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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
3
The piece surveys national party conventions, noting hotel lobbies as social hubs and detailing the roles of colored delegates, party leaders, and curious observers. It contrasts past treatment of colored delegates with current representation shifts and highlights figures at both Republican and Democratic gatherings.
The article profiles George W. Perkins as a prominent Moose leader facing questions about his ability to deliver on promised programs. It notes leadership challenges, potential impacts on the organization, and the weighing of accountability by members.
New York June 6 announcement by the Rockefeller General Education Board details gifts totaling 789,980 to educational institutions nationwide. The largest gift, 250,000 to Washington University, furthers a 1,000,000 appropriated sum toward a 1,500,000 fund to expand full-time medical training. Other recipients include Coker College 50,000 Colby College 125,000 Rockford College 76,000 and 350,000 for educational research. Since 1902 the board has given 18,286,698,268 outright or toward funds totaling 64,903,000.
United States Senator Ollie M. James of Kentucky will be permanent chair at the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis Coliseum starting June 14. John W. Westcott, New Jersey attorney general, will nominate President Wilson for re election.
The steamer Para picked up three German survivors from the torpedo boat V-48 after forty eight hours at sea. They said ninety nine crew members died and about twenty German torpedo boats were destroyed in the loss.
Adjutant General Hall with Col Marin and Maj Hazel from Governor Morehead’s staff arranged for Uncle Bam to acquire about 800 to 900 acres northeast of Ashland Neb three miles from town for a government rifle range. In Grand Rapids Mich Pat rick Duncan a center fielder was fined 950 and jailed ten days for assaulting umpire Shuster. Monroe Wis hosted the state high school oratory winner Migx Neva of Monroe. Mildred Rap rager from Neenah placed second and Laura Mathewson of Belotts took third.
Washington reports a stalled investigation into massacres alleged by strikers at Tulare Peru, with the state department directing focus on American and English victims. The terse dispatch cites confusion as authorities pursue clearer evidence while tensions rise.
London reports a British victory in the Jutland battle. The admiralty says German losses were heavier, with two battleships and several cruisers, destroyers, and a submarine sunk. The full dispatch notes pursuit, exchanges, and debriefing pending.
Archia Sweet a Kansas farm hand was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Miss Nallis J. Byers a 23 year old Grant County school teacher. The body was found near Syracuse in October 1912 after she was strangled. Sweet surrendered after bloodhounds tracked him but claimed innocence.
Sidney AL Butler, civil war veteran and chief engineer of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad line through the Royal Gorge, dies at his Los Angeles home at age sixty nine. Born in Milwaukee.
Fragmentary OCR prose from a Baltimore area item notes a naval officer and a sale notice with garbled names and ranks. The legible bits reference a lieutenant commander and a United States Navy context, with unclear details and broken dates or places.
James Kentuckian, a senator, will preside over Democratic party activities in St. Louis amid campaign planning and party leadership discussions. The event signals continued party organization in Missouri with support from regional officials and volunteers.
Admiral Dewey comments on the North Sea clash between Germany and Britain. He argues battleships are the main bulwark of naval strength and should be prioritized over multiple battle cruisers. He notes two battleships and four battle cruisers would exceed five or six battle cruisers in effectiveness.
Rescue teams near Greene Iowa report nine bodies recovered from the Packard wreck site. Eight identified, four still listed as missing including Mrs Frances Christianson and Pearl Robinson. Three bodies located along the stream. search continuing for further victims as injured riders receive hospital care.
New York June 6 joint conference of railroad managers and four trainmen unions opened with A B Garretson explaining the saving clause. The clause ensures that any settlement cannot lower pay scales on any road below those set by the agreement. Working conditions under current rules are compared with those under proposed schedules as the conference adjourned.
London reports details from an East coast town correspondent describing how the British battle cruiser Queen Mary was struck by concentrated German fire. The magazine exploded with tremendous force, the forward section was blown away, and the vessel sank in under two minutes.
Windとelectrical storm left several injured across southwestern Ohio overnight with full reports awaited and potential death toll rising. A derailed train disrupted riverside routes near Katka Idaho and other northern sites, while multiple workers including Dempsey and Semen from Washington state were reportlessly involved in the chaos.
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