard
Wilson
Bryands
Bryan
American consul protests arrest of guest in Trieste
London dispatch reports the American consul at Trieste protested strongly at Vienna over the arrest of his guest, Italian vice consul Signor Canova, a move described in the Geneva telegram to the Daily Express.
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London
Triest
Vienna
Geneva
Daily Express
Signor Canova
Mexican General’s Brother And Juarez Keno King Arrested
Hipollito Villa brother of a Mexican general and Carlos Jauregui known as the keno king of Juarez were arrested in El Paso on conspiracy charges in the kidnapping of American merchant Guaderrama from El Paso to Juarez. American authorities say Mexican officials sometimes seize victims in El Paso and rush them to Juarez for execution.
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Hipollito
Villa
Mexico
Carlos Jauregui
Juarez
el Paso
Tuarez
Johnson
Willard
Jauregui
Gen
Vila
J.guaderrama
Guaderrama
Italian vice consul interned despite assurances
The Italian vice consul has been interned despite promises from the American consul and Trieste authorities that his liberty would be respected by the government.
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Ors
Trieste
Ballin Advises Peace in German Peace Bid
COPENSTAGEN June 17 via London Albert Ballin director general of Hamburg American Steamship Co and close friend of the German emperor has suggested to the emperor the advisability of maintaining peace with the United States.
Dernburg Sails From Here Amidst Pro German Sentiment
Former German colonial secretary Bernhard Dernburg, in the United States to foster pro German feeling under the Red Cross guise, sailed away on the Bergensfjord. His departure follows criticism over his Lusitania defense, with safe passage guaranteed by warring nations. embassy and officials reportedly wished him gone.
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Bernhard. Dernburg
German Empire
United
Red Cross
Bergensfjord
United States
Dernburg
Cont von Berkstorff
Washington
FIGHTING OVER BRITISH FRONT ON BELGIAN LINE
London reports heavy fighting along a broad British line in Belgium and France. German and Allied actions near Festubert and Ypres are described with heavy losses on both sides. In the east Austro German advances press toward Lemberg while Russians resist near the Dniester. Zeppelin raids on England prompt calls for greater air defense and larger aircraft production.
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London
Belgium
France
Berlin
Galicia
Marshal French
Frank
Ypres
Lost and found ad urged for The Whig readers
A basic plea invites readers to telephone a Lost ad after misplacing a watch parasol or any item. The notice calls for prompt action through The Whig newspaper to reunite owners with their belongings.
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The
Whig
Government backs voluntary munitions drive in Britain
London June 1 The government shifts from compulsion to a voluntary draft for munitions with a six month work commitment in controlled factories. A new bill will prohibit strikes affecting national interest and settles wages by a special tribunal while profits are capped. A tax on war profits is planned as part of McKenna's first budget.
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London
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Lloyd. George
House of Commons
Reginald McKenna
Times
Indictments Dropped Bid In McNamara Case Accusations
Milion Schmidt and David Caplan ask Los Angeles Superior Court to dismiss murder indictments alleging grand jurors were selected with influence from Merchants and Manufacturers Association secretary Zechandelaar. A letter cited in the motion discusses juror attitudes toward unions. three men named in it later served on the grand jury. A bomb was found at Zechandelaar’s home the day of the Times building bombing.
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Los Angeles
Milton A. Schmidt
David Caplan
Thomas McNamara
Superior Court
F. J. Zeehandelaar
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Schmidt
Woman Claims 10 Be Drake's Heir
Des Moines Iowa June 16 Mrs Susie B Whittaker formerly of St Louis was arrested on a warrant charging her with obtaining money by false pretenses by claiming she was an heir of Sir Francis Drake The Drake estate in England including Plymouth was valued at 400000000 She allegedly collected nearly 5000 from local businessmen promising fortunes from settling the estate in English courts Clinton Margell of Des Moines aided her and was arrested for resisting an officer Both released on bond after arraignment with trial set for June 28
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Des Moines
Towa
Susie B. Whittaker
St. Louis
Sir Francis Drake
Drake
England
Pymouth
Doubt Over German Emissary Is Dispelled
Secretary Lansing received word from reliable sources that the envoy who sailed for Germany with a safe conduct was Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard. Reports that Alfred Meyer or both men accompanied Gerhard were labeled preposterous and untrue by Dr. Haniel Von Haim Hausen of the German embassy. He stated he sent the telegram to Lansing to refute attacks on the ambassador’s honor and veracity.
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Washington
Lansing
Germany
Foreign Office
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Gerhard
Alfred Meyer
United States
Dr. Meyer
New York
Haniel von Haim Hausen
Cedarhurst
L.I
Robert Lansing
Anton. Meyer-Gerhard
Meyer-Gerhard
von Bernstorff
von Haim- Hausen
Catskills
Tax estimates increased as 82 million forecast
Washington June 16 First estimates of returns from personal and corporate income tax revised upward by treasury officials who now anticipate more than 82 000 000 for the year. May estimates had promised 80 035 000. It may total about 53 000 000 when final books close. Officials say receipts could wipe out a large part of the year’s deficit and quiet talk of Panama Canal bonds.
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Washington
Treasury
Department
Further Inquiry Held Unnecessary at Naval Academy
Annapolis June 16 Rear Admiral William Fullam superintendent of the naval academy said he had full confidence in the board of investigation that convicted seven midshipmen of guilty knowledge regarding an exam paper stolen from the department of modern languages He noted no further inquiry was necessary though he did not criticize the Navy Department and acknowledged the Secretary Daniels court of inquiry was reopening the matter for its own reasons
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Annapolis
William Fullam
Naval Academy
Board of Investigation
Department of Modern ‘Languages
Daniels
Navy Department
Rabbi Claims Gunman Innocent Before State Panel
Albany June 16 Rabbi Jacob Goldstein chaplain at Sing Sing and the Tombs told the constitutional convention bill of rights committee that one of the four New York gunmen executed for Herman Rosenthal’s murder went to his death innocent. He said the district attorney’s office had admitted as much in a communication to Gov Whitman. He did not name the gunman but is believed to refer to Dago Frank Cirofici. He urged abolition of the death penalty, citing his own experience and what he had learned of innocent men dying on gallows and at the chair. The chairman pressed him for specifics. Goldstein offered to provide chapter and verse.
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Albany
N. Y
Jacob Goldstein
Sing Sing Prison
the Tombs
New York City
Bill of Rights Committee
New York
Herman Rosenthal
District Attorney's S
Whitman
Goldstein
Dago Frank
Cirofici
Louis Marshall
Rabbi Goldstein
Vna
District Attorney’ S Office
Sioux City Club Leads In Morris Trophy Race
Chicago June 16 Latest returns from the seventh annual competition against par for the Tom Morris trophy show Sioux City Boat club leading with 19 under par. Los Angeles Country club with 25 under par won the trophy for the third time and permanent possession. Cleveland Country club and others finished 45 under par.
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Chicago
Tom Morris
Sioux City Boat Club
Sioux City
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Local Sale Notes And Community Updates
Halbach Schroeder Co offers silk yard specials 69c amid a string of local notices. Ellington Electric’s Fox returns from St Louis on business. lawyer Wall at State Bank Bldg. Della Engleman and Edna Yorke head to Macomb after a Thursday picnic and tennis outing. Regatta fund dance set with NSBC ladies free, gents 25c. Elwood Lewis back from college visiting family on Vermont street. Linen pillow cases on sale 98c per pair. Water levels drop enabling levee work to resume. heavy linen tablecloths on sale 2.98. Elmer Mester visits from Butte, Mont, remaining a week before returning to new job.
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Ella Lewis
Vermont ‘Street
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Abbott
Halbach-Schroeder Co
Elmer Mester
Butte, Mont
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Ault
Ballin
DR. Dernburg
Zeppeli
Dniester Marshes
Zurawna
von Mackensen
Lemberg
House of Connions
William Joynson- Micks
English
WT. Tennant
Himuficure
David George
Mamara
Milton Schmidt
Messenger
DR. Anton. Meyer-Gerhard
Hausen
de Clares
Denal
Fullam
Losfons
Pictorial Review
Vivo
Wein
Oliver
Matinee
Maud
Muller
the Stranger
C. Z. Dazey
Halbach« Schroeder Co
C. .B. Fox
Ellington Electric Company
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