Salmon earthquake seen as a mild but widespread tremor
A faint quake shook Salmon Friday at 7:30 pm with a slight north–south undulation. It rattled dishes and frightened residents, while the Hot Springs hotel reported louder subterranean rumblings. Similar mild tremors were noted in Anaconda, Boise, Weiser, Reno, and other towns, seen by some as a favorable omen for the proposed railroad project.
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Salmon
Anaconda
Boise
Weiser
Reno
Butte, Salmon & San Francisco
Montana designates June 20 as Good Roads Day
Governor S V Stewart proclaims June 20, 1916 as Good Roads Day in Montana urging citizens to contribute labor, materials or money to highway improvement. He emphasizes roads as vital to prosperity and public contentment and calls for broad participation to propel the movement.
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Helena
Stewart
Montana
Legislative Assembly
I. S. V. Stewart
Italians Called Home In Montana Reservist Warning
The Italian government calls Montana residents aged 22 to 39 to serve, warning failure to return could bring up to ten years imprisonment if they set foot in Italy. About 800 Italians in Montana are affected. Naturalized Italians remain reservists and are subject to the rule if they visit Italy after a failure to respond. The call targets those born 1876 to 1894.
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Butte
Italy
Bids Wanted for Frame Barn at Dell School Property
Notice invites bids for erecting a 32 by 24 foot frame barn on school property in Dell Montana. Barn to have 10 foot posts, 10 stalls and a hay loft, set in a cement foundation. Contact Mrs E M Martinez, clerk, Dell, Mont, 21 23.
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Dell
E. M. Martinez
Mont
Verdun battles rage as French hold Douamont gains
German assaults press the Verdun front as French troops defend Fort Douamont and adjacent ground. Paris reports heavy artillery duels, murderous fighting, and gains by French counterattacks while German forces retreat from Le Mort Homme trenches after severe losses. Italy marks a year in war with setbacks in southern Tyrol. On the Russian front, bombardments continue in the Pripet region with clashes near Tauros and Mesopotamia.
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London
Doramont
Verdun
Fort Douamont
French War Office
Paris
le Mort Homme
Italy
Tyrol
Roverto
Val Sugana
Trent
Pripet Riven
Taurus Mountains
Monsul
Mesopotamia
Sarbecht
New Chapter of Horrors in Trebizond Armenian Massacre
Report from Bucharest details Russian entry into Trebizond exposing a planned Armenian exodus and massacre. Turkish authorities ordered emigration of about 10 000 Armenians, property looted, wagons bought then recalled, and civilians forcibly expelled. Similar killings occurred at Erzerum where up to 25 000 Armenians faced the same fate.
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Bucharest
Trebizond
Constantinople
Erzerum
Morgenthau Resigns Aimed at Revealing Turkish Conditions
Cincinnati Ohio United States Ambassador Henry Morgenthau cites his wish to inform Americans about conditions in the Turkish empire especially as they affect Armenians. He intends to help Armenian relief funds and explain Turkish realities to the American public and Turkish authorities.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Women Adopt Animal Mascots for June 7 Parade
Chicago suffrage organizers reveal animal mascots will accompany delegates in the June 7 parade. Twelve states have notified parade headquarters that their delegations will be joined by animals.
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Chicago
Windstorm in Colorado Causes Major Damage in Yuma
Estimates place Saturday tornado damage in Yuma at about 150000 dollars. Many buildings were wrecked and several people were injured.
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Yuma
Colo
End of Submarine Crisis Leaves Wolfe von Igel Case
Berlin reports no U S reply to the last note on the submarine dispute and Washington signals acquiescence. The sole remaining friction centers on Wolfe von Igel, ex secretary to the slain German military attache, jailed in New York for plotting to blow up the Welland canal. Berlin seeks von Igel papers, denied by the State Department.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
State Department
Wolfe von Igel
New York
Welland Canal
Count von Bernstorff
von Igel
Union Pacific Chief A Li Mohler Resigns
Omaha reports the resignation of A Li Mohler as president of Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line effective July 1. No reasons were given for stepping down.
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Omaha
Neb
A. Li. Mohler
Union Pacific Railroad
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Lieutenant Commander Breitaupt Led Zeppelin Raids
Lieutenant Commander Breithaupt commanded the Zeppelin 15 during a raid on the Thames where the airship broke up in the mouth of the river.
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Breithaupt
Thames
Mexican Wife Murderer Hanged in Florence
Francisco Rodriguez was executed at the state penitentiary in Florence at 3 15 PM Friday for the murder of his wife in Phoenix on January 17 1911. He had received nine reprieves before the hanging.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Francisco Rodriguez
State Penitentiary
Florence
Rodriguez
Fletcher to Join Navy General Board as Badger Retires
Washington reports Admiral Fletcher will be assigned to the Navy General Board succeeding Rear Admiral Badger on his retirement. He will surrender command of the Atlantic Fleet to Admiral Mayo on June 19.
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Washington
Fletcher
Navy General Board
Badger
Atlantic
Mayo
President Wilson Sees Europe War as Test of Peace
President Wilson in Charlotte at the Mecklen burg declaration anniversary argued Europe’s war issues mirror America’s peace efforts. He said Europe grapples with competing national standards and politics, and stressed that conflict slows progress until nations cooperate. The remarks followed talk of potential war endings.
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Charlotte
N. C
Wilson
America
Europe
England Faces Food Shortage and Labor Shifts
In the House of Commons Francis Dyke Acland warns of a looming food shortage in England. He calls for farmers to hire female labor to prevent production decline and notes risk if more men go to war, risking imports of food and munitions transport.
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London
Francis Dyke Acland
The
Treasury
House of Commons
Acland
England
Mail car robbery on Texas & Pacific near Grand Cane
A masked man boarded a Texas & Pacific mail train leaving Grand Cane in Shreveport Monday night. Wielding a pistol, he forced postal clerks to cover their heads with empty sacks and rifled the registered mail before escaping.
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Shreveport
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Grand Cane
Lava Flood From Mount Loa Erupts Again
Mount Loa in Hawaii has renewed eruption with lava bursting forth on Monday at about 7000 feet elevation. The lava is flowing down the mountainside toward the southwest at roughly one mile per hour.
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Mount Loa
Honolulu
T. H
Mauna Loa
Honor Memory of Heroes at Boston Navy Yard Mass
Fifty thousand people attended an open air mass at the navy yard Sunday in memory of deceased soldiers sailors and marines. The service was arranged by the department of Massachusetts Army and Navy union.
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Boston
Navy Yard
Department of Massachusetts Army and Navy Union
Tornado Hits Near Wilsonville Destroys Farmsteads
A tornado passed east of Wilsonville Nebraska Saturday night destroying two farmhouses and several outbuildings with property damage. One man was reported perhaps fatally injured.
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Wilsonville
Neb
Here
Guardsmen Unfit for Service in New Mexico
Physical inspection of the New Mexico national guard near completion shows about 59 percent of militiamen examined are unfit for service. The finding highlights health and fitness concerns among Columbus units and regional posts.
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Columbus
N. M
New Mexico National Guard
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Crigis
Mohler
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Wagner
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Dillon
Limbert
Dillon Furniture Co
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