Villa seeks neutral territory for conference on war end
Western Newspaper Valla Nova Senice El Paso Texas reports Gen Francisco Villa plans to ask Gen Venustiano Carranza to accept a neutral area for a conference. Villa aims to consider Wilson’s note and proposes a truce to avert further sacrifices, while retreating troops engage Obregon’s forces at Leon and Silao.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Venustiano Catranza
Wilson
Perez Stuel
Villa
Chihuahua
Aguasca
Lentes
Carranza
Ville
Obregon
Leon
Silao
Vii
Lajos
Juananto
Ruel
Sialo
Zeppelin Destroyed by Airplane Hero Warneford
A Royal Navy lieutenant Reginald Warneford, a young Canadian, in a summer flight destroyed a Zeppelin over Belgium after a high altitude chase. His monoplane reportedly began inverted during the battle before he regained control and landed safely, while the Zeppelin’s crew and others perished in the blaze.
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London
Reginald J. Warneford
Royal Navy
England
Bellum
Ghent
Brussels
Par Allel
Admiralty
Warneford
Bi H
Arizona Battleship Set to Launch at New York Yard
Washington reports the Arizona, the thirty ninth battleship for the US Navy since 1892, will launch June 15. It will dwarf the Indiana, launched in 1893, being nearly twice as long and wider with much greater displacement.
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Washington, D. C
Arizona
New York Navy Yard
Indiana
Hawker Soars to 20000 Feet in Pendon Flight
English aviator Harry G. Hawker, piloting a 160 horsepower biplane at the army aviation grounds in Pendon, set a new altitude record by reaching 20,000 feet, surpassing the former mark of 14,000 feet.
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London
Harry G. Hawker
Army
Pendon
Trial Is Postponed in Sanity Case for Harry’s Fate
New York. Harry’s sanity trial, originally set for June 7, has been postponed to June 16 by Supreme Court Justice Hendrick. The case concerns determining mental competency in a juried trial.
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New York
Harry 'S
Issane
Supreme Court
Hendrick
German reply on Gulflight and Cushing attacks
The State Department released the German Foreign Office note on the Gulflight and Cushing incidents. Berlin says the Gulflight was mistaken for a British liner and attacked after evading subs. it claims no neutral markings and regrets the loss, offering compensation. The Cushing case remains unresolved, with Germany requesting details to clarify the attack.
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Washington
State Department
German Foreign Office
United States
Gulffleht
Cushing
Gerard
Department
Foreign Office
United States of America
James W. Gerard
Gulflight
Scilly Islands
Londoners in Riots After Zeppelin Raid Killings
London reports say about ninety bombs were dropped killing four people and injuring several others. Fires began in multiple locales but were contained. mobs attacked shops and suspected German nationals as details of casualties and damages emerged. Berlin stated reprisal bombs hit London wharves and docks.
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London
Pimlico Walk
Pearson Street
Berlin
Ludwigshafen
Ostend
Life Averages 23 Days for British Officers
A London report states that the average life of a British officer after reaching the firing line is twenty three days. The finding reflects harsh conditions and the high casualty rate faced by officers in combat.
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London
French authorities drop Swoboda charge at sea incident
Paris dispatch reports French authorities have dropped the charge that Raymond Swoboda attempted to blow up the liner Touraine at sea. The decision was reported by the Paris Journal, detailing the shift in the case as of June 7.
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Swoboda
Paris
Raymond Swoboda
Uner Touraine
Paris Journal
Fire destroys bunkers plant in Seattle coal yard
A large fire in Seattle on Friday morning wiped out the bunkers plant of the Pacific Coast Coal company. Estimated loss runs about 150060 dollars. More than 15000 tons of coal were damaged or destroyed. Local firefighters fought the blaze through the morning, addressing the extensive damage to equipment and stock.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Coast Coal Company
Przemysl Retaken as Austrians Weaken Lemberg Threat
Vienna reports Przemysl is back in Austrian hands after a Galician campaign phase. Dispatches indicate Russians removed troops and supplies in anticipation of fall, while Austrians and Germans shift forces toward Lemberg. Heavy German 42 centimeter guns aided the siege, and evacuation moves followed, with forts around Lemberg being reinforced or redirected to safer fronts.
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Przemysl
Cra
Galicia
Lemberg
Gracev
Liege
Namur
Return of Civil War battle flag to Murfreesboro group
June 4 report from Murfreesboro Tennessee notes the Eighteenth Tennessee infantry battle flag, captured at Fort Donelson, formally returned by representatives of Illinois. The flag had resided in Springfield Alabama under custody of L W Armstrong and David S Brown of Peoria. Survivors of the unit accepted the donation.
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Murfreesboro
Eighteenth Tennessee
Inois
Fort Donelson
Springfeld
L. W. Armstrong
David S. Brown
Peoria
War Brings Wage Increase in Bartlesville Zinc Plant
A 15 percent wage increase for Bartlesville zinc smelter workers was announced, due to higher demand for zinc since the war began. The voluntary raise applies to all employees amid wartime market pressures.
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Bartlesville
Oklo
Juny
Tim Hurst Dies Former National and American League Umpire
Tim Hurst, once an umpire in the National and American leagues and later a prominent GHL referee, died suddenly at his Minersville home on Friday, as reported from Pottsville, Pa.
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Tim Hurst
Pottsville
Minersville
U S Steel Victory in Antitrust Suit Decision
The U S Steel case in Trenton holds the corporation should not be dissolved and denies an injunction. It finds foreign trade not a Sherman Act violation, but rules certain price fixing after the Gary incident unlawful. It notes potential government action if such practices resume and cites trade commission oversight. The opinion, by Buffington and Woolley, stresses that monopoly tests focus on unfair restraint not mere size. It hints at appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Trenton
N. J
United States Steel Coronation
United States District Court
Thussday
Steel Corporation
Gary ‘Dinhers
United States Steel Corporation
Taft
George W. Wickersham
Erie Canal
Lake ‘Superior
New York Harbor
Tn Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Lake Superior
Cambria Steel Company
United States Steel
James R. Garfield
Secretary of Commerce
Buffington
Ater
Woolley
Hunt
United States Court
New York City
Supreme Court
J. Pierpont Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Supreme Court of the
United States
Steel Mills Busy Quote From Carnegie Official
Col H P Rope first vice president of Carnegie Steel says the company operates 18 plants nationwide at 95 percent capacity.
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Steel Mills
Pittsburgh
Col. H. P. Rope
Carnegie Steel Company
Taft Foresaw War If Ingo Won White House
Philadelphia June 5 William H Taft told Bryn Mawr College graduates that if Ingo had been president the United States would be at war with Germany. He asserted his view in a wartime warning tone during the commencement remarks.
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Philadelphia
Ingo
White House
William H. Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Germany
Census gains and lake surveys in Iowa reports
Des Moines reports state census nearing completion with expected city gains despite rural losses and a projected Iowa population rise. Projections indicate Des Moines and Sioux City areas leading urban growth while numerous lakes are slated for survey to decide preservation versus drainage under a Chase law ruling.
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State Census Department
State House
Iowa
A. A. Swan
Executive Council
Census Clerka
State Department
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Conditions Greatly Improved Labor Market in Iowa
The bulletin notes significant gains in Iowa labor conditions since June 1 1914. Parole agent Lance Lot reports many factories back to full operation and jobs found for inmates released on parole. Railroads are invited to bid on transporting troops and camp trains as anti tipping laws take effect July 4. The state investigates a printer’s alleged padding of state printing costs with Attorney General Cosson asked to weigh in.
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Kelsey
Lancelot
Board of Parole
Ile
Jews Military Department
Adj
Guy TE. Lo Ban
S. E. Cutler
Wabash Railroad
State Railroad Commission
State Executive Council
Cosson
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Welker Given
Town Industrial Commission
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