World War News and Trade Union Actions Across Nations
The Berlin general staff reports 15,800 Russian prisoners captured in March. Emma and Seven Seas steamers torpedoed near Beachey Head, with crew deaths. Turkish battles in Persia produce 12,000 Turkish losses and massacres of Christians near Sarmak Plains. Submarines add two British ships to their list of victims. War council in Berlin discusses Dardanelles and Przemyal fallout. Additional reports cover labor arbitration in Chicago, alimony taxation ruling in New York, political resignations, and various local incidents including explosions, strikes, murders, and a Fort Supply asylum fire. Cardinal Gibbons urges peace in Easter message.
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Berlin
Zapata indemnity paid to Chicago widow in Mexico City
Secretary of State Bryan announced in Washington that the Zapata government paid Ruth W. McManus, widow of John D. McManus, $20000 in gold for the Mexican revolt indemnity after her husband was murdered by Zapata soldiers in Mexico City. General Frederick Funston arrived at Browneville, Texas, from Fort Sam Houston to monitor the border during the Villa assault on Matamoros.
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Washington
Bryan
Zapata
Ruth W. McManus
John D. McManus
Mexico City
Frederick Funston
Browneville
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Matamoros
Washington Agriculture Orders Ciruses to Quarantine
Washington issued an order that circuses owning animals afflicted with foot and mouth disease must remain in their current quarters within the states until the disease is fully eradicated. For first time since August, Miss Margaret hosts guests at the White House with Mrs Brower and her daughter Mrs Erakine of Chicago visiting.
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Georgianna B. Tower
Philadelphia
Ageinet
Charlemagne Tower, Jr
United States
Germany
Tower, Sr
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Wilson
Margaret
White House
Brower
Erakine
Chicago
Germany hails Bismarck anniversary amid war rally
In Berlin Chancellor von Beichmann Hollweg declares Bismarck’s work inseparable from Germany as patriots commemorate the Iron Duke. London dispatches report new Indian tribal outbreaks after 16 000 natives revolt. 200 killed and 300 wounded. Britain’s king and Earl Kitchener urge abstinence from alcohol during the war. A Russian rolling stock order faces competition with a 14 million ruble contract loss to British firms. La Touraine passenger Raymond Swoboda is arrested for alleged arson, with correspondence suggesting plans to blow up the ship.
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Germany
Bismarck
Iron Duke
von Beichmann-Hollweg
Berlin
London
India
King George
Earl Kitchener
Great Britain
Britain
British
Canada
Lloyd George
Canadian Pacific Agent William Stitt Dies in Montreal Office
William Stitt, general passenger agent for the Canadian Pacific railway, collapsed and died at his Montreal office. Rev. Father M. J. Ward, a distinguished Catholic priest, died at Vimbar Wik after an illness. further details are unclear from the fragment.
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William Stitt
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
M. J. Ward
Viabar
Wik
Gordon Holds House Mace Repaired for Congress Return
Sergeant at arms BOB GORGON stands with the house mace shown as it travels to New York for urgent repair. The caption notes the mace must be fixed swiftly so Congress can assemble without delay.
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Gordon
Houses of Representatives
House
New York
Congress
The Pelican-Like Future of Human Lips
A scientist speculates on future human evolution mirroring a pelican bill due to bubbling fountains causing protruding lips in children. The essay argues that past beliefs of gradual ascent may contrast with this surprising possible path.
Got Them Mixed War Tale in Danbury Probate Judge Family
Irvin 8 Cobb recalls a Danbury Connecticut probate judge and his household where the old colored cook reads the magazine weekly. The judge follows war stories and asks about the war. The mammy predicts the conflict will last about three more years, claiming the king of Durape told Ty Cobb.
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Danbury
Conn
Irvin
Cobb
Mammy
Lord Kitchener
King O' Durape
Ty Cobb
Making It Right at the Church Fair Sparks Curious Banter
Quip filled exchange centers on a church fair and a playful remark about selling kisses. The dialogue unfolds with witty back and forth about who would buy and who would sell, set against a quirky, informal mood.
Allens Foot-Base for the Troop Ad
Over 100000 packages of Alten's Foot-Stace Botineptic powder are used by German and Allied troops for instant relief of corns bunions and sore feet. Promotes easy walking by removing heat swelling and pain. Sold everywhere for 2c. Don't accept substitutes. Ad.
Some Uprising
A brief dialogue shows a quarrel between a man and his wife over appearances. The husband mocks his wife as looking like an inflated balloon while the judge comments that she might react emotionally to the insult.
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Tim
Jim
Castoria Ad Warns for Safe Use by Mothers
A period ad urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for Io signature and Fletcher name, claiming safety for over 30 years. It emphasizes reliability for children and plants and cautions careful examination of packaging.
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Fletcher
The Grinding Rea Jove and the Test of Popularity
The passage recalls how a great composer used the hand organ to gauge a new work's popularity. It likens endurance to an oak, growing stronger with time through strained conditions and storms in married life.
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Rea Jove
Cuticura Hair Growth Ad Summary
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura products for scalp care. It claims Cuticura Soap cleanses and purifies while Cuticura Ointment soothes and heals the scalp. Daily use and occasional applications are recommended to promote hair growth, with free samples offered by mail via a Boston department.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Ady
Oriental Water Bottles of Hebron and Their Trade
Hebron, one of Palestine’s oldest cities, is famed for goat skin water bottles made in large tanneries. Skins from Arabia and the Lebanon arrive by caravan and are turned into airtight bottles after a week of work. Detached skins form rafts used on Syrian rivers and the Euphrates and Tigris, with thousands sent east to Egypt and the Sudan.
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Hebron
Palestine
Arabia
Egypt
Sudan
Syria
Euphrates
Tigris
Birmingham
Counterfeit Two-Dollar Bills Cited Amid Vigilance Call
In a crisp public warning, authorities urge vigilance for fake two-dollar notes while residents respond with a wry preference for authentic ten-dollar bills. The exchange underscores concerns about currency authenticity and everyday spend plans.
Woman quits coffee habit improves heart health
A wife narrates her battle with coffee induced heart weakness, detailing eleven weeks bedridden recovery after stopping coffee and starting Postum. She credits Postum with her weight gain from 92 to 158 pounds, noting relief from headaches and heart spells, and quotes her doctor praising her improvement. The ad promotes Postum by the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan with Regular and Instant forms and brewing directions.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Emma
Dundalk
Ireland
Havre
Beachey Head
Seven Seas
Arkutur
Dilman
Persia
Sarmac Plains
Flaminian
Crown of Castile
Emperor William
von der Goltz
Dardanelles
Przemyal
East Prussia
Taurogges
Krasnopol
Leon Chester Thrasher
Gold Coast
British West Africa
New York Supreme Court
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Gould
Frank P. Walsh
Commission On Industrial Relations
Charles McCarthy
University of Wisconsin
McCarthy
Basil M. Manley
Equitable Powder Company
Alton
Ill
James A. Coburn
Elmer Kortkamp
Gustave Miller
Clyda Davis
Louis Murphy
Wilkes-Barre Railway Company
Wyoming Valley
Wilkes-Barre
John Confer
Marstalltown
Dennis Milan
Minnie Milan
Green Mountain
Confer
Portage
Wis
W. Ht
James J. Hill
Ottawa
Allied Trades
E. J. Westlake
St. Paul and
Minneapolis
Senate
Minnesota
Howart Sexton
Jacksonville
Ind
State Insane Asylum
Fort Supply
Okla
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
America
Raymond Swoboda
la Touraine
Haid
Scilly Islands
Serbia
Honolulu
Alfred J. Ede
Bob Gorgon
The
Gen. Scott
Piutes
Utah
Hugh L. Scott
R. EB. L. Michie
U. 8
Marshal Nebeker
Michie
Scott
Old
Heese
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