Verdict of first degree in Sweet case shocks Syracuse Kans
A jury in Syracuse Kansas found Archie Sweet guilty of first degree murder in the Nellie Byers case, a country schoolteacher. Other items report typhoid free treatment stations, a boy drowns in Canton Illinois after being knocked into a river by his calf, Wilson signs Army Reorganization Bill, German exclusion from France, a Oklahoma delegate dies during a political contest, British beer output cut to save hops, Breathitt County feud leader sent to reform school for sheriff killing, Bouck White convicted for desecrating the American flag, and related notes.
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Archie Sweet
Syracuse
Kas
Nellie Byers
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
New York
Villa Dead Again Rumor Circulates in El Paso
Fresh rumors claim Francisco Villa is dead after being shot by his own men but are not believed. Villa may be in Nievas near Rosario and Parral, with reports he recovered from wounds but will remain maimed. General Herrera has Parral headquarters. Gen Bell says U S troops in El Paso will be reviewed Wednesday.
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el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Villa
Nievas
Rosario
Parral
Luis Herrera
George Bell, Jr
United States
La Follette Out Third Time for Nomination
Chicago June 5 Senator Robert M La Follette will again seek the Republican nomination at Wednesday's convention He is to be placed in nomination as Wisconsin's favorite son by M B Oldrich of Madison The process signals another bid despite prior failures in the party arena
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Chicago
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
M. B. Oldrich
Madison
Greatest Naval Battle of History Through North Sea Clash
London reports a massive naval engagement off Jutland in the eastern North Sea between British and German high sea fleets. Germany claimed victory as heavy losses were reported on both sides, with British ships including the Queen Mary and Invincible and German battle cruisers Derfflinger or Lutzow possibly sunk or crippled amid numerous destroyer losses and large crews aboard the sunken Indefatigable.
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London
North Sea
Jutland
Norway
Denmark
Helgoland
Great Britain
Germany
Berlin
Queen Mary
Invincible
Defense
Black Prince
Warrior
Tipperary
Turbulent
Fortune
Ardent
Sparrowhawk
Derfflinger
Lutzow
Storm toll rises across Arkansas with dozens killed
June 5 report from Little Rock says fifty nine dead and over a hundred injured after a series of tornadoes. Communications crippled, wires failing, and fatalities reported in Judsonia Heber Springs Morrillton Fayetteville and surrounding areas. Dozens of buildings blown down and Negro residents among the injured.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Iron Mountain Railroad
Judsonia
White County
Heber Springs
Morrillton
Fayetteville
Edward Wilson
Germans to Eat No Meat for Eight Weeks
Berlin June 5 Germans to eat no meat for eight weeks as civilians and residents adjust to wartime rationing. Authorities announce a nationwide meat embargo with limited substitutions and strict enforcement measures to conserve supplies for the military.
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Berlin
Mother's Death in Nevada Claims Editor's Mother
Mrs Frances Virginia Lambert 81 died Sunday in Nevada Missouri after a two day pneumonia illness. Born in Clarksville Missouri she married James M Bean editor of the Paris Mercury and had seven children two of whom survive along with other sons. She later married J H Lambert who died years ago and she moved to Nevada where service was held and burial in Paris Missouri.
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Frances Virginia Lambert
Nevada
Clarksville
Jas. M. Bean
Paris Mercury
E. E B. Bean
the Review
Rich Till
J. H. Bean
the Mail
F. M. Bean
Salisbury
Bean
J. H. Lambert
Paris
KE. FE. Bean
Mr. Bean
Rich Hill Review
Pretty Quiet June 1 1916 Wedding in Rich Hill
Miss Cora Hoover wed Dr Allen Hoover at the Hoovers home in Rich Hill Missouri with Rev J G Haynes officiating. The couple will reside in Maysburg where Dr Allen has a medical practice. The bride is noted for musical talent and contralto voice. The groom is a physician with many friends.
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R. E. Hoover
Cora
Marburg
J. G. Haynes
Park Avenue M. FE
Maysburg
Allen
Rich Hill Review
Jackson declines circuit judge candidacy in social note
W O Jackson thanks supporters who urged another run and those who backed him six years earlier when Calvird won the nomination. He praises Judge Calvird as competent fair courteous and obliging and states he will not seek the judgeship this campaign.
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Lay
Odd Fellows Memorial Day Observed Here
I. O. O. F. memorial day will be observed Sunday June 11 by the local lodge. Members meet at 1 30 P M in the Fraternal Inn hall then march to the cemetery for a program and to decorate the graves of departed Odd Fellows. Daughters of Rebekah and visiting Odd Fellows are invited to join.
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Lodge
Fraternal Inn
Rebekah
Odd Fellows
Oregon California land grant bill passes House
The House accepted the conference report on the Oregon California land grant bill with slight alterations and sent it to President Wilson. The measure would revert the specified acres back to the government.
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Washington, D.C
House
Wilson
Missouri Guard First to Take New Federal Oath
Jefferson City June 4 The new federalization act changes the Missouri national guard status says Adjutant General John B. O'Meara The governor issued an executive order transferring state troops to federal service Brigadier General Plarney C. Clark was first to take the oath Missouri is said to be the first state to comply The act places troops under the War Department with new pay scales and drill requirements for officers and enlisted men
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Jefferson City
Missouri National Guard
John B. O'Meara
Major
Plarney C. Clark
O'Meara
National Guard
Clark
Missouri
Union
War Department
Department
Regular Army
McAdoo to Quit Cabinet in Democratic Chair Bid
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo is expected to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee and lead the president's re election campaign. He would resign as secretary immediately after election. The move faces committee membership objections to naming a non member and Fred B. Lynch of Minnesota will not seek the chairmanship.
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Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
McAdoo
Washington
National Committee
Fred B. Lynch
Minnesota
Goethals Attends West Point Reunion and Harvard Graduation
Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, arrived in New York from the Santa Marta to attend his class reunion at West Point and his son Thomas R. Goethals graduation from Harvard Medical School. He predicted the canal would not close again to navigation, and warned that flood waters could wash away further slides after the rainy season.
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New York
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Santa Marta
West Point
Thomas R. Goethals
Harvard University
Goethals
Papama Canal
Brandeis Takes Oath as Supreme Court Justice
Louis D Brandeis of Boston was sworn in as Associate Justice at noon today The oath was administered by James D Maher clerk of the court Brandeis coughed nervously as he read from a typewritten paper and then took his seat at the far left of the bench in the Supreme Court chamber
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Washington
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
United States Supreme Court
James D. Maher
Brandeis
Supreme Court Chamber
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