Minnesota Obituaries and Local Week in Review
Mrs. Phebe McMillan a Minneapolis charity pioneer dies at 77. John J. O'Brien a Minnesota resident of 50 years dies in St Paul at 74. Dr D W Hornung longtime Minneapolis physician dies at 60. Sunday movies barred in Fairmont after a special election. Theodore T Simon Spanish war veteran dies in Duluth at 45. Draft registration arrests loom in Duluth. Henry L Moore donates 100000 to Dartmouth for alumni lectureships. M W Brewster appointed special attorney general of the state fair management. John S Johnson of Minneapolis elected president of Minnesota Elks. Patrick Hammer of Duluth wins partnership claim in Cuytina range iron land worth 5 million. Henry Taylor of St Paul dies by gas asphyxiation. Jack Hamilton drowns near Albert Lea after yacht collision. Kasson school destroyed by fire. $60000 loss. Rochester fire dept aids. Chris Johnson resigns to join federal butter renovating factories service. Knutson removal sought in Todd county schools malfeasance complaint. Public safety commission warns manufacturers to observe laws. State board of control places 900000 on Stillwater prison insurance. Minneapolis theater owners lose legal fights against picketing. Paul Spitaels killed in Duluth farm accident. Hibbing building purchase for state bureau of mines announced. August Hay suicide in Excelsior shop. Henry Wolfer named to war conference in Washington. Laura Woodcock found dead in a Dover area tank. Henry S. Goff dies in Minneapolis, former educator and author.
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Phebe McMillan
Minneapolis
John J. O'Brien
Minnesota
St. Paul
D. W. Hornung
Fairmont
Theodore T. Simon
Philippines
Duluth
Henry L. Moore
Dartmouth College
M. W. Brewster
Wells
Smith
State Fair Management
John 8. Johnson
Minnesota Elks
Winona
Patrick Hammer
Brainerd
Cuytina Range
Henry ©. Taylor
Jack Hamilton
Albert Lea
Kasson
Rochester Fire Department
Chris Johnson
Fergus Falls
State Dairy—And Food Commission
Federal Service
Speor
Chicago
Victor S. Knutson
Todd
Burnquist
Todd County
Minnesota Public Safety Commission
State Board of Control
Stillwater
Dickinson
Belgium
Paul Spitaels
Hibbing
State Bureau of Mines
Preus
August Hay
Excelsior
Lake Minnetonka
Henry Wolfer
Washington
Laura Woodcock
Dover
Henry S. Goff
The
Northwest
Mr. Goff
Blue Earth County
State University
Twin City
Burnqquist
Samuel G. Iverson
A. C. Gooding
Rochester
Minnesota Bankers’ Association
Duluth Street Railway Company
R. A. Zutz
Blue Earth
George N Freer
Mankato
Feng
Yeerstal
Eugen Friedmann
Hennepin County
Wilson
United States
Gregory
State Public Safety Commission
United States District Court
Ernest F. Cary
Phil Cook
State Legislatire
O'Brien
Frank J. Dunn
Redenbaugh
Dunn
Meining
Twin City Independence Day Meet Draws Thousands
Norwegian descent residents plan July 4 celebrations at state fair grounds with Governor Burnquist and Samuel G Iverson among speakers. Uplifted by bankers association president A C Gooding of Rochester pledges full cooperation on future bond issues amid municipal ownership tensions in Duluth street railway dispute.
French Succeed In Recapturing Position Near Vauxaillon
London June 26 British raids surge as front activity increases across Northern France. Haig notes no major offensive since Messines yet reports renewed raids signaling possible large actions. French retake line at Vauxaillon and combat continues along the Shemin des Dames Plateau with artillery engagement spreading eastward.
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London
France
Haig
Messines
Aisne
Roosevelt urges care for American prisoners abroad
In Oyster Bay June 26 Colonel Roosevelt asked the nation to plan for American servicemen captured by Germany. He warned they would face hardship and starvation without German camp relief similar to English prisoners. He noted two of his sons have gone to France, with others to follow.
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Oyster Bay
Red Cross
France
Germans Said to Be Eating Wild Plants at The Hague
The Niew Roner amsche Courant reports prospects for Northwestern Germany show a poor cattle outlook due to potato, fat, and oil shortages. The 1817 harvest is expected moderate. hay good in quality but scarce. fats and oils are tremendous. Vegetables are scarce so about thirty wild plant varieties are eaten. Milk and butter production is weak, wheat crops look good, and grain harvest is expected fairly good.
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The
Hague
Niew
Aviators in Demand for Great Air Service Program
Washington reports the government seeks aviators as part of the air service plan. Eight hundred men are enrolled in preliminary instruction schools with 200 joining weekly. After August 25 the goal is to graduate 200 students weekly into advanced flying fields.
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Washington
Committee On Public Information
May Conscript Doctors in Army Shortfall of 17,000
Washington June 26 Congress may be asked to enact a law to sanction doctors for army service. The volunteer system has failed and the medical corps is short by 17,000. A proposed plan would draft physicians selectively via a federal medical census.
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Army
Washington
Congress
Antis Establish Washington Office for Suffrage Fight
Opponents of woman suffrage establish a national headquarters in Washington and New York as the coming fight on the suffrage amendment before Congress looms. The move signals organized opposition and coordination for the campaign ahead of potential legislation.
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Washington
New York
National Association
Congress
General Seely Wounded in France During War
Former British War Minister General Seely is reported wounded in action in France. The exact condition and details of the incident remain unclear, but the news confirms an injury during ongoing hostilities.
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France
Fress
J. E. B. Seely
Venizelos to Form New Greek Cabinet
Athens June 26 The entire Zaimis ministry has resigned. Venizelos former premier and head of the provisional government is en route and likely to be named head of a new cabinet by King Alexander. Allies expect the move would reunite monarchial and provisional authorities. Venizelos had strong popular support against Constantine in past elections.
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Athens
Zaimis
Venizelos
Alexander
Greece
Constantine
Journey to Nearby Town Means World Trip
Washington June 26 O J Vopicka American minister to Serbia Bulgaria and Roumania has left here to resume his globe circling trip. He passed Bucharest after German forces seized the city and must cross Austria Hungary and Germany to return to Roumania. His route then travels across the Pacific through Siberia and Russia.
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Washington
O. J. Vopicka
Serbia
Bulgaria
Roumania
Bucharest
Jassy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
America
Pacific
Siberia
Russia
Washington Report Details Council of National Defense
The report by Director Gifford outlines the council and advisory committees formed since March. It notes only eighty salary earners, mostly clerks and stenographers, while over 100 highly trained members devote full time without pay and several hundred contribute substantial time free.
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Washington
Council of National Defense
Gifford
Needs for relief work and a dangerous electrocution incident
Washington reports new demands on the American Red Cross from acting chairman Eliot Wadsworth. He says the $100,000,000 fund will not last six months given needs in allied countries and aims for oversubscription. In St Paul a chiropractor, Dr H C Holman, was electrocuted while bathing after touching a live wire.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Eliot Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Red Cross
St. Paul
H. C. Holman
C. P. Rowell
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New Ulm
Keystone
E. F. Buenger
Elizabeth G. Flynn
American Press Association
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
New York City
I W. W
Vauxalllon
Roosevelt
ANTIS
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