Warning of bombs aboard British ships from Pearce letter
A July 11 wireless warning from Arlington cites a Pearce letter claiming explosives aboard the British steamers Howth Head and Baron Napier, which sailed from New Orleans July 3 with mule cargos for the British war effort. Authorities ordered the alert after a New Orleans newspaper received the letter.
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Pearce
New Orleania
Mr Morgan
Holt
7Folt
Capitol
New Orleans
Germany
New York
Toma
Morgan
Muenter
Cecil Spring-Rice
Halle
Muenters
Ana
Howth
Washington
Arlington
Howth Head
Baron Napier
Juix & Add
Duplin
Belfast
Norfolk
Avonmouth
Damiels
Atlantic
No Ticks No Tick Fever, A Cow Disease Debate
An Alabama reader argues that cattle contract tick fever only via tick bites, contending that disease can spread through proximity among diseased cows but not naturally without ticks. The writer asserts scientific proof shows the germ enters only through tick bites and cites broad acceptance of this fact.
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Seader Wiites
Oil Fields of Galicia Highlight Global Petroleum Source
A National Geographical Society bulletin notes the Galicia oil fields in northern Transylvania area as a major world petroleum source. It states these fields, alternately controlled by Austria and Hungary, produce about a quarter of world output, with the United States contributing nearly 61 percent, followed by Russia and Mexico.
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Nebraska State Journal
Gala
National Geographical Sowety
Washington
Capathians
Centri Gulia
Fortress Prarmival
United States
Russia
Mexico
Galicia
Tips From Texas Funny Lines About Drunken Manners
A quirky collection titled Tips From Texas presents humorous, blunt quips about drinking habits and social behavior. The remarks mix rural wisdom and self deprecating humor, contrasting animal imagery with human foibles.
French Drive Germans From Hills Near Arras After 120 Days
A Paris telegraph reports that after 120 days of battle near Arras, French forces now hold the high ground between Bethune and Arras and have pushed German positions back along a wide front. Descriptions detail trench gains, brutal fighting on a 10 mile front from Arras to Aix Noulette, and heavy German losses. Civilians in Arras endure shelling with hundreds evacuated, while French and British observers describe continued advanced positions and daily captures in the area.
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Lille
Douai
Cambrai
Notre Dame de Lorette
Arras
France
Paris
Bethune
Dotat
Brethune
Souches
Souchez
Aix Noulette
Associated Press
Liverhell
Gerflaix
Ware Owen Johnson
Arnold Bennett
Walter Hale
George T Mair
Iatel Vn
Pasis
Marth
Allentats
Walang
Formen
Roinferceme
Cu Fain
Blymin
Dute
Femeindang
Une Athens
HERIN
Stuation
Asan
Bod
Wien
Tur Heln
Arers
Giffey
Germans Report Repulsed Attacks in West Front
Berlin official bulletin reports repulsed French assaults near Arras and Rheims, German counterattacks north of Ypres, and Artillery preparation near Le Pretre forest. It notes continuing fighting in the southeast and asserts no change on eastern fronts, claiming heavy losses for the enemy and captures of enemy mines.
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Pretre Forest
Fontenelle
Meizeral
Amunetzy Viller
Arras
Rheims
Berlin
London
Ypres
Canal
Squches
T Lain
Rncourt
Albert
Beaurejour
Apremont
le Pretre
Sondernach
Vuenster
Bellen
Stabon
Gerirdmer
Burin
Arisnostay
Puhiiny
Evers
Trawler Batters by German Submarine in North Sea
A fishing trawler was attacked by a German submarine near Sleetwood. One crew member was killed and several injured as the vessel took damage and listed after the torpedo or shell fire. The submarine reportedly surfaced briefly before escaping.
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Sleetwood
Desperate Fighting Secures Summit Amid Stiff German Defence
Paris reports detail a fierce night battle in the Lanxenfeldhouf region as a French unit seized a high summit after a two hour engagement. A breach exposed a guard to counterattack but the company held the position for four days until relief, despite being cut off from its battalion.
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Paris
Hilgentrst
Lanxenfeldhouf
Suva
Network of spies spread by Germany at war time
A foreign dispatch describes a vast German espionage network active during wartime. It details suspected spy cells, covert movement, and alleged Allied investigations into alien agents, with references to arrests and the conveyance of sensitive information through thinly veiled channels.
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Germany
Rome
Assouard
Sprea Nas
Wal
Gaiman
Bent
Tray Ghte
Cyary Wescaipton
Erie
MVNO
Glasses help optics and precision for eyewear tech
The note describes advanced glasses optics, emphasizing precise curvature design and trustworthy materials. It mentions Moore & 5 as a potential shop or brand and cites Brod St as a location. The language suggests a product focus for eye care and mechanical fitting, highlighting shell mechanics and accurate alignment.
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Moore
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