Pershing Arrives in Paris to Enormous Welcome
Thousands line Boulevards as Major General Pershing arrives in Paris aboard the Invicta for the American expeditionary force. He is greeted by Marshal Joffre and high officials, with entente flags and bands playing The Star Spangled Banner. The reception marks a historic, heartfelt welcome in the French capital.
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Paris
Pershing
France
Marshal Joffre
Ambassador Sharpe
Paul Peinleve
Boulogne
General Pershing
General Pelletier
Hue
Lucas
Dary
Lille
Somme
Rene Besnard
Commandant Thoutellier
Ronard
Navy
Another Raid on London
London reports a German air raid by fifteen planes resulting in 97 deaths and 437 injuries. A schoolhouse was hit killing ten children and injuring fifty. a passenger train was also struck. One aircraft was shot down as roofs filled with spectators watching air pursuit above the city.
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London
House of Lords
Earl of Derby
War Budget Enacted With Jamestown Site Sale Pact
Washington June 14 Congress approved the Jamestown Exposition site purchase as part of a 3,281 million War Budget bill, the largest single appropriation to date. Senate and House dispute over shipping board powers delayed final passage. Goethals remained a contested figure. Muncie kidnapping thwarted when nurse triggered alarm. Duluth agents seize 164 alleged slackers in the Mesahatton Range district, with more arrests expected.
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Washington
House
Senate
Shipping ‘Board
Shipping Board
Goethals
Senator Lodge
General Goethals
Duluth
Minn
Mesahatton Range
Prosecution Tightens on Army Registration Slackers
Washington reports end of leniency for men aged 21 to 30 who failed to register for the draft last Tuesday. Provost Crowder urges governors to enforce the penal clause, with up to one year imprisonment for those who did not register. Justice Department instructs freeing those arrested if they have now registered. Regulations on exemptions near completion. boards to decide case by case. States report varied registration totals. Ohio leads at 113 percent, Washington at 50.9 percent.
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Washington
General Crowder
Department of Justice
United States
Baker
Focal Boards
Wilson
Ohio
Milneis
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Iowa
Connecticut
Bond subscriptions trail as Liberty loan totals disclosed
Washington June 11 Subscriptions to the Liberty loan total 1 300 090 000 dollars as announced Friday by Secretary McAdoo and made public by the treasury department. None of the twelve federal reserve districts has subscribed to its minimum allotment though New York, with the strongest showing, has nearly reached the minimum.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
New York
Ransom Payment Secures Liberty of Two Miners
The final payment of eighteen hundred pesos toward a total of three thousand to secure the release of Donald Best and Alex Stroud, manager and well driller at the Erupicion mines, eighty miles south of Juarez, is reported as the two men are freed by Villa’s men. The War Department orders and contracts in St Louis total 134 million dollars for army equipment and supplies to arm half of the Graft army by September 1. Fifty-five people, largely Farmers' and Laborers' Protective Association members, face sedition indictments in Dallas. Government agents report a clash between Villa followers and Mexican troops near Medgul, south of Chihuahua City.
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Donald Best
Alex Stroud
Erupicion
Juarez
Villa
War Department
St Louis
Farmers’ and Laborers’ Protective Association
United States
Dallas
Tex
Northern District of
Texas
el Paso
Medgul
Chituahus ‘City
Entente Allies Oust Greek King in Athens
Constantine I abdicated in favor of his son Alexander under pressure from France Great Britain and Russia. Premier Zaimis announced both Constantine and Crown Prince George would leave Greece by British warship via Italy, as M Jonmart sought a peaceful settlement and unity for Entente forces in the East.
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Athens
Constantine I
France
Great Britain
Russia
Alexander
Greece
M. Jonnain
M. Jovnart
Saloniki
Alexander Zaimis
Constantine
George
Prince George
Zaimig
Switzerland
Italy
Entente
M. Jonmart
Arma
M. Jounart
Spy or traitor leaked Navy ordnance secrets
Washington June 12. Secretary Daniels told the Senate naval affairs committee that confidential Bureau of Ordnance information may have been divulged by a spy or traitor. Letters postmarked Detroit presented by Senator Frelinghuysen suggested access to confidential ordnance files, prompting a request to hand them to the secret service. Frelinghuysen denied shielding anyone and said he sought authors.
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Washington
Bureau of Ordnance
Daniels
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Mongolia
Frelinghuysen
Detroit
Ordnance Bureau
Secret Service
Nation Day Bill Reported Prohibition Step Passes Senate
The Senate judiciary committee reported the Sheppard National Prohibition Bill with a recommendation to pass. Senators Culbertson Reed Brandegee voted against it. A separate Senate agriculture committee approved a bill restricting liquor manufacture to conserve the food supply.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Culbertson
Texas
Reed
Missouri
Brandegee
Connecticut
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Train hits car near Jackson kills family in crash
In Jackson Mississippi a man S. M. Se same of the city his wife and a year old daughter were killed when a motor car carrying them was struck by a train near there late today. A second child was severely injured. Britain releases wool for U S Britain released forty five thousand bales for shipment to the United States.
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Jackson
Miss
S. M
Slacker Registry Drive Targets Mexican Workers in War Effort
Officials report enforcement of registration for all workers, with emphasis on proving age through authentic records. Many Mexicans on railroad crews and in colonies are wary, often claiming age or citizenship issues. Interpreters will aid explanations, and the War Department will tighten scrutiny, directing district attorneys to take action against those found avoiding registration.
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United States District Attorney
War Department
Tornado Toll Rises Across Kansas In Destructive Storm
Six people are dead and up to fifty injured as three tornado zones hit Kansas last night. Wabaunsee Shawnee and Jefferson counties saw four deaths, Douglas County one, and Neosho County one. Hail and high winds caused extensive crop and property damage, with alfalfa and small buildings ruined across multiple counties. Additional notes include local deaths and arrests connected to wartime tensions, plus a campaign to raise two million dollars for Fairmount College.
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Kansas
Wabaunsee
Shawnee
Jefferson
Douglas County
Neosho County
Samuel Archer
Alonzo Andrews
Menoken
John Winter
Elmont
John Elliott
Meriden
Timmie Monroe
Negro Boy
Clinton
W. H. Gastineau
Eric
John Bachellor
Lawrence
Clintony
Lucy Christie
Topeka
Review Methods For Six Months Religious Study
A Western News 1917 lesson outlines multiple methods to review a six month Gospel study. It suggests selecting a speaker, or using one minute talks by class members, and drawing golden texts to connect lessons to present daily life. It lists twelve quarterly lessons, key themes, and forty events from Christ’s last weeks, ending with a call to express faith formed by study.
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Christ
Earth
Jesus the Good Shepherd
Jesus
Berea
Lazarus
Bartimaeus
Jericho
Zacchens
Mary
Judas
Peter
Ananias
Criphas
Sanhedrin
Pilate
Herod
John
God
Beautiful, clear white clothes delights sue laundress
A laundress named Blue from All grocers trips and pleads for satisfaction after a dispute over spotless laundry. The case highlights consumer grievance involving clothing care and service quality.
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Sue
Tripona
Virility in American Education Sparks Debate
Frederick H. Davenport argues in Outlook that American education suffers from a decline in masculinity. He contends vocational training would restore leadership roles to men, with township schools and experimental farms led by men and paid adequately to ensure masculine vigor across country and city schooling.
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Frederick H. Davenport
United States
Elephant peanuts riddle amuses Indianapolis boy
Bobby, a four year old from Muncie, visited a circus and received a sack of peanuts to feed the elephant. While his parents chatted nearby, the boy returned with the sack full and explained he could not tell which end to feed the peanuts to, leaving onlookers amused.
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Bobby
Muncie
Indianapolis
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Nation Day Bill Reported
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Caldwell
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