Russians Score Early Victory In New Offensive Across Front
Petrograd reports a major Russian success with 480 officers and 25,000 men captured, 17 cannon and 15 machine guns seized. Brusiloff leads a coordinated whole-front attack on 600,000 to 650,000 opposing forces, threatening the Pripet to Romanian border over 250 miles.
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Petrograd
Russia
Pripet
Rumanian
Rumania
Brusiloff
Carpathians
Teutonic
Balkans
Tornado Death Toll Rises Across Five States
Death lists from storm ravaged Arkansas Missouri Mississippi Illinois and Tennessee grow hourly as belated reports arrive. Initial tallies show 126 dead and several hundred injured with many still missing or feared dead. Arkansas leads with seventy six fatalities followed by Missouri thirty Mississippi fifteen Illinois one and Tennessee four with more unaccounted after the river packet Eleanore overturning.
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St. Louis
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Illinois
Illnois
Tennessee
Night Court Trial For Small Civil Cases
A night court for civil cases under $50 will be tried to gauge if wage earners with daytime commitments want after hours access. The program aims to determine demand among workers unable to attend day sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Man Charged with Wife's Death After Childbirth
Luther M. Ivy, 25, of Paducah Kentucky, was arrested on a warrant sworn by his father in law for alleged neglect during his wife's delivery. The charges allege he denied medical aid to his wife, resulting in her death.
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Paducah
Luther M. Ivy
Ivy
Three Die in Auto Crash at Canton Crossing
A Pennsylvania freight train collided with a car on Market Street in Canton killing Mrs. Louise Buss 45, Mrs. Anna Parr 26, and George Roberts 40. Four others suffered serious injuries in the wreck.
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Canton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Market Street Crossing
Louise Buss
Anna Parr
George Roberts
New Platform of Republican Party Americanism Platform Outline
Chicago outlined a Republican platform drafted to please Roosevelt and the Progressive party. It calls for universal military training, a strong navy, denunciation of Wilson, a reasonable protective tariff, government-private foreign trade cooperation, strong interstate corporate regulation, labor reforms, child labor prohibition, minimum wages for working women, safer industrial standards, natural resource conservation, Philippine independence after local education, legal reform, agricultural credit via federal banks, and federal incorporation of interstate corporations. The document frames these as core planks with emphasis on Americanism and preparedness.
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Chicago
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Resolutions Committee
William E. Borah
Idaho
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Wilson
Roosevelt
United States
Tariff Commission
Philippines
Islands
National Guard Aviation Training Funding Sought
The War Department will ask Congress for 76000 dollars to fund instruction for officers and men of the United States National Guard in military aviation, aiming to increase preparedness and air capacity across units.
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New York
War Department
Congress
National Guard of
The
United States
Wisconsin Governor Suffered Acute Appendicitis Attack
Milwaukee Wisconsin Governor E L Phillip experienced a sudden appendicitis attack and was taken to a local hospital for an operation. His condition is not serious but surgeons deemed the procedure expedient.
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Milwaukee
Wis
E. L. Phillip
Jawbone Maker Gets Exemption From Army
In Rochester England a military tribunal granted a six month exemption to a dentist who made jawbone models to demonstrate the care he provides for wounded soldiers.
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Rochester
England
Economy urged in England amid war savings appeal
The National War Savings committee issues a fresh call for strict economy across the nation, with special emphasis on limiting motor cars and petrol use. The appeal targets households and businesses to curb nonessential consumption during wartime.
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England
London
National War Savings Committee
Republicans In Big Convention Opens In Chicago Coliseum
The Republican national convention opens with Charles D Hilles as host and Charles Warren Harding of Ohio elected temporary chairman. Harding delivers a keynote urging party harmony, defense buildup, and tariff support as delegates form committees and prepare for the next session.
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Harding
Ohio
Chicago
Republican Party
Charles D. Hilles
National Committee
Sater. Hilles
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Hilles
John Timothy Stone
Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
United States
Charles Warren Harding
Europe
Mexico
Philippines
Kitchener Lost At Sea Aboard Hampshire Off Orkneys
Admiral Jellicoe reports His Majestys ship Hampshire with Earl Kitchener and staff sunk west of the Orkneys likely by a mine or torpedo Four boats were seen to depart the vessel but heavy seas yielded only bodies and a capsized craft No survivors assured and Kitchener travels to Russia. Sir William Robertson in London. details include Orkney islands geography and the ship on voyage to Russia.
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Jellicoe
London
Grand Fleet
Admiralty
Hampshire
Harl Kitchener
West Orkneys
Earl Kitchener
Russia
William Robertson
Imperial Staff
Herbert J. Saville
R. N
Lord Kitchener
Orkneys
H. M. S. Hampshire
Westminster Palace
House of Commons
England
Orkney
Scotland
Caithness
Pentland Firth
Pomona
South Ronaldsay
Hoy
Flotta
Graemsay
Stronsay
Westray
Scandinavia
Brandeis Takes the Oath Sworn to Supreme Court
Washington Louis Danbitz Brandeis was sworn in as a member of the U S Supreme Court Monday in a formal ceremony. Justice Brandeis fills a key role on the high court, marking a historic addition to the bench and signaling a new era in judicial leadership.
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Brandeis
Washington
Louis’ Danbitz Brandeis
U. S. Supreme Court
Train and Auto Wrecked North of Danville
A northbound Chicago limited derailed after striking an automobile at Bismarck, 12 miles north of Danville. The driver was crushed, engineer Charles Everhart was badly scalded, fireman Fred Kay injured, conductor George Fox reports many passengers lightly injured. Police Save Farmer 10000. Police foil a $10000 horse race scam as farmer W H Matteson loses two drafts. suspects Henry B Smith and H Davis arrested. Davis escaped.
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Danville
Chicago Limited
Chicago & Eastern Minors
Bismarck
Charles Everhart
Flyer
Fred Kay
George Fox
Chicago
W. H. Matteson
Morris
Matteson
Grundy County National Bank
Henry B. Smith
Insurance Exchange
Farmer Matteson
H. Davis
Smith
Davis
Sensation Expected Over Pennman Escape Plot
Sensational developments are expected here soon regarding the disappearance of Gus Pennman, the murderer who broke jail at Kankakee four weeks ago with five companions. He was concealed in this city for 36 hours while plans were made to provide funds to aid his escape. It is learned Pennman and two others who escaped with him reached Danville two days after leaving the jail.
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Danville
Gus Pennman
Kankakee
Pennman
Edward F. Dunne
Sangamon County
Grand Jury
St. Louis
Dunne
Thomas King
Dorothy King
King
M. M. King
Burke
Dig for Oil Near Lewistown and Nearby Towns
A local oil firm employs about forty diggers under experts at work in Fulton territory. In Ipava Summum Fairview near Lewistown Flatt St David Seville and Canton 12 inch holes are steadily bored. Indications of oil sand encourage prospectors across the county.
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Lewistown
Fulton
Ipava
Summum
Fairview
Flatt
St. David
Seville
Canton
Bride of Editor Balderman Ties Knot in Cedarville
Miss Anna Marcel Balderman, niece of Jane Addams, wed Emanuel Julius of the Appeal to Reason staff in Girard Kansas. The bride, principal stockholder of a Girard bank, had previously acted on stage for years, with the ceremony held at her grandmother’s Cedarville home.
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Rockford
Anna Marcel Balderman
Jane Addams
Chicago
Emanuel Julius
The
Appeal To Reason
Girard
Kan
Cedarville
Bank of
Victory for Russel at Jacksonville school board race
The anti Collins faction won the Jacksonville school board contest led by Charles H. B. Colins against State Treasurer Andrew Russell. Only one Collins-endorsed candidate, Thomas V. Hopper, won election.
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Russel
Jacksonville
Charles HB. Colins
Treasuerer
Andrew Russel
anti-Collins
Collins
Thomas V. Hopper
Route chosen for Diagonal trail between Quad Cities and Peoria
Representatives from cities along the Diagonal trail from Seattle to Miami, Florida, selected the Davenport to Cedar Rapids route first, then chose the line extending to Peoria.
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Rock Island
Here
Peoria
Seattle
Miami
Fla
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Three Illinois Guardsmen Highest In West Point Exam
Balzer Sinnock and Stice top three in the Illinois National Guard West Point entrance exam. Balzer of Quincy and Sinnock of Quincy with Stice of Urbana placed first through third after taking the test on June 3. Governor Dunne and Adjutant General Bon announced the results in Springfield.
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Springfield
Dick Bon
Dunne
Illinois National Guard
West Point
Frank Balzer
Fifth Infantry
Quincy
Kenneth Seymour Stice, Jr
Ilinois
Urbana
Ray Barnard Sinnock
Investigate Infantile Paralysis at Decatur
Dr C S Nelson reported four infantile paralysis cases to the state board of health at Decatur and Dr EB Godfrey was sent to assist local authorities. Quarantine measures and expert review were authorized to prevent further spread as physicians disputed diagnoses due to contagion. Two new state banks were granted permits to organize in Chicago and Morris with capital stocks of 200000 and 50000 respectively.
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Chicago
United States
BE. Wyllys Andrews
Franklin H. Martin
Doctor Martin
Berlin
Vienna
Health Board
Dunne
C. St. Clair Drake
State Board of Health
Chicago Undertakers
Ilinois Undertakers’ Association
Doctor Drake
C. S. Nelson
Decatur
EB. S. Godfrey
Brady
Charles W. Hoff
James Lee Parker
William McKinley
Leonard Roach
Frank M. Kelley
University Trust and Savings Bank
East Fifty-fifth Street
J. A. Mo. Kindley
George H. Weitz
Ricin “Sg
Fletcher
W. R. Gay
C. Cruger
First Trust and Sivings Bank of
Morris
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Wisconsin
Kitchener
Sun
West Orkney Islands
Balzer
Sinnock
Stice
First Cavalry
State Board of Administration
Frank Whipp
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