Fall of Warsaw Seems Probable
London reports Austro German forces press in northern Poland while Russians resist near Warsaw and along the Lublin Choim line. German and Russian positions show heavy fighting. observers suggest the Russians may abandon Warsaw as advances threaten the city from Rozan to Pultusk and along the Nar ew river.
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London
Warsaw
Lublin-Choim
Poland
Narew
Rozan
Pultusk
Berlin
Sher
Frases
Courland
von Buelow
Topov
Ivangorod
Vidtuin
Front News Roundup From World War I Era
Reported fighting on the western front shows limited gains as Turkish forces resist near Gallipoli. The anniversary of a Serbian ultimatum to Austria triggers expectations of further developments. Austria orders seizure of 1915 grain, food speculation curbed, with remaining crops seized after harvest. US supplies sold under price controls.
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Souehen
Gallipolis Penins
Hriusa
Serbia
Allon
Bernstorff Leaves Capital For Awhile
Berlin and Washington news report Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, travels from the capital to stay away until new instructions or developments require his return. German circles suggest the note on noncombatant safety hints at a conciliatory German stance toward the United States amid grand naval warfare tensions. A separate New York item notes the fire and explosion aboard the Cragside, with damages and cargo loss, and German forces under General von Buelow claim victory near Warsaw, Rosan, and Pultusk with Narew crossing details.
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Washington
Count von Bernatorff
United States
Germany
Berlin
von Buelow
Eastland Disaster Testimony and Rescue Efforts Continue
Eyewitness accounts describe chaos as the Eastland overturned with passengers and crew scrambling for safety. Divers recovered bodies from the wreck while rescuers labor to pull survivors from confined spaces and under water, with officials questioning lines and towing procedures during the chaotic hours after the capsize.
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Flannigan
Eas
Hoyre
Evner
Kenosha
Mohich
Eastland
Geogwater
Janland
Flanigan
Trannken
Lusitania
Emmett Prochall
An Faure
Wis Suimnersion
Prochall
Apkin
Diaster
River Tragedy Describes Rescue and Loss During Drowning
Mrs H P Thayer recounts clinging to her children Harry seven and Helen eight as her husband William and others pitched into the river. Harry and Mrs Thayer were rescued while Helen and Mr Thayer are believed drowned. Sten Thayer describes near drowning and his escape aided by a river rescuer as bystanders plunged into the chaotic water.
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Sinter-inslaw
H. P. Thayer
Harry
Helen
William
Eastland Disaster Eyewitnesses Describe Chaos and Rescue
Survivors recount panic as passengers piled in the hull and lifeboats, with firemen forcing through the side of the overturned liner. Rescues continued aboard the Racine and on shore, while investigators and company officials scrutinize causes and conduct inquiries into the tragic Lake Michigan catastrophe.
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Racine
Banks Decline Rescue of International Textbook Co
Banks in Seranto and Scranton refuse to aid the International Textbook company and its International Correspondence schools with a $500,000 loan. Board of trade permittees John H Brooks Worthington Scranton and Ralph E Weeks issued a second public appeal for collateral notes, but lenders balked, with several banks rejecting the notes as security.
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Seranto Pa
International Textbook Company
Board of Trade
John H. Brooks
Worthingon Scranton
Ralph E. Weeks
Nunich
Lextbook Company
Hanks
New York
Journey from Pekin to London via Trans-Siberian
A traveler describes the voyage from Pekin to London by the Trans-Siberian route totaling 5426 miles. The journey takes nine days and 21 hours, marking a notable rail passage that began on May 4.
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Tom Awscow
Vladivostok
Pekin
London
Davis-Daly Progress in Opening Colorado Mine Ore Body
Davis-Daly advances on the 2500 level ore body at the Colorado mine with an assay of 80 percent copper and 6.5 ounces per ton silver. Daily shipments from the od and 1700 levels sustain about a carload, with copper at 60 percent of value. Crosscuts toward the Hesperus ore body and to the Chine level southward press toward the 2000 ore body, aiming for a few days. Government projects exceed 1.5 million dollars, reclaiming 2,540,032 acres. Zinc stocks wobble, sparking slight shifts in spelter prices. Superior’s quarterly report expects profits near 7 dollars per share, with dividends after year-end. company aims to keep cash around 2 million and issue a September payout conservatively.
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Davis-Daly
Colorado
Aboyent
1418 Charming Little Frock Described for Season
A dress styled from the season’s smartest models uses sheer cotton or soft silk weaves. The frock is dressy yet simple, featuring a set in vest rolling collar and adjustable sleeve length. The ruffled skirt sits on a three gored foundation and can be finished with or without the band effect.
Pipe dream taints Murphy case amid Becker links
The report details claims from July that Governor Whitman might intervene to save former Police Lieutenant Murphy from execution while witnesses Bridgie Webber and Harry Vallon face scrutiny. It references Becker and a noted trial, with mentions of Beckers’ alleged conspiracy and a planned recounting of events tied to Sing Sing.
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Joseph Murphy
Whitman
Insu
Herman Rosenthi
Hecker
Murphy
Jsonneon
Sing Sing
Becker
Sorey
Overnor
Quaint or Curious. A look at odd notes from history
A garbled report cites curious ancient practices and modern oddities. It mentions British or Irish lamps with ten pee putters, a lamp built in Knaae spanning 32 railroad tracks, Anamie 60 origins in Brittany, and the US Department of Agriculture maintaining moving image laboratories for educational films. It also notes a spider’s thread four miles long would weigh one grain at Guingamp.
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Tians
Knaae
Brittany
United States Agricultural Depart
Mane
Lms
Guingamp
Summertime Stomach Troubles
Summer stomach upsets come from jellylike heat foods and careless eating. Unripe or slightly spoiled items, poor taste, and indiscriminate diets can cause diarrhea cramps dysentery cholera morbus and even typhoid. Stay hydrated with water not ice water, eat well cooked foods including vegetables, and consider a tablespoonful of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in water or milk before meals to aid digestion. Consult a pharmacist for this remedy.
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Diar Roca
Duffy's
Urungst
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