Prisoner Halts Lynching Plans in Missouri Mob Violence
Springfield citizens dispersed a mob that sought to lynch Claude Piersol and Taylor Adams after the infant son of J Holland Keet was found murdered. Piersol and Adams were moved to Kansas City for safety as tensions rose. A related report confirms baby Traby Lydd Keet died, drowned four days earlier, amid the kidnapping case.
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Springfield
Claude Piersol
Taylor Adams
J. Holland Keet
Piersol
Adams
Kansas City
Stockton
Traby Lydd Keet
Missouri River Flood Crest Near Kansas City
The Missouri river at Kansas City reached a crest around 26.6 feet as weather officials believed the flood had peaked in the area on June 11.
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Kansas City
Weath
Baseball Results From St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago
In St Louis Philadelphia beat the home nine 7 to 4 with a late rally. Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 8 to 3 as Toney and Clark led the offense. Chicago saw New York fall 6 to 5 after a rough middle innings with Perritt Tesreau Sallee and Rariden pitching for the Mets.
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St. Louis
R. H. BE
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
R.H. BE
Brooklyn
Toney and Clark
Smith and Snyder
Alexander and Killifer
Watson Hortsman
Steels and Snyder
Chicago
R. H. EB
New York
Smigaro
Necs
Perritt
Tesreau
Sallee
Rariden
Waugh
Hendrix
Wilson
Cleveland Scores In Tight Playoff Game
A brief game snippet from Cleveland featuring players Williams Schalk Coumbe Klepfer Bagby and ONeill. References a score sequence and lineup details indicating a close contest between Cleveland and Chicago with notable performances.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Williams
Schalk
Coumbe
Klepfer
Bagby
O'Neill
Le Guenne Gunner on Boats That Sunk Two Submarines
Q M Le Guenne served as a gunner aboard destroyers that intercepted and sank two submarines during wartime patrols. His actions helped secure naval superiority in key sea regions and earned commendations for bravery.
Elder Jackson Sentenced for Orphanage Scam in Danville
J C Jackson known as Elder Jackson, a Danville figure accused of fleecing central Illinois residents by raising funds for an orphanage he called the Israel of God the White Horse Army. He received an indeterminate Chester penitentiary term of one to ten years. The orphanage was a shack near Danville housing four or five children he claimed as a host of orphans of every creed and color.
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Lincoln, Ill
J. C. Jackson
Ev Murphy Reappointed Joliet Warden by Lowden
Springfield Illinois June 11 Ev Murphy longtime Joliet penitentiary warden is reappointed by Governor Lowden. John L Whitman named state superintendent of penal institutions as part of a broader prison administration reorganization. Coroners jury blamed riot and lax discipline for Don Flaherty death during fire at Joliet library building.
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Springfield
Ill
E. J
Murphy
Whitman
Bowen
Don Flaherty
Water Threatens Hendricks County Records in Danville
Flooding of the Danville courthouse basement endangers county records with nearly four inches of weekly rainfall. All county records except current volumes are stored below, risking damage to valuable archives. Modern records remain safe above.
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Danville
Ind
Hendricks County
Court House
Fire on Seized German Liner Koenig Wilhelm
The seized German steamship Koenig Wilhelm was threatened by a morning fire on its upper deck in New York. The cause of the blaze remains undetermined.
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New York
U S Seizes German Wireless Plant in Broadway Theater
Three German heirs and two chemists were arrested at an unnamed Broadway theater after a powerful wireless plant hidden in plain sight via a theater sign was found. The device, capable of long range transmission, was connected to a cellar dynamo, with all suspects having alien permits for restricted zones. The raid, led by U S Marshal McCarty and secret service agents, occurred as crowds filled the theater, and officials expect additional arrests in coming days.
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New York
Broadway
Germany
Secret
Ellis Island
Big City
Secre
Sign Board
Grmany
United States
McCarty
Secret Service
Govrnment
Arrival of Second American Naval Collier in French Waters
The Navy Department was advised of the arrival of the second American naval collier in French waters.
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Washington
Navy Department
Aims in War Are Told Russians
Washington reports President Wilson outlined American war aims to the Russian provisional government. The aims include liberation of peoples from autocratic powers, self government, breaking Germany’s intrigues, destroying German private power, and preventing a future war by altering the prewar status quo. The U.S. seeks no material gain or selfish advantage.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
United States
Berlin
Bagdad
Barred zones in New York seal German residents' fate
At midnight all German aliens in New York were denied residence or transit permits for the barred zones. A Justice Department and Secret Service cordon was ordered to shoot to kill if disturbed. About ten thousand Germans in Greater New York did not apply, though marshal’s office had operated continuously to issue permits. The water front area remains tightly watched with strict entry checks. Authorities said they do not intend to harass individuals solely for being German.
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New York
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Great New York
United States
Feeling but new weak spots in west
London reports the ninth Sabbath of the continuous war with both sides refraining from large infantry pushes yet probing the front for weak points. The bombardment persists near Ypres Mons area and Laon while French raiders take prisoners after heavy fighting near Thiecourt on the Moselle and German action hits Verdun sectors.
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London
Moselle
Verdun
Ypres
Wytschgete
Messines
Harvest Opens in Two States and Sways on Wheat Prices
Chicago reports wheat harvest starting in Texas and Oklahoma as weather favors progress. Markets show no bids for new crop with traders uncertain on price guidance and fears of restricted trading limit hedging, while crop experts estimate U S production near 656 million bushels and no global surplus for 1917 18.
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Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
Canada
North America
Demas
Congress
Renewed Rebel Activities Reported Near Chihuahua
Arrival from Chihuahua City notes renewed fighting between Villistas and Carranzistas at Ortiz south of Chihuahua, with severe clashes reported in northern Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Villistas
Ortiz
Chihuahua
Wreck near Port Huron Claims Several Lives
A collision of Port Huron interurban cars near St. Clair, Michigan, leaves several dead and about 20 injured as reports filter in from the scene. Authorities continue to assess the damage and identify victims.
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Port Huron
Mich
St. Clair
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