Fort Vaux Seized as German Forces Overwhelm French Defenders
German troops captured Fort Vaux after a French garrison surrendered amid heavy bombardment. About 700 unwounded prisoners were taken. Germans claimed large numbers of guns and mine throwers. Russians and Italians reported gains against Allies. Russians seized positions from Pripet to the Romanian frontier, capturing thousands of men and hundreds of weapons.
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Union Nova Seerica
London
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Veréun
Pripet
Antiamerican Riot in Chihuahua City Protests Troop Presence
A mass meeting in Chihuahua City prompts a riot protesting U S troops in Mexico. Demonstrators attack the American consulate and a foreign club, aimed at government policy rather than individuals. Military forces suppress the unrest after stones are thrown at a presumed American institution. In West Virginia a mob attacks deputies at Beckley, killing Deputy Wyatt and two Black prisoners, while wounding others and leading to six arrests.
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U. S
Chihuahua City
Mex
Foreign Club
Mexico
West Virginia
Bluefield
W. Va
Beckley
Wyatt
John Bolden
30000 May Quit Wilkesharre Strike Threat Looms
The Lehigh and Wilkesharre Coal Company faces a potential 30,000 employee strike if officials do not retreat from the eight hour day stance under the recently enacted anthracite agreement in New York. Four thousand miners are already on strike over the dispute. The firm demands miners spend eight hours in the mine regardless of daily coal output.
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Wilkesharre
Lehigh and Wilkesharre Coal Company
New York
Storm Toll Reaches Seventy-Nine Killed in Arkansas
A storm system swept Arkansas from end to end, with seventy-nine people killed outright and 406 injured. Many injuries are listed as serious, per casualty revisions. Names of the deceased and injured appear in the updated totals.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Waite Case Appeal Delays New York Execution
Counsel for Dr. Arthur Warren Waite filed a notice of appeal for a new trial in the Waite case. The appeal delays Waite's scheduled execution for the murder of his father-in-law, John Peck, delaying the week of July 10.
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Waite
New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John , Peck
Defeat for Suffragists in Louisiana Vote
In Baton Rouge Louisiana the measure to amend the state constitution granting women suffrage was defeated 60 to 49 by voters. The result ends the drive to secure voting rights for women in the state.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Harding Extends Lead in Iowa Governor Nomination
Returns from eighty-seven of ninety-nine counties show W L Harding leading Cosson by more than 160 per cent, with Harding reaching a fifty percent share as the Republican nominee for governor. Incumbents gains reported as Iowa totals come in from Des Moines.
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Harding
Mies Moines
W. L. Harding
Cosson
Strike at Progreso Sparks Delays and Shortages
A general strike in Progreso Mexico disrupts exports with delayed shipments of steel and scarce food supplies amid political repudiation tensions. Carranza supporters and Wonwy referenced. Local impact on trade and daily life reported from the port.
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Progreso
Carranza
Kitchener and Taft Are Lost on His Way to Russia
Admiral Jellicoe reports the British cruiser Hampshire with Earl Kitchener aboard has sunk off the West Orkneys. Four boats left, heavy seas hindered rescue. few bodies found, no survivors likely. Kitchener, Britain’s war secretary, was bound for Archangel en route to Russia.
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Westen Newpaper Union
London
Admiral Jellicoe
Admiralty
Hampshire
Earl Kitchener
West Orkneys
Kitchener
Russia
Jellicoe
Hush J. O'Beire
Petrograd
Sofia
O. A. Fitzgerald
Elfershaw
Frederick Donald Son
Herbert J. Savill
R. Xu
Lord Kitchener
Orkneys
A. M. S. Hampshire
Great Britain
Germany
England
Scotland
Atlantic
White Sea
Archangel
Far East
South China Sea
Te Country
Jamestown
Speed of Phonograph Record
A garbled note claims the average speed of: the phonograph record under the needle is 149 Giles per hour. The text is unclear and may mix units or terminology, but it references playback speed as a measurable rate.
Tornado Toll Rising Across Arkansas and Nearby States
Tornadoes across Arkansas Missouri Illinois Mississippi killed at least 83 people with hundreds injured and extensive property damage. Reports list Arkansas 57 dead, Mississippi 11, Missouri 14, Wins 1. Casualties from towns including Vicksburg Jackson Dexter Stoddard McClure and Memphis. Flooded river packet Wo...overturned near Memphis with unaccounted crew. Fayville Mo tornadoes killed seven near Fayville. Heber Springs heavy fatalities at 25. Little Rock reports over 700000 dollars in damage and 52 known dead with potential rise. Rescue efforts ongoing across multiple cities.
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Kansas City
Arkansas
Missouri
Inois
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Jackson
Dexter
Stoddard
Wineis
McClure
Memphs
Tenn
Wlouore
Catro
Fayuille
Poplar Blu
Juna
Here
Sevan
Moorehouse
Little Rock
Ark
Heber Springs
Yuan Shi Kai Dies in Beijing at 57
Yuan Shi Kai, president of the Chinese republic, died at one o'clock in the morning in the palace after a illness and nervous breakdown. Premier Tuan Chi-Jui notified Li Yuan Hung of the succession, with Li to take the presidential oath immediately. Yuan, aged fifty seven, had led China for three decades and his death ended rumors of suicide or poisoning.
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Peking
Junio
Yuan Shi Kai
Tuan Chi-Jui
Li Yuan Hung
Yuan
China
Russians Make Big Gains On Galician Front
Petrograd reports a sudden Russian offensive across 275 miles from Pripet to Rowmania. The movement, led by General Brussilof, has captured 480 officers and 25,006 men along with 17 cannon and 15 machine guns as the initial successes unfold.
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Petrograd
London
Pripet
Brussilof
Carpathians
No Will Filed in Ramsey County Estate Case
James J. Hill died early last week in St Paul Minnesota leaving an estate valued at 16 006 000 dollars. His widow Mrs James J Hill filed in probate court asking Louis W Hill be appointed administrator with eight children also signing the petition in Ramsey county.
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St. Paul, Minn
James J. Wil
James J. Hill
Ramsey County
Louis W. Hill
Tragic Love Triangle Ends in Double Deaths
In Eden Valley, June we learn that Angered by rejected advances Sadie Johnson, a schoolteacher, was shot and killed by James Ifftz Patrick who then died by his own hand. In Greenwich, Connecticut, naval officer Bradford Barnette and singer Miss Ju Na Sanderson wed in a ceremony.
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Kimball
Mian
June
Sadie Johnson
Eden Valley
James Ifftzpatrick
Greenwich
Conn
German losses exceed British in naval battle report
London reports confirm German losses of 18 warships in the clash with British fleets. Discrepancies persist over specific ships but include two battleships and two dreadnought cruisers among others. Copenhagen dispatch mentions possible sunk ships Westfalen and Lutzow. Meanwhile in New Mexico Carranza troops move post expedition retreat as Gen Gavira readies field operations and posts new garrisons.
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London
Anough
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Westfalen
Berlin
Columbus
N. M
Carranza
Pershing
Gavira
Las Varas
el Paso
Tex
Gabriel Gavira
Mexico
Juarez
Francisco Gonzales
Seld
Villista
Casas Grandes
Wilson and Marshall to be nominated at Democratic convention
President Wilson and Vice President Marshall are slated as the Democratic standard bearers. The final convention session is planned for early Saturday morning after extended deliberations beginning Friday evening. Senator James of Kentucky was chosen permanent chairman, with I. B. Lynch of St Paul named to head the new national committee after the convention.
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St. Louis
Juss
Wilson
Marshall
McCombs
Committee On
Oia James
Kentucky
I. B. Lynch
St. Paul
House Passes Naval Bill for Sea Readiness
The naval appropriation bill carrying 270 million dollars to fund sea preparedness passed the House on Friday by 358 to 4. Supporters burst into enthusiastic applause as final passage was announced. Opposing votes came from Browning of New Jersey Graham of Pennsylvania Randall of California and London of New York. The program covers five battle cruisers four scout cruisers ten destroyers 59 submarines and 120 aeroplanes.
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Washington
House
Browning
New Jersey
Graham
Pennsylvania
Randall
California
London
New York
Tornado Kills Three in Hot Springs and Wreck Claims Six
Three people die as a tornado hits Hot Springs Arkansas causing church and skating rink destruction and damage to the power plant leaving the city without night power. In Colton Utah six die in a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train No 15 wreck. Names include A M Campbell and William Scharrer among the identified victims.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
Colton
Utah
Denver
Grande
A. M. Campbell
William Scharrer
Floyd Cochran
Manahan
Sunderen
Christian Scientist Elect President in Cleveland Church
Christian Scientist Osten Juan and Calvin A. Frye were elected to succeed Edeward A. Merrith of Cleveland as president of the First Church of Christ Scientist, the mother church of the Christian Science denomination.
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Christian Scientiata
Osten
Juan
Calvin A. Frye
Edeward A. Merrith
Cleveland
First Church of Christ
Premier Okuma Assassination Report from Shanghai
Brief dispatches report Premier Okuma of Japan believed assassinated in Shanghai. Other items note S J Kolenkamp winning a Chicago telegraphers presidency, Topeka wheat bulletin estimates needing 16,000 men 1,700 teams and 830 outside cocks, and Reichstag war credit bill of 12 billion marks with taxes advancing to third reading.
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Shanghai
Okuma
Japan
New York
S. J. Kolenkamp
Chicago
International Union of Commercial Telegraphers
Topeka
Kan
Kangas
C.r. Danner
State Free Employment Bureau
Herlin
Reichstag
Cruiser Seydlitz Sunk in Rotterdam Report
A German battle cruiser Seydlitz, sister ship to the Derfflinger and displacing 25,000 tons, is reported sunk by British warships on June 6 near Rotterdam. The loss follows rapid naval action as Allied forces press their advantage in the region.
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Seydlitz
Rotterdam
Cyclone Hits Grove Miss near Natchez injuring five
A cyclone struck Grove near Natchez Mississippi on Monday injuring five women two of them fatally, demolishing ten houses and a church as residents searched for safety and aid in the wake of the disaster.
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Misassaippi
Natchez
Milas
Pfive
Grove
Here
Harding High Man Heavy Vote Cast and Returns
Des Moines dispatch notes a tight GOP governor race with W J Harding favored for governor. Woman suffrage remains undecided as votes are split, aided by an extra ballot. Republican, Democratic, and Progressive ticket lines appear with several close contests for state offices and congress, including attorney general and railroad commissioner.
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Race Close
F. S. Shaw
To-ledo
Il. E. Hull
Williamsburg
B. E. Sweet
Waverly
G. N. Haugen
Northwood
Fitch
J. W. Good
Cedar Rapids
C. W. Ramsayer
Bloomfield
H. M. Towner
Corning
W. R. Green
Council Bluffs
S. D. Riniker
Rock Rapids
George C. Scott
A. G
M. J. Wragg
Dea Moines
G. H. Basher
Waterloo
W. E. Bett
Ww. D. Patterson
Winterset
Jerome Smith
Worning
J. W. Cooper
Davenport
H. A. Brown
Forest City
Phil Livingston
Boone
L. R. Rosebrook
Oskaloosa
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Harding High Man
Sioux City
Whitaker
Hillsburg
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Muscatine
J. C. Murtagh
Waterine
Carl Evans
West Union
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Ottumwa
Kennington
Newton
Cooter
Des Moines
H. B. Bracewell
Corydan
J. C. Pryor
Downer Bluffs
Tanth
I. R. Files
Port Dodge
T. J. Steele
J. P. Sigele
Edward H. Crane
Odgebolt
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Hoyt
Thomas
Allen
R. A. Hasselquist
Hanna
James R. Hanag
Ted
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Polk County
Lanna
E. R. Moore
Fleury Brady
L. S. Kenuifigton
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