Hampshire Sunk Off Orkneys With Kitchener Aboard
London reports Admiral Jellicoe says HMS Hampshire was sunk near the Orkneys by a mine or torpedo while carrying Lord Kitchener and staff. Four boats were seen depart in heavy seas. only a capsized craft and some bodies recovered. Kitchener’s fate remains unknown as rescue efforts continue.
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Associated Press
London
Admiral Jellicoe
Admiralty
Hempshire
Lord Earl Kitchner
Orkneys
Scotland
Lord Kitchener
Russia
Adiial Jellicoe
Hampshire
Ampshire
Rd Kitchener
British War Council
Sir William Roberton
Hugh James ‘Beirne
O. A. Fitzgerald
Ellershaw
Sirrederick Donaldson
Kitchener
England
Ministry of Munitions
Lloyd George
Robertson
Imperial Staff
Orkney Islands
Atlantic
White Sea
Archangel
England's Side Of Great Battle From Two Hours Of Fire
British and German fleets clashed off the Danish coast as Beatty fought to delay the German force. The battle, lasting about two hours, saw Invincible sunk and Lion and Queen Mary bearing brunt, while German battleships pressed their superiority and visibility favored them near the shore.
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Gust
Great Britain
Kitchener of Khartum
London
Egypt
King George
India
England
Kitchener
War Office
Faeland
Whitehall Street
Beatty
Julland
Herying
Invincible
Hindenburg
Lion
The
Falklands
Tornado Disaster Leaves Many Dead in Historic Storm
A massive tornado struck, devastating towns and leaving a high death toll recorded as one of history’s worst. Emergency crews rush to affected areas as rescuers search for survivors amid widespread destruction.
Tornado Toll Rises Across Arkansas Counties
Associated Press report from Little Rock on June 6 details at least 50 dead and about 250 injured as tornadoes crippled communications across multiple Arkansas counties. Judsonia suffered heavy losses with 25 dead and 50 injured, while Heber Springs recorded 18 fatalities and numerous injuries.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Judsonia
Heber Springs
White County
Delark
Dallas County
President Yuan Shi Kai Dies in China Crisis
Peking June 6 Yuan Shi Kai president of China died today after days of illness. Premier Tuan Chi Jui informed vice president Li Yuan Hung of succession. The death ends a heated political crisis as southern leaders push Li Yuan Hung to assume the presidency and Wu Ting-fang urged Yuan to abdicate to avoid foreign complications.
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Associated Press
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
China
Tuan Chi Jui
Li Yuan Hung
Yan Shi Kai
Li Yuen Hung
Wu Tinsiang
United States
Wu Ting-fang
Yuan Shi-kei
Hail Wind and Rain Damage Oak Grove Louisiana
A tornado hit Oak Grove Louisiana at midnight Saturday causing 415000 in damages. The Masonic hall Methodist church and homes of J H Morse and Gayle Gunter were destroyed. The new courthouse under construction suffered minor damage. Ice house and Electric theatre damaged. wires down. all businesses and residences damaged. Hail two inches deep, wind sixty mph, five inches rain. Crops lost.
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News-Star
Oak Grove
Masonic Hall
J. H. Morse
Gayle Gunter
Court House
Johnson Ice House
Tornado kills ten in Jackson and Arkansas devastation
An early morning Jackson tornado left ten dead, about fifty injured, and 250 homes damaged including partial destruction of the State Deaf and Dumb institution. Damages are pegged at 360000 with two more Black children later found dead. Separate reports from Arkansas detail 59 fatalities across Judsonia Heber Springs Delark Cabot Morrillton Greenland and Hot Springs along with widespread devastation and communications failure.
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Associated Prep
Jackson
Miss
Deaf and Dumb Institution
Jelks
Henry Demott
H. Russell
Cabot
White County
Hot Springs
Morrillton
Greenland
Washington County
Judsonia
Arkansas
Fayetteville
McCrory Appointed Adjutant General
Cecil C. McCrory was today appointed adjutant general of the state.
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McRory
News-Star
Cecil C. McCrory
Roosevelt Looms In Split Over Hughes As Progressives Rally
Chicago June 6 Leaders weigh Hughes strength amid a two branch plan with Lodge as a compromise candidate and Roosevelt favored by Progressives. Roosevelt boosters push for immediate nomination while Republicans and the new Woman's Party convene. The Progressive convention aims to act by Thursday unless Roosevelt blocks the plan.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Hughes
Washington
Senator Lodge
George W. Perkins
Woman's Party
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