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09 Jun 1916
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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
1
A compact survey outlines global view with brief notes on nations, regions, and major topics. It hints at evolving affairs and cultural shifts shaping current affairs across continents.
Western Union dispatches cover martial law in Ireland, Austrian and German actions, and Balkan shifts. Reports note Italian front activity, Corfu troop movements, Mesopotamian and African theater developments, and a new Italian retreat on Tyrol. Washington and London discuss peace prospects and border security with Carranza.
War reporting cites Petit Parisian put German losses at about 350000 before Verdun. Shackleton arrives safely at Port Stanley. House of Commons backs a 15 percent beer production cut. Assassination attempt on the Austro Hungarian minister to Persia reported from Constantinople.
A roundup of New Mexico items reports varied happenings from Wheat in Tucumcari and grain elevators at Dexter to new armories, flour mills, and county developments. Notable notes include demolition of crime in Raton, a pending Fourth of July celebration in Silver City, and ongoing railway and highway plans.
Fire swept the town of Roy in New Mexico on Wednesday morning, fanned by a strong northwest wind. Stores, bank, postoffice, saloons, railroad facilities and residences burned as crews fought the blaze. 1,000 residents faced widespread destruction and fears for the depot and freight warehouse. Separately, the Woolfolk murder case saw Dr. Bress surrender after shooting two brothers on a Colfax county homestead. The Democratic state convention elected delegates to the National Convention and set the nominating date for August 6 in Santa Fe.
Thomas Kingston, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kingston, was kicked on the lead by a horse and crushed his skull, dying instantly as he assisted his father hitching a wagon. British fleet suffers crushing defeat in world’s greatest sea fight with 20 English and 13 German vessels destroyed.
Mrs. Michale Wilson was fatally injured when a caseline pan she was cleaning exploded and blew her through a window. She did not regain consciousness before her death and the exact sequence of events remains unknown.
Gov McDonald in Santa Fe refutes reports of court martial for New Mexico National Guard over muster response. He states officers and enlisted answered the border call and that unit shortages stem from peace-time strength lapses. Santa Fe also notes record Santa Fe National Forest fires, with human-set blazes burning over 3,000 acres this spring, and a 300 acre Gascon timber fire threatening San Miguel county.
Telegram from Danville Illinois reports the body of Frank Snively mutilated by bullet holes and bearing a rope mark around the neck. Initial notice claimed death by heart failure before the gruesome details emerged in Albuquerque New Mexico.
George H. Corey of New York City was appointed a commissioner of deeds for New Mexico by Governor McDonald. The appointment names Corey to represent the territory in legal deeds and authentication.
A Berlin dispatch details battleship and cruiser losses with figures for tonnage crew and armament. It notes several ships sunk or damaged including a dreadnought and battle cruisers, with counts of 12 inch and smaller guns and torpedo strikes.
The German admiralty reports a major clash off Denmark as the German fleet and the British meet in the North Sea. Claims include the sinking of the British Warspite and several battle cruisers, with German losses including the Pommern and Wiesbaden. A citywide holiday is said to be declared in Germany.
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