23 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1917
Page
1
Alfred Coe confessed to Italian authorities he murdered Ruth Cragon in New York. German forces pressed attacks near Vauxillon and southeast of Filaine with limited gains as French positions held. Official report notes German sacrifices with no decisive advance amid ongoing offensives.
The article traces King Constantine’s drift during World War I as pro central powers wavered under influence from Sophia Kaiserin sister to the German ruler. It notes Venizelos’s clash and Greece’s neutrality mood, and suggests Sophia’s power helped steer a middle course amid Greek public reaction.
Associated Press report from Bologna dated June 23 details Alfredo Cocchi a fugitive New York motorcycle dealer who confessed to the murder of Ruth Crager after failing to win her love. He claimed the motive was unrequited affection and broke down in tears during a court interview with Judge Zucconi. He had previously insisted he knew Miss Crager only two days before her disappearance.
Greek political crisis described as Constantine clashes with Venizelos over entente policy and German ties. The text notes Constantine's shift toward German admiration, Venizelos resigning, and King Alexander's pro Allied stance amid early WWI tensions.
A hen in Laverne adopts a piglet, offering warmth and maternal protection. The pig, a late litter member, follows the hen through the yard and nurses from a bottle rather than the hen’s own milk. Mr Peter Kartrade witnesses the unusual scene as the pig remains attached to its feathered guardian.
Waukesha Wisconsin June 25 Mins Grace Lusk a high school teacher shot and killed the wife of Director Roberts and then fired at her again wounding her body She allegedly told the police I am sorry for Mrs Roberts I hope my wounds are fatal I never thought I could do it loved Dr Roberts and want him now and always
A government statement from Vienna reports a munitions factory blast at Bleeway. The lower house debate and defense ministers confirm over a thousand people killed or injured in the incident.
Ambassador Bakhmetiev said Russia’s mission told Congress the people oppose a separate peace with Germany. A joint session demonstration applauded as the envoy affirmed that Russia seeks a peace among democratic nations, warning that triumph of German autocracy would block such a peace.
Army aeroplane and balloon school detachments will be named aviation and balloon school squadrons. The first squadron is at San Diego, the second at Mineola, the third near Memphis with transfer to Chicago, the fourth at Chicago, the fifth at Hampton, and the test battle squadron at Omaha.
J Bartels, once a Neosho resident, was legally dead for sixteen years after disappearing. A body found in a Nebraska city was identified as him and returned to his family.
Joseph Johnson of Larkeville, aged sixty five, underwent an appendectomy without ether at a West Side hospital. The operation was the last hope to save his life, but he died after the procedure, his wife recalling he felt a little better before slipping away.
A Chicago couple announces an engagement during wartime with a Liberty bond taking the place of a traditional diamond ring. The young woman explains she cannot afford both, so they chose the bond to symbolize their future.
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