Second Batch of Fighters Arrives at French Port
The second contingent of American troops landed at a French seaport on June 27 amid cheering crowds. They will move to a nearby camp near General Sibert before joining a front area under General Pershing. Troops are in excellent shape and eager for action as transports, convoys, and supplies move through the harbor.
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French Port
William L. Sibert
Washington
Geral Pershing
Pershing
Belgium
France
General Pershing
Wilson
Germany
Spirit of 76 to Parade Streets in Effort to Recruit
Richmond hosts a Spirit of 76 demonstration this evening to stir patriotic spirit among young men for the recruiting week. Costumes echo the painting, Sergeant Warner’s assistants perform fife and drum, and Ohio soldiers assist. Spirit appears at 7:30 with five volunteers for regular army service this week. posters seek bridgemen and trackmen for railroads in France. Pay ranges from 25 to 50 dollars monthly with 20 percent extra for foreign service.
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Richmond
Warner
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ray of Hope for Cheaper Spuds and Veggies
Sunshine and rain ease vegetable prices with a noted fall in potatoes. Prices drop by about a dollar per barrel daily as green vegetables become cheaper. Home grown produce arrives in greater numbers and the year’s harvest likely lowers fruit and vegetable costs early this season.
Strayer’s Record Praised by Wayne Circuit Judge
Judge Fox commended Prosecutor Strayer for six months work in Wayne County. He has tried 420 criminal cases with 416 convictions, two acquittals, and two dismissals in county court, excluding police court handled by a deputy.
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Judge Fox
Wayne
Strayer
Straver
Weather and political dispatch from early 20th century notes
The forecast reports showers and possible thunderstorms in northern and central Indiana with fair conditions in the south for tonight and Thursday. Wayne County expects occasional rain, with a cool, unsettled pattern due to a low-pressure system over the Great Lakes and a developing storm in the southwest. A Petrograd resolution rejects separate peace with Germany and Russia and urges ending the war quickly to restore liberty, noting the toll on workers and the revolutionary democracy.
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Indiana
United States
Weather Bureau
Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Great Lakes
Central States
Petrograd
Germany
Russia
Congress of Workmen's
All Russia
Congress
American minister dines with King Gustave in Stockholm
In Stockholm on June 27, American minister Ira Nelson Morris and Mrs. Morris were guests of King Gustave at the palace during a royal dinner last night.
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Stockholm
Ira Nelson Morris
Nelson Morris
Gustave
Richmond Might Welcome Vulcan Spring Plant
President Jenkins of Vulcan Spring that's based in St. Louis met Richmond Industrial committee to discuss placing a branch here. A 50 by 200 foot factory with several hundred workers could be built in the middle west in coming months. Vulcan makes automobile springs and operates service stations across the middle west.
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Jenkins
Vulcan Spring Company
St. Louis
Commercial Club
Middle West
Richmond
Vulcan Company
Lightning Storm Hits City Injures Girl by City Jail
A severe thunderstorm swept Richmond and nearby areas with heavy rain and lightning. The heaviest bolt struck near the city jail behind city hall, injuring 12 year old Jeannette Thomas who was stunned and suffered a nervous shock. Farmers hailed rainfall as beneficial for corn while some property damage was minimal.
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Richmond
Jeannette Thomas
C. E. Thomas
Westcott Hotel
Suit Against Wrong Man Is Dismissed
Judge Fox dismissed the indictment against Harry Byrum of Connersville on the burglary and receiving stolen goods charges after state motion. Byrum had been linked to a chicken-raid gang, but key witness Leister perjured himself to shield his son-in-law Howard Walters, who is now jailed awaiting trial after Walters’s arrest in Cambridge City. London reports Britain to auction 105 air planes, most without engines, likely obsolete models.
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Fox
Harry Byrum
Connersville
Byrum
Harry Leister
Michigan City
Leister
Cambridge City
Howard Walters
Walters
Carr
Substitutes Rejected by Committee on Agriculture
Washington June 27 The Senate Agriculture Committee rejected the sub committee plan and adopted a prohibition oriented substitute for the food bill. Eight to seven vote favored prohibiting all intoxicants with a president directed wine manufacture exception. The action shifts to Wilson and preserves a wine option while banning beer and distilled products.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Gore
Kenyon
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wilson
Galena Ship Sunk By Bomb. 15 Survivors Later Brought to Brest
The American sailing ship Galena, 1,048 tons, was sunk by a bomb off Uspant Island near Brest on June 25 with no casualties. Fifteen survivors were rescued and taken to Brest. Formerly the Fooling Suey, she left New York March 22 for Rouen with an 18-man crew led by Captain P. W. Marshall, including eight Americans.
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London
Uspant Island
France
Brest
New York
Barkentine
Rouen
P. W. Marshall
United States Commissioner of Shipping
Glasgow
Woodmen Land on British Soil in England
Ten units of American woodmen arrived in England to establish saw mills and begin work at once. Brought full equipment and lubricating oil, their readiness surprised locals and drew favorable comment. The group will be fed by their own cook, needing only raw food to sustain operations.
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London
New England
United Kingdom
England
Fall of Lens Expected As French Debacle Looms
Associated Press reports General Haig tightens the ring on Lens, a coal city, with British forces nearing capture while French operations along the Aisne and Champagne fronts appear restrained. Petain seeks future leverage as German counter moves seem aimed at hindering a French push. Meanwhile Russia solidifies opposition to any separate peace and Greece’ entente program advances.
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Associated Press
Haig
Lens
Aisne
Champagne
Petain
Monday Ar Sturtebiz
Petrograd
Pan Congress of Russia
Greece
May Try Police in Cruger Case New York
June 27 examination of police who handled the Ruth Cruger disappearance case continued as Commissioner Wallstein resumes the public hearing. Twenty detectives and higher officers were called to reveal efforts in solving the February murder of the high school student. Lagarenne faces potential trial for dereliction of duty unless others provide clearer explanations of the search for Ruth Cruger.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Leonard M Wallstein
Mitchel
Wallstein
John Lagarenne
Lagarenna
Women Denied Registry Right in Indiana Case
Judge Thornton ordered suspension of women voter registrations until the Indiana supreme court rules on yesterday's injunction. Applications already filed will be held for disposition, and if voting rights are denied at the forthcoming constitutional election, those registrations will be voided. Only 51 new registrations since yesterday noon.
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Thornton
Court House
Indiana Supreme Court
Special Session of Legislature to Probe Coal Seen
INDIANAPOLIS June 27 An immediate session of the Indiana legislature is in prospect unless congress enacts legislation giving President Wilson power to fix ton prices and regulate the distribution of fuel The fact that such a special session is being considered seriously was announced today John M Loptz President of the Richmond Commercial club announced he had been unsuccessful in securing James W Gerard former United States ambassador to Germany to speak at the club dinner Gerard said he is too occupied to attend this time.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Congress
Wilson
John M. Loptz
Richmond Commercial Club
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Gerard
Variend
Election results by county and district for Elliott and Gray
Ballot tallies show Elliott leading in multiple counties including Fayette Hancock Henry Rush Shelby Union Wayne and Franklin, with Gray often close. Sixth district totals favor Elliott 17 024 to 14 350, Elliott plurality 2 644. Comstock trailing.
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Fayette County
Elliott
Gray
Comstock
Hancock County
Henry County
Rush County
Rush county—Eliott, 2,491; Gray, 1,917, Elliott Plurality, 454. Comstock
Shelby County
Union County
Wayne County
Eliott
Franklin County
Elliott Wins Congressional Seat in Sixth District Race
Richard N. Elliott of Connersville, Republican, defeated Democrat Finly H. Gray by about 2,700 votes. Returns from all precincts except three in Franklin county show Elliott carried Wayne, Henry, Fayette, Rush, and Union counties by larger margins than Judge Comstock. Gray’s declines in Hancock and Shelby counties are noted, with Franklin also narrowing from 1916. Continued on page three.
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Richard N. Elliott
Connersville
Congress
Finly H. Gray
Franklin County
Elliott
Franklin
Comstock
Gray
Wayne
Henry
Fayette
Rush
Union
Hancock
Shelby
Hancock Hancock
Franklin Gray
George
Grays
Mexico Removes Import Duties on Necessities
Mexico City reports government order removing all import duties on articles of prime necessity from July 1 to December 21. The move includes food stuffs and is linked to rising gas prices, with gas measured around 50 cents a gallon.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United States
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