Band clash at foresters camp ends with adjournment
Toledo June 17 Associated Press reports 45 forester squads of Modern Woodmen of America drill. Battalion drill honors go to Toledo battalion No. 1 and camp 26 Rock Island for senior prize of 450 dollars. scores top 99.42 percent. After adjournment insurgents stage vocal stand off with band, leading to chaotic but orderly end as credentials committee struggles over seating and business.
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Weather Forecast for Quad-City Area
Generally fair and warmer tonight with unsettled conditions likely Thursday. Temperatures: 7 am 67, highest yesterday 67, lowest last night 52. Light breeze, no precipitation, humidity 48 at 7 pm, stage of water 84 feet with a rise of a fraction in 24 hours. Local Forecaster J. M. Sherier.
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Evening stars guide wary factions as credentials drag on
The article details astronomical motifs guiding observers to a crowded scene as insurgent leaders refuse compromise and threaten court action. Credentials committee labors past midnight to resolve Illinois representation while a formal opening yields only ceremonies and flags, with Illinois Iowa and Nebraska seated rear due to contest.
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Miners Vote On Displaying Cards In Butte
In Butte Montana local Western Federation miners vote on showing union cards at the timekeeper's office to business agents. Supporters favor abolishing the long standing practice while officers and others doubt the legality of the referendum. President Riley, who disappeared after a miners parade, was found in Anaconda and plans not to return. In Washington D C Montana lawmakers report no immediate prospect of further fighting in Butte or need for federal troops.
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Noted War News Writer Bennett Burleigh Dead at 70
London June 17 Bennett Burleigh a renowned war correspondent dies aged 70. A Scot born in Glasgow he joined the Confederates and fought throughout the Civil War twice captured and sentenced to death. Since 1882 he served with the London Daily Telegraph and spent most of his career in the field.
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Suffragist chains to statue in central London protest
A militant suffragist chained herself to the statue of the Duke of Wellington before the Royal Exchange in London today. She urged passing business men to help imprisoned women. Police removed her as a crowd jeered.
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Villa Denies Rebels Head Has Left Him
A Mexican government officer says major decisions will be discussed in an extra session of the Chamber of Deputies to restore peace. Villa denies a split with Carranza through agents in El Paso, noting arrests of Carranza officials in Juarez and transfers to Torreon. Angeles is named as potential provisional president. Villa’s forces reinforce Zacatecas front as press agents go missing.
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Racing Balloon Lands On A Rock Near Walker Prairie
Roy Donaldson and Wilbur Henderson launched the racing balloon Springfield from Portland on Thursday and landed near Walker Prairie in the Bull Run river district after an 182 mile trek. The craft struck a rocky slope and was wrecked on a steep hill near Blue Lake. the explorers spent the night wandering before dawn.
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Split Between Carranza and Villa Deepens In Mexico
Dispatches from Niagara Falls and El Paso report a rift between Carranza and Villa after Villa resigned his command and imprisoned Carranza allies. Villa insists on supreme northern control while Carranza hopes to mend ties. Washington weighs new policy shifts as Huerta delegates push to continue talks.
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Diplomat narrowly escapes as guard fires on car
Count von Bernsdorff, German ambassador, was shot at by a nonuniform police guard while en route to the University of Illinois commencement in Champaign. The shot missed as the automobile approached First and University avenues. Others in the car included Arthur Meeker of Chicago, Kinley, and Ewarts Green.
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Hospital ship Maine wrecks in fog off Scotland
Glasgow reports the hospital ship Maine, a gift from American women during the South African War, ran ashore in fog at Forth of Lorne on Scotland s west coast. Most patients were landed by boat as rescue ships and wireless alerts arrived. The ship served as a care vessel for American doctors and nurses in earlier wars.
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Death Takes Hornblower Ex New York Associate Judge
William B. Hornblower associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals died in Litchfield Connecticut after a long illness. Born in 1851 he had spent recent years as a writer and lecturer on legal topics before his February appointment to the Court of Appeals.
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Tavenner Beats Conference Bill Behind Armor Plant Fight
Washington D C June 17 Representative Tavenner Illinois launched a clash over the naval appropriation report forcing its rejection. He sought authorization to buy an armor plate factory to mount pressure on prices while a Rock Island arsenal provision for field artillery ammunition funding passed amid a quarrel over quorum and a bipartisan pushback. Kansas City June 17 Fifteen county prisoners head to Kansas wheat fields under Judge Latshaw parole as he urges reform and liberty while highlighting a need for workers.
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Mandamus suit filed in circuit court over saloon license
Robert J. Welch filed a mandamus suit in circuit court against Mayor H. M. Schriver and city commissioners for refusing to grant a license to operate the Buffalo saloon. McEntry & McEntry represent Welch.
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Noted blind singer Helen Mesow found dead in Oakland
Helen Mesow a blind soprano known as the Helen Keller of the west was found dead on a couch in her Oakland apartment. A spoon in an empty glass in a bathroom will be tested for poison. A card reading Dinner with W C Dohermann was found nearby. The death remains under investigation.
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Federation to Battle on Liquor and Health Issues
Chicago June 17 closing session of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial convention adopted resolutions opposing liquor traffic backed by reelection of Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker. Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson led singing. delegates cheered upon introduction. Resolutions urged modest dress, home economics bureau support, health funding, disease prevention, nurses in children’s bureaus, and strict reporting of venereal disease.
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