De Palma Wins International Sweepstakes 600 Mile Race
Ralph De Palma in a Mercedes dominates the Indianapolis 600 mile classic finishing in 65 hours 33 minutes 55.5 seconds at 89.84 mph to set a new record. Dario Resta}, Gil Anderson, and Earl Cooper follow in a fierce three way duel with B. Wilcox leading the early pace before pace-setters De Palma and Resta pull away. Three cars retire early: Cox in the Purcell, John Mais, and George Hill in a Bugatti.
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Ralph de Palma
DePalma
Reno Thomas
Delage
Dario Resta
Resta
America
Gil Anderson
Earl Cooper
Howdy Wilcox
Wilcox
Purcell
Cox
Mais
John Mais
George Hill
Zeppelins Reach London as Flyers Seen Over Suburbs
London June 2 The official press bureau reported Zeppelins seen near Ramsgate and Brentwood and in outer London districts. Fires were claimed but not definitively linked to the airships. A safety notice urged newspapers to avoid publishing locations or routes of aircraft near London pending admiralty guidance.
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London
Ramsgate
Kentish
Brentwood
Admiralty
Victory Won by the Wets
The Supreme Court set aside the conviction of a Lowellville Ohio liquor dealer for taking orders in Pittsburg Hettsville Pennsylvania ruling it an improper interference with interstate commerce.
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Washington
Lowellville (O
Hettsville
Supreme Court
New York City Population Estimation in Census
In Gotham New York on June 3 enumerators began the decennial census. The state population is estimated at 10,200,000 with New York City at 5,806,532 residents.
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New York
New York City
British Liner Princess Irene Is Torpedoed
London May 29. The admiralty announced Majestic torpedoed and sunk in the Dardanelles with nearly all hands saved. Berlin wireless says loss off Sed-ul-Bahr. Majestic weighs 14,900 tons, crew 757, built 1895. Also reports B-11 sank ammunition ship, a supply ship run ashore, and Constantinople torpedo near arsenal. General Bridges of Australian division mortally wounded May 17. Six allied battleships lost in the Dardanelles. British five including Majestic Triumph Ocean Irresistible Goliath Bouvet French Bouvet. Several others damaged but not seriously. Princess Irene blown up at Sheerness, 324 killed. admiralty says accident.
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Admiralty
Majestic
Dardanelles
Berlin
Sed-ul- Bahr
Sea of
Marmora
Rodosto
Constantinople
Lridges
Gallipoli
Triumph
Ocean
Goliath
Irresistible
Bouvet
H. M
Princess Irene
Sheerness
Teutons Repulsed by Russians on San River Fight
Berlin reports a Russian counterattack along the San River in central Galicia drove German forces from Sieniawa on the river’s left bank and cost them six cannon. German positions near Przmysl held as Teutons progress along the Wysznia. About 9,000 more prisoners were taken. Petrograd says Russian troops recaptured Urumiah in Persian Armenia.
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San River
Riven
San
Galicia
War Office
Sieniawa
Przemysl
Teutons
Wysznia
Petrograd
Urumiah
Persian Armenia
American Launch Fired On
American fishing launch America arrived in San Diego speckled with bullet holes the crew said they received at Punta Benday bay twelve miles southeast of Ensenada Lower California during a voyage or attack reported by the crew in San Diego.
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America
Punta Banday Bay
Ensenada
Lower California
Majestic Officers Saved After Dardanelles Sinking
London June 3 officials said all officers of the British battleship Majestic have been saved after the vessel was sunk by a German submarine at the Dardanelles. The admiralty issued the confirmation amid ongoing war dispatches.
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Majestic
London
Admiralty
Dardanelles
British avenge aid on London air raid report
London reports say Zeppelin raid incited anti German rioting as incendiaries set fires in several city sections. Casualties include four dead and multiple injuries as mobs clash with suspected Germans. special constabulary called out. Berlin counters with reprisal bombing on London wharves and Ostend.
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London
Shoreditch
Pimlico Walk
Pearson Street
Berlin
Wilson appeals for aid to Mexico amid famine distress
President Wilson on May 31 called the American public to relieve widespread suffering in Mexico from famine conditions. An official White House note said a forthcoming statement on the Mexico situation would clarify the administration’s plan. Officials hope generous aid will win Mexican hearts as aid to Belgium and Poland did.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
White House
United States
Belgium
Poland
German Gains Reported on Eastern Front in June fronts
Berlin reports tremendous gains against the Russians including storming forts near Przemysl and the evacuation of Radom in Poland. It cites 24 700 prisoners captured north of the Niemen in May and a total of 10 582 prisoners on the eastern front, plus the seizure of forts 10 A 11 A and 12 west of Dunowiczki with 1400 men and artillery.
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Przemysl
Radom
Poland
Stryj
Lemberg
Niemen
Dunkowiczki
Joel Foster Pleads Guilty in Mobile City Court
Joel M. Foster a New Jersey poultryman pleaded guilty to a statutory charge in Mobile City Court and was fined 100 dollars. He was arrested at a hotel with Delilah Bradley.
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Joel Foster
Mobile
Ala
Joel M. Foster
New Jersey
Foster
Delilah Bradley
Atlantic fleet visit costs New York $26,000
New York officials report the Atlantic fleet visit and review that ended May 18 cost the city 26 thousand dollars. The city contributed 10 thousand and the public 27 thousand.
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New York
New York City
Italians Win Fourteen Towns as Trieste Push Advances
Geneva reports Italian forces continue toward Trieste with 14 villages taken and three lower passes seized. Grado port captured near Trieste. air raids on rail lines cripple Austrian troop movements. Italy shifts to Dardanelles operations with 40,000 troops landed on Rhodes. Austrian mobs target Italian properties in Trieste. authorities flee.
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Grado
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Trentino
Idria
Isonzo
Zaffire
Porto Buso
Marck
Italy
Dardanelles
London
Rhodes
Aegean Sea
Gallipoli
Plans coalition in Mexico aims to restore order
President Wilson and his cabinet on Tuesday agreed on a new US policy toward Mexico. The plan seeks to restore order and relieve noncombatants from devastation caused by Mexican military elements. It calls for moral support to a coalition of Mexico's best elements and formal recognition of a new government once a stable regime is established.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Mexico
Republic
Bread Riots Rage in Mexico City Desperate Situation
Washington reports note bread riots ongoing in Mexico City as the famine worsens. Foreigners reaching Vera Cruz relay the crisis to Consul Silliman, who informed the state department. The situation grows more desperate as shortages persist.
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Washington
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Silliman
State Department
Jail for Killing Strikers Conviction of Nine Deputies in New Jersey
In New Brunswick on June 2 nine deputy sheriffs, previously tried for murder and for killing two strikers at Roosevelt and wounding a score, were convicted of the charges. The trial established the deputies' responsibility in the fatal incident and related injuries during the labor unrest.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Roosevelt
German Note on Lusitania Sinking Voiced by Berlin
Berlin replies to the American note over the Lusitania sinking with a full formal defense. It accuses Britain of arming ships, cites Cushing and Gulflight incidents, and claims Lusitania carried war material and Canadian troops. It blames ship owners and argues Germany acted in self defense to protect soldiers and avoid loss of life. The note notes investigations and potential international inquiries.
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Gerard
Berlin
Cushing
Gulflight
International Commission of Inquiry
Hague
Admiralty
Aas
Lusitania
United States
London
Jagow
Truth About South America Excerpt on Lima’s Social ills
Prof EB A Ross discusses Lima Peru in his book South of Panama noting high birth rates and rapid deaths due to tuberculosis malaria and overcrowded unsanitary housing. The University of San Marcos study cites infant mortality higher than Liverpool Hamburg or New York and widespread slum tenements run by Sociedad de Beneficencia.
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EB. A. Ross
Panama
Lima
Peru
University of San Marcos
Liverpool
Hamburg
New York
Sociedad de Beneficienca
Benevolens Organization
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