Serbia Lands 80000 Strong at Salonika to Aid Entente
Reorganized Serbian army arrives at Salonika with 80,000 troops to bolster allied efforts. Berlin reports claim Austro Italian campaign casualties exceed 80000. Front near Verdun sees German gains over a two mile stretch between Dead Man Hill and Cumieres. British Isles suffer 550 killed and 1616 injured by German attacks. Paris financiers eye profiteering from war scenes postwar. Berlin street kitchens offer 35 pfennigs meals as troops shift focus. Muss of prisoners in Orenburg reveals 17000 dead from sanitation and cold. Mothers of multiples in Germany may claim duplicate state aid. Boise recalls Mayor J W Robinson over police issues. Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles elected president of General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Harrison Drug Act praised by National Association of Drug Clerks. Tulsa road accident with 300 quarts dynamite detonates, two dead. NY bazaar sells over 500000 tickets for war relief. Merrill Wis plans a “fly week” with prize fly traps.
Railroad Builder James J Hill Dies in St Paul Home
James J Hill veteran railroad builder and capitalist died at his home in St Paul Minnesota after a critical operation. The obituary notes his prominence in the era of American rail expansion and philanthropy.
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James J. Hill
St. Paul, Minn
Coaching moves and speed records from midwest sports
J Schissler, Nebraska alum and Doane College coach, is named head coach at St Viator College in Illinois. Barney Oldfield sets speedway record at Indianapolis with a 102.6 mph run on a slippery two and a half mile course. Omaha high school wins Missouri Valley Interscholastic meet in Kansas City with 41 points. St Joseph 25, others include Lincoln, Kansas City Kan, and Kansas City Manual. Okoe Missouri claims ninth Missouri Valley track meet at Columbia. Ames Iowa second, Nebraska fifth. Simpson Missouri breaks world record in 120 yard hurdles at 14.3 and ties 221 yard hurdles world mark at 25.2. Carlo Resta wins sixth Indianapolis Motor Speedway Memorial Day 309 miles in 3:36:10.82, $12,000 first prize. Wilbur D Alpine second with $6,000. Ralph Mulford third with $3,000.
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Barney Oldfield
Indianapolis
Barney
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Kan
Kansas City Manual
Okoe
Missouri
Columbia
Ames
Nebraska
Simpson
Carlo Resta
Wilbur D'Alene
Ralph Mulford
Resta
D’alene
Mulford
Senate approves rivers and harbors bill and Brandeis on court
Senate passes rivers and harbors appropriation about 43 million after amendments while Brandeis is confirmed as associate justice by 47 to 22. Navy building program proposed includes battleships subs and airships. food prices rise 1 percent Feb 15 to Mar 15. Wilson proclaims Flag Day June 14. Reavis introduces bill restricting interstate shipping of small fruits, berries and vegetables.
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Senate
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
United States Supreme Court
Representative Farr
Pennsylvania
Navy
House
Denmark West Indies Sale Thresholds U S Bargain Track
A potential transfer of the Danish West Indies to the United States follows decades of bargaining. The Virgin Islands St Croix St Thomas and St John would move for about 5 million dollars after earlier offers of 7.5 million failed and Danish parliament refusals. The islands lie near Puerto Rico with ports like Charlotte Amalie and Cruxbay and experience earthquakes and hurricanes.
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United States
Denmark
Danish West Indies
Antilles
Russia
Alaska
United States Senate
National Geographic Society
Virgin Group
St. Croix
St. Thomas
St. John
Porto Rico
Christianstad
Frederikstad
Knights of Malta
Louis XIV
France
Coral Bay
Cruxbay
Greenland
Iceland
Euphrates A Mighty River in World History
The Euphrates, paired with the Tigris, is described as the greatest ancient river. The National Geographic Society notes its long, storied influence on civilizations, cities, and empires. its two branches form, flow, and finally reach the sea after a 1,800 mile journey.
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Euphrates
National Geographic Society
Washington
Aistey
Tigris
Erzerum
Dersim
Mediterranean Sea
Forward at Home. Schoolteacher and father exchange on a backward pupil
In a Boston Evening Tran script a schoolteacher tells Mr Jones his son is very backward in studies. Jones replies that at home he seems to know it all, while an old lady hands in a telegram and tells a young assistant not to mind a misspelled word, saying they’ll know at the other end.
Allen's Foot-Ease Shoe Relief Advertisement
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for the feet. Shaken into shoes and used in foot bath makes tight shoes feel easy and relieves corns and bunions. Sold everywhere. Free trial package offer with address details.
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Allen
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Their Species and Reckless Life Warned in Ad Snippet
A fragment notes lines about snakes seen when drinking multiplying and adds a quip about adders. It then praises a locomotive engineer who leads a wreckless life and mentions postings about Hanford's Balsam and an advertisement. The piece ends with a remark on the wise girl who never marries her ideal.
Ivy Poisoning Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Hanford's Balgain as an antiseptic cure for ivy poisoning promising relief after the first use. The note adds a playful line about Easter bonnets and halos, reflecting period tone.
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WAR News
Saloniki
Major Moraht
Berlin
Dead Man Hill
Cumieres
Verdun
British Isles
Home Secretary
Paris
Orenburg
Petrograd
Germany
Imperial Insurance Bureau
Boise
Idaho
J. W. Robinson
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los Angeles
General Federation of Women's Clubs
New York
National Association of Drug Clerks
Tulsa
Okla
Entente Allies’ War Relief Fund
Merrill
Wis
Rockefeller Foundation
Poland
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Ireland
Dublin
Union Pacific Railroad
Edgar E. Calvin
A. L. Mohler
Forest Service Laboratories
Talara
Peru
London-Pacific Petroleum Co
Somer
San Diego
Cal
Dallas
Tex
America Forks
Utah
MacGregor
Democrats of
Arkansas
Little Rock
Arthur Warren Watts
Sporting
J. Schissler
Nebraska University
Doane College
St. Viator College
Kankakee
Illinois
McAdoo
Department of Labor
Wilson
Polk
State Department
Turkey
Entente
Mount Lebanon
America
Reavis
Charlotte Amalie
St. John Is
coLvi
India
Great Northern
Spokane
Wenatchee
Colville
Republic of Omak
Colville Indian Reservation
Columbia River
Okanogan
Omak
North Pacific Coast
Glacier National Park
Colvile
C. Leedy
C. E. Stone
ST. Paul ST. Paul
Leedy
Gentral
Gagat Northean Railway
St. Paul
Minn
Nant
Mannest
Buffalo
Wiaqara Falls
Stee
Ween
Greav
Staamahina
Minnesota
Missu
Asteter
Erie
Sienry Peat Nacrere
Halaven
Traverse Bay
Michig
Michigan
Fortunate
Hanford’s
Hanford
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