Wright Far Wn Leads Early In Tuesday Vote
Partial returns show Phil Wright leading John Fentiman for police and fire commissioner as polls open late and business votes arrive. Wright supporters predict late, heavier turnout with volunteers at headquarters urging citizens to vote while Fentiman backers hope late momentum shifts.
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Phil Wright
John F. Fentiman
Trentiman
Wright
Soliddd Street
Toweter
Mr. Fentiman
Wright Fentiman
Marvin Abiects
Ting
Kin
Irish recruits sought by proclamation in Dublin
The lord lieutenant issued a proclamation calling for 50 000 voluntary recruits and 2000 to 3000 monthly thereafter to man the Irish divisions. Eligible men are 18 to 27 with incentives including legislation to guarantee land for those who fight for their country. Paris bombardment resumed as German long range guns renewed attacks.
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Associated Prest
Dublin
Lord Lieutenant
Great Regatta at Medina Lake July 4 Announced
A motor boat regatta and swimming meet is planned for Medina Lake on July 4 with events for canoe, motor boat, swimming and other water races. Proceeds to the Red Cross. San Antonio Automobile Trades Association, led by secretary William H. Furlong, will run the event and arrange public transportation to the lake.
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Neen
San Antonio Automobile Trades Association
Gunter Hotel
William HM. Furlong
Medina Lake
Furlong
Red Cross
Trades Association
W. A. Williamson
Alex Parrigin
Kurlong
Captives and submarines figure in early war seas tale
The Edna reports a close shell strike near 4 p m May 23 and a two mile distant submarine, with Captain Gilmore recalling a German lieutenant calmly advising patience. The Winne Connie, bound for Providence, was lured into a trap by a submarine that fired on her bow and sent a lieutenant to direct escape to a small boat.
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Leutenant
Henry Walsh
San Francisco
Walsh
Providence
Ih. L
Norfolk
Brewer
Cane May
Bristol Steams to Shore to Escape U Boat Chase
New York reports June 4 that the steamship Bristol owned by Coastwise Steamship Company of Boston, pursued by two U boats, reached shallow water and escaped by land. Captain Frederick Start led the vessel to safety as engines were maxed. The Bristol later rescued the crew of the schooner Edward HH Cole after they had relied on small boats.
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Bristol
B. Samuelson
River Rouge
Mich
Newcomb
Cole
Hart
Nnine
Courholds
Samuelson
Norfolk
Portland
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Coastwise Steamship Company of
Boston
Hdward HH. Cole
J-boats
Frederick Start
Massachusetts
Survivors of Texel sinking recall U boat attack
Atlantic City dispatch notes 36 Texel survivors prepare to sail to New York after German submarines torpedoed and sank the steamship 60 miles south of New York. Capt Lowrey relays the first warning from a shrapnel burst and the U boat commander ordering action. All aboard were saved as Texel sank at 5:15 p.m.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Texel
New York
R. K. Lowrey
Nis
Comite Lowrey
Lowrey
Knights of Columbus war fund drive report at lunch
J J Boyle reported one third of the 16000 raised at the captains lunch for the Knights of Columbus workers. The city is split into ten districts with a captain per district and thirty five workers. More volunteers are sought as the luncheon continues. Last year 50000 was spent in surrounding camps and the new budget starts July 1 at 16000000. Citizens are urged to help with time money or both. J Hart spoke at the meeting. Senators conducting a two day inquiry into Curtiss airplane production held at Buffalo plant and found progress satisfactory.
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J. J. Boyle
Knights of Columbus War Fund
San Antonio
J. Hart
Touts Tipsitz Named Director
Washington June 4 news reports appointment of directors for two industrial zones created by the war industrial board. Louis Lipaitz named for the Pallas district as general supervisor of war materials production in his jurisdiction.
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Touts Tipsitz
Washington
DA. C
War Industrial Board
Louis Iipaitz
Pallas
Madrid Influenza Scourge Spreads Rapidly Across Cities
Reports from Madrid describe a fast-spreading illness labeled benign at first but now causing over 100,000 victims in the city and rising in provincial capitals. The disease disrupts government, schools, and factories, with 111 deaths in Madrid on Saturday and more than 700 in ten days, affecting men women and children differently and prompting emphasis on fresh air, cleanliness, and careful dieting as remedies.
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Lendon Times Service
San Antonio Light
Philadelyhia Public Ledger
Copsright
The
Public Ledger Co
Madrid
Morocco
Vigo
Ming Dl
Alfonso
Romanones
Senor Dato
Pittalaga
Aston Alona
Cyclops disappearance fuels capture theory by U boat
Washington dispatch weighs the mystery of the American collier Cyclops missing since March after a Jersey coast raid. Naval experts consider capture possible if a prize crew boarded at night and sailed toward Germany, though sinking remains plausible.
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Washington, D. C
Jersey
Cyclops
Germany
Lowry
Textel
Atlantic
Barbados
Houe
Americans Smash Huns Near Marne Front
Reported action near the Marne describes German forces crossing to the left bank above Jaulgonne repelled by French and American troops. The enemy battalion was driven back after heavy losses. a foot bridge was destroyed and many prisoners captured. North of the wood, German gains were not achieved.
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Marne
Jaulgonne
Race for Paris dominates German drive on Aisne fronts
Paris June 4 The German advance on the Aisne sector is likened to a race for Paris and to the Marne sea race. The offensive begun March 21 aimed at Amiens and channel ports, but failed to yield immediate gains. The French halted the drive toward Paris, now forcing battles for strong positions in a tri-sided stand by the French around Ourcq Villers Cotterets and Cocherel with rivers and hills shaping the fight.
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Paris
Aisne
Marne
Amiens
Ourcq
Villers- Cotterets
French Hold Choisy Bil in Fierce French Battle
The Allied lines in France repel fresh German divisions between the Ourcq and Oise as fierce fighting erupts near the forest of Villers Cotterets. FaVOrelles retaken after heroic French defense as Choisy Hill changes hands five times. A cavalry corps covers 160 miles to join the fight, inflicting heavy German losses in the Verdun defense area.
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France
Ourcq
Oise
Villers-Cotterets
Favorelles
Choisy Hill
Aisne
Choisy-Au-Aae
Douamont
Verdun
French Resistance In Reims Framed In Berlin Telegram
A semi official Berlin telegram claims the French resistance in Reims is strong and that the German plan to abandon the city failed. It alleges the defense is left to Senegalese and Madagascan troops reportedly despaired after threats of torture and claims they are treated like other prisoners.
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Amsterdam
Reims
Berlin
Tresmes
Senegal
Madagascar
Germany
Battle Rages On as French Hold Line Stability Persists
London Times dispatch reports Gerald Campbell with French armies says heavy fighting line stationary with no major German advances. Though battle continues to rage furiously, French positions improve and German communications appear apologetic, suggesting potential for maintained stalemate.
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London Times
Sen Antonio
Philadelphia Table Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
London
Gerald Campbell
Comaunique
Pershing Denies Claim Of Depot Capture
Washington reports General Pershing denies a German claim that Franco American depots at Merc En and Tardenota were captured. No American depots were located there. A Paris despatch notes extensive damage from a plant explosion near Bruasens and reports many killed or injured near Ari ca in southern France.
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Washington, D. C
General Pershing
Deniier
Merc-En
Tardenota
Paris
Bruasens
France
Arica
Havas
Maraeilien
Submarine activity along U S coast and rescue events
Reports indicate submarines have operated along American coastwise waters for eleven days or more. Naval authorities chase possible contacts ashore while confirming all 111 coastwise ships under railroad administration are safe. Mohawk and Grecian ships are in port with crews accounted for after related incidents. Two American aviators were rescued near Nantucket after engine trouble forced a water landing. Governor Whitman signs a bill setting age rules for messenger girls and boys in New York City.
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Jagentg
Naval Service
Railroad Administration
Ssenger
Albany
XN. Y
New York
Whitman
Atlantic Pont salvage of Carolina survivors at Barnegat inlet
Three hundred passengers and crew of the torpedoed steamship Carolina were rescued by the schooner Etta B. Douglass near Barnegat inlet. Seven crewmen, including Martin Carroll of Newark and six Porto Ricans, were landed at the inlet wharf. Nineteen further survivors from the Carolina reached Lewes naval station aboard a British tramp steamer. The ship, owned by New York and Porto Alley Steamship Co, carried 220 passengers and 120 crew, mostly Porto Ricans. One American, W J H Morton, a Porto Rico Fruit Co official, was among those handed to authorities. The fate of the remaining passengers and crew remains unknown.
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Atlantic
Q Carolina
Etta B. Douglass
Barnegat Inlet
Martin Carroll
Newark
N. J
Carolina
W. JH. Morton
Porto Rico Fruit Company
City of Columbus Safe In Atlantic Port Harbor
The City of Columbus of the Savan line, feared sunk by a German submarine, is reported safe in an Atlantic port harbor. No damage observed as she rested at anchor near the shore, and no immediate message of distress followed her arrival.
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Mohawk
Clyde Line
Grecian
Jacob Mc Haskell
Atlantic
City of Columbus
Will
Telegraph Operators Weigh Strike After Chicago Trip
In Washington on June 4 S I Konen kamp, president of the Telegraphers Union, said a decision on striking commercial telegraph operators will be made after he reaches Chicago tomorrow. He added they are not in a hurry to go out. In other news, Lieut Georges Madon is credited with twenty eight aerial victories, noting his wartime escape from internment in Switzerland.
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Washington, D. C
S. I. Konenkamp
Telegraphers’ Union
Chicago
Madon Hans
Paris
Georges Madon
Germany Uses Human Hair for Belting and Strapping
London reports a leather and textile fibre shortage in Germany has created high demand for human hair. Women’s hair commands about eight dollars per kilo, with twenty marks noted for weaving use.
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London
Germany
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T. T. Jackson
Paul Yeftich
E. L. Brient
P. & S. Hospital
Army
Kelly Field Band
American Red Cross
Wolff & Marx
Nantucket
Ensign Rolleau
Mechanic Harrington
Sadie
Sankaty Head
Columbus Sabe
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Ernest Gimbe
TWO Bros
Avenue C
Wright Bros
Crockett
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San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
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