England's War Lord Karl Kitchener Lost At Sea
London reports Admiral Jellicoe says Hampshire with Karl Kitchener and staff aboard likely struck a mine off West Orkneys and sank. Four boats were seen depart, few survivors expected. Kitchener, en route to Russia, helped organize the greatest volunteer army in history.
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London
Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
Admiralty
Hampshire
Karl Kitchens
West Orkneys
Earl Kitchener
Russia
Karl Kitchener
Jie
Westminister Palace
House of Commons
Sdngland
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Atlantic
White Sea
Archangel
Odrevals
Far East
South China Sea
United States
British War Council
William Robertson
Imperial Staff
War Office
Edward Grey
Reginald McKenna
Exchequer
David Lloyd George
Car Crash on Central Damages Both Cars Slightly
William F. Thoms and Virgil Myers were involved in an early evening automobile accident at the corner of Eighth and Central. Neither driver was hurt and damage was minimal. Myers followed another car. Thoms turned onto Eighth and struck an electric light post while trying to avoid the oncoming vehicle. The Myers car hit the rear of Thoms car, bending the tire rack and breaking light glass. no blame was assigned.
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William F. Thoms
Virgil Myers
Eighth and
Central Avenue
Mr. Myers
Mr. Thoms
Central
Eighth
Myers
Myera
Cat Bite Injures Local Man after Tail Step Incident
A man living near the city entered a local physician's office in the late afternoon nursing a cat bite on his leg. He reported stepping on the cat's tail, which led to the bite and significant pain.
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Hethad
Alumni Reunion Brings Connersville Oldtimers Home
Letters pour in to the Abimni Association for the Centennial Celebration reunion. Over 500 invitations sent to gather graduates and their friends for the high school alumni banquet. Members and tickets available through listed organizers. The association emphasizes low fees and social unity, hoping for a successful homecoming event.
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Abimni Association
Connersville
Alumni Association
Joseph Wilkin
Ursula Heeb
Irene Smith
N. Mancini
Church Riot Near Jackson Leaves Two Dead and Multiple Wounded
In Jackson Kentucky on Leatherwood Creek ten miles from Jackson a church riot left Creen Noble dead and Boozer Fugate fatally wounded with six others shot. Noble and Fugate were attempting to arrest disturbance makers when gunfire erupted as worshipers were interrupted.
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Jackson
Creen Noble
Boozer Fugate
Leatherwood Creek
Noble
Fugata
Greene Johnson Hurt At Connersville Furniture Plant
Greene Johnson, an employee at the Connersville Furniture factory, suffered a crushed foot when an elevator trapped his foot between the elevator floor and main floor. He was moved to Fayette Sanitarium where he was reported eating well this afternoon.
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Greene Johnson
Connersville
Fayette Sanitarium
Hawkins Wins Reelection as School Trustee in Council Vote
The Connersville council re elected B W Hawkins to a three year term on the school board amid a non political vote. D W McKee the Democratic candidate received two votes in a close ballot. Hawkins had previously donated the city playground and is praised for public service.
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B. W. Hawkins
Hawkins
D. W. McKee
Reeder
McKee
Mr. McKee
Mr. Hawkins
Reeder and
Krasser
Messrs. Peters
Chrismer
Connersville
Coasting Mishap Brings Multiple Vehicles to Muddy Slide
Four autos and two motorcycles slid down Lartimore Hill near Everton Sunday night. F B Holter and city party led the descent and landed in a ditch. A Muncie party and a Cincinnati group followed, with some stopping in time or becoming stuck. Two motorcyclists then slid into deep mud after crossing the bridge.
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Lartimore Hill
Everton
F. B. Holter
Muncie
Holter
Cincinnati
Wife of an Allied Soldier Arrives in Connersville
A middle aged woman with a five year old child arrived in Connersville late yesterday from Canada. Her husband serves with Allied troops and was among the first to answer the call. Correspondence with him is scarce, only three or four letters reaching her since his departure.
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Connersaville
Canada
Unseasonal June Rain Halt Farm Work Across Indiana
An inch of rain drenched Fayette and surrounding counties from four AM to noon with no thunder or wind. Reports say the same fall covered neighboring states and parts of Ohio, giving a late autumn feel in June. Farmers face slow corn germination and hindered field work as the season opens backward.
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Fayette County
Indiana
Ohio
China’s Head Dies Yuan Shihkai Passes in Beijing
Shanghai reported the death of Yuan Shih-kai the president of the Chinese republic. He had fallen ill around May 28 amid rumors of poisoning denied by the Chinese ambassador. The death comes as revolutionary storms grow stronger following his December 1915 bid for monarchy and an early February coronation.
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Shanghai
Yuan Shih- K'Ai
Yuan Shih-k’ai
China
Peking
Washington
Yuan Shihek'ai
Weather shifts may fix belated start by July
The text suggests weather could flip to ideal for weeks, potentially erasing the impact of a late start by the first of July. It frames weather as a key determinant, with abrupt changes possible and a target time of July 1 for recovery.
Elmhurst closes with services and events schedule
Elmhurst announces closing exercises starting Sunday June eleventh with Vesper services at 4 30 by Bishop Joseph M. Francis of Indianapolis and a faculty musical. Monday features athletics and a students recital at 3. Tuesday morning finals at 9 30 and senior tree planting at 11 with garden prize at 11 30 and commencement at 4 30.
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Elmhurst
Joseph M. Francis
Indianapolis
Department of Music
Viewers Likely Back Park Road Paving for County
Unofficial word says road viewers will report the Roberts Park to canal route and Grand Avenue extension as a public utility and paving project. County commissioners would then invite bids, creating the biggest paving effort outside the city and a key northerly county artery into Connersville.
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Will KE. Brown
Frank Coltraine
Roberts Park
Canal
Grand Avenue
Connersville
Park Road
the Cay
Roosevelt Split Deepens as Wood Backers Rally
News from Oyster Bay and Chicago reports Theodore Roosevelt leaning toward General Leonard Wood if he runs, while the Progressive National Committee stalls nominating a candidate. Indiana leaders choose a national committeeman and platform aides proceed, signaling ongoing party tension ahead of the conventions.
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Chicago
Herbert L. Satterlee
J. P. Morgan
Frank H. Hitchcock
National Committee
Hughes
John A. Stewart
New York
Leonard Wood
William Barnes
Roosevelt
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
George W. Perkins
United States
James A. Hemenway
Boonville
Indiana
Fred A. Sims
Frankfort
Fred Goss
Indianapolis
Will G Ir
Win
Columbus
Progressive National Committee
Progressive Committee
Murdock
William Allen White
Kansas
Perking
Dean Lewis
University of Pennsylvania
Resolutions Committee
City Council Votes Park Repairs and Pay Hike
In a busy regular session the council contracted Sexton Rieman to care for the city cemetery this summer. It increased police pay from 15.25 to 16.50 per week and approved paving east Fifth street to the fill and Indiana avenue if contracts are satisfactory. It rebuked a negligent garbage collector and ordered regular patrols at Roberts Park to improve order.
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Sexton Rieman
East Fifth Street
Indiana Avenue
Polke
Roberts Park
Domestic Row on Summit Probed as Wife Withdraws Charges
Officer Hartman responding to a domestic confrontation at W. H. Bakers, Summit Avenue, arrested the husband and jailed him. He was released after the wife, who had filed charges, withdrew them and ordered her husband freed.
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Hartman
W. H. Baker
Summit Avenue
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Earth
Wiliam F. Thoms
EV. Hawkins
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Tlour
Hitchcock
John A Stewarte
Barnes
Satterlee
Hilles
Perkins
Wood
Council
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