Democratic National Convention Opens in St Louis
The Democratic National Convention convened in St Louis with Gov Martin Glynn as temporary chair. Delegates voiced harmony for November aims, endorsing the Underwood tariff and signaling unity on peace, preparedness, and prosperity while handling suffrage and progressive outreach cautiously.
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Coliseum
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Marshall
Newton D. Baker
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Senator Stone
Missouri
Resolutions Committee
Convention
Supreme Court
Progressive Party
Russians Press Forward in Czernowitz Capture
Russian forces cut Austrian lines and burned bridges as they press the capture of Czernowitz amid heavy fighting. In Verdun, Sull reports continued fighting as troops near exhaustion affect operations on the front.
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Thiaumont
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Verdun
Posine
Tyrol
War Office
Wiliam Marconi
Five Die in Canton Elevator Fire at Railroad Yard
A Canton harbor front Pennsylvania railroad elevator No. 3 burned, killing five men and leaving four missing with nineteen injured. The blaze caused about two million dollars in losses including grain value and damage to the Dutch steamer William Van Driel Sr and British steamer Welbeck Hall. A spark from broken machinery is blamed.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Willian van Driel, Sr
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Hag Day Observed at Washington by All Classes Parade
A Washington event marked Hag Day with a parade featuring participants from all classes. The procession showcased community involvement before a series of reviews and remarks by officials.
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Washington
Preparedness Parade Draws Thousands in Washington
President Wilson led a 5000-person parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to press for a strong army and navy. An address on America First was planned, with government workers excused and schools closed for Flag Day celebrations. The event featured diverse participants and a prominent Women’s Party banner near the Treasury. A separate report notes a special shopper’s train to New Cumberland and positive merchant reactions to the service.
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Agitators in Laborer Garb Threaten Road Work Near Columbus
Mexican agitators posing as laborers are reported to have influenced workers at the American engineering camp at Las Palomas seven miles south of Columbus to threaten countrymen employed on a new road to Colony Dublin. One Mexican has been arrested with more expected, though no workers have yet quit.
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Flags Placed for Civil War Era Women at Cemetery
Members of the Ladies Aid Society and a W R C committee place flags on 71 graves of deceased Ladies Aid members and 29 W R C graves. The worker group led by Mrs Will Thompson Mrs Elizabeth Slagle Miss Rebecca Hawkins and Mrs Anna Geisinger aims to finish today and tomorrow.
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Ladies’ Aid To Society
Bejet
Ladies’ Aid Society
Will Thompson
Elizabeth Slagle
Rebecca Hawkins
Anna Geisinger
Auto Bandits Kill Policeman in Chicago Suburb
Two masked bandits shot Herman Malow a motorcycle policeman to death and seriously wounded Policeman Thure Linde after a bold daylight holdup in a western suburb. The thieves, who stole a car, robbed an automobile party taking jewelry and $2,200 before escaping.
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Chicago
Herman Malow
Thure Linde
Ohio Weather Outlook Thunder Showers Likely
The weather page notes possible thunder showers this afternoon in Ohio with a forecast of Thursday partly cloudy conditions. No city specifics given.
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Ohio
Degree Conferred at Theological Seminary Commencement
At the annual commencement of Alexandria Theological Seminary nine bishops from the Americas attended along with other church dignitaries. Rev. F. A. Parsons of St. Matthew's Chester W Va was made a priest and Rev. Robert Kell of St Stephen's East Liverpool O received a bachelor in divinity after passing an oral examination on early English church history. Dr. Kell, known in the city, attended Clericus at St Paul’s Church Monday.
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Chester
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St. Stephen’s
East Liverpool
Britain
Kell
St. Paul’s Church
Coroners Jury Finds Duff Killed Blosser With Knife
A six member coroner's jury in Follansbee ruled Winifred Blosser died from a heart wound inflicted by Harry Duff on Sunday. Duff, also known as Duffy, faced a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the Brooke County grand jury. He was moved from Wellsburg to Wheeling for safe keeping amid fears of a lynching. He remains largely silent as authorities press to contact his relatives.
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Winifred Blosser
James R.es
Harry Duff
J. W. Bryan
Joseph Williams
William Cheddick
William Morgan
Harry Skews
Harry Gill
Duff
Duffy
Brooke County
Grand Jury
Wellsburg
Ohio County
Wheeling
Blosser
Murderer Duff in jail worries after Sunday murder
Wellsburg Herald reports Harry Duff, 35, born in Virginia, penitent yet nervous in Brooke County Jail after a Sunday confrontation with Winifred Blosser. He blames alcohol for the killing and recalls the crowd outside the Follansbee jail as the first realization of his crime.
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Harry Duff
Brooke County
Wellsburg Herald
Winifred Blosser
Follansbee
Duff
Virginia
Roosevelt Returns With Ailing President In Buenos Aires Voyage
Mr and Mrs Kermit Roosevelt arrived in New York with their baby from Buenos Aires. Col and Mrs Roosevelt met them at the pier. The former president walked with his left hand pressed to his heart as he said he felt a pain that soon passed after the vessel berthed.
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New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
Army Officers Arrive in New York From Canal Zone
United States army medical officers arrived on the Kilpatrick from the Canal Zone and planned furloughs but received orders by radio before docking to report at Governor's Island. Later a report said they would likely be assigned to duties related to Mexican disturbances.
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New York
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Canal Zone
Department of East
Governor's Island
Universal Military Training Bill For All 18 Year Olds
Associated Press reports details of a forthcoming universal training bill from Washington outlining six months of military training for every male citizen in the year they turn 18. After training, men would be discharged to the reserves and could be called up by year classes in wartime, youngest first.
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Washington
Congress
Porch Rug Thieves Steal From Several Homes
Saturday night porch thefts hit Jos Nicholson on North Seventh Street where Crex rugs were taken and porch furniture moved to the curb before the suspects fled. Mrs W B Smith’s porch tug was dragged but not removed as it was fastened. Oliver Nicholson at 527 Ross Street lost rugs and a jardinier after thieves hauled the fern away, leaving the heavy jardiniere behind. The incidents occurred between nine and ten o’clock.
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Jos. Nicholson
North Seventh Street
W. B. Smith
Oliver Nicholson
Ross Street
Plan to Go to County Endeavor Convention at Brilliant
A large crowd of Steubenville and Toronto Christian Endeavorers plan to attend the annual county convention in Brilliant on Friday. Official delegates will be present at all sessions starting 10 15 a m with lunch and overnight accommodations if needed. Attendees are advised to bring picnic meals as Brilliant has no restaurants and transportation options include 9 00 am Third and Market car for morning attendees 12 30 pm for afternoon attendees and 6 30 pm for those joining the evening mass meeting.
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Steubenville
Toronto Christian Endeavorers
Brilliant
Third and Market
Fire Threat Near Slack Street Hay Barn
A fire found at 11 40 this morning in hay at a stable behind 412 South Third street owned by Mike Doddy threatened nearby structures. Firemen quickly sprayed chemical then water, saving the barn and adjoining buildings with only hay mow loss.
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Slack Street
Mike Doddy
South Third Street
Phoenix
Plans for July first Preparedness Parade in Steubenville
The National Security League Committee of the Chamber of Commerce through Judge Carl H. Smith urged Ways and Means to stage a July 1 Preparedness Parade in Steubenville. The event would involve all uniformed groups and citizens to show views on national preparedness with cooperation from schools and YMCAs. Funds were discussed as necessary, with committees to be appointed to organize and address merchant concerns about holding the celebration on a Saturday.
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Crawford's Crossing
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National Security League Committee
Carl H. Smith
Ways and Means Committee
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Husto
Case
White Way Light Committee
Light Company
Jefferson County
Assembly
Huston
West Point Graduate Commissioned From Wellsburg
William Patterson of Wellsburg graduated on Tuesday June 13 from the United States Military Academy at West Point and received his commission as second lieutenant in the United States Army. Lieutenant Patterson will likely be sent to the Mexican border for a company assignment.
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Wellsburg
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
United States Army
Patterson
Bowers Testimonial to Honor Mrs Bowers in Steubenville
A Friday June 13 testimonial in Steubenville introduces Mrs Sue Bowers a widow with two boys who built a lyrical soprano through voice study. Local patrons and Mr and Mrs John Colville Dickson back a benfit concert to fund her concert career and Lyceum Bureau ambitions while showcasing her talent to the Steubenville audience.
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Sue Bowers
Steubenville
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Lyceum
John Colville Dickson
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