Nomination Speech Highlights American Rights and Diplomacy
Charles arrives for campaign conference as Hughes revival of party alliance looms. The speech urges firm Americanism, strict protection of rights on land and sea, and restoration of diplomatic prestige. He condemns partisan distortions of foreign policy and calls for principled, nationwide leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Pree
York
Charles
Hughes
Repubicans
New York
Campalen
Hingine
Fred
Harding
Follo
Sirmien
Cies
Americanism and Patriotism Amid National Unity
A fragment expresses commitment to correctness and justness of our position and resolve to sustain them. It proclaims Americanism without ulterior motives, a single loyal patriotism, and unity despite race or creed, insisting on a divisionless allegiance to one country and prompt action.
Two Neutral Ships Reported Sunk
The German attack near Verdun continues with assaults west of Fort Vaux and bombardments on Fort Souville and Tavannes. A Russian Galicia advance persists while Austrian forces withdraw from Bukowina. two neutral merchant ships, the Swedish Emmy and the Norwegian Bur, were sunk by mines or torpedoes with casualties and crew losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Verdun
Meuse
Fort Vaux
Forts Souville
Tavannes
Paris
Fort Souville
The
Chattancourt
Galicia
Volhonia
Solons Begin Siath Week Grind
Baton Rouge lawmakers enter the sixth week of the session with calendars promising long work. Tuesday features committee hearings on primary election issues and the Schwing fiscal inquiry. The joint committees will also review judicial redistricting, fiscal legislation, and assess proposals while a July 6 adjournment looms. The V and P railway controversy over train stops at Holly Ridge may be raised at the Chamber of Commerce meeting after Monroe patrons voiced discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Baton Rouge
General Assembly
Percy Saint
Democrats
House
Laing
Heil
Ouachita
Nort
Louisiana
Holly Ridge
Monrnee
Chamber of Commerce
Rayville
Monroe
Great Task of Riesky Monastery Penishment Nears
A historical note reports the Great Task of Riesky Monastery nearing penalty or punishment, with observers noting rising tension around the order and anticipated consequences for its leadership.
Kept Alive Language and Faith at Rila Monastery
An Associated Press report from Rila Bulgaria describes the revival of the Beloved Rila Monastery under Turkish rule its restored church autonomy and seed schools. The piece recounts its founding by Ivan Rilsky between 946 and 1006 and details the vast four story wings 366 rooms and the central chapel set in a 8450 square yard irregular quad around the inner court with snow capped peaks of the Rila range towering above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenius
Kila
Ivan
John Shishtmann
Rila
Sultan Murad
Ivan Rilsky
Monastery in Rila and Texas Bandit Raid News
The article describes Rila Monastery’s strategic defenses and its isolation seventy miles from the nearest railroad, noting its land holdings of about 148000 acres and a history of refuge for Bulgarian comitades. It also reports a Mexican bandit raid near Laredo, Texas, with casualties and damages limited to horses but no ranch property loss, and mentions Capt. Olo W. Bell leading forces.
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Rila
Chrl
Rilsky Monastery
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Funsten
Laredo
Captain Bell
Bandits Raid Texas Ranch Seize 83 Horses Then Escape Across Rio Grande
Fifteen Mexican bandits attacked four employees at the T. A. Coleman ranch near San Samuel, 40 miles northwest of Laredo, drove them to the brush and stole 83 horses before fleeing across the Rio Grande. The same group reportedly struck another nearby ranch last night. George Conover and Arthur Myers, captured, were released and reached Palafox, Texas, unharmed, late today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
T. A. Coleman
San Samuel
Rio Grande
George Conover
Arthur Myers
West Monroe Bond Election Tuesday
West Monroe voters go to the polls on Tuesday to decide a 45000 bond issue for water and street upgrades. Buyers will fund a filtering plant to double water and light plant capacity, a fire hose truck, and street improvements, with support from progressive citizens and opposition from a nonprogressive element.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
McGuire
Monroe
West Side
Wilson Considers Hughes Successor
President Wilson weighs who should replace Justice Hughes and is expected to nominate John W. Davis the present solicitor general. Messages urging ex president Taft's appointment have been received and a Democrat is anticipated as the pick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Justice Hughes
Wilson
John W. Davis
William H. Taft
Democratic Convention Readiness Ahead of Wednesday Meeting
Readies in advance for a Democratic convention gathering slated for Wednesday. Organizers confirm logistics, speaker lineup, and security details for the event.
Democratic National Convention to Open in St Louis Coliseum
National Committee to finalize plans for the Democratic National Convention opening Wednesday in the St Louis Coliseum. It will seat about 10 000 with 512 platform seats 472 press 238 editors 1478 delegates and alternates and 5488 arena balcony seats. The building cost 836000 and the 100600 convention fund is raised by the St Louis committee.
Decorations of the Coliseum for the Democratic convention
An 8 foot passageway through the section was abandoned and back alley vacated by Meyer, with an awning over it serving as a passage. A passageway under the platform feeds from the press sections to work and telegraph rooms. The north side houses a large emergency hospital, the south side holds the Democratic National Committee rooms, and the east side contains the sergeant at arms and convention post office. Decor designed by Edward C. Dillman aims for daylight with white walls and decor placed around front of balcony, boxes, and supporting columns. Plaster relief medallions of Washington Jefferson Jackson Cleveland and Wilson on columns, each 4 by 3 feet, with flags. columns covered in bunting and boxes draped in national colors. Ceiling covered with 6000 yards of white muslin, center strip in national colors. total bunting used about 30000 yards.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Coliseum
William H. Taft
Missouri
Illinois
Tellers Aia
National Committee
Meyer
Washington Avenue
Democratic National Committee
Jefferson Avenue
Sergeant At Arms
Convention Post Office
Coliseum
Edward C. Dillman
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Wilson
Women Demand a Suffrage Plank
St Louis June 12 suffragists from the Women's Party and the National American Woman Suffrage Association pressed Democratic leaders for concrete steps on suffrage. The NAWSA seeks a platform declaration, while the Women's Party demands immediate passage of the Susan Anthony amendment or face a campaign against Democrats. They also push for an equal rights plank to mobilize women voters for Wilson and the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Women’s Party
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Woman’s Party
Congress
Women's Party
Wilson
Roosevelt Declines Nomination While Hughes Considered
The Progressive convention nominates Theodore Roosevelt for president but he declines, delaying a decision. Henry Allen predicts Roosevelt may back Hughes, with Victor Murdock proposed as successor and John M Parker as running mate to preserve the party on ballots, especially in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Louis
Henry Allen
Theodore Roosevelt
Hughes
Allen
Victor Murdock
Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
Oyster Bay
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Chicago
Progressive Convention
Republican Party
Progressive National Committee
Progressive Party
Justice Hughes
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Riesky Monastery
Bulgaria
Akilsky Monastery
Father Eufenius
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Coleman Ranch
Fourteenth Cavalry
Olo W. Bell
Cowboys
Hughs
Woodrow Wilson
the Coliseum
Press Alscrations
Telegraph Companies
Parker
Teddy
Wight
Mae Marsh
Robt. Harron
D. W. Griffith
Paris Streets
V.L. 8. E. Program
Vitagraph Company
Virginia Pierson
Universal Newspaper
WAR News Weekly
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