Wilson and Bernstorff Confer Over German Maritime Policy
President Wilson met with German ambassador Count von Bernstorff in Washington to press adherence to international law amid the Lusitania sinking and other U S rights violations. The talks were cordial, with no announcements, as officials awaited Berlin’s response to Wilson's forthcoming note seeking a firm German position on naval warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
Lusitania
United States
Germany
William
Berlin
State Department
Gerard
White House
Chicago Shipments Send Live Cattle to France for Allied Armies
Chicago reports live cattle being shipped to France to supply allied armies. Packing firm agents bought livestock fit for ocean voyage, lifting prices by $1 per 100 pounds. Sixteen hundred cattle were sent to Paris a week ago and a 1,000 head consignment was dispatched yesterday. The cattle will be shipped to a further destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
France
Paris
French Port Mobilizes Directly To Battle Front
A French port ships soldiers directly to the front lines where they are wounded or killed in trench combat as needed, illustrating wartime urgency and human cost.
American Killed by Villa Trooper Near Panuco
J N Bennett an American was shot and killed by a Villa trooper while in a launch with Carranza soldiers south of Panuco. Dispatch dated May 21 from Tampico released today to the state department states the government is investigating the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J. N. Bennett
Carranza
Panuco
Villa
State Department
Tampico
Bryan
Boy of five saves sister from well plunge in Sheldon
In Sheldon Iowa 5 year old Joey Dunn son of Tom Dunn acted as a hero when a rotten plank broke sending his 13 year old sister into a well. He grabbed her arm and hung on while help arrived, risking his life as water filled the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Joey Dunn
Tom Dunn
Joey
Iowa Fifth in Wealth in Census Bulletin
Washington June 4 Iowa ranks fifth in the nation for property value in a census bulletin based on 1912 figures with a true value of 7 686 451 211. New York Illinois Pennsylvania and Ohio exceed Iowa in total property while Iowa leads the country in livestock valued at 491 613 546 with Texas a distant second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Census Bureau
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Union
Texas
Man Shoots Self After Borrowing Gun
In Nevada Iowa on Tuesday June 4 Warl Smith a Collins farmer shot himself in the temple with a .22 rifle. He had a nervous disposition and complained of not enough land and high rent. He borrowed the gun for the act. In New York the Lapland White Star line left for Liverpool with 275 passengers and 14 000 tons of cargo including auto trucks and trench diggers. In Chicago a warning to 15000 streetcar and elevated workers foretelling a strike was issued after wage raise ultimatums to traction heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Warl Smith
Collins
Smith
New York
Red Star
Liverpool
Ernest Tanner
Philadelphia
Lapland
Chicago
Germans Capture Fortress of Przemysl in Galicia War
London reports Austro German forces captured Przemysl in western Galicia after a monthlong Russian advance. The fall costs Russia 120000 Austrians and 600 guns, with forts destroyed, enabling German plans to press toward Italy and the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Przemysl
Galicia
Italy
Carpathian
Teutons
San
Berlin
Vienna
Lemberg
Solon Mayor Shoots Editor In Solon Ohio
Solon editor Frank Kreiger of the Solon Economy lies seriously wounded with two bullets in the chest after a gunshot fired by Mayor Dr C W Wolf. The incident occurred near Cerny Bros store as Kreiger, returning home with meat, faced the intoxicated mayor amid a feud over a shared creamery business and recent advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon, Ja
Frank Kreiger
Solon Economy
C. W. Wolf
Solon
Kreiger
Wolf
Cerny Bros
Cartoon Flares into Fatal Standoff Between Wolf and Kreiger
Witnesses say Wolf had carried a gun for a month and threatened Kreiger at a recent confrontation. Kreiger fired in self defense but Wolf shot twice, killing Kreiger in a farm area. Wolf was arrested and jailed in Johnson County Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf
Kreiger
Iowa City
Johnson County
Despondent Farm Hand Shoots Self Over Unrequited Love
Roy Wasterday, 25, a farm hand at Walter Kirkman's south of Massena, swallowed poison in a personal crisis after a despondent spell over unrequited love. Found dying by a house guest, he died soon after. Coroner L. M. Getz and Sheriff W. A. McKee opened an inquest Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Roy Wasterday
Walter Kirkman
Massena
L. M. Getz
W. A. McKee
Iowa Forms Second Artillery Battery at Muscatine
The Iowa National Guard creates Battery C at Muscatine with 140 men after transferring Company C of the Fifty-fourth regiment. Equipment valued at 150000 arrives, horses number over a hundred, and a riding school will train artillerymen. An armory costing 50000 is planned, and the unit joins the guard’s reorganization effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Adj
Guy E. Logan
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Bradley severely injured in shop sign painting mishap
Bellevue Iowa June 4 Bert Bradley assisting William Womelsdorf in painting a sign at the Till garage when the staging collapsed. Both men fell fifteen feet to the cement below. Bradley suffered a broken left arm in two places and a badly bruised right thigh. a window was shattered on impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Bert Bradley
William Womelsdorf
Bradley
Child Drowns In Water Tank Near Osage Indiana
The year and a half old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Diederich living about two miles west of Osage Indiana drowned in a water tank Tuesday afternoon. He was playing with other children and was not missed for several minutes. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage, In
Wiliam Diederich
Here
Casualty List Adds 215 Names To Canadian Contingent
Ottawa reports 215 names added to the casualty list of the Canadian contingent with 35 killed in action or died of wounds in an official militia department statement. Also a local grocery ad lists fresh vegetables and produce for Saturday at Walton's Ferndell Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Militia Department
Lsted
Dl Walton
Ferndell Grocery
Ambassador sends emmisary to Berlin on safe conduct
President Wilson drafts a sharp note to Germany seeking a clear stance on humane maritime warfare. Count von Bernstorff will send a trusted emissary to Berlin to convey U S opinion and submarine policy, with safe passage arranged and no molestation anticipated.
Italian Troops Hold Position Near Monte Nero
Italian forces maintain their position on Monte Nero outside Udine as Austrian troops press repeated assaults in an ongoing battle. The actions occurred around June 4 with Italian defenders holding despite continued Austrian attempts to dislodge them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udine
Italy
Monte Nero
Italians Hold Bridge Across Isonzo Front North of Trieste
Advices reaching Udine report Italian forces still in possession of a bridge across the Isonzo river on the front north of the gulf of Trieste. The advance faced heavy rains and difficult crossing conditions with pontoon bridges built under cover of artillery while cavalry crossed by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isonzo
Gulf of Triest
Udine
General Villa Expresses Satisfaction With Wilson Policy
In New York City Francesco Urquidi notes relief at President Wilson’s Mexican policy. He says Villa supporters have long urged such steps though Carranza remains stubborn. Urquidi cites the Leon battle as pivotal in deciding Mexico’s future control of the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Villa
New York City
Francesco Urquidi
Wilson
Mexico
Senor Urquidi
Villa
Carranza
Leon
Mexico City
Republic
Bombardment Hits Crown Prince Quarters in Paris
Paris June 4 The German crown prince headquarters were bombarded yesterday morning by French aviators. Twenty nine aircraft dropped 178 shells and several thousand darts with many shells reportedly landing on target. Official war office statement released last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
War Office
Mayor Wolf Shoots Solon Editor in Mayoral Standoff
Frank Kregel the Solon editor is critically wounded after Mayor Wolf shot him twice in Towa City Michigan. County Attorney Wilson will file state charges while W. J. McDonald and F. B. Olsen lead the defense. Kregel, 27, publisher of the Solon Economy, is newly married with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Mia
Frank Kregci
Solon
Wolf
RE. B. Wilson
W. J. McDonald
F. B. Olsen
Kreger
Rowland
Kregel
Two Forest Fires Rage Northeast of Two Harbors
Duluth reports two forest fires burning in timber northeast of Two Harbors, twenty-eight miles from Duluth. The fires have raged for two days and are beyond control, with authorities requesting help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Two Harbors
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kaiser
Boy OF Five
Sister
STATE
Ofowa
Commonwealth
N. Y
Carmen
Preemysl
Ing
Victors
Russia
Main
Roy Easterday
Buicon
OWA
Muscatine Post
Bernstorff
Tion
Allied Nations
Wil
Count von. Bernstorff
Foreign Office
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!