Germans Crushed in Ypres Breakthrough Battle
June 9 report describes British victory at Messines ridge with massive German losses. Prisoners, guns, and mortars flood counts as German fourth army suffers severe mauling. British air superiority silences batteries aiding minimal casualties.
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Ypres
Kleinzillebeke
Zillebeke
Messines
Boesinghe
von Arnim
von Hindenburg
Germany
Hindenburg
ap_o
Hill
Looney rules Ferguson did not veto UT funds bill
Attorney General Looney states governor did not veto the UT appropriations for two years as totals on page 27 remain untouched. He argues lump sums are valid and the final bill aligns with the veto message, authorizing $845,963 for year one and $836,430 for year two under the Board of Regents.
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Austin
Tex
R. E. Vinson
University of Texas
B. F. Looney
Ferguson
Looney
Board of Regents
DARING AVIATOR CARRIES FIRST AMERICAN FLAG AT FRENCH FRONT
Corporal F. Hinkle of the Lafayetterye squadron flew a plane bearing the American flag over French lines near Ham by St Quentin. The Stars and Stripes badge appeared with the Escadrille emblem. Hinkle’s aircraft was reported lost overnight behind German lines but he returned safely the next morning.
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Lafaywhey
Ham
St. Quentin
Escadrille
Dian
Hinkle
Baby Keet Kidnap Case Sparks Springfield Lynching Fears
A mob in Missouri ransacked the area seeking six alleged kidnapers of Buddy Keet. The body of baby Lloyd Keet was found in a Crenshaw estate well, fueling demands for punitive action as Mrs Keet lies near death and authorities are unable to control the crowd.
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Springfield
Buddy” Keet
Webb
State Penitentiary
Bolivar
Claude Piersol
Taylor Adams
Ollie Adams
Clettie Adams
Samuel McGinnis
Keet
Stockton
Kee
Lloyd Keet
Thob
Crenshaw
Tey
Jefferson City
Buddy”. Keet
Hope
Charles J*olland
Wilson declares war aims to shatter German empire and forbid annexations
President Wilson’s message to Russia rejects a peace at the prewar status quo. He demands the “net of intrigue” linking a German empire be broken and insists no annexations or indemnities, only fair terms and liberty for peoples. The note frames America’s war aims as democratic liberation and opposition to autocratic power.
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Washington, D. C
America
Germany
Europe
United States
Wilson
Suirstary
Brotherhood of Mankind
Russia
United
Berlin
Bagdad
Senate Debates Rail Priority Bill at Washington
Washington June 9 Senator Hoke Smith said the bill granting the President power to prioritize shipments makes him nervous and disturbed Cummins noted the measure shifts liability from railroads to the government and portrays railroads as governmental instrumentalities in the debate over the rail bill.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Hoke Smith
Cummins
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
The forecast notes generally fair conditions for Sunday and Monday across Texas with drier west Texas parts. Limited readable text suggests mild temperatures and light winds, typical springtime pattern.
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Texas
West Texas
Weather Roundup From The Light For Multiple Cities
Forecasts from The Light list temperatures and conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Winds vary from north to southwest with Sunday rain possible in New York and Washington and warmer conditions expected in most cities through Saturday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Texas Draft Registration Totals Reported at 408963
Austin report shows Texas total registration under selective draft at 408,963 with 1,386,273 white exemptions 306,076 white non exemptions 44,502 colored exemptions 74,763 colored non exempt 26,020 aliens 1834 alien enemies and a shortfall of about 12,000 from earlier estimates. Pershing and staff plan war talks with British officials during brief stay in London ahead of France visit.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Adjutant General's Department
W. A. Davis
Pershing
Buckingham Palace
War Office
France
General Pershing
Savoy Hotel
More American Officers in London Arrive for Training
A U S military mission reached London with Colonel Baker in command. The group aims to learn from England and France and then return to America to train officers. The roster includes Colonels Baker Graves Summer al Aultman Lieutenant-Colonels Ely Anderson Cheney Majors Simonds Ellison and Captain Quekemeyer. Major General Pershing has already made a hit in the first day.
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London
England
France
America
Baker
Graves
Summeral Aultman
Ely
Anderson
Cheney
Simonds
Ellison
Quekemeyer
Pershing
Gore Rebuts House Bill On War Revenue Plan
Senator Gore announces a minority report opposing the Senate finance committee’s cut to the House war revenue bill. He urges retaining the income tax and a possible 33 1/3 percent tax on excess profits, plus liquor excises, potentially raising $200 million if adopted.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Gore
Argentina Near Break With Germany Over Oriana Sinking
Buenos Aires reports mounting public pressure as the government faces a likely resignation and protests after the torpedoing of the Argentine steamer Oriana. Authorities fear a break in relations with Germany as unrest grows.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Germany
Russians Reject Separate Peace With Germany
Petrograd reports that Germany’s appeal for a separate armistice with Russia was rejected. The council of soldiers and workers publicized that a wireless message from the German eastern front commander invited Russian armies to secret parleys with German leaders, which the council denounced.
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Petrograd
Germany
Russia
Council of Soldiers and Workmen
Germany Seeks Secret Armistice Amid Frontline Talks
Dispatches reveal Austrian general Rohr ordered regiments to seek separate peace with Russian fighters. A wireless message from German commanders urged secret talks to arrange a cease fire. The Workers and Soldiers Council denounced the proposals as a new German peace plot.
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Germany
Petrograd
Stockholm
Rohr
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council
Demand for Trial and Punishment of Czar Grows
PETROGRAD reports the demand for trial and punishment of Czar Nicholas is growing. The public pressure rises as calls for accountability intensify amid ongoing unrest and political turmoil.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
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Messines Ridge
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