Burnquist Holds Big Lead In Minnesota Attorney General Race
Partial returns from 2,448 of 3,119 precincts show A A Burnquist leading Charles A. Lindbergh for attorney general, with Lindbergh trailing by about 8,000 votes. Other Republicans hold large majorities in statewide offices as mayoral and congressional contests unfold in Minneapolis and St Paul.
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Burnquist
Lindbergh
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Minn
A.A. Burnquist
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Littlequist
Doane
Judge Vick Elected Grand Master At Fargo Bo
Judge Vick elected Grand Master at the annual meeting of the North Dakota Grand Lodge A F and A M in Fargo. Names such as Ami F Taghart and Clinton D Nora appear among officers and wardens. Balloting and regional lodge activities are noted with references to River and Lake areas and allied organizations.
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Fargo Bo
Nic D
Henry Gdvie Cavalier
Ami F. Taghart
el ‘Bigmbre Seerand
Best
Lisbon
Trentor Orang
Allan V. Hate
de Lake
North Dakota
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Clinton D. Nora
River
Grand Water Blackwell
Are
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Raatern Star
Test Of Suffrage Comes On Thursday
Washington, June 19 The senate test on the federal woman suffrage amendment will likely come next Thursday. The senate committee decided to seek a vote then, following the house's passage of the resolution to submit the amendment to the states.
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Senate
Jenate Woman Suffrage Committee
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Labor Leader Wilson Addresses AFL Convention in St Paul
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson addressed the American Federation of Labor meeting in St Paul praising wartime effort by organized labor. Samuel Gompers urged unity, noting nearly 3,060,000 workers stand with President Wilson. Wilson outlined reforms like factory and mining inspections, hour limits for women, and debate over child labor age limits amid wartime sacrifices.
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Minn
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Wilson
United States
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Woodrow ‘Wilnon
Wilnon
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Hell
Gems Export Stop Endangers Diamond Market
The report notes that export stoppages and fluctuating Italian lire values disrupt diamond trade across Europe. Dealers in Switzerland, France, and Spain could buy stones in Italy at market price but face uncertain bargains. War tolls and ore losses to Switzerland have weakened supply and pricing dynamics across the region.
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Switserland
France
Spain
Italy
Thors
Turks Sack U S Hospital Near Tabriz War Clouds Loom
Reports from Teheran say Turkish troops sacked the Colton Memorial hospital at Tabriz Persia despite protests from American officials and the Spanish flag still flying over the building. The incident, if confirmed by Washington, could be deemed an act of war and influence debate on declaring war against Turkey and Bulgaria. Camp Kearny San Diego adds a new fire department unit with Pacific coast personnel and modern equipment.
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Germany
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Persia
Colton Memorial Hospital
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Tabriz
Congress
Turkey
Bulgaria
Wilson
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Cal
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Oakland
San Francisco
Seattle
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Protest Against Prohibition Moves in Senate Hearing
Washington June 19 vigorous protest against prohibition was heard before the Senate agriculture committee. Bainbridge Colby shipping board member warned that beer removal from workers would cut shipyard output by about 26 percent. William J Bryan argued labor is more efficient without liquor and urged phased, gradual prohibition nationwide.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Bainbridge Colby
Shipping, Board
Colby
Hurley
Shipping Board
William J. Bryan
Lloyd George
England
Germany
Austria
Ruse Sign Committee Seeks Japanese Intervention
The Ruse sign committee appeals to Japan for immediate entente intervention in Riberia, citing allied dispute involvement. Russians claim to provide support as a pretext while Japan prepares a ground expedition amid racial antagonism and war rhetoric. Coleman joins the American team after leaving Mobile, with Caret and Walker bound for Louisville.
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Coleman
Americane
Mobile
Ale
Robert
Southern Association
Minneapolis American
Hat Ng
Teller Fugs Caret
Hrsymin Walker
Louteville
Print Paper Prices Fixed Today by Federal Commission
Washington reports maximum newsprint prices fixed today by the federal trade commission following an agreement among the attorney general manufacturers in the United States and Canada. Rates set for carloads and less than carloads cover rolls and sheet news with retroactive effect from April 1, 1918, lasting until three months after the war ends. The deal also fixes jobbers commissions at 15 cents per hundred for carloads, 40 cents for less than carload, and 60 cents for tens of lots, with expenses itemized on statements to customers.
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Washington
United States
Canada
O. B. Mill
American Paper Company
Minnesota
Ontario Power Company
Gould Paper_ company
Sugar Prospects in Germany Look Very Discouraging
Amsterdam dispatch reports German sugar prospects for the coming season are discouraging. Production is estimated around 1,150,000 tons, down from prior forecasts, due to favorable weather but severe labor shortages as Polish farm hands no longer arrive. Civilian needs and military exports complicate supplies, with the letter country (Ukraine) an uncertain factor impacting shipments and availability.
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Germany
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Poland
Corbenen Jong
Ukraine
War Summary Reports Austrian Assaults On Piave Held
Daily dispatches describe fierce Austrian attacks along the Piave line with Italian forces holding the riverbank. French and British units around Asiago face heavy bombardment while allied defenses hold on the Monte Grappa sector and along the Foscalis canal near Venice. German and Austrian offensives elsewhere show limited gains as American, French, and British troops repel incursions.
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Linnets Nest Builder Birds In Camp Knights Tale
Soldiers at Camp Kearny in San Diego observe linnets nesting in the Knights of Columbus building. A mother bird wove a nest from gathered string under decorations hung May 11, four eggs hatched, and soldiers climb a ladder daily to watch the chicks while the birds use the nest undisturbed.
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San Diego
Cal
Knights of Columbus
Lurna
German Drive Against Rheims Held With Heavy Losses
German artillery bombarded between Vrigny and La Pompelle near Rheims as infantry attacked. Paris official report says Germans failed to breach French lines and withdrew after heavy losses. Front extends about fourteen miles southeast of the cathedral city with related raiding in the Somme and Lys sectors.
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Marne
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Lys
Meat Rejections Plague Navy Supply From Wilson & Co
New York June 19 Hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat intended for American battleships, supplied by Wilson & Co Chicago packers, were rejected as unfit for use. Navy Captain Williams testified at a Federal Trade Commission inquiry. He cited 300000 pounds of unmoked ham rejected for being sour and smeary and noted other losses including 428000 pounds and 110558 pounds of ham deemed unsound and dangerous.
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New York
Wilson & Co
Chicago
C. 5
Willams
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Williams
Navy Department
Misouri
Wisconsin move to end German in state schools
Ashland June 198. The Wisconsin legislature will be asked to enact a law to abandon the study of German in public and parochial schools. A second resolution favors dishonorable discharge internment and cutting pensions of members with pro German leanings. Action expected at next year's convention with annual meetings at the capital.
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Ashland
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department
French Artillery Push Clears Vrigny Front Amid Night Assault
The report notes heavy preparatory fire clearing the Vrigny region and La Pompelle as French counter-battery fire held the line. German brigades between Vrigny and Oarmes suffered losses while attempting to raid near Vieux join, with several prisoners and machine guns captured.
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la Pompelle
Oarmes
Briaigh
London
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Lya Mulient
Acme
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