German public opposes Wilson demand for safe ships
Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph via Amsterdam reports German opinion unanimously against granting assurances that American ships and lives would be spared from submarine warfare. Official circles in Germany are pessimistic about maintaining friendly relations with the United States as discussions proceed. The German Foreign Minister von Jagow relayed the American note to Emperor Wilhelm II after its receipt.
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London
Dernberg Sails for Norway on Bergensfjord
Dr Bernhard Dernberg former German colonial secretary leaves New York for Bergen Norway aboard the Bergensfjord with a safe conduct from Allied embassies. His departure follows a period in the United States amid calls for his expulsion and his defense of free sea access and open intercourse.
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New York
Bernhard Dernberg
Bergensfjord
Bergen
Norway
Vernberg
Washington State Department
Berlin
Count Bernstorff
Dernberg
Portland
Maine
Lusitania
United States
Dr. Dernberg
Austro Germans Repulsed as Russian Armies Advance
Dispatches report Austro German forces driven back by Russian armies. US prisoners in Mexico Daniel Marx and H Franklin receive reprieve from execution while investigations proceed. Villa Carranza battles yield mixed outcomes with Libera and Leon scenes.
Austrians Lose Fort Pozzackio as Serbs Advance
A chaotic wartime dispatch notes Austrian forces evacuating and blowing up Fort Pozzachio near Rovereto on the Fugazzi plateau. Serbian advances are reported in Albania and along the Dniester as Russian and Austro German movements unfold across Galician fronts.
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Pozzackio
Milan
Paris
Fort Pozzachio
Rovereto
Secolo
Vallarea
Tyrol
Note on German submarine policy cited by Paris and Washington
Washington officials await Germany’s reply to the American note on submarine warfare and blockade changes. Paris newspapers praise President Wilson's firm tone while noting the message seeks a clear alliance of rights for non combatants under international law. A reply is expected within a fortnight.
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Ashington
Gerard
Lin
E N
Germany
Amor
Erman
Arval
Meyer Gerhard
von . Bernsorff
Great Britain
Rman
United Sates
Hcah
Gery
Paris
Wilson
Ress
Lson
ePtitrienne
Negro outlaw at large near Lower Peach Tree Ala
A colored fugitive, named nown, is said to be roaming near Lower Peach Tree Alabama. He is believed to be the same man who shot a man nearby in Scyrene last week and stole a repeating rifle from Poe's store. Deputy Cox pursued him across the river but he escaped. A posse hunts the woods for the wanted outlaw.
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Peach Tree
Ala
Lower
Scyrene
Cox
Poe
Conferees Avert Chicago Traction Strike Effort
Chicago leaders and union officials opened talks to avert a strike by 14 500 street car workers. Mayor Thompson prepared to urge a renuration while D Mahon demanded a substantial wage increase before any agreement.
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Chicago
Til
Thompson
D. Mahon
Association of Street and
Railrroad
Mahon
Weather Forecast Alabama Mississippi Tonight
Alabama mostly fair with a Sunday shower risk in the south. Mississippi fair tonight and Sunday with light south winds.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Highway Between Capital and Magic City Near Finished
Montgomery reporters note the Birmingham Montgomery highway is nearly complete after a year of county citizen work. W S Keller says only a few miles remain surfacing and expects an August automobile tour between Montgomery and Birmingham. Governor Henderson aide W E Henderson completed the run in under five hours.
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Birmingham- Montgomery
W.S. Keller
Chilton County
Keller
Mountain Creek
South Calera
Birmingham
Twenty Enlisted for Mobile Naval Militia
Colonel F B Merrill announced that twenty local young men have enlisted in the new Mobile Naval Militia and four more are expected to join next week. He pleased with the early turnout and expects more after the Chamber of Commerce sends out circulars.
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F. B. Merrill
Merrill
Chamber of Commerce
Governor Slaton Hears Argument On Frank Petition
In Atlanta on June 12 Leo M. Franks attorneys and Dor sey faced Governor Slaton in the final bid to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. W Howard for Frank and Solicitor Dorsey opposed clemency with support from ex governor Joseph M. Brown and a Marietta delegation. Howard presented court records asserting innocence and seeking a life verdict rather than death.
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Leo M. Frank
Dorsey
Slaton
Frank
W. M. Howard
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
Marietta
Phagan
Howard
Ortae
Otter
Roan
Frank’s. Ahs
State Prison Commission
A. E. Stephen
Phasan
Little Louis Lukovitch: Boy Wounded. Father Charged
Three year old Louis Lukovitch suffered numerous cuts and bruises and will survive but be disfigured. Father Stephen Lukovitch is under arrest on felonious assault charges while intoxicated. mother also attacked when she intervened. The child was taken to a hospital where doctors expect ongoing complications.
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Louis Lukovitch
Stephen Lukovitch
Louis
Wilson as World Leader, Noted Editor Says
Alfred G. Gardiner, editor of the Daily News, writes that President Wilson is the first citizen of the world as well as the United States. He notes Wilson's firm principles, non intervention stance historically, and evolving view as the war changes global conduct.
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United States
Warns Kaiser
London
Alfred G. Gardiner
The
Daily News
Bryan
All States
United
Masked Robbers Board Train in Chatsworth Heist
Two masked robbers with revolvers boarded a Southern Pacific train from San Francisco to Los Angeles at Chatsworth midnight. They robbed passengers in the last four coaches of money and jewelry, then pulled the signal and fled. An accomplice may have driven away in a car. shots were fired but no injuries reported. Authorities launched a daybreak search.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Chatsworth
Gokesénd Sethons
Air Purifying Test Proves Satisfactory for Submarine D-1
Newport R. I. June 12. A test of an air purifying process for submarines, judged satisfactory by naval officers, was completed on the submarine D-1 at Narragansett Bay. The test lasted 14 hours 30 minutes instead of 36 due to hydrogen gas from the motors.
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Newport
R. 1
Narragansett Bay
Opening Mats of Saturday Openings in New York Cotton
New York June 12 Liverpool cables were mixed and the market opened steady slipping two points then rising about three. Local sales showed a two to four point retreat, aided by short covering and bull support. Buying for Liverpool Southern accounts appeared while domestic spinners were said to be modestly buying. overall activity remained quiet as favourable crop weather kept gains in check.
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New York
Liverpool
Southern
Cotton opens lower on weak cables but held in steady tone
In New Orleans on June 12 the cotton market slipped one to four points after the opening as poor cables weighed on sentiment. Buying, supported partly by spot interests, kept losses within bounds while weather reports from the belt were favorable.
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New Orleans
Wall Street review opens with gains on war issues
Active trading resumed in higher prices as war issues led the market. Bethlehem Steel and New York Air Brake were in special demand, advancing toward record levels before the first hour. Investment shares in railways also rose, with United States Steel up two and a half points on an opening sale of 1 500 shares.
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Wall Street Review
New York
Bethlehem Steel
New York Air Brake
United States Steel
Opening Cotton Futures Open Steady In New York
Cotton futures opened steady in New York with July at 9.52 cents, October 9.90, December 10.22, and January 10.28 cents.
Cotton futures open steady with mixed month prices
New Orleans on June 12 reports cotton futures opening steady. July contracts at 9.25 cents, October 9.67, December 9.84, January 9.95, and March 10.16 cents.
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New Orleans
Liverpool Cotton Market Steady Prices as Sales Reach 4000 Bales
Liverpool reports steady spot cotton with good middling at 5.734d and middling at 5.41d. Sales total 4,000, including American and speculative lots. Futures edges shown for June to May with minor variations and a June-July spread noted.
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Liverpool
Souda
Maytsane
Arbitration agreed by striking Chicago union carpenters
Brief items report union carpenters in Chicago reaching arbitration after a month long strike. Other briefs note explorer Frederick Cook aiming for Everest, Elena Boyd's ransom case in El Paso, Spencer obituary in Sunbury, quarantine review at Cincinnati stockyards, Kamehameha Day events in San Francisco, record zinc price in Joplin, Judge Hand dismissing Walker suit in New York, Villa retirement offer from Mexico, Henry Morgenthau honored in Constantinople, and Pimenta Castro aboard a Portuguese gunboat bound for the Azores.
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Frederick A. Cook
Everest
Himalayas
India
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Tex
Cecil Boyd
J. J. Boyd
Chihuahua
Gordy Boyd
Sunbury
Lyman P. Spencer
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Constantinople College
Lisbon
Azores Islands
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Bryan Urges German Americans to Help Preserve Peace
Washington June 12 William J Bryan issued an appeal to German Americans urging them to use influence with the German government to avert war. He hopes the statement ends his effort to explain the situation that led to his resignation as secretary of state.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
United States
Bryan
Fires Suspected Incendiary on Penlce Cargo Hold
In Philadelphia on June 12 it was learned that two fires yesterday in the holds of the British steamer Penlce, carrying oats for France, are suspected to be incendiary. One fire was found in the morning and another late in the afternoon, burning only a small quantity of oats and not causing the ship to be submerged.
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Philadelphia
France
Grand Bay to Boost for the Canning Plant
Grand Bay Alabama June 12 civic committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Ladies Civic Club join in a beautification drive. The plan aims to bring the canning factory into operation and attract workers from across the county to join the Chamber.
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Grand Bay
Chamber
Ala
Civic Committee
Oosehyy of Commerce
Civic Club
Louldene
Nashville
Chamber of
Cammama
Biloxi growers plan larger strawberry acreage in Harrison county
In Biloxi Mississippi the Biloxi Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association urged expansion of strawberry planting in Harrison county with fall cultivation and joint selling in Northern markets. James Allen advised farmer cooperation while Roosevelt invitation floated for Biloxi visit. Also twenty one Italians petitioned for naturalization at Bay St Louis with a Dutch lunch.
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United States
J.C. Tyler
Bay St. Louis
Italy
Killed Man who Refused to Wed Miss Ida Reihl
A 17 year old Philadelphia girl, Ida Reihl, shot and killed E Haupt for refusing marriage. A wealthy suitor attempted to bail her as authorities consider ending the trial. Official observers believe the case will reach a verdict soon.
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Ida Reihl
Philadelphia
E. Haupt
Allies Renew Fierce Dardanelles Battle Near Gallipoli
The Daily Express reports heavy fighting around Gallipoli as Allied forces push toward the town. British and French troops gain ground near Maidos and Ortakeui while a Senegalese regiment captures Turkish prisoners. Constan authorities requisition forty ships as floating hospitals aid the sick.
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London
Expr
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Maidos
King Constantine Improves, Dispatches Say
Washington reports King Constantine of Greece is improving though still unable to sit up. Dispatches circulated today stating his condition has varied only slightly from the norm in the past twenty four hours.
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Washington
Constantine
Greece
Lost items and rewards posted for missing goods and animals
A series of small town lost notices include a ladies rest room item inscription at Monroe Park, an enamel gold breast with daisies, a leather purse in the downtown district, and a white female collie named Sabia. Rewards offered for returns or information, with contact at 205 South Claiborne Street and Bell 267%.
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St. Anne de Shrine
Claiborne Street
Maii
St. Bell
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