Teuton Armies Stand Before Fortresses of Lemberg
Indiana hearings on Richmond condemnation of L H P electric plant reveal it operated profitably at 9 percent on the commission valuation of 166 500 during the first five months of the year. Witnesses discuss cost to modernize and plant efficiency as City Attorney Bond questions the valuation and potential discrimination against patrons. The hearing pauses with plans to resume Thursday morning and conclude Friday.
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William Beasely
Indianapolis
L., H. & P. Company
Indiana Public Utilities Commission
Richmond
Bond
L. H. P. Company
Commission
Indians in Mexico Surround Ranches Held by Americans
Admiral Howard reports careful investigation of the Yaqui valley conditions with Hermosillo counsel. No Marines landed unless Washington directs or Indians threaten. Americans confined to ranch houses as 800 Yaquis surround one valley ranch for four days. Mexican troops limited in number.
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Washington
Admiral Howard
Yuamas
Yaqui Valley
Navy Department
Hostetter
Hermosillo
Mexico
State Department
Nogales
Mayterena
Robbins Compromise In Case Against Road Reaches Settlement
Elwood Robbins, injured as a Pennsylvan ia wreck crew member, compromised with the railroad company yesterday over damages claimed for injuries from a rail dropped from a flat car. The suit sought 3000 dollars. Aiken against the railroad for 5000 dollars was also compromised. Aiken, an engineer, was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Elwood Robbins
Pennsylvania
Aiken
Reid Selected to Fill Place Jordan Leaves
Pettis A. Reid, president of Elliott-Reid Fence and a state board of education member, was elected a Richmond city school board trustee for three years by the city council. Candidates Jordan Carr Ramler withdrew. Edger Fisher also declined due to civil service resignations. Legal questions linger whether Reid can hold city and state offices simultaneously.
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Pettis A. Reid
Elliott-Reid Fence Company
State Board of Education
Richmond
Charles W. Jordan
Willard Z. Carr
Edward Ramler
Williams
Carr
Jordan
Ramler
Caar
Mr. Ramler
Fisher
Edger Fisher
Harsham College
Federal Civil Service
Earlham College
Reid
Bescher
Hubbard in Favor of Good Highways
Elbert Hubbard two years ago wrote Dr I B Harold of this city praising the good roads movement and supporting organizations that stress the need for better roads. He thanks Harold for the circular and says he will spread the word and hopes to meet in Seattle soon.
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Elbert Hubbard
Dr. I
Harold
Seattle
Giornale D Italia Predicts US War on Germany
Rome dispatch reports the Giornale D Italia predicting the United States will enter war against Germany. The paper foresees no mutual acceptance, a continued status quo, intensified German submarine activity, and increased American munitions shipments to the Allies.
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Rome
United States
Germany
Giornale D Italia
America
French Army Attacks Neuville and Dixmude Fronts
June 22 reports Franco-Belgian forces repulsed attacks northwest of Dixmude and renewed offensives near Neuville north of Arras. German counterattacks on the Meuse took 130 French prisoners. Germans shifted positions in the Vosges by night, while German aviators struck Courselles. Allied airmen attacked Bruges and Ostend with no damage.
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Berlin
Dixmude
Neuville
Arras
Meuse
Vosges
Fetch
Courselles
Bruges
Ostend
Boy 11 Falls From Ladder Breaks Shoulder in Cherry Tree
Reid Myrick aged 11 of 326 North Eleventh Street was seriously injured yesterday when he fell from a tall ladder supporting a cherry tree. His shoulder cap was fractured and his arm broken near the shoulder. He landed on his head and shoulder with the ladder beneath him.
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Reid Myrick
North Eleventh Street
New Trial Granted in Rich Moore Property Case
Judge Fox granted a new trial in the circuit court today in the rent and possession dispute at 40 Main Street where Rich runs a barber shop. The jury awarded Moore $50 damages, and a new trial date has not been set.
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Howell D. Rich
Fox
Circuit Court
Isaac D. Moore
Rich
Main Street
Moore
Fall of Lemberg Looms as Austro German Forces Close In
Vienna reports Austro German troops surround Lemberg with forts to the north and expect the city’s fall soon. Russian retreat east of Zolkiew connects to the Lemberg-Rawka-Russka railway while Petrograd observers predict possible abandonment of the city. Thousands flee as artillery roars, though officials claim Lemberg was a supply base rather than a fortified stronghold.
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Berlin
Lemberg
Galicia
Zolkien
Lember
Zolkiew
Lemberg-Rawka-Russka
Swienia
Vienna
Teuton
Petrograd
Thaw Fights to Regain Freedom in Final Court Appearance
Harry K Thaw begins what his counsel calls his final court appearance in habeas corpus proceedings to win freedom from Matteawan hospital for the criminal insane. In New York on June 22 he faces Justice Hendricks with jury selection under way for a possible trial by jury, his fourth habeas corpus bid but first with a jury prospect.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Hendricks
Supreme Court
Matteawan Hospital
Thaw
Democrats Indicted in 1914 Indianapolis Election Probe
Indianapolis June 22 Indictments charging conspiracy to commit a felony are returned against Thomas Taggart Democratic national committeeman Mayor Joseph Bell superintendent of police Samuel E Perrott ex Mayor Donn Roberts and 124 other Indianapolis politicians by the Marion county grand jury probing the 1914 election. Bonds range from 500 to 10000. The 128 defendants face 48 counts each alleging ballot stuffing coercion strong arm tactics manipulation of elections and other violations with Saloon keepers allegedly paying for protection and open Sundays.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Joseph Bell
Samuel E. Perrott
Donn Roberts
Terre Haute
Marion County Grand Jury
Perrott
Germans Hurl 20 Shells On Dunkirk City
Paris reports nighttime bombardment of Dunkirk by German forces with fourteen shells striking the city killing several people. The Germans employ poisonous bases along the northern battle line in France releasing asphyxiating fumes near Arras after two weeks of intense fighting.
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Paris
Dunkirk
France
Arras
Italy gains in Mount Nero arena amid Isonzo war wear
Rome June 22 Italian war office reports repulsed Austrian night attacks on the Isonzo left bank while mounts Nero zone shows continued Italian gains amid clearing weather. The decree threatens penalties for circulating unofficial reports and for those providing military defense information.
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Rome
Isonzo
War Office
Mount Nero
Germans Use Power Tractors To Supplant Rail Lines In Galicia
German advance hinges on thorough army outfitting as rains cripple roads in Galicia. Russians destroyed railways during retreat yet Germans, using massive power tractors with broad gauge wheels, move supply trains of nine to ten loaded wagons over mud with relative ease.
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Galicia
Richmond Forecast Sees Break in unsettled Weather
Weather bulletin notes unsettled spell has broken with high pressure ruling most of the United States. Fair conditions expected tonight through Wednesday with improved outlook into Thursday.
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Richmond
United States
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Robbins
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Willard Carr
Indiana
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Ellen Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Eleanor Wilson
Miss McAdoo
White House
Francis Sayre
Francis Bowes Sayre
Jessie Wilson
City
Newt
Harry Thaw
Mayor Bell
John O'Connor
Robert Metzger
Louis Sarah
Maurice Murphy
Oscar Marrill
E. J
Big Chief
Italy
MT. Nero
E. Moore
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