Russian Navy Disperses German Convoy Near Swedish Coast
Thirteen German merchantmen from the north, escorted by an auxiliary cruiser and torpedo boats, were attacked by Russian destroyers torpedo boats and submarines near the Swedish coast. The convoy dispersed as merchants fled toward land while Russia presses a broad front offensive in Volhynia Bukowina and Galicia threatening Czernowitz Lemberg and other targets.
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Wilson Renominated by Acclamation at Democratic Convention
President Wilson and Vice President Marshall win renomination by acclamation at the Democratic national convention in St. Louis. The ticket was completed as the platform draft remained unsettled with sessions scheduled to finish the next morning.
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Washington
St. Louis
Marshall
Kern
Thomas Riley Marshall
Indiana
Alabama
New Jersey
John W. Wescott
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Bomb wrecks mail car in Butte transfer
A bomb in a package on a Chicago Burlington and Quincy train being transferred to the Oregon Short Line in Butte Montana exploded today wrecking the Oregon Short Line mail car. No further details on casualties or suspects were immediately released.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
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Reject Trainmen Demands Declined By Railroads
New York June 16 reports all demands of the railroad trainmen upon the railroads have been declined. The outcome regarding a possible strike remains uncertain as parties assess next moves.
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Building Strike Spreads as Carpenters Refuse to Work on Police-Guarded Jobs
Kansas City builders and laborers clash over pay and work rules. Carpenters vote to join a sympathetic strike against projects protected by police, following a wage demand deadlock that halted negotiations. Seven large jobs have resumed with non union labor, while one member's project remains stalled.
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Hitch Racks Return for Richmond Farmers Trade
Richmond farmers who boycotted the town after hitch racks were removed will have a new hitch lot near the courthouse. Merchants raised funds, with eighteen giving $100 each, to buy a paving lot and shed capable of housing over one hundred teams. Nearby towns reported strong business during the dispute.
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Rayville
Lawson
Orrick
Camden
Ozark Strawberries Shipments Drop This Season
Rail department statistics show Ozark region strawberry shipments total 1,001 car loads for the season, up from 559 car loads last year, signaling a sharp fade in supply.
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Department of Development of the Railroads
Returns After Long Absence With $250,000 Wealth
D. M. Mc Lemore, once vanished for sixteen years, resurfaced in Greenfield with $250,000 earned through cattle ventures in Kansas City and St. Louis, involving Villistas and Carrangistas since unrest in Mexico. He traveled coast to coast to aid his father after learning of his financial distress.
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St. Louis
D. M
Native of Boonville Dead
Henry E B Lombart of Boonville dies at 54 at home. He is described as a Boonville native and among the wealthiest men in the area. Survived by his wife and two children.
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Henry EB. Lombart
Missouri
Lamar Youth Drowns Near Mayor Egger Ranch
A 20 year old Lamar man named Wells drowned the other afternoon in Mayday Creek near Mayor Egger's ranch. The body has not been recovered.
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Meday ‘Creek
Red Oak Voted Bonds for Good Roads
Red Oak voters approved a $25,000 bond issue in a county special election to fund highways and improve road conditions. The measure passed amid local support for transportation projects and infrastructure upgrades.
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Red Oak
Missouri railroads lose bid for retrial in confiscation case
Attorneys for Missouri railroads say other defenses remain intact after the Supreme Court struck the confiscatory claim from their challenge to the 2 cent passenger rate law. The ruling does not affect remaining defenses, as Frank Hagerman noted. The case concerns excess fare paid during litigation over the rate law. Chillicothe dries win a 2 12 vote in a local option election that will close seven saloons.
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Federal Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
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Railroads
Bates County Court Restricts Liquor Shipments to Certain Recipients
Bates county circuit court enjoined four railway companies from delivering intoxicating liquors in Bates county to any person convicted of Local Option law violations, to minors, or to individuals not yet consigned for shipments. Prosecutor D. C. Chastain sought a broad delivery ban in Bates county.
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D. C. Chastain
Park College Receives 75000 Dollar Donation
Parkville Park College announces a $75 000 gift from Mr and Mrs George A Lawrence of Galesburg Illinois in support of a 1 000 000 endowment campaign. Mrs Lawrence is the daughter of the late Colonel John S Park founder of the college.
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Homer Mann
George A. Lawrence
Galesburg
Ill
Lawrence
John S. Park
Ozark Peach Crop Forecast by Railroad Experts
Crop experts estimate the Ozark peach harvest at 518 cars this season, down from 2,395 cars last year. Most fruit comes from Brandsville, Koshkonong, and North Arkansas orchards, while other areas report near total failure.
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Koshkonong
North Arkansas
Dean of Women Resigns from Warrensburg Normal
Mrs. Mary V. Neet dean of women at Warrensburg Normal School for twenty seven years resigns and will move to St. Louis. She oversaw the personal welfare of over 1,000 women students annually and ensured homes with healthy and moral surroundings. Now 74, she has known the conduct of thousands who attended the school.
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Mary V. Neet
Warrensburg Normal School
St. Louis
Elks to Stage Seventh Annual Reunion in Moberly
The Missouri Elks schedule a three day jubilee in Moberly featuring Mardi Gras dress and automobile flower parade an official ball a barbecue and races plus baseball games as amusements for the June 20 21 22 reunion.
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The
Missouri Elks
Moberly
Veteran Gearhart Dies in Sedalia at 71
Virgil M. Gearhart a Kentucky native and Civil War veteran aged 71 is dead in Sedalia. He came here at the close of the war.
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Sedalia
Virgil M. Gearhart
Kentucky
Farmer Drowns in Cedar Creek Near Sedalia
Matt Byrne a wealthy Pettis county farmer drowned at Cedar Creek near Sedalia after rain. He apparently rode his team into a deep ford and was swept away as he started home.
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Matt Byrne
Pettis County
Cedar Creek
Sédalia
Burlington Conductor Killed in Train Accident
Fruin of Brookfield, an experienced conductor for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, was killed at St. Joseph when he stepped in front of a moving train. He was 42 years old and married.
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Fruin
Brookfield
Anxtra
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
St. Joseph
The Thunderbolt Myth In Art And Nature
The piece argues that traditional lightning depictions in art show straight forked bolts, but real lightning is sinuous and branching. It notes railroad ads and broad historical conventions misrepresenting lightning, with photography and science correcting the common zigzag image.
Tramps Seek Lodging Then Plot Robbery at Farm
Fragment from a 1915 newspaper includes a tale of two tramps asking for shelter at a kindly farmer. They attempt a break in during darkness, with one knocking over footwear and the other mistaken for a cat before alarm ends the intrusion.
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Mick
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