Seydlitz Sunk in Sea Battle Report Den Danes
Danish reports say the 25 000 ton German battle cruiser Seydlitz was sighted off Fano Island pursued by British ships and badly damaged, with later belief it was sunk. British destroyer Acosta claimed sunk but was damaged. official Admiralty casualty list released later. Kaiser hails victory. Scheer promoted.
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Arkansas Tornadoes Kill 59 Injure 100
Storms sweep Arkansas with 59 dead and over 100 injured as communications fail. North Arkansas suffers heavily. Dadonia reports a third of town wiped out. By 10 o'clock, 25 bodies and 50 injured were recovered from ruins amid widespread devastation.
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Hollweg Declares War Will End Only At Victory
Reich chancellor Hollweg repeats stance that peace talks failed as enemies refused to face the war map. He cites British surrender at Amiens, Verdun losses, Russian setbacks, and battles near Salonika to argue the war map favors the Axis and vows continued fighting until final victory.
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City Hall Park Site Chosen for Greeley Statue
The Municipal Art Commission decided to move Horace Greeley’s statue from in front of the Tribune Building to City Hall Park with the County Courthouse as background. The proposal, once set for Wattery Park, faced protest and was reconsidered yesterday.
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Woman tramples flag as crowd confronts her in Hoboken
A laborer named Jans Knable was taking down decorations at Bernhard's Hall when an American flag splinter grazed Mrs Delia Shields. She ripped the flag from his grasp and trampled it. The crowd surged toward her until Victor Pusch called Patrolman George Whitlock, who arrested Mrs Shields for disorderly conduct.
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Washington Streets
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Jefferson Street
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Stars and Stripes
Victor Pusch
Bil Bloomfield Street
George Whitlock
Whitlock
Mrs. Shields
Russians Open Justice Calls Drive On Line Flag Symbol Of 250 Miles Of U S Unity
London dispatch reports the Russian army launching a 250 mile offensive from Pripet to the Romanian frontier to relieve pressure on Italian and French forces. 13,000 Austrians captured, guns seized, and several key positions taken along the Dniester, Volhynia, and Stripa regions, with heavy shelling near Olyka. Justice Hughes, speaking at a Girls School in Washington, argues for America first and an undivided, united nation ready to sacrifice for liberty and national purpose.
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Holzendorf
Hughes
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Rumanian
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Vontsigler
Notable Voice Critique on Self-indulgence and Strength
A fragment from volume 8 describes a thread of prose scorning self-indulgence and weakness. It hints at a wider discussion continued on page 2, signaling a periodical’s reflective analysis rather than a complete article.
Endurance of Nation Depends Upon Its Patriots Says Hughes
Justice Hughes defines Americanism and preparedness in a speech. He extols the flag as unity, liberty, and national endeavor, honoring sacrifices of brave men and women. He asserts America first, undivided allegiance, and each generation must endure and sacrifice to sustain the national hope.
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Charles E. Hughes
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National Cathedral Girls’ School
Chicago
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Justice Hughes
100 Delegates Moose Launch to Boom Hughes Harmony Plan
Chicago June 5 a Hughes committee of about a hundred delegates from states across the nation was formed to pledge delegates to Justice Hughes before the convention. The group planned daily meetings to build support through bands banners and badges with funds raised by subscriptions. George W Perkins spoke on unity with Roosevelt as the progressive aim and a potential third ticket avoided while the party negotiates with Republicans to back a common candidate.
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William Hayward
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Germans Demand Recall of Tirpitz Battle Discontent Rise
A Hague dispatch to The Daily Mail reports German Conservative and National Liberal factions and others press for Admiral von Tirpitz to be recalled as they express dissatisfaction with the outcome of the North Sea battle. The call is backed by various political groups as the Reichstag remains unsatisfied.
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London
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von Tirpitz
Moose Leaders Confer With Old Guard Chiefs
Harmony offer relieves tension among leaders as Progressives weigh a compromise with Republicans. Hughes stock rises on talk they might accept him but not others, Roosevelt included later. Perkins, Hilles, Lodge, and others confer at Blackstone to discuss possible nominees including Knox Harding Fairbanks Weeks.
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Pennsylvania
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Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Philander Knox
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Charles W. Fairbanks
John W. Weeks
Lodge
Borah
Old Guard seeks compromise in Republican fight for nomination
After the Roosevelt camp gains traction, the old guard hints a platform copy will go to George W. Perkins for approval, and proposes a compromise candidate acceptable to both Hughes and Roosevelt factions. Penrose leans toward Roosevelt, with Indiana Kentucky Michigan and part of West Virginia tipped to shift.
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