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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1916
Page
1
British and German press present conflicting accounts of a sea battle. Flags fly in Berlin and London amid late news and shifting casualty counts.
London reports a German dreadnought Westfalen of around 8 000 tons added to ships sunk in the Jutland battle off the Danish coast. British losses may rival German ones. Queen Mary and Invincible reportedly sunk. British and German fleets clash with dual night engagements and heavy losses.
London reports the British battleship Marlborough was struck and towed to safety after facing a line of submarines. The Warspite sustained damage but avoided torpedoes as the fleet regrouped. details confirm Marlborough dodged a fourth torpedo before impact. American naval attaché Powers Symington is in London returning to the United States in February. The Board of Education plans its regular June meeting amid local remarks about honesty and a note on a Lord who hates liars.
Progressive leaders declare they will press the Republican National convention to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for president, while rejecting other names until Roosevelt is ruled out. Republican leaders hold hearings on contests as party unity efforts continue across states.
A. B. Wood, 73, of Mulhall Oklahoma, died at a Chicago hospital today while the national committee heard a contest for a Fifth district delegate. Death attributed to infirmities of old age.
Paris reports German assaults last night on Fort Vaux at Verdun east of the Meuse. German forces penetrated a trench north of Prenes but the interior works remain in French hands. Berlin also notes continued Austro Hungarian advances in Tyrol with several key positions captured in Arsico district.
Two men charged with jay driving were pursued into the police court today but neither was tried this morning.
Partly cloudy conditions with possible showers tonight. Sunday outlook shows continued chances of precipitation in the southern portion. Temperature forecast indicates little change from yesterday and this morning.
Chancellor Frank Strong announced Merie Thorpe from K U will take a year of leave to work on The Nation's Business. The administration board will consider the request with aim to retain Thorpe.
The Lawrence High School forty second commencement honored eighty five girls and thirty five boys with thirteen honor students. The ceremony featured a public address by Miss Unn Stockwell and Walker, plus an eclectic program of solos and readings as teachers, trustees, and local officials attended. Frances Schegel Carruth Scholarship awarded to Maury and Lucy Harkpan.
Mrs P Cone mother of RBW Cone of Lawrence died yesterday in Seneca Kansas. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at Seneca. Mrs Cone had lived here during the past year and had returned to her home only a few weeks ago.
Henry J Allen will deliver the baccalaureate address to open the University of Kansas forty fourth commencement. The service in Robinson Gymnasium tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock marks the first event on the commencement program.
A wide program covers the university graduation events with music and a notable address by Hen we A fen and references to Mendelssohn and Elijah selections. The day includes a campus fantasy The Story of Laughter and a late closing ceremony. Separately, President Wilson signs the army reorganization bill as a key preparedness measure. The article notes high school grade cards and crowded eastbound interurban cars toward Kansas City.
The 1909 play Chief Strong Arms Change of Heart by Mrs. Wehrich, previously produced at Haskell, will be revived for the commencement events. On Monday night Haskell students and guests will view the show with a public performance on Tuesday. The play centers on an old Indian chief who, after observing modern youth, comes to support education for his people, with many senior students and over 500 performers slated, including tribal dancers in period costumes.
The Missouri Valley Company and the interurban line reached a compromise to lift the injunction on the bridge project. A two‑person board will decide actions during high water and drift, and coordinate removal of temporary structures while both sides dismiss the injunction. Officials say the agreement preserves access and ensures property removal proceeds under state oversight.
The jury found Sweet guilty of murder in the killing of Migs Weile on the second ballot after deliberating late into the night. The court scheduled a motion for a new trial within five weeks with no definite date set. Sheriff McCarter escorted the jurors from the courtroom as Sweet faced the verdict calmly.
After the 1914 outbreak paralyzed industry, University of Kansas engineers graduating this year report strong job prospects. Many secure summer positions nationwide with firms in Oklahoma Arizona and Montana as mining and general engineering demand recovers. Notable placements include Lawrence Cole in Butte Montana and Leland Fiske in Oklahoma. others join Santa Fe Galveston and St Louis firms or university projects.
Farmers and merchants association members plan a session Tuesday to discuss community topics. The meeting aims for open oral discussion on issues affecting the area, with current affairs and mutual interests on the agenda.
On June 3 a strike by Kansas City's building trades unions halted work on about 1000 buildings. Five cent hourly raise sought by unions as 56 percent of the 25 000 union members were employed. Contractors planned a meeting to assess the situation after union men declined conference.
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