German raid sinks troopships off Gulf of Riga and Courland
Russian submarines and destroyers sank several German transports off the Gulf of Riga while a large troop landing near Riga was thwarted. A Russian transport named Gentsee was torpedoed and sunk, with 32 crewmen saved. Reports speak of possible fleet engagements as heavy cannonading was heard near Gothland.
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Gulf of Riga
Courland
War Office
Riga
Stockholm
Gothland
Milk Bill Sparks City Health Debate in Seattle
Insurance men urge tuberculin testing for cattle and proper pasteurization to improve Seattle milk supply. They claim reduced cattle tuberculosis lowers mortality and boosts public health and life insurance costs, in a letter to the city council. A. M. Smith of Mutual Life of New York signs in.
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Seattian
A. M. Smith
Mutual Life of
New York
Seattle
Ae & Company
A. K H. Turner
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Oggies
Arthur Fpf. Johnson
Northern Life Insurance Co
Enver Pasha Interviewed by American Press
Enver Pasha, Turkish war minister and Young Turk leader, speaks in Constantinople about Dardanelles defenses, arguing Istanbul is unassailable and Turkey fights for Turkish independence and empire without foreign interference. he cites modern fortifications and the abolition of capitulations as key steps.
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Maver Pasha
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Vrriliant
Berlin
Tripoli
Ealian
Dardanelles
Meary Wood
Constantinople
Gibraltar
Enver Pasha
Imo
Geners
Stamboul
Sedd-Ul-Bahr
Istantinople
Europe
Greek King Constantine critically ill amid election delays
Athens reports King Constantine in critical condition as doctors advise. Premier Gounakis and cabinet members stayed at the palace overnight, the illness halting political activity ahead of Greek elections set for June 13.
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Athens
Constantine
Gounakis
Carranza Likely to Reclaim Mexico City this Week
More than 300 foreigners left Mexico City as 90 Americans 44 English 127 Spaniards and 65 others were sent toward Vera Cruz on a special train arranged by Brazil. Carranza’s forces were reported to have beaten Villistas at Leon, making a reentry into the capital possible this week. President Wilson hopes for a Mexican peace conference but won’t push one.
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Mexico City
State Department
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Vera Crug
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Obregon
Villa
Angeles
Leon
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Drinks poison on wife's grave after cemetery vigil
Albert Marshall a 46 year old property owner spent Saturday near the Lake View cemetery grave of his first wife then drank cyanide beside the tomb and died. A wreath lay on the grave and a bottle was found at daylight with a note blaming illness and noting his remarriage to his present wife of six months.
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Albert Marshall
Marshall
Athago Marshall
Wiffe
Tenth Ave
Mall
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Berlin Delays Its Explanation
Ambassador Gerard cabled Washington that Berlin had no official information on the torpedoing of the steamer Nebraskan. He was assured an investigation would be conducted and a report would be sent as promptly as possible.
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Washington
Gerard
State Department
Berlin Foreign Office
Serbians Advance Into Central Arabia Occupy Towns
Serbian forces have invaded Central Arabia and occupied several towns in the lower Dibra region, according to dispatches reported today from Rome.
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Rome
Central
Arabia
Dibra
Sunlight Sunk Off Kinsale by German Submarine
British steamer Sunlight sunk off Kinsale. Crew landed at Queenstown aboard a trawler after the attack.
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Queenstown
Sunlight
Kinsale
Berlin Note Still Held Up by Wilson
President Wilson’s note to Germany remains delayed as it is circulated between the state department and the White House. Officials say the document will likely be cabled tonight though some seek changes to allow further exchanges. The note insists on United States rights under international law and calls for changes in submarine warfare with patrols and searches of ships suspected of carrying contraband.
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John Edwin Nevin
Washington
Wilson
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Hryan
United States
Dale Plans Sealing Cedar River Dam Proposal
Councilman Dale invites Seattle contractors to bid on sealing Cedar River dam. A resolution prepared for Monday introduces the plan and requests proposals for this basin project.
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Dale
Seattle
Cedar River
Casabianca Sinks After Mine Strike Near Aegean
French mine layer Casabianca was sunk after striking a mine at the entrance to the Aegean Sea on June 3. The loss was announced from Paris on June 7.
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Paris
Aegean Sea
The Seventh Trumpet and the Jubilee Vision
Pastor Russell speaks in Oakland on Revelation 21:5 and the Seventh Trumpet linking it to a Millennial Kingdom. He argues modern inventions prove Bible prophecies and that the Jubilee era began in 1875, signaling humanity's release from sin and death through Christ's reign.
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Cal
Pastor Russell
City Auditorium
Seattle
Moore Theatre
Festival Hall
Russell
Earth
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Eden
Jesus
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Calvary
Christ
Nahum
God
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Germany
Russia
Italy
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Apostle
Messiah
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Chicago
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Ty Hubert Henry Davies
Charles Frouma
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George Primrose & CO
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Mme. Jomelli
Lew Wells
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Lyman H. Howe
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Walkover
Siegel
Pike ST
Associated Bible Students
Beattie
International Bible Students’ Association
Russells
Moose Temple
Second Ave
Seneca
Washington Savings and Loan Association
Pastor Russfll
Great Pyramid
Egypt
International Bible Students Association
Brooklyn
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