Confiscation of Whisky Trend as War Food Bill Passes
The House approved a food control bill giving the president power to regulate food, fuel, and distribution for the war effort with a $152.5 million enforcement appropriation. An amendment authorized confiscation of whisky in bond, while a prohibition clause would bar production except for government, industrial, scientific, medicinal, or sacred use. The measure heads to the Senate for rapid action.
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Washington
McLemore
Slayden and Young
Texas
Meeker
Missouri
Ward
New York
Senate
United States
House
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Dam Break Threatens Four Utah Towns In Flooding
The Price River Irrigation company reservoir dam broke spilling 11,000 acre-feet of water. A 50 foot wide breach and five feet of water over the dam threaten Fairview and four nearby towns as farmers flee to higher ground.
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Fairview
Utah
Mammoth Reservoir
Price River Irrigation Company
Army Drives to Bring Regulars to War Strength
Washington June 25 Ten thousand men daily for a week to raise regulars to 300,000. The country is being combed for volunteers as the last chance to join the colors. Friday’s recruits were 711, total 124,034 since April 2. Young men 18 to 40 urged. younger recruits given preference. training and early active service offered to 21 to 30 year olds.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
War Baker
Tam
American Pacific Fleet Takes Over Brazilian Patrol
Admiral William B Caperton commander in chief of the Pacific fleet and his staff were greeted with honors in Rio de Janeiro meeting the Brazilian minister of marine. The arrival signals the U S navy assuming responsibility for patrols in Brazilian waters against German raiders.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
William B. Caperton
United States Navy
Minister of Marine
Washington
Caperton
Disasters Hit German Munition Plants Including Spandau
Paris reports from a Zurich correspondent that German munition sites suffered several disasters last month. A hand grenade arsenal at Spandau exploded on June 16, seven ammunition shops at Marienhail burned June 18, and fires damaged several Nuremberg factories. Spandau lies nine miles west of Berlin with large government works nearby.
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Paris
Germany
Zurich
Matin
Spandau
Marienhail
Nuremberg
Berlin
The Geologists Clock and Geological Time
The fossil shells of early invertebrates show the age of rock beds, guiding geology. Fossil groups mark periods, and the Devonian and Carboniferous ages explain why some coal beds are absent, saving costly exploration.
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New York
Rain Follows Great Battles Across Antiquity
A Nature correspondent cites Plutarch on Caius Marius and Teutons in 102 B C noting rains after large battles. The ancient writer suggests showers cleanse the earth or wipe away blood and corruption, as moisture and vapors alter the air.
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Nature
Plutarch
Caius Marius
Teutons
B. C
Officer in Dual Tragedy in Philadelphia Hotel
A naval officer and a woman registered as Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Alexander were found dead in a hotel room. The man died of heart failure, the woman shot herself with an army revolver. Notes named Mrs. A. J. Schultz of New York to be notified. Schultz said Alexander was a naval officer and had left her house with Louise Jones. they planned to marry in Philadelphia. Both about thirty-two.
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Philadelphia
Frederick Alexander
A. J. Schultz
New York
Louise Jones
Detroit Name Origins and Fort Pontchartrain Record
Detroit was established as a town 114 years ago and named Detroit after six prior names. Yon-do-t-ga and Wa-we-a-tun-ong were early titles before Toghsaghfondje Teuchsa Grondle Ka-row-ta-en and Fort Pontchartrain. Fort Pontchartrain built widened the walls around the village, earning Detroit the title Walled City of the United States.
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Detroit
Fort Pontchartrain
Blast at Soldiers' Home Wrecks Mansion in Leavenworth
An explosion at the Old Soldiers' Home in Leavenworth Kansas ripped through the mansion of Sidney G Cooke governor. William J Squire the governor's son in law was seriously injured and expected to recover. Police believe an explosive was placed in the building. Three rooms were demolished. The governor his wife daughter and grandchild were badly shaken and cut by debris.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Mension
Sidney G. Cooke
Old Soldiers’ Home
William J. Squire
Governor Cooke
No Excuse For Waste In Home Food Use
Government food experts urge housewives to save every bit of uneaten cereal and stale bread for thickeners and dishes. They advise using skim or whole milk fully, keeping milk cool and covered, and note sour milk and buttermilk have many uses in cookery such as hot breads, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and cravies.
Jester Banter Highlights Royal Witty Exchange
A king replies he keeps his wits about him amid jesters. The playful exchange underscores a scene of courtship with humor and regal restraint.
Drys Fight Iron Range Saloons in Minnesota Vote
St Louis County will vote on local option September 10 according to dry managers. Duluth will go dry July 2 with the aim to close 150 saloons on the Masaba iron range.
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Duluth
Minn
St. Louis County
Masaba Iron Range
Kaiser’s Bad Faith Revealed in Official War Narrative
Washington on June 25 published the first of a series titled How the war came to America. The Red White and Blue Book accuses German deception, details broken promises, and cites Bernstorff’s plea to delay action until he could plead for peace with the Kaiser.
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Washington
America
Europe
Lansing
Baker
Daniels
George Creel
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Bernstorff
Kaiser
Germany
Count Bernstorff
French Retake Northeastern Territory Near Vauxaillon
Paris reports the French have retaken most of the area northeast of the Moisy farm near Vauxaillon after German crown prince forces captured it last week. Artillery duels continue east of Hurtebise and Craonne as French guns repel a German infantry push. The German War Office says French pressure east of Mont Camillet in Champagne forced evacuation of ground won in two prior attacks.
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Paris
Moisy
Vauxaillon
Hurtebise
Craonne
Mont Camillet
Champagne
Russ to Oust the Duma and Dissolve Empire Council
Petrograd reports the Pan Russian congress of councils of deputies of soldiers and workmen adopted a resolution calling for dissolving the council of the empire and abolishing the duma. The Minimalists proposed the move to end the duma by annulling deputies mandates and cutting funding.
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Council of Empire
Petrograd
Council of the Empire
Congress of Councils of Deputies
Jailed in Draft Plot Arrests in Duluth Raid
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn leader of the IWW and 40 others were arrested in Duluth Minnesota during a police raid tied to the antidraft campaign waged by the organization.
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Duluth, Minn
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Baseball Standings Pulled From National and American Leagues
The record sheet shows NL leaders with New York and Cincinnati near the top, plus Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago and St Louis in close placement. AL leaders include Chicago Cleveland Boston St Louis Detroit Philadelphia Indianapolis Kansas City and Milwaukee with several teams showing strong records. A note mentions American Association standings for St Paul and Toledo.
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W.S.P.C
W.S.P.C. New York
Cincinnati Ao
Philadelia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh i
Cleveland
St. Uis
Detroit
Indi’apolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Min’apolis
New York
Wash
American Association
St. Paul
Toledo
Baseball Scores Reported Across Leagues
National League results include Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 1 and Cincinnati 2 St Louis 15 with no other games. American League shows Chicago 1 Cleveland 0 and Detroit 4 St Louis 2. Three I League features Moline 3 Bloomington 0 and Peoria 5 Alton 3 in 11 innings amid other afternoon games.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Moline
Bloomington
Peoria
Alton
Hannibal
Quincy
Rock Island
Rockford
Louisville
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
War Boards Cut Down to 4
Washington June 25 The council of national defense reorganization is confirmed with 150 volunteer committees reduced to four under a war industries board. The new committees are Priority Raw Material Finished Products and Purchasing with extended powers and direct reporting to the cabinet council.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
War Industries Board
Allied Purchasing Committee
Council Direct
Council
Report Big Crop in Canada Brisk Prairie Prospects Claimed
A Canadian Northern railway report from Toronto says prairie provinces in Canada have bright crop prospects despite some frost last week. It notes no material damage and very favorable temperatures for grain growth. The report also mentions a rush of settlers from the United States.
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Toronto
Ont
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Northern Railway
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadian Northern
United States
Austrian Drive Halted in Trenino Fighting
Rome reports renewed sharp fighting in the Tren tino with no change in positions. Austrian attack in the Cordovole valley at Mount Settsass was driven off by Italian troops with heavy Austrian losses. An enemy aircraft was forced to land within its lines near Mount Armentera in the Bugana valley.
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Rome
Trentino
War Office
Cordevole
Mount Settsass
Mount Armentera
Bugana
Six Arrested With Explosives in Norway Plot
A Copenhagen dispatched report says six foreigners were arrested in Christiania with about 2200 pounds of explosives. Among them Aron Rautenfels, a German born in Finland, claimed bombs were for Finland. Internal machines hidden in coal like cases were to be loaded into Norwegian ships.
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London
Germany
Christiania
Norway
Copenhagen
Tidensteyn
Aron Rautenfels
Finland
Baron von Rautenfels
Rautenfels
Gunner crew sinks U boat off American liner
At 6 30 p m the forward gun crew of an armed American liner engaged a German submarine. A torpedo missed, a periscope appeared, and the forward gun fired at 2 000 yards. The sub submerged as a shot struck near the periscope and blue smoke rose from its stern. Gullickson led gun crew including F D Wilson Highwood Ill S O Beam Bridgeport Ill Willard R Blackmer Grand Rapids Mich and William A Metzger Lake Forest Ill.
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Navy Department
O. J. Gullickson
Naval Guard
Illinois
Gullickson
Freddie Wilson
Highwood
Ill
S. O. Beam
Bridgeport, Ill
Willard R. Blackmer
Grand Rapids, Mich
William A. Metzger
Lake Forest
Sinn Feiners Riot in Cork Target Courts and Offices
In Cork on June 25 Sinn Feiners smashed windows at recruiting offices, raised the Republican flag atop the courthouse, and wrecked the justice statue scales. At a large meeting they denounced the national convention as a government ploy and urged the executive to convene the council and elect reps to a peace conference.
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Cork
Sinn
T P O Connor in the U S Visit by Irish leaders
In New York on June 25 T P O Connor M P and Irish Nationalist leader arrived aboard a British steamship with Richard Hazleton M P to discuss the Irish question with Irish Americans and friends of Ireland.
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New York
T. P. O’connor
M. P
Richard Hazleton
House of Commons
Galway
O'Connor
Friends of Ireland
Doctor Condon Taken to Jail in Picher Murder Case
Dr. W. J. Condon of New Brunswick was moved from Chattanooga to Trenton on murder charges in the John Vincent Picer case. He was jailed there without a preliminary hearing after arrest in Tennessee.
Washington Will Direct the Draft Centered in Washington
The draft plan sets Washington as the hub to compile the 625000 men for the national army. States over their regular army quota will receive credit for surplus while deficits will be filled by the draft, with time for proclamation expected soon after July 1.
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Regular Army
National Guard
War Department
Regular
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
North Carolina
Mississippi
Vermont
Russians Escape From Foe In Galicia Scout Action
In Galicia near Grabkovtee and Presence an Austrian probing party failed to learn our position. A Russian company dispersed one party, while Lieutenant Muravcev led a breakout using bayonet and grenades, returning to trenches with no losses and suffering five wounds.
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Galicia
Grabkovee
Muravcev
Muraucev
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U. S
Paris Paper
Baron Moncheur
Foreign Office
Gen
Powell Clayton
Navy
Leavenworth, Kan
Drys
Iron Range
Bertin
DUMA
Viscount Kaneko
American-Japan Society
Canada
Ireland
T. P. O'Connor
The
National Army
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