Democratic Convention Opens Amid Crowd and Clashes
At the Coliseum in St Louis the Democratic convention opened with a crowded, chaotic gathering as delegates fought for seats and police intervened. William F McCoombs welcomed delegates, appointing Martin H Glynn as temporary chairman while Colonel William J Bryan arrived to cheers. Three thousand suffragist women formed a silent Golden Lane supporting votes for women. Glynn urged harmony under Wilson policy, drawing wild enthusiasm from the crowd. The session adjourned at 2 51 pm until tomorrow.
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Int’ News Service
Coliseum
St. Louis
William F. McCoombs
National Committee
McCoombs
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Glynn
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Golden Lane
Jefferson Hotel
Italian squadron bombards fortified Parenseo
Rome June 14 The admiralty announced an Italian squadron bombarded Parenseo with satisfactory results. Official state authorities reported the action as a successful bombardment by Italian naval forces amid ongoing operations in the theater.
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Int'l News Service
Rome
Admiralty Today
Parenseo
Verdun Battle Toll Estimated at 780,000 German Losses
Paris dispatch reports from the war office that German losses since Verdun began reach about 780,000 killed wounded or captured. No infantry action occurred last night as German artillery concentrated at Thiamont and Paux Chapitre Wood areas.
Pioneers in suit over water title in Clover Valley
Judge Stoddard of Reno hears the long continued suit of Samuel Weeks and Seneca Weeks against William B. Steele and W. H. Steele for an adjustment of a disputed water right. Land and water lie south of Wells in Clover Valley. Senior plaintiffs and defendants are well known Nevada pioneers, once partners in the 1860s who dissolved about 1873. Adjoining properties’ water rights were never finally settled.
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Judge Stoddard
Reno
Samuel Weeks
Seneca Weeks
William B. Steele
W. H. Steele
Wells
Clover Valley
Army appropriation bill for preparedness passed by committee
Chairman Hay of the House military committee favorably reported the army appropriation bill carrying 157 million dollars for the Wilson policy of preparedness. An effort will be made to take up the bill in the House next Tuesday.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington
Hay
House Military Committee Today
House
Forts reply yields no effect in city defense
An admission notes that the forts of the city replied but produced no effect, leaving details sparse on the Detroit New York Chicago Washington scene. The report underscores ineffective defense responses amid limited information.
Roosevelt Collapses, Ill After Convention Campaign
Colonel Roosevelt, taken to his family physician in New York, is described as experiencing a stitch in the side though friends fear a serious attack. He showed a trembling face and limped while greeting supporters after meeting his son Kermit Roosevelt returning from the Kilpatrick voyage. No bulletin on his condition has been issued.
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Pac
Int'l
New York
Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Colonyon
Kilpatrick
Allies begin secret talks on postwar trade policy
Paris delegates to the allied conference opened secret sessions to craft a joint postwar trade policy. They aim to bar Germany from commercial expansion in global markets.
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Pac
Paris
Germany
Elko Welcome For Brawley Editor A Dever
iam A Dever formerly city editor of the Brawley California Daily News now lives with his wife and daughter at 45 Fifth Street Elko Nevada. He complains the Coast people know little about Elko climate and resources while praising the Elko courthouse and grammar school as top quality facilities in the West.
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Iam A. Dever
the Brawley
Cal
Daily News
Pacific Coast
Fifth Street
Elko
Nevada
Court House
Roosevelt Comments on Illness After Horse Incident
Late in the afternoon Colonel Roosevelt issued a statement denying serious illness. He said a bad cold caused coughing and strained ligaments from a previous horse accident. An X ray was taken and he dined with Mr Robbins Mrs Roosevelt and his son Archie.
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Roosevelt
Wilson in Parade Ahead of Preparedness Day
Washington June 14 President Wilson led a 76000 strong preparedness parade. He wore a blue sack coat white duck trousers and a straw hat while officials wore frock coats and silk hats. Mrs Wilson walked with him as crowds cheered and a 4000 navy yard workers section displayed guns torpedoes and planes along Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Washington
Wilson
Navy Yard
Peace Monument
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Processsion
False Statements Rank Injustice In Connell Case
The Elko Free Press report on the Connell case is denounced as unjust and inaccurate. The letter asserts court records contradict the alleged compromising night and argues McMurtrey Castle and Sproule acted to secure a marriage, not a conspiracy, urging fair treatment of all defendants.
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Elko Free Press
Connell
Steninger
Free’ Press
Mr. Castle
Mr. Connell
Mr. McMurtrey
Officer McMurtrey
Russians report vast Austrians captured in Galicia
The war office announced that Russians seized Snistyn in Galicia, taking 60,000 Austrians, 20 officers, six cannon, and ten rapid-fire machine guns. The main Austrian army is said to be in full retreat.
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Pac
Int'l
Petrograd
War Office Today
Snistyn
Galicia
Mining Boom Stirs Railway 10 Action
Superintendent J B Spelman of Western Pacific Railroad reports an unprecedented mining surge along the line through Nevada and California. Ore shipments from Gerlach and other sites are rising as handling facilities expand, with smelters to be fed. The Western Pacific stock sale is set for June 26, with no firm details on a new organization before then.
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J. 8. Spelman
Western Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Nevada
California
Gerlach
Spelman
Complaint Dismissed in O'Neill Robbery Case
Justice H A Castle dismissed after a hearing a complaint against Salvatore Maron and Bereco Firo. They were arrested on suspicion of robbing O Neill at Dulton while he slept. The evidence was found insufficient.
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H. A. Castle
Salvatore Maron
Bereco Firo
O'Neill
Dulton
Jury Empaneled to Try Bachman Alleged Outlaw
Jury empaneled in District Court before Judge McFadden to try Sam Bachman on charges of stealing 25 horses from E 5. Luts H A Agee and R M Steele. Lon Duval testified after confessing involvement and being sentenced to 1 to 14 years. Defense objected to using the accomplice confession. court recessed to seek authorities on the issue.
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Sam Bachman
A. Leberski
Elko
C. W. Mitchell
J. T. Monks
Carson
Lamon
van Fleet
McNamara
Rachman
Duval
British Drive Through Persia Opens New Front
A Reuters report from Teheran says British forces have entered Kernan Persia in a strong push likely linked to the Kitchener summer plan. Troop health is excellent and supply trains are ample for a prolonged campaign. Petrograd reports Russian units have cut Austrian rail links from Czernowitz to the north amid heavy fighting on the city’s outskirts.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Reuter
Teheren
Kernan
Persia
Petrograd
Czernowitz
Travel into Elko Rises on Both Railroads
John B. Fitzgerald, chief clerk at the Mayer Hotel, said travel into Elko is increasing and hotel business is satisfactory. Both the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific report growing passenger traffic, signaling Nevada will gain a share of the tourist flow attracting visitors and home seekers during the ideal summer climate.
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John B. Fitzgerald
Gental
Mayer Hotel
Elko
Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Nevada
Europe
Gelkots
Migsourian Delighted By Matchless Climate And Activity
John F B Rose, a clerk at the Commercial hotel recently arrived, praises Biko's business vigor and civic spirit. A Missouri native and former hotel proprietor from Excelator Springs, he says Nevada's climate and mineral and agricultural resources outshine California, noting Nevada gains from its attributes.
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John FB. Rose
Commercial Hotel
Biko
Missouri
Excelator Springs
Prenton
Nevada
California
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