Democrats Choose Wilson and Marshall as Leaders
St Louis reports Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Riley Marshall were nominated by acclamation near midnight on June 15. Wilson was hailed by Bryan and Wescott led the push, while Kern moved Marshall’s nomination by acclamation. The night session featured intense cheers, flags, and a mass audience reaction.
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St. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Riley Marshall
Wilson
Marshall
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
White House
Kern
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Wescott
John W. Wescott
New Jersey
Harmon
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Baltimore
H. O. Stuart
Virginia
Yale
Acclama
Robert E. Burke
Chicago
James
John W. Kern
Indiana
Lewis
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Hughes
Resolution Committee
Westcott
Georgia
Dixie
America
Europe
Bryan Speaks as Glynn Keys Convention for Wilson
Amid a festive hall and mob at the doors, Senator James rescues a Nebraskan and Bryan is hailed as a leading Democrat. The Democratic National Convention opens with Glynn as keynote and James as permanent chairman, endorsing Wilson and Marshall with strong applause.
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James
W. J. Hardesty
Missour Senate
Thompson
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
America
Kansas
Wilson
Marshall
Committee On Resolutions
Perching Renewed Carranza Threat Sparks Border Alarm
Juarez seethes with excitement as Gen Trevino warns Pershing any troop movement would be treated as warfare. One Mexican killed in a raid at Noria New Mexico on June 16, while El Paso braces with reinforced guards and mobilized reserves amid Carrancista activity along the border.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Jacinito Trevino
J. J. Pershing
Trevino
Carranza
Nora
N. M
Bell
Juarez
Gonzales
Cuartel
Villa Altamada
Dickinson
George Bell, Jr
Progressive and Republican leaders seek restoration of good will
George W. Perkins announced after June 16 meetings with Roosevelt and Governor Whitman that negotiations are under way to restore good feeling between the Progressive and Republican parties. Perkins also met Hughes and Crane. Roosevelt voiced no comment and said he would speak only in his own name.
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New York
George W. Perkins
Col. Roosevelt
Charles S. Whitman
Mr. Perkins
Gov
Whitman
Charles E. Hughes
Col
Roosevelt
W. Murray Crane
Republican National Committee
Hughes
U S Airman Falls In Japan Exhibition Flight
Arthur Smith, an American aviator, fell 500 feet during an exhibition flight in Sapporo Hokkaido Japan. His right leg was broken and he was unconscious after the plane crashed following a looping the loop maneuver. The accident is believed caused by a defective motor.
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U. S
Sapporo
Hokkaido
Japan
Arthur Smith
Smith
Wilson Warns Foreign Born Citizens Crush Disloyalty
President Wilson on Flag Day accuses a small but active minority of disloyalty and political blackmail aimed at pressuring the United States to suit foreign sentiment. He vows loyalty to the flag as the test of national tolerance while leading a vast preparedness parade through Washington with over 50,000 marchers.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
St. Louis
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
National Guardsmen
Union
Confederate Veterans and
Sons of Veterans
Bryan Pledges Support at Democratic Convention
William J. Bryan addressed the Democratic national convention in St. Louis pledging undivided loyalty to the party and its nominees. He called the gathering a love feast, emphasized peace with honor, and urged unity across states as the 1916 campaign begins.
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Coliseum
St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Bryan
White House
Senate
House
United Party
Union
Boys on Verdun Front in German Ranks Reported
Paris says that boys of the 1917 class of recruits are fighting with German forces on the Verdun front. An official war office statement notes that some from the 1916 class are in new formations. The report implies Germany is short of reserves.
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Paris
Verdun Front
War Office
Czernowitz Falls to the Russians
Czernowitz the capital of Bukowina falls to Russian forces after heavy fighting and a Pruth river crossing. Austrians retreat toward the Carpathians, leaving prisoners and guns to the Russians as Berlin and Vienna report varying battlefield successes in Galicia and Volhynia.
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London
Czernowitz
Bukowina
Carpathian Mountains
Pruth
Galicia
Volhynia
Petrograd
Vienna
Berlin
Lipa
Turya
von Linsingen
Russians Sweep Westward In Major Eastern Drive
Russian forces push from Pripet Marshes toward Czernowitz with substantial gains. In 13 days up to June 16, about 170000 prisoners and large war spoils captured. Battles near Lutsk Kozin Tarnovka and Bucacz yielded further Russian victories. German Austrian cooperation reported. 400 Russians captured north of Prevoloka.
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London
Pripet
Czernowitz
Brusiloff
Petrograd
Lutsk
Kozin
Tarnovka
Bucacz
Blukchevka
Buczacz
Russian War Office
Sokul
Kovel
Berlin
Preevloka
Fire destroys Old Terre Distillery warehouse near Paducah
Fire swept the Old Terre Distillery Company warehouse outside Paducah, destroying 1,300 barrels of whisky and causing an estimated loss of 150,900 dollars. The distillery had not been rebuilt after a previous blaze and the company has suffered three major fires since whisky production began. Insurance coverage stood at 375,000 dollars, origin of the fire remains unknown.
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Paducah
Old Terre Distillery Company
Greeks Move Base After Martial Law Declared
Paris reports the Greek military base and troops surrounding Than have been moved to Volo on the Thessalian coast as martial law is established by the entente allies.
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Paris
Volo
Thessaly
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