Verdun Front Seeps in Amid World War I Battles
French forces near Verdun attack Le Mort Homme and nearby positions, securing seven machine guns and 225 prisoners. German advances push French lines back toward Cumieres as Austrians press Italians in Po sinA region. Balkan fronts see Bulgarian gains and Serbians land at Salonika. Numerous war actions and political notes follow.
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le Mort Homme
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Berlin
Teutons
Thiamont
Brandeis Confirmed to Supreme Court After Bitter Fight
The Senate voted 47 to 22 to confirm Louis D. Brandeis of Boston to the United States Supreme Court, making him the first Jew on the high bench. Only one Democrat, Senator Newlands, opposed. three Republicans sided with the majority. Brandeis, born in Louisville and Harvard educated, will likely take the oath June 12 and join the court before the summer recess.
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Supreme Bench
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Illinois
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Kansas
Judiciary Committee
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Harvard University
Flag Burning At Church Sparks National Debate
In New York on June 2 a flag and many national colors were burned in a melting pot setup behind Rev Bouck White’s Church of the Social Revolution. Albert Henkel, billed as an artist, unfurled a banner of international industrialism after the ceremony. Rev Mercer Green Johnson, rector of Trinity Church Newark, resigned over management claims and denounced the act, leaving rather than watch what he called a damnable business. The service preceded the rear yard rite titled witnessing the birth of internationalism.
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New York
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
Albert Henkel
Henkel
Mercer Green Johnson
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Newark
N. J
Youngs
White
Canal Will Stay Open Now
Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals arrived in New York to attend the fortieth West Point class reunion and his son Thomas A thals graduation from Harvard Medical School. He said he believed the Panama Canal would remain open.
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New York
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Santa Marta
West Point
Thomas A.thals
Harvard University
Paname Canal
Association Letter Creat Arrested for Embezzlement
A man was arrested on a state warrant late yesterday on embezzlement charges involving the International Letter Creat Association. The shortage totals $37,500 with alleged embezzled funds of $10,000.
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Tional Letter Creat Association
Chicago Politician Guilty in Conspiracy Case
Michael Heilier a longtime West Side ward power broker was found guilty in Chicago on a conspiracy to violate oath connected charge. The June 2 verdict marks a political corruption conviction linked to local governance.
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Chicago
Michael Heilier
West Side Ward
Peeath
County court halts last whisky still in Ozark county
Judge John T. Moore grants a temporary injunction restraining J. Williams from storing or keeping whisky in Hammond. Prosecutor George Boone filed the petition. Williams risks contempt daily if he operates the still. Hammonds property values and morals are cited as reasons, with related liquor convictions for Hugh Devine and Bob Schrabell and appeals ongoing.
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Ozark County
John Barleycorn
J. Williams
John T. Moore
Circuit Court
George Boone
Williams
Boone
Wiliams
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Hammond
Moore
Hugh Devine
Springfield Court of Appeals
G A R encampment venues assure ample Kansas City rooms
A committee of hotel men and the G A R national encampment leaders in Kansas City announce enough lodging for up to 109000 visitors. A central clearing house with a telephone switchboard will list all hotels and rooming houses to quickly match guests with available rooms, assuring no one is turned away.
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Kansas City
Clearing House
General Arrangement Committee
New York Hotel Association Bureau
Grand Army
Central
Ming
Mexican War Veteran John Fielding Meek Dies in Chillicothe
John Fielding Meek, a long surviving Mexican War veteran, dies at his home in Chillicothe. Born in Wayne County Indiana in 1824, he was among the original Brandywine swimming pool era era figures linked to Jane Whitcomb Riley’s work.
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John Fielding Meek
Chillicothe
Mr. Meek
Wayne County
Ind
Brandywine
Janes Whitcomb Riley Dger
River protection meeting promotes Damaged Missouri river work
A Glasgow meeting urged action by the War Department to repair the Missouri river near Come Bend three miles west of town. The river threatens to cut through a farm lane and jeopardize a bridge unless immediate measures are taken.
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War Department
Missouri River
Came Bend
Here
Acids cause blast injuring workers at Joplin plant
Six men were hurt when a section of a recovery room at the Attias Powder Company plant near Joplin was wrecked by an acid explosion. The most seriously injured worker was inside the building at the time.
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Attias Powder Company
Joplin
Cocoanut Biscuits and Eggs Served with Half Pound
Fragmentary line lists cocoanut biscuits and eggs with a half pound quantity. No clear event or context apparent. Contains only culinary items without a reportable action or outcome.
Fragmentary Recipe Snippet Hints English Meat Guide
A truncated OCR fragment mentions turkey, meat weight, lean ham or bacon, suet, rind, and a teaspoonful each. The text is incomplete, offering no clear event or full instructions, but indicates a historical cooking or meat preparation context with specific ingredient terms.
Red Top Sorrel Threatens Missouri Meadows and Pastures
Samuel M. Jordan warns that red topped sorrel a weed spreading by seed and roots risks overrunning meadows and pastures in Missouri. It appears redly from May to early June, resists removal once established, and thrives on sour soil. Smothering with manure or straw may suppress it early, while liming helps rival plants.
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Samuel M. Jordan
Farmers’ Institute
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Missouri
Beet-Fed Cattle Bring Record Prices at St. Joseph
Beet pulp cattle on the St. Joseph market set a record with five carloads by a Denver sugar company averaging 1,570 pounds selling at $10.10 per hundredweight. Three more loads averaged 1,458 pounds at $9.90 and four loads averaged 1,361 pounds at $9.80. The prior record was $9.95.
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St. Joseph
Denver
Tighten Ltd Moves to Enforce Saloons Close Time
St. Joseph enforces a city ordinance requiring all 166 saloons to close daily from 1 to 5 a.m. per council action signed by Mayor Elliott Marshall. Current hours shift to midnight Saturday through Sunday with alcohol sales limited from midnight to 1 a.m. Monday.
A. G. R. Commander Dead in St Louis
Thomas B. Rodgers longtime assistant adjutant general of the Missouri Department G A R dies in St Louis. A Civil War veteran he served as lieutenant colonel of the 140th Pennsylvania and led the department as commander in 1896.
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Thomas B. Rodgers
Department of Missouri
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Timber Fall Fatality at Baldwin Mine Reported
A timber fell twenty feet while being lowered in the Baldwin mine at Aurora, striking miner William F. Black, 32, killing him. Black left a wife and two children.
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Baldwin
Aurora
William F. Black
Thornton Cooke Elevated to Missouri Bankers Association President
Thornton Cooke of Kansas City was elevated to the presidency from the vice presidency at the twenty sixth annual Missouri Bankers Association convention in St Louis. W B Sanford of Springfield was elected vice president and Edward B Clare Avery of St Louis was chosen treasurer. Preparedness for the United States was endorsed in one resolution.
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Thornton Cooke
Kansas City
Missouri Bankers’ Association
St. Louis
W. B. Sanford
Springfield
Edward B. Clare Avery
United States
Don’t you approve of peace quote exchange
A brief dialogue features Miss Cayenne stating peace is like health and everyone deserves it, while noting microbes spoil it. The exchange uses light humor to compare peace to health and imply unseen obstacles.
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Miss Cayenne
Mister Giithers Explains The Unit Rule
A quirky dialogue features Mr Giithers and Little Willie debating the unit rule in a family game setting. The exchange uses playful mispronunciations and a folksy tone to hint at rules and authority within a household game.
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Mr. Giithers
Little Willie
Dairy farming expands in western Canada profits soar
Western Canada dairy industry thrives with high prices and strong demand from soldiers and civilians. The cheese sector benefits from war driven demand, ideal climate, abundant feed, and potential future markets as production grows. Hog market codes support farm profitability amid rising costs and expanding operations.
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Western
Alberta
Denmark
Rockies
P. Bury
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