World War I Battles and Nightly Bombings Reach Multiple Fronts
Austrian aviators dropped 16 bombs on Udine killing twelve and wounding twenty seven while another squadron hit Verona and Vicenza. Reports claim Austrian German troops landed on Haravai in Romania's Danube delta placing mines and watching Romanian movements. Italians prepare for a possible attack on Goritz as Bulgarians push toward Monastir and Persepe. British capture 280 yards of Turkish trenches at Gallipoli and wave of failures and accusations swirl around French staff in France. An Anglia hospital ship sinks after hitting a mine. Debs declines further presidential nominations. multiple political and military shifts ripple across Europe and beyond.
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Udine
Italy
Italan War Office
Rome
Verona
Vicenza
Venetia
Grado
Washington official in New York gathers Austrian intel
Washington Attorney General Gregory announced at a New York conference with Dr. Josef Gorkar that A. Bruce Bielaski, head of the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation, obtained valuable information on Austrian Consul General von Nuber and associates. Also noted were political and sports items, a suicide in Chicago, a dengue death in Puerto Rico, and obituaries of Burrows and Leschatitzky.
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Gregory
Washington
A. Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
New York
Josef Gorkar
von Nuber
Armored Judge Moylan Rising From Adversity
David Moylan of Cleveland, a councilman and attorney, lost both arms in accidents but advanced to law, won election as municipal judge by a large plurality. He studied law by pen between his teeth and will slow his decisions, as the accompanying photograph illustrates.
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David Moylan
Cleveland
Moylan
E&the
Doped Horses and the Cruel Trade in Slavery to Sport
A tearing account describes horses forced through abuse to maintain performance. Doped with placer and whisky to boost output, steeds endure blows, exhaustion, and starvation as their masters push for profit. The piece condemns inhumane treatment and the profiteering practice.
Wheat Crop Boom Drives Western Canada Rail Traffic
Western Canada reports average 25 bushels per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta with near complete crop success. Rail shipments surge as CP R and other lines set records, shipping thousands of carloads daily and exceeding prior year earnings, with New York handling overflow for Canadian wheat through Montreal as the main export gateway.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
C.P. R
N. R
W. Grant Morden
Canada Steamships Company
Upper Lakes
Montreal
New York
Confused Deities and the Pickle Request
An English visitor staying with an American family is addressed as My Lord by all. At a meal the noble guest is served first and each dish offered with My Lord, will you have this. The eight year old boy, noticing the pickle was missed, punches his mother and whispers that God wants a pickle.
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Betsomé
Swamp-Root Named Kidney Remedy By Thousands
Advert says men and women suffer from kidney and bladder trouble and praise Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a top remedy. It notes various sizes and prices, offers a sample bottle by parcel post, and asks readers to send ten cents and mention the paper for information.
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Kilmer
Parcel Post
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Local Page Fragment Onstage Makeup Sparks Coloratura Quip
A brief newspaper caption notes a spectator quip during a stage moment. The line mocks a soprano’s makeup color as exaggerated, highlighting an eye catching visual gag amid performances. The item captures a humorous aside within a broader arts note.
Jones for peace at any price, critics respond
Fragmented lines show political tension with quotes about peace at any price and ridicule. Ads mention Liver and bowel products and seek space for merchants. A bridal shower and a coffee product promotion appear alongside unrelated notes.
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Jones
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Roumania
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Milan
Zurich
Prilep
Monastir
Serbia
London
Salonik
Dardanelles
Athens
Persepe
Paria
Czerna
Earl Kitchener
Gallipoli
von Mackensen
Constantinople
Anglia
English Channel
Selchers
Admirralty
France
Baron St. Davids
House of
Grasoe
Saloniki
Ozerna
Charles. B. Munday
Morris, Il
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
Charles B. Munday
Northwestern Improvement Company
Ravonedale
Wash
Prohibition
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Joseph Hulstrom
J. G. Mor Weon
Arlington
Sait Lake City
Biak
Wilson
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Terre Haute
Tod
Anternor Whitman
Pragiata
W. W. Clemmens
Marion
Clemmens
Mark Twain
Theodore Roosevelt
Europe
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Hell
Vincencio Mercino
New Orleans
Hlinois Manufacturers’ Association
Congress
Chicago
Harry J. Halselien
Brby Bollinger
Brideport
Conn.) Projectile Company
Germany
Sweden
Ottawa
Can
Canadien
Pittsburgh
South Penn Oil Company
Alfred P. Wright
Portage Entry
Calumet
Mich
Wright
Public Service Commission
Jefferson City
Missouri Railroads
Hughes
Supreme Court At
Secretary of State
Nebraska
Sporting
Charley White
Milburn (Young) Saylor
Indianapolis
Boston
August Weeghman
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Federal League Baseball Club
Henry R. Carter
United States Pubiic Health Service
Porto Rico
National Grange
Oakland
Cal
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
Julian Caspar Burrows
Kalamazoo
Burrows
Erie County
Pennsylvania
Theodor Leschatitzky
Dresden
Paderenant
Denye Cochin
Minater
Constantine
Saya'e Havap Gapatch
Greece
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Culebra Outo
Panama Canal
Goethals
Robert Fulton
Hudson River
Gonzalo Mejia
Magdalene River
Colombia
Yolanda I
French Industrial Commission
Bereta A
Scott
Senate
Hanford
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