World News Roundup of War Fronts and Political Events
Global headlines report Russian advances from Pripet marshes to the Romanian frontier with high prisoner counts, battles near Kolsi, and claims of Austrian defeats in the Tyrol. German-British naval actions at Jutland receive mixed official spins as North Sea combat continues. Paris and Berlin quarrel over violations of territory and naval losses amid a wide array of war and political notices.
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Herve
Pripet
Petrograd
Skagerrak
Berlin
North Sea
Germany
Persius
Ins Berlin Tageblat
Women rally at Chicago convention of the Woman's Party
Thousands of women from New York to California attended the first convention of the Woman's Party at the Brackstone theater in Chicago calling for votes for women. Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles elected president of the Generals Federation of Woman's Clubs with 1,075 votes to 422.
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New York
California
Mains
Texas
Chicago
Brackstone Theater
Woman's Party
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los Angeles
Cal
Generals Federation of Woman's Clubs
Board of Elections
First Cowles
Personal Gov Philipp Recovering After Apppendix Surgery
Personal Gov E L Philipp, operated on in Milwaukee for appendicitis, is resting easily. A member of the ity of Greece, connected to Mrs W widow of the American tir benatre, is reported in London. The prince is twelve years old.
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Wisconsin
George Carlson
Colorado
Gov
E. L. Philipp
Milwaukee
Phores
Ity of
Greece
S. W
London
Mexican Revolt Details in Santa Roca Clash
Dispatch from Columbus New Mexico reports Pablo Lopez and Villa's lieutenant led rebels at Santa Roca Mexico with several thousand Carranza troops deployed in territory abandoned by the American expedition. The movements follow the agreement between Generals Pershing and Gavire.
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Villa
Oz Columbus
Santa Roca
Mex
Carranza
Columbus
N. M
Pershing
Gavire
Berlin diet bans meat for eight weeks shock order
The German civilian population is forbidden to eat meat for eight weeks, announced in Berlin. The London Evening Standard cites a settlement on the Irish question with an Irish parliament proposed immediately, Ulster excluded. Count von Roedern appointed finance minister succeeding Hellerich. Shackleton arrives safely at Port Stanley, London confirms. At Maracaibo Venezuela an outbreak kills or wounds twenty as General Garcia becomes state president.
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Berlin
Ose
London Evening Standard
Ulster
Count von Roedern
Alsace-Lorreine
Harl Hellerich
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Garcia
Zulia
Aranguren
Hughes Addresses Graduates on America First and Loyalty
Justice Charles E. Hughes spoke to American flag bearing graduates urging undivided loyalty and readiness to meet national tasks. Enlistment figures show 8,552 recruits added since the Hay emergency measure. The House passed a naval appropriations bill of 269,940,000 for sea preparedness amid party excitement. The Oregon California land grant conference report was agreed to and sent to the president for signature.
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National Cathedral School
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
America
Adjutant General's Office of the War Department
New Bird Law Proposes Broader Migratory Bird Protection
United States Biological Survey proposes regulations expanding protection for migratory birds under the migratory bird act. The plan enacts a federal tax, sets enforcement rules, and outlines closed seasons for waterfowl shorebirds snipers and snipers across Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Nebraska breeding zones. Specific dates limit hunting periods for curlew crane black breasted golden plover jack snipe woodcock snipe whooping crane and other species. The proposal aims to safeguard species while detailing hunting restrictions and regional season windows.
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United States Biological Survey
Wilson
Watson
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Fruit Crop Below Average In Ames For June
Ames reports the Iowa fruit crop for June at below average levels across several varieties. Estimates show plums down by percent, pears down, apples up slightly, peaches modest, raspberries and blackberries down, gooseberries small decline, and strawberries at sixty four percent of normal. (Note: OCR errors present in source text affect some figures.)
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Ames
Iowa
Record of Liquor Seizures Surges in Desa Moine Police History
Police report shows a record month with thirty nine seizures on search warrants. One man fined 206 Nauor for repeat offenses. multiple arrests tied to the same illicit activity. The article notes the surge as the highest in department history.
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Cresec
Boat Upset On Valley Farm Leads To Fatality
A man named Wilson, 33, perished after his boat capsized in a boat race near Valley Junction. L. B. Holtreil, a fitness official, assisted in rescue attempts but Wilson could not be revived after hours of effort. He left a widow and a child and had recently moved from a large stock farm sale to Valley Junction.
Boone County to Build New Courthouse in Boonesboro
After delays over site questions, Boone County selects old Boonesboro for the courthouse. Boyd Construction Co. of St. Paul awarded the general contract for the project.
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Boone County
Hunne—Esone County
Boonesboro
Boyd Construction Company of
St. Paul
College Opens Campaign for Buena Vista Endowment
In Storm Lake the Buena Vista county residents unite with the Sioux City Presbytery to raise a 756000 dollar endowment fund for Buena Vista college. The joint effort shows progress toward securing substantial support for the institution.
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Storm Lake
Buena Vista County
Sioux City
Lived Over Hundred Years Elkader Local Man Passes
Svend Hoag longtime Elkader resident died at his son A. S. Hoag home near town at age 191 years. He had lived on the same farm for sixty-three years and sixty-four years in town.
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Elkader
Svend. Hoag
Big Son
A. S. Hoag
Mr. Hoag
Supervisors award contract to straighten Skook river
In Oskaloosa county supervisors approve contract 19 with a Cornell Bluffs construction firm to straighten 13 miles of the Skook river flood channel, aiming to reduce flood risk in the area.
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Oskaloosa
Skook River
Cornell Bluffs Construction Company
Hubbard boy wins state wind essay contest at fair
Hubbard resident Witl King topped ninety two entrants in the statewide essay contest on how good roads aid Iowa farmers. His first prize included a trip to the 1916 state fair as guest of the exposition. The grand contest also featured Hardin county winner Fos among the entries.
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Hubbard
Cedar Ravids Builds Twelve New Carnegie Libraries
Iowa plans twelve additional Carnegie public and college libraries at a cost of 106000, bringing total Carnegie holdings to ninety eight public and eight college libraries in the state. The piece notes current library counts, pending homes, and related funding details across multiple towns, plus college allocations and a jail sentence for liquor violations.
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Cedar
Iowa
Carnegie
Carnegie College
Cter
Tndlow
Clear Ham
Ines
Cornell
Emoven
S. Leander Clark
Toiedo
Will Build New Church, Hampton in Iowa
A 1892 Hampton church built by a 23 member congregation is being torn down to make way for a modern new church edifice, reflecting growth and change in the community.
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Hampton
Hampt First Christan
Iowa
Matron Killed In Wreck At Packard Rock Island Wreck
Mrs Ide Lewis long time matron of Town Odd Fellows Orphans Home died in the Rock Island wreck near Packard during the Thousandern Patriotic Parade in Des Moines. About 5,000 marched along the avenue of stars and stripes from 1:39 to after 2 o clock. The parade included units from the national guard and infantry with machine gun and hospital corps assisting.
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Mason City
Ide Lewis
Odd Fellows’ Orphans’ Home
Fellows
Rock Island
Packard
Des Moines
National Guard
Suffrage Defeated as Moore Wins Governor Race
Complete county returns from ninety four counties show the equal suffrage amendment defeated by about 3090 votes. The East and border counties heavily opposed suffrage. central regions split, with the middle section showing the largest favorable vote. Moore nominated for lieutenant governor, Allen renominated for secretary of state, and various state officials and congressmen contested across districts.
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Alien
Des Moines
Sovenesia
Marcing
Cossen
Allen
Kuebote
Hasselquist
Harrer Rodding
Ames Rulps
Harding
W. L
Ablleans
Scott
S. D. Riniker
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C. H. Thomas
Gusher
George Wilson
Hatner
BE. R. Moore
J. R. Hanna
Francis May
H.C. Adams
Algona
Leale E. Francis
Adams
Roseuth
Emmet
Francis
C. C. Hastings
H. L. Welday
Alec. Haskell
Ring
K W
Hampshire sinks with Lord Kitchener on board
British admiralty confirms the cruiser Hampshire was sunk off the Orkney Islands while carrying Lord Kitchener and his staff to Petrograd. Only a few coats washed ashore as heavy seas hindered rescue efforts, and no survivors were reported from the search along the Scottish coast.
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Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Orkney Islands
Russia
Earl Kitchener
Hugh James O'Bpirse
Petrograd
Solla
A. Fitzgerald
Ettershaw
Frederick Donaldson
Admelty
Admiralty
Caip
Crewe
England
David Lloyd- George
Jobs Jellicoe
Washington
Jane
Edward Grey
Grand Feet
H. M. S. Hampshire
Orkneys
President of China Yuan Shih Kal Dies in Peking
Tokyo reports Yuan Shih Kal, president of China, is dead after a period of ill health. Earlier rumors spoke of an attempted poisoning, but no final cause is confirmed. The son of a prominent industrialist had been a central political figure in China, and his death shifts regional dynamics.
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Tokyo
Yuan Shih Kal
China
Peking
Tande
Biz
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