Democratic Convention Opens With Suffrage Debate
At St Louis June 13 the Democratic National convention opens with questions on whether Marshall will be nominated by acclamation and how suffrage demands will be treated. Bryan, though present as a reporter, will not act in deliberations. Gompers backs a labor platform, suffrage petitions circulate, and labor and pro labor plank proposals shape the platform alongside eight hour and immigration reforms.
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St. Louis
Marshall
Bryan
Nebraska
Chicago
Gompers
Roger Sullivan
Stewart
Montana
Baker
Wilson
Resolutions Committee
Memorial Tributes to Lord Kitchener Across Britain
Great woods lined streets near St Pauls as crowds endured rain for a nonmilitary memorial service for the late Lord Kitchener. Doors opened at 10 and drew thousands, with no troops present. Similar services held at Westminster Abbey and Canterbury.
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London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Lord Kitchener
Westminster Abbey
Canterbury
Raiders Loot Italian Merchant Store on South First Avenue
Early this morning a group of raiders looted the store of Joe Pettennila on South First Avenue. Watches, clothing, rings, shoes and other items were taken, the cash register opened but empty, and an iron bar pried the rear window. No arrests have been made.
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Joe Pettennila
South First Avenue
President Wilson Addresses West Point Graduates on Preparedness
President Wilson spoke to the West Point graduating class on June 13. He stressed preparedness and American ideals, warned against militarism, and said the United States will stand for justice and readiness without seeking European aims. He accepted the Hughes nomination telegram and affirmed cooperation to ensure justice worldwide.
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West Point
N. Y
Wilson
Military Academy
America
United States
Hughes
Europe
President pledges calm stance and Americanism refrain
West Point on June 13 reports the president stating the United States will withhold its hand as long as possible and strike only for victory. He warned against any body failing to put America first and invoked the term Americanism for the first time in recent addresses.
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West Point
United States
America
Manuel Escodas Captured for Killing Jesus Carranza
El Paso reports Captain Manuel Escodas captured and to face court martial for the death of Jesus Carranza brother of the first chief. If found guilty he faces execution by shooting.
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el Paso
Tex
Manuel Escodas
Jesus Carranza
Democratic bosses push to replace Marshall with Baker
St Louis June 13 preconvention discussion centers on defeating the renomination of Vice President Marshall and placing Secretary Baker on the ticket with President Wilson. Morgenthau and Schiff urge a stronger candidate. party leaders say chances of Marshall loss are negligible and renomination will be by acclamation if needed.
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St. Louis
Marshall
Wilson
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Baker
McCombs
Jacob Schiff
New York Banker
Mr. Marshall
Morgenthau
Schiff
Der
Combs
Shall
New York
Girl Invites Sweetheart Out Then Shoots Him
Rogers Arkansas June 13 Na4 omit Keatch aged 17 was arrested in Madison county and charged with killing her sweetheart Earl Cisco 18. Cisco's parents told authorities the girl invited the youth to walk with her, accused him of being attentive to another girl, then shot him.
Scientist Finds Lost Tribes in Amazon and Andes
Philadelphia reports Dr. William C. Farabee returns from South America with a collection for the University of Pennsylvania museum. He and his assistant discovered many tribes unknown to science and traced surviving Carib descendants in mountain refuges after a century.
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Philadelphia
William C. Farabee
South America
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Farabee
Brazil
British Guiana
Basin of
The
Andes
Commercial Club Meeting Urged To Address July Celebrations
Regular Commercial Club night to tackle Fourth of July celebration and other matters. Members urged to take interest in live community affairs.
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Commercial Club
Shaking the Chaparral for the Greaser Bandits
In Waukegan Michigan on June 13 Josephine Davis testified at Will Orpet's murder trial of Marion Lambert. Davis corrected earlier coroner inquest statements and described letters between Miss Lambert and Orpet. Prosecutor Joslyn noted discrepancies in her testimony as Lambert allegedly threatened to kill herself if Orpet moved on.
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Waukegan
Mich
Josephine Davis
Marion Lambert
Will Orpet
Corosner
Miss Davis
Orpet
Miss Lambert
Fort
Joslyn
Toneat
Billie
Misa Davis
Only Southpaws Compete In Handed Golf Match
Philadelphia is the site for a unique golf event at North Hills Country Club. The tournament restricts to left handed players and features a 36 hole handicap medal play as the main event with an 18 hole afternoon option for others, using right handed balls for all lefties.
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Philadelphia
North Hills Country Club
Wheat Market Signals Mixed Prices in Chicago Close
Chicago wheat futures closed with July at 1.043, corn at 7.14 and oats at 39 as traders closed positions on the June session. Market activity reflected cautious demand and speculative selling amid steady supply expectations.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Discusses Political Future With Garfield And Lewis
At Sagamore Hill Col Theodore Roosevelt hosts James R Garfield and Dean William Draper Lewis for talks on his planned statements and timing. McGrath notes a full frank discussion but no remarks were released. Roosevelt plans to visit New York to meet son Kermit and family, while Pinchot and Loeb confer on undisclosed plans.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
James R. Garfield
William Draper Lewis
John W. McGrath
Chicago
Colonel Roosevelt
Dean Lewis
McGrath
Roosevelt
New York
Kermit
Panama
Withaymond Robbin
Ord Harold L. Ickles
Illinois
Gifford Pinchot
William Loeb, Jr
Hughes Seeks Plain Americanism in Campaign
New York June 18 Charles E Hughes declares support from German agents unacceptable stressing undiluted Americanism He outlines his position and says supporters back an out and out American policy Campaign headquarters set in New York with a Chicago office moving pictures to aid public understanding and early speech tours planned
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
Chicago
Trughes
Harding
Frenzied chemists breeding fires in city flats
New York June 13. Experiments by amateur chemists seeking drug formulae imported before the war have caused many unusual fires recently. Fire Commissioner Adamson warns that reckless home chemistry in flats creates high fire risk as fumes accompany these blazes.
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New York
Adamson
Schorl
Gasoline Price Probe Continues In Washington
The Federal Trade Commission continued its inquiry into high gasoline prices and sought to determine whether Standard Oil endangered Western and independent jobbery.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission Today
Standard Il
Preparedness Parade Charms Pocatello Fourth
Pocatello gears up for a grand three day Fourth celebration with a preparedness parade featuring floats on Idaho progress, band contests, and a wild range of entertainments. Prominent visitors include Senators Borah and Brady, Governor Alexander, plus a military drill and fireworks display atop Kinport Peak.
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Pocatello
Northwest
Idaho
Intermountain
Payne
Babylon
Kinport
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake
General Committee
W. E. Borah
James F. Brady
Alexander
Americans rout large Chihuahua Villistas in canyon fight
Field Headquarters Mexico June 13. Twenty men of the Thirteenth cavalry under Capt. Otto Wrethorse killed three Villistas and captured horses and arms in a dawn clash twenty miles north of Santa Clara. Cervantes' band, last of Cervantes, is defeated. campaign regarded as important.
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Mexico
Chihuahua
Thirteenth Cavalry
Otto Wrethorse
Santa Clara
Canon
Cervantes
Mexicans arrive in Juarez seeking work as interior industries shut
Several hundred Mexicans reach Juarez claiming to head to the United States for employment. They cite closed interior industries and a severe year. Sonora notes a poor crop while Mexico City reports general improvement across the republic.
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Carranza Country
el Paso
Juarez
United States
Sonora
Mexico City
Republic
Fifteen Thousand More Troops Mobilized for Mexican Service
Washington reports fifteen thousand additional troops mobilized for Mexican service amid anti American demonstrations in Mexico and bandit raids in Texas. Ten companies of coast artillery and a battalion of engineers are ordered to Pershing's forces to guard the border near Laredo. State department advices note further demonstrations and improved situations in parts, with most trouble centered in the Chihuahua City region.
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Washington
Mexico
Texas
Coast Artillery
Pershing
Laredo
State Department
Chihuahua City
Salt Lake City Hosts Rocky Mountain Coal Miners Meet
Salt Lake City opens a three day annual gathering of the Rocky Mountain Coal Miners Institute with about two hundred mine operators from New Mexico Colorado Wyoming and Utah in attendance for the opening proceedings.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Rocky Mountain Coal Miners’ Institute
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Great Western Handicap Tournament Opens in Omaha
Amateur and professional trap-shooters from across the country gather at the Omaha Gun Club grounds for the Great Western Handicap opening. The event runs through Thursday and features a new state team race over a fifty-target course titled the Western Handicap Team championship.
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Omaha
Neb
Verdun Battle Opens With Fury Across Front
German renewed attacks press Verdun sector with reinforcements and artillery pounding French defenses. French forces respond with machine gun emplacements while hills along the Meuse bear the brunt as fighting continues with heavy fire and repulsed assaults. Saloniki reports Allied fleets bombard the Bulgarian coast from Port Lagos to Dedeagatch, driving civilians inland. Reports also note Russian captures by German and Austro-Hungarian forces in Bohemia and northern Italy amid ongoing wartime activity.
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Paris
Germany
Verdun
Port Lagos
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