World War Headlines From Early Conflicts
World news roundup notes German siege guns battering Liege Maubeuge and Antwerp with Verdun within five miles Paris cites 150000 German deaths. An air raid on England kills 67 and wounds 117. Italians near Durazzo pushed to isthmus west of Durazzo lakes. 700 Italians captured. Westburn seized and scuttled by its German crew off Teneriffe. 206 passengers landed. French villages near Verdun captured by crown prince army. Hochfeld interned at Madeira escapes. Thirty-six European merchant ships seized in Portuguese ports. Sazonov optimistic on war, but uncertain end. Zeppelin crew of 22 perished near Brabant le Roi. Turkiye said to evacuate Trebizond. Japan fleet reportedly arrives in the Mediterranean with many aircraft.
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Verdun
Berlin
Brabant-ur-Meuse
Haumont
National Education chiefs elect Chicago superintendent
Domestic John D. Shoop of Chicago presides over the National Education Association department of superintendence at Detroit annual convention. Other items note Iowa Senator Albert B. Cumming files for Republican presidential nomination and Henry Morgenthau arrives in New York from Copenhagen aboard Frederik VIII.
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John D. Shoop
Chicago
National Educational Association
Detroit
Mich
United Bigtes
Albert B. Cumming
Iowa
Des’ Moines
United States
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople
New York
Frederik
Copenhagen
Why Stay on the Farm as Prosperity Grows
The article argues against the notion of a farm boom being temporary. It highlights rising farm values, stable farm numbers, and higher per farm wealth from 1900 to 1910, noting land value gains, crop value increases, and mortgage declines. It credits government programs and extension work for improving rural life, education, roads, and youth interest in farming, suggesting a stay-on-the-farm trend.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
United States
Department of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Washington
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Smith-Lever
United States Department of Agriculture
Canning Clube
Boya
Girla
Atlying
Farma
la Manitoat
United States Envoy James W. Gerard Injured Skiing Near Munich
News dispatch reports Ambassador James W. Gerard broke his collarbone and injured his left side while skiing near Munich. The incident was relayed to London Iron via a central feed.
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ABS
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Munich
Iite
London
Iron
Helin
Shot Kills After 20 Years in Long Suffering
The text reports that John Karas died after suffering from a gunshot wound inflicted years earlier. The coroner attributed the death to a gunshot injury after an operation to relieve the wound, which left him paralyzed below the neck.
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Yaareaa
John’ Karas
Eggar Hag Bank Account Discovery In New York
Bank books showing deposits of 2000 dollars were found on Jobo West, twenty five, atextud for Hey. The fragment indicates a banking record discovery tied to New York and a named individual, with uncertain context.
Noted Minister Henry Wallace Dies at Lay Mission Conference
Henry Wallace editor of Wallace's Farmer and Iowa statesman died suddenly at age 80 during the Laymen's Missionary conference in Des Moines. He collapsed while speaking after a day of active campaign for missionary work and farm journalism. Wallace had long championed farm life, soil conservation, and the near ceil of the University of Cairo project.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Farmer
M. HE
University of Cairo
United Presbyterian
West Newton
Presbyterian Church
Morning Sun
Colorado
California
West
Adair County
Winterset
Winterset Madisonian
Country Life Commission
Roosevelt
Madisonian
Winterset Chronicle
Town Homestead
H. C
John P. Wallace
D. A. Wallace
Bank Swindler Active in Iowa Falls and Waterloo
A misread report alleges a bank swindler named George Payne from St. Paul carried out a scheme in Iowa Falls and Waterloo. He rented a house, paid rent through March, and presented a $277 check drawn on Johnson Bank in Waterloo. The bank gave him $177 in cash, then the check bounced days later.
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Iowa Falls
George Payne
St. Paul
Hi Legal Bank
Aeve A. Hite
Payne
Johnson
Waterloo
Morning bath tonic claims health through hot water and phosphate
An advertisement extols daily inside bathing starting with a glass of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It asserts waste buildup poisons the blood and promises improved health, energy and mood for both men and women.
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Toby
California Syrup of Figs Ad Refines Child Calming Laxative
Vintage advertisement urges mothers to swap harsh old remedies for California Syrup of Figs a gentle laxative praised for cleansing stomach liver and bowels. It claims a teaspoonful today prevents a sick child tomorrow and notes a 60 cent bottle with full directions for all ages. Ad ends with a quip about the corkscrew over the typewriter.
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California
Ady
Suffering Four Years Then Relief From Kidney Pills
J M Sinclair of Olivenill Tennessee describes lifelong backache and bladder inflammation worsened by diabetes and heart trouble. After doctors failed to help him he took Dodds Kidney Pills and credits them with curing his kidney issues and relieving his nervous depression. The advertisement mentions Diamond Dinner Pills as a constipation cure and lists prices and suppliers.
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J. M. Sinclair
Olivenill
Tenn
J. M. Binelaiy
Fragmented Local Notice Points To Public Sale
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a local action, possibly a sale or auction, with unreadable names and details. The readable parts reference a public sale and local officials, but key specifics are missing.
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Liege
Maubeuge
Antwerp
Paris
England
War Office
Vienna
Durazzo
Durazzo Lakes
Madeira
Funchal
Dumain
Russia
Sazonof
Brabant le-Roi
Havas
Bar-le- Duc
Petrograd
Trebizondos
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Camden Park State Bank
Minneola, Minn
Myron. T. Herrick
Cleveland
Grant
Columbus
Sena
Carteraville
Fall
A.T. Heath
Raleigh
N. C
George Poston
Ernest Lowry
Grant Davia
Edison Phenol
Silver Lake
N. J
Robert N. Walters
B. M. Bixby
Lake Michigan
United States Naval Training School
North Chicago
Wilson
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Togsther
Department of Labor
Francis J. Romadka
Romadka Brothers Company
Trunk Manufacturers
Milwaukee
John F. Archbold
John .D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
Thomasville
Madison
Wis
la Folletts
Senate
Henry Prather Fletcher
Mexico
United States Navy
House Naval Committee
Winslow
Ching
China Mall
Great Britain
State Department
Teutonic Powers
Senator Stone
Missouri
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Frank H. Funk
State Buble Utilities Commission
Inala
BH. H. Wayne
Delevan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
House
White House
Foreign Office
Senate’ Foreign Relations Committee
Henry P. Fletcher
David R. Francis
Interior
Migsouri
A.central
News Dispatch
Gotherk
Bulleti
Phila
Owan
Talla
Susegas
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