Roosevelt Forces Split Among Republicans in Chicago
Radical bull moose leaders press a plan to nominate Theodore Roosevelt at the third party convention to pressure the GOP to back him. George W. Perkins and moderates seek reunion with Republicans as debates about Hughes Roosevelt and readiness widen.
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John Snure
Chicago
Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Vihers
Hughes
Justice Hughes
Supreme Court
Perkins
Troosevelt
Itehcock
Thoreth
Old Guard
George W. Pere King
G. C
George TV. Perkins
Rooosevelt
Bull Moose
Progressive Party
Mr. Perkins
Cheater H. Howell
California
Howell
Johnson
Farmony
Wiliam Hamlin Childs
Brooklyn
Chester H. Rowell
Rowell
Germans Defeat British Near Ypres Front in Storm
Berlin reports German troops captured the ridges south of Zillebeke and the British positions beyond in a storming assault. The action occurred southeast of Ypres, Belgium, with the war office announcing the breakthrough.
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Canture Heights
Ypres
Kaiser
Berlin
London
Zillebeke
Belgium
War Office
Slow Progress in Delegates Contests in Republican National Committee
Chicago June 3 The Republican National Committee opens with Missouri contest in St Louis Eleventh district deciding for C Kunze and F W Brecktein. Louisiana contests cited as likely to provoke debate over delegation regularity led by Arnon Romain versus Madigan Vance and opposing faction claims of barred negro voters at a New Orleans hotel convention.
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Chicago
Louisiana
Republcan National Committee
Missouri
St. Louis
4. C. Kunze
Frederick W. Brecktein
Arnon. Romain
Republican Organization of Louisiana
I. Madigan Vance
Homan
New Orleans
Apache scouts engage bandits in hillside clash
Twenty Apache Indian scouts fought a small band near Las Varas yesterday, wounding one and driving others into the hills, according to reports from Columbus New Mexico.
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Columbus
N. ML
Unarmed Steamship Elmorove Details Released
London report lists the unarmed steamship Elmorove owned in Glasgow. It was 310 feet long with 3 618 tons gross and built in 1862. Wireless telephones are being used successfully in Welsh commands.
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Glasgow
Ambitious Neutrality Law Overhaul Urged by US
Washington calls for broad revision of neutrality statutes with 18 proposed laws. Gregory memo backed by State Department seeks tighter federal penalties, expanded presidential powers, stronger censorship, and enhanced enforcement to curb crimes against neutrality and enforce embargoes amid wartime tensions.
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Gregory
State Department
Mexico
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United States
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Cicretary of
Department of Government Commission
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SIS
A&a
Wilson Signs Army Reorganization Act
President Wilson signed the Army Reorganization Act, a key preparedness measure, after weeks of deliberation. He used a souvenir pen once owned by Senator Smith of South Carolina. An English inventor’s neckwear device was also mentioned in the surrounding text.
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Wilson
ARMY
Washington
Wil‘eon Indy
Senator Smith
South Carolina
Great Chicago parade marks large turnout for preparedness display
A massive Chicago preparedness parade drew up to 200000 enrollees with 10420 paraders per hour counted viewing at the reviewing stand. Governor Dunne and Mayor Thompson planned luncheons for dignitaries as trains from suburbs moved downtown to join a crowd estimated at one million along a three and a half mile route. The event, described as solemn and earnest, featured diverse nationalities and many business leaders despite downtown traffic shutdowns.
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Thompson
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Mareh
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BE. C. Young
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Grand Mehal
Europe
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Chij Caos
Down Town
Germans Press Supreme Verdun Attack as French Hold Fort Vaoux
Paris reports unprecedented violence at Verdun with German forces massing on the Meuse to break the fortress. The attack reached the outskirts of Damlo u and renewed pounding of Fort Vaoux while French defenders reportedly repelled deeper incursions into the main positions.
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Paris
Verdun
Meuse
Icuunis
Damloup
Fort Vaoux
Fredoin
Navy Building Bill Advances Amid Heated Vote Fight
Congress debates a naval appropriation bill boosting shipbuilding to add two battleships and two scout cruisers, plus 30 destroyers and 130 aircraft. The measure, amended to raise submarines to 40 and fund armor plate plants, passes the House 253 to 4 with strong Senate support anticipated.
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Washington
Ly Deyers
Senate
House
Boston
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Puget Sound
Wounded North Sea men reach London amid cheers
Wounded British sailors from the North Sea battle arrived in London and were taken to hospitals by Red Cross ambulances. Public barred from speaking to them while crowds gathered at railway stations and cheered.
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London
Red Cross
Naval debates shape bill on battle cruises stance
Souulord Tilman defended his vote as driven by broader military aims not a mural clash he cited insufficient data to favor one side. He argued for substantial enlargement of naval plans and noted Senate likely shares this view despite House opposition.
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Souulord Tilman
Senate
Coast strike violence leaves one man dead in San Francisco
In a Pacific coast strike turning violent, a worker from Los Angeles was fatally shot during an armed assault on a house in Seattle while others were beaten. Portland saw clashes, but California ports reported no outbreaks as waterfronts in multiple cities shut down. Ship owners granted strikers demands. two Toyo Kisen Kaisha liners tied at dock amid Tokyo directive uncertainty.
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Los Arcs
Haass
Seattle
Portland
California
Tacoma
San Diego
San Pedro
Trans- Pacific
Toyo Kisen Kaisha Company
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Tokio
Queen Mary crew presumed lost in admiralty report
London reports the admiralty states Captain Prows commander of the Queen Mary and the battle cruiser crew are lost. The piece notes concerns about adulterated bread and harmful additives, plus brief items on Erwin Aaker’s miles covered in a record run and new dessert presentation ideas.
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London
Admiralty
Prows
Armiire
Erwin Aaker
Methourne
German naval battle reports clash with British claims
Contrasting German and British accounts describe heavy losses on both sides in a major naval engagement. British officials deny the Marlborough and Warspite were sunk while acknowledging damage to several ships and 5,000 plus casualties, while German reports list battleships, destroyers, and submarines lost.
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Aputblic
London
Associated Press
Marlborough
Westfalen German battleship details from 1903
The German battleship Westfalen displaced 45 602 tons and was 451 feet long with an 8 foot beam. It carried 26 men, mounted 13 1 inch guns and 12 39 inch guns along with six 18 inch torpedo tubes. Built in 1903 the ship cost about 10 million dollars and could reach 20 4 knots.
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London
Westfalen
German High Seas Fleet Engages British Navy in Major Battle
reports from June 3 detail the full German High Seas Fleet attacking British forces off Norway, led by Vice Admiral Scheer. The battle lasts from afternoon until darkness with heavy losses reported on both sides and ships sunk including the Queen Mary. Official word from Britain is cautious with incomplete casualty figures.
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Scheer
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Washington
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Dreadmanghta
Otter
North Sea
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von Post
Hopper
Alma Str Davis Deatty
Helge
Tanmary
Bluscher Wee Sun
Return of Lor Fisher Demanded
London June The Daily News calls for the return of Lore Fisher formerly first sea lord of the admiralty to the head of the navy. The country needs him in its urgent hour and nothing would more restore confidence in the navy. Miss Dorothy Burnham of Gloucester Mass has won a prize for a sketch about a plot of land near Chicago.
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Daily News
Lore Fisher
Admiralty
Fisher
Dorothy Burnham
Eyta
Lewcue
Gloucester
Mass
Countryside Magazine
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