Four more ships sunk by German submarines in English waters
London reports that four vessels were torpedoed in English waters within forty eight hours adding to ten ships attacked. Victims include Steamship Jonas, Steamship Inkum, trawlers Chrysoprapus and Hierld with crews rescued or landed after shell fire and torpedoing.
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London
Eglish
Jona
Thompsoniine
Middleborough
Montre 1
Dundes
Fairiste
Inkum
Gulf Tranewort Company
Glasgow
Wendla
Falmouth
Chrysoprapus
Aberdeen
Orkey Islands
Kirkwall
Lowestoft
North Sea
Lapland
Narvis
Peterhead
Scotland
Salvador
Annex Islands
Hierld
Scilly Islands
Milford
Victoria
St. Ann's Head
Cyrus
Execution of Vincenzo Buonemsegno Shouts Before Death
Albany June 1 Vincenzo Buonemsegno shouted Give my regard to the man who made me kill my wife as he faced the electric chair for the murder of his wife in a jealous feud on April 26, 1924. He remained agitated until the end, aided by Father Mola the Italian priest.
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Albany
Vincenzo Buonemisegno
Buonemsegno
Father Mola
Philadelphia
Louisville
Milan
Isabel Wade
Chicago
German Claims Storm Forts and Prisoners on Eastern Front
Tremendous German reports on June 3 claim victories over Russia including storming forts near Przemyst and Dunkowiczki, Russian evacuations in Poland, captures near Lemberg and Niemen, and 24 700 prisoners. An official statement notes 1400 men captured with many artillery pieces.
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Berlin
Przemyst
Hadom
Poland
Etry
Lemberg
Niemen
Dunkowiczki
Przemyel
Missionaries Interned In Bombay Report
Two missionaries from the Atlantic district of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church Reverend W Williams of Wisconsin and Reverend L Kellerbauer are detained in Bombay after being sent to Hast India. The interns were deployed by the Atlantic district and are reported as interned in Bombay on June 7.
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Boston
W. Williams
Wisconsin
L. Kellerbauer
Hast
India
Atlantic District
Missouri Synod
Pf the
Lutheran Church
Bombay
Carnegie Steel plants run at ninety five percent capacity
Pittsburg June 6. Col H P Rape president of Carnegie Steel says the company operates its plants across the country at 95 percent of capacity. He emphasizes strong utilization and ongoing production nationwide.
Taft Says U S War Risk If White House Slago Occurred
In an address at Bryn Mawr College commencement William H. Taft warned that a single slur in the White House could have driven the United States into war with Germany, altering the course of history.
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Philadelphia
Jime
White House
William H. Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Germany
German reply on Gulf Flight and Cushing submarine attacks
Washington reports release of the German foreign office note to the United States. It states the Gulf Flight was mistaken for an English armed steamer in a convoy, and the attack on the American ship is seen as an unfortunate accident. The Cushing case remains unclear.
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Washington
State Department
Foreign Office
United States
United States of America
James W. Gerard
Gulflight
Scilly
Ishinda
America
Tio
Yha
Cushing
Noordbinder Nightship
Londoners in Riots After Zeppelin Raid
London rioters attack suspected German nationals and shops in Shoreditch and Pimlico after a Zeppelin raid. Authorities report about ninety bombs caused fires. four killed, several injured, including one infant, boy, man, and woman. Derlin later notes reprisals on London wharves and Ostend damage.
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London
Moba
Shoreditch
Pimlico Walk
Pearson Street
Derlin
Ludwigshafen
Ostend
Average British officer life at firing line counted
London June 6 report finds the average life of a British officer after reaching the firing line is only twenty three days.
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London
Swoboda Charge Dropped by French Authorities
French authorities dropped the charge that Raymond Swoboda attempted to blow up a tourist liner at sea, according to a dispatch in the Paris Journal. The report notes the move was announced in Paris.
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Swoboda
Paris
Raymond Swoboda
Big Fire Destroys Pacific Coal Plant in Seattle
A major blaze in Seattle Washington in June destroyed the bunkers plant of the Pacific Coral Coal company on Friday morning. The fire consumed over 16 000 tons of coal and caused about 160 000 dollars in damage.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Coral Coal, Company
Eark
Przemysl Retaken as Austrian German Forces Press Gala Campaign
Vienna reports Przemysl again in Austrian hands as Austrians and Germans gain momentum in a Galicia campaign launched from Krakow. Russians evacuated Przemysl and possibly Lemberg as heavy Krupp guns and diverted troops shift eastward. fortifications and supplies move to safer positions ahead of a Russian frontier retreat. Winds Returns War Flag at Murfreesboro Decoration Day ceremonies with Illinois representatives presenting the flag of the eighteenth Tennessee infantry.
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Vienna
Przemysl
Cracow
Galicia
Lemberg
Liege
Namur
Nastville
Tent
Jina
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Eighteenth Tennessee Infantry
Iinois
Fort Donelson
Bice
Springfield
T. W. Armstrong
David
Brown
Peoria
Voluntary 15 Percent Wage Increase Announced
Bartlesville Oklahoma June 7 a voluntary 15 percent wage rise for workers at the pairing plants of Bartlesville follows wartime demand. The raise is in response to increased production needs since the war began.
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Bartlesville
Oka
Tha’ Aing Steltors
Tim Hurst, Noted Umpire and Fight Official, Dies
Pottsville reports the sudden death of Tim Hurst on Friday in Minersville. A former umpire in the National and American leagues, he gained later prominence as a fight referee.
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Thm Hurst
Potisville
Tim Hurst
Nacional
Tome
Minersville
President Warns Mexican Factions To Unite Or US Will Act
President Wilson urges Mexican factions to act together to relief and reconstruction of Mexico or the United States will decide what means to employ to help Mexico save itself and its people. He stresses a central authority must be recognized and warns of decisive US intervention if unity fails.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Republc
Mexico City
Usase
Speyer lands in New York amid disloyalty charges
Sir Cadgar Speyer the Hoglish baronet arrives in New York aboard the American liner Philadelphia with his wife and family. He resigned his British privy councillorship and seeks a royal revocation of his baronetcy amid growing charges of disloyalty to the crown. The Philadelphia carried Lusitania victims and other notable passengers from Liverpool.
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New York
Sir Cadgar Speyer
Hoglish
Great Britain
Hner
Philadelphia
Sir Edgar
Liverpool
Tifpas- Bengels
Lusitania
Pallip Klein
Charles Klein
Lona G. Dreyfus
Berlin
Raymond T. Baker
Petrograd
Muladelphis
Ten Thousand Canadians Landed Safe in England
Ottawa reports more than ten thousand Canadian soldiers landed safely in England during the week. There were no submarine sightings and the total with the allies now stands near sixty five thousand Canadians.
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Ottawa
England
Earthquake Reported in Munich and Amsterdam
Earthquake震 was reported from Munich to Amsterdam with a strong tremor at 8 96 o clock causing damage in observatories and shaking buildings across Bavaria. No casualties are confirmed in the fragmentary report.
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Bavaria
Amsterdam
Munich
Yara
Garth Lemora
Drainage Claim Notice Upheld in Taylor Kirby Case
Iowa Supreme Court upholds the drainage district notice method in the Taylor Kirby dispute over land taken for a drainage ditch. The ruling says a publication sufficient to reach ordinary readers fixes a deadline for damages claims, even if owners miss the notice. A higher court appeal is anticipated.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Auprey Court
War States Supreme” Court
Frank Taylor
John ‘P. Kirby
Wellants
Ellemet
Justice Ladd
Taylor
Paylor
Kirby
Suth
Transportation of Liberty Bell sparks route proposals
Petitioners urge moving the Liberty Bell by special motor car along the Lincoln Highway with towns in the west to witness the journey. Philadelphia officials are asked to permit the relay from Independence Hall, promising a peaceful, celebratory path and wide viewership. The plan cites safeguarding the bell from jolts and frames the event as a historic nation birth moment.
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Deg Molney
Transportation of Liberty
Lincoln Highway
Wankburg
Philadelphia
Hall
Philadelphi
Sdea-ig
Bell
Ted Waa
London
Pennsylvania
State House
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Trenton
Rules Corporation
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New Trade Commission
AOU
Taft
George W. Wickersham
Orle Canal
Lake Superior
New York Harbor
Pittsburgh
Cambria Steel Company
United States Steel
James R. Garfield
Secretary of Commerce
Buffington
Supreme Court
Shigie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Supreme Court of the United States
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Stry
Teutons
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Rersons
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Dual Empire
Cyar
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Goeoures
Spencer
Madigan
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