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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
3
A compact digest highlights key domestic and international items split into concise paragraphs. Readers get quick summaries of political, economic, and social developments impacting daily life, with emphasis on clarity and urgency.
Disturbances at Rotterdam recur as demonstrators protest high food prices. The German cruiser Herse-Mann sunk in the Baltic by Russian torpedo craft. The Russian duma calls meatless four days weekly. Britain reports 130 ships totaling over 600000 tons lost to date. Lord Fortescue named to write official war history. German admiralty notes 56 Entente vessels sunk in May. Hampshire sunk per Berne dispatch. UK inventories food stocks and asks farmers for wheat corn barley and livestock data.
The South Dakota Central railroad, once in receivership, sold at Sioux Pass for 052,000. National City Bank announced closing a loan of 50 million to the Russian government. Joliet prison gave 1800 inmates a half holiday to attend a circus. Arkansas Supreme Court struck down Hot Springs occupation tax. Over 500,000 workers prepare to vote on a general strike for eight hours and overtime pay. Damages from the Eastland disaster total 2.2 million with new claims 1.7 million. A train wreck near Saltillo injured Carranza soldiers. 12 killed. Norwegian neutrality and U S loyalty resolutions passed at Saterdalen Lag convention in Bemidji. 204 aboard the Bear wreck were accounted for. Roy Reach and wife among the saved.
United States Senator Edwin C. Burleigh of Maine has died at his Augusta residence. The report also notes a bomb incident linked to a mail package intended for Utah’s governor, a cavalry skirmish near Lorado Texas with 3 Americans killed and 6 wounded, and seven bandits dead. Wyoming prohibition delegates fielded candidates including A B Campbell for Senate and J I Reha for presidential electors. General Trevino warned Pershing of hostile action over troop movements, while Iowa Lieutenant Governor W L Harding disclosed campaign spending of 10256 62, with 5783 from friends and relatives.
Freddie Welsh the lightweight champion agreed to meet former titleholder Ad Wolgast in a fifteen round bout set for Denver on July 4. Also signed are articles for the Joe Stecher Charley Peters wrestling match at Omaha on July 15, with the event now certain.
The house approved a bill granting relief to 800 mail contractors paid during the civil war. A universal military training and service bill would require all male citizens to enlist for six months of training at eighteen, then enter the reserve. An ICC report blamed the Bradford wreck for five deaths and seven injuries on signaling failures. Hitchcock said no hard date for Philippine independence would be included in pending legislation. Wilson accused foreign born citizens of trying to blackmail the government in a Flag Day speech.
In St Louis Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Riley Marshall were nominated by acclamation just before midnight June 15. The scene featured a direct White House line to a megaphone and a 180 second nomination sprint. Bryan praised Wilson and the party, while J W Westcott and James Hilton Lewis highlighted Wilson’s bid, with the ruling amid cheers and a lengthy love feast of support. The convention adjourned at 12:32 a.m. and reconvened Friday to adopt the platform after a dramatic night session.
Woodrow Wilson born Staunton Virginia December 28 1856 son of Reverend John R Wilson and Jessie Woodrow. He studied at Augusta Georgia Columbia South Carolina Princeton Johns Hopkins and Wesleyan before rising to Princeton then Princeton presidency and finally governor of New Jersey leading to his national campaign and presidency.
National Democratic Chairman McCombs arouses attention with nervous gestures during the convention opening. Governor Glynn delivers keynote remarks as McCombs sits near the platform edge. Col. Ewing complains about finger tapping while Sorghum defends facing criticism.
A Senate exchange reveals tension over how to handle national affairs and achieve universal satisfaction. The dialogue hints at political maneuvering and unresolved disagreement between lawmakers.
A dialogue touches admiration for a dove of peace while questioning its flourishing under current risks. The exchange suggests concern that peace may falter if dangers persist, reflecting caution about costly outcomes and potential ostentation.
Dialogues reveal a playful exchange about a yacht and a ship. A punny answer frames the idea of a courtship as a ship, highlighting light romantic humor. No other context or names are provided.
In a terse exchange, He questions if all stolen items must be restored and She affirms. He then offers to return the kins he took last night to ease his conscience.
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