President Wilson Defends War Aims on Flag Day
On Flag Day in Washington President Wilson declares the United States entered the war to defend democracy and national honor. He warns against a peace intrigue and vows Americans will fight to secure liberty as German aggression is cited. Subscriptions to the liberty loan reach 1.843 billion dollars with final totals pending. Japan plans a mission to the United States led by Viscount Ishii to discuss China policy and broaden Far East cooperation.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
United States
George Washington
Germany
Washington, D. C
Japan
Far East
Viscount Kikujiro Ishii
Takeshita
Sugano
San Antonio Cantonment to House 40000 Draft Troops
War Department announces 40000 selective draft soldiers will be housed at the San Antonio cantonment, a substantial increase over initial figures. Local San Antonio contractors will bid on construction, aided by expert planners. The project, termed Herculean, involves 1500 buildings on a rapidly planned site at Camp Wilson with extensive materials and labor requirements.
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Washington, D. C
San Antonio
War Department
United States
Texas
Pacific Coast
Lake American
Washington
Camp Wilson
Conference with Allies Opened as Root Mission Arrives
In Petrograd on June 14 the Root commission was greeted by a large delegation of Russians and Americans including ministers and embassy staff. The cabinet proposed a conference with allies to study treaties. the commission stays at the Winter Palace and will meet the provisional government Friday. The electoral council permitted Nicholas Romanoff and former imperial family to vote, while Kropotkin has returned from exile in England.
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Root Commission
United States
Francis
Tereschtenko
Winter Palace
General Denikine
Gurko
Nicholas Romanoff
Public sale of Princess Louise wardrobe nets 82000 marks
Munich June 14 auction of Princess Louise of Belgium wardrobe, daughter of the late King Leopold, raised 82000 marks. Proceeds benefit charitable funds. The event was conducted privately with bidders from several countries.
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Princess Louise
Belgium
Munich
London
Louise
Leopold
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Vicinity
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair tonight and Friday with likely fair conditions on Saturday. Temperatures and wind details are not specified in the readable text.
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San Antonio
Weather Outlook for Cities From The Light
Forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington show clear to cloudy conditions with cool periods and light winds. Temperatures range from the upper 40s to mid 60s in various locales with scattered rain chances in New York and Washington depending on the hour.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Fair
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Tsaritsyn in terror amid separate republics in Russia
A Petrograd dispatch to the Times reports a reign of terror in Tsaritsyn where a separate republic has been declared and extremism controls the town. Tsaritsyn, a major rail center on the Volga, is under threat, with Kherson and Kimanova likewise declared as separate republics but seen as less serious. The report links France actions on a Polish legion to a wider Russian movement toward a separate Polish army.
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Petrograd
The
Times
Tsaritsyn
Volga
Kherson
Kimanova
the Times
France
Russia
Zeppelin L-43 Shot Down Over North Sea
London dispatch reports Zeppelin L-43 destroyed over the North Sea by naval forces. Chancellor Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that no survivors were seen according to the Admiralty.
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London
North Sea
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Admiralty
Contracts awarded for army camp at American Lake Washington
The Hurley-Mason Company of Tacoma won the camp construction contract in Washington on a cost plus percentage of profit basis. Since May 14 the quartermaster’s department built quarters for 150000 men at nine posts at about 7000000 dollars and erected four camps for medical reserve officers and twenty four for Officers' Reserve Corps members.
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Washington
D. C
American Lake
Hurley-Mason Company
Tacoma
Wash
Quartermaster’s Department
Department
New York Over subscribes Liberty Loan record pace
New York faced heavy over subscription to the Liberty Loan far exceeding the nine hundred million already reported at noon. Subscriptions continued to pour in as accountants lagged six hours, with many large pledges deferred to avoid tying up funds, expected to surge on the final day.
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New York
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Committee
New York Federal Reserve District
Employees Strike for Liberty Bond in Tampa
150 workers quit at the Tampa Engineering and Ship Building Company after general manager Ernest Kreher refused to buy a Liberty Bond. He said he would not pay to aid the war against relatives in Germany, tying up two steel ship projects.
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Liberty Loan
Tampa
Fla
Ernest Kreher
Tampa Engineering and Ship Building Company
Kreher
Germany
Explosion Kills 90 in Ashton Under Lyne Event
London June 44 Fifty persons killed and many injured after an explosion at Ashton Under Lyne in a Manchester area factory. Andrew Bonar Law announced the casualty toll in the House of Commons.
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London
Ashton- Under-Lyne
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Manchester
Paris Munition Plant Collapse Fatal and Injurious
Paris reports a munitions factory collapsed after a beam failed on the third floor. About 800 workers were present when the structure gave way. eighteen people died and sixty were injured, with many escaping before the fall. Rescue teams retrieved survivors from the ruins.
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Paris
Yesteray
Explosion at Sugar Plant Kills Ten in Brooklyn
June 14 report says a blast at the American Sugar Refining Company in Brooklyn caused a million dollars in damage. Authorities fear up to ten deaths with two confirmed and many others injured or missing. Fire raged overnight and hindered rescue efforts as workers were evacuated or treated in hospitals.
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American Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
American Refining Company
Europe
Reprisals Debate Grows After London Air Raid
London observers report the German raid that killed many women and children has bolstered calls for reprisal against German towns. MPs who opposed such action may urge government to proceed in Parliament.
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London
Japanese resentment over bogus note cited by officials
Officials say garbled American note to China caused Japan’s irritation and misinterpretation. Tokio’s reactions reflect failure of U S Japan efforts for better understanding. Secretary Lansing states any suspicion came from a bogus New York cable. correct Chinese text later published.
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Washington, D. C
China
Japan
Tokio
United States
Mexico
Lansing
New York
Hamilton Is Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison
A jury in Kansas City federal court finds W A Hamilton dairy salesman guilty of transporting Luzon Koppenhaver a Mennonite girl from Lawrence and Turner Kansas to Kansas City. He is sentenced to four years in federal penitentiary.
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Kansas City
W. A. Hamilton
Luzon Koppenhaver
Hamilton
Lawrence
Turner
Kan
Paris Honors Pershing On Welcome Home
Paris greeted Major General Pershing with massive crowds and flags as he arrived with Field Marshal Joffre. He visited the Hotel Des Invalides and met President Poincare and Premier Ribot, then attended the Chamber of Deputies amid cheers and flowers.
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Pershing
Place de Concorde
Second
United States Cavalry
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon
Ribot
Constantine
M. Viviani
Chamber
United States
Iking George
England
General Pershing
Field Marshal
Joffre
Pershing to Form Independent American Expeditionary Force
General Pershing will confer with French army heads to decide on the American expeditionary force's command. The War Department reiterated that Pershing will lead independently, similar to Haig, and will cooperate with the French on French soil, not under Petain.
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Washington, D. C
General Pershing
War Department
General Petain
Field Marshal Haig
Marshal Haig
Slacker roundup in Chicago cabarets and transit
Police crackdown last night led to the detention of 50 men who failed to present registration cards. The sweep targeted cabarets street cars and related venues in Chicago.
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Chicago
Body of Naval Lieutenant Hannon Found in Riverdale Estate
The body of Lieutenant Raymond Vincent Hannon U S N was found shot on the estate of George W Perkins in Riverdale New York. Navy yard officials say he was assigned to a destroyer that left for British waters around May 1 and his movements since then are unclear.
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New York
George W. Perkins
Riverdale
N. Y
Raymond Vincent Hannon
Navy Yard
Hannon
Senate committee cuts tax on athletic goods and medicines
The Senate finance committee reduced the war tax bill by about 9 million dollars further. It lowers the manufacturers tax on athletic goods patent medicines perfumery and cosmetics to 2 percent. It also approves amendments to prohibit taxes on real estate used in manufacturing and prohibition on importing beverages. House rates on distilled spirits 2.20 per gallon and malt liquor 2.7 per barrel remain, with the 2.20 rate applying only to spirits already warehoused.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Gore
House
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