Austria Tricked into an Ambush and Frontline Shifts
Dispatches describe Italian gains near Mulborgeth and Caporetto with Austrian reinforcements holding ground. Austrian forces Mass 30,000 from Ternova forest advancing toward Gorizia as Italian machine gun fire at the Italian position kills 400 Austrians. Paris reports bombardments near Arras and renewed German activity on the Argonne front with 4000 shells and limited territorial gains.
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Ceneva
Laibach
Mulborgeth
Caporetto
Isunzo
Ternovah
Gorizia
Paris
War Office
Arras
Argonne
Fontanelle
Vosges
Sondernach
Peeht River
Pope Benedict Interview Sparks Vatican Privilege Clash
Rome reports condemn an interview attributed to Pope Benedict in a Paris newspaper. It claims the pope complained that Vatican privileges were curtailed by Italy during the war. Local papers warn of deplorable consequences if the pontiff does not deny the remarks.
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Pope
Rome
Pope Benedict
Louis Latapie
Paris
Vatican
Pope Reported Interview Denies Cardinal Mercier Arrest
Havre June 28 report notes doubting a Paris paper interview in which the pope allegedly said Cardinal Mercier Malines, archbishop, had never been arrested. The Catholic unionist Vingtieme Siecle questions the interview’s authenticity.
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Havre
Vingtieme Siecle
Paris
Mercier Malines
Bulgarian Reservists In Switzerland Ordered To Hold Ready
Paris June 23 Bulgarian reservists living in Switzerland have been notified to stay ready to rejoin their regiments at a moment's notice, according to a Geneva dispatch.
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Paris
Switzerland
Geneva
Steamer Tunisiana Torpedoed Off Lowestoft
The Tunisiana, sailing from Montreal with five thousand tons of wheat, was torpedoed off Lowestoft by a German submarine. The skipper will beach the ship, and the crew were saved.
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London
Lowestoft
Montreal
Steamship Great North to face federal examination
In San Francisco on June 22 the steamship Great North, owned by the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company, will be investigated by a federal examiner. A complaint claims the vessel is railroad owned and violated the Panama Canal Act by using the canal passage with passengers aboard.
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San Francisco
Great North‘rh
Great Northern Waeifie Steamship Company
Onama Canal
Great Northen Railroad
Weather Prospect Dual Forecast for City Area
Unsettled conditions expected with showers possible as fronts move through the region. Washington forecast indicates a mix of sun and clouds with a slight chance of light rain later in the week.
Munition Bill Proposed to Stop Strikes and Slackers
London June 23 Lloyd George minister of munitions introduced a bill in the house of commons making strikes and lockouts illegal. It provides compulsory arbitration, empowers fines on slackers, limits employer profits, and creates a virtual army of workers pledged to go at phase they are needed.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Thaw on Stand as Jury Probes Sanity in Slaying Case
Harry K Thaw testified as the first witness in the sanity trial for the Stanford White slaying case The state argues Thaw is incurably insane and a menace to society His mother’s nervous condition at birth is cited as a lifelong influence while Thaw says he believed himself sane after leaving Matteawan and recalls social ties and honored checks from various banks despite the proceedings.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Cook
Matteawan
Canada
New Hampshire
Banks
Pittsburg
President to spend summer in Cornish New Hampshire
Washington dispatch says the president leaves tonight for Cornish New Hampshire and will not return until July 8 He will stay tomorrow at Roslyn with Colonel BE M Trouse and direct telegraphic communication with Washington has been arranged.
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Washington
Cornish
N. H
Roslyn
M. Trouse
City Fathers Play Ball
Detroit aldermen arrived in town to face Chicago on the baseball diamond this afternoon. They boast a heavy hitting squad likened to Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford and aim to upset Chicago’s team before heading to Milwaukee to meet the Wisconsin city's aldermen.
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Chicago
Detroit
Windy City
Giants
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Resolute and Vanitie Race in New York Yacht Club Regatta
The America's Cup contenders Resolute and Vanitie, both club class sloops, will duel in the New York Yacht Club races off Glen Cove today. The event centers on the duel as the primary defendership trial for the cup amid a regatta schedule.
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Resolute
Vanitie
Jen Cove
Th I
New York
Imperial Valley Earthquake Threatens Remote Valley
An earthquake struck the Imperial Valley of California overnight, killing several people in Mexicali across the border and causing about a million dollars in damage. The irrigation system remains intact though continued shocks threaten water supply and crops across Calexico and nearby towns.
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el Centro
Cal
Imperial Valley
Calexico
Sharp
Imperial
Taggart and allies indicted in Indianapolis election graft case
Indianapolis prosecutors unveil a Marion county grand jury indictment charging Thomas Taggart and Mayor Joseph Bell, Police Chief Samuel Perrott, 125 others, with conspiracy to commit a felony through election law violations, bribery, blackmail. Indicted include officials, ward leaders, poll workers. bonds set from 2500 to 10000. charges cover illegal voting, padding ballots, ballot stuffing, voter intimidation, and vote buying across 1914.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph E. Bell
Samuel V. Perrott
Marion County Grand Jury
Bell
George W. Coffin
Taggard
Perrott
Robert Metzger
Board of Safety
Taggart
Hight
Plural wife case over son born to David Eccles kin
At Ogden Judge Howell heard Albert Geddes seek to prove he is the son of the late David Eccles through a claimed plural marriage to Margaret Geddes. Witness Margaret Geddes testified about relations with Eccles and a ceremony performed by M W Merrill. The case features Eccles family members and tension as both sides press for every point.
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Ogden
J. A. Howell
Albert Geddes
David Eceles
Margaret Geddes
M. W. Merrill
Mormon Church
Eccles
David Eccles
Ellen Stoddard Eccles
Logan
Geddes
C. W. Boyd
Washington
Smoot
Eeeles
Eeeles Company
David Eeeles
Germans Capture Lemberg After Severe Battle
Berlin dispatch reports Lemberg the Galician capital fell after a heavy engagement as Austro Hungarian forces pressed the advance on the Russians. Lemberg, taken after ten months in Russian hands, signals a major shift with potential implications for the Balkans and regional power balance. Zeppelins raided South Shields causing extensive damage, many deaths and injuries.
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Berlin
Sayville
Lemberg
Galicia
Balkans
Christiania
Lolum
Stavanger
Armstrong Works
South Shields
England
Lansing Is Chosen For Permanent State Secretary Post
President Wilson selects Robert Lansing as the permanent secretary of state after Bryan's resignation. The official announcement will be made at five o'clock.
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Washington
Robert Lansing
Bryan
Wilson
Branches Lose Money on Oregon Short Line Study
Oregon Short Line reports a 1914 deficit of 48,880.73 dollars on 15 branch lines while only five showed net surplus. Hearing asks for a 3 cent per mile rate. Boise branch already at 3 cents. Figures were presented by George H. Smith H B Thompson and Joel L. Priest with Captain Davis for the complainant.
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Utilities Commission
The
Statesman
Public Utilities Commission
Oregon Short Line
Yellowstone
Twin Falls
Boise
George H. Smith
Salt Lake
H. B. Thompson
Pocatello
Joel L. Priest
Davis
Idaho
Ashton-Victor
Rielfield-Hill City
State Department denies Japan troop plans to Europe
Washington officially rejects any suggestion to send 300000 Japanese troops to Europe or to withdraw Japanese forces from Manchuria. The denial follows a rumor that originated in The Hague.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Manchuria
The
Hague
Largest Mehigan Agricultural college class graduates
In Lansing Michigan on June 22 the Mehigan Agricultural college conferred diplomas on 225 graduates the institution’s largest class. Dr David Starr Jordan served as the principal orator delivering the commencement address.
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Lansing
Mich
Mehigan Agricultural College
David Starr Jordan
Two Germans Not Entitled to Seats
London June 29 Baron Reading granted an order directing Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel to show by what authority they sit on the privy council. The move, at Sir George McGill’s request, argues neither man is a British subject born or bred, and thus not lawfully a privy councillor. Speyer resigned last May. Cassel, born in Germany, was a former adviser to the late King Edward. Speyer heads the London banking firm Speyer Brothers.
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London
Hig
Speyer
United States
Speyer Brothers of
Cassel
Germany
Edward
Belgians in Britain Must Register or Face Penalty
London issued a new directive ordering Belgians in Great Britain to register their addresses or face a 500 pound fine or six months imprisonment. Lodgers hosting Belgians must ensure compliance or share the penalties. The rule targets Belgians who avoided King Albert's call for military service.
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London
Great Britain
Albert
Lemberg Taken by Austrian Hungarian Troops in War Office Report
Taken by Storm Berlin reports Lemberg fell to Austrian and Hungarian forces. Jubilant crowds filled streets, flags waved, bands played patriotic airs as church bells rang in celebration.
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Berlin
Lemberg
War Office
Flour drops again in Portland prices
In Portland Oregon on June 23 flour prices fell by 25 cents a barrel across all grades. Patents quoted at 6 dollars and exports at 4.90. This followed a 20 cent drop two weeks prior.
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Portland
Ore
Van Valkenburg Case to Jury
Boise June 23 jurors had not reached a verdict in the embezzlement trial of EF F Van Valkenburg former state insurance commissioner. The twelve jurors were locked up for the night at midnight.
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Boise
EF. F. van Valkenburg
Deputy Captures Bootlegger After Narrow Escape
Deputy Merriam of Chace escorted suspect John Collins to the county jail. The large man resisted but Merriam pursued and recaptured him after a daylight escape attempt near a cabin. Collins was jailed in Pocatello after a brief chase. a small quantity of alcohol was found and confiscated. The suspect’s father previously faced district court charges and fines.
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Chace
John Collins
Collins
Pocatello
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