Oppose Plan to Buy Arms Plants
German interests reportedly negotiate to purchase major US gun and munitions plants including Gore M Schwab Bethlehem Remington and Cramp Philadelphia. Cabinet and Attorney General consider legal obstacles to protect public welfare and avoid strained relations with Britain amid war. Secret service monitoring, potential court action discussed to block sale.
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Washington
Lane
Wilson
McAdoo
Treasury
Secret Service
Gore M. Schwab
Bethlehem
Remington Small Arms
Hartford
Conn
United States
Great Britain
Gregory
Department of Justice
Sach
Germany
Britons Shot by Mexicans Near Tampico
Washington reports a British citizen S. P. Jones killed and a Mal lard family wounded when a Villista force fired on them while seeking cover near Tuxpem. Vice Consul Bevan says the Mal lards include Tom Mallard, badly wounded, and Mrs Mallard with critical stomach wounds. the Mallard infant likely to die. Colonel Guillermia led the Villistas.
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Washington
S. P. Jones
Tuxpem
Bevan
Tampico
State Department
Tom Mallard
Big fight in French frontline near Souchez and St Die
The German and French fronts clash in the Aisne region with Poincare’s troops advancing toward Souchez and Neuville St Vaast. An official German note acknowledges gains but claims French repulses at the Souchez sugar factory. A Paris observer reports French forces found 36 German dead in a Souchez cellar and reportedly captured an equal number.
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Poincare
Souchez
St. Die Far
Neuville St Vaas
Paris
Von Tirpitz Estate Seized in Sardinia Report
Paris reports the Italian government has seized the Italian estate of Admiral von Tirpitz, head of the German admiralty, located at Cagliari in southern Sardinia. The seizure underscores wartime measures affecting German assets abroad.
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von Tirpitz
Paris
Admiral von Tirpitz
Cagliari
Fim
Sardinia
Prison Sentenced Two Years To State Penitentiary
A defendant has been sentenced to two years in the state prison. The ruling comes after a lengthy trial conducted in the county courthouse, with prosecutors urging the maximum penalty and defense citing mitigating factors.
Regret over German sinking of Gulfight and Cushing
Washington reports Germany apologized for sinking the Gulfight and promises full monetary reparation. Berlin says Gunfight was attacked by mistake and the submarine commander realized the error after firing. An inquiry into the aeroplane attack on the American steamer Cushing is ongoing and Germany asks for US data to promote understanding.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
Cushing
Kaiser Peace Terms Carried by Dutch Envoy to Wilson
A Dutch envoy, Jonkheer van Gheel Gildermeester, allied with Queen Wilhelmina’s circle and Dutch banking, arrived in Washington with proposed German peace terms. The plan restores all German colonies except Kiaochau, to be disposed of by Japan, and seeks Wilson’s transmission to the Allied powers. Officials doubt Wilson will act, citing no formal communication from Germany.
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Wilson
Jonkheer van Gheel Gildermeester
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Holland
Washington
Germany
Kiarchau
Japan
Menapier Sinks After Torpedo Attack Off North Foreland
Five more ships fallen to German submarines. Belgian steamer Menapier goes down with seventeen dead, including the captain and his family. Twenty-three aboard. only six saved. Survivors landed at Margate, one badly injured sent to hospital. Torpedo explosion quickened sinking. other four vessels rescue crews saved.
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London
Menapier
Tradvang
Superb
North
Foreland
Margate
John Do May Faces Loss Amid Bankrupt Petition
John Do May risks 8.50 dollars as a bankruptcy petition is filed in federal court by the National Incinerator Company of 101 Park Avenue. The document records an 8.52 dollar debt to oil magnate John D Rockefeller and 55,900 dollars in other liabilities.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
National Incinerator Company
Park Avenue
Russian Schooner Adolf Sunk Near Aberdeen
The Russian schooner Adolf was sunk by a German submarine off Rattrayhead near Aberdeen on June 10. Two crew members are dead and four survivors were landed at Leith.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Adolf
Rattrayhead
Leith
Elks Of Michigan Name Officers At Grand Rapids Session
Michigan Elks elected officers for the 1916 reunion to be held in Sault Ste. Marie. Charles Cartier of Ludington named among state leaders. banquet and ceremonies followed at Elks temple in Grand Rapids with district and visiting officials in attendance.
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Elks OF Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie
Temple
Elks Temple
State Association
Walter R. Taylor
Kalamazoo
James O'Hara
St. Joseph
Shirley Stewart
Port Huron
James A. Lombard
Grand Rapids
Ladies
Elks
Livingston Hotel
Moose Convention Closes in Detroit
Michigan Moose wrapped up its fourth annual convention in Detroit with a smokeless smoker in Moose temple. Women attended in large numbers as Moose talent entertained, followed by life at Mooseheart, the vocational school near Chicago. Carl H. Sorensen spoke, then Olympia Four, a Moose entertainment group, performed along with Bert Hall and others. Installation of state officers included Frank Sheldon as dictator and John Eibe as vice-dictator, with several posts filled by Kalamazoo, Saginaw, Jackson, Flint, Reed City, Bay City, Dowagiac and Port Huron members.
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Michigan
Moose
Detroit
Moose Temple
Mooseheart
of the Order
Chicago
Carl H. Sorensen
Olympia Four
Bert Hall
Detroit Lodge
Buffalo Moose
Frank Conroy
Joseph Conlon
Frank Burland
George Leipziger
Larry Haggerty
State Association of the Loyal Order of Moose
Miss Callaghan
Reed City
Frank Sheldon
Kalamazoo
John Eibe
Saginaw
F. S. Hollowell
Jackson
Fred J. Maginn
Flint
Ray Corwin
George Hawkins
Bay City
Ower M. Ball
Dowagiac
Burton Pierson
Hawley
Thomas Emery
Port Huron
Ferris Frees Four Men via Clemency Board Action
Governor Ferris granted clemency to four inmates. Steve Barthowiak from Wayne County received a sentence of seven and a half to fifteen years for breaking and entering. Gerald Cross from Clinton County faced three years and eleven months to seven years and ten months for a statutory charge. Joseph Hessenius from Wexford County was sentenced two to five years for larceny. Curtis Blosser from Wexford County received two to five years on a statutory charge. All four paroles followed recommendations from the pardon board.
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Ferris
Steve Barthowiak
Michigan
Wayne County
Gerald Cross
Clinton County
Michigan Reformatory
Joseph Hessenius
Wexford County
Curtis Blosser
Four names chosen for Michigan fair commission
Four members of the Michigan agricultural fair commission created by the 1915 legislature have been selected by their organizations and certified to Governor Ferrin. They are Robert D. Graham of Grand Rapids from the state board of agriculture J. W. Dickinson of Pontiac from Michigan State Agricultural Society Grant Slocum of Detroit from the Gleaners Joseph H. Brewer of Grand Rapids from Western Michigan State Fair Association.
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Michigan Agricultural Fair Commission
Ferrin
Robert D. Graham
Grand Rapids
State Board of Agriculture
J. W. Dickinson
Pontiac
Michigan State Agricultural Society
Grant Slocum
Detroit
Gleaners
Joseph H. Brewer
Western Michigan State Fair Association
State contracts for paper and supplies awarded by board
Contracts for paper and stationary for the state over the next two years were awarded to Beecher Peck & Lewis of Detroit Dudley Paper Co of Lansing Olvis Bros Everard Co of Kalamazoo and Union Paper and Twine Co of Detroit. Lithographing went to Dickinson Bros Grand Rapids and embossing to Ihling Bros Everard Kalamazoo. Lighting the state capitol was not awarded as Lansing municipal plant previously supplied electricity and this year Michigan Power Co underbid.
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Ihling Bros. Everard Company
Kalamazoo
State Capitol
Lansing
Michigan Power Company
Campaign for State Censorship Board By Women’s Clubs
A state wide campaign to form a censorship board for motion pictures was begun at the City Federation of Woman's Clubs annual meeting in Saginaw. All state clubs will be urged to back the plan and lobby the legislature for an ordinance creating a censorship board like Ohio. Efforts also target Saginaw city censorship. A suffrage committee representing all local clubs was chosen to prepare for next fall's state convention in Saginaw.
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Charles Hulse
St. Johns
Fellows
Hulse
Department
Boards of Health
Board of Osteopathic Registration
City Federation of Woman's Clubs
Saginaw
Woman's Clubs
Ohio
Ann Arbor man cited for speeding at Lansing game
An autoist named Ray Cole from Ann Arbor drove to Lansing for a U M A C ball game with relatives in a six cylinder touring car. He missed the first four innings and left 13.26 for city fines after speeding on the main street at a police observed 50 miles per hour.
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Lansing
Ray Cole
Ann Arbor
Washtenaw
Whitney
Ancient Indian Creation Legend From Brazilian Mountain Tribes
An account from Dr. William C. Farabee reports that Amazonian Indians near the Brazil British Guiana border describe a primordial tree bearing all foods. The tale centers on two gods Tumin kar and Duwid, their gift of food, and a warning that cutting the tree would force humans to work for sustenance. A rock stump is cited as the tree's remains.
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Brazil
British Guinea
University of Pennsylvania
William C. Farabee
Amazon
University Museum
Farabee
Tuminkar
Duwid
Dawid
Philadelphia
Politicians Letters and the Burn This Letter Advice
President Van Buren called the Kinderhook Fox for wisdom and warned Prince John against writing on politics unless travel is avoided. The piece notes politicians often ignore such cautions as past letters resurfaced, even when marked to burn.
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van Buren
Kinderhook Fox
Prince John
Ground Turning Garbage Into Green for Seattle
Seattle Washington found a way to convert wasted garbage into usable land. A swampy plot near the city limits was filled with refuse, sprayed with antiseptic to prevent decay, covered with porous sand or ashes, then seeded with grass. The result is a valuable fertilized plot instead of a useless swamp.
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Seattle
Washington
There is No Luck There Is No Such Thing as Luck
A witty remark attributed to a judge questions luck and inkstand mishaps, suggesting skepticism about chance and the idea of luck in human affairs. The quote contrasts empty inkstands with the notion of luck in everyday outcomes.
Growth of Western Canada Tracks Rail and Education Surge
Western Canada shows rapid rail expansion with Alberta mileage doubling to 4097 miles in three years and railway rates overseen by a Dominion commission. University of Alberta enrollment has grown tenfold in five years across 61 districts, signaling broad prosperity. A Blackie, Alberta farmer, J C D Edward, touts profitable farming gains, zero land encumbrances, and strong health. he notes high yields and favorable summers, inviting inquiries. It's easier to land a husband than to keep him landed.
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Western
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Railway Commission
University of Alberta
J. CD. Edward
Blackie
Alta
Woman Recovers After Using Vegetable Compound
Philadelphia readers recount relief from displacement inflammation and severe backache after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Hamer Fisner of Nicetown reports restored sleep appetite and strength and recommends the remedy nationwide. Another testimony from Providence praises similar benefits.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hamer Fisner
Dounton St
Nicetown, Pa
Lippitt St
Providence
R.L
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