Negotiations Under Way To Restore Good Feeling In N Y
George W. Perkins says talks with Theodore Roosevelt and Gov Charles Whitman aim to reconcile Republican and Progressive factions. Roosevelt downplays the report as he recovers from a pleurisy episode.
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New York
George W. Perkins
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles S. Whitman
Mr. Perkins
Whitman
Charles E. Hughes
Roosevelt
W. Murray Crane
Republican National Committee
James R. Garfield
Elon H. Hooker
Erwin A. Holt
North Carolina
Mr Holt
Washington
Mr. Hughes
Everett Colby
New Jersey
Oscar Strauns
McClure
Hughes
Republican National
National Capital
German Attacks at Verdun Fail Under French Defense
Paris reports a strong German assault last night on the French lines southeast of Thiau vont farm on the Verdun front failed under French machine gun and infantry fire. The official war statement confirms the French repulse and continued resistance in the sector.
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Paris
Thiauvont Farm
Verdun
German Assaults On Meuse Repulsed At Hill 221 to 320
The Germans opened an attack at 6 pm on the right bank of the Meuse from Hill 221 to Hill 320 and another assault at the southern edge of the Caillette wood. All attacks were repulsed.
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Meuse
Caillette Wood
Five Dead in Bear Steamer Wreck Near Eureka
Eureka Cal June 16 Purser C F Heywood announced all of the 210 passengers and crew of the Bear were accounted for after a Sugar Loaf Rock wreck Thursday night. Five drowned bodies recovered, remaining casualties confirmed as the only fatalities.
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Eureka
Cal
Sugar Loaf Rock
C. F. Heywood
French Attacks on Verdun Front Fail Again
The war office reports two French assaults on the southern slope of Dead Man hill at Verdun failed yesterday and last night. The first attack gained only temporary ground before a German counter-attack drove the French back.
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Berlin
Dead Man Hill
Verdun Front
War Office
Earthquake Shocks Forli And Rimini In Central Italy
A heavy earth shock struck Forli and Rimini at 3:25 this morning. Each town has about 54 000 residents. No casualties were reported.
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Rome
Forli
Italy
Rimini
Austrians Repulsed at Asiago Plateau Clash
Rome reports Austro-Hungarian forces about 18,000 attacked Italian defenses on the Asiago plateau in dense formation yesterday and were repulsed. The war office issued an official statement noting piles of corpses before Italian trenches.
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Rome
Asiago
War Office
Jewish Congress Meet Planned in New York
Arrangements are completed for a conference of national Jewish organizations in New York on July 16 to discuss creating a Jewish congress. Forty six organizations are expected to be represented.
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New York
Socialist leader Ginther declines Brooknear mayor bid
Lynchburg Va June 16 I learn that B F Ginther a Socialist leader elected mayor of Brooknear Tuesday will not qualify for the office as he is not a qualified voter of the town.
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Lynchburg, Va
B. F. Ginther
Brooknear
Senator Burleigh Dead in Augusta Me
United States Senator Edwin C. Wurteith died at his Augusta residence this evening, ending a long career in national politics and public service.
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Burleigh
Augusta
Edwin CC. Wurteith
Forward Drive of Audoin Army Opens New Front
The press dispatch describes a renewed Russian offensive across Volhynia Galicia and Bukovina with General Bresiloff�s forces repulsing counter attacks and advancing on Austrians. It notes captures of thousands of prisoners and large war stores as progress reported by Petrograd, with Berlin claiming Russian losses.
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Petrograd
Sokul
Kovel
Berlin
Carranza threatens war over Pershing movements near border
Dispatches report Mexican leader Carranza warns of war if U S troops move away from the border during ongoing hostilities in Chihuahua and Nuevo Laredo. Officials in Washington assess Pershing’s orders and possible border reinforcement amid Mexican counter moves and bandit actions.
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Carranza
Gen. Pershing
Wilson notes warn of intervention over Carranza note
Washington officials report President Wilson plans to respond to Carranza while the Democratic Mexican plank signals intervention only if forced by Carranza actions. Anxiety rises as the note nears delivery with precautionary steps including refugee ships and National Guard mobilization across states.
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Washington
Wilson
Carranza
St. Louis
Mexico
Placards Warn Juarez Citizens to Repel Possible Invasion
Reports from Laredo claim civic notices in Juarez urge residents to prepare for defense against a potential crossing of the Rio Grande by American expedition forces. Authorities say the threat is unimpeachable and not to alter the ongoing campaign against outlaws despite Provino’s reported danger.
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Juarez
Rio Grande
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Brownsville
Washington
Carranza warns of war if US moves troops
General Jacinto Trevino, leading the Carranza forces, told General J J Pershing that any shift of American troops from current lines would be a hostile act and trigger warfare. Trevino acted on Carranza's orders.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Jacinto Trevino
Carranza
J. J. Pershing
Trevino
Between border forts and threats of invasion from Mexico
Dispatches from Chihuahua report General Trevino warned General Pershing that moves other than northward would be hostile. A line from Columbus New Mexico to Namiquipa has been drawn with supplies at Narmiquipa El Valle and Colonia Dublan. American troops in El Paso were ordered to quarters amid Spanish language notices urging citizens to prepare for possible invasion. Battery A NM National Guard was ordered to report to El Paso. Major Alonzo Gray secured a Rio Grande strip for bandit traces with no results.
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Washington
War Department
Trevino
Chihuahua
General Pershing
Namiquipa
Carranza
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Wilson
National Guard
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Columbus
N. M
Juarez
Jesus Darbez
Tom Lee
Fl Paso
New Mexico National Guard
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George Bell, Jr
San Antonio
Tex
Alonzo Gray
Rio Grande
San Ygnacio
Ramierno
San Yenacio
Fourteenth Cavalry
Luis de la Rosa
Laredo
New High Water Mark Set For Coal Movement
Norfolk and Western Railway reports 45,094,208 tons of bituminous coal moved in May, setting a new water mark and surpassing prior records. Five month total reaches 13,871,572 tons, with continued monthly gains and predictions of surpassing 1915 figures.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Joseph W. Coxe
Donse
Comptroller
Pocahontas Field
Tug River
Thacker Field
Kenova Fields
Clinch Valley Field
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast Outlook
West Virginia sees local thunderstorms Saturday with Sunday partly cloudy conditions. Virginia expects showers on Saturday and probably Sunday, with lingering unsettled skies.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Russians Drive Continues Offense Across Southern Front
The war office announced the capture of 100 officers and 14,000 men as Russian offensives on the southern front persist. The statement says Russian successes continue.
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Buczacz
Teutonic
Petrograd
War Office
British Forces Advance in East Africa Reach New Villages
British forces in eastern German East Africa seize Killimanjara and a nearby village. Further south near the coast they occupy the coast at Korogee and push into the Victoria Nyanza sector northwest of the region.
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Pizewloka
Verdun
Paris
le Mort Homme
London
Mesopotamia
Kut-el- Amara
Constantinople
German East Africa
Korogwe
Victoria Nyanza
Killimanjara
Korogee
Bulgarians Withdraw Forces Toward Roumanian Frontier
Report from Athens states Bulgarian troops are pulling back most units from Saloniki to the Roumanian frontier, signaling a strategic withdrawal in the ongoing conflict.
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Athens
Saloniki
Roumanian
Bluefield Birthday Celebration Moves to Country Club
Bluefield plans West Virginia birthday events at the Country Club with a 6 30 reception and 7 dinner. The switch from the Masonic Temple aims to accommodate larger crowds and better decorations as speakers from out of town discuss coal and transportation, with acceptance extended to 3 pm today.
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Bluefield Country Club
Bluefield
West Virginia
Masonic Temple
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Little
Mountain
Democratic Convention Ends After Suffrage Row
The Democratic national convention adopted the platform as written by Wilson, after a three day session marked by a heated fight over the suffrage plank. Senator Walsh and Senator Hollis helped read the declaration, and Governor Ferguson led the minority critique on states rights. The body adjourned sine die after a tense but orderly vote.
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Wilson
Resolutions Committee
Walsh
Montana
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IST
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Senator Stone
Hollis
New Hampshire
Martin Lomasney
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Ferguson
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James R. Nugent
New Jersey
Stephen B. Fleming
Fort Wayne
Ind
Stone
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Nevada
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