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Newspaper
Keota News
Location
Keota, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
2
English and thirteen German vessels destroyed or disabled in air and sea engagements as reported by Western Newspaper Union News Service. The notice highlights ongoing naval and aerial battles with claims of substantial Allied success and German damage.
Berlin reports detailed British warship losses including the battleships Warspite Queen Mary and Marlborough and battle cruisers Indefatigable Invincible and Defense. Other ships listed as sunk or abandoned include Black Prince and Warrior with torpedo boat destroyers and one submarine also noted.
British reports list sunk ships including Pommern a pre dreadnought of 13 000 tons with 11 inch and 6 7 inch guns and crew of 729 Derfflinger or Lutzow battle cruiser blown up Wiesbaden and Frauenlob missing protected cruiser 2715 tons with ten 4 1 inch guns six torpedo boat destroyers sunk two battle cruisers damaged two Kaiser class dreadnoughts with 1088 men each and one German submarine also cited.
Berlin reports a May 31 battle in the North Sea where Germany says its high sea fleet defeated the British fleet. It claims the battleship Warspite and battle cruisers Queen Mary and Indefatigable were sunk, with multiple Britons damaged while German losses include Pommern and Wiesbaden.
The Republican national convention opened in Chicago with Senator Charles Warren Harding of Ohio chosen by unanimous vote as temporary chairman. Harding delivered a keynote urging party harmony as delegates gathered, with Hilles presiding and a vast crowd filling the Coliseum for the opening session.
Western Canada presents cheap land and 160 acre free homesteads attracting many farmers. A Saskatchewan Lloydminster resident describes rapid expansion to 100+ cultivated acres, higher livestock yields, and profitable dairy creamery sales. Officials predict a postwar livestock boom, urging stockmen to prepare for demand in Europe and North America.
The writer argues that, given evident economic conditions, Saskatchewan's stock raising sector should gain immense momentum within three years, potentially placing the province at the forefront of Canada's producing regions as advertised.
A reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after recovering from female weakness. The letter from Mrs. James Conrey of Frankfort Kentucky says three bottles restored her strength and ability to work, urging other women to try the remedy and request confidential advice.
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