Allies Score Major Gain At Marne Front
Franco British forces breached a five mile front on the Marne salient and reached three miles depth capturing the ridge between the Ourcq and Aisne. The advance turns the flank of the western gate and may mark a turning point of the campaign. Ville-en-Tardenois is encircled as French troops push forward between Rheims and Soissons amid stiff resistance.
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Associated Press
London
Marne
Ourcq
Asine
France
Ville-en Tardenois
Rheims
Soissons
Red Cross Ships Quinine to Madagascar Leper Colony
The American Red Cross shipped twenty pounds of quinine to the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul who oversee the leper colony at Farafangana in South Madagascar. A Paris appeal to the French Colonies minister failed due to wartime export bans, so the quinine was forwarded by the American Red Cross on a vessel sailing from the United States. The medicine is needed because fever is prevalent.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Red Cross
Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul
Farafangana
Madagascar
Paris
Red Cross assigns bilingual nurses to French military hospitals
George W. Simmons in St. Louis announced that each French military hospital will have at least one American Red Cross nurse and a French English speaking aid. The move aims to prevent Americans wounded in engagements from thinking they are in enemy hospitals by providing English speaking attendants to assist with writing letters and attending to needs.
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St. Louis
Red Cross
George W. Simmons
American Red Cross
Hunger Stone Visible in Elbe River Near Tetschen
Amsterdam reports the hunger stone in the Elbe near Tetschen has appeared for the first time since the war began. The famous rock lies in the riverbed and is normally hidden. it bears the old German inscription When Ye See Me, Ye Shall Weep, warning of famine.
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Amsterdam
Elbe
Tetschen
Germany
French Honor Dead American Soldiers at Suresnes Cemetery
Paris July 27 A correspondent notes daily American casualties from the second Battle of the Marne are mourned by French families. Funeral processions, Protestant and Catholic chaplains, and a French Republican Guard escort attend the solemn burials at the Suresnes cemetery, with American flags on coffins and the word Aux Defenseurs de la Patrie on wreath ribbons. The scene moves up to the hill to interment, taps sounding as mothers and sisters reflect on the distance from home.
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Paris
Associated Press
Marne
France
Republican Guard
Marines
Guard of Honor
Republic of France
Suresnes
Agreement Reached On Joint Action With Japan
The Associated Press reports joint action between Japan and the entente powers is assured. Japan accepts the American proposal on the Csec now in Siberia and after clarifications a complete agreement has been reached. The operation plan will be executed immediately.
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The
Associated Press
Raper Ma Nice
Japan
Csec
Siberia
Tokio
Washington
Larkin Winn Dies in Waco Texas at 1:30 A M
Larkin Winn son of Judge and Mrs A G Winn died in Waco Texas this morning at 1 30 of typhoid fever The body will be brought to Ada for interment Wednesday Deceased grew to manhood in Ada and his death comes as he began a promising life He had many friends here and was a young man with a bright future and a young wife.
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Larkin Winn
Waco
Texas
A. G. Winn
Ada
Pistols Brought to England From Pistoia in 1626
The note records that pistols were first introduced into England from Pistoia Italy in 1626. This concise historical fact highlights early gun trade links between Europe and England and the origin of firearm use in the country.
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England
Pistoia
Italy
Japanese Businessmen Oppose Siberia Intervention
Tokio reports show Japanese business leaders largely oppose Siberia intervention, with stock markets depressed and investment cautious. October trade shifts include renewed buying in Siberia, but overall foreign trade remains slack as the U S lists curb imports and freight costs rise. The Cotton Spinners, hemp bans, and Manchurian trade affect yarns, beans, and textiles while living costs press on households.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Siberia
Siberian
Japan
United States
Manila
Great Britain
Russia
China
Japanese
India
America
Osaka
Malaria warning and chill medicine ad
A daytime yawn and persistent dull ache signal malaria. The ad touts Herbine as a preventive and cure, claiming it purges impurities the malaria germ thrives on, strengthens the liver, and cleanses the bowels. Price 60c. Sold by Bart Smith.
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Bart Smith
Shawnee Visit Highlights Howerton Bio and Mission
Prof G T Howerton, former biology professor at Ade and former head of business administration at College Station, now vice-president and southern manager for American Extension University of Los Angeles and Chicago, tours Oklahoma to boost higher accounting and modern business methods. He argues common schools fail to train youth for faster business needs as war accelerates industry. He is a well known state figure and seeks cooperation of business leaders.
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G. T. Howerton
East Central Normal
Ade
Agricultural and Mechanical College
College Station
Miss
Shawnee
Howerton
American Extension University of Los Angeles
Chicago
Oklahoma
Cornaee
Nelson A. Yarmouth sunk by German submarine
An Atlantic Port reports the fishing schooner Nelson A. Yarmouth from N. S. was sunk off the North Atlantic coast by a German submarine. The crew say the vessel went down last Saturday.
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Atlantic
Nelson A. Yarmouth N. S
North Atlantic
Rainfall for Ada in July Is Very Light
Rainfall for Ada in July was next to nothing with a single shower of .05 inch. The seven month total this year reached 24.32 inches. July 1917 saw 5.21 inches in the month and 17.52 inches for seven months. July 1916 had .64 inches in July and 31.74 for seven months. July 1915 recorded 1.45 inches that month and 27.54 for seven months.
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Ada
Ancient Casa Grande holes explored as possible seasonal clock
Archaeologists and tourists have long debated two pairs of skyward holes in Casa Grande Ruin Arizona. A new theory suggests the holes acted as a seasonal clock aligning with sunrise twice yearly, dating ceremonies and estimating habitation 600 to over 1,000 years ago.
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Casa Grande
Arizona
Stonehenge
England
First per capita Choctaw Chickasaw payments issued
The Indian office in McAlester Oklahoma begins mailing the first per capita payments to Choctaw and Chickasaw tribe members. The payments follow claims filed during four days starting July 22 at the local office.
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McAlester
Okla
Community House in San Antonio Aids Soldiers at War
Describes a Soldier's Club in San Antonio near Nacogdoches and Alamo streets called the Community House. It offers free writing rooms, barber services, laundry, low price meals, and a veranda dance area run by local women to support soldiers. The aim is social contact, a home atmosphere, and mutual respect between soldiers and city residents. The War Camp Community Service directs the effort, serving as a beloved hub for as many as 50 000 soldiers weekly.
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Pagan Sangina
Nacagadoches Street
Alamo
L. L. Smith
Federated Women’s Clubs
San Antonio
War Canm Community Service
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for Deafness
A 19th century advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood-borne remedy and offers $100 for any case not cured, with circulars and agents listed in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Sney & CO
Toledo
Allies at Archangel Landing Sparks Allied Enthusiasm
London Aug 6 official statement says Allied naval forces and troops landed at Archangel on August 2 in concord with Russian authorities wishes. The landing provoked general enthusiasm according to the report.
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Archangel
Londonfi
Death of Jim Gully at Ada Home
Jim Gully died Monday evening at the family home two miles east of Ada. Funeral services will be conducted at the home Wednesday at 3 PM and interment will be in Rosedale cemetery. He was 30, leaving a wife and a young child. Neighbors recall him as well liked and upright.
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Jim Gully
Ada
Rosedale
Russian envoy's assassin escapes from Russia
Daily Mail quotes a leading Russian newspaper claiming Ambassador Von Mirbach's killer has fled Russia. The Exchange dispatch notes the escape as reported by the foreign correspondent.
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Daily Mail
Exchange ‘T
Ambassador von Mirbach
Russia
American Troops In Six Nations Across Overseas Fronts
Washington reports American fighting men are deployed in France, Germany, Russia, Austria, Italy, and Belgium with artillery on the French line near Mulhausen and fliers over Austrian lowlands. The article notes drafted soldiers facing constitutional questions and emphasizes broad, historic shifts as US forces engage in overseas combat.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Italy
Belm
Mulhausen
German Empire
Lake Garda
Belgium
Vladivostok
Murman Coast
England
Scotland
Ireland
Supreme Court
Valley of the Shadows
Pontotoc County Boy Kills Four Germans
J B Cathey of Ahlo so receives a letter from Corporal D O Cathey in France describing his actions with the Marines. He mentions having accounted for at least four enemy soldiers and possibly more. The letter commends American soldiers camp comforts and expresses no complaints about arrangements or conditions.
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Pontotoc County
J. B. Cathey
Ahloso
D. O. Cathey
France
McGees Baby Elixir Offered For Sick Infants
When a baby suffers heat and bowel trouble, McGees Baby Elixir is recommended to reduce fever, correct stomach issues, and control loose bowels. Priced 25 or 50 cents per bottle, sold by Bart Smith.
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McGee
Elexir
Bart Smith
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First National Bank of Ada
ACTIO
Giberia
AAP
Prof
Howeston
Moquug
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