Naval Battle Reports Conflict Over British German Losses
British admiralty claims German losses higher in the Jutland clash while Berlin dispatches call it a German victory. An unofficial Kiel tally cites 6 800 German dead wounded or missing. Britain lists 800 officers killed from the Hampshire sinking as Earl Kitchener perishes aboard the cruiser off the West Orkneys.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Kiel
London
Earl Kitchener
Hampshire
West Orkney Islands
Russia
Local boy burned by gunpowder blast and regional fishing trade notes
Willie Anderson, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W E Anderson, suffered painful facial and hand burns after igniting gunpowder from a found can. The report also catalogs Glacier Fish Company shipments to Tacoma and Glory of the Seas cold storage catches, plus notes on local remodeling, Petersburg news, and brief business visits.
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Willie
W. E. Anderson
Glacier Fish Company
Tacoma
LICENSE ELECTIONS IN OTHER TOWNS SHAPE ALCOHOL LICENSING
Returns from Haines Douglas and Ketchikan show ballot box votes overwhelmingly favor licenses making sealed ballots largely unnecessary. Juneau tallies 772 yes 284 no with 418 sealed pending count. Skagway votes 198 no 153 yes 42 sealed 59 hot ballots. Wrangell 134 no 119 yes 31 sealed. If correct, opposition to licenses appears to have won.
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Haines
Douglas
Ketchikan
Juneau
Skagway
Wrangell
Shrimp Plant Planned by Gardner and Captain Thomas
A W Gardner and Captain H C Thomas arrived aboard the Al Ki from Seattle to establish a shrimp shelling and packing facility in the city. They arranged a building on the Citizens' wharf approach to fit for the new industry and will ship canned shrimp south. Many pickers will be needed to handle the work.
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A. W. Gardner
H. C. Thomas
Seattle
Longshoremen strike settled at San Francisco conference
Spatte June 9 The long shoremen's strike was settled at the San Francisco conference with all striker demands met. H M White the mediator and President Foley declare it a complete union victory.
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Spatte
San Francisco
H. M. White
Foley
Christie Body Search Continues in Gastineau Channel
Juneau Dispatch reports authorities persist in locating the body of William Christie. Government officials suspect the body lies in Gastineau channel near the power line and courthouse bar. Mr. Stagger conducts a methodical sweep of the channel bottom.
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William Christie
Juneau
Gastineau Channel
Court House
Bar
Salmon Run Under Way in Icy Straits Region
Reports from Juneau indicate the canneries in Icy Straits report the salmon run beginning with a few scattered early fish. The main run is expected to start within the next few weeks, signaling an upturn for the season.
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Daily Empire
Juneau
Icy Straits
Fragmentary OCR Notes From Report One Date
Incomplete text fragment references a report and time stamps like 82.606 months and 81:25 but lacks clear names places or events to identify a full news item. The readable tokens suggest a report note, not a complete incident or outcome.
Whitman Nominates Hughes as Progressives Unite for Roosevelt
Whitman names Charles E. Hughes at 11 40 p m as delegates cheer. Oregon leads a roomful march with New York Michigan Mississippi and Vermont. Butler presents Root at 12 33 a m as a peace conference ends. Progressives are solidly united for Roosevelt while Republicans warn party survival hinges on the crisis.
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Hughes
Oregon
Russians capture Lutsk and 11000 Austrians in sweeping drive
The Russians seize Lutsk in a major advance and take about eleven thousand prisoners. They report heavy losses of around 200,000. A warrant officer and eleven crew members of the sunken cruiser Hampshire wash ashore, interpreted by experts as indicating broader Allied setbacks.
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London
Hampperts
Shire
Steamship Schedules Upset by Longshoremen Strike
The longshoremen’s strike disrupted Seattle steamer schedules with the City of Seattle arriving on time, the Jeffer son and Dolphin sailings canceled, and the Humboldt forced to be reloaded after portside delays. Shipping lines plan aid from strikebreakers if no agreement is reached.
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Al-Ki
Spokane
Humboldt
Jefferson
Dolphin
Northwestern
Haines
Steamship Companies
Longshermen’s Union
San Francisco
Anion
President Yuan Shi Kai Dies in China
Peking reports the death of President Yuan Shi Kai after months of stomach illness. Vice-president Li Yuan Hung succeeds to the presidency as the nation enters a new leadership phase.
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China
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Li Yuan Hung
Tornado Toll and National News Briefs Across States
About eighty people were killed and many injured by tornadoes sweeping Arkansas Missouri and Mississippi last Monday. Louis D Brandeis was sworn in as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. Pablo Lopez was executed by Carranza authorities for leading the Villa bandits in the Columbus raid. President Wilson plans no summer campaign trip yet but will give speeches with cabinet members and party leaders. Lane will speak in several places. Congress will stay in session through July. Seattle reports 495 arrests for drunkenness in May, 58 percent of four month total. liquor violations led with 68 arrests, 41 percent of year’s first four months. War has announced taking Leeds ax ort am ith what was left of
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Pablo Lopez
Villa
Columbus
Carranza
Washington
Wilson
Democratic House
Senate
Lane
Congress
Seattle
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