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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
6
Reports from Nyheds Dagene in Copenhagen state Russian forces destroyed twelve German merchant ships off the Swedish coast on June 14. The German convoy, from the north, dispersed as six Russian destroyers and submarines closed in, with the Konig von Sachsen auxiliary cruiser reportedly sunk and crew presumed drowned.
President Wilson walked the entire route as about 75,000 residents joined a Washington preparedness parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. The event showcased the capital’s demand for a stronger army and navy with the Marine Band playing martial airs amid a hot day.
Rome reports the new cabinet to replace Antonio Salandra is virtually formed. Paolo Boselli, 79, will be premier with no other portfolio and serves as dean of parliament after being deputy since 1870. He first held a ministerial post forty years ago.
Washington four favorable report ordered by the military committee on the annual army appropriation carrying 157,600,000. It provides for increases and changes under the new army reorganization laws and includes 500,600 for civilian training camps.
London reports that William Marconi plans to unveil a new device soon. The system aims to prevent collisions at sea and will be operated from a ship's bridge.
Report suggests David Lloyd George is being offered the position of secretary for war after the death of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener. He is expected to accept the appointment.
In a troubled era, fears surround a Guatemalan matter linked to a long dispute. Names and precise details are unclear, but the report notes extended years of concern and anxiety over the situation.
A police officer was wounded in a shooting described in a damaged report. Details are sparse with fragments naming the event and involved party. The incident area and time remain unclear due to the text quality.
Contes Meat Supply reports rising demand from Russian buyers as shortages loom. The company notes shipment delays and seeks new logistics to meet orders while monitoring market volatility.
Charles Evans Hughes of New York was nominated for president and Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana for vice president by the Republican national convention on the third ballot. Roosevelt was the Progressive choice for president. Harding sent a congratulatory message from the chair.
A biographical sketch details Charles Evans Hughes’s rise from modest origins in Glens Falls to leadership in New York politics. It covers his educated path from Colgate to Brown and Columbia, early teaching roles, gas and insurance investigations, governorship, Supreme Court appointment, and his views on work and religion.
The document records Charles I. Hughes resigning from the Supreme Court to accept the Republican nomination. Hughes asserts duty over partisanship, defends American diplomacy, calls for strong national defense, and advocates a nonimperial, peacekeeping Americanism with preparedness and unity across citizens. The statement critiques prior Mexico policy and urges steady, principled diplomacy.
The report lists early tallies by state including Mississippi giving Frank B. Willis 3 votes and various absences. Missouri and Pennsylvania show no votes due to absence, Tennessee with 24 absent, Alabama awarding Bevan 1 vote, and scattered votes for McAin, Waille, Tart, Borah.
A garbled digest lists varied global notes from livestock and fisheries to oil, beer prices, and geology. It cites El la Secariett Sypee reporting on German conditions, China and Japan mineral wealth, Argentina locust control funds, and Canadian and British Columbia production totals, with scattered figures on oil, gas, and megatons of minerals.
A flexible tube of shoe blacking in a steel case mounted on a combined brush polisher is shown. Blacking is dispensed by turning a knob and spread by rubbing until dry and shine forms. Friction then yields a final polish. another tube can be used once exhausted.
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