British and German War Actions Across Europe
British resume offensive on northern Ypres front and Festubert in France as Karlsruhe suffers heavy air raid damage. German counterattacks fail to hold Festubert. British advance in Belgium secures trenches. Reims, Nancy, St Die and Belfort bombarded. Strathnavin sunk near Scilly Islands with 22 lives lost.
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London
Hooge
Ypres
Belgium
Festubert
France
Reims
Nancy
St. Die
Belfort
Strathnarin
Scilly Islands
Kansas to end supplying unfiltered water to insane wards
The Kansas state board of health ordered compliance with sanitation laws. Osawatomie must filter Marais des Cygnes river water for drinking. The state’s pumping plant providing water to the insane hospital was found unfiltered and will receive a filtering plant installation.
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Kansas Commonwealth
Topeka
Kansas
Insane Hospital
1916 Draft Recruits To be Called Sooner
Central News dispatch from Amsterdam reports Cologne sources say the 1916 draft recruits ordered last week to prepare for service will be summoned to the colors now rather than in October as previously proposed.
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London
England
Amsterdam
Cologne
Bryan Denies Aid to German Internment Relief
Washington reports William J. Bryan denied a Toronto dispatch claiming he personally contributed 500 dollars for relief of distressed interned Germans. He labeled the story false and said no such fund or pledge existed. The denial clarifies his stance on the matter amid wartime sentiment.
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Bryan
Washington
William J. Bryan
Toronto
U-21 Sinks Lusitania Off Coast
London report from a Danish correspondent says the German submarine U-21 sank the Lusitania. The Evening Star notes the incident was confirmed by Elsinore observers.
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Lusitania
London
Elsinore
Denmark
Evening Star
Doctor of Law degree for Josephus Daniels at Ohio Wesleyan
Jane conferred the degree of Doctor of Law on Josephus Daniels secretary of the navy at the commencement exercises of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Ohio.
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Josephus Daniels
Delaware
Ohio
Jane
Ohio ‘Wesleyan University
Bernstorff Dupe Exposes German Envoy in Safe-Travel Hoax
The German ambassador von Bernstorff duped U S officials by using Dr Anton Meyer Gerhard a supposed German Red Cross envoy to procure safe conduct and inspect American wartime readiness. The real Dr Alfred Meyer a German army supplies chief posed as him with Bryan's safe conduct letter. The ruse involved disguise and collusion, aiming to funnel war materials back to Germany.
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New York
the Tribune
Count von Bernstorff
United States
State Department
Anton Meyer-Genhard
Red Cross
Germany
Meyer-Gerhard
Christiania
Norway
Alfred Meyer
Imperial German Ministry of War
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
East Front
Meyer
German War Office
Toupee
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
von Bernstorff
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Dr. Meyer-Gerhard
Dr. Meyer- Gerhard
Washington
Confession in Texas City Links Wife and Soldier Murder
Frank M. White, a 45 year old businessman, confessed to stabbing Thack Wright, 49, a private in Company C Twenty third Infantry. White said he found his wife in the soldier’s tent in Houston, Texas. White and his wife, both with three grown children, have a troubled history.
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Houston
Tex
Thack Wright
Twenty-third Infantry
Texas City
Frank M. White
White
Woman's Body Found in River in Portland Ore
Two boys found in the Willamette River near Portland identify the body as likely Emma Herrin Dickey, 43, sister of William F. Herrin, vice president of the Southern Pacific Railroad. D C Herrin, a brother, believes the remains are hers.
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River
Portland
Ore
Williamette River
Emma Herrin Dickey
William F. Herrin
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
D. C
Two tornadoes strike Adams county Nebraska crops
Tornadoes touched down in Hastings Nebraska affecting Adams county. The wind caused no major damage but a following hail storm devastated a farming area about 15 miles long and five to six miles wide.
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Nebraska
Hastings
Neb
Adams County
Farming Country
Fire destroys Orphans' Home near Hoyleton Illinois
Fire at the Evangelical Lutheran Orphans' Home near Hoyleton Illinois caused two main buildings to burn. The blaze started by a defective hus likely caused extensive damage totaling about 55,000 dollars. Several orphans were marhaled to safety as staff fought the flames.
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Orphane
Burns
Centralia
The
Evangelical Lutheran Orphans
Hoyleton
Illinois General Assembly Nears Adjournment
The Forty-ninth Illinois General Assembly plans to adjourn sine die by June 29 with little major legislation left. Chicago public utility bills pass the Senate, while a wet and dry fight looms in the House. The Trandell bill and 560 car bill seek final votes, and fewer than fifty appropriation bills remain. The state board of public utilities could intervene in Chicago strikes, but no move is anticipated now.
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Springfield
Forty-ninth
General Assembly of
Illinois
Chicago
Senate
State Board of Public Utilities
Utilities Act
Commission
Austin
Harding
Bailey
Keller
Boehm
Latham
Campbell
Manny
Canaday
Pervier
Cleary
Piercy
Curtis
Smith
Glackin
Tossey
Hamilton
Woodward
Broderck
House
State Board of Election Commissioners
Corrupt Practices Act
Chicago Election Board
Commissaion
Mutual Co-Operation Insurance Companies
Rock Island
Michael Logoe
Ion
Spanish Veterans Elect Rock Island Officers
The Illinois Encampment United Spanish War Veterans elected officers for the year: Commander H. J. Donahue Streator senior vice commander W L Miller Springfield department inspector Julius Strauss Rock Island department marshal M J Nevis Chicago surgeon Dr W F Schaars Chicago chaplain Rev H W Jameson Decatur The 1916 convention was voted to Woodlawn a suburb of Chicago.
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Rock Island
Illinois
H. J. Donahue
Streator
W. L. Miller
Springfield
Julius Strauss
M. J. Nevis
Chicago
W. F. Schaars
H. W. Jameson
Decatur
Woodlawn
Auto Victim Lucy Plum Dies in Aurora Incident
Mrs. Lucy Plum widow of W V Plum a prominent figure in Aurora and Joliet died from injuries after being knocked down by an automobile driven by W C Haviland secretary of the Illinois Master Plumbers association She was mother of Henry Plum Joliet representative of the International Harvester company
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Aurora
Lucy Plum
W. V. Plum
Aurora and
Joliet
W. C. Haviland
Illinois Master Plumbers’ Association
Henry Plum
International Harvester Company
Farmer Threatened to Kill Revenue Officer in Springfield
John W. Workman a farmer and stock raiser is at liberty on a 1000 bond after allegedly threatening to kill a deputy federal revenue collector who tried to require payment of income tax. Workman was indicted by the federal grand jury on a charge of resisting the officer inspector O A Saal of Chicago says.
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Springfield
John W. Workman
Lberty
Federal Revenue Collector
Workman
Federal Grand Jury
O. A. Saal
Chicago
Woman Killed by Interurban Car on North Jackson
Mrs. Mary Beltz of Grayson was killed when an interurban car struck her and her husband as they waited near the North Jackson street track. She sustained a broken neck and arm. The couple formerly resided in the city.
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Harrisburg
Mary Beltz
Grayson
Jackson Street
Storm Rips Vandalia Damaging Trees and Buildings
A severe wind and rain storm hit Vandalia causing uprooted trees and demolished structures at the Carey hotel in Ramsey. Debris blocked streets, utilities failed, and wheat fields were blown flat.
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Vandalia
Ramsey
Carey
Lumbermen Indorse Wilson at Hardwood Association Meet
Resolutions of confidence in President Wilson and approval of his foreign policy were adopted at the eighteenth annual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, which adjourned after electing W. Babcock of Pittsburgh as president.
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Indorse Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
National Hardwood Lumber Association
Pittsburgh
Home Rule Passes Senate in Chicago Utilities Reform
Chicago moves toward home rule for public utilities with a mayor-named commission. Senate passed three bills easing utility mergers, surface and elevated line cooperation, and 40-year franchise extensions amid backing from the Barr-Dailey-Httelson bloc. House to decide.
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Springfield
Chicago
Senate
Barr-Datley-Httelson
House
Utilities Commission
Murtan D. Hull
Thirteenth Post Office Robbed in Vermilion County
Danville reports the thirteenth Vermilion county post office robbery in a year and the second within a week. At Armstrong the safe was wrecked and several hundred dollars stolen, with the culprit escaping in darkness on a Central handcar.
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Thirteenth
Danville
Vermilion County
Armstrong
Battleship Agamemnon sunk at Dardanelles
New York dispatch notes the Agamemnon, a major pre dreadnought, was sunk at the Dardanelles in late May possibly by a German submarine. All officers and crew were saved. The report underscores censorship and word of mouth shaping early war news. Confirmation arrived via the Orduna.
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New York
New York Times
Dardanelles
Majestic
Triumph
London
Orduna
Bryan Helps Progressives Atlanta Stop
In Atlanta W J Bryan resigned as secretary of state causing a party break. Roosevelt, on his way back to Oyster Bay after Louisiana with John Parker, told Atlanta Progressive delegates during a 20 minute stop that Bryan’s resignation would benefit his Progressive movement.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Democratic Party
W. J. Bryan
Col
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Oyster Bay
Louisiana
John Parker
Bryan
Bryan Promises Another Statement on Causeless War
From Washington ex Secretary Bryan at Old Point Comfort word came he would issue another statement in the next few days on the causeless war. The statement would not relate to his resignation but would discuss the war as its causes and the way out.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
Old Point
Windis Car Law Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington D C The supreme court held as constitutional an Illinois law requiring railroads to furnish cars within a reasonable time after freight is offered.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Boy Drowns in Indiana Pond at Boonville Swim
A 17 year old, Fyrt Judkins, drowned in a coal mine pond near Boonville Indiana while swimming. He was seized with cramps and could not be rescued. Local authorities investigated the incident.
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Indiana Pond
Boonville
Ind
Here
Fyrt Judkins
First Car Accident In Three Years In Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Illinois Mr Frank Betz died instantly after being struck by an Interurban car. The incident marks the first serious accident since the street car system began three years ago.
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Harrisburg
Iil
Frank Betz
Earthquakes Shake Wurttemberg Towns Reported by Reuter
Dispatch from Amsterdam quotes Reuter describing severe earthquake shocks hit Wurttemberg, with notable effects in Ebingen and Balingen. The report notes damage and ongoing assessments as authorities survey the aftermath.
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Wurttemberg
London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Ebinsen
Balingen
Pensioned Pittsburgh teacher Harriet A. Graham retires
Miss Harriet A. Graham, a longtime Pittsburgh educator, is retired on pension by the board of education after fifty eight years of service in the local schools. It is estimated that nearly 8,000 children have been under her tutelage.
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Pittsburgh
Harriet A. Graham
Board of Education
Berlin Journals Urge Rejection of War Zone Accord
Berlin papers split over the American note on the war zone and possible talks. Some call for compromise while others reject any change from previous policy, citing Lusitania sinking and Germany's submarine campaign. Count von Reventlow says no agreement if Wilson won’t recognize the war zone.
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Count Reventlow
Wilson
Berlin
Germany
Teglische Rundschau
Rundschau
Kreuz Zeitung
Fingland
Count von Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
Four Dead in Airship Raid Over London
London reports state four killed and about seventy treated in hospitals after a Zeppelin raid. Officials say 90 bombs were dropped by the aircraft, with uncertainty over how many Zeppelins participated. Spectators saw possibly one or four craft. secrecy curbs press, cited to protect positions for future missions.
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Karlsruhe
London
Rotterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
England
Pes
Admiralty
fYyBuDkDa
Man Wins $18,000 by Marriage in Cal Will Condition
Los Angeles man Arthur L. Vissers married Myrtle Bush to meet a will's condition set by his grandfather requiring marriage by September 1. The clause states Vissers inherits $18,000 upon compliance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mise Myrtle Bush
Vissers
Baron von Saalfeld Falls in Battle Listed Among Casualties
Berlin reports Baron Ernst von Saalfeld aged 19, heir to Saxe Meiningen, has fallen in battle. His name appears in the latest casualty list as the son of Prince Ernst of Saxe Meiningen.
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Baron von Saalfeld
Berlin
Ernst
von Saalfeld
Saxe-Meiningen
Baldwin Works chief says Russian order for locomotives
Alva B Johnson, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, reported a cable from the Russian government awarding a contract for 250 locomotives. The deal, worth about 6 million dollars, involves substantial payments and signals a major export win for the company.
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Philadelphia
Alva B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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