Bolshevik Overthrow Rumors Stir Moscow Race To Power
London dispatches report unconfirmed claims that Bolshevik rule in Morow has fallen, Moscow captured by Gen Korniloff with German aid, and Grand Duke Nicholas proclaimed emperor. Lenine and Trotsky reportedly fled to the Murman coast amid cautions from German sources.
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London
Morow
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Moscow
Haseen
Korniloff
Nicholas
Nikolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Murman Coast
Dispatch
Berlin
Tages Zeitung
Ity
Petrograd
Kerened
Inussia
Kaledines
Nichlas
Siberian
Ikutsk
Blagovieshtchensk
Abarovsk
Red Guard
Exchange
Comany
Delivery failure notice for home newspaper service
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause, readers should phone 3330 for a copy. Calls must reach the office before 6 30 pm.
Heavy Coffin Accident Claims Life at Iowa Plant
Dubuque Iowa June 28 C H Holmes superintendent of the Iowa Coffin company is dead from a peculiar accident at the plant. While helping a manufacturer carry a heavy casket he walked backward, tripped on an obstruction, and fell his throat struck the sharp edge of the coffin causing neck cartilage fracture. Death occurred five hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, In
C. H. Holmes
Iowa Coffin Company
Yankee Heroes Cited From Cantigny Action by Pershing
Washington dispatches list American officers and soldiers cited for heroism in the Cantigny battles. Names identified include Col Lucius R Holbrook Boise Idaho Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr New York and others across Denver Bladen Boulder Savannah Kenosha Monroe Curves Cincinnati Walton Bloomingdale Croswell Philadelphia and more with home addresses being published as dispatches arrive. The Associated Press notes the roll of officers and men from various states and cities.
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Washington, D. C
Cantigny
Associated Press
France
War Department
Pershing
Lucius R. Holbrook
Boise
Abo
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Aptaings
Amel Frey
Langendorf
Switzer Od
R. Ogilelsy
Lynchburg
Vaeutenants
Volney B. Bowles
Denver
Colo
G. P
Pershing Says No Fronts News Apart From Vosges Repulse
Washington reports General Pershing’s daily communique notes no major action on American fronts beyond repulsed hostile parties attempting raids in the Vosges. It also announces Private Joseph Leitzan awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for a rescue during heavy bombardment at Coullemelle, France, April 27, 1918.
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Washington, D. C
Vosges
Pershing
Yester
Jay
Joseph Leitzan
Field Artillery
Coullemelle
France
Allied and Central Front Movements Reach New Phase
The Times reports Franco British actions amid Amiens advance and Austrians reeling after Piave. 122 prisoners taken as French push near Senecat wood. Italy moves to seize initiative while Germans prepare for renewed offensive. Allied skies see raids on Paris and behind lines as Austrians face martial law talks.
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Paris
Amiens
Senecat Wood
War Office
Marne
Ourcq
Dammard
Piave
Compiegne
Arras
Lys Salient
Aisne
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Switzerland
Berlin
von Kuehlmann
Copenhagen
Moscow
London
Korniloff
Kaledines
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Yankee and French Joint Independence Celebrations Plan
American and French troops to celebrate Independence Day and Bastille Day together in Paris this year. Units that aided in stalling the German advance will be decorated in ceremonies attended by President Poincare, Premier Clemenceau, and General Foch, with Pershing and other notables present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
France
Paris
Poincare
Clemenceau
Foch
Pershing
Eight Billion October Bond Bill Framed In Congress
Washington DC June 28 With no dissent or debate the house passed a bill to authorize an additional $8,000,000,000 in liberty bonds plus a framework for October issues and future loans to the Allies. The measure also tightens subscription eligibility to banks and trust companies qualified as government depositaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Washington, D.C
Ways and Means Committee
Elas Drate
McAdoo
Assassination Rumors Crown Former Russian Emperor
Reports from Ukraine and German wireless bulletins claim Nicholas II was killed in a personal quarrel with a guard, with rumors that the czar’s family was moved to Peruz. A Darmstadt telegram and Wolff agency dispatches place the assassination between Yekaterinburg and Perm and say Alexis died after a long illness.
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Washington
D. C
Ukraine
Nicholas
Peruz
Paris
Darmstadt
Germany
Tchitcherin
Nicholas Romanoff
Mafin
Berne
Yekaterinburg
Perm
Amsterdam
Wolff Bureau
Alexis
Sailors Adrift After HM Torpedoes Near Dwinsk Sinking
In late June reports state the British steamship Atlanta was torpedoed and sunk with no casualties but lacking date and place. Meanwhile 24 sailors from the Dwinsk, an American-chartered British troopship, were found drifting off Shelburne after eight days, having survived on bread and water.
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Gulf
Atlanta
Prten
Halifax
N. S
Atlantic
Shelurna
Seal Island
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Dwinsk
Delaware Capes
New York
Shelburne
Hampton Roads
Bermuda
Grocers Who Buy Eggs Must Have Federal License
J F Deems federal food administrator for Iowa announced that any Iowa grocer who buys eggs must obtain a federal license. About fourteen thousand grocers in the state are affected as the administration applies license rules to ensure proper candling and counting of eggs bought from producers to curb waste and mishandling.
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Burlington
J. F. Deems
Iowa
Federal Food Administration
Deems
Ege
The
Food Administration
Eight Brigadiers 43 Colonels Named for Advance by Wilson
President Wilson sent to the Senate nominations of eight brigadier generals to be major generals and 43 colonels to be brigadier generals. The proposed brigadier generals include Mason M. Patrick Edward M. Lewis William J. Snow William R. Smith Peter E. Traub William S. Graves James G. Harbord and Charles P. Summerall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Army
Senate
Wilson
Mason M. Patrick
Edward M. Lewis
Wilam J. Snow
William R. Smith
Peter E. Traub
William S. Graves
James G. Harbord
Charles P. Summerall
Fall Draft Age Limits Face Senate Hurdles
The Senate resumes consideration of a twelve billion dollar army appropriation bill amid debate over extending draft ages to 18 through 45. Senator Fall of New Mexico opposes immediate passage of his proposed extension, while Cummins argues for broader inclusion and McCumber supports rapid expansion. Chairman Chamberlain notes practicality limits on a 6,000,000 man force as Baker and Gen March stress housing and training needs.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Senator Fall
New Mexico
Baker
Gen
March
Fall
Cummins
Towa
War Department
McCumber
North Dakota
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Gen. March
Major Bishop Losses 72 Planes In Front Record
Major William A. Bishop, credited with 72 enemy planes, is moved from Canadian force to a British air staff post in London. He led a hand picked squadron, many Canadians, and on his last France mission, added five more victories before sailing home. Also, Associated Press boards establishes pension and disability plan funded by 100000 Liberty bonds.
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London
Ottawa
William A. Bishop
Bishop
France
England
Goodby
New York
Associated Press
Suffragists Weigh Senate Vote Postponement
Washington June 28 The Senate suffrage leaders postponed a vote on the woman's suffrage resolution. They planned to withhold action until after Congress's recess, after polls showed likely failure next week due to absentees. The plan to force a final vote before recess was abandoned by most leading supporters.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Congress
Judge Mullan Address Praised by Bar Association
Des Moines June 28 Special The address of C. W. Mullan Waterloo before the bar association in convention this morning was received with approbation by the lawyers. A motion passed to print it as a pamphlet and send copies to all state lawyers and to the United States Senate for possible inclusion in the Senate Journal. The speech defended allegiance to the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. W. Mullan
Waterloo
Bar Association
United States Senate
Senate
Unusual 1917 Certificate Case In Waterloo Banking
Three certificates of deposit worth 14000 were issued by Blaisdell Bank to Dr. J E Myers and cashed by Mrs. Myers. She refunds 5000 to Black Hawk National Bank and completes repayments on other banks. Settlement ends with Mrs Myers holding the certificates and pursuing action against Blaisdell Bank. The case underscores a rare banking mishap from Waterloo's financial history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Myers
Blaisdell Bank
O. R. Powell
Blaisdell
Black Hawk National Bank
Myers
Powell
Dr. Myers
Kerensky mission aims to aid Russia with aid only
Reports from London say Kerensky seeks allied support to supply arms and provisions to Russia. The former socialist leader will focus on teaching lessons of the Russian revolution, asking allies to avoid dictating Russia's future form of government while fighting Bolshevik influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Tunisia
Russia
Kerensky
London
Times
Petrograd
England
America
Germany
Amundsen Pole Ship Maude Leaves Christiania
Roszil Amundsen sails the Maude from Christiania toward the Arctic on a bid to reach the North Pole. Captain Amundsen plans to board at Tromsoe and has received best wishes from President Wilson via Secretary Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amundsen
Christiania
Roszid Amundsen
Maude
North Pole
Tromsoe
Tromsce
Wilson
Lansing
Italy’s Verdun Victory Seen by Simonds
In the Evening Courier tomorrow Frank H. Simonds discusses Italy’s defeat of Austria and its certain and probable effects. He states Italy has won her Verdun on the Place, signaling a decisive moment in the war and potential shifts in the European balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Simonds
Mr. Simonds
Italy
The First Shot opens by a red headed American fighter’s kin
The opening installment introduces a tale titled The First Shot. The writer is described as a red headed American from a lineage of fighters, inviting readers to read the installment and follow the charged narrative.
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Trotzky
Siberia
Harbin
Aily Mail
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Nijidinsk
Alex Jeff
Hieh
Frederick Hahn
Savannah
Gilbert
Lance
Kenosha
Wis
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Monroe
Ergeants
William L. Kounze
Curve
Carl Thoete
Cincinnati
Walter Coil
Walton
Ind
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Bloomingdale
Privatas
Leo F. Brady
Kermit
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Clifford Cagle
Horton
Texas
John R. Davidson
Croswell
Lid
Joan Fennesser
Rochester
Utn
Leitzan
Montdidier
Ypres
Rome
United States Army
Romeo Gallenga-Stuart
M. H. Buckley
Amercan
Eagar
Adritt Boays
St. Lawrence Gulf
Hermuda
United States
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Havana
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