Kitchener on HMS Hamshire Downed by Mine in North Sea
British war leaders aboard the Hamshire were lost when the ship struck a mine or was torpedoed off the West Orkneys. Four lifeboats escaped but seas capsized them. bodies found. Lord Kitchener was en route to Russia. confidence of survivors was low. Others aboard included Obeiine Fitzgerald Ellisham and Donaldson. Jellicoe reported little chance of saving anyone.
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Associated Press
London
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Hamshire
West Orkeys
Jellicoe
Admiralty
Lord Kitchener
Russia
England
Texas Press Association Opens 37th Annual Session in El Paso
The Texas Association opens its thirty seventh annual meeting in El Paso with a three day program for editors from across the state. Sessions include speeches on Characteristics of the Texas Press and Legal Advertising Possibilities by Joe J. Taylor and Earl W. Hodges.
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The
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Paso
Texas Press
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Dallas News
Earl W. Hodges
Texarkana
Arkansas
French Repulse German Attacks Near Forts Vaux and Damloup
Paris reports two German assaults on the French lines near Forts Vaux and Damloup were repulsed last night. A heavy bombardment of Fort Vaux continued with intermittent cannonading on the west front.
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Forts Vaux and
Damloup
Paris
Fort Vaux
Associated Press
Verdun Front
Meuse
French War Office
UT Students Seek Navy Ship for Civilian Training
About 100 University of Texas students petition the secretary of the navy to send a battleship to Galveston so they can join the naval training school for civilians. They want to enlist to avoid traveling to Charleston, S C, for the cruise. Naval Recruiting Officer Evans says no difficulty is expected if enough men enroll. several enlistments have already been recorded.
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University of Texas
Secretary of the Navy
Galveston
Naval Training School
Charleston
S. C
Evans
Murderers to be placed on trial in Muskogee
Ida Hadley of Beaumont Texas and Kansas City Missouri were to face trial in Muskogee on murder charges in the shooting of Sheriff Jake Giles on a Missouri Kansas and Texas train near Muskogee. The case involves an insanity defense and a fund raised by the Texas Sheriffs Association for the prosecution. Giles was killed after disarming him, and the couple fled with the conductor forced to stop the train before capture.
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Okla
Ida Hadley
Beaumont
Texas
Kansas City
Jake Giles
Texas Sheriffs’ Association
Giles
Hadley
Oklahoma
Sas City
Paul
Leaders seek reunion as Roosevelt looms over GOP Chicago
Chicago June 6 leaders aim to reunite the Republican party amid tempests over Justice Hughes. Confabs with Progressive peers run without a result as the convention opens. Factions brace for Roosevelt demonstrations and realignments.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hughes
Roosevelt
Woman Suffrage Debate Expected at Democratic Convention
St Louis June 6 probable finest drawn fight in the democratic national convention will be over national woman suffrage. Leaders said no suffrage plank would appear in the platform, though both sides would have equal opportunity to express themselves before the resolutions committee.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Resolutions Committee
Survivors claim British sunk German dreadnought in Jutland
Edinburg June 5 survivors arrive claiming the British de vera engaged in the Jutland battle sank the German dreadnought Hindenburgh after four torpedo hits.
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Edinburg
Jutland
Death of Yuan Shi Kai Ends Chinese Republic Era
Shanghai on June 6 reports that Yuan Shi Kai president of the Chinese Republic died after illness and alleged poisoning rumors. Yuan Hung, the vice president, succeeds him and is said to favor revolutionists as unrest grows against his reign.
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Shanghai
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Peking
Washington
Yuan Hung
Hung
Bryan Commercial Club tackles H and T C railroad dispute
Directors hear the H and T C Railroad case amid a city council rift. Tallachet outlines a new Bryan Giddings interurban plan, Judge Doremus and W G Wilson urge amicable results, while Wipprecht briefs Bryan Press. An advisory committee is named to meet city officials at 2 p.m. with Waldrop added as panel member.
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John A. Moore
UN and
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Wipprecht
Bryan Press Company
O. P. Hall
Ed Hall
L. L. McInnis
John M. Lawrence
E. J. Fountain
H. & T. ¢. Railroad
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French Heavy Losses At Verdun Fight Report
German and French forces clash along the Verdun front with heavy exchanges. German dispatches claim French assaults failed with substantial losses while Russian reports claim 13 000 prisoners won on the eastern front. A British ship Tipperary and the cruiser Euryalus suffered damage in naval actions near Berlin.
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Petrograd
Pripet
Roumanian
Brandeis Admitted to Supreme Court as Associate Justice
Washington June 5 Louis D Brandeis a Boston attorney was admitted today as associate justice of the Supreme Court He is the sixty second American citizen to hold the distinction
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Washington
Boston
Supreme Court of the United States
Storm kills one injures several in Texas
Wichita Pallas Texas June 5 One negro girl was killed and several others injured at Haskell near here last night A severe wind and rain storm swept over the northwest part of Texas causing damage worth several thousand dollars to property
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Associated Press
Wichita Pallas
Texas
Haskell
Here
Wilson signs resolution inviting Spain and Latin America
President Wilson signed congressional resolution authorizing inviting Spain and all Latin American countries to participate in the 1918 exposition celebrating the two hundredth anniversary of San Antonio's founding in Texas.
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Spain
San Antonio
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Texas
Meeting adjourned as committees delay recommendations
Brandon, T. B. Bryan, J. s. Doane, J. N. Dulaney, D. D. White, J. W. James named as chairmen of committees. Other chairmen were not ready to make recommendations and deferment until a later date. The club adjourned to meet Wednesday morning June 14 at 10 o'clock.
Officials Identify Ships Sunk in Jutland Battle
London officials identify ships sunk in the Jutland battle as the Lützow and several German vessels, confirming losses in the decisive naval engagement. (Note: OCR fragment indicates list incomplete.)
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Jutland
Associated Press
London
Movie Screens Put To 6000 Use In Texas Cities
Austin notices state that motion picture films dealing with fire will be shown in city and town Texas. Fire Insurance firms will accompany ten tatives of the National Association and lectures will be delivered by a state commission representative.
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Austin
Texas
Natiovention Association
Gridiron Dinner Postponed After Illness
The Dallas Daily Press newspaper club dinner scheduled for Monday in Dallas was indefinitely postponed due to illness affecting Poindexter son of an uncommitted elect Judge.
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Associated Dallas
Texas
Dallas N 8 Daily Pressewspaper Club
Heavy Rains Hit Panhandle and Northern Oklahoma
Heavy rains drenched the Texas Panhandle and northern Oklahoma today causing wire damage. Amarillo reported about 1.5 inches of rainfall to the weather bureau.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Storm Tornado Hits Jackson Section Killing and Wounding
A tornado swept through western Jackson Mississippi early today killing two white residents and injuring others. Dozens were left dead or injured as a storm damaged about 250 homes and injured or displaced many residents including six Black individuals.
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