Convention government pressures and Mexican duress noted
June 18 Washington state department confirms Villa forces recaptured Saltillo reopening links with Piedras Negras. Dispatches report ongoing fighting near Monterey and Torreon with many wounded, while Roque Gonzales Garza travels toward Aguas Calientes amid rumors of Salazar's defeat in western Chihuahua.
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Washington
United States
Francisco Lagos Chazara
Villa-Zapata
Mexico City
Wilson
The
State Department
Saltillo
Piedras
Negros
Monterey
Wanna
Red Cross
EL Paso
Roque Gonzales Garza
Aguas
Calentes
Jose
Salazar
Chihuahua
Council Delays Action as Working Men Press for Clarification
City council members defer decision amid demand for clearer understanding by working men. Officials say more study and improved familiarity with certain issues are needed before taking formal steps.
Russians Retreat Under Fire Near Lemberg
Dispatches from Berlin via London report Russian forces falling back to last defenses before Lemberg as Austro Hungarian troops press the line north and south of the city. The retreat is said to be disorderly with territorials misused and rifles issued late. Austro German forces also advance ten miles into Bukowina toward Chotin and establish heavy guns along the Pruth border while Russians burn villages and withdraw with the army.
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Berlin
London
Lemberg
Eighth
Whch
San
Galicia
Conrad. von Hoetzendorf
Bucharest
Romania
Bukowina
Bessarabia
Chotin
Czernowitz
Novoselea
Russia
Rumania
Pruth
Last Night Council Debate Highlights Key Figures
City council session featured prominent remarks by Attorney J LeRoy Adair and Herman Schelp along with inputs from "Boss" Miller and N Ames. Alderman WeisEnburger moved a measure while Chairman Hummert faced interruptions during proceedings.
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J. LeRoy Adair
Herman Schelp
Miller
N. Ames
Alderman Weisenburger
Hummert
Jitney ordinance deferred as Quincy council adjourns
Laboring men from Walton Heights backed the jitney plan while the city council in special session deferred action on the proposed ordinance for thirty days. Temporary Chairman Hummert clashed with speakers as attorney Adair defended Mr Snyder owner of the first jitney line, noting drivers’ cautions and the high $10,000 bond proposed for the first three wards and related costs.
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Quincy
Iitney
Council
W ‘Eisenburger
Third Ward
John
Z. Hummert
Alderynan
Hummert
Vis
Gitnew
J. LeRoy Adair
Merman Schelp
Trades and Labor ‘Assembly
Adair
Mr. Snyder
Ouiney
Snyder
Quncy
Planinapolje Carnic Alps battle yields 600 prisoners
Rome reports a fierce clash around Planinapolje northeast of Monte Nero in the Carnic Alps. Italian communique says a Hungarian battalion was annihilated near Planinapolje, with 600 prisoners taken, including 30 officers, as Austria’s forces retreat and Italian attackers advance along the Isonzo front and other hotspots.
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Rome
Planinapolje
Monte Nero
Carnic Alps
Italian War Office
Trent
Tyrol
Rovereto
Adige
Zugna
Sasso
Albergo
Falzarego
Costeana
Carnia
Malborghetto
Zakrain
Isonzo
Plava
Goriza
Undine
Triste
Incendiary Attempt Foiled At Local Grocery Store
Officers Maas and Ford thwarted an arson attempt at a corner grocery on Seventh and Maine streets. They found coal oil soaked rags stuffed under the rear door and flames beginning to take hold. A nearby woman, alleged to be mentally deficient, was detained on a minor charge pending investigation.
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Henry Maas
Tim Ford
Ince Cary
Meiners and
Jochiem
Seventh and
Maine Streets
Plac A
Ford and
Mans
Seventh Street
Weather Toll in Missouri and Kansas Harvests Lives and Property
A heavy wind hail and electrical storm across Missouri and Kansas last night and today caused at least fifteen deaths and numerous injuries. Property losses are estimated at a quarter of a million dollars as rivers rose and creeks flooded lowlands. Names of victims include Arthur Covey in Richmond and Alma Altman in LaTour. others died in Onaga Nevada Montrose and Wamego. Many residents escaped narrowly as telegraphic reports continued to arrive.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas River
Missouri River
Jefferson City
Richmond
Arthur Covey
Mary ‘Rel
Westmoreland
Kangas
Charles Morris
John Gunther
Onaga
John Burgess
Burgess
Nevada
Gertrude Jknau
LaTour
Alma Altman
Montrose
Wamego
Gene — Nichols Farmer
Italians Repel Hungarian Assault On Vrata Mountain
Reports from the front describe first line troops including Croatians Bohemians and Hungarians replacing Austrian guards. General Cas dornay praised their steel as Alpine forces repelled a 1000 strong Hungarian assault on Montenero and Vrata mountain with surrounding tactics and careful movement.
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Undene
Italy
Chiassa
Paris
Count Casdornay
Montenero
Vrata
Assembly Adopts Waterway and Mother’s Pension Issues
Members determined early this morning to adjourn until 9 o'clock today. Previous plans upset. Waterway measure signed, tax amendment bill passes, proposition to voters. Assembly in session nearly eighteen hours. Mother's pension bill among issues adopted.
Wilson and Bryan bid farewell before southern trip
President Wilson visited former Secretary Bryan at his home to say goodbye as the Bryans prepare for a southern journey. Bryan denied reports of policy rifts, stating no differences existed until the submarine dispute. Secretary McAdoo also called with his daughter. In Illinois Springfield, the legislature failed to adjourn overnight, then rushed toward final action as 275 bills awaited governor Dunne, with notable measures on university funding and mothers pensions.
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Carranza
Sa Vie
Wilson
American Union
United States
Mexico
Indianapolis
Washington
Bryan
Bryan Home
McAdoo
Nona McAdoo
Europe
New York
Carnegie Hall
Ashville
House
Shanahan
Lee O'Neil Browne
Browne
Senate
Dunne
General Assembly
University of Illinois
Kats Adams
Kate Adama
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Woman
Henry. Maas
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Springfield
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