British Navy Faces Losses in North Sea Battle
London and Berlin report confirm heavy exchange in battle off Skagerrak. British claim German losses include 18 warships, with two battleships and two dreadnought cruisers among them. Discrepancies linger over casualty lists and Zeppelin involvement.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
Westfalen
Lutzow
Berlin
Invincible
Fortune
Ardent
Shark
Defense
Tipperary
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Lord Beresford
Beatty
Admiralty
Edinburg
the Scotsman
Skagerak
Wilson and Marshall Nominated by Democratic Party
President Wilson and Vice President Marshall are to be nominated as Democratic standard-bearers. National Chairman McCombs and the arrangements committee have practically agreed. A long session is proposed to begin Friday evening to name candidates, with the national committee to be organized after the convention.
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St. Louis
Wilson
Marshall
Democratic Party
McCombs
Committee
Brandeis Confirmed to Supreme Court Bench
Washington confirms Louis D. Brandeis as associate justice of the Supreme Court by a 37 to 22 Senate vote. The nomination, opposed by Republicans five months, saw three Republicans La Follette Norris and Poindexter vote yes while Newlands Democrat opposed. Brandeis, a 60 year old Kentuckian educated in Louisville and Harvard, was appointed by President Wilson to succeed Justice Lamar.
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Louis DD. Brandeis
Supeme
Senate
Brandeis
LaFollette
Norris
Poindexter
Newlands
Clapp
Grenna
Wilson
Supreme Court
Lamar
Louisville
Harvard University
Boston
Republican committee settles contested seats before convention
Chicago June 3 The Republican national committee began sessions to settle disputed seats and finish convention details. In Alabama six regular delegates including Pope M. Long and O D Street were seated after color based exclusion claims. In the Ninth district W L Saunders, a negro, was seated amid null notice challenges.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Alabama
Pope M. Long
D. Barker
O. D. Street
James J. Curtis
William L. Chenaut
John M. Aitken
W. L. Saunders
Delbrueck Elevated to Nobility by Kaiser for War Services
Berlin news informs that Dr Clemens Delbrueck former minister of interior has been raised to noble rank by the Kaiser in recognition of his war efforts.
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Kaleer
Honore Delbrueck
Berlin
Clemens Delbrueck
Interior
Carranza Note Demands U S Troop Withdrawal
The note from Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambassador designate, asserts no reason for U S soldiers in Mexico and requests withdrawal. It cites suspected bad faith by Washington, embargoes on arms, and stalled arsenal machinery, framing it as a continuation of negotiations rather than an ultimatum.
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Washington
United States
Eliseo Arredondo
Wilson
Carranza
Mexico
State Department
International union elects J Konenkamp president
From New York to London report J Konenkamp of Chicago is re elected president of the International Union of Commercial Telegraphers at the convention in London. The Rome correspondent notes Italian troops evacuated Asiago before Austrian forces. Dr Arthur Warren Waite receives death sentence at Sing Sing for murder. The US House approves a government plant for armor plate at 11 million and raises aviation funding to 3.5 million.
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J. Konenkamp
Chicago
International Union of Commercial Telegraphers
London
Asiage
Rome
London Times
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Sing Sing
John B. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Washington
House
Kitchener Loss Reported After Hampshire Sinking
Lord Kitchener minister of war and his staff are believed drowned after the cruiser Hampshire was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. The admiralty announced the loss with little hope of survivors amid war conference theories following the Jutland engagement. The incident prompts discussions on Britain’s defense and future naval strategy.
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Union News Service
London
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Scotland
Kitchener
Admiralty
Orkney Islands
Jutland
Germany
England
Loss of Earl Kitchener Deepens Sorrow at British Embassy
Officials express profound grief at Earl Kitchener's death in Washington. They note his work in building Britain's fighting force neared completion and that his recent duties were more diplomatic than military. His Greece mission aimed to keep the country neutral, with Russia travel likely seeking closer cooperation in Asia Minor and Persia.
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Washington
Earl Kitchener
Great Britain
Greece
Russia
Asia Minor
Persia
Death of Earl Kitchener shocks Britain during war
London reports the loss of Earl Kitchener and his War Office staff after the cruiser Hampshire sailed to Russia. The disaster follows a prior North Sea battle bulletin listing ships lost with little hint of enemy gains, deepening national shock as war lists its leaders.
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London
Earl Kitchener
Russia
Hampshire
Orkney Islands
Great Britain
North Sea
Wall Street Reacts to Reported Fate of Earl Kitchener
Newsboys cried details before the market opened as word spread in banking circles and on the stock exchange. Traders viewed the tragedy as a blow to the allies and a dominant topic in the financial district.
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New York
Wallstreet
Earl Kitchener
Stock Exchange
Foremost Figure in the War Kitchener’s Enduring Stand
The article portraits Lord Kitchener as the war’s leading figure the public trusts and talks about despite past newspaper criticisms that challenged his popularity and confidence in his leadership.
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Kitchener
Launch of Women’s Party in Chicago for suffrage plank
History was made as the Women’s Party launched under the Congressional Union for Woman 8 E in Chicago. A three day convention opened with a day meeting to urge progressives and Republicans to adopt an equal suffrage plank and endorse the Susan B Anthony amendment.
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Women’s Party
Chicago
Women's Party
Congressional Union For Woman
Help For Working Women Letter Promotes Lydia E Pinkham
A Frankfort Kentucky woman testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her severe female weakness allowing her to resume chores and work. The note urges others to try the tonic and appeals for confidential advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
James Coney
St. Clair St
Frankfort
Cine Co
Lynn, Mass
Paw's Theory on Justice and Blindfolded Lady
A humorous exchange between a father and son questions why justice is depicted blindfolded. The boy asks why Lady Justice wears a bandage over her eyes while the father suggests lawyers influence perceptions.
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Paw
Lemuel
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