German farm hand surrenders in triple murder case
Henry Riggs fled to authorities and confessed to killing three women on a New York farm near Oddam. He assaulted a young niece, leaving her in a precarious state, after an alleged quarrel. Local anger threatens lynching while guards shield him awaiting transfer. Fresh eggs and chickens advertised by Prosser's Harness Shop.
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Special International Service
Oddam
N. Y
Henry Riggs
Riggs
Himelf
Germans Launch Violent Counter Attacks Along Aisne Front
June 22 report from Palus states German forces mounted a highly violent counter offensive along the Aisne river and in Champagne. A night assault near Montleten briefly overran French positions, then French counter attacks pushed the Germans back to their lines amid heavy shrapnel and machine gun fire. Subsequent waves failed to hold gains as Allies regained control.
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Aisne Front
War Office
U.S. Guns Sink German U Boat In Thrilling Atlantic Fight
A U.S. armed steamer reports sinking a German submarine after a three day voyage from Liverpool. One torpedoHit failed to explode but damaged the liner, nineteen gunfire shots wrecked the U boat, and the American vessel docked for repairs awaiting further word.
For Rent or Sale Furnished house near courthouse
Classified fragment offers a furnished house for rent or sale with a three room cabin. Inquiry through Mrs J Wanger millinery on Second Avenue opposite the Courthouse. Also notes a special meeting Sunday June 24 at 8 p.m. and a stray line about torpedo fighting prowess.
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J. Wanger
Second Avenue
E. Darling
Anarchy Terror Spreads in Tomsk as Bombings Surge
Reports from Petrograd describe anarchists in Tomsk, western Siberia, enforcing a terror campaign amid revolution. Martial law is in place, with daily shootings, bombings, and murders. over two thousand arrests have occurred as arson, blackmail, extortion and robberies add to the panic. Many residents flee the city as authorities struggle to contain the violence.
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Petrograd
Tomsk
Siberia
Borah Proposes Price Fixing Amendment to Food Bill
Senator Borah of Idaho introduced an amendment to the food bill empowering the federal trades commission to set wholesale and retail prices on steel coal farm implements meats flour bread clothing and other goods under presidential direction. Prices would be deemed reasonable and excesses punished, a move likely to stiffen opposition and trigger a major fight before a vote is held, with debate continuing in the Senate and a vote expected before the weekend.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Federal Trades Commission
Om Voth
Raiding Actions Reported Along Arras Front
British raiders damaged German positions near Oppy and Fresnoy with a dugout blown up and numerous trench raids repulsed along the Arras front. German efforts to bomb British positions near the Arras Cambrai road were thwarted. overall artillery status unclear.
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Nternational
London
Arras Front
Oppy and Fresnoy
Arras-Cambrai Road
Red Cross Week Proclaimed by President Wilson
President Wilson proclaims June 8 to 14 as Red Cross week urging national support for relief efforts at home and abroad. The document designates the Red Cross as the lead voluntary agency for armed forces relief and calls for patriotic sacrifice to fund its work during wartime.
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Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Suffragette Protests Lead to First White House Arrests
Washington June 21 Int News Service reports two suffragettes arrested after two days of disturbances in front of the White House gates. Police charged them with disturbing the peace. further protests warned to trigger arrests of all involved. Leaders seek to suppress militant sisters amid unfavorable comment and no progress for women’s voting rights.
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International News
Servic
Washington
White House
Sein Fein Riots Roil Dublin Again
Dublin today sees renewed Sein Fein riots that threaten a repeat of last year’s uprisings. Police efforts to disperse the attacks met with resistance as mobs jeered union symbols and targeted homes, though nobody was seriously hurt or arrested.
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Nternational News Service
Dublin
Sein Fein
Seii Feinners
Sackville Street
Mills
Sein ‘Ein
Society
Ireland
British Casualties Show Decrease Amid Belgium Offensive
The official war losses in Britain for this week reveal a marked decline in casualties incurred since the Belgium offensive began. Enhanced British artillery effectiveness and reduced heavy fighting on the Arras front have lowered the number of killed and wounded, following the massive losses along the Hindenburg line in May.
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Iternational
London
Belgium
Arras
Hindenberg
Shipping Board Probes Steel Prices Amid War Demands
The Shipping Board under the Federal Trade Commission will investigate steel prices at Navy Secretary Daniels' request. Government contracts in war preparations have seen a rising trend in steel costs since the war began, prompting the inquiry into the rapidly advancing prices.
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Warshington
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Shipping Board
Federal Trade Commission
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