Flag Day Address Links War Aims to German Plot
President Wilson on Flag Day warns Germany seeks peace only to secure conquest. He frames a global autocracy across Europe and Asia, urges unity under the flag as the nation bears Stars and Stripes to Europe. He calls the flag emblem of unity power and purpose and recalls war aims and the need to preserve freedom.
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Zeppelin L-31 Brought Down Over North Sea
The German Zeppelin L-31 was destroyed over the North Sea by British airmen, according to reports from London. News confirms the air battle resulted in the loss of the airship with no further details on casualties or salvage.
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North Sea
Liberty Loan Oversubscription Seen At Over Two Billion
New York reports indicate strong belief the Liberty loan will be oversubscribed with estimates ranging from 100 to 500 million dollars. Subscriptions nationwide were reported at 2,003,100,000 with four reserve districts delayed. The Ban says 2,000,000,000 has been pledged and 100,000,000 more is expected today. Washington also projects a 500,000,000 oversubscription.
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Washington
Colorado War Bond Totals Near Seventeen Million
Colorado’s Liberty Loan drive closes with 16 431 subscribers in Denver and state subscriptions nearing 17 million dollars. Totals include Denver figures and expected gains from towns outside the city, surpassing the quota set by Secretary McAdoo. Also noted Japan plans a diplomatic mission to Washington in early July and Fort Collins doctors Atkinson and Rew receive commissions in the medical corps.
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Patriotic Liberty Loan
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Registration totals show 95 percent of estimates
War Department officials report virtually complete selective draft returns from 41 states and Washington DC, with aggregate registration of 8,292,853 and a projected total of 9,626,000. Latest figures include 7,462,900 registered to date, 92 percent of the census estimate, and a projected national total of about 9,490,409 with 6,232,569 total exemptions indicated. President Wilson expects to start the first names drawing for the draft around July 1 and will issue the full regulations soon.
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Ten More Rescued From Speculator Mine Fire Hero Duggan
Ten miners were alive on the 2200 foot level of the Speculator mine after a Friday night fire. Helmet men regained communication, bulkheads and cement sacks saved lives, while 72 remain unaccounted for. Manus Duggan, a 20 year old tool boy, is hailed as hero for saving 25 co workers and may have perished. Estimated dead reach 136 in the disaster.
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Farm price reports show June conditions and gains
Washington reports that prices paid to producers of principal crops on June 1 rose 0.8 percent from a year earlier and stood 7 percent above the past nine years average. Meat animal prices on May 15 were 48.4 percent higher than a year ago and 71 percent above the seven year average. The overall crop condition on June 1 was 6.8 percent below the ten year average.
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Reign as King Brief
Constantine I, King of the Hellenes, abdicates in favor of his second son Alexander under pressure from France Great Britain and Russia. Alexander, born August 1 1893, is a captain in the First regiment of artillery in the Greek navy. Constantine’s brief reign began March 18 1913 after George I’s assassination and ended amid Greek Venizelist government upheaval before WWI.
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Kidnapped Baby Keet Buried in Springfield
Lloyd Keet, the kidnapped baby, was buried at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church after services attended by thousands. The crowd later paraded the streets, calling for vengeance against six suspects in the crime, as grief over the loss overshadowed the earlier demand for swift justice. Clark Gives Million to Liberty Loan in Phoenix Arizona. Former Senator William A. Clark announced United Verde Copper Company’s purchase of $1,000,000 in Liberty bonds to credit Arizona, via telegram to Governor Campbell.
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Allies Lose 262 Planes in May Berlin Report
In May the Germans lost seventy nine aeroplanes while the Allies lost 262 according to an official statement.
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Semi Centennial Lincoln Celebration Opens With Nebraskans Reunions
A three day semicentennial celebration of Nebraska statehood began in Lincoln with reunions of hundreds of former Nebraskans to discuss pioneer days. In Denver Washington Philip Van Clee was commissioned captain of infantry in the officers reserve corps. Amos Llewellyn Beagler was commissioned first lieutenant medical reserve corps.
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True Policy of Allies Russia Commended for Acceptance
London reports Britain forwarded a note to Petrograd praising President Wilson's war aims. The note says British goals align with the allied standards, defending national existence and enforcing international agreements, with added aim of liberating oppressed populations. It cites Poland’s liberation by Russia and the Polish areas under German rule.
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Slacker draft arrests span many cities on first crusade
United States net captures seventy seven men for failure to register as slackers. Denver leads with twenty, Leadville fifty, Trinidad six, Pueblo one. June 12 crackdown yields varied nationwide counts and incidents including a shooting case in Virginia Minnesota and multiple releases after pledges.
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Body of Manus Duggan Found In Butte Mine Disaster
The body of Manus Duggan, a tool boy who guided twenty five entombed miners to safety and led bulkheading at the North Butte mine, was found by a rescue party 1500 feet from his last sighting. Total bodies recovered rise to 141.
Senate approves war budget for Jamestown base plan
The Senate passed the $3.281 billion war budget bill after accepting the House compromise to acquire the Jamestown exposition site as a naval base and sent the measure to the President for signing.
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U. S. Liner Rame and Sinks U-Boat
The American steamship Kroonland reportedly destroyed a German submarine, sinking it, as she arrived at an Atlantic port. The merchantman described the engagement and its outcome upon entering an American harbor.
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Paris and London Hit by Major World War II Raid
Paris crowds welcome Maj. Gen. Pershing and staff as German air raids devastate London with 636 casualties, 97 dead and 439 wounded. London anti aircraft guns fail to halt the 15 German bombers. East End heavily hit with many deaths and injuries. Shipping losses announced include 22 British merchants over 1,600 tons and several fishing vessels. London reports gains in Messines district as British forces repel counterattacks. Navy and diplomatic moves touch Kronstadt, Petrograd, and Santo Domingo cuts with Germany.
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Russian Troops Loyal as Provisional Government Falters
Washington reports administration officials buoyed by news from Russia suggesting the provisional government’s troubles near ending and Russia remaining a war factor. In Missouri Mercer county, near Princeton, a tornado death toll rises to two with district reports from Trenton.
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Late market quotation on hides and salted products
Market notice lists green salted and cured hides in various categories over 40 pounds and under 40 pounds, with pricing references per pound. It mentions bull and stag glue hides, part cured and green hides offered at lower rates, reflecting a late quotation from the market page.
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Miscellaneous Markets and Commodity Prices Update
Market quotations from New York and Kansas City cover lead tin copper bar silver crude ores and grain. Prices listed include wheat rye oats flax cotton pork and butter with assorted citrus and metal values, reflecting near term futures and cash figures across several regions.
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