Rioting Convicts at Joliet Prison Prompt U.S. Troop Response
Rioting convicts set fire to five buildings at Joliet state penitentiary. Guards and 1200 inmates clash as First Illinois infantry suppresses with bayonets and clubs. One guard wounded, later 200 prisoners confined after noon with no shots fired.
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Joliet
Ill
State Penitentiary
First Illinois Infantry
Zimmer
Bowen
Peter Aters
Or J. W. Clinnen
Npc
Hayward
Wreck Attempt Tied Log on Train Carrying Gen Wood
Passengers reported a large log stretched across the track about four miles south of Chattanooga as the Alabama Great Southern train carrying Gen Leonard Wood from Chattanooga to Birmingham passed through last night. The event occurred near Birmingham, Alabama, with authorities noting the disruption aimed at the general's journey.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Great Southern
Leonard Wood
Chattanooga
Raids by Mexican bandits kill rancher Garcia in Texas
Word of renewed raids reaches Mission Texas eight miles west of Sam Fordyce where American rancher Garcia is slain. His five daughters are assaulted and his mother mistreated while a son is badly beaten as raiders loot the Garcia ranch and cross back into Mexico. Garcia dies about 11 p.m. from a head wound inflicted by a Mauser rifle. robbers take 500 dollars from the cattle sale proceeds and warn relatives not to speak.
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Mission
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Garcia
Sam Fordyce
Mexico
Mexican Exodus Slows at Laredo Border Crossing
The Mexican exodus to the United States slowed at Laredo Texas by noon today with about 75 crossings. An estimated 1500 crossed yesterday, many women and children. Fear of conscription is blamed for the departure of the men.
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Laredo
Tex
Arr Raid In Progress Over Thames Estuary
Official announcement says an airplane raid is in progress over the Thames Estuary. One German aircraft is reported down. Bombs were dropped over Essex and Kent.
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London
Thames Estuary
Essex
Kent
United States Note Held Up In Russia
Petrograd reports the U S government reply to Russia on war aims is delayed awaiting similar replies from Great Britain France and Italy as a matter of reciprocal timing and diplomacy.
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United States
Russia
Petrograd
London
Great Britain
France
Italy
Tragic Austin Family Murder Suicide Confirmed
The charred bodies of Bruno Herold, his wife, and their two sons were found in their rural home north of Austin. Justice of the Peace A W Goer del ruled murder and death by own action, noting poor crops and debts as likely factors in the tragedy.
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Austin
Tex
Bruno Herold
Justice of the Peace
A. W. Goerdel
Pflugerville
Herold
New Police Judge Fines First Offender for Speeding
J Ed Wilkens, newly appointed police judge, vows strict action against speeding. The first arraigned defendant, a young man nabbed by motorcycle police, pleaded guilty and received a $10 fine after witnesses urged clemency noting it was his first offense.
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J. Ed Wilkens
Ben Dolson Pioneer Resident Dies at 83 in Galveston
Galveston Texas death notice for Ben Dolson a Confederate veteran pioneer resident and longtime member of a local stevedoring firm who died after a brief illness at age 83 Born in Frederickstad Norway he came to Galveston in 1858 and served in the Twenty sixth Texas Cavalry and the First Texas Heavy Artillery Regiments during the Civil War.
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Ben Dolson
Galveston
Tex
Mr. Dolson
Frederickstad
Norway
Twenty-sixth
Texas Cavalry
Texas Heavy Artillery
Weather Notice for San Antonio Area
Weather report notes tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy to cloudy for San Antonio and surrounding vicinity.
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San Antonio
British Pushing to Reopen Western Front Drive at Wytschaete
Allied reports flag a near scale return to battle on the western front with intensified gunfire from Wytschaete, five miles south of Ypres, as General Haig eyes a major blow from the Vimy ridge area toward Lille. The Wytschaete salient blocks the route to Lille, making its capture strategically pivotal.
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Associated Press
France
Wytschaete
Ypres
Haig Vlans
Vimy Ridge
Haig
Maurice
Lille
Artillery Fire Report From Wytschaete Front
Berlin reports heavy artillery fire has persisted on the Wytschaete salient. Army headquarters notes detachments moving to probe fire effects, but advances near the coast and between the La Bassee canal and the Bapaume Cambrai road were repulsed. British fighting at several points remained without success yesterday.
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Berlin
London
Wytschaete
la Bassee Canal
Bapaume-Cambrai High Road
Italians Repel Austrians South of Gorizia Wins
Massed Austrian assaults on Italian lines from Dosso Falli to the sea were repulsed. The Italian defense halted the rush between Castagnavizza and Jamiano and counter-attacked to take forward positions in the sector, according to the war office.
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Rome
London
Gorizia
Dosso Falli
Castagnavizza
Jamiano
War Office
Retake of Lost Positions on Aisne Front by French
The war office states French forces yesterday retook positions north west of Froidmont farm on the Aisne front after German seizure. Violent artillery fighting also raged in Champagne.
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Aisne Front
Paris
Froidmont Farm
Aisne
War Office
Champagne
Italian Losses Near Isonzo Front Reported at 180000
Official military bulletin cites 180000 Italian losses in the assault on the Isonzo front. Sofia reports repulsed attacks on the Macedonian front in Monday's official statement.
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Vienna
London
Isonzo Front
Sofia
Macedonian Front
Government and City Fire Chiefs Plan Expanded Storehouse Protection
Captain C H Strong of the U S Army quartermaster's department met Tuesday with Fire Chief Bishop to discuss increasing fire protection for government storehouses across the city. They reviewed water lines and hydrants and noted the government could aid in adding equipment. Bishop said the department would provide full assistance to safeguard army supplies stored in multiple city locations.
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C. H. Strong
United States Army Quartermaster’s Department
Bishop
Strong
McNeel
Captain Strong
Weather Outlook Across Major Cities
Forecasts by The Light for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City and New York show temperatures from 54 to 66 degrees with rain likely in several markets. Winds range from north to southeast and skies vary from cloudy to clear with Wednesday conditions noted.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
American warships off South America
Rio de Janeiro reports the Chamber of Deputies approved Mauricio Lacerda's motion to cable congratulations to the U S Congress on the arrival of an American squadron. Washington confirms the dispatch as the first published word of British and French cruiser relief in Western Hemisphere waters, with no further comment from the Navy.
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Rio Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Mauricio Lacerda
Congress of the
United States
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Anticonscriptionist Shot and Killed in Texas
E H Fulcher a member of the Farmers and Laborers Protective Association was shot to death by a Hood and Palo Pinto county posse near Midway Texas while resisting conscription and facing wife beating charges. He endured twenty three gunshot wounds as officers closed in and was buried near Midway.
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Fort Worth
Tex
E. H. Fulcher
Farmers’ and Laborers’ Protective Association
Midway
Hood
Palo Pinto
Hood County
John West
Palo Pinto County
Fulcher
Posse
Judges Meet to Consider Auditor Term and Reappointment
A meeting of the four district court judges in Bexar County is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Forty-fifth District Court. They will review the attorney general ruling that an appointive officer serves two years and must be reap pointed at term end. Van H. Howard, the current auditor, is likely to be reappointed. his term may end April 24, 1917, depending on the interpretation to avoid legal confusion.
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Bexar County
Forty-fifth District Court
van H. Howard
Davis
Escaped suspect nabbed after Waco escape chain
Black man charged with robbing a soldier of 50 dollars fled Waco detectives in February then was rearrested by Detective Joe White in San Antonio on Tuesday morning. He was picked up shortly after arriving in the city as officers claim he fled to Waco last February amid a long distance arrest notice. Green and Harris arrested an 18 year old Mexican boy for auto theft tied to a Longinor Marroquin vehicle reported stolen a week earlier and found in Sabinas Texas after his release from city jail on vagrancy charges.
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Waco
Joe White
San Antonio
Green
Harris
Longinor Marroquin
San Saba Street
Sabinas
Texas
Red Cross Week Proclaimed by Texas Governor
Acting on President Wilson’s lead Governor Ferguson designates June 18 to 25 as Red Cross week. The nationwide drive aims to raise 100 million dollars for war relief, with full campaign plans to be announced at a Red Cross war council meeting in Wichita, Kansas on June 9.
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Austin
Tex
Wilson
Ferguson
Red Cross
War Council of the Red Cross
Wichita
Kans
Registration Surges as San Antonio Opens Military Census
San Antonio registrars report near 60 percent of eligible voters registered in some precincts, far above expectations. Officials foresee about 12,000 men for war strength, with no disorder noted though a few West Side precincts faced initial confusion.
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San Antonio
War Department
Sheriff Tobin
Gunter Hotel
Boards of Registration
Bell
Lowther
Fries
Santa Rosa Infirmary
Registration Day in Texas Passes Quietly Officials Report
No disorders were reported as registration day proceeds across Texas with messages to and from the Bureau of Investigation chief Robert L. Barnes and assistant U S district attorney Hugh R. Robertson. Telegrams show young Americans comply with their duty while special agents coordinate with local officials. An entire family from Poteet reportedly left for San Francisco with a registration member, and instructions were sent to arrest eligible youth after 9 o clock Tuesday night.
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Texas
Robert L. Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
Hugh R. Robertson
United States District Attorney
Barnes
Poteet
San Francisco
Aero chief busy man in Washington portrait
Howard E. Coffin, noted automotive engineer, sits at his desk in Washington. He holds the post of Chairman of the Aero Division of the newly organized Council of National Defense.
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Howard E. Coffin
Washington
Aero Division
Council of National Defense
Austrian Parliament to Discuss Serious Issues This Week
A Vienna dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung reports the Austrian Parliament likely to be the scene this week of discussions of such a serious nature that the possible consequences cannot be foreseen. The note comes from Copenhagen dated June 5 via London.
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Copenhagen
London
Vienna
Vossische Zeitung
Motorman Arrested on Treason Charge
Richard Walter a motorman on the Alamo Heights West End line was arrested by U S Deputy Marshal John L Dibrell on treason charges alleging aiding Germany. A 5000 bond was set. Walter in county jail awaiting preliminary hearing Wednesday at 2 p m. Walter a Traction Company employee for about ten years came from New Braunfels.
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United States
Towit
Germany
Richard Walter
Fox Avenue
Alamo Heights
West End
The
Traction Company
John L. Dibrell
J. T. Needham
Department of Justice
Walter
Robert L. Barnes
Needham
R. L. Edwards
San Antonio
New Braunfels
Twelve camps planned for Southeastern Department
The Southeastern Department will keep twelve camps with sites already approved. Three camps will be wooden cantonments, including one at Atlanta and one at Columbia, while nine will be canvas. A third wooden cantonment likely will be in Louisiana, Mississippi or Arkansas. Militia units when called out will be expanded into divisions or trained in their states. Three divisions from this department will join division camps, with six additional divisions to be brought from northern states.
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Charleston
S. C
Southeastern Department
Atlanta
Columbia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Child Still Missing In Springfield Mystery
Springfield Missouri June 5 The disappearance of Lloyd Keet remains unsolved with J Holland Keet the father stating no new information about the baby’s whereabouts has been received.
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Keet
Mystery
Springfield
Lloyd Keet
J. Holland Keet
American flier Leif Barclay dies heroically with Lafayette escadrille
Dr H V Barclay of New York confirms his son Leif Barclay 22 was killed in action while serving as an aviator in the Lafayette Escadrille. He had previous service with the American Ambulance Corps and was assigned to the escadrille last April.
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New York
H. V. Barclay
Leif Barclay
Lafayette Escadrille
American Ambulance Corps
Barclay
Escadrille
German Destroyer Sunk in Sea Fight with British
Six German destroyers engaged Commodore Tyrwhitt's squadron in a running clash. The S-20 was sunk and another destroyer damaged. seven S-20 survivors were rescued. British light cruisers and destroyers remained unscathed. Ostend base and workshops were heavily bombarded by British forces with no damage to them.
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London
Tyrwhitt
Admiralty
Ostend
Dover
American Ship Fires on Submarine
The American steamship Mongolia fired four shots at a German submarine on June 1 after the sub discharged a torpedo at the liner. Neither vessel was damaged.
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Mongolia
London
Regents In Session Seek Texas University Compromise
In Austin on June 5 regents meet to resolve the UT muddle and secure over a million and a half dollars in appropriations for the next two fiscal years. J M Mathis meets Governor Ferguson in a two hour talk while most board members attend, with resignations rumored but unconfirmed. President R E Vinson comments only that they will stand firm and fight.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
J. M. Mathis
Brenham
Ferguson
W. R. Brents
Sherman
8. J. Jones
Lynchburg
R. E. Vinson
University
Meeting Called for UT Alumni and Friends
A meeting of all former University of Texas students and alumni friends is set for Thursday night at the Gunter Hotel to elect representatives for a general meeting in Austin Saturday night. The Austin meeting will address Governor Ferguson's veto of the University appropriation bill. Notices were sent by Dick O. Terrell.
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University of Texas
Gunter Hotel
Austin
Ferguson
Dick O. Terrell
Corn Maximum Set At 1 65 To Govern Futures
Chicago June 5 The Chicago Board of Trade set a maximum of 1 65 a bushel for corn futures to curb trading after a holiday. Directors said the step was for preventive reasons. July corn rose to 1 50, up 14 cents in days, and September touched 1 37 as wheat likewise saw limits.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Head of Germanys Wireless in America
Police report that a German wireless head traveled to the United States, planned covert wire system use to Berlin, and likely headed to Mexico. Investigators say two high powered wireless installations were shipped to Mexico for a German spy network linked to a mail plot moving military information to Germany. Arrested suspects include Harry A. Perriss i Irving Bonaparte and Axel E. Melcher.
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New York
Berlin
Mexico
United States
Germany
England
Harry A. Perissi
Irving Bonaparte
Axel E. Melcher
Sweden
Appeal to Deserters From Berlin Decree
A Berlin decree appeals to deserters to return to service before June 16, as reported from Amsterdam via a Central News dispatch. The message urges those who fled to rejoin their colors.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
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Weather Forecast
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Brazil
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AERO
Howard EF. Coffin
Wireless
America
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