Russians Only Making Gains on Southern Front
Petrograd reports the war office as saying 400 officers and 14,000 men captured on the southern front. The overall offensive continues, with Austrian evacuation of Czernowitz noted by a Bukovana dispatch. The Austrians allegedly arrested several civilians before retreating and destroyed railway rolling stock while trainloads of wounded are 77 miles southwest of Czernowitz.
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Petrograd
War Office
Czernowitz
Czernowits
Bulgarians Pull Most Forces From Saloniki Front
Report says Bulgarian troops are withdrawing a majority of their forces from Saloniki on the Romanian frontier as of June 16.
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Athens
Saloniki
Verdun Front Repels German Attacks Last Night
Paris reports the French army repulsed powerful German assaults on the Verdun front during the night, according to the war office.
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Paris
Verdun Front
War Office
Demonstrations in Rotterdam Erupt Over Food Prices
In Rotterdam crowds protested high food prices last night. Stones were thrown and police cleared the streets by charging the demonstrators.
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Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Austrians Attack Italians at Asiago Plateau Repulsed
Eighteen thousand Austrians in dense formation attacked Italian positions on the Asiago plateau and were repulsed leaving great piles of corpses after the fight.
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Rome
Asiago
Ver dun Front Attacks Repulsed Amid French Gain
Berlin reports the war office says two French assaults on the Verdun front were repulsed. The French managed to gain a mound but were driven back, ending with German defensive success.
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Berlin
War Office
Verdun Front
Northern Student Conference Jubilee Opens at Rue Ridge
The northern Student conference gathers at Rue Ridge North Carolina for its twenty fifth annual session under Y M C A auspices led by Dr John R Mott. Delegates include college professors pastors high school and preparatory school principals with speakers Dr H F Williams Dr H H Horne Dr E M Poteat Dr E O Brown Jackson Davis and B G Alexander.
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Rue Ridge
N. C
Nerthern
John R. Mott
H. F. Williams
Presbyterian Mssion Board
H. H. Horne
University of New York
E. M. Poteat
Furman University
E. 0. Brown
van Gergilt University
Jackson Davis
The
General Education Board
B. G. Alexander
Southern
King Gus tav's 58th birthday celebrated as general holiday
Sweden marks a general holiday for King Gus tav's 58th birthday. He recovered from illness and drove through Stockholm to view decorations. Messages of greeting arrived from European rulers and many societies across the kingdom.
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Stockholm
Gustav
Sweden
Europe
Robbery Strikes Dr J B Studdert Home
While riding yesterday, Dr. J B Studdert of American Falls was robbed of jewels valued around 1000 dollars. The house keeper was present as thieves pried a window and rifled the home, taking diamonds about 800 dollars and other jewelry 200 dollars. No arrests have been made.
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J. B. Studdert
American Falls
Dr. Studdert
Baseball Scores and Rain Postponements Across Leagues
Rain caused postponements in National League games including Washington versus St. Louis. Other contests were halted at darkness in York and Cleveland while Philadelphia and Detroit games were affected by delays with batter interactions noted for players like Kantzner Harmon Schmidt Hughes Gowdy Tro gressor Nabors Sheehan Shang Dubue and Stanage.
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R. H. E. Pittsburg
Boston
Kantzner
Harmon
Schmidt
Hughes
Gowdy
Trogressor
Philadelphia
Imeaed
Detroit
Nabors
Sheehan Cal Shang
Dubue and
Stanage
Wheat Market Rally Closes In Chicago July Futures
Chicago wheat futures closed with July at 1.01 and corn at 7.34 cents. Oats traded around 3.854 cents as of today’s market session.
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Chicago
Oata
Trainmen to Ballot on Controversy
New York June 16 ballot for four railway workers unions to decide if officials should call a strike will likely be sent tomorrow. The question asks if members are ready to withdraw from service if no settlement is reached with the committee and representatives.
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New York
Navy Day Launch Highlights First Henderson Transport
Philadelphia aboard the navy yard hosts the fourth annual Navy Day program revealing Uncle Sam’s navy internal workings. The public can inspect craft of all sizes and witness the launch of the Henderson, the yard’s first vessel of its type.
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Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Philaydelphia Navy Yard
Henderson
Roosevelt Not Very Sick After Coughing Spell
June 16 New York Theodore Roosevelt suffered a coughing spell and spoke barely above a whisper. He was taken to his physician for examination. The doctor said the illness is not serious and expects recovery in a few days.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Five Die in Steamer Bear Wreck Off Sugar Loaf Reef
Eureka reports all 210 passengers and crew of the steamer Dear accounted for. Purser Haywood confirms five fatalities from the Sugar Loaf reef wreck Wednesday night.
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Eureka
Sugar Loaf Reef
Haywood
Commandant Mortimer F. Smith Dies At West Point
Lieutenant Colonel Morton F. Smith, commandant of cadets at the United States Military Academy, died after a brief illness at West Point. He was born in Colorado in 1852.
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West Point
Col
Morton F. Smith
United States Military Academy
Colorado
Willard Flanders Hanged for Wife Murder in Wyoming
Rawlins reports Willard Flanders executed at the penitentiary after a 1914 ambush murder of his wife and neighbor Samuel Aultz. Defense argued insanity. jury found deliberate murder. Supreme Court affirmed. pardon board denied commute to life.
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Rawlins
Willard Flanders
Flanders
Samuel Aultz
Flanders’ Ranch
Hulett
Wyo
Aultz
Chadgron
Neb
C. Parmelee
Sheridan
Pcuilty
Wyoming Supreme Court
State Board of Pardons
Old Soldiers at G A R Convention Averages Seventy
The G A R convention closed with the oldest attendee Michael Archer of the 25th Ohio at 86. Seven veterans aged 66 to 74 averaged 70, while many were hale and healthy during the three day encampment. Officers were elected, and both G A R and Women’s Relief corps women held successful sessions.
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Michael Archer
Bashc
25Th Ohio Infantry
United States
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Department
G. A. R. Ladies
Women's Relief Corps
Rome Shocks Nation with Interior Earthquakes
Rome dispatch reports heavy earthquakes shaking the interior of Italy on June 16 with no casualties. Local authorities assess damage and monitor aftershocks while residents brace for possible further tremors.
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Rome
Italy
Wilson and Marshall Sustained as Democratic Nominees
At the Democratic national convention in St Louis on June 16 Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Riley Marshall were nominated by acclamation for president and vice president after a lengthy suffrage debate. The platform praised Wilson, endorsed tariff and the Monroe doctrine, and supported extending woman suffrage by states with equal terms for women and men.
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St. Louis
Son
Texas
Jenna
Wilson
Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Riley Marshall
United States
Asu
Reed
Stone
James
Resolutions Committee
Plank
America
Mexico
Philippines
Walsh
Hollis
Stor Stone
Banker Acquitted of Old Charge in Bank Failure
Pueblo reports W B Slaughter of Dallas was acquitted on larceny of stock tied to Mercantile National bank failure. He had recently been cleared of embezzlement charges in the bank’s closing during a federal Denver trial.
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Pueblo
W. B. Slaughter
Dallas
Mercantile National Bank
Slaughter
Denver
Platt Named VP and GM of Oregon Short Line
Howard V. Platt, assistant general manager of the Southern Pacific, is named vice president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line and vice president of the Union Pacific. The appointment takes effect July 1 with headquarters at Salt Lake City, and follows approval amid general gratification in Pocatello at his elevation.
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Los Angeles
Howard V. Platt
Southern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
Westcott's Eulogy for Wilson Announces Nomination
St. Louis June 16 attorney general John W Westcott of New Jersey extolled Woodrow Wilson as a second term candidate. He lauded wartime resilience, righteousness, and democracy guiding a nation of 100 million toward work and peace, noting prior economic panic and credit peril now easing as granaries burst.
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St. Louis
John W. Westcott
New Jersey
Wilson
Regatta at Poughkeepsie Sees Cornell and Syracuse Favored
Oarsmen from Cornell Columbia Syracuse and Pennsylvania will contest the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on the Hudson tomorrow. No western schools will compete this year California and Wisconsin absent. Three events varsity junior varsity and freshmen eights with Cornell and Syracuse favored to win.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cornell
Columbia
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Hudson River
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Western University
California
Wisconsin
Ithaca
Happy While He Has a Change In Washington
June 16 report from Washington notes a cheerful mood amid a policy shift. A telegram quotes a response pledging readiness to act, reflecting wartime or political tension.
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Washington
St. Louie Cen
Defends Rimseley by a New York commentary
A garbled June report from New York mentions Dr von Bie mann Hollweg defending a position in a speech. The text is incomplete and unreadable in parts, but indicates a defense or strong argument given by the named figure.
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Rimsely
New York
Dr. von Biemann Hollweg
Efor Bigaaell
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