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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
1
State Department gathers data on detained ships and cargoes as Washington presses Britain for a substantive response. The memorandum outlines American concerns about detention practices and seeks clarity on enforcement that could affect neutral commerce and maritime safety.
A chaotic auto tragedy report names Herman F H and Jame 2h among those held, with Chicago and High Point connections. The article lists several suspects and details about the crash and resulting investigations, noting civil and criminal implications and ongoing hearings as authorities pursue charges in the event.
Pittsburgh on June 25 reports a gasoline plant explosion at Actna Explosives. Several workers leaped from burning windows to escape, avoiding probable fatalities as government experiments with a new gasoline process continued at the plant.
Trains No 11 and No 10 on the Western Maryland Railway collided on a bridge over Owen’s Creek near Thurmont Maryland killing six people and injuring others. Mrs W Edwin Chipchase and her son were among the passengers tossed from the coach as wreckage consigned engines to a tangled pile amid a mountainous gorge.
The report describes a heated debate in Germany about peace and the right to develop economic culture. Progressive Merr Wiener cites broad approval while Karl Liebknecht and socialists argue Germans want peace. Wiener asserts cross class cooperation as vital, while Braun defends the masses against delay.
London reports keepers of war notes as observers assess the fighting. German and Austro German attacks are repulsed on the west front with local gains, while French and Allied efforts counter strong assaults near Arras, Meuse, and Champagne as mines and bombardments shape the battle.
Foreign office dispatches from Vienna to the Austro Hungarian embassy in Washington say Plan a still is held by Austrians and deny Italian troops broke through. They report unsuccessful field attacks left at least 3000 dead before Austrian lines.
Austrian press from London reports General von Boehm Ermolli and General Linsingen pressing Russians north of the Dniester after capturing Lemberg Mikolatov and advancing from the Galician capital. Russian counterattacks claim heavy German losses and forthright defense in the Koemierkine district.
St Louis, Mo June 25 The steamer Belle of Calhoun struck a snag north of St Louis and sank in 12 feet of water. All crew and passengers were saved. The boat, returning from Rip Rap to St Louis, left the channel to take on freight at Mosier bay Mozier IL, a snag tore a hull hole and quickly sank. The Dubuque rescued the passengers and delivered news of the accident.
Dr Bernhard Dernburg returns from the United States aboard the Bergensfjord and is expected to reach Berlin Saturday evening. He will be called into consultation on Germanys reply to the second American note on the Lusitania incident. The Bergensfjord arrived at Bergen after detention at Kirkwall, Scotland by British authorities.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a slight rise in temperatures. At 7 am the thermometer read 59, yesterday 82. lowest last night 57. Winds at 7 am 10 mph. Humidity 87 at 7 pm, 56 at 7 am, 52 at 1 pm today. Water stage 69, a fall of 1 inch in 4 hours. J M Sherler, Local Forecaster.
President Wilson, with his daughter Margaret and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, arrived in Cornish N H for a summer rest after a brief rail journey. Crowds at Windsor Vermont Holyoke Northampton and Greenfield cheered as he waved and acknowledged them. In Springfield railroad workers urged him to keep the nation out of war, which he affirmed he would strive to do.
At a Hamilton club luncheon Frederick W. Upham pledged that Chicago will hold the 1916 Republican convention with 30 of 52 national committee members already backing the city. Roger Sullivan said Democrats may also choose Chicago, signaling strong city support for the gatherings amid ongoing World War I fronts and Italian Austro-German fighting in Galicia Meuse Meantime Meuse dynamics and Dardanelles silence noted.
New York June 25 Interest in whether Harry K Thaw is sane or insane divided today between court evidence and state counsel seeking a commission to learn from Dr Charles W Eliot why Thaw left Harvard in 1892 without finishing his course The ninth anniversary of the Stanford White murder marked the day Thaw has used many legal moves for freedom The state plans to reveal Thaws life history and Evelyn Nesbits The testimony from Dr Noel E Guillett who lived near Thaw in Manchester NH and other New Hampshire witnesses supported rationality
New York June 25 Mrs. 5. Osgood Pell a New York society woman was awarded $25 000 for the death of her husband killed in August 1913 by a Long Island railroad train at Long Beach, which struck the automobile carrying the couple and Mr. and Mrs. William S. Laimbeer. Two other actions are listed for Mrs. Laimbeer formerly Miss Natalie Schneck of New York and Newport seeking $250 000 damages for her husband’s death and $250 000 for injuries.
In Boston on June 25 meetings of 10 national Zionist organizations begin a week long discussion on the future of Palestine and the impact of the war on the drive to restore the land to Jewish control. Louis Lipsky of New York chairs the federation's executive committee.
Washington June 25 John Reed an American war correspondent was released after being arrested in Russia for entering the war zone without permission and has arrived in Petrograd Ambassador Marge reported no mention of Boardman Robinson, an artist who was arrested with Reed.
Washington reports Zapata forces resisting the Carranza advance in Mexico City with artillery duels and delayed progress. Communication with the capital has been cut since June 18, and Vera Cruz wires remain down. Diplomatic circles await the president’s plan after early July.
Joliet June 25 fear of violence from mobs keeps chicken Joe Campbell accused of Mrs Odette Allen murder in solitary confinement at the penitentiary. Coroners jury session delays verdict on broader plot. arbitration of Chicago street car workers dispute begins with Mayor Thompson as umpire after a 48 hour strike.
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