Democratic Platform Clash Over Americanism at St Louis
The Democratic National Convention debates a fierce Americanism plank led by President Wilson. Leaders contest pro-German influence while Reed attacks Hughes. Stone reads the platform amid protests and cheers as it endorses the administration and Monroe Doctrine.
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Stone
Missouri
White House
Washington
Subcommittee On
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Iteaf
St. Louis
Baker
Finely
Houston
Mughes
Goosevelt
Activi Olen
Roosevelt
Hughes
Adea Rt
Senator Walsh
Montana
Hollis
New Hampshire
Walsh
Chow Athenthon
China election glimpse through Li Yuan-hung leadership
The article profiles Li Yuan-hung as China’s new president from Hupeh province. It notes his rise within southern influence and hints at a more liberal direction compared to predecessor Yuan, suggesting shifts in policy and governance.
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Li Yuan-hung
China
Yangtse
Hupeh
Yuan
Save All But Five From Wrecked Boat
In Eureka California on June 17 a chamber of commerce committee tallied survivors from the wrecked steamer Bear. Of 210 aboard 204 were accounted for with 172 from Eureka, about 27 in Ferndale and Capetown, and five believed elsewhere. The totals were accepted by steamer officers and survivors as correct.
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Fureka
Cal
Chamber of Commerce
Eureka
Ferndale
Capetown
Roosevelt suffers coughing spell. frames health update
New York June 17 Col Theodore Roosevelt suffered another severe coughing spell and could barely speak above a whisper. His physician Dr Herbert V Guile examined him at the hotel and later at his office. Dr Arthur B Deal also visited noting the illness is not serious and Roosevelt expects a quick recovery. He described the trouble as a local condition from snapped tendons and a heavy cold.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert V. Guile
Guile
Arthur B. Duel
Roosevelt
Arthur B. Deal
Elas
Wilson Renamed Party Leader With Marshall Nominated
At the Chicago convention on June 16 President Wilson and Vice President Marshall were nominated by acclamation four minutes before midnight. The sole dissent came from Illinois delegate Robert Burke. Bryan spoke after being brought to the platform amid cheers, praising the party and its leaders as the 1916 campaign opened.
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St. Louis
Wilson
Marshall
Wilken
Waorshall
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Viryan
Aince Jackson
Bryan
Ithnance
Jackson Himelf
Chicago
Platt Advanced to VP GM Posts at Two Railroads
Howard V. Platt assistant general manager of Southern Pacific Railroad will become vice president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific Railroad company on July 1. He departs for East Lake City for duties, the announcement states.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Howard V. Platt
Southern Pacifc Railroad Company
Eenon Short Linn Tittand Company
Union Pacific Railroad Nom
Bast Lake City
Intervention In Mexico In Two Months Forecast
In a midnight resolutions committee session the Democratic platform debated intervention in Mexico within 60 days. Texas Governor Ferguson and other southwestern leaders opposed signaling imminent intervention. They argued early intervention would be forced by events and warn against a blunt stance, while the Mexican crisis worsens as Carranza’s government weakens and instability grows.
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St. Louis
Mexico
Resolutions Committee
Ferguson
Texas
Southwest
United States
Prepare Ballots for Strike Vote by Rail Unions
New York June 17 Ballots for the vote by four railway unions on authorizing officials to call a strike will be sent out from union headquarters by tomorrow night.
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New York
French Attacks Fail Along Verdun Front Dend Man Hill
Berlin reports two French assaults yesterday and last night on the German line along the southern slope of Dend Man hill at Verdun were unsuccessful. A preliminary attack gained some ground but was repulsed by a German counterattack.
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Berlin
London
Dendman Hill
Verdun Front
War Office
Thay
American aviator breaks leg during Tokyo exhibition
A report from Hock Shimbun in Tokyo cites an American aviator, Arthur Smith, breaking his leg after a fall from his aircraft during an exhibition flight in Tokyo on June 16. The incident occurred near Saners, Hokkaido, according to the dispatch.
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Tokio
Japan
Hock Shimbun
Saners
Hokkaido
Arthur Smith
Alcohol and suicide linked in early U S mortality reports
Dr Edwin I Bowers cites United States mortality data noting 23 percent of suicides traceable to intemperance. He estimates between 1900 and 1908 about 11,980 alcohol addicts died by their own hand.
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Edwin I
Bowers
United States
Handa
Harbor of Lava and the Hawaii Breakwater Idea
The Detroit Free Press describes a grand breakwater under construction at Hilo Hawaii that would give the city the finest harbor in the islands. It notes a bold but absurd proposal to siphon lava from Kilauea through pipes into the bay to aid the breakwater, which some took seriously despite its impracticality.
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Lewis
Ndt
Tom Heffin
Irvin Cobb
Heflin
Senate Hughes
Hughes
James
Bryan
Thompson
Mr Bryan
Detroit Free Press
Hilo
Hawaii
Kilauea
Harding Spends Big in Gubernatorial Race Accounting
Lieutenant Governor Harding filed an expense report showing total race spending of 10,860.02 dollars for his gubernatorial bid. Contributions came from family and friends including 4,783 dollars from relatives, 1,000 dollars from his father in Sibley, 1,000 dollars from another relative, and 1,000 dollars from W. G. Dows in Cedar Rapids, with smaller sums from F. M. Hubbell of Des Moines and others.
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Indania
Harding
Sibley
Lan Cave
W. G. Dows
Cedar Mapide
F. M. Hubbell
Dew Moines
General Conson
Iowan Named Money Handler In National Committee
St Louis June 16 The national committee reorganizes under Washington directive naming Homer Cummings as vice chairman Carter Glass as secretary Wilbur Marsh of Iowa as treasurer Jed Lynch of Minnesota as chairman of the executive committee The selection of McCormick to lead money matters draws mixed reactions as he is viewed as a strong organizer and potential draw for bull moose voters. The executive committee will be led by Jed Lynch with Frant Lynch Minnesota. Wilson will guide overall campaign direction.
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Progressive Party National Committee
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Roosevelt
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Carter Glass
Virginia
Wilbur Marsh
Iowa
Jed Lynch
Minnesota
McCormick
Haly
Frant Lynch
Countess Santa Evialla Arrested as Witness in Fatal Crash
Countess Santa Evialla once Mrs. John B. Stetson and her friend Imogene Potter were taken into custody as material witnesses after a car owned by the countess struck and killed 20 year old Samuel Baller while he worked on a motorcycle.
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Santa Evialla
John B. Stetson
Imogene Potter
Samuel Baller
Baller
Rotterdam Riots Shock Dutch City Over Food Prices
Disturbances at Rotterdam continued last night with demonstrators marching near the town hall and hurling stones. Police cleared the streets by charging the crowds as food prices remained a flashpoint.
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Amsterdam
London
Rotterdam
Town Hall
Regiment of Redheads Inspires New U S Volunteer Unit
An article extols a proposed regiment of redheaded volunteers for Uncle Sam. It argues red hair signals vigor and bravery, claiming such soldiers will quickly mobilize and make a striking, effective fighting unit. The piece praises bold recruitment and collective identity.
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Cive
Hussara
Life Guards
Black Watch
Uncle Sam
Russians Seize Czernowicz and Hold Key Redoubt
Reports from Petrograd via London say Austrian forces evacuated Czernowicz, with 164000 Russians occupying the city. Austrians abandoned vast military stores and rail links, while Russian advances across the southwestern front widened breaches and captured cannons machine guns and prisoners.
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Czernowits
Dukowina
Bukowna
Bucharest
Spore
Czernowicz
French Machine Guns Stop German Attacks Near Verdun
Paris reports German assaults southeast of Thiaumont farm on the Verdun front were repulsed by French machine gun and infantry fire. Attacks began at 6 PM along the Meter river and near Cafilette wood, with counterattacks also failing. Five officers and 180 soldiers were taken prisoner during the trench capture on Deachman Hill.
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Thiaumont Farn
Verdun
War Office
Hill 231
Cafilette Wood
Deachman'a Hil
Austro-Hungarian Assault on Asiago Repulsed
Austro-Hungarian troops estimated at 18 060 attacked Italian positions on the Asiago plateau but were repulsed with heavy casualties. A London war office statement reports Italian trenches held and bodies left behind. A Petrograd dispatch credits Russian artillery with use of large Japanese shells in Galicia. An earthquake alarm centered on Forti and Rimini caused no casualties.
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London
Asiago
War Office
Petrograd
Mve
Jever
Paris
Forti
Italy
Rimini
Bulgarians Withdraw Most Forces From Saloniki
Report from Athens via London states Bulgarians shift the majority of troops from Saloniki toward the Romanian frontier, signaling a redistribution of forces in the region.
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Athens
London
Henee
Saloniki
Kite balloon model for U S Navy project described
An American maker shows a 175 foot long kite balloon being completed for the Navy. The craft mirrors German designs and features a 40 foot height with a large diameter. The report notes widespread use of similar balloons in Europe for land and sea reconnaissance.
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Otraine
United States
Navy
Giesating Aantre
Secretary of Labor Wilson’s early career min ing coal
Secretary of Labor Wilson began his career in the coal mine of Pennsylvania, starting as a young worker and advancing through labor. The note highlights his roots in the industry that shaped his later public service.
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Pennayyuna
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