Plans for air track defense C
The Seacoast fortifications bill seeks to create sixteen coastal stations for seaplanes and balloons to defend Atlantic coasts and deter submarine attacks. The plan moves to mobilize mobile coastal defenses with railway gun redeployments and immediate hangars and quarters for crews. Chairman Borland notes not enough seaplanes exist yet, but enough to protect all coasts.
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Atlantic
Intic
Bornd
Baker
Congress
Borland
Sandy Hook
Weaphorland
Fruit Liner Carillo Arrives After Atlantic Submarine Fears
The Fruit liner Carillo reached the Atlantic port with lifeboats ready and exhausted passengers after a two day, two night dash northbound from a Cuban port. Two submarine scares occurred first from a whale misidentified as a U boat and later from mysterious lights. wireless warnings arrived June 2 and 1.38 women and three children sailed aboard among seventy eight people.
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Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Port
Carillo
Atlantic
Railroad Thieves Make Large Whiskey Haul Near Waterbury
A band of railroad thieves eluded police by detaching a freight car loaded with whiskey and other goods valued around $1000. They emptied the car about a mile from the depot and fled. Police recovered some property but the trio remains at large, with prior offenses including stealing a piano by backing a team against a freight car.
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Waterbury
Borah Bill Passed by Senate in Revenue Probe Move
The Senate adopted Senator Borah's resolution commanding the secretary of the treasury to supply Congress with all available evidence of profiteering cited by President Wilson. An amendment was added requesting names and incomes of corporations earning over 15 percent in 1917 and their net earnings for 1916.
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Borah
Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Wilson
Arrest in Bridgeport for failure to register
Bridgeport reports the first arrest for failure to register as Harry George a waiter aged 21 was taken by department of justice officials. He has been in the country since February 1915 and recently stated he would not fight or work in munitions, a boast he fulfilled by being detained.
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Bridgeport
Harry George
Department of Justice
U-Boat Reported Captured At Atlantic Port
Reports from an Atlantic port say German submarine U boat has been captured. Naval officials are assessing the claim and awaiting confirmation from a war vessel. The rumor reached the port today and authorities pledge to release official confirmation once verified.
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Atlantic
General Michie Drops Dead in France Railcar
Brig. Gen. BE L. Michie of the American forces died unexpectedly in a railroad car in France. The death was caused by heart disease, and the war department notified the public in Washington on June 6.
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General Michie
Washington
BE. L. Michie
France
Air losses and battles reported from London war briefing
A May air campaign results summary from London states that 388 German aircraft were shot down with a high authority stating significant air fighting occurred behind German lines. The report notes heavy Allied operations and lists casualties and incidents from the front.
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Une
Germany
Opr
London
Over Willimantic June 6 New York News Flash
Over Willimantic June 6 a brief New York dispatch notes a developing news item. The fragment references events and entities but lacks full details for a complete summary.
Controversy Over Profits Tax Methods
Washington debate on revenue reform centers on taxing profits with two camps split between excess profits tax and a war profits levy. Senator Smoot advocates a pure war profits tax defining gains above normal five year prewar earnings, targeting firms like Standard Oil regarded as prewar prosperers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kitchin
North Carolina
Smoot
Standard Oil Co
Registration falls short of draft targets in early returns
Washington reports that yesterday's draft registration failed by about 25 percent to reach the 1,000,000 prediction. Early returns show fewer than 750,000 men aged 21 since June 5 1917 enrolled, with later data likely to shift figures but officials certain the final total will be well below expectations.
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Washington
Food license revoked for New Haven firm over flour sales
Hartford reports the state food administrator revoked the license of Gennare Franco and Sons, wholesale grocers at 127 Columbus Avenue, New Haven, effective June 10 for the war period. At a prior hearing the firm admitted selling flour in excess of 24 1 2 pounds and pressuring substitutions. The action follows a similar order against I Swirsky and Son.
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New Haven
Hartford
Gennare Franco and Sons
Columbus Avenue
Franco and Son
Arthur O’keefe
Food Administration
I. Swirsky and Son
Swirsky
Bristol man held for sedition and alien registration
Theodore L. Thomas a second hand furniture dealer was arrested in Bristol and taken to Hartford on espionage act charges for seditious remarks about the country. He is a native of Bristol, has ties to the socialist party and previously the I W W. John Wagner a cigarmaker was also arrested for failure to register as a German alien.
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Bristol
Theodore L. Thomas
Hartford
Socialist Party
John Wagner
Critics Invited .U Boats Are Charged In Debate
Washington June 6 the senate opened a sharp clash as Sen J Hamilton Lewis charged that German submarines were invited to American shores by partisan attacks on the administration. Sen Lodge countered that Germany was prompted by boastful talk about troop numbers to France. The Philadelphia Public Ledger editorial sparked the exchange asking how defense stood before warning ships reported submarine activity.
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Senate
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Brandegee
Connecticut
Navy Department
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Lewis
American
France
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Atlantic
United States Senate
Germany
America
Nelson
Minnesota
Lodge
Navy
Pershing Communique Details A B F Actions
General Pershing releases a long communique detailing American actions with the A B F. It notes the capture and hold of Chateau Thierry by American machine gunners on May 31 and grave enemy losses after a patrol of 40 men met double that number on June 2 in a 45 minute fight. It also highlights the exploits of American airmen.
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Washington
Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Allibis Report on Atlanta Theft Case
In Atlanta on June 6 Judge Hill rejected Ross Gilley’s alibi for stealing an automobile near Chattanooga. Gilley, a Black man, was back in court after probation for a similar theft in the city and is said to be “making small ones out of large ones” now.
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Allibis
Atlanta
Ross Gilley
Chattanooga
Durham
Hall
Frank Arrigoni
Cross
Mount Vernon Street
Mount Vernon St
Common Council
City of
Wesleyan University of
Mount Vernon
College Place
Wesleyan U
Director of Public Works
Middletown
City of Middletown
Senate grants extend Niagara water power development until 1919
Washington June 6 The Senate adopted a resolution giving the secretary of war authority to extend grants for developing water power at Niagara Falls until July 1 1919. An amendment by Senator Wadsworth New York to permit additional machinery installation was rejected.
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Niagara
Washington
Senate
Secretary of War
Niagara Falls
Wadsworth
New York
Plans For Air Attack In Newport
Captain Hugh Willoughby, aeronautical engineer, has prepared his cellar for use in case of a German air raid and urged others along the sea coast to follow suit.
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Newport
R. I
Hugh Willoughby
Wanted To Fight For Germany Statement Arrests Austrian
John Matis, 25, an Austrian, was arrested in New Britain on June 6 and held for federal authorities after declaring he intended to fight for Germany. The case centers on his inflammatory wartime pledge and potential charges.
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Germany
New Britain
John Matis
Playwright Leaves Estate in New Britain Case
Henry James Smith, noted playwright of New Britain, leaves an estate valued at 22 500 with sources noting uncertain figures and a late filing that mentions his name alongside estate proceedings. Court records indicate a dispute over a share of the fortune and possible inquiries into the will.
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New Britain
Junees
Henry James Smith
Leprosy Case Reported In Ansonia
A leprosy case was found in Ansonia on June 6. The patient, Michael Tasseos, 30, a Greek factory worker, was detained in New Haven for 18 months and escaped custody a week ago. New Haven officials refuse return, citing prior residence here. Federal authorities in Washington have been notified and await word.
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Ansonia
Michael Tasseos
New Haven
Washington
Tassees
Comment On U-Boat Attacks
London June 6 The Express comments on German submarines in American waters noting that American seaboard towns may be bombarded like Scarborough. It says the U-boat campaign will cause some loss and damage but retribution is certain in the hardening of American resolve. It adds America can look after itself while helping Britain.
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London
the Express
Scarborough
America
Mail Boat Collision Leaves Unknown Dead In Britain
London June 6 The South African mail boat Kenilworth Castle has arrived in a crippled condition after a collision. The total death toll is unknown but some nurses are confirmed drowned when a lifeboat capsized. Two explosions on the vessel destroyed the companionways.
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London
Kenilworth Castle
Soldier Steals From Benefactors in Bridgeport Vicinity
A man in army uniform identified as 8S. J. Garry of Camp Upton persuaded two Bridgeport men to take him home by claiming poverty. He vanished with their money while his uniform remained, and police plus federal officers pursue Garry.
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Bridgeport
J. Garry
Camp Upton
Behin Police
Federal
Garry
Mrs Dwight Parsons Dead in New Britain
Mrs. Dwight A. Parsons sister of A J Sloper banker and former state senator, died in New Britain on June 5.
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Dwight Parsons
New Britain
Dwight A. Parsons
A. J. Sloper
Mexican governor builds school system across Baja California
Colonel Estevan Cantu, governor of Lower California, has rapidly advanced in Mexican politics. Over the last four years he has established a network of schools in Lower California and aims to organize a nationwide Mexican education system.
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Estevan Cantu
Lower
California
Mexico
High School Notes Prompt Seniors To Assembly Hall
Seniors must be in the assembly hall by 7 40 on class night. The orchestra held four rehearsals today in fifth period and played as seniors rehearsed in sixth. Girls who agreed to take war cookery lessons for junior food army met in the cooking room in fifth period. The senior chorus also held a sea rehearsal.
Better American Speech Week Aims To Curb Slang In Chicago
Chicago June 6 Mrs Howard Willett launches Better American Speech week starting October 27 to curb slang. She argues slang blocks business clear communication and stains public speech while approving certain colorful terms. The campaign urges Americans to think and speak with clarity to strengthen national identity.
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Chicago
Ill
Howard Willett
America
Prefers Prison To War In Draft Evasion Case
Leavenworth Kansas June 6 Charles Davidson confessed guilt to a statutory charge against a twelve year old girl rather than entrain for Camp Funston. He had made several attempts to evade army service but failed and stated I would rather go to prison than to war. He was accommodated.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Camp Funston
Kansas
Charles Davidson
Davidson
Baby and Bird Day at Broadway Baptist Church
In Knoxville Tennessee on June 6 babies and canary birds were guests at Broadway Baptist Church for a Sunday school event titled Baby and third day. Each member bringing a baby or bird participated, and the youngest infant was rocked in a cradle reportedly a century old by Mrs Christiana Schroeder, the Sunday school’s oldest member at eighty four.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Broadway Baptist Church
Christiana Schroeder
Law to Make Statement in Commons Debate
London June 6 A Bonar Law said in the house of Commons that the vote of credit debate will offer a suitable opportunity to state the government position. He added that the French premier Clemenceau’s claim the allies will fight to the end is the only statement justified at this time.
Fine Cotton Crop Prospects In the South This Season
From practically every section the South indicates a heavy cotton yield for the season. The staple is selling around thirty cents a pound during seeding, encouraging planting despite appeals in many areas to grow more food and feed crops.
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New Orleans
Perfect Child Killed in San Mateo Parasol Accident
Four year old Naomi Poss of San Mateo, once named the perfect child in a contest, stepped into the street under her new parasol and was struck by an interurbans electric car. She died instantly, the incident occurring in San Francisco on June 6.
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San Francisco
Naomi Poss
San Mateo
What's the Difference Cincinnati June 6 Classified Attorneys
In Cincinnati on June 6, the confusion over two classified attorney terms raised no difference, as local lawyers asserted there is none. One attorney blamed a printer’s error for creating the separate classifications.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
New York Team Dominates Fans In Hard-Fought Wins
New York led strong as the side posted scores from 73 to 75 against rivals. The fragment notes a firm pace with times listed for June through September and hints at an employer who values hard work over clerks.
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New York
U-Boat Base May Be In Gulf Of Mexico
Washington reports confirm German submarines off the Jersey coast shifting south toward the Gulf of Mexico route. Navy precautions to protect shipping and minefields are stepped up while overseas troop moves proceed on schedule. Officials deny confirmed U-boat sunk reports and say seaplane raids are unlikely. nets are being tightened and patrols continue with guarded messages.
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Washington
Jersey
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Navy Department
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Across Leagues
Eastern League results include New Haven 6 Worcester 4 and Springfield 4 Hartford 3. Bridgeport 4 Providence 2, New London 8 Waterbury 2. National League games feature New York 4 Pittsburgh 3 and Chicago 7 Boston 3, Brooklyn 2 St Louis 0, Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 4. American League show New York 5 St Louis 2 and Cleveland 5 Boston 4. Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 and Washington 5 Detroit 4.
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Worcester
Bridgeport
Providence
Springfield
Hartford
New London
Waterbury
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Baseball Scoreboard Reflections and Boxing Promoter Visit
Jack Hendrix says Robins and army sized up the Cards as Leon Cadore shut down starters to four hits. Tim Thorpe scored the winning run in the ninth for the Giants to keep McGraw in first. Babe Ruth hits four straight homers in four games but Cleveland tops him in extras with Bobby Ruth driving in the tying run. Eddie Ainsmith's eleventh inning double gives the Senators a win. Chicken Gandil drives in the pennant for a White Sox ninth inning victory over the Mack men. Hendrix wins second Cubs series game in Boston as Chicago sweeps four. Miller Huggins receives traveling bag from St Louis fans as the Yankees end their skid. Promoter Mulvihill announces Fulton Dempsey bout at Danbury on July Fourth with referees Rooney Fitzgerald and Lee. sanction secured by Mayor Sundeland.
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Jack Hendrix
Robins
Army
Leon Cadore
Tim Thorpe
Giants
McGraw
Babe Ruth
Senators
Chicken Gandil
Weaver
White Sox
Mackmen
Hendrix
Cubs
Boston
Chicago
Miller Huggins
St. Louis
Yanks
Danbury
Norwalk
Joseph Mulvihill
Sunderland
Joseph R. Rooney
Dave Fitzgerald
New Haven
Terry Lee
Bridgeport
Mulvihill
Baseball conditions good in National League in June meeting
New York reports owners are fairly satisfied with this season as mag nations met yesterday to review prospects for the remainder. Consensus says the game and its support are all that could be asked under the circumstances.
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New York
Miss Fannie M Geer Dies at 60 After 45 Years Teaching
Miss Fannie M Geer died at her sister Mrs D W Holmes home at 3 Trench Hill aged 60 years 7 months 16 days Born in Cromwell she was daughter of Henry S and Martha A Chambers Geer She leaves sisters Mrs D W Holmes and Mrs H Dowd Funeral from 3 Trench Hill Sunday at 2 PM Rev F W Greene officiating with interment in Cromwell New Cemetery
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Fannie Marther Geer
D. W. Holmes
Trench Hill
Miss Geer
Cromwell
Henry S
Martha A. Chambers Geer
H. Dowd
East Berlin
No. 3
F. W. Greene
New Cemetery
Grain Market Report from Chicago on June 26
Grain prices rose with corn up 3 1 2 cents and oats up 1 1 2 cents. Corn futures closed higher for June July and August while miscellaneous contracts showed uneven moves. Stronger market action reflected in nearby prices and balance figures for the day.
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Chicago
Bentoes
Deadlock on Aisne Marne Front in WWI Battle
On the Aisne Marne front the German crown prince's forces halted after partial advances. Germans crossed the Oise briefly before French counterattacks pushed them back. Local fights near Fontenoy and continued artillery duels mark the phase as the seventy eighth day of the grand German offensive and eleventh day of the battle for Paris. American marines and French infantry earn praise for their stiff resistance and gallantry.
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Frank Chariton
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Paris
Noyon
Oise
Fontenoy
Aisne
Marne
Rheims
Picardy
Flanders
Stock Quotations From Richter & Company June 6 Market Update
The New York stock market opened with mixed moves and broad declines in late afternoon trading. Marine preferred fell early, rallied, then slipped again. Reading and Bruns wick showed strength while several issues slid under heavy selling as the day closed weak. Losses spread across most stocks with irregular bond activity and reports of Allied convoy losses.
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New York
Marine Preferred
Baldwin Locomotive
Brunswick Company
New Haven
Marine
Utah Copper
China
Reading
Baldwin
Distillers
Telegraph Board Dispute Overshadows Union Policy
Washington reports a sharp clash over war labor board rulings on commercial telegraph lines. Officials say the Taft-Walsh board’s award conflicts with pledged policy and administration aims. Strikes loom as Western Union and other operators face orders amid federal action.
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Washington
Western Union
Nation War Labor Board
Labor Board
Taft-Walsh Board
National Board
Wison
Natron
Graph
Ocean to market ad and Memphis police orphan story
Portion of an inland market notice lists prices for shad roe at 23 cents, shad, 40 cents, large flounders 12 cents, halibut and other seafood. A separate Memphis dispatch reports the city police department adopting orphans, two children already cared for with a third soon to be adopted.
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Connecticut
Rockport
Boston
Middletown
Center Street
Joseph Intragaia
St. Building
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Police
United States
France
Court Protects Chickens in Atlanta Prohibition Issue
A June 6 notice from a Federal Food branch prohibits the purchase or sale of any chicken weighing less than half a pound on the foot. The text also notes a misprinted line about appearances, clarifying that looking good does not guarantee good looks.
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Atlanta, Ga
Federal Fooderation
Garden and plant sale at 70 Ferry Street
Classified notice lists sale of geraniums bedding plants tomatoes cabbage cauliflower and vegetables at 70 Ferry St. Also mentions sewing machine for sale in Al-Aw and seed corn from Lyman farm with high germination. Contains garbled text and partial addresses.
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Ferry St
Lyman Farm
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