Austrian cabinet resigns amid budget vote crisis
Vienna reports the cabinet has resigned after Poles refused to approve the budget, fueling a political crisis. Rumors say Count Clam-Martinic offered cabinet resignation to the emperor, but no official confirmation exists. The move sparks demand for greater independence from German influence and endangers the government’s majority in the national assembly. The report comes from Basel and Amsterdam via Paris and London.
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Associated Press
Basel
Switzerland
Paris
Vienna
Amsterdam
London
Count Clam-Martinic
Hoover Says Flour Should Be Nine Dollars A Barrel
Hoover testifies to senators that food speculators extracted 250 million dollars in five months and denies a food dictatorship. He argues the food control bill aims to organize resources, curb middlemen profits, and prevent extortion while ensuring allies receive needed cereals.
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Washington, D. C
Herbert C. Hoover
Senators
Congress
Hoover
America
Poles Break Off Relations With Austrian Government
Zurich dispatch reports Poland has severed relations with Austria, triggering a cabinet crisis in Vienna. The Polish Club issued a full budget notice and said it would negotiate only with a new cabinet after a Saturday debate.
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London
Reuter
Zurich
Switzerland
Vienna
Poles Create Crisis in Austrian Parliament
Vienna reports a Polish revolt in the Austrian Parliament threatens Premier ClamMartinic and Count Czernin. Poles vote against the budget as the Slav Bloc joins the opposition. German papers warn of anti-German Polish aims and tensions rise with Vienna considering ministerial concessions.
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Copenhagen
London
Vienna
Vossische Zeitung
Clam-Martinic
Count Czernin
Clam- Martinic
Czerin
Germany
Coogne
Poles Claim 30000 Executed by German Authorities
In Vienna Reichsrat testimony Polish deputy Deszinski cites the Arbeiter Zeitung reporting more than 30,000 Poles hanged by German authorities. Deputy Striberny denounces harsh treatment of political suspects as pan Germanist Heine provokes with a call for tougher hangings, triggering a furious uproar and suspension of the session.
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Zurich
Paris
Deszinski
Vienna
Reichsrat
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
Striberny
Heine
Oil Tank Steamer Archbold Sunk by Submarine
The John D. Archbold of Standard Oil was sunk by a submarine off Europe. Four crew members were lost, while 12 armed guards aboard the ship were safe. The vessel, 8374 tons gross, sailed May 20 from Havre and Rouen to the United States with 41 aboard under Captain H. B. Thompson.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
France
Jose Lorenzo
Gregorio Loza
Domingo Lago
Havre
Rouen
H.B. Thompson
Washington, D. C
State Department
Timothy O’donnell
Beastwain
Charles Edwin Matson
Memphis
Tenn
German Grain Crops Burn Under Unprecedented Heat Wave
Reports from Berlin describe a record heat spell across Germany with a severe drought since May. The weather bureau notes a hot June with little rain and barley and grain crops around Berlin suffering as eight millimeters have fallen since May 1.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
Berlin
Weather Bureau
Oder River
Hamburg
Berlin Kreuz Zeitung
Cott Removed as San Francisco Revenue Collector by President
J. F. Cott, longtime revenue collector in San Francisco, who faced indictment for shortage in his accounts, has been removed from office by direct order of the President. The action follows charges of financial impropriety and shifts responsibility to federal oversight.
Home Weather for Tourists Forecast
Weather forecast for major cities: St Louis Chicago Milwaukee New York Washington and Kansas City. Clear skies with mild winds and temps mostly in the upper 60s, except Kansas City showing cooler readings and a gusty southwest wind.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Washington
Kansas City
Children Report War's Harsh Toll on French Orphans
From behind British lines in France, Associated Press describes French children evacuated by Germans as traumatized, undernourished, and scarred by shellfire. Many are orphans with wounds or shell shock, living near front lines while French Red Cross nurses tend to them in hospitals and makeshift shelters.
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Associated Press
France
Somme
St. Vitus
Heaven
Red Cross
Rings donated to aid Jews in wartime relief effort
Two Jewish women gave engagement rings to the Chicago relief committee to fund Jewish relief in the war zones. Mrs. Charles Brady of Rock Island, Illinois sent jewelry valued at 1500 dollars and Mrs. Fannie Pollock of Moberly, Missouri sent hers stating it is all she has. Committees in 35 cities seek a ten million dollar fund.
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Chicago
United States
German Song Sparks Fatal Home Confrontation
In Chicago on June 19 a German song led to a quarrel among four men. Joseph Sale 25 was arrested after the disturbance. Alexander Duklezuitch was stabbed to death John Bertye was wounded and may die and Valentine Comer was seriously slashed.
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Chicago
Ill
Joseph Sale
Alexander Duklezuitch
John Bertye
Valentine Comer
German Casualties Reported for May Total 4 356 760
London reports May casualty lists from Germany showing killed and died 22 000 prisoners and missing 26 562 wounded 62 394 total 110 956. Cumulative war totals reach 1 069 127 killed or missing 557 410 prisoners and missing 2 731 223 wounded for a grand total of 4 356 760 since the war began.
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London
Chauffeur's uniform found near murdered girl case
A woman calling herself Consuelo La Rue was found injured in a vacant lot after claiming she jumped from a window to escape two attackers tied to the Ruth Cruger murder case. Authorities seek Alfredo Cocchi's extradition from Italy as they pursue leads about the teen's death.
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New York
Consuelo la Rue
Ruth Cruger
Alfredo Cocchi
Italy
Special Russian Envoys Arrive in Washington With Full Negotiating Powers
A Russian diplomatic mission arrives in Washington with full powers to negotiate. Secretary Lansing, Counsellor Polk and Assistant Secretary Phillips greet the envoys as crowds cheer along Pennsylvania Avenue. The mission, wearing khaki and boots, enters the State Department amid flags of Russia Belgium and Italy, and will serve as Russia’s counterpart to the U S mission in Petrograd led by Elihu Root. The envoys will first pay respects to Secretary Lansing and President Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
America
State Department
Lansing
Polk
Phillips
United States
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Belgium
Italy
Petrograd
Elhiu Root
Wilson
Mexico May Enter War on Allies Side
La Raza a Carranza newspaper in San Antonio publishes El Universal telegrams from Mexico City stating France will lend Mexico twenty million pesos and Mexico will join the Allies. General Carranza rumored to consider amnesty for political prisoners as Ugarte travels to Washington with messages to Wilson.
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Carranza
San Antonio
Felipe Diaz Martinez
Felix Palavicini
General Carranza
Civilista
National Congress
Mexico City
el Universal
Palavicini
France
Mexico
Philadelphia
United States
Arranza
Gerzayn Ugarte
Washington
Bonilla
Bold bank heist nets 400000 francs in Beziers
A cashier returning from the Bank of France with 400000 francs was held up in a narrow Beziers street and robbed of the entire sum. The incident marks an unusually bold highway robbery in the town on June 19.
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Beziers
France
Bank of France
Light Want Ads guide buyers and sellers
Lightweight appeal explains how Light Want Ads connect buyers with sellers for items from cameras to typewriters. Readers with items for sale can advertise by phone calling Crockett 1742 for quick exposure and a buyer match.
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Crockett 1742
Russia Seeks Unified Allied Policy at Pan Russian Congress
M Tseretelli, minister of posts and telegraphs, urged quick alignment of Russia with its allies at the Pan Russian Congress. He rejected any separate peace with Germany, warning it would ruin the Russian revolution and undermine international democracy. He outlined steps toward an inter allied conference to formalize a united approach.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Councils of Workmen's and
M. Tseretelli
Posts and Telegraphs
M. Tserettelli
Germany
Tseretilli
Congress
Saloon Near Army Post Closes After Soldier Drinking Ban
A saloon owner near an Army post decided to close after federal law stopped selling to soldiers. Robert L. Barnes warned him during a visit about the drinking prohibition. The owner said he could not make money and chose to shut down, a special agent confirming the closure.
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Army Post
Robert L. Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Barnes
Charge Germans Foment Strike At Kennecott Copper
New York June 19 assertion that evidence shows that strikes at the Kennecott Copper properties in Alaska were instigated by pro German elements. The strike may involve about 500 men.
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New York
Alaska
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Stinson to fly Red Cross literature missions from Buffalo
Katherine Stinson of San Antonio is commissioned by the Red Cross to drop bombs carrying Red Cross literature on New York and other eastern cities. She plans a route from Buffalo to New York, then to Philadelphia Baltimore Richmond and Washington, flying at her own expense to support Red Cross fundraising.
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Washinton
D. C
Katherine Stinson
San Antonio
Red Cross
New York
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
Washington
Miss Stinson
Texas Flags Advertising Ban Takes Effect Today
Dallas news notes the new Texas law making using the United States or Texas flag for advertising a misdemeanor with up to a $100 fine or thirty days in jail. It matches similar statutes already in force in several states. The act becomes effective today.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
United States
Sixteen Steel Steamers Ordered by Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board awards contract to Moore and Scott Iron Works of Oakland for immediate construction of sixteen steel steamers of 9400 tons each. The deal could cost between 25 million and 30 million dollars, per a Washington telegram released today.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States Shipping Board
Moore and Scott Iron Works
Oakland
Washington
Hoover warns on food shortages and price rises amid wartime policy
Hoover warns that without administration of food supply Europe could face privation and that high prices and speculation threaten domestic stability. He cites canning output sold in 1917 and contrasts U S prices with England while denying a food dictatorship though a commission on production and distribution is considered. Senator Gore and Senator Reed oppose the bill.
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Hoover
United
England
Gore
Agricultural Committee
Senator Reed
Missouri
Senator Gore
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