Pershing and Staff Land in England amid Welcome
Major General Pershing and his staff arrived in London escorted by American destroyers. A British brigadier general was assigned as aid and Pershing praised the voyage and anticipated a major American role on the western front while plans for a large overseas troop movement were nearing completion in Washington.
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International News Service
London
Pershing
Admiralty
War Office
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Guard of Honor
America
Stileman
William Pitcairn Campbell
Liverpool
God Save the King
Washington
War Department
Joffre
Wooden Ship Men Threaten Suits Over Goethals Dismissal
In Washington on June 8 charges are filed by engineers Fred A. Eustis and F Huntington Clark assigned to the emergency fleet corporation. Goethals dismissed them for alleged disloyalty and misstatements while the shipping commission retained them. Shipbuilders plan suit claiming repudiated contracts and losses. Arthur McArthur asserts three million tons of wooden ships can be built annually.
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International News Service
Washington
Fred A. Eustis
F. Huntington Clark
United States Emergency Fleet Corporation
General Goethals
Goethals
Messrs. Clark
Eustis
Shipping Commission
General Goethal
Clark
Arthur McArthur
United States
Professor of Law Commends Gardner. Hadley to Move to Colorado
A Missouri professor of law lauds Gov. Gardner’s administration and predicts success. Former Governor Hadley announces he will relocate to Colorado for health reasons after three summers in Missouri. He cites improved public service under Gardner and expresses gratitude to Missouri and its officials.
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Gardner
Henry Andrae
Hadley
Colorado
Andrae
University of Colorado
Missouri
Washington
Baseball Scores Across Leagues
National League games saw Chicago lose to Philadelphia 0 to 1 and Cincinnati defeat New York 2 to 1. Brooklyn topped Pittsburg 5 to 4 while St Louis beat Boston 9 to 1. American League results include Chicago 11 over Washington 4 and St Louis 11 over Philadelphia 2 with Detroit 7 over Boston 4 and Cleveland 4 over New York 7.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Embankments Raised as Missouri River Threatens Callaway Crops
Prison farm overseer Henry Andrae mobilized convicts to construct a four foot high sandbag embankment stretching about 100 yards to shield the potato patch while James Houchin marshaled workers to guard his land near Cedar City. If river rises two more feet, lower and second bottoms may flood, damaging growing crops and threatening bridge approaches.
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Henry Andrae
Cahnaway
James Houchin
Meyer
Cedar City
Callaway
Young Ladies Aid Tabulation of Cole County Registrants
Making out lists of the 1 830 who registered in Cole county Tuesday has commenced. Misses Estelle Dierckx Ethel Hagener and Ruth Short were busy typewriting names by precincts. The names will be sent to Washington and posted at the courthouse.
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Cole County
Estelle Dierckx
Dierckx
Ethel Hagener
Ruth Short
Washington
Court House
County Court Seeks 60000 for Roads in Cole County
Cole county court plans to secure at least 60000 from state and federal sources for good roads. Funds will back about 40 miles of highways from Centertown to Osage river and Jefferson City to Eugene, at roughly 8000 per mile. Bids opened yesterday for culverts and fills totaled 8768.36.
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Cole County Court
Cole County
Centertown
Osage River
Jefferson City
Eugene
State Highway Department
Hineman
Osage County
Zion Road
Four Young Ladies Hike to Centertown
Four girls named Marie Slanker LaRoy Maishel Grace Reichel and Esther Slattker hiked to Centertown on Thursday afternoon for pleasure. They completed the 4 1 2 hour trip and returned to Jefferson City on No. 38.
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Centertown
Jefferson City
Marie Slanker
LaRoy Maishel
Grace Reichel
Esther Slattker
Black Hand Letter Found As Harmless Prank
A scrap of newspaper bearing a threatening Black Hand message was found under a resident's door by Jack Perry of Atchison street. After an investigation he learned two local girls had been on the porch during his absence and one confessed to writing the note as a joke. No prosecution was pursued.
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Jack Perry
Atchison Street
Perry
Emperor William Addresses Troops in Calm Speech
Amsterdam report states Emperor William told his troops the enemy seeks a decision and will be exhausted by casualties before surrender. He said the Germans will win the position for their people once the foe is worn down.
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International News Service
Amsterdam
William
Owa Town Flooded by Missouri River
Missouri river dyke broke at the junction of the Missouri and Nishna rivers flooding South Hamburg. Fourteen year old Stanley Smiley, 15, drowned. Train service halted. Riverton Iowa dyke also threatening to go out.
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Owa
International News Service
Hamburg
Missouri
Nishna
Stanley Smiley
Riverton
Iowa
Earthquake Destroys San Salvador Killing and Homelessness
San Juan del Sur reports a quake that leveled San Salvador, leaving hundreds dead and 100000 homeless. Survivors, drenched by rain for hours, hide in streets as debris covers thirty miles and isolation lasts from the world. Authorities suspect the volcano near the capital.
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International News Service
San Juan del Sur
San Salvador
Republlic
German Attacks Repulsed South of Ypres
British lines south of Ypres were strengthened as German assaults were driven back. Prisoners reported at 6,400 with over twenty guns captured. One hundred thirty two officers passed through the collecting. The line south of Ypres is secured by artillery and defense.
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International News Service
London
Ypres
Eight Reported Killed Aboard Southland
Cable advices from International Mercantile Co. say eight persons aboard the torpedoed liner Southland were killed outright and about forty are missing. the death list is expected to grow larger than initially reported.
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New York
International Mercantile Co
Southland
Weather Outlook Shows Fair Days With Weekend Thunder Showers
The forecast calls for generally fair skies today and Sunday with the possibility of thunder showers. Temperatures remain mild with scattered activity across the region and no widespread storms expected.
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