no equipment for the guard before july 13
Columbus June 14 The war department will not furnish the Ohio National Guard clothing or equipment until July 15 or after Adjt General George H Wood returned from Washington He said the state has stock but recruits must wait for called out date to receive uniforms Battery D Dayton and Companies E and F of the engineers corps have been accepted by the government The engineers regiment is complete An expected report on the new Tenth regiment may arrive soon and a Washington order on cavalry disposition is awaited Occupation exemption claims will be handled by federal district boards rather than county boards
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Columbus
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Ohio National Guard
Adjt
George H. Wood
Washington
Adjutant General
Dayton
Engineers’ Corps
Regiment of Engineers
Ohio Guard
Property Loss A Million In Agar Plant Explosion
After a thorough search of the ruins at the American Sugar Refining Co. plant in Brooklyn, explosions and fire caused about 1,000,000 dollars in property loss. Authorities expect total deaths not to exceed ten, with two men confirmed dead and three of fifteen hospitalized may die. Around forty unaccounted workers now accounted for. most believed to be at home.
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Banner
New York
American Sugar Refining Co
Brooklyn
Germans ten state aim in Alsatian Belgium matter
The German Social Democratic party and German trade unions sent a delegation to the international socialist conference. They conferred with the Dutch-Scandinavian committee which submitted questions to all delegations. They discussed Alsace Lorraine and Belgium at length and replied in writing.
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Stockholm
London
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International Socialist Conference
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
Harvard unit arrives safely in France for ambulance school
The Harvard unit of the American field service, 25 men, has arrived in Bordeaux and moved on to Paris then Meaux where a school for ambulance drivers has opened. The group was dispatched to support the front and training continues.
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Harvard Unit
Bordeaux
Germans retreat as British push in Belgium front
British forces press the German line in Belgium southwest of Warneton after the Messines advance. Gen Plumer gains ground east of Messines while Haig reports the British moving close to Gaspard village. French posts repulsed assaults after bombardment in the Aisne region near Verdun.
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Messines
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Aisne
Verdun
Japan to Send U S Mission Aimed at Closer Ties
The Associated Press notes Japan will dispatch a mission to the United States in early July with broad diplomatic powers. Viscount Kikujiro Ichi will head the delegation, seeking a fuller discussion of unsettled Far East questions and potential shifts in German, British, French, and Russian influence impacting US Japan China relations.
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The
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Washington
Japan
United States
Far East
China
Explosion near Manchester Kills Fifty in Ashton Under Lyne
London reports a devastating blast at Ashton Under Lyne killing fifty and injuring many. Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law disclosed the casualty figure in the House of Commons. Ashton Under Lyne is a manufacturing town near Manchester.
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Associated Press
London
Ashton Under Lyne
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Mancheater
Large Tax on Liquor Approved by Senate and House
The Senate dance committee reduced the war tax on athletic goods patent medicines perfumes and cosmetics from 5 percent to 2 percent. Rates on distilled spirits malt liquors wine and soft drinks were set to raise about 166 million dollars, with house rates of 2.20 per gallon on distilled spirits and 2.75 on malt liquors retained. Prohibitory tax on cereals used to manufacture distilled spirits and prohibition on importation of such beverages were tentatively approved.
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Washington
House
Senate x Dance Committee
Gore
Oklahoma
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Reported at 1 P.M.
Subscriptions to the Liberty loan reported by the Treasury at 1 p m totaled 1 843 000 000. It was announced that no more figures would be released until final totals are compiled after the books close tomorrow noon.
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Banner Washington
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Missing Lieut Missing Body Found At Riverdale
The body of Lieut Raymond Vincent Hannon U S S N was found shot on George W Perkins estate Riverdale New York. Navy yard officials say he was assigned to a destroyer that sailed for British waters around May 1 and has not been heard from since. The death is believed to be self inflicted.
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Associated Press
New York
George W. Perkins
Riverdale
N. Y
Raymond Vincent Hannon
U. SS. N
Navy Yard
Hannon
London Air Attack Casualties Rise After Night Bombing
London reports indicate a growing number of injured from yesterday's German air raid who died from wounds. Firemen, ambulance workers, doctors, and nurses labored across hospitals and police stations as families waited for news of missing relatives amid somber scenes.
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London
Stariena
German Air Fleet Claims London Bombardment Unharmed
Berlin reports that a fleet of large German airplanes bombarded the port of London yesterday and all aircraft returned unharmed. The statement, circulated via London, emphasizes the attack and asserts no German losses.
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Proan
Berlin
London
Beans Break in Factory Killing 18
Eighteen dead and 60 injured in a munitions factory collapse in Paris. The third floor beams broke, causing the building to fall while about 800 workers were inside. many escaped before the collapse.
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Associated Press
Paris
Akron Man Named State G A R Commander On First Ballot
H A Pittenger of Dennison won the Ohio G A R department commander post on the first ballot at the state encampment in Akron. He defeated D M Pall of Columbus and George D Neal of Mt. Vernon. I C Gibbons Akron was elected senior vice commander C C Palmer Dayton junior vice commander Dr J M Adama department medical inspector and Rev Edmund Burdsall chaplain were selected to be resealed Hamilton chosen city for next encampment.
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Akron
H. A. Pittenger
Dennison
Ohio
D. M. Pall
Columbus
George D. Neal
Mt. Vergon
I. C. Gibbons
C. C. Palmer
Dayton
J. M. Adama
Edmund Burdsall
Hamilton
Russia adopts new calendar in Vladivostok shift
Local papers in Vladivostok report abolition of the old Russian calendar. Dates will be reckoned by the new or western calendar from now on, aligning with global timekeeping practices. The change signals a major adjustment for daily life and official records across the region.
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Presa
Vladivostok
Siberia
Forces of Entente in Greece
Entente troops land at Piraeus and Castella near Athens to support the new government after King Constantine abdicated. French cavalry occupy Larissa, a railroad hub 130 miles northwest of Athens, as order is sought in the capital region.
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Associated Press
Athena
London
Entente
Piraeus
Castalla
Phalerum Bay
Athens
Constantine
Larissa
Constantine abdicates throne amid Greek crisis
Former King Constantine announces abdication in a proclamation posted in the streets. He departs Greece with the heir and son Alexander, asking subjects to accept his decision to avoid catastrophe. He leaves Athens by motorcar for a British warship, accompanied by the former Queen, crown prince, and others. Professor Georgios Streit accompanies as secretary.
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Associated Press
Athens
London
Constantine
Greece
Alexander
Georgios Streit
Greek Foreign Office
Zeppelin L43 Destroyed Over North Sea
Associated Press reports in The Bangee London that Zeppelin L43 was destroyed over the North Sea by British naval forces. Bonar Law announced the loss in the House of Commons today.
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Associated Press
London
Bonar Law
Allies Conference Suggested by Cabinet In War Brief
Washington June 14 The war department announced approval of four more army cantonment sites completing a 16 site plan. Rockford Illinois Yaphank Long Island Annapolis Junction Maryland and Petersburg Virginia named as locations for final assembly and training facilities.
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the Banner
Washington
War Department
Rockford, Ill
Yaphank
South Haven
Long Island
Annapolis Junction
Petersburg
Markets Report From Across the Plains and Cities
Daily market brief covering cattle, hogs, sheep and calves with receipts and price ranges from East Buffalo Chicago Toledo New York and Chicago Livestock. Hogs strong with mixed and heavy categories listed. cattle and sheep supplies steady to strong with top lamb and sheep prices noted. grain futures from Chicago and Toledo included with cash prices for wheat corn oats and seeds. U S Steel and other stocks listed among New York issues.
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New York
American Sugar Refining
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio Tinois Central
Kennecott Copper
Louisville & Nashville
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
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