City of San Salvador Destroyed In Volcano Eruption
A dispatch from Tegucigalpa reports San Salvador wiped out by an eruption and fire. Several surrounding towns including Mejicanos and Suchichoto destroyed as heavy rains hinder aid. Washington confirms part of the city in ruins with fires. communication between Panama and San Salvador broken amid ongoing earthquakes.
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Union News Service
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
San Miguel
Salvador
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Santa Teola
Quetzaltepeque
Nejapa
Suchichoto
Paisnal
Armenios
Mejicanos
Washington
Long
Panama
Managua
Pershing Arrives in London with U S Aide
Gen Pershing landed in London on Friday and was greeted by Walter Hines Page Lord Derby and Viscount French among others. The American party occupied a hotel now set up as temporary army headquarters with sign boards and information bureaus. Also one hundred American naval aviators have arrived in France, the first regular fighting forces to land there.
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London
Gen. Pershing
Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Viscount French
Lord Brooke
England
France
Washington
Explosion at Speculator mine kills 150 in Butte
June 9 report from Butte details 150 dead and 200 more feared trapped after a mine fire at the Speculator near town. Of 4256 workers, two thirds unaccounted. twelve bodies recovered as rescue efforts continue. An ax murder trial for Rev Lyn G J Kelly is set for Sept 4 in Red Oak Iowa.
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Butte, Mont
Butte
Mont
Speculator
Here
Red Oak
Iowa
Lyn George J. Kelly
Woodruff
British Forces Hold Belgium Front Amid German Counter Attacks
British official dispatch states forces in Belgium consolidated gains and repelled Friday counter attacks in the Contra verne and Mesines region. Prisoners exceed six thousand, including 132 officers, with Germans withdrawing lines before the British. Austrians move troops from Russian fronts to fight Italians.
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Belgium
London
Contraverne
Mesines
10500 Tons of Wheat Arrive With American Aid to France
American war ships anchor off the French coast as the Jupiter brings 10,500 tons of wheat and supplies for troops to be deployed later. French and Paris press hail the aid while official notices outline plans for future American troop dispositions under Pershing.
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Union
Paria
Havar
France
United States
Paris
Gen. Pershing
Washington
Jupiter
Daniels
Chinese Rebels Issue Five Demands to Peking
Five demands are placed on the Peking government by secessionist Chinese provinces. They call for the dismissal of the National Assembly constitutional revision removal of the president's advisers and reinstatement of Tuan Chi-fui as premier. They also demand war against Germany and signal desire for a compromise. General Chang Haun oversaw the new provisional government in Tien Tsin with Hau Shih Chang named dictator. Wang Shih Chen becomes premier and Tuan Chi Kweli named war minister. Thao Julin appointed foreign affairs chief and Tung Haulung interior minister.
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China
Peking
National Assembly
Tuan Chi-fui
Germany
Shanghai
Chang Haun
Anhwei
Tien Tsin
Hau Shih Chang
Wang Shih Chen
Tuan Chi Kweli
Tuan Chi Jui
Premiser
Thao Julin
Tung Haulung
Interior
Anti-Draft Mob In Jails in Rockford Illinois
Federal authorities and local officials prepared for new outbreaks as arrests spread. Twenty more anti conscription agitators were jailed bringing total to 160 in Rockford Belvidere and Freeport. Forty seven prisoners in the city were invited to appear before the registration board with forty signing the roll and seven choosing to stand put.
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Rockford
Registration Board
Belvidere
Freeport
United States
Molokans Refuse to Register in Phoenix Case
Federal investigators advance inquiry into Russians in a Glendale area community who refuse to register under the army law due to religious beliefs. Assistant District Attorney J H Langston says causes will be fully examined. The report mentions other wartime notes including Kronstadt and local defense efforts.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Glendale
United States District Attorney
J. H. Langston
Deadly tornadoes devastate Missouri Kansas and Michigan
Across Missouri and Kansas a third week tornado outbreak leaves 22 dead and about 150 injured with property damage from 1 to 2 million dollars. Centralia and Boone County Missouri report the largest losses while Bevier Kentucky and Detroit Michigan also suffer fatalities and widespread damage.
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Kansas
Michigan
Kentucky
Kansas City
Boone County
Wright County
Carroll
Chariton
Ray Counties
Topeka
Savonburg
Iola
Centralia
Anarchy at Joliet Prison Sparks Guard Invasion
Joliet Illinois state penitentiary erupts in chaos as 500 National Guard troops under Maj J V Cunnin confront 1600 convicts. Bayonets and heavy rain restore order after a tense standoff in the city.
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Joliet
State Penitentiary
First Infantry
National Guard
J. V. Cunnin
Chicago
United Confed/ Wilson Praises Nation in D.C. Reunion
Veterans and visitors at the Twenty seventh annual United Confederate Veterans reunion in Washington hailed President Wilson who urged readiness to serve and dedication to liberty and humanity. He tied the scene to millions registering for military service and urged unity against detractors.
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Union News Service
Washington
United Confederate Veterans
Wilson
Dixie
America
Confederacy
Union
United States
France Names Ambassador to Petrograd
Joseph J. Noulens, former minister of finance and war and Chamber of Deputies member from Gers, has been appointed ambassador at Petrograd in Paris.
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France
Paris
Joseph J. Noulens
Finance
Chamber of Deputies
Gers
Petrograd
Haig Sweeps Forward in Nine Mile Wytschaete Sector
London reports Haig’s offensive across a nine mile stretch in the Messines Wytschaete area. British forces claim first objectives taken with further progress on the front and several prisoners reaching collecting stations. Also British planes conduct bombing, Pershing lands in England with American troops.
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London
Haig
Jles
Messines- Wytschaete
New Munster
Cattle and hog market quotations from late trading
The report shows pulp fed steer and heifer prices around 10.60 to 11.60 with cows at 9.60 to 10.25. Feeders, stockers, and hogs are listed with varied quotes, highlighting generally lower end values and mixed grades across the market.
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Chotee
BOON
Flint Hides and Pelts Market Fragments
Fragmentary OCR notes show terms about hides and pelts trading in Flint. Mentions dry hides, salt hides, and prices, with reference to butcher and local terms. Reading is partial and numbers are unclear.
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Seores
Miscellaneous Markets and Commodity Quotations Across Regions
Mixed price listings show copper, iron, tin, bar silver, and casting copper in New York markets with varied bid ranges. Cotton futures in New York sourced July to January values. Chicago notes butter, eggs, poultry prices. Minneapolis and Minnesota report flour, rye, wheat, oats, barley, and bran futures and meal costs.
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