World War I Battles and Political Shifts Across Europe
Reports from Amsterdam London and Petrograd detail sinking of ships including Principe Umberto Hampshire and Lutsk gains by Russian forces. Offensive yields 108000 prisoners and 40000 prisoners plus 900 officers on the Pripet front. Greek demobilization provokes rejoicing while Hughes is nominated for US president, Roosevelt declines fusion.
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Vienna War Office
Lemberg
Pripet-Pruth
Petrograd
Mexican Revolt Invasion Sparks Border Pursuit And Attacks
Mexican bandits led by Luis de la Rosa crossed the Rio Grande at Hidalgo and seized 80 horses before retreating. American troops under Captain Bell pursue the raiders while two former Villa allies, Juan Sanchez and Francisco Alvarez, were hanged in Deming, New Mexico for the Columbus massacre. Gen George Bell Jr reported a mob attacked the U S consulate in Durango, Mexico, which burned, as anti American demonstrations spread across southern Chihuahua and Coahuila with attacks on the Chihuahua City consulate. An international commission mediation is deemed possible.
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Luis de la Rosa
Rio Grande
Hidalgo
Captain Bell
Villa
Columbus
Deming, N. M
Juan Sanchez
Francisco Alvares
George Bell, Jr
FE Paso
Tex
Carranza
United States
Durango City
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Waite Seeks Stay of Execution in July Murder Case
Domestic Arthur Warren Waite obtained a stay of execution on an appeal notice filed at New York by Attorney W R Duel. Waite was sentenced to die the week of July 10 for the murder of John B Peck. Charges against Internal Revenue Collector Gilligan in Cincinnati by Representative Longworth were found by treasury officials to be without foundation.
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Arthur Warren Waite
New York
W. R. Duel
Waite
John B. Peck
Longworth
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Internal Revenue
Gilligan
Cincinnati
Treasury
Wilson Platform Draft Nears Democratic Convention
Washington reports President Wilson has nearly completed a draft platform for the Democratic national convention. The main plank will praise the administration for protecting U S honor and interests while keeping the nation at peace. Ambassador Gerard in Berlin confirms an interview with a Munich paper as authentic but calls a Berlin Evening National Zeitung statement linking him to a similar quote spurious. The Federal Trade Commission names Edward N Hurley of Chicago to succeed Joseph E Davies as chairman effective July 1.
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Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Washington
Munich
National Zeitung
Wilson
United States
Federal Trade Commission
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Joseph E. Davies
Japan Adds Battalion to Liaotung Forces Near Port Arthur
A Tokyo dispatch reports Japan is augmenting its forces in Tientsin and Peking by one battalion withdrawn from Darien on the Liaotung peninsula near Port Arthur.
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Japan
Tientsin
Peking
Darien
Liaotung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Tokyo
Russians Capture Demidovka As Brusiloff’s Drive Expands
London report June 14 details a major Russian offensive with 113,900 to 114,700 captives and a rapid advance from Czernowitz toward Bukowina. Demidovka near Dubois confirms eight miles daily gains in Volhynia and continued push along the Pripet to the Bessarabian frontier.
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London
Belgium
Inen Crernnwitz
Bukowina
Petrograd
Demidovka
Dubois
Volhynia
Pripet Marshes
Bessarabian
Styr
Bolki
Buczacz
Galicia
War Office
von Bothmer
Strype
Carranza Uniform Bandit Killed In Mexico Raid
Three raiders killed during the pursuit of outlaws at the T. A. Coleman ranch near Laredo Texas. A dead bandit wore a Carranza lieutenant colonel insignia and a prisoner identified the body as Lieutenant Colonel Villareal of the Carranza army. Washington reports 1500 more troops ordered to the Mexican border as anti American sentiment grows and officials fear clashes with General Pershing's expedition.
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Laredo
Tex
T. A. Coleman
Carranza
Webb
Villareal
Carranza Army
Washington
Mexico
Pershing
Witness Testimony Links Marion Lambert to Orpet Case
Josephine Davis testified that Marion Lambert showed hidden sorrow and distress the night before the tragedy. Davis said Lambert appeared confused after a telephone talk with Will Orpet and admitted not knowing who sent the January capsules.
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Waukegan
Josephine Davis
Marion Lambert
Josephine
Marion
Will Orpet
Janary
Star Twinkled A Tale Of Shyness And Reward
A shy admirer hides his love until a charity theater night when the leading lady shines. He declares her the star of the evening and asks for his reward, claiming the right to name the star he has discovered. The amusing exchange closes with playful romance.
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London
Stealing a March in a Humorous Exchange
A light exchange features Dustin Stax who plans to stay home while his family travels. He says he will enjoy sitting in shirt sleeves and smoking cigars in the best rooms of the house, turning the household setup into a personal proverb of summer leisure.
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Dustin Stax
Correct Use of English Dialogue Exchange
Mrs. Knicker asks if you keep help and Mrs. Becker replies no we keep interference in the conversation as a witty exchange over social propriety.
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Knicker
Becker
Line Turns in Fire Alarm Incident
Albert Brewer eighteen of Reilly Avenue went fishing at Ivory Slough. A line snagged a fire alarm box at Marceau and Reilly, triggering the bell. Brewer fled home and was arrested ten minutes later on a charge of turning in a false alarm.
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Albert Brewer
Reilly Avenue
Ivory Slough
Brewer
Marceau and
Reilly Avenues
Drewer
St. Louis
Memory as Vaudeville Comedy in Youngstown Telegram
The Youngstown Telegram notes memory as a remarkable trait. A humorous exchange suggests leveraging keen recall for vaudeville comedy, with jokes remembered vividly.
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Hemmandhan
Shimmerpate
Youngstown Telegram
Banjo quip hints at neighborly feuds and music
A concise quip notes it is easier to spark trouble with neighbors than to extract music from a banjo, implying tensions or humor about urban disputes and folk instruments.
Inference on Women and Talent in a Humorous Quip
A provocative aphorism asserts that most pretty girls play piano while most homely girls are good at sex. The remark targets gender stereotypes with a cutting tone, reflecting older social attitudes and humor.
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Heide
Orkedal
North Sea
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Constantine
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Germany
Fort
Vaux
Raynal
Lutsk
Lutzow
Rostock
Jutland
Orkney Islands
Earl Kitchener
Fantassia
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Charles Evans Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
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Supremes Court
Theodore Roosevelt
Hughes
Progressive National Convention
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Roosevelt
Progressive National Committee
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
William G. Lee
Cleveland
International Brotherhood of Railway
the Order
Detroit
Mich
Jacksonville
Fla
Park Trammell
N. P. Bryan
United States Incandescent Lamp Company
R. W Ferguson
Stanley Nogalski
Laclede Ironworks
el Paso
Mex
RUSS
Atczernowitz
Brusiloff
Ranch
Texas
H. R. Lathrop & Co., Inc
Beekman Street
Water Street
New York City
N. Y
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