Peace Conference Move Shifts From Wilson Says Europe
Neutral European nations now favor inviting a conference to end the war with three neutrals ready to sign a call. They claim Washington has failed to act since the Lusitania sinking and see America taking a secondary role in leading peace efforts. Meetings among European neutrals will decide next steps within ten days in Zurich or Stockholm.
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Wilson
Lusitania
Karl H. von Wiegas
Washington Post
Gerlin
The
Hague
Europe
America
Amrica
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Europa
Peara
Pater Wilson
Crettinia
Switzerland
London
Wilam Jennings Bryan
Ameron
Sartoua
Christiana
Stockholm
the Press Publishing
New York World
Russia buys 250 locomotives from Baldwin Works
Alba B Johnson, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, announced receipt of a cable indicating the Russian government awarded a contract for 250 locomotives. Deliveries are to be completed by year end, totaling about 38.6 million.
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Qcad
Theoliaelphia
Alba B Johnson
Baldwin Locomotiv Works
Ctts
Hac
Only Two Leave Germany
London reports two Americans, C H Bray and his wife, reached London from Berlin after Lusitania note news. Bray, manager of the Orpheum circuit, said false rumors claimed over 100 American refugees were arriving. he and his wife were the sole arrivals. He described visiting France as fine and noted German frontier courtesy and that Berlin’s Adlon Hotel remained largely the same with fewer Americans.
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Washington Post
London
C H. Bray
Broadway
New York
Berlin
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Brays
Germany
Switzerland
Bray
France
Paris
von Kluck
San Francisco
St Louis Takes 655 Abroad for Liverpool Voyage
Special to The Washington Post June 12 reports the St Louis to day sailing to Liverpool with 665 passengers aboard. Travelers depend on the Stars and Stripes through the war zone. Notables include Mrs Reginald Brooke Langhorne beauty visiting London and Waldorf Astor’s sister.
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Washington Post
New York
Hner
Liverpool
Reginald Brooke
Virginia Shein
Waldorf Astor
London
L. Pietrowski
Chicago
Wiliam Romsay
Canadian Pacific Railway
Miss Margaret Britton Weds Lieut Rusk in Charleston
News of a secret Friday ceremony in Charleston reports Miss Margaret Britton, Washington social favorite, marrying Lieut H Wells Rusk jr, assistant paymaster US Navy. The couple wed with close family present while Britton’s Parisian circle stays abroad and her former engagement to Carroll Robertson is recalled as a past broken plan.
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Navy
Maryland
Charleston
Margaret Britton
H Wells Rusk, Jr
Miss Britton
Miss
Washington
Chisholm
Alexander Britton
Lieut Rusk
Lieut. Rusk
New York
Navy Register
Carroll M Robertson
Robertson
New York City
Rusk
Manns Campaign Begun for Republican Nomination
Chicago friends of Representative James R Mann have launched an active campaign in the Midwest to secure the Republican nomination for president next year. Edwin Sims, former U S district attorney of Chicago, is directing the effort and has circulated letters as the groundwork for a broader push once the State legislature adjourns.
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Middle West
Washington Post
Chicago
James R Mann
Edwin Sims
United States
Nf Chicag
Mann
War Fronts Battle Lines Spread Across Galicia and East Prussia
London dispatch reports heavy fighting along the Dniester in Galicia as Russia and Austria-Germany clash with prospects of continuing severe combat. German forces retreat from Zurawna, Austrians push east of Horodenka, while Lemberg remains the Austro-German goal amid wider battles from the Baltic to the Isonzo. Meanwhile French, British, and Italian actions persist along the Western Front and along the Isonzo as Italy advances toward Tolmino. A separate note quotes former Secretary of State Bryan defending his signing of the Lusitania note amid disagreement over its language and urging further steps such as an international investigation and safeguarding neutral commerce.
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Dniester
Galicia
Russia
Austria
Germany
Zurawna
Bukowina
Horodenka
Lemberg
Przemysl
Beltic
East Prussian
Rawka
Bolimow
Sochaczew
Warsaw
Rhelma
Arras
Champagne
Cat Aboard Derelict Schooner Dalgonar Found Safe
A black cat aboard the derelict British schooner Dalgonar, abandoned in June 1913 and drifting across the South Pacific for two years, has been rescued near Papeete and landed there. The ship's bell and cat were saved by a small trading schooner crew, with the Dalgonar reported near Maupthoa Island in the Society group.
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South Pacific
Washington Post
San Francisco
Papeete
Marine Department
Chamber of Commerce
Maupthoa Island
Midocean
Arrested Judge Lindsey Faces Perjury Contempt Charge
Colorado authorities arrest Judge Ban B Lindsey in chambers on contempt of court and connivance at perjury. District Attorney Rush, acting under District Judge Perry Lindsey, says the charge stems from Lindsey refusing to reveal a confidential conversation with Neal Wright, 12, in the Berta Wright murder case. Denver lawyers back Lindsey, offering moral and legal support as the case heads to trial.
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Denver
Colo
Ban B Lindsey
Wweer
Rush
Perry Lindsey
Lindsey
Berta Wright
Neal Wright
Change After Resignation Warns Bryan Affects Arsenal Staff
Resignation shifts at U S arsenals raise alarm as trained civilian workers quit for private arms firms amid huge pay offers from belligerent governments. Officers face potential enforcement of an 1800 law to retain workers. training new machinists slows capacity and jeopardizes wartime supply.
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United States Army
United States
Rockefeller son born at Tarrytown home
Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr welcomes a sixth child and fifth son born at their Tarrytown residence weighing ten pounds. Mother and baby are reported well, with the father delaying a planned trip. The birth marks another addition to the Rockefeller family as national news covers the event alongside overseas dispatches and political developments.
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John D., Jr
Tarrytown
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Carranza Refuses Talk With Villa on Mexican Peace
Special to The Washington Post from Galveston Texas June 12 reports General Carranza declares he is the first chief and will not confer with Rebel General Villa or any faction. Advices say a major battle may decide Mexico’s fate at Vera Cruz as Villa and Angeles gather infantry and artillery. The incident raises questions about possible U.S. intervention.
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Carranza
Villa
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Vera Cruz
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Pacific Ocean
Guaymas
Piedras Negras
Ciudad Juarez
Nogales
Mexico
Washington Post
Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz Carranza
Libera
Revision softens text but not alter course in Germany note
Officials in Washington held a hopeful view as President Wilson planned a future vacation while Germany’s response to the American note was awaited. Former Secretary of State Bryan said the note was softened by revision but not enough to withdraw his resignation, and Lansing declined to discuss specific changes.
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Lusitania
Germany
Brrad Wien
United States
Mr. Bryan
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Vilis
Preas
Ville
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Alao
Carranza
Silman
Vera Cruz
Washington
Wilson
State Department
Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Ciudad Juarez
Orosco
Reyes
Felix Diaz
Zapata
Gen. Huerta
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Mexico City
Berlin
Cornish
N. J
Anton Meyer Gerhard
Bernstorff
Lansing
U-Boat Sinkings Reported as Crews Rescued at Sea
Liverpool reports British steamship Leuctra torpedoed and sunk off Yarmouth with crew rescued. Lemetra, 324 feet, 3027 tons gross, built 1889, last reported Buenos Aires May 21. Submarine activity sinks James Leyman and Britannia trawlers in the North Sea. crews landed at Lowestoft and Hartlepool.
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Yarmouth
Buenos Aires
Port Glasgow
Scotland
London
James Leyman
North Sea
Hull
Lowestoft
Hartlepool
Yaquis Continue Independent War Path Along San Diego
Yaqui Indians in a declared war zone, operating with radio contact to San Diego, burn Yaquia in Sonora, and tighten a siege around a farm near Colorado and San Diego where six civilians and 15 soldiers hold them off. The report, dated June 12, notes ongoing hostilities along the border.
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San Diego
Cal
Yaquia
Sonora
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