De Palma Wins Big Auto Race at Indianapolis in 89.84 MPH Victory
Ralph De Palma won the fifth International Sweepstakes 500 mile race at Indianapolis with a record 5 33 55.5. Dario Resta finished second after a close duel as Gil Anderson placed third and Earl Cooper fourth. The Stutz cars led early before De Palma and Resta broke away, with Howdy Wilcox setting the early pace.
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Ralph de Palma
Reno Thomas
Delage
DePalma
Dario Resta
Resta
America
Gil Anderson
Earl Cooper
Howdy Wilcox
Wilcox
Purcell
Cox
Mais
John Mais
George Hill
Zeppelins Reach London Flight Sightings Reported
German airships seen near Ramsgate and Brentwood and in outer London districts with multiple fires noted though not confirmed as linked to the visits. The official press bureau cautioned against publishing any details on routes or nearby locales before Admiralty updates are issued.
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London
Ramsgate
Kentish
Brentwood
Admiralty
Victory Won by the Wets
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a Lowellville liquor dealer for taking orders in Hettsville Pennsylvania, ruling the verdict improper interference with interstate commerce.
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Washington
Lowellville (O
Hettsville
Supreme Court
New York City Population Estimated At 5,806,532
Enumerators began a decennial census in New York state with an estimated state total near 10,200,000. The New York City population was projected at 5,806,532.
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Gotham
Claim
New York
New York City
British ships torpedoed and lost in Dardanelles clash
May 29 report says the battleship Majestic was torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles with most aboard saved. The British submarine Eli reportedly sank two vessels in Marmora and a supply ship off Rodosto. Major Bridges of the Australian division died after Turkish attack on May 17. The Princess Irene disaster at Sheerness killed 324 aboard. an official statement cites an accident.
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Admiralty
Majestic
Dardanelles
Berlin
Sedal Bahr
Sea of
Marmora
Eli
Rodosto
Constantinople
Triumph
Ocean
Irresistible
Goliath
Bouvet
H. M
Princess Irene
Sheerness
Teutons Repulsed by Russians Near San River
Berlin reports a Russian victory along the Riven San in Central Galicia. German forces withdrew near Sieniawa and lost six cannons amid lighter enemy opposition. Northeast of Przemyśl German positions remain on both sides of the Wysznia. About 9,000 more prisoners taken. In Persian Armenia, Uyumiah recaptured by Russian troops.
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Riven
San
Galicia
War Office
Sieniawa
Przemysl
Teutons
Wysznia
Petrograd
Uyumiah
Persian Armenia
American launch fired on near Ensenada bay
San Diego June 3 The American fishing launch America arrived speckled with bullet holes the crew said they were fired upon at Punta Banday bay 12 miles southeast of Ensenada Lower California.
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San Diego
Cal
America
Punta Banday Bay
Ensenada
Lower California
Majestic's Officers Saved
Admiralty announces all officers aboard the British battleship Majestic, sunk by a German submarine at the Dardanelles, have been saved.
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Majestic
London
Admiralty
Dardanelles
British Avenger Raid on London Report Details Fires and Deaths
Official report states 90 bombs dropped by German airships caused fires in multiple London districts. Citywide rioting erupted against suspected Germans with mobs attacking shops and buildings. Four killed, several injured. no public buildings damaged. special constabulary deployed. Berlin notes reprisals with bombs on London wharves and Ost end houses.
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Shoreditch
Pimlico Walk
Pearson Street
Berlin
Ludwigshafen
Londom
Ostend
Wilson appeals for aid to Mexico amid famine distress
President Wilson issued a public appeal to relieve the general distress in Mexico caused by famine conditions. An upcoming White House statement is expected to address the present situation in Mexico as the administration seeks to win Mexican hearts with generous help. The note mirrors the aid shown to Belgium and Poland amid wartime suffering.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
White House
United States
Belgium
Poland
Gains Against Russians Reported From Eastern Front
Berlin reports tremendous gains including the storming of three forts west of Dunkowiczki near Przemysl, Russian evacuation of Radom in Poland, and captures at Stryj south of Lemberg. It cites 24,700 prisoners taken north of the Niemen in May and a total 10,582 prisoners on the eastern front, plus 1,400 men and heavy and light artillery from forts 1A 11A and 12A.
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Berlin
Radom
Poland
Stryj
Lemberg
Niemen
Dunkowiczki
Joel Foster Pleads Guilty to Statutory Charge in Alabama
Mobile, June 3. Joel M. Foster, a New Jersey poultryman noted as a millionaire, pleaded guilty in city court to a statutory charge and posted $100 bond. He was arrested at a hotel with Delilah Bradley.
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Joel M. Foster
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City Spends 26000 For Atlantic Fleet Review Here
New York reports total cost of entertaining the Atlantic fleet during its visit and review ending May 18. City contributions totaled 10000 while public subscriptions reached 27000 for the event.
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New York
New York City
Fourteen Towns Won by Italian Troops
Geneva May 31 Italians advance in Carinthia capturing three passes and fourteen villages. Grado port near Trieste falls as Italian forces push toward the Gulf of Trieste. A destroyer report notes surrender after bombardment port. Italy shifts troops to Dardanelles and Rhodes to aid Gallipoli. Austrian mobs in Trieste attack Italians and shops.
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Zaffire
Porto Buso
Marck
Italy
Dardanelles
London
Rhodes
Aegean Sea
Gallipoli
Plans Coalition In Mexico To Restore Peace
President Wilson and his cabinet adopted a policy toward Mexico aiming at restoring order and relieving noncombatants from the devastation caused by military elements. The plan calls for moral support to a coalition of the best Mexican elements and formal recognition of a stable government if factions fail to unify.
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U. S
Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Republic
Bread Riots Intensify in Mexico City Desperation Deepens
Foreign observers report bread riots in Mexico City as the crisis worsens, with Consul Silliman informing the state department that conditions have grown more desperate. Reports come from travelers reaching Vera Cruz from the capital.
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Washington
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Silliman
State Department
Jail for Killing Strikers
New Brunswick nine deputy sheriffs on trial for murder over killings at Roosevelt are convicted of manslaughter. They killed two strikers and wounded many others during the incident.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Roosevelt
German reply to American note on Lusitania sinking
Berlin warns that Lusitania was a combatant liner with hidden guns and ammo and claims British ships used civilian vessels to shield military materiel. It says German forces acted to save passengers and hold British owners responsible, while urging full American access to facts and mediationFailed by British refusal to engage on proposed modus vivendi.
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Gerard
Berlin
Cushing
Gulflight
International Commission of Inquiry
Hague
United States
Admiralty
Lusitania
Aas
London
Jagow
Truth About South America Expo: Lima Social Conditions
Excerpt from Prof E A Ross book South of Panama details Lima Peru social issues. It notes a birth rate higher than world cities, deaths twice as fast, high tuberculosis mortality, infant mortality double to triple that of Liverpool Hamburg or New York and Scandinavian cities, malaria affecting about eight thousand to ten thousand yearly, and widespread overcrowded unsanitary tenements dominated by Sociedad de Beneficencia.
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E. A. Ross
Panama
Lima
Peru
University of San Marcos
Liverpool
Hamburg
New York
Sociedad de Beneficienca
Benevolens Organization
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