Food riots shake Vienna amid Austrian hunger crisis
Widespread protests, bread shortages, and walkouts spread across Vienna as 100000 workers demand full rations and peace. Reports say the morale of Austro-Hungarian citizens is collapsing, with famine warnings, military food shortages, and calls for government action.
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Anstead
Vienna
Ftroene
Wenal
Copenhagen
Ofwaerts
Hungary
Switzerland
Austria
Vienna Labor Council
Amsterdam
League of Nations
Prague
Bruenn
Galicia
Budapest
Neue Freie Presse
Arbeiter Zeitung
Count Tisza
Two Spies Arrested In Norwalk
Local police arrest two men as German spies in Norwalk. They have been under surveillance and are held for action by U S authorities. Carrier pigeons spotted at the Bristol Hotel quarters suggest communication with other agents. The men are part of a group of eight from Paterson New Jersey, four already in custody.
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Norwalk
United States
Bristol
Paterson
N. J
Anthrax Reported in Bristol Cow Death
A case of anthrax was found in Bristol resulting in the death of a cow owned by James A. Morton. Dr. A. W. Sunderlang investigated after the animal was found dead in the pasture and several other animals have since been vaccinated. Additional cases were noted in another town area with the origin of the present case undetermined.
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Bristol
James A. Morton
A. W. Sunderlang
Fire damages Natick main street block forces costly loss
Fire in Natick Mass on June 21 badly damaged the main street block near were summoned by three officials. The blaze was confined to the area with loss estimated at twenty five thousand dollars.
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Natick
Mass
Senate Statement on Sub-treasury Exchanges Totals
A Senate statement reports a sub-treasury exchange totaling 606,669 with a pie figure of 65,068,318. The text references the involved amounts and fiscal context rising from the exchange activity.
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Senate
American Seaplane Plan to Aid War Effort
General Branker discusses a fifty fifty Anglo American plan to build American seaplanes with Rolls Royce engines to alleviate shipping bottlenecks. Crews include four men per plane, two Americans and two Britons, with Newfoundland as starting point and Portugal via Azores as landing. Planes aim for 95 to 100 mph at 5000 feet, with 20 to 80 hour flight times, and rescue at sea steps.
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Gemma
Pookewer
Branker
Newfoundland
Portugal
Azores
America
International News Service
Atlantic
United States
Crowder rulings place baseball players in non productive work
Washington June 21 the Provost Marshal General Crowder ruled that all persons in games and amusements are engaged in non productive occupations unless they are actual performers in concerts operas or theatrical performances. Local boards will decide ball players status unless the president exempts them. Other rulings cover store executives pharmacists traveling salesmen and other occupations.
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Washington
Crowder
Wilson
General Crowder
United States Employment Service
Employment Service
May Sue Western Union Over Night Letter Probe
Washington June 21 The government plans criminal action against Western Union for sending night letters by train rather than by wire and hints at civil action to recover regular postal rates. The postal service and US attorneys in Boston and New York lead a wide investigation with arrests of night-letter couriers. Postmaster Burleson to brief President Wilson at the White House this afternoon on the matter.
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Telegraph Company
Washington
Western Union Company
Post Office Department
United States
Boston
New York
Western Union
Burleson
Wilson
White House
No Basis For Peace Declared By Balfour Speech
London June 21 Chronicle comments on Foreign Secretary Balfours house of commons speech stating there is no basis for peace now and that Britain and the United States share identical war aims until the German plan for world dominion is defeated and abandoned.
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London
the Chronicle Today
Forei
Balfour
House of Commons
England
The
United States
Shipping Conferences in Philadelphia and Rail Lines
New York officials led by Chairman Hurley head to Philadelphia for key ship production talks. The agenda includes commandeering street railways feeding shipyards and routing routes through Neshaminy, Pa. Director General Schwab may join, and plans to inspect Pacific coast shipbuilding progress.
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New York
Hurley
Shipping Board
Philadelphia
Nes
Schwab
Pacific Coast
First Freight Car Delivered for Eden Merger
Washington officials today received a telegram from Director McAdoo congratulating on the delivery of the first freight car built for the Eden under federal spur tails express merger. Provisions and memos are expected to be signed today.
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Washington
Railway Administration
McAdoo
Eden
Federal Spurs Retails
Express
Poly Amenes Pro
Light frost hits low lands. temperature under forty
This morning June 1, there was light frost in the low lands of the vicinity. No serious damage was observed so far as can be ascertained. Early readings showed the thermometer below 40 degrees.
German war office false claim on American losses
Report disputes a German statement claiming heavy American losses near Leicheprey. The piece attributes the claim to a misleading German account of the Bois de Remieres action, where sixty attackers were repulsed. It suggests Berlin seeks to counter act U S gains around Chateau Thierry.
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France
German War Office
Leicheprey
Bois de Remieres
Germany
Chateau Thierry
Berlin
Four-Year-Old Killed by Auto in Willimantic
Edward Wojieck, four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wojieck, of 22 Lafayette street, was killed yesterday near the Horseshoe bridge over the Naushaug river as an auto driven by Allan Guild of Windham struck him. Father and mother mourn his death. a Chicago guest, Miss Fellows, was in the car.
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Willimantic
Edward
Michael Wojieck
Lafayette Street
Horseshoe Bridge
Nauchaug River
F. ¥. Guild
Windham
Allan C
Migste Fellows
Chicago
Guild
Labor Service Expands To Ration Common Labor For War Plants
Washington June 21 The United States employment service moves toward wholesale recruitment by mid next month and will control common labor for war industries after August 1. After that date employers with war business and over 100 workers must use the federal service. Since January the service has grown to 500 offices, placing over 7,000 workers daily, with branch offices up fivefold and placements up tenfold.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Federal Employment Service
Federal Employment Agency
Uni States Employment Service
Employment Service
Department of Labor
Jiu Jitsu Training Added at Camp Devens
Camp Devens Massachusetts June 21 Jiu Jitsu added to instruction for intelligence section members of the seventy sixth division at Still River Experts Allen Smith and Japanese assistant Hanishi arrived to teach disarming and capture in No Man s Land without betraying patrols Major James A Sarratt acts as head of division schools in the vacancy left by Col Edwid Cro The conscientious objectors board has finished its work at this cantonment and moves to another base The report is awaited before trials for objectors in the depot brigade are held at the general court martial
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Edwid Cro
New Draft Gall Calls 8976 Registrants for June Mobilization
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued the call for 8976 draft registrants qualified for service with grammar school education. Voluntary enlistments run to July 4, after which the quota fills directly. Mobilization begins June 15 with 21 states involved, listing Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire New York and others with specific college training sites and numbers. Keywords include draft call, mobilization date, state allocations, and training institutions.
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Washington
Tean
General Crowder
Massachusetts
Rhode Island State College
Kings
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State College
Durham
New York
New York University
University Heights
Rochester Mechanics’ Institute
Butchers to Close Sundays Under Statewide Plan
Connecticut Butchers Association adopted a resolution pledging aid to local authorities to close all butcher shops on Sundays across the state at its annual meeting in New Haven. Officers were elected including President E. B. Pall of Hartford and secretary John Woodhall of Bridgeport.
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Connecticut Butchers’ Association
New Haven
Conn
Aecticut Butchers’ Association
E. B. Pall Hartford
E. Stocker
Port
T. F. Preston
John Woodhall
Bri
E. W. Everett
Ten Casualties In Flying Corps Reported
Washington June 21 ten casualties in the flying corps are listed with locations including Charles La Diego Cal San Antonio Carruthers Field Penbrook Ellington Kelly Taliaferro Fort Taylor and Montgomery fields. Dissension over the bone dry nation for the period arises as the war committee delays action on the Jones Amendment amid charges that the protest against the measure is groundless.
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Flying Corps
Washington
Charles
Diego
Cal
San Antonio
Tex
Carruthers Field
Penbrook
Ellington Field
Houston
Kelly Field
Taliaferro Field
Forth Taylor Field
Montgom
War
Jones
Pastor Goes Overseas to Stamford for National Church Work
Grant Walton, pastor of the national church here, has accepted an offer to work overseas in the war program. Ev. Dr. Alfred notes Walton’s departure and service in the upcoming overseas assignment from Stamford on June 21.
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Stamford
Grant Walton
National Church Here 5
Alfred
Local notices and social updates from Saybrook and New London
In Saybrook the Conn. 8. G. plans a field day at Saybrook on Sunday June 30 with auto transport, 7 am to 6 pm if approved. Notables attend the Mayors' Association meeting in New London. Yale Gordon's advertises steaks veal at 58 Sumner St. in a local shopping roundup. Captain Rowland and wife visit from Providence before returning by auto.
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Saybrook
Karl P. Harrington
Philippines
Washington, D. C
Thomas Rowland
Providence
Leander Rowland
High Street
Rowland
New York
William Kennedy Funeral Services Held for Late Congressman
Large attendance of out of town friends marked the funeral of former congressman William Kennedy in Naugatuck. A solemn high mass was led at St. Francis church with a clergy lineup including Rev. Thomas Cooney and Rev. James Mitchell. Burial followed at St. James cemetery amid numerous floral tributes. honorary pallbearers included Simeon Baldwin Augustine Lonergan Jere Mish Donovan and others from Waterbury New Haven Norwalk Meriden and Hartford.
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Naugatuck
William Kennedy
St. Francis’ Church
Thomas Cooney
James Mitchell
New Haven
John Burke
Glenville
Peter McLean
Milford
St. James’ Cemetery
Simeon E. Baldwin
Augustine Lonergan
Hartford
Jeremish Donovan
Norwalk
T. Driscoll
John Cassidy
Edward Seery
Dennis W. Coleman
Waterbury
Alexander Troup
Thomas L. Reilly
Meriden
Train Derailed At New Britain
Train from Boston derailed at East Main street crossing around 11:20 am. Engine ten der and four cars left rails. no serious injuries due to Engineer Reilly braking in time. Tracks displaced about 100 yards. passengers moved to another train.
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New Britain
Boston
East Main Street
Reilly
Run Of Tiny Eels Up the River
The annual run of eels along the Connecticut River has continued for over a week on both riverbanks. Eels measure three to four inches and resemble a live cable as they move ceaselessly in a narrow stream from Middletown to East Haddam, sixteen miles apart. Their origin remains in doubt.
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Connecticut River
Middletown
East Haddam
Obituaries from Hartford area list several losses
Mrs Martha L Screen widow of the late Gaius Screen of this city died at Hartford hospital after a short illness at age 58. A L Southmayd the undertaker will conduct funeral arrangements from his mortuary chapel with interment in Miner cemetery Westfield. Funeral notices for Mrs Augusta Mc Ginnis list a 9 15 am service at 64 Warwick Street and St Johns church 9 45 am interment St Johns cemetery. Mrs John Crowley of Pearl Street died at St Raphael s hospital New Cane after a long illness survived by husband and six sons with funeral details noting St Johns church and interment in St.
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Martha L. Screen
Martha
Gaius Screen
Hartford Hospital
Screen
Pittsfield
Mass
A. L. Southmayd
Miner Cemetery
Westfield
Augusta McGinnie
Augusta McGinnis
Warwick Street
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
John Crowley
Pearl Street
St. Raphael’s Hospital
New Cane
John
T. Charles
Francis
Roomas Crowley
Exchange Head Reports Personal Crisis in New York Death
William Mohr a former Cotton Exchange president aged about seventy died by suicide at his New York home early today shooting himself in the head. The death comes amid reports of financial and business reverberations linked to his crisis and alleged implicated parties.
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Comer Exchange
York
William Mohr
The
Cotton
Eric Special Etan Eopaie at Esdey and Ae Arenay
A garbled OCR snippet mentions names and places in a unclear context. It references Eric Special and Etan Eopaie with fragments like Esdey and Ae Arenay, offering no coherent event or outcome to report. The readable items are names and partial locations without dates or organizations.
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Eric Special Etaneopaie
Esdey
Ae Arenay
Richter & Company Stock Quotations
Quotations from Richter and Company bankers and brokers on the New York Stock Exchange list prices for Hartford Central Row. Notation covers shares and bond figures for various listed securities as observed by the Hartford firm.
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Richter & Company
Bankers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Hartford
Con
Charter
Court hears secretary say Mrs Wilbur sought power over Homer
Boston June 21 testimony in Dr Joseph Homer theft case shows his Los Angeles offices from 1915 to 1917 grossed 61000 with 14000 cash on hand before he left for Chicago. Miss Margaret Montgomery said she kept records of telephone conversations revealing Mrs Wilbur moved hotels near Homer and declared her love and desire for control amid alleged romance and deceit.
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Boston
Joseph Homer
Los Angeles
Chicago
Margaret O. Montgomery
Madgs E. Wilbur
Body Found in River Identified as Ida Olson in Hartford
The body of Miss Ida G. Olson, 26, a Cromwell-area domestic for J. Frank Welles of Wethersfield, was found floating near the State Prison in Wethersfield Cove at 8:30 pm. Verner Olson, sister identified by Cromwell greenhouse employee, was missing from employment. Olson was born in Sweden.
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Ida G. Olson
Cromwell
Hartford
J. Frank Welles
Wethersfield
Wethersfield Cove
Edward G. Fox
Verner Olson
Pierson
Sweden
Willidfed
Hawkes Family Visit Cancels Sunday Church Service
Rev G B Hawkes and daughter Katharine are visiting Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire. Due to Mr Hawkes absence there will be no preaching service in the Congregational church on Sunday.
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Middlefield
G. B. Hawkes
Katharine
Lake Winnipisoge
N. H
May Train South American Soldiers War Move Paves Way
Washington notes a Senate military affairs committee vote approving an amendment to authorize the war department to train troops sent to allied countries. The measure aims to train South and Central American recruits for active service, addressing equipment and ship shortages hindering participation.
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Washington
Germany
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Flying Instructor Killed At Scott Field Crash
Lieut James H Wheeler 22 of Saint Louis aviator instructor was killed when his aircraft dived 500 feet at Scott field Bellville Illinois early today Cadet John M Rafter 22 from Saint Paul Minnesota escaped with minor injuries Wheeler had attempted a tail spin at too low altitude OLeary Admits Aiding In Flight Federal court New York June 21 Jeremiah OLeary admitted obtaining a suit of clothes to flee from New York for a fugitive aiding indictment against him for conspiring to obstruct justice
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St. Louis
James H. Wheeler
Scott Field
Bellville
John M. Rafter
St. Paul
Minn
Wheeler
Lieut. Wheeler
O’leary
New York
Jeremiah O’leary
Federal District Court
O'Leary
John O'Leary
National Banks Report May Resources and Debts
Washington reports total resources in national banks exceeding $18.2 billion as of May 10. Deposits fell slightly from the prior call while loans rose to about $9.26 billion. Cash on hand reached roughly $1.739 billion, with national bank currency in circulation near $680 million, up from last March.
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Washington
United States
Liberty United States
High School Notes Chorus Rehearsal at Middlesex Theatre
The senior chorus met this morning during fifth and sixth periods. Hyland substitutes for Miss Fahey. Senior class sessions end. rehearsals are planned at Middlesex theatre with morning and afternoon sessions. Upcoming state thrift stamp fee report is due next week.
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Hyland
Miss Fahey
Middlesex Theatre
Cromwell War Savings Campaign Kicks Off with 20-Strong Committee
Cromwell launches a town wide drive to register pledges for War Savings. A twenty member committee will canvass and pledge stations are set at the Plains and Northwest schoolhouses with selectmen overseeing. A rally at Briggs Hall on Wednesday evening will include speakers detailing the savings plan.
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Cromwell
Plains
N@ west
Briggs’ Hall
U. S. Troops In France Advance Front Line Claims
Washington reports in 1918 that American forces in France will launch an offensive to push back German lines. A military affairs committee briefing with Secretary of War and General Crowder confirms strong American presence, with thirty eight miles of front trenches already held.
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U. S
France
Washington
United States
Rhone
Crowder
Hostile Troops Hold Ground In French Sectors
Washington June 21 General Pe communique for June 20 reports hostile patrols remain active north of Chateau Thierry. American patrols suffered losses in engagements as fighting continues in that area and in Lorraine. Section B has nothing new to report.
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Washington
War Department
Chateau Thierry
Lorraine
Dietown High School exams for entrance held Thursday
M. H. S. examinations for entrance to the dietown High School will assemble in the high school building Thursday the 27th. At 10 a.m. candidates in law and related subjects will report. Each candidate should bring the letter from his or her guardian stating the work completed in the last two years. Ed Bellew, superintendent of Vv.
Eight Year Old James Howard Injured After Fall
The eight year old James Howard of 41 Hubbard Street fell from a second floor barn on Hotchkiss Street striking his head. He was taken to Middlesex Hospital where doctors reported he was as comfortable as possible under the circumstances.
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James
Howard
Hubbard Street
Hotchkiss Street
Middlesex Hospital
Russellites Sentenced to Twenty Years for Draft Obstruction
In New York on June 21 seven of the eight Edison era defendants were convicted of obstructing the draft. The court handed down 20 year sentences to those found guilty while the eighth man received a lighter penalty. In Orange New Jersey on the same date Edison plant workers were granted an eight hour day with the change affecting about eight thousand employees.
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Passell
Day
Senten
Edison
Orange
N. J
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