Tragic Car Train Crash Kills Potter and Hedges
Mrs. Potter 45 and Miss Adeline Hedges die when their Cadillac is struck by Milwaukee Train No. 17 at Holmes avenue crossing near Hansen Packing sheds in Butte. Dr. Potter, en route East after learning of his wife’s death, hurries to Needham Mass. witnesses say the car rolled 120 feet along the track before stopping.
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Peter Potter
Dr. Potter
Adeline Hedges
West Silver Street
Hansen Packing Company
Holmes Avenue
Butte
Spe
Caren Priver
Potter
Hack and Road
Frank McAvoy
Trai
Lane
Vene
Noara
Needham
Mass
Foss
St. Louis
Worle
Hutte
Sard
Holmes ‘Avenue
Prison Avenue
Hansen Packing Camp
Berlin claims capture of Franco American depot and stores
Berlin reported its troops seized heights east of Moulin Sous Touvent and lines west of Nouvron Sonsons sector. The official statement cites fierce British counterattacks around Vernuill and on both banks of the Ancre, and claims the capture of a Franco American depot of enormous extent.
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Berlin
Moulin-Sous-Touvent
Nouvron
Soisons
Vernull
Ancre
Moscow Declared Under State of Siege
A state of siege has been declared in Moscow, according to a Helsingfors telegram forwarded from Copenhagen by the Telegraph Company correspondent. The report, dated June 2, notes the heightened security and extraordinary measures imposed in the Russian capital.
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London
Moscow
Helsingfors
Copenhagen
Telegraph Company
TWO AVIATORS KILLED IN MID-AIR COLLISION
Paris June 2 aviator Carte Landi perished when his escorting flight collided in the clouds. Other American and German aircraft clashed near Toul with one American plane shot down and another set afire by incendiary fire before both sides disengaged.
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Paris
Carte Landi
Ovington
Quiet day for American sectors in Washington report
General Pershing's communique says there is nothing to report from the sectors occupied by American troops. A delayed transmission recounts Lieut Douglas Campbell bringing down a German two seater near the front lines after observing the enemy craft fire with dwindling ammunition.
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Washington
Pershing
War Department
Douglas Campbell
Campbell
Mnes
Rohn Case Probed In Defense Loyalty Hearing
Helena June 2 Special Dispatch reports Oscar Rohn general manager of the East Butte Mining Co and chairman of the state highway commission faced intense questioning by the state council of defense. Examining officials pressed on his ties to Carlo Pohl and alleged German connections while reviewing prior testimony and Rohn's stated neutrality and loyalty.
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Standard
Helena
Oscar Rohn
Xen Eral
East Butte
State Highway Commission
State Council of Defense
Attorneral Mitchell
Rohn
Sarehing
Carlo Pohl
Butte
Tohl
Kohn
Poti
Fohr
Ato
Shapiro
Annettelasso
Pohl
America
Pobl
Roy’ Alley
Alley
War Developments and War Service Plans Report
In Today's Standard amid partial reports from Helena and France, wartime events are sketched with references to Mrs Peter Potter and Misa Hedges and a note on Germany's control. A pastor cites hope as a win for love, while a stray fragment mentions a campaign group and plans for wart service.
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Peter Potter
Misa Hedges
Iutte
Helena
Gefarnt News
France
Pastor
Sanonfe
Germany
Ridge” Barry
French Troops Beat Back Huns Then Lose At Bayonet
Paris reports fierce fighting north of the Aisne between the Oise and Soissons sectors. Crown Prince forces stormed a position but were driven from Longpont Corey Faverolies Treesnes and nearby out by French troops at bayonet point, leaving uncertain gains amid heavy combat.
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Paris
Aisne
Oise
Soisons
Soisnons
Thierry
Pied Longpont
Corey
Faverolies
Troesnes
Far-Reaching Plot Disclosed in Russia Across Nation
A Ruslan Wireless message reports a large counter revolutionary plot spanning Moscow and Petrograd and tied to mutiny by Czechoslovak troops at key railway junctions and lines, signaling a nationwide disruption in Russia.
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Aw Landon
Moscow
Petrograd
Russia
Thie
Russia Economic Way Tokyo May Time
Fragmentary OCR text suggests political discourse about Russia and the United States, referencingFaerie Bene Russians and a proposed solution. The readability is low and concrete details are unavailable.
Missing from the torpedoed transport President Lincoln
Washington reported June 2 that four officers and 20 men were believed missing from the torpedoed transport President Lincoln. The Navy Department advised Vice Admiral Sims that no authentic list of the missing was yet available and it did not specify whether the men were Army or Navy.
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Washington
President Lincoln
Navy Department
Vicw
Sims
Army
TANNERY FIRE CAUSES HEAVY LOSS AT NOXON PLANT
A fire at the JK Mosser Tanning company's plant near Noxon Montana controlled by Armour Co caused an estimated loss near 2 million dollars. Wires in the hair-drying room are blamed. Two carloads of hides from Chicago and one car of finished weather awaiting transport were destroyed on a railroad siding. Weather forecast: generally fair Monday and Tuesday with cooler conditions in the southeast portion Monday.
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JK. Mosser Tanning Company
Armour & Co
Noxon
Chicago
Fochs Forges Supreme Test Retake In Lost Ground
German forces hammer new Allied lines in the Marne Valley as Foch marshals reformed divisions and presses a supreme test. The enemy aims to break through lingering gaps while redoubling attempts to seize ground in the critical region.
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Foch
Forges
Marne Valley
Mayford Marne River At Propitious Time
The article reports German pressure around Rheims and the Soissons–Rheims front, noting fords at the Marne and German attempts to outflank Rheims. It describes French counterattacks, Fort De la Pompelle reconquest, and a large German force moving to widen occupation while the allied line holds from Soissons to Rheims.
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Mayford
Marne
Rheims
Rheims-Dormans
Imediate
Fort de la Pompelle
French Hold Line in Soissons Sector Amid Stubborn Fight
Paris dispatch reports continued heavy fighting in the Soissons area as German forces press the left wing near Rheims and on the Marne front. French troops, backed by their best divisions, resist intensely while both sides trade blows in a stabilization of the front after the first week of renewed operations.
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Paris
Rheime
Thierry
von Muller
Amiens
Helms Ty Cling
British Air Raids Hit Hospitals Again In London
Associated Press reports a new two hour raid on June 2 by British airmen striking hospitals, following May 19 attacks. Several casualties among patients and workers. one sister killed, others wounded. One operating room wrecked, wards damaged, and several attendants killed amid heavy destruction. London's budget note beside compares government spending to 1800 Napoleonic wave.
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Associated Press
Dewon
Great Naval Battle May Be Impending
New York reports that the United States is assembling many first class battleships alongside Britain for a high seas engagement likely soon. Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves says secrecy limits detail but notes British alarm at a German move, with American ships prepared to win. He cites naval strength of about 150 vessels and 36 000 to 40 000 men aboard, and mentions a navy of 10 000 officers and over 400 000 men. He also says a method to destroy an oncoming torpedo is practically done. German submarine proximity to shores is not disclosed.
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New York
United States
Albert Gleaves
Admiral Gleaves
Admiral Greaves
Secretary of the Navy
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Erry
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Beria
Montana
Southeas
Werven
Vauregis
Hank
Chae Thierry
Chate ‘Thierry
Theims-Dormans
Tardenois
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Soissons
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Gourand
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