RochElt claims false arrest amid battle over loan
Robert Roch elt accuses authorities of false imprisonment after an arrest in Pocatello Idaho. He hires Hugo Dongelman and plans habeas corpus, then intends civil suits against Henry O Leary. He describes a year of bad luck after California earthquakes and failed contracting bids, including a loan made to bid in Twin Falls.
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Join Rochelt
Focatella
Idaho
Rochelt
Hugo Dongelman
Henry O'Leary
Pocatello
Robert
Sealine Ace
el Centro
Oe Odae Céntro
Imperial Bank
En Idaho
California
Rom Twin
Butte
William Ibola
Manville
Orrin Tv Ott
England Stunned By Loss Of Kitchener On Cruiser
London reports Lord Kitchener secretary for war and his staff perished when the HMS Hampshire was sunk off the Orkney Islands. The death removes Britain’s foremost wartime figure, with possible successors named including Lord Derby and Sir William Robertson as a likely choice.
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Lord Kitchener
Hugh James O' Beirne
Petrograd
Fofia
G. A. Fitegerald
Perl Kitchener
Geners
Ellershaw
Frederick Donaldson
Jellicoe
Admiralty
Stampshire
Werbert J
Avill
R. N
Ornoys
Sea Board
Hampshire
Mungia
Bar Kitchoher
Wate
Great Britain
Germany
England
County Merry
Ireland
Kitchener
London
Orkney, Islands
Scotland
Northcliffe
Russia
Archangel
Vielt Peyograd
Geo
Hlamiselon
Rosia
Nicholaa
David Lievdeorne
Lord Derby
Willem Robertson
Frontline Claims Russian Push and Allied Setbacks
Petrograd reports gains along the Pripet river and into Austrian lines with prisoners totalling around 25 000 and 440 officers. German forces facing Allied counterattacks near Verdun and Port Vaud are described as stalled amid heavy losses. Rome notes Austro Italian activity with no major breakthroughs and a noted raid achieving limited success.
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Teutones
Raalans
Port Vaux
Damloup
Verdun
Rome
Mexican on Way to Raid U S Border
General Funston reports information that Tom De La Rosa leads a Mexican column moving from south of Rio Grande toward the border with intent to raid west of Rio Grande City. American troops may be insufficient to block. Gen Mann orders patrol strengthening. De La Rosa reportedly near the border and may be pursued into Mexico. Carranza forces employ disruptive tactics south of American lines impacting search for bandits near them. Pershing believes motor truck routes will handle expected heavy rainy-season traffic.
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San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Tom Re la Rosa
Iaredo
United States
Io Grande City
William A. Mann
Laredo
de la Rosa
Hio
Mexico
Brownsville
Columbus
X. M
Carramilitas
General Pershing
Fraud charges arise over $27 thousand estate claim
Alice Fleet McNair and William Fleet sue as executors heirs, alleging Richard Whelen induced them to surrender claims to Mrs Ellen Lawler’s estate. They seek $27,488 plus damages, claiming Whelen borrowed the will and offered misvalued property then paid them only $300 of the $25,000 estate claim.
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Richard Whelon
Alice Fleet McNair
William Fleet
District Court
Herbert V. Lacey
Whelen
Ellen Lawer
Entate
Hle
Mee
Lawler
Law
Tornado Toll In Several States Rises
A sweeping outbreak reports 107 dead as of June 6 with hundreds injured and extensive property damage across Arkansas Missouri Mississippi and surrounding towns. Jackson Mississippi records fourteen deaths and over seventy five injured with hundreds of houses destroyed. Heber Springs and Judsonia report major losses and numerous fatalities as every county feels the storm impact.
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Arkineas
Missouri
Tlingia
Poplar Blufe
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Little Rock
Ark
Arkan- Sate
Lfe
Heber Springs
Judsonia
Forrest City
Stuttgart
Cork
Deal
Fordyce
Germany seeks twelve billion marks war credit in Reichstag
Berlin reports the government introduced a war credit of 12,000,000,000 marks in the Reichstag. Various new tax bills including a special tax on war profits were moved to their third reading.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag
Yuan Shikai Dies Surrounded by Family in Peking
Yuan Shikai died at dawn in the palace with his wives and older children nearby. Officials deny reports of self-inflicted death. Legation guard commandants from Germany and Austria meet, deem riots unlikely. American and Russian guards say stay inside legation quarters. Yuan Hung to take presidential oath tomorrow.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Legation Guards
Legation
Yuan Hung
Suffrage Loses in Iowa Vote
Virtually complete returns from all but five counties show suffrage defeated in Iowa by about 6000 votes. Republican gubernatorial candidate W J Harding was expected to secure around 40 to 56 percent, widening opponents' lead across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
W. J. Harding
Republicna
Locals Prepare as Clocks Move Ahead One Hour
The article notes clocks advance by one hour at midnight in June as part of daylight time changes, with residents urged to adjust watches and appliances accordingly.
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Loaly
Opening of the G. O. P. Convention Opens amid Leadership Gaps
Report from Chicago on a fractured Republican and Progressive collide as unity eludes factions. Roosevelt allies form a steering committee while leading candidates vie on a crowded ballot with Hughes leading potential nominees. Delegates from southern and western states push for Roosevelt as compromise while others seek delay and conservatism.
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Chicago
Jones
Republcan
Iadera
Roosevelt
Hothesa
Sonn
Cleoree T. Corlelyou
William Loeb, Jr
George von L. Meyer
Politics
Hughes
Weeks
Cumming
Fairbanks
Wharton
Tic Sherman
Kiox
Doot
LaFoliette
Scattering
Boraly
Borah
George W. Perkins
Delecaiee
Mentane
Victor Murdock
Romuyatter
William Alley White
Raymond Robins
Progressive Convention
Six Die in D. & R. G. Wreck at Colton Utah
Six men were killed and five injured when a Denver & Rio Grande passenger train derailed near Colton Utah. The late train collided with a freight may have been drawn by two locomotives, with the second engine jumping the turnout. no passengers were hurt.
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Colton
Utah
Denver
Washington Major General George Foethall Discusses Policy
Washington, June 6. Major General George Foethall, governor of the Macamie sone, conferred with Secretary of War Beber. It is understood he reiterated his plea to retain.
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Washington
Gondral George Foethall
Macamie Sone
Beber
Rival Suffragists Clash In Fight For the Ballot
Rival national suffrage groups met in Chicago to refine plans for pressing resolutions at the Republican National Convention. The Congressional Union supports a militant approach, while the National American Woman Suffrage Association opposes forced campaigns and favors expanding suffrage where possible.
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Chicaco
Chicago
Susan Po
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