Russians claim Lutsk capture and large Austrian losses
Petrograd reports Lutsk in Volhynia fell to Soviet forces along with multiple Austrian positions. The communique says 58 officers and 11,000 men were captured yesterday, plus war matériel. Front advances crossed the Ikva and Styr rivers toward Lutsk and into Galicia near Stripa.
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Petrograd
London
Lutsk
Volhynia
Rovno
Kovel
Ikwa
Styr
Galicia
Stripa
Trziboukhovtsky-Jazlovets
Constantinople
Erzerum
Armenia
Wilson Planes Ready for Democratic Convention
President Wilson has nearly completed a draft platform for the Democratic national convention. It emphasizes defending U S honor and interests while keeping the nation at peace, praises foreign policy, and touts America first. Domestic planks favor the Underwood tariff act, the federal reserve act, and preparedness.
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St. Louis
Washington
Wilson
United States
America First
German admiralty confirms loss of Lutzow and Rostock
Central News reports from Bertin that the German admiralty admits the loss of the battle cruiser Lutzow and the cruiser Rostock after shell damage in the Jutland battle with the English fleet. Both ships sank while heading to their harbor for repairs.
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London
Lutzow
Rostock
Jutland
Bertin
Survivors of Hampshire Reach Shore on Raft
Fifteen crew members aboard HMS Hampshire were saved after the ship sank near the Orkney islands with Earl Kitchener aboard. One warrant officer and eleven others were washed ashore on a raft, per a Thursday admiralty announcement.
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Kitchener
London
Hampshire
Orkney Islands
Earl Kitchener
Admiralty
Highwayman Kills a Girl Near Wichita
A highwayman halted a party of 12 sightseers near Wichita. He shot and killed Miss Ellen Miller and seriously wounded Miss Dorothy Snyder. Miller reportedly believed the assailant was joking.
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Wichita
Kan
Ellen Miller
Dorothy Snyder
French Clash With Bulgars at Kupa Hill
Violent engagements occurred between French and Bulgarian forces at Kupa hill in Greek Macedonia. The Bulgarians withdrew after the clash, and a French aviator dropped bombs on Bulgarian positions.
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Saloniki
Kupa
Greek Macedonia
Tornadoes Kill 83 in Arkansas Missouri Illinois and Mississippi
Early reports tally 83 deaths across four states from a widespread tornado outbreak. Arkansas leads with 57 fatalities, Mississippi 11, Missouri 14, and Illinois 1. Casualties centered in Vicksburg Jackson Dexter Stoddard McClure and other towns as damage mounted.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Ilinois
Kansas City
Illinois
Vicksburg
Jackson
Dexter
Yuan Shi Kai Dies in Peking at 57
Yuan Shi Kai president of the Chinese republic dies after illness and a nervous breakdown. Premier Tuan Chi-Jui informs vice president Li Yuan Hung of succession. Death caused by uremia. he was 57 and died at the palace with his wives and older children nearby. Li Yuan Hung to take oath immediately.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Tuan Chi-Jui
Li Yuan Hung
Yuan
China
No Will Left by J. J. Hill
James J. Hill died last week in St Paul without a will. Mrs Hill filed for Louis W Hill as administrator of an estate valued at $10,000,000. Eight children signed the petition in Ramsey County probate court.
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St. Paul, Minn
James J. Hill
Ramsey County
Louis W.hill
Tornado Kills Three in Hot Springs Ark
A tornado struck Hot Springs Arkansas on Monday killing three people and causing heavy property damage. A church was demolished a skating rink blown down and the electric light plant damaged leaving the city without power.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
Grahame-White Divorce Granted in London
Mrs. Claude Grahame White was granted a divorce in London. Before marriage she was Dorothy Taylor of New York. The aviation pioneer Grahame White was her husband.
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London
Claude Grahame-White
President Grants a Respite for Bank President
President Wilson issued a 30 day delay for Elvin Stout, head of the First National Bank of Cherokee Oklahoma, who was set to start a five year term in prison.
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Washington
Wilson
Elvin Stout
First National Bank of
Cherokee
Okla
Hughes Urges Graduates to Sacrifice for Nation
In Washington Justice Charles E Hughes spoke to National Cathedral school graduates pledging America first and undivided allegiance. He warned graduates they cannot be saved by ancestral valor and urged each generation to endure sacrifices to uphold liberty and union.
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Washington
National Cathedral School Lawn
Charles E. Hughes
America
Russians Begin Long Plunge On Galician Front
Petrograd reports a major Russian advance along a 275 mile Galician front from the Pripet to Roumania. The offensive has captured 480 officers and 25,000 men with 17 guns and 15 machine guns, led by General Hrussiloff who previously commanded in the Carpathians in 1914.
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Petrograd
London
Pripet
Roumania
Hrussiloff
Carpathians
Germans Take Vaux Fort in Verdun Offensive
Berlin via London reports Fort Vaux captured by German troops after French garrison surrender. Official French note says fort remained in French hands at 3 am, with communications cut since then. If true, Vaux would join Douaumont as Verdun forts controlled by Germany.
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Paria
Berlin
London
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Meuse
Caillette
Damloup
Courette
Ypres
Hooge
Paris
Douaumont
Dounaumont
Fort Douaumont
Okafma of Japan Reported Assassinated Sparks
News items report Premier Okafma of Japan as assassinated. Other dispatches cover Kansas wheat harvest needs and Berlin war finance bills with tax proposals advancing to third reading.
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Shanshai
Okafma
Japan
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
C. H. Danner
State Free Employment Bureau
Berlin
Reichstag
Guarded Schoenbrunn Castle Amid Pacifist Tension
Geneva dispatch reports Austro-Hungarian pacifists growing more truculent. Machine guns are mounted around Schoenbrunn castle where Emperor Francis Joseph resides, and the residence is heavily guarded.
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Emperor Joseph
Geneva
Schoenbrunn Castle
Francis Joseph
Norwegian Bark Artensis Runs Aground at Sandy Hook
The Norwegian bark Artensis from Glasgow ran ashore Thursday morning on the New Jersey coast near Sandy Hook in dense fog. The life guards rescued the crew.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Glasgow
New Jersey
Burton Wins Republican Presidential Preference in West Virginia
West Virginia returns from Tuesday's primary show Theodore Burton winning the Republican presidential preference and President Wilson leading Democratic returns. William F. Hite leads Republican U S Senate tallies, Ira E. Robinson supporters claim GOP governor nomination over A A Lilly, while John J. Cornwell appears the Democratic nominee.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Theodore Burton
President Wilson
William F. Hite
United States
Ira E. Robinson
A. A. Lilly
John J. Cornwal
Hurley Named New FTC Chairman Succeeding Davies
The federal trade commission voted to appoint Commissioner Edward N. Hurley of Chicago as chairman, succeeding Joseph E. Davies. He will take office on July 1. The commission also adopted a rotation system for the chairmanship.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Joseph E. Davies
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
German cruiser Seydlitz sinks off Danish coast
Copenhagen dispatch reports the German battle cruiser Seydlitz sank off Denmark while being towed toward her base by destroyers and torpedo boats after being damaged in battle.
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London
Denmark
Copenhagen
The
Star
Five of seven Mexican bandits reprieved in Albuquerque
Five of seven condemned Mexican bandits who rode with Villa in the Columbus massacre were granted a reprieve in Albuquerque New Mexico. The men were to be hanged Friday but officials delayed the execution.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Villa
Columbus
Crawfordsville physician named to Indiana medical board term extended
Governor Ralston reappointed Dr. W. T. Gott of Crawfordsville to the state board of medical registration and examination. His term extends to April 23, 1920, and he previously served as secretary of the board. Dr. Gott supported the governor on the central board concept.
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Crawfordsville
State Medical Board
Indianapolis
Ralston
W. T. Gott
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
Dr. Gott
Central Board of Control
Central Board
Davis Wins City Fly Swatter Title In School Contest
Muncie Edward Davis tops the city’s school fly swatters by destroying 4 600 flies earning 2 30 and a merchant gift pair of shoes. Joseph Wilson collected 255 for 4 500 flies and Biendo Skinner led among the girls with 1 103 flies part of a total 1040 flies eliminated by pupils.
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Muncie
Edward Davis
Woman's Civic Committee
Davis
Joseph Wilson
Biendo Skinner
Armong
Former Congressman William Zenor Dies in New Albany
William Zenor, once a congressman from the Third district, died at his New Albany home after a six month illness. He had lived there, practicing law, since retiring from Congress a decade ago and had been confined to his home for two months due to complications.
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New Albany
William
Zenor
Congress
County Road Case Sparks Mass Meeting and Trust Resolutions
Marion and more than six Grant county residents attended a mass meeting to discuss the county road case under grand jury investigation. Resolutions were adopted urging prompt removal of any officials found to violate public trust.
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Marion
Grant County
Grand Jury
Tech
Pearl from Wabash river digger valued over $1000
Evansville jeweler Bittertan Brothers reports a 24 gram pearl found by a Wabash river mussel digger near Mt. Carmel Illinois. The perfect sphere is claimed to be worth more than one thousand dollars.
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Evansville
Pneadore Witterman
Bittertan Brothers, Jewelers
Mt. Carmel
Boy Granted $4500 Verdict in Oil Co. Suit
Evansville resident Robert Handley won a $4500 verdict against Standard Oil in circuit court damages for personal injuries when a company truck ran over Riza.
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Boy
Boonevale
Robert Handley
Evansville
Standard Oil Company
Riza
Appraiser Finds $540 in Piano Within Mrs. Furry Estate
A Rushville appraiser discovered 540 in $20 gold pieces hidden in a piano while valuing the estate of Mrs. Nancy Furry who has recently died. The estate is valued at about 50 000.
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Rushville
Nancy Furry
Corner Stone Laying Program for Bartholomew Public Hospital
Columbus trustees finalize a program for laying the corner stone of the new Bartholomew county public hospital valued at $100,000. Grand officers of the Masons will oversee the ceremony.
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Columbus
Bartholomew County Public Hospital
Masons
Charege
Liberty group names Logansport as 1917 convention site
Elwood The Sons and Daughters of Liberty ended a two day state convention session and chose Logansport to host the 1917 gathering.
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Elwood
the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Logansport
Judge Eichhorn to Sit in State Case
Fort Wayne Indiana judge William H. Eichhorn from Wells Slackford circuit court is chosen to preside over the State vs Henry P. Scherer case. Scherer faces misappropriation charges involving Wayne township funds. trial date not yet set.
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Fort Wayne
William H. Eichhorn
Wells Slackford
Henry P. Scherer
Wayne Township
Emrick and Hilgemann & O'Rourke
Scherer
Wrigley
Albion
Cook
Huntington
Smith
Decatur
Link
Auburn
Eichhorn
W. H. Eichhorn
Senator Tageart
Indianapolis
Hoosier News Notes Tally Odd Local Incidents
Muncie reports Roy Fryards under sentence for larceny shot in the face by Mrs. Sarah Deatiey during a home intrusion. Deatiey claims self defense and was not arrested. Casualty is not serious. Other items include blood transfusion efforts for Rev. Joseph Avann, grain losses from Gibson county fruit crops, a serious crossing accident near Petoka, and multiple local notices from Columbus to Fort Wayne detailing city actions, school administration changes, and regional building projects.
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Muncie
Roy Fryards
Sarah Deatiey
Deatiey
Eppards
Cary
Anna Turney
Cleveland
Joseph Avann
Aarstor
M. E. Church
Avann
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Dedford
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Lawrenceburg
Elizabeth Fields
Mollie B. Crawford
Knightstown
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Board of Trustees
Indiana Reformatory
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William T. Zenor
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Memer Pedrick
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Hoosier- Dixie Highway
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Charles Kinkel
Lilian Schmitt
Ana Miston
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