Federals Hold Juarez as Villa Delays Attack
Federal forces in Juarez are described as well enough equipped to repel assault while Villa scouts report a strong Juarez garrison. Observers estimate Juarez defenses are stout, delaying Villa’s planned offensive until reinforcements can be summoned. General Francisco Gonzales commands the Juarez troops and asserts control of the situation.
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Villa
Juarez
Angeles
Rio Grande
Ysleta
Francisco Gonzales
Death of Ernest Lister, Washington Governor, 1870–1910s figure
Ernest Lister, governor of Washington, died in Seattle after a long illness. Born in Halifax England in 1870, he rose from Tacoma iron moulder to state governor, serving elected terms in 1912 and 1916. He led defense efforts in WWI era and promoted fiscal restraint.
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Seattle
Ernest Lister
Washington
Tacoma
Governor Lister
Halifax
England
David Lister
Lister
Iron Moulders’ Union
Moulders
John R. Rogers
Washington State Board of Control
Lister Construction Company
Washington Democrats
State Council of Defense
Nation Organization of State Governors
Auto excursion eyed to inspect reclamation land in Idaho
Major Fred R. Reed and Idaho Falls Blackfoot residents plan a two day car tour to view the Dubois irrigation area and upper valley development. The trip aims to educate business leaders and connect communities with the vast reclaimed lands and water distribution projects along the Snake River.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Fred R. Reed
Idaho Reclamation Association
Dubois
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Snake River
Major Reed
Upper Valley
Boise
The
Trans Atlantic Flight Starts With Vimy Bomber
A Vickers Vimy biplane left St Johns at 4 13 Greenwich time on a trans Atlantic attempt piloted by Captain Alcock and Lieutenant Brown. Brown describes navigation challenges over the ocean and the need for sun and star charts to fix position for a landfall within twenty to thirty miles of Ireland or England.
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St. Johns
Greenwich
Jack Alcock
Arthur Whitman Brown
Brown
Atlantic
Alcock
Ireland
England
Lieutenant Brown
Associated Press
Atlantic Ocean
Former Justice Accused of $400000 Bribe in Fair Will Case
William J. Dingee testified in San Francisco that $400000 was paid to Frederick W. Henshaw of the state supreme court after Henshaw promised to help reverse a supreme court ruling to break the trust clause in James G. Fair’s $22 million will.
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San Francisco
William J. Dingee
Frederick W. Henshaw
Justice Supreme Court
Henshaw
Dingee
Supreme Court
James G. Fair
Corn and Oats Prices in Chicago Market
Chicago spot prices for June 14 show corn at 1.73 and oats at .6914, reflecting daily market values in the Midwest grain trade. Traders monitor futures and cash positions as feed and livestock demand influence pricing dynamics.
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Chicago
Bank Robbery Ends in Bank Cashier Slaying in Gary
Five would be robbers failed to loot the First State bank in Gary Indiana after gunfire killed cashier Herman Uecker. A dozen customers surrendered as the bandits fled the scene. Authorities investigate the botched robbery and the cashier’s death.
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Gary
Ind
Herman Uecker
Uecker
Fighting 148th Is On Home Shores
New York reports the 148th field artillery, 41st division, arriving in the United States after service in France. Commanded by Colonel Burke H. Sinclair the regiment fought in Chateau-Thierry Champagne Marne St Mihiel Meuse Argonne, sustaining 94 casualties as one of the first heavy artillery units to reach France.
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New York
148Th Field Artillery
Burke H. Sinclair
Sheridan
Wyo
Chateau-Thierry
Champagne
Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Argonne
France
Abbe Dimmet Sent to America for Lille University Aid
Paris reports the Abbe Ernest Dimmet of Stanislas College is dispatched to the United States by bishops of northern France to obtain funding for the Roman Catholic University of Lille. Lille’s Alma mater is progressive and has American tendencies, but local manufacturers, once liberal patrons, have been ruined by the war.
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Paris
France
Ernest Dimmet
Stanislas College
United States
University of
Lille
Peace Treaty Revisions Advance as Allied Council Edits
Paris June 14 An Allied council continues editing and revising the peace treaty. Baron Makino meets the document as the council nears completion, with delivery to Germany planned for Monday or Tuesday. The labor covenant and German counter proposals draw focus as modifications are made.
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Paris
Associated Press
Council of Five
Baron Makino
Germany
French Journalist Routier Sentenced to Death by Court Martial
Paris June 14 Gaston Routier prominent French journalist was sentenced to death by court martial for aiding the enemy by agreeing with German agents in Spain to start a French language paper during the war. He was tried by default and has not been arrested.
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Paris
Gaston Routier
Routier
Spain
Tieup of Wire Service Impacts Western Union Telegrams
Chicago dispatch reports heavy volumes of Western Union telegrams piling at relay points as railroad operators refuse to handle commercial business after 6 AM. The Order of Railway Telegraphers instructed operators to halt commercial traffic to support the commercial telegraphers strike.
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Chicago
Western Union
Fight train cut off to care for soldiers
Washington June 14 Director General Hines limits railroad excursion equipment to absolute minimums to avoid interfering with soldiers returning from France. A permit for 70 coaches and Pullmans on the New York Central from New York to the Willard Dempsey fight was cancelled.
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Washington
France
Hines
New York Central
New York
Bolsheviks Cross Galician Border Toward Tarnopol
London reports Russian Bolshevik troops crossed the Galician boundary and move toward Tarnopol with the intent to join Hungarian Bolsheviks upon reaching the frontier, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
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London
Tarnopol
Milton Sets Ten Mile Track Record at Sheepshead Bay
New York June 14 Tom Milton broke a ten mile track record in the first heat of the 110 mile international sweepstakes at Sheepshead Bay speedway. His time was five minutes twenty and one fifth seconds, beating De Palma by three and three fourths seconds from last year on the same track.
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New York
Tom Milton
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Chinese cabinet resigns amid anti pro Japanese movement
Peking reports the cabinet has resigned due to turmoil from the popular movement opposing pro Japanese government members. President Hsu Shih Chang has indicated plans to step down.
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Peking
Associated Press
Hsu Shih Chang
Telegraphers Strike Grounds Western Union Service
Officials report normal business while union leaders claim no commercial messages moved on Missouri Pacific lines and many towns in Iowa and nearby states lack telegraph service. Western Union countered with limited delays, as walkouts spread and picketing grows in cities nationwide.
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Western Union
J. Konenkamp
Telegraphers’ Union
Missouri Pacific
M. P
Konenkamp
the Union
Iowa
Illinois
Association of Western Union
Manson
Electrical Workers’ Union
Brokers
Association of Western Union Employees
Postal
Chicago
Hawaii Territorial Fair Opens in Honolulu Ka Piolani Park
Hawaii's second annual territorial fair opens in Ka Piolani park with 28 horse races and purses over 5000 dollars. The Elks Range amusement zone features 30 side shows and attractions from the mainland managed by the Honolulu Lodge of Elks.
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Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Kapiolani Park
Honolulu Lodge of Elks
Three Months More to Complete Work of Demobilization
Washington reports the army is two thirds demobilized and the War Department says it will take more than three months to finish the process at the current rate of 357 000 discharges per month.
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Washington
War Department
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W. A. Lee
E. M. Kennedy
Fred Seager
Ashton
St. Anthony
B. T. Murphy
Bois
Roy R. Duke
Arco
Howe
J. E. Smith
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Taber
Byrd Trego
Newfoundland
Abbe
Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
HUNS
Commission
Coblenz
Foch
Spa
Milton
Depalma
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