Kaiser Starts Big Campaign in West
The Times correspondent reports a combined general assault on Turkish positions at Gallipoli began Friday. Germans renew focus on the western front after Przemysl fall with reinforcements in Flanders and Artois, claiming trenches retaken near Givenchy Hooge chateau and control of the Souchez sugar refinery. These actions are viewed as preludes to renewed large scale fighting.
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London
Times
Mitylene
Gallipoli Peninsula
England
Przemysl
Galicia
Flanders
Artois
France
Givenchy
Hooge
Souchez
Heavy Fighting on Galician Front Reported by AustroHungarian HQ
Austro Hungarian military authorities tell press reps that heavy fighting continues along nearly the entire Galician front. The general situation favors the Austro Germans and a decisive conclusion to the Russian campaign in Galicia is in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galician
Galicia
Submarine War Claims More Shipping Losses
London reports Germanys submarine campaign with multiple sinkings. The Thompson liner Ilona was torpedoed and sunk with no passengers aboard. The Danish Cyrus was destroyed but all crew survived. Lappland sunk off Scotland, believed torpedoed. Inkum of 3000 tons sunk off Lizardhead while en route from New York to London. Demarra fired on a pursuing submarine. debris showed on the water.
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London
England
Germany
Ilona
Montreal
Cyrus
Lappland
Scotland
Inkum
New York
Lizardhead
Demarra
Liverpool
Italian Front Dispatch Reports Small Tyrolean Patrols
Rome reports no major engagements along Tyrol and Trentino frontiers. Operations against Rovere continue as forces occupy Matiassone and Val Morbia in Val Arsa.
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Rome
Italy
Tyrol
Trentina
Rovereto
Matiassone
Val Morbia
Val Arsa
Conductor punched by mounted officers in joke fails
Cincinnati report says streetcar conductor missed a joke as mounted policemen Ohnstein and Ten Brunser struck him and dumped milk on him. They stand trial for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman as Safety Director Homes also shows no humor in the episode.
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Cincinnati
Ohnstein
Ten Brunse
Ten Brunser
Homes
Illinois division Grand Army selects Snyder commander
Moline, Jr. Col. John M. Snyder of Canton was chosen department commander of the Illinois division of the Grand Army encampment, defeating William Andrews of Rockford. Other officers elected were J. G. B Shoales of Moline, first vice commander, Philip Smith of Peoria, junior vice commander, Dr. M. H. Hanna of Peoria, medical director, and W. L. Libberton of Chicago, medical director.
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Moline, Jr
John M. Snyder
Canton
Illinois
Grand Army
William Andrews
Rockford
J. G. B Shoales
Moline
Philip Smith
Peoria
M. H. Hanna
W. L. Libberton
Chicago
Rock Island Inquiry Resumed in I C C Probe
The Interstate Commerce Commission resumed its investigation into the Rock Island railroad finances. President Mudge and several directors were set to testify as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Mudge
Ford Declares Large Stock Dividend and Capital Increase
Detroit Ford Motor Co. announces boosting authorized capital from 2 million to 100 million and declares a stock dividend of 48 million dollars payable July 1. The move signals a major expansion of equity for the automaker and returns value to shareholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Mayor in Jail Resigns Over Solon Shooting
Mayor C. W. West of Solon signed his resignation from Johnston County jail after a street shooting of Editor Kreiger during a political quarrel. The incident occurred in Solon, Iowa, drawing immediate city and county attention.
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Towa City
C. W. West
Solon
Here
Johnston County
Kreiger
Earthquake Strikes Munich Observatory Wrecks Instruments
A violent earthquake damaged parts of the Munich Observatory and rattled windows across the city. Many residents fled into the streets in their night attire.
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Munich
Munich Observatory
Americans to be brought out from famine zones
The state department said it plans to evacuate about 150 Americans and possibly as many foreigners from famine areas. A special train would move them to Vera Cruz for transport to Mobile New Orleans or Galveston by ship or chartered vessel.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
U S Foreign Policy Shifts Over Mexican Factions
Washington notes growing belief the United States will shun all Mexican factions. Carranza claims legitimacy, Villa seeks recognition for army support, Za pata stays defiant. Lorente cites Villa's openness to Wilson’s friendly suggestions while Arrendondo credits humanitarian sentiment behind the note and Carranza’s food relief move. Villa representatives quickly endorse meeting Wilson’s terms.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Carranza
Villa
Wilson
Zapata
Enrique C. Lorente
Washington
Gen. Villa
Elizo Arrendondo
Mexico
Mexico City
Detectives Guard Schwab Amid War Export Tensions
New York business leader Charles M. Schwab, president of Bethlehem Steel, is under constant guard by private detectives due to threats received during anti export agitation. He has been urged to cut trade with allies as war munitions shipments are debated.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Schwab
Appeals Steel Trust Suit Likely to Reach Supreme Court
Washington Attorney General Gregory announced after the cabinet meeting that the steel trust suit would undoubtedly be taken by the government to the Supreme Court.
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Steel Trust
Washington
Gregory
Supreme Court
Georgia Bars Women Lawyers Resolution Defeated
Brunswick Georgia resolution asking the legislature to grant women the right to practice law in Georgia was defeated by the Georgia Bar Association at its annual convention in Brunswick.
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Georgia
Brunswick
Georgia Bar Association
Blair Dies at 83. Gave Sons 7 Million Each
New York banker Dewitt Clinton Blair of Blair & Co. dies at home at eighty three. He leaves two sons who each received seven million dollars last Christmas from their father.
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New York
Dewitt Clinton Blair
Blair & Co
Blair
Springfield Votes For Commission Rule Adopts City Government Form
A special election in Springfield Missouri approved adopting the commission form of municipal government after two prior defeats. The measure changes the city’s governing structure to a commission system.
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Springfield
London Zeppelin raid inquest finds victims murdered
The jury ruled Henry Good and Caroline Good died from suffocation and burns when an incendiary bomb from a Zeppelin set their London home alight during the first Zeppelin raid. British papers dismissed Berlin’s retaliation claim as misleading and warned of further attacks to come.
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London
England
Henry Good
Caroline
Berlin
Ludwigshaven
Germany
The
Daily News
Canadian streams renamed to honor fallen soldiers
The Geographic Board of Canada renames streams in British Columbia and a Nass River fork to honor soldiers killed at Ypres. The Frazer River north fork becomes McGregor River with creeks named J Creek Herrick Creek and Captain Creek after Capt J Herrick McGregor. The Nass River fork is named for Lieut D P Bell Irving. A tributary of the Nation River is Philip Creek in memory of Private Philip Norton.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Geographic Board of Canada
Frazer River
British Columbia
J. Creek
Herrick
Captain Creek
J. Herrick McGregor
Ypres
D. P. Bell Irving
Nass River
Philip Norton
Philip
River Barges to Be Operated Between St Paul and New Orleans
Steel barges operated by John H. Bernhardt of the Mississippi River Transportation Company will run between St. Paul Minnesota and New Orleans in August on the Mississippi River.
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St. Paul
Minn
John H. Bernhardt
Mississippi River Transportation Company
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Bartlesville Zinc Smelters Increase Wages by 15 Percent
Bartlesville zinc smelters announced a voluntary 15 percent wage increase to meet rising wartime orders. The move targets retention of workers and faster production as wartime demand grows.
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Bartlesville
Galena Hosts Pythian Sisters Convention 1916
The annual Pythian Sisters gathering adjourned with plans to meet in Galena Illinois in June 1916. About 200 delegates attended the convention, highlighting the organization’s activities and regional reach.
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Galena
Sterling
Ill
Six Die in London Air Raid Inquest Finds Shock Fatal
In London an inquest on Mrs. Eleanor Wills, 75, linked to a Zeppelin raid, recorded six deaths from the attack. Bombs wrecked an adjoining house and the coroner's jury ruled the death of Mrs. Wills was due to shock.
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London
Eleanor Wills
Kelsey Elected Grand Chancellor in Missouri Knights of Pythias
LeRoy Kelsey of St. Joseph Missouri was elected grand chancellor at the Missouri Knights of Pythias annual convention in Kansas City Missouri. The event crowned Kelsey as head of the fraternal order in the state with KC serving as host city.
Jannus to Build Aeroplanes for British Run
Tony Jannus and Fritz G. Ericson of Duluth have been placed in charge of a new aeroplane factory at Toronto Ontario. The plant has a contract with the British government to build 1000 aeroplanes.
Interdenominational Kan Bas City School of Religious Pedagogy
Dr H E Tralle founder and president announces a new interdenominational school of religious pedagogy in Kansas City Life Building opening October 1. Forty courses include psychology sociology history and teaching methods. Board of twenty four trustees and eight teachers named from Kansas City and nearby colleges.
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Kan- Bas City
Dew Institution
H. E. Tralle
Hardin College
Mexico
W. Edward Raffety
Kansas City Baptist Theological Seminary
A. A. Buxton
G. T. Haity
Katherine Willard Eddy
Aletta Garretson
Henrietta L. Gay
R. L. Flynn
Kansas City
D. J. Evans
William Jewell College
G. F. Baity
Leslie J. Lyons
Daniel P. Gribben
Oo. J. Hill
C. F. Powler
H. F. Granstetter
F. P. Clark
Clay E. Coburn
O. F. Dubach
Ale
Equal Suffrage Indorsed by Missouri Federation
The Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs endorsed equal suffrage at a St. Joseph meeting and elected officers: Mrs. W. R. Chivvis of St. Louis as president, Miss Marie Goodman of Kansas City as vice president at large, Mrs. E. M. Platt of St. Joseph as recording secretary, Mrs. F. H. Littlefield of St. Louis as corresponding secretary, Mrs. George Still of Kirksville as treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Ingels of Columbia as auditor, and Mrs. E. M. Shepard of Springfield as general federation secretary.
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Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs
St. Joseph
W. RK. Chivvis
St. Louis
Marie Goodman
Kansas City
E. M. Platt
F. H. Littlefield
George Still
Kirksville
Rosa Ingels
Columbia
E. M. Shepard
Springfield
General Federation
Missouri School of Mines Holds 43rd Commencement
The forty third annual commencement exercises were held in Parker hall at Rolla. E. J. McCaustland dean of the school of engineering at the University of Missouri delivered the commencement address. Dr A Ross Hill president of the State University conferred the degrees.
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Rolla
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Parker Hall
E. J. McCaustland
School of Engineering
State University At
Columbia
A. Ross Hill
State University
Degrees Conferred at Missouri University Commencement
Five hundred forty seven undergraduates and graduates received degrees at the seventy third commencement of the University of Missouri at Columbia. The doctor of philosophy degree was awarded to two women.
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University of Missouri At Columbia
Democratic Barbecue With Reed Stone Guests Planned
The Platte City Commercial Club plans a July barbecue with Senators Reed and Stone as guests of honor. Vice President Marshall and Senator Ollie James have been invited to attend.
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Reed
Stone
Platte City
Old Boonville Resident Dies at 90
Julius Sombart, 90, longtime Boonville resident, died. He came to Boonville from Prussia in 1827 and served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was the father of Nora H Goodman, William J Sombart, George H Sombart of Kansas City and Robert Sombart of St. Louis.
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Boonville
Julius Sombart
Mr. Sombart
Prussia
Nora H. Goodman
William J. Sombart
George H. Sombart
Kansas City
Robert Sombart
St. Louis
Burford Act to Be Tested in Supreme Court
David R. Francis, president of the board of curators, announced at the University of Missouri alumni luncheon that the board will test the constitutionality of the Burford act in the Supreme Court.
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Burford
David R. Francis
Board of Curators
University of Missouri
Buford
Supreme Court
Flood Fatality Near Macon Claims John Burnett
Flood victim near Macon reports the first fatality of the disaster. John Burnett a 70 year old farmer living west of Jacksonville drowned in a slough near East Fork.
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Jacksonville
Macon
John Burnett
East Fork
Couple marks sixty sixth wedding anniversary at home
Mr and Mrs Kannon Gilmore celebrated their sixty sixth wedding anniversary at their residence near Clear Creek in the northern part of Greene County.
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Kannon Gilmore
Clear Creek
Greene County
Flower varieties flourish in Branson Ozarks spring
Flower growers at Branson list about seventy five refined wild flower varieties, growing in the Ozarks region. In spring the Ozarks rival California and Florida as a flower garden.
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Branson
Ozarks
California
Florida
Trial Boat Trip Fatal Near Parnell on Platte River
Joan Gill and W B Gray drowned when a home made motor boat capsized during a trial trip on the Platte River at Parnell. C V Roof and Clarence Mullock barely escaped death as the craft overturned in the water.
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Joan Gill
W. B. Gray
C. V. Roof
Clarence Mullock
Platte River
Parnell
Missouri suffrage group launches biggest 1916 campaign
The Missouri Equal Suffrage Association, fresh from its third annual convention at St Joseph, announces a bold 1916 campaign for votes for women, claiming it is the state’s largest effort yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Equal Suffrage Association
St. Joseph
Girl of 15 Wins Essay Prize in Northwest Missouri
Miss Mildred Orr, 15, Braymer junior, won the gold medal for essays in a Northwest Missouri high school contest held at Maryville.
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Maryville
Mildred Orr
Braymer
USDA Soil Surveys To Map Ripley County Missouri
The United States Department of Agriculture will send Bureau of Soils representatives to conduct a complete soil survey in Ripley County Missouri. Similar surveys are underway in Buchanan and Newton counties begun last season. The work will take months and include mapping soils with colors and shading plus a report on soil nature crop suitability and improvement methods. A large map showing roads, schools, churches, railroads, and waterways will accompany the report.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Soils
Ripley County
Missouri
Buchanan County
Newton County
Department
Federal Soil Survey
Price of zinc soars with record ore sale in Joplin district
Record zinc ore price reaches 88 dollars per ton for blende at 62 percent metallic content in Joplin. Smelters pay top rates, with ore yielding over 1,000 pounds of metal and margins around 237 dollars per ton after smelting costs. Also: Chauncey and Roy Barrett shot, likely fatally, at Wentzville after allegedly attacking brakeman Samuel Taylor during a freight train ejectment. companion Thomas Stevens escaped.
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Joplin
Chauncey
Roy Barrett
Illinois
Wentzville
Samuel Taylor
Thomas Stevens
Barretts
Taylor
Moberly
Old Sedalia Resident Eliza Janes Dies at 70
Mrs Eliza Janes widow of Edward Janes died in Pettis county where she had lived since 1872. Born in Rose county Ohio in 18:6 she was 70. She is survived by five children.
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Sedalia
Eliza Janes
Edward Janes
Rose County
Ohio
Pettis County
Dead from a Cat's Bite
Cary Bledsoe aged two from Liberal dies of hydrophobia nine months after a rabid cat bite. He leaves a widow and two small children.
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Cary Bledsoe
Liberal
Grades of M. A. Frats High at Missouri University
The faculty report on student grades shows seven of fourteen social fraternities ranking above the average for non fraternity students and five of seven sororities ranking higher than non sorority women. The improvement in scholastic standing is noted among fraternity members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
Missouri horse show crowns seniors at 73rd commencement
A horse show at Rollins Athletic Field was part of the University of Missouri’s seventy third annual commencement exercises. The event, linked with the university graduation, saw honors shared with seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
Rollins Athletic Field
Missouri Trust Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court upholds the state law requiring corporations to file affidavits stating they are not members of any pool, trust or trade combination. Mallinckrodt Chemical Company of St. Louis is referenced in this ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Mallinckrodt Chemical Company
St. Louis
Supreme Court
The future of Progressivism Medal Awarded At Missouri
Chester R. Longwell of Columbia and formerly of Palmyra received the medal in the Stephens oratorical contest at the University of Missouri. Longwell, a Quincy High School graduate, is noted for his speech on progressivism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester R. Longwell
Columbia
Palmyra
Stephens
University of Missouri
Longwell
Quincy, Ill
Mail Carrier Dies After Rural Route Accident
Harold Zimmerman a rural mail carrier died from injuries after a motor mail car overturned near Pleasant Hill on April 14 breaking his back. He had been hospitalized since the crash and his death was recorded in the local report.
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Harold Zimmerman
Pleasant Hill
Wind Unroofs Brookfield Bank in Lynn County Storm
A straight wind at Brookfield unroofs the Lynn County Bank building. It toppled several large trees, littered streets with broken branches, and damaged nearby structures in the county.
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Brookfield
Lynn County Bank
Farmer Drowns While Foring East Fork Creek Near Jacksonville
John Burnett a farmer was drowned while fording East Fork Creek near Jacksonville His body has not been recovered and divers from Kansas City were sent to search for it.
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John Burnett
East Fork Creek
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Gown of Taffeta and Chiffon for Summer Afternoon Attire
A detailed description of an afternoon dress blending silk with transparent fabrics like taffeta and chiffon. Features include a dark blue chiffon skirt over taffeta, shirred yoke, a lace or net bodice, a dainty corsage ornament, a straight coat with chiffon frilled sleeves, an organdi collar, and a beaded belt echoing Indian beadwork. Emphasizes American fabrics and patriotism in design.
How to Make a Bureau from Boxes and Muslin
Create a simple bureau by stacking three or four boxes, lining them with white paper, wrapping the top with three yards of white dotted muslin and tacking it around. Finish with a towel or bureau scarf over the top for a neat, useful furniture piece.
Breakfast Caps Show Simple and Novel Varieties
Three latest breakfast caps celebrate varying complexity with charm and easy construction. A dotted net cap uses a narrow lace edging and elastic casing with silk binding, while another features shadow lace over chiffon with rosettes of satin ribbon and turned back points. The third cap combines wide shadow lace with a matching front fringe and elastic band, finished with messaline ribbon loops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Bottomley
Making a Simple Workbox from Box and Wood Strips
Instructions describe assembling a workbox using three feet long wood strips, one inch thick and wide, with rounded edges. A cheese box is attached one foot above the floor to the strips, its cover nailed to the top, then the box is sanded inside and out and finished with dark oak stain and varnish.
Nice workbox at Low Cost Impresses User
A reader compliments a packaging solution noting its appealing design and minimal expense. They praise the sturdy build and compact footprint, suggesting it would suit small spaces and routine use. The remark underscores value and practicality.
What has become of the Cheerful Idiot
The Old Fogy asks about the Cheerful Idiot who has been quiet for months. The Grouch says he is busy with a get rich quick scheme claiming a queen bee lays 3000 eggs daily. He tries to cross a queen bee with a hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fogy
Cincinnati Enquirer
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