Gray Legions of Dixie in Washington for Confederate Reunion
Confederate veterans in trainloads arrived in Washington with 25 000 visitors for a reunion marked by a formal welcome from President Wilson and a day of entertainments including ragtime, concerts, and moving pictures. The event drew veterans, families, and allied groups to a tented city at Union Station and surrounding venues, with soldiers and descendants filling registration centers and lodging as crowds celebrated patriotism and reunion across the capital.
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Washington
Southland
Dixie
Veterans and Allied Organizations
Arcade
Fourteenth Street
Park Road Northwest
George P Harrison
United Confederate Veterans
Hilary A Herbert
Robert & Harper
Louis Brownlow
Marine Band
Harrison
Lee
Jackson
Pennsylvania Avenue
United States
Reunion crowds swamp capital in Washington
Several thousand Confederate veterans arrived in Washington last night from Texas and farther afield causing a registration burden at Union Station. The sleepless night shortage of accommodations prompts Chairman Dolph to urge volunteers to host visitors as the crowd nears double the expected. People able to shelter veterans should contact Dolph or committee members at Union Station or reunion headquarters.
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Union Station
Willard
Raleigh
States
Robert N Harper
Washington
Dixie
Pointins
Texas
Dolph
Confederate Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans Daily Program
Today features an opening meeting of Confederate veterans at the Arcade followed by a Sons of Confederate Veterans business meeting at the Raleigh. A 2 00 gathering of Confederate veterans at the Willard, a 3 30 reception for visiting delegates at the pension of flea, and an 8 15 reception at the Library of Congress. Evening events include 9 31 balls at the Arcade Ralph and Powhatan and an 8 13 concert near the Capitol east front with punctures of the European war.
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Arcade
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Raleigh
Willard
Pension Offlea
Library of Congress
Ralph and Powhatan
Capitol
Preservation of Liberty Registration Day Proclaimed
The nation calls all men to register and stand united against a foreign foe. This day marks the moment when the manhood of the country must step forward in a solid rank to defend cherished ideals and fulfill the President’s proclamation without gaps in the ranks.
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Wilson
Three Charged With Conspiracy in German Spy Mail Plot
New York reporters outline a case in which Harry F. Ferlast Irving Bonaparte and Axel Meichar stand accused of conspiring to route military information to Germany. Officials say high powered wireless gear shipped to Mexico aided a spy network. letters in English German and Spanish examined for coded messages. The trio’s bonds range from 20 000 to 28 000 dollars as investigations continue.
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Mexico
United States
Germany
England
Harry F. Ferlast
Irving Bonaparte
Axel E Melchar
Sweden
Bergeneifgard
Kristianiafjord
Hitchcock Kalk
Perissi
Bonaparte
Meichar
Hitchcock
Berlin
Elient
Kronstadt Government Holds Councils on Warship Threatening Bombardment
A radical Kronstadt faction led by Anatole Lamanoff governs from a warship off Kronstadt. They warn Petrograd of assault while denying calm in the capital as guards deploy. The “Oranienbaum” icebreaker, with a red banner, briefly signifies the rebellion amid tense preparations.
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Petrograd
Russia
Anatole Lamanoff
Gulf of Finland
Gutuyeff Island
Oranienbaum
U. S. Note Held Up By Russian Orders
Petrograd reports the U S note replying to Russia is delayed awaiting similar replies from Great Britain France and Italy The Russian provisional government asserts free Russia seeks peace based on national self determination and denies aiming to dominate others Also in New York Dr H V Barclay learns his son Lief Barclay 22 died heroically in the Lafayette Escadrille while serving as an aviator after joining the unit in April
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United States
Russia
New York
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Lief Barclay
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American Ambulance Corps
Barclay
Escadrille
Alexieff Resigns as Commander-in-Chief at Petrograd
Gen. Michael V. Alexieff resigns as commander in chief of the Russian armies. Gen. Alexis Brusiloff is named to succeed him, taking over the southwestern front. Gen. Gerko replaces Brusiloff on the southwestern front, with Alexieff having been appointed April 15 after Grand Duke Nicholas’s retirement.
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Southwestern Front
Petrograd
Anarchists Press for New Elections in Petrograd
Reported unrest after looting of Troitsk wine factories leads to a death toll from alcoholism. Kronstadt anarchists condemn the current workmen and soldiers' council as insufficiently radical and demand new elections.
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Troitsk
Kronstadt
Council of Workmen's
Judge Lindsey Attacked by Youth in Denver Court
In Denver on June 4 Judge Ben E Lindsey, famed for child delinquency studies, was assaulted in his juvenile court by Bennie Huffman, 14, and his mother after Lindsey sentenced the youth to reform school for highway robbery. The boy, reportedly the youngest ever sentenced here for highway robbery, had held up another boy and stolen money from a box entrusted to the mother. Officers restrained the assailants. minor injuries were reported.
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Colo
Ben E .Lindsey
Bennie Huffman
Huffman
Hoffman
59th Day of War Begins New Whisky Tax Plan
On the 59th day of the war, June 4, 1917, the Senate finance committee backs a liquor tax so prohibitive it would nearly end whisky production for the war's duration, with beer wines and liquor in bond exempt. Wilson visits Congress to discuss war measures with Senator Martin as censorship is dropped from the spy bill. General Crowder says the first draft will be 625,000 men, registration plans roll out nationwide, and Attorney General Gregory reports no further plots. Forty-eight district citizens associations plan celebrations.
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Wilson
Capitol
Martin
Senate
House
Gen. Crowder
Congress
Gregory
Bond
Gore
Gore Amendments Aim to Tax Materials for Distilled Spirits
Senate finance committee backed Gore amendments to the revenue bill prohibiting grain and edible materials in spirit production, imposing 20 a bushel on grain and 5 per gallon on molasses, with notes on refunds for spirits withdrawn under tax rules. Imports of such spirits are barred except for industrial or war needs, beers, malts, and wines remain untaxed.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Secretary of the Treasury
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Riots erupt as anarchists clash with police in New York draft unrest
On June 4 New York police faced a mass meeting led by Emma Goldman as 2,500 protesters denounced conscription. Rioters battled officers with clubs and a strong searchlight setup, reports say 40 to 54 rioters were treated, while arrests rose. Police and government agents kept order as crowds pressed for registration.
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Washington Post
New York
Emma Goldman
Hunts Point Palace
Southern Boulevard
Index to Today's Issue Pure
Legions of Gray Arrive Bare German Radio Plot Kronstadt Government Active Stops Liquor by Tax Antidraft Mob Riots Capital Ready for Registration Ready for War Poll Nine Held Treasur Artillery sue on French Front
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New York
Wilson
Lewig
Lores Gane
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