Fort Vaux Falls to German Forces in Verdun Clash
The fortress of Fort Vaux has been seized by German troops after a last stand by French defenders. About 700 unwounded prisoners were captured during a breakout attempt, with Germans also taking numerous guns and equipment. Russian gains on the eastern front are noted, as well as continued artillery duels near Verdun and Italian lines holding against Austria.
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London
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Austra-ltalian
Fripst
Anti American Riot in Chihuahua City Protests US Troops
An anti American riot in Chihuahua City Mexico followed a meeting protesting continued US troop presence. Demonstrators hurled stones at what was believed to be an American institution and targeted the American consulate after a march against government policy.
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U. S
Chihuahua City
Mex
Foreign Club
Mexico
Battle in West Virginia Lynching Riots Claim Several Lives
In Beckley near Bluefield, West Virginia, four people were killed and two fatally wounded as a mob of racists attempted to seize three negro prisoners from deputies. Deputies and bystanders exchanged fire. Deputy Wyatt and two negroes died, two deputies were wounded, and white man John Bolden was killed. Six arrests reported.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
W. Va
Beckley
Wyatt
John Bolden
Coal strike threatens 30000 as eight hour day dispute
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania reports the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company faces a possible strike by 30 000 employees if officials do not back down from the eight hour day plan under the recent arbitration in New York. Four thousand men are already on strike over the issue. The company demands workers spend eight hours at the mine regardless of daily coal output.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
New York
Storm Toll in Arkansas Rises to Seventy-Nine
The Arkansas disaster reports seventy-nine deaths from the tornadoes, with 400 injured and many in serious condition. The revised casualty list names the victims and details locations across the state.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Appeal Filed in Waite Case Delays Execution
New York counsel for Dr. Arthur Warren Waite sentenced to die the week of July 10 for the murder of his father John E. Peck filed a notice of appeal seeking a new trial. The appeal will delay the scheduled execution.
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Waite
New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Defeat for Suffragists in Louisiana House
Baton Rouge voters saw a setback as the Louisiana House rejected a proposed constitutional amendment granting women suffrage by a 66 949 vote. The measure failed to advance to the voters.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Warding Leads As Des Moines Returns Near 50 Percent
Warding gains share as Des Moines returns indicate the Republican nominee widening the lead. Early returns show climbing support with Cosson Hy exceeding 160 percent for revision, signaling strong cross currents in the race.
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W.T
Incomypeie
Comnilas
Clathing
Cosson Hy
Rev Orion
General Strike at Progreso Delayed
A general strike at Progreso on activation of Carranza at Sidal is postponed.
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Carranza
Sidal
Battle at Skager Bank: German Losses Confirmed
British admiralty statement disputes German casualty claims and asserts German losses exceeded British ones. It cites 18 ships sunk including two battleships, two dreadnoughts, two battle cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, and a submarine. Rumors abroad mention Westfalen and Lutzow.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Westfalen
Lutzow
Berlin
Wilson to be nominated for Democratic standard bearers
President Wilson and Vice President Marshall are slated as the Democratic ticket at the convention. National Chairman McCombs and the arrangements committee have nearly completed labor plans for a long session starting Friday evening to select the party nominees. Senator Gilia James of Kentucky was named permanent chairman, with F B Lynch of St Paul expected as head of the post convention national committee.
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Jane
Wilson
Marshall
McCombs
Committee On
Gilia James
Kentucky
Redemption of Mexican currency reported in Galveston
The Galveston dispatch notes the Mexican government began redeeming old currency at 114 cents of American gold per peso. The cablegram arrived Monday confirming the rate and redemption move.
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Galveston
Tex
Brandeis Confirmed for Supreme Court Seat
Boston lawyer Louis D Brandeis won Senate confirmation as associate justice of the Supreme Court by a 37 to 22 vote. Three Republicans backed him while Democrat Newlands opposed. Brandeis, a 60 year old Kentuckian, was born in Louisville and educated at Harvard before practicing law in Boston.
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Louis D. Brandeis
Supreme Court
Senate
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LaFollette
Norris
Feindexter
Newlands
Clapp
Grenna
Wilson
Buprems ‘Court
Gamar
Louisville
Harvard University
Baston
Republican committee settles contested seats before convention
The Republican National Committee began sessions in Chicago to resolve disputed seats before the convention. In Alabama six regular delegates were seated despite color-based protests, while in the Ninth District W L Saunders, a Black candidate, was seated after contesting lack of proper election notice.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Annex
Alabama
Pope M. Long
D. Barker
C. D. Street
James J. Curtis
William L. Chenaut
Tornado Hits Hot Springs Arkansas Killing Three
Three people died as a tornado tore through Hot Springs on Monday. A church was demolished a skating rink collapsed and the electric light plant sustained damage leaving the city without power.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
Honors Confederate Dead Observed at Arlington
Washington observes Confederate Memorial day exercises at Arlington Cemetery with President Wilson in attendance Senator Vardaman of Mississippi delivers the oration during the ceremonial events.
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Washington
Wilson
Arlington Cemetery
Senator Vardaman
Mississippi
Missing broker returns to Minnesota after disappearance
Rush G. Re tee, a New York broker and cabinman, who vanished from the steam yacht Rambler, arrived in Du Wat h and told authorities he regained his senses in Minneapolis.
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Troluth
Minn
Rush G. Re Tee
New York
Cinbrman
Duwath
Minneapolis
Carranza Troops Consolidate Front After U S Retreat
From Columbus New Mexico on June 5 reports say Carranza forces under Gen Gabriel Gavira are redistributing troops and establishing posts in northern Mexico after the American expedition withdraw. Apache scouts and Carrancista units engage remnants of bandits near Casas Grandes and Les Varas amid the conference with General Pershing.
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Columbus
N. M
Pershing
Gavira
Les Varas
el Paso
Tex
Gabriel Gavira
Carranza
Mexico
Juarez
Franisco
Pei- Shing
Casas Grandes
House Passes Naval Bill With 270 Million For Sea Prep
The naval appropriation bill carrying 270 million dollars for sea preparedness cleared the House by 358 to 4 on Friday. The vote drew loud cheers from all sides. Opponents listed include Representatives Browning Pennsylvanias Graham California and London New York. The program covers five battle cruisers four scout cruisers ten destroyers 55 submarines and 130 aeroplanes.
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House
Browning
New Jersey
Graham
Pennsylvania
Randall
California
London
New York
International Telegraphers Elect Konenkamp President
S J Konenkamp of Chicago was re elected president of the International Union of Commercial Telegraphers at the convention in London. The report notes officers taken for the year and one member’s death sentence in Sing Sing for murder.
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S. J. Konenkamp
Chicago
International Union of Commercial Telegraphers
London
Asiago
Rome
London Times
Arthur Warren Waite
Sing Sing Prison
Join
Peck
Grend Rapids
Mich
Cruiser Seydlitz Sunk in British Naval Action
A fragmentary report states the German battle cruiser Seydlitz of about 25 000 tons was sunk by British warships near Rotterdam with June 1 to June 11 dates conflicting in the text. The item lacks full confirmation and clear venue details.
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Seydlitz
Rotterdam
Oe Ch
Cyclone damages Grove village near Natches Mississippi
A cyclone struck Grove, a small village near Natches, Mississippi, on Monday injuring five women two severely. Ten hogs and two church buildings were demolished in the storm as rescue crews searched the wreckage.
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Mississippi
Natches
Jane
Here
Hughes Urges National Duty Over Ancestral Valor at Graduation
Justice Charles E. Hughes spoke at the National Cathedral school lawn during graduation ceremonies, urging graduates to pledge undivided allegiance to America. He warned that no generation can be saved by ancestors and stressed sacrifice, unity, equal rights, and enlightened opinion as keys to national strength. Senator Martine of Virginia attended, the only man of high public life present.
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National Cathedral School Lawn
Charles BE. Hughes
America
Senator Martine
Virginia
Marines In Two Hour Fight Capture Santo Domingo City
The state department reports a two hour battle when American marines landed at Puerto Plata on May 31. Captain Herbert J Hirshinger of the marine corps was killed. There were no other American casualties. American forces routed the natives and captured the city then seized Monte Christe without opposition.
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Washington
State Department
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Herbert J. ‘Hirshinger
Marine Corps
Monte Christe
Pershing Visits Columbus New Mexico Camp for Inspection
General Pershing commander of the U S punitive expedition into Mexico and his staff arrived in Columbus New Mexico on Monday for a general inspection of all camps. He conferred with Major Sampie base commandant here in the afternoon marking his first return to American soil since entering Mexico in March.
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Pes N. M
Shoot Up Country Church Ends in Tragedy and Panic
A melee at a Leatherwood Creek church in Jackson Kentucky left one dead and dozens injured. Dozens of intoxicated assailants attacked during a service causing women to faint and children to be trampled in a chaotic rush to escape.
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Jackson
Leatherwood Creek
Mexico Imposes Import Tax On Constitutionalist Consulates
Galveston June 7 reports that after June 15 constitutionalist consulates will levy an 8 percent charge on the value of imports, affecting various goods and investments. The announcement signals a new tax policy impacting foreign trade through consular channels.
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Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Sioux City Roundup to Offer $30,000 Purses and Western Pageant
Sioux City announces a July 3 to 6 Roundup with $30,000 in purses drawing cowboys and cowgirls from Oklahoma Texas Wyoming Montana South Dakota and Nebraska to compete for world championships. The event vows world-class arena staff and multiple excursion trains, with a cowgirl queen to preside over opening ceremonies and daily spectacles featuring chuck wagon, stagecoach races and related contests.
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Joe Morton
Homer
Wilson
The
Oklahoma
Txas
Wyoming
Mtenvnea
Dakota
Nebraska
Malhali Range
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
Iris
Why Soils Dry Out and Lose Humus
The piece explains that soils thin in organic matter as wheat and corn deplete humus quickly. It notes droughts worsen moisture loss, plants die, and farmers blame dry weather for crop failures.
Hair Tonic His Undoing
A fragment from the Richmond Time-Dispatch notes a man’s humiliating experience linked to a hair tonic bought at a drug store. The speech hints at deception and substance use affecting his endurance of regular liquor.
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Richmond
Merer Instructions for Turning On A Device
A brief directive urges waiting for a thing to turn on, then to switch it on oneself. It notes that taking less time is safer when away, emphasizing personal action and safety in handling the device.
Fragmented confession amid strained relations
A garbled note shows a tense dispute over a promise or decision, with phrases about forgetting past statements and emotional pressure. The text hints at remorse, a refusal to change a mind, and an implied person named Eve weighing options.
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Eve
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