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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
13
Tornadoes killed 63 people across Arkansas Mississippi and Missouri with the number rising as fatalities were tallied after storms. A Mississippi river packet sank near Memphis as flood damage and debris filled streets while towns reported substantial property loss and dozens of missing residents.
Yuan Shi Kai president of the Chinese republic has died after a period of illness. Premier Cui Chiduy pressed to influence the succession while vice president Di Cui Kung is named. Yuan died at the palace after a life marked by power, intrigue, and tension among court figures.
Report from Petrograd via London states the Russian line pushed along the Galician front from two miles beyond Pripet to Romania. The offensives yielded 480 officers and about 25,000 men captured, plus 17 artillery pieces. Command led by General Brusilov, famed for the Carpathian campaign of 1914.
James J. Hill died without a will and his widow Mia is named in a probate petition from Ramsey County. The eight children join in asking Louis W. Fill to be administrator of an estate valued at 10 million dollars. The report appears in a late 19th to early 20th century newspaper item.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled the rate of 2244 cents per hundredweight on wheat in carload lots from South Chicago Illinois to Virginia via Louisville Kentucky as unreasonable, affecting rail freight charges and shipping patterns. The decision highlights regulatory scrutiny over cost structures in interstate grain transport during the period.
In a public address at the National Cathedral school lawn, Justice Charles Hughes urged America first and demanded unity and willingness to sacrifice for the nation. He spoke of equal rights, the rule of law, and the Nation’s common destiny, and noted that intelligence must accompany discipline as the path to national strength. Senator Martin of Virginia attended as the flag was presented to the honor graduates.
Washington reports a two hour clash with natives at Puerto Plata Santo Domingo on May 31. Captain Harbert J Mirshinger of the Marine Corps was killed. No other American casualties occurred as forces routed the attackers and captured the city.
General Pershing commander of the U S punitive expedition into Mexico and his staff arrived in Columbus New Mexico on Monday for a general inspection of all camps. He conferred with Major Sample base commandant here in the afternoon. It was his last visit to American soil before entering Mexico in March.
A dozen intoxicated hillbillies attacked a Leatherwood Creek church in Fackson near the mountains. One man died and many injured as panicked worshippers, including women and children, fled amid a pitched battle. Interstate and foreign items report counterfeit notes, Polish independence support, currency redemption, student clashes, and ship sinkings.
London reports confirm German losses exceed British ones with eighteen warships sunk. Claims include two major battleships and two dreadnoughts among other ships. Hamburg rumors say Westfalen and Lützow sunk, but Berlin cites Westfalen loss. In New Mexico, Carranza forces move as Arizona scouts pursue Villistas after routing bandits. Gavira prepares to direct operations and reorganize posts with Pershing’s suggestion.
In St Louis on June 6 President Wilson and Vice President Marshall are slated for nomination as Democratic candidates at the final convention session. National Chairman McCombs and the arrangements committee have agreed on convention plans for a lengthy session starting Friday evening and extending into Saturday morning. Senator Ollis James of Kentucky was chosen permanent chairman, and F B Lynch of St Paul is expected to head the new national committee after the convention.
A tornado swept Hot Springs Arkansas on Monday killing three people and causing heavy property damage. A church and skating rink were demolished and the electric light plant suffered damage leaving the city without light or power.
Washington reports the naval appropriation bill securing 270 million dollars for sea preparedness was approved by the House on Friday with a 358 to 4 vote. Critics Browning Graham Randall London voted no. The plan includes five battle cruisers four scout cruisers ten destroyers 59 submarines and 120 aeroplanes.
Reports from Shanghai to Washington detail Premier Okuma’s alleged assassination attempt in Japan, reappointment of J Konenkamp as IUCT president, Kansas wheat labor needs, a German war credit bill, Seydlitz possibly sunk by British ships, a Mississippi cyclone injuring five and destroying homes, Lt Cmdr Symington reported safe in London, US recruiting up, British ships sunk, and Marines in Haiti with a wounded corporal.
The piece recounts a Republican convention in Chicago with talks on Americanism and platform topics such as preparedness, tariff reform, and a merchant marine. It details proceedings, candidates, and committee actions, plus a suffrage hearing and labor planks drafted for the platform.
In Chicago a draft of the Progressive platform emphasizes preparedness under three heads military spirit and industrial with Americanism as core. The draft by Draper Lewis Rowell Garfield Pinekhot Smith Foulke and White will go to the convention in near shape. Roosevelt avoids public stance but his intimates expect a possible bid if Hughes is nominated.
The Federal Trade Commission adopts interstate commerce practice for chairman terms and selects Edward Hurley of Chicago to succeed Joseph E. Davies who chaired the commission for the first year. Governor McCall of Massachusetts travels to Chicago as delegate at large to the Republican convention, accompanied by Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University.
Prof Edward S Meany of the University of Washington promotes a monument to Chief Pat Kanim of the Snoqualmie and Snohomish tribes. He was a key figure in early settlement, shifting from hostility to friendship with whites, and his grave moved to Tulalip.
Senator Harding of Ohio elected temporary chairman at the Republican national convention in Chicago. He opens with a keynote urging party harmony and national defense, condemns the Democratic policy and Mexico, and stresses tariff protection and Americanism. Committees are named and adjournment follows, with preparations for the next session.
Reports say Lord Kitchener and his staff perished when the Hampshire, carrying a 10,850 ton displacement and 40 to 600 crew, was sunk by a mine off the Orkney Islands while bound for Petrograd on a special mission. Public fear and shock followed the loss, marking a major blow to Britain’s war leadership.
In Des Moines on June 7 the Iowa precinct count shows 5808 for equal suffrage to 64 087 against from 675 precincts. Central and southern farming towns favor suffrage while river towns vote against. Des Moines and Fort Dodge appear to have carried suffrage among large cities. Both sides claim victory, predicting suffrage will win soon.
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