German foreign secretary outlines aims in Reichstag speech
Dr Richard von Kuhlemann spoke to the Reichstag on June 25 describing a broader central powers alliance and pledges, while noting that permanent separation of Courland Latvia and Estonia is impossible. He called for a settlement of the Polish question and referenced a conference at German headquarters where an agreement among monarchs was drafted.
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Basle
Gert
Fontiers
Ons
Corre
Richard von Kuhlemann
Reichstag
Sims
Ada
von Kuhlemann
Jerdam
A Kuhleman
Germany
Belgium
Courland
Levonia
Esthenia
Iis
Gerr
Ivonia
Estonia
Investigators Pursue German Assets Hidden as US Property
New York June 25 Investigators from the Alien Property Custodian hunt for further enemy millions alleged to be concealed as American property. So far 500 000 valued assets seized and German and German American arrests expected. Firms named include Ikerhoff Raffleer and Cordage manufacturers plus the American Storage Co of Havana. Ewald C Diecker an alleged alien head the scheme aided by Carlton Comstock a lawyer Knickerbocker Investment and Knickerbocker Finance named in the case. In Bridgeport machinists walked out over wage awards but have returned to work after War Secretary Baker urged settlement by the National War Labor Board.
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Pw York
Ikerhoff
Raffleer Company
Knickerbocker Til & Finance Corporation
Bridgeport
American
Brith M’s’s. Co
Yesteryy
Baker
National War Labor Board
Saders
Two Deaths In Navy Drowning Reported
Washington June 25 two drownings announced by the department. Russell Manchester seaman national volunteers drowned at Pensacola Florida June 22. St Elmo Croft fireman second class drowned at Ocean View Virginia June 17. He lived at 96 Brayton Street Iver Massachusetts.
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Navy
Washington
Department Today
Russell Manchester
Seaman
National Volunteers
Pensacola
Fla
Brayton Street
Iver
Mass
St. Elmo Croft
Ocean Va
S. D
General Strike in Hungary Grips Rail Postal and Telephones
London reports a general strike in Hungary with railway postal and telephone services halted. The Geneva correspondent of Daily News wires that the strike carries political weight as Hungary’s parliament faced a rage bill amid the walkout.
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Hungary
London
Hunthe Geneva
Daily News Today
Missing valuables package prompts police inquiry in Haven
In Haven Connecticut on June 25 a package believed to hold bonds valued between 50000 and 75000 dollars vanished while in the custody of the Express Company. The police have been informed and the package’s contents and destination remain unclear. The search is ongoing with no trace located to date.
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W Haven
Conn
Is Express Company
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Float Sunk by Steamer at Atlantic Port Harbor
A fish steamer inbound to Atlantic Port collided with a rail t loaded with 20 freight cars and carrying 500 Canadian troops. The vessel sank in the harbor and one man is believed drowned after the accident caused by unfavorable running.
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Atlantic Port
Draft Lottery To Be Held Friday At Capital
Washington announces the second draft lottery will be conducted at the capitol Friday at nine o clock. Among 741 865 registrants aged twenty one enrolled June 5 only about 1 200 key numbers will be drawn this year. Secretary of War Baker Provost Marshal General Crowder and congressional members will attend. the same large bowl used last year will be employed with numbers printed on black paper and read from a big board for telegraph transmission nationwide.
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Washington
Capitol
War Department
Baker
Crowder
Senate
House
Dry Dock Office Raid by Secret Service in Hoboken
Secret Service and naval intelligence officers raided the Tietjen Lang Dry Dock offices in Hoboken New Jersey consulting documents tied to alleged irregularities in government contracts. The probe links to shipyard graft unveiled in Brooklyn and notes hiring of underage workers via political influence at wages from fifty to sixty dollars per week. Women volunteers guided raiding vehicles.
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Secret Service
Hoboken Company
Hoboken
N. J
Tietjen & Lang Dry Dock Company
Naval Intelligence
Brooklyn
Volunteer Corps
British Casualties Reported For Past Week
London reports between June 18 and 24 British casualties totaling 985 officers and 35,635 men as listed by The Times. The figure highlights ongoing losses amid ongoing operations.
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London
The
Times
Senate considers draft age shift amid war bill
Washington June 25 The Senate resumes its session with a proposal to change the draft age from 18 to 45 at the center of interest. The amendment to the army appropriations bill offered by Senator Fall of New Mexico sets new liability ages and fronts a clause delaying front service until age 21. The appropriation totals about twelve billion dollars for wartime prosecution.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Great Britain
Canada
Chamberlain
House
Fall
Narrow escape for Red Cross worker in German drive
Emil Bruguiere of San Francisco, operating an American Red Cross rolling canteen near the trenches, narrowly escaped capture as German masses approached Paris during the June drive. His canteen and two others, run by T. R. Plummer of New Bedford and W. F. Upson of Akron, were seized while Plummer and Upson were on leave.
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Red Cross
Paris
Emil Bruguiere
San Francisco
Louis Bruguiere
New York
Bruguiere
T. R. Plummer
New Bedford
Mass
W. F. Upson
Akron
Ohio
Plummer
Upson
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
A snapshot of local events from the era notes hundreds attending an open air YMC A meeting with O Edwin Stoddard and Frank H FrisseH leading singing. A Hubbard Hose Company parade featured button hole bouquets from florist Henry Fountain. Peck Stow Wilcox East Berlin shut for inventory while quarries in Portland boost workers due to increased demand.
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Clarence E. Bacon
Peck, Stow & Wilcox
East Berlin
Henry H. Smith
Cleveland
Ohio
Hollow Pond
Bradford Paul Raymond
Methodist Church
Lyman L. Linsley
Hubbard Street
John H. Hall
Hartford
Shaler & Hall Quarry Company
Portland
Veronical Simon Slays Four Children Then Seeks Death
In Leetonia Ohio near Paul Simon's home a mother Veronica Simon 29 slashed her four children throats from ear to ear and then attempted suicide with a razor. The victims Mary 8 Veronica 6 Paul 4 and Margaret 12 died while the mother remains in serious condition at Salem hospital. Authorities believe temporary insanity tied to her husband’s recent financial losses.
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Leetonia
Ohio
Salem Hospital
Paul Simon
Here
Veronica Simon
Mary
Veronica
Paul
Margaret
Tornado devastates Green City area kills six in Missouri
A tornado near Green City Missouri at about six pm left six dead and twenty injured. Victims include Mr and Mrs White, and the Abernathy family with multiple injuries. The storm center lay roughly one and a half miles west of Green City amid extensive property damage.
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Reen City
Here
White
Vina Abernathy
Abernathy
Arch Johnson
Green City
Phosphated Iron Brings Nerve and Blood Strength
Reliable physicians tout Phosphated Iron as a builder for broken down nerve tissues and a booster for anaemic blood. The tonic is sold in capsules to ensure genuineness, with Hartman Drug Co. and leading druggists promoting it nationwide.
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Hartman Drug Co
Aprons Sold: Light Percales and Ginghams at 50c
Store ad notes kitchen aprons available in light percales or Amoskeag check ginghams priced at 50 cents each.
Slip-ons Over-the-head and Coat Styles Buy Now
Merchandise procurement emphasized with calls to action. The message highlights slip-ons, over-the-head items, and coats as available inventory. It stresses service and urgency, urging immediate purchase without referencing price. The piece maintains a promotional, direct advertising tone.
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Josephi Benici
ARMY
Missouri
Murad
Copenhagen
Heatherbloom Petticoats
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R. J. Atwell
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Middletown Gas Light Co
Arthur B. Jenkins
U. S
Mutual Building
A. P. French
Central Bank
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