Wilson Won't Permit Change to Americanism Plank
President Wilson refused modification to the Americanism plank at the St. Louis convention. He would not soften language condemning foreign-born political activity, prepared to travel to the floor if needed. Reports said some leaders favored less caustic wording, but Wilson maintained his stance, remaining in close contact with delegates through the night.
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Mr. Wilson
St. Louis
White House
Wilson
Washington
Day in Congress Ends Early After Brief Session
Senate did not convene in session and planned to meet at noon Friday. The House met at 11 a.m. for miscellaneous business and adjourned at 1 57 p.m. until Friday noon.
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Senate
California Representative Kahn Injured in Virginia Fall
The congressman Julius Kahn of California lies at home with five broken ribs and severe injuries from a fall in Luray Virginia. Only his physician and nurses may visit as he recovers, with four to five weeks expected before resuming duties.
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Washington
Julius Kahn
California
Luray
Robert Baker
Five Dead and One Missing After Bear Wreck Off Mendocino Coast
Eureka Cal June 15 A relief committee reports 204 of 210 aboard the steamship Bear accounted for with 72 in Eureka and many more in Ferndale and Capetown. Five known dead and forty two unaccounted for as the million dollar coastwise boat lay wrecked on Sugar Loaf reef while Captain Nepander and three crewmen stayed aboard before reaching shore by raft.
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Eureka
Cal
Ferndale
Capetown
San Francisco and Portland Steamship Company
Mendocino
California
Sugar Loaf Reef
Luis Nepander
Steven
Blunts Reef
Bear River
President Approves Democratic National Committee Officers
Washington reports confirm President Wilson approves the slate for the new Democratic national committee with Vance McCormick of Pennsylvania as chairman Homer Cummings of Connecticut as vice chairman Glass of Virginia as secretary W W Marsh of Iowa as treasurer and Fred B Lynch of Minnesota as executive chair. Virginians Tour Washington to present a platform praising the president and his administration.
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St. Louis
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Vance McCormick
Pennsylvania
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
Representative Glass
Virginia
W. W. Marsh
Iown
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
James P. Woods
Roanoke
Austrians Repel Russian Attacks Near Czernowitz
Austrian troops in Bukowing hold the Russians north and east of Czernowitz as attacks from both directions are repulsed. Berlin reports a successful defense amidst ongoing fighting around the crown land capital.
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Berlin
Bukowing
Czernowitz
Crown Land
Wilson and Marshall Renominated Without Ballot by Democrats
Official Vienna communication dated July 14 reports Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Riley Marshall renominated by acclamation at the Democratic national convention in St Louis. The session, featuring crowded galleries and ticket speculation, aims to finish nominations and adopt a platform before adjournment.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Riley Marshall
Vienna
Prézewloka
von Bothmen
Ing
Kern
Marshall
Wilson
St. Louis
Major
Missouri
Two Plead Guilty in Election Law Case in West Virginia
Noah Lester and Link Blankenship, among twelve Mingo county residents indicted yesterday, pleaded guilty to violating the 1914 election laws. Sentences were deferred until September when the remaining defendants face trial.
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Charleston
W. Va
Noah Lester
Link Blankenship
Mingo County
Four drown as Marion capsizes on Pamlico River near Bath
In Washington North Carolina on June 15 four people two women and two men lost their lives when the small passenger vessel Marion overturned en route between this city and Bath. Six others were rescued and survived. The victims were all white.
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Washington, N. C
Pamlico River
Bath
N. C
Marion
Austrians Evacuate Czernowitz Capital of Bukowina
Austrians have evacuated Czernowitz the capital of Bukowina according to dispatches to the Petrograd News Agency from Bukowina via Bucharest.
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Czernowitz
Petrograd
Bukowina
Bucharest
Washington Drafts Note as Border Attacks Rise
Secretary Lansing’s note to Carranza demanding troops stay put is reviewed by President Wilson amid reports of a Texas cavalry camp raid at San Ygnacio that killed three troopers. Border commanders are authorized to pursue hot trails into Mexico, while anti American sentiment and economic strain threaten internal stability. refugees and naval transfers are being prepared as Washington weighs its reply.
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Lansing
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Fourteenth Cavalry
San Yenacio
Texas
Republic
Galveston
Hancock
Santo Domingo
Vera Cruz
Mann
San Ygnacio
Rodgers
Wilson Renominated by Acclamation at Democratic Convention
In St Louis on June 15 the Democratic National Convention renominated Woodrow Wilson by acclamation at 11:52 p.m. on Hughes motion. Kern of Indiana nominated Marshall, but Burke of Illinois voiced opposition, the crowd surged and adjournment followed as platform talks stretched into Friday morning.
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St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Hughes
New Jersey
Wilson
Marshall
James
Kern
Thomas Riley Marshall
Indiana
Robert Bennett Burke
Illinois
Glynn
New York
TV Taggart
Vardamen
Lewis
Tom Heflin
Irvin Cobo
Heflin
Becaus
Washington
Rail workers to vote within a month on strike
More than 100000 railroad workers will vote within a month on a general strike to press for an eight hour day and time and a half overtime after two weeks of talks. They argue that eliminating double compensation would reduce earnings and wipe out wage gains made over 25 years.
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New York
Railroad Workers of America
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Arbitration
Wet Weekend Forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
Provably showers are expected Friday and Saturday across West Virginia and Virginia. Total rainfall appears light to moderate with no severe weather anticipated. Localized showers may affect outdoor plans in coastal and southern regions. Gentle to moderate winds accompany the unsettled pattern.
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West Virginia
Former Villa Followers Revolt in El Paso Area
El Paso Texas June 15 reports Canuto Reyes and Jose Isabel Robles once Villa followers who reconciled with the de facto government have risen again with Carranza officers declaring they will not oppose the Americans.
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Torreon
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Chihuahua
Canuto Reyes
Jose Isabel Robles
Villa
Carranza
British Re Pulse On Tigris Near Felahie After Kut
The war office announced a repulse by the British force remaining on the Tigris below Kut El Amara after General Townshend's surrender. The engagement occurred on the river's right bank near Felahie.
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Constantinople
Tigris
Kut-El-Amara
Townshend
War Office
Felahie
Front News Roundup on World War I Clashes and Advances
Report from June 15 details fresh Russian gains across the front with thousands of prisoners and guns captured. Austrian defenses hold near Uzernowitz and Lutsk while German trenches near Baranovichi and Dvina face both attacks and counterattacks. In France, Verdun sector sees trench captures and ongoing shelling. Italian Tyrol fighting eases to artillery exchanges. Far east and Middle East theaters note Turkish repulse of British advances near Felahie and casualties on the Muphrates. Persian volunteers reportedly drive Russian losses at the border.
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London
Volhynia
Bukowina
Petrograd
Uzernowitz
Russia
Baranovichi
Dvina
Dvinsk
le Mort Homme
Verdun
Tyrol
Montfalcone
Gulf of Trieste
Felahie
Tigris
Constantinople
Muphrates
Turkish War Office
Prominent Villa Chieftain Captured
Field Headquarters reports Capt. F G Turner of Troop M Thirteenth Cavalry captured Colonel Pedro Lujan at Hacienda Tepehalines. Lujan a leading Villa commander in the March 9 Columbus raid, his capture nearly completes the extermination of Villa leaders in the border raid.
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Columbus
N. M
Pedro Lujan
F. G. Turner
Thirteenth Cavalry
Hacienda Tepehalines
Lujan
Wilson policy praised by Senator James in St Louis address
Senator Ouie M. James of Kentucky lauded President Wilson and the Democratic program in a St Louis speech. He highlighted the Underwood Simmons tariff, federal reserve act, and measures curbing monopolies while defending American rights against European belligerents. He argued the party kept its word with the American people and warned against weakening the peace program.
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Wilson
Ouie M. James
Kentucky
Democratic Nation Convention
James
Democratic Party
Congress
Senate
Europe
America
Federal Reserve Law
Woodrow Wilson
London
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