German admiralty reports decisive night battle with British fleet
Berlin reports the German high seas fleet clashed with a superior British force on May 31. The admiralty claims heavy damage to several British battleships including Warspite Marlborough Queen Mary and Indefatigable, plus cruisers and torpedo craft. German losses included Wiesbaden and Pommern. The fleet returned to harbor.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Warsprits
Marlorough
Wiesbaden
Tune F
Skagerak
Hotmriffal
Waraprite
Turban Nestor
Alcaster
Notilla
Marlborough
Ukeuman Orapyt
Wisehaden
Waitish
Pommern
Democrats Name Temporary Chairman At Convention Meet
St Louis June 2 Selection of a temporary chairman for the Democratic national convention was deferred by the subcommittee on arrangements until tonight The subcommittee began selecting 200 assistant sergeants at arms and fifty two assistants secretaries for each state and territory Names considered include Martin Glynn former New York governor and W J Stone Missouri senator No national committee meeting is set until June 12 with Hawaii Porto Rico and the District of Columbia reporting contests Chairman McCombs and Norman K Mack NY committee members arrived early A preliminary conference favored Glynn for temporary chairman Also under consideration for permanent chairmanship of the St Louis convention are Senator James Kern Indiana and Senator Stone Missouri with President Wilson and Lynch expected to decide later in the day
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St. Louis
National Committee
Martin Glynn
New York
W. J. Stone
United States
Missouri
Hawaii
Porto Rico
District of Columbia
McCombs
Norman K. Mack
Glyon
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Fred &. Lynch
James
Kern
Indiana
Stone
Pope Would End Death by Own Action in Europe
Cardinal Gasparri, pope secretary of state, told AP that the Holy Father seeks peace solely to halt the death by own action in Europe. He said the pope has no political bias and would thank the Almighty if peace comes through friendly mediation by the U.S. president or the kings of Spain.
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Rome
Paris
Cardinal Gasparri
Associated Press
Europe
Holy Father
Spain
Wil Aqually
Last Chance to Register for General Primary Voting
Tomorrow is the last opportunity to register for the general primary election. The boards will be in session in the various precincts during the usual hours. Only residents who were out of town on the regular registration days will be allowed to register Monday.
Delivery failure notice for late paper with contact numbers
If the paper is not delivered by 6 o clock due to carrier error or other cause, call 3330 and a copy will be sent. After 6 20, call Tel No 2 for assistance.
Hughes Denies He Is In Race For President
Washington June 2 Justice Hughes through his secretary told United Press that no one is authorized to represent him in Chicago. He is quoted as saying he has no representative and no man may use his name as a presidential possibility. Roosevelt and Fairbanks proposed as compromise. Republican leaders arrive as convention nears and fight between Roosevelt and Hughes appears likely. Volatile talks indicate many “favorite sons” may shift to Roosevelt or Hughes as second choice. Noted Pennsylvanian Boies Penrose says most Pennsylvania delegates are uncommitted and Brumbaugh supporters claim 41 first ballots.
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Washington, D. C
Justice Hughes
United Press Today
Frank Hitchcock
Chicago
Tastica Hughes
Lawrence Green
T. R
Hughes
Dltferant
Roosevelt
Penrose
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Henry J. Wasson
T. John W. McGrath
Whitman
New York
Smoot
Utah
Frank H. Hitchcock
W. E. Borah
Idaho
T. T
Fairbanks Chicago
Fairbanks
Wood
Burton
Treasury
Turther
Cummins Chicago
Heavy Damage in Iowa as Storm Paralyzes Railways
A severe rainstorm and cloudburst struck northern Iowa causing Washouts and weakened tracks, wrecks at Packard and near Glarksville, two deaths near Park ard, five drownings at McGregor, and widespread crop damage. Rail traffic across routes from Minneapolis to Saint Paul was halted, with several washouts and damaged bridges disrupting service overnight. normal conditions returned this morning.
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Iowa
Parkard
Rock Island
McGregor
Chicago Great Western
Glarksville
Nore Junction
Waterloowan
Leyd County
Waterloo
Oelwelh
Minneapolis
Saint Paul
Carrolle
LlHnois Central
Cherles City
Chicago Grant Western
Twin City
Packard
Charles City
Milwaukee Road
Fort Atkinson
Rudd
Tonla
Hainess Central
Independence
Dubruine
McGregor Flood Destroys Barn Drowns Three in Cloudburst
Cloudburst in McGregor last night flooded the town, rising six feet in minutes. Three men sleeping in a barn drowned, two children are missing, bodies reportedly swept away. Water inundated Zimmerman hotel area and depot yards, hogs washed away, Daubenberger lumber yard damaged, and North McGregor flooded. Mississippi families fear limited reach today.
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McGregor
Zimmerman Hotel
Depot West
Daubenberger
North McGregor
Mississippi
Wreck on Rock Island Clipper Trains Rescue Tales Told
Mrs. Fiddick recounts a fogbound Rock Island clipper wreck, describing muffled cries of passengers, a collapsed bridge, and rescues by train staff. William Piddick, a survivor, spoke to Lole Phong about the peril and the crowded smoker spared injury as cars downstream were engulfed. Mrs. Fiddick then returned home, disturbed by the vivid memory.
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Ars
William Wpiddick
Greene
Rock Island
Irs. Fiddick
Mrs. Piddick
Ndtekt
Mra. Wildiek
Greenspaven
Packard
Brandeis Voted Into High Court by Senate 47 to 22
Washington D C Ten 3 Brandeis of Boston nominated by President Wilson on January 28 was confirmed by the Senate yesterday as associate justice of the United States Supreme Court by a 47 to 22 vote. Three Republican senators supported him and one Democrat opposed. the result reflected a split with administration framing rather than a party line.
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Washington, D. .C
Toe
Tlousa D. Brandeis
Boston
Wion
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Brandeis
T la Follette
Norris
Nebraska
Poindexter
Washington
Newlands
Nevada
Clapp
Minnesota
Cronnn
North Dakota
Cummings
Kenyon
Wilson
Lamar
Snow in Russian city blocks street cars in trouble
Snow in Kaenn shuts streetcars while Nizhni Novgorod reports freezing temperatures. Petrograd dispatch notes unseasonal weather hampering transit and mentions San Felice as a prominent feature in an unclear ad.
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Petrograd
London
Russia
Kaenn
Nizhni-Novgorod
Train wreck injures twenty near Saunemin in storm
Twenty people were seriously injured when the Alton midnight special from Chicago to St Louis left the rails south of Saunemin during a fierce wind storm. A baggage car door and a smoker bag ruptured, and a woman was blown through a window twenty feet to the ground before rescuers took the injured to Worrest.
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Pontiac
Alton
Chicago
St. Louis
Sauneminanrly
Turks Attack Halt Russian Advance in Armenia
Petrograd reports Turkish offensives checking Russian forces in Armenia near Mamakhatun, fifty miles west of Erzerum, as Grand Duke Nicholas’ troops retreat over a dozen miles. Turkish war office claims a Turkish left wing surprise repulsed.
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Petrograd
Acin Minor
Beirut
Constantinople
London
Nicholas
Mamakhatum
Erzerum
Turkish War Office
Socialist Pastor Burns U S Flag in Ceremony Gets 30 Days in Jail
New York June 2 Rouch White pastor of the Church of the Social Revolution was found guilty of desecrating the American emblem for burning a flag in the church rear and was sentenced to thirty days in jail and a $1000 fine.
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U. S
New York
Rouch White
Church of Te Social Revolution
Court of Special Sessions
Eirenlars
Woods
White
Boeing
World Brotherhood
Two Waterloo Girls Listed Among the Dead
A memorial train wreck on Red Island No. 19 near Packard, caused by a storm, killed at least five and injured twenty plus. Among the dead were Mrs Flora Van Vliet of Traer and Mrs Doris Kober of Waterloo, with Ruth and Dorris Kober also reported missing. Rescue efforts rushed doctors and nurses from nearby cities, while officials blamed high water and weakened bridge supports for the collapse. Many passengers remained unaccounted for as work continued.
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Red Island
Packard
Flora van Vuiet
Greene
Nora Logan
Geneseo
Edith Nelson
Minneapolis
Mra
KK. Malhoit
Chicago
Casey
Henry
I. Louis Schump
Cleveland
Henry Monier
Crate
Mary Crowell
Town City
Waverly
Hfe
Wr “Ers
Mason City
Waterloo
Packard II
Dan Sensors
Cedar Rapids
Was & Passenger
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Pope
Gasparri
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Justice
State
Cummins
North Owa
San Felice
Proenger
Alton Road
Armenia
Tiffany
Frank Harlan
Cedar Falls
Albert Lea
Tring
Yeéarg
Aamed Thorn of
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