World War Week in Review From Western Front Fronts
The report covers British and Japanese landings at Vladivostok and German advances at Hango and Ekaterinslav. It notes German air losses near Toul and Verdun while British aircrews claim several German planes down. It cites French and British counterattacks near Montdidier Aveluy wood and Albert with heavy force concentration on the Picardy front.
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Hangard-en-Santerre
Paris
Montdidier
Verdun
Aveluy Wood
Ancre
Albert
War Office
Hebuterne
Picardy
Allies in Paris Mark US War Entry Anniversary
In Paris a grand observance honors America's entry into World War I. Secretary Baker arrives from Rome while Yoshihito praises French valor in Picardy. Speeches by Ambassador Page and reference to General Pershing highlight American resolve and military aid to the Entente.
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Paris
Ame Ica
Festival Hall
Hotel de Ville
Page
America
United States
General Pershing
Foch
France
Wilson
Train Crash Totals Six Dead In Fort Wayne Car Collision
Six persons were killed and four seriously injured when a passenger train struck an automobile carrying ten people on the Wabash line near Fort Wayne Indiana. Gold valued at 700 dollars scattered along the tracks in the wreck. The incident follows a busy wartime period with military resignations and troop calls.
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Wabash
Fort Wayne
Ind
John A. Martin
Colorado National Guard
Camp Kearny
San Diego
Cal
Martin
Wilson appoints Stettini and Keppel to war posts
President Wilson names Edward R. Stettini as second assistant secretary of war and Fred P. Keppel as third assistant secretary of war. State Department denies any overture for peace with the Central powers and vows to ignore such proposals if they arise. The Third Liberty Loan drive opens with a roll call of 12,000 National Army troops at Camp Meade Maryland. Federal Reserve reports a rise in earning assets by 23 million dollars and currency notes by 27 million. One year into the war the nation has begun collecting 3 million dollars for the Third Liberty loan.
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Wilson
Edward R. Stettini
Fred P. Keppel
Central Powers
State Department
National Army
Camp Meade
Baltimore
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Willard Fulton fight talks cut price at $75,000
Ogden stockmen W H Dunn and Otto Meek offered seventy five thousand dollars for the Willard Fulton bout set for July 4. G O Shafer and King Smith won the national indoor doubles tennis championship in New York defeating W P Tilden and Cecil Donaldson in straight sets 7 5 6 1 6 4. The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs will open next July with James M Barnes in charge. The Kentucky racing schedule was announced with meet dates at Lexington Churchill Downs Douglas Park Latonia and the Kentucky Derby set for May 11.
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W. H. Dunn
Otto Meek
Ogden
Utah
G. O. Shafer
King Smith
New York
W. P. Tilden
Cecil Donaldson
Far West
New Broadmoor Golf Club
Colorado Springs
James M. Barnes
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Lexington
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Douglas Park
Latonia
Far Hills Oversubscribes Quota and World War II Notes
New Jersey town Far Hills oversubscribed its $11,700 quota tenfold while Petersburg Alaska reported filling its quota by April 6. In Cincinnati Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels praised officers and enlisted men in U S land and sea forces. Mrs Nat C Goodwin filed for absolute divorce from the star of Why Marry now at the Astor. President Wilson, in Baltimore, urged force to make right the world’s law. Siberian councils prepare to resist invasion. Admiral Kato issues proclamation in Vladivostok. Massachusetts joins federal prohibition ratification with Senate 27 12 and House 145 91 supports.
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New York
Far Hills
N. J
Alaska
Petersburg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Liberty Loan
Josephus Daniels
United States
Nat C. Goodwin
Margaret Moreland
Star of
Astor Theater
Wilson
Baltimore
Russia
Admiral Kato
Vladivostok
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Arizona War and Mining News From The State
Arizona reports 26 March enlistments at Tucson. Kingman road to Rawhide and Cleopatra mines opens seven miles. Globe Iron Cap vein on 900 foot level shows big ore body. Jerome Verde copper in contact with 20 percent ore on fourteenth level. United Verde pays $7 dividend. Tombstone mines close suddenly. Salt River lettuce harvest ships to New York and Kansas City. 50 carloads shipped. Governor Hunt denounces violence in Bisbee and Jerome. Tom King locates Roadside copper claims. several leaders jailed or under legal action.
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Arizona
Camp Funston
Tucson
Rawhide
Cleopatra
Kingman
Tucson Capital
Armour & Co
Prescott
Globe
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Phoenix
Clarkdale Boy Scouts
Salt River Valley
Glendale
Tombstone
Jerome
William Waldrop
Bunker Hill Mining Company
United Verde Copper Company
National Shipbuilding
Public Service Reserve
Jerome Verde Copper Company
Miami Copper
Northern Arizona Normal School
Dr. Blome
W. H. Keegan
Gila County
New York
Kansas City
Tombstone Bunker Hill Mines Company
Federal Food Administration
Sammies Repel Attack at Toul Oise River
American forces report repelling a German assault near Toul along the Oise River with no immediate details on casualties or reinforcements. The action underscores persistent trench warfare in the sector as Allied lines hold firm.
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Toul
Prelude to New German Drive Threatens French Sector
The article reports a large German patrol near Toul repulsed by American outposts. It notes German plans to widen action around the Lens Arras sector and Picardy front, with heavy bombardment from La Basse canal to Laon. It mentions potential large-scale attacks aiming to break allied defenses before Amiens.
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Amiens
Teutons
Picardy
la Basse Canal
Laon
Lens
Arras
Bucquoy
Albert
Montdidier
Lassigny
His Bit as Call to Total Effort in World War Usage
The Manufacturers' Record critiques the phrase his bit used in England to imply all one’s effort. It argues Americans see it as small, not total dedication. The piece seeks a stronger, nonprofane expression to urge everyone to do their utmost in the war.
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England
Cuticura Advertises Dandruff Cure
Cuticura promises to kill dandruff with Cuticura Ointment and a hot shampoo using Cuticura Soap. The ad claims a man becomes a woman the next morning and offers free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept. Boston. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept
Boston
Animals Admitted to Heaven Ten Beings Worthy Of Entry
The article lists ten animals honored in Islamic tradition as admitted to heaven. These include the dog Kratim of the Seven Sleepers, Balaam’s ass, Solomon’s ant, Jonah’s whale, the ram of Israel, the camel of Saleh, the cuckoo of Belkis, the ox of Moses, Al Barak the steed of Muhammad, and the ass Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
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Ephesus
Balaam
Solomon
Jonah
Israel
Abraham
Isaac
Saleh
Belkis
Moses
al Barak
Mohammed
Heaven
Jesus
Jerusalem
People’'s Home Journal
August Flower Remedy Promoted For Stomach Ailments
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER marketed as a universal remedy for disordered stomachs and inactive liver causing headaches constipation sour stomach nervous indigestion and gastric fermentation. The tonic acts as a gentle laxative, regulates digestion, cleanses the alimentary canal, and stimulates bile production, selling in all civilized countries.
Giant black wolf captured near Walterville by rancher
J W Fountain of the Mc Kensie Valley brought to Eugene the pelt of a huge black wolf trapped near Walterville Oregon. He set two close traps and saved the animal from escape. Ranchers report several such wolves in the area causing cattle and sheep losses. The captured wolf measured over eight feet from tip to tip.
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J. W. Fountain
McKensie Valley
Walterville
Ore
Eugene
Mr. Fountain
Ten smiles for a nickel ad promotes bag blue and clean white clothes
An ad offers ten smiles for a nickel and urges buying Red Cross Bag Blue for beautiful clean white clothes, claiming value and appeal.
Noted Hotel Features Luxuriant Smoking Room for Ladies
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a remark praising an up-to-date hotel with a luxuriously furnished ladies smoking room. The dialogue hints that a man would face a challenge to see his wife indoors, suggesting a dense atmosphere inside.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Man Who Sees Clearly Never Decides
A proverb-style line notes that a person who requires perfect clarity before acting ends up never making choices. The statement suggests indecision stems from overanalysis and postponement.
Villa Bandits Defeat Carranzistas Near Texas Border
Marfa Texas reports Mexican federal Colonel Calero reaching Mulato opposite Redford and saying a battle occurred near San Antonio fifty miles southeast of Ojinaga. Federals retreated to the border due to ammunition shortage as Villa’s main command neared San Antonio with Villa said to be in personal command.
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Marfa
Tex
Calero
Mulato
Redford
San Antonio
Ojinaga
Jose Chavez
Villa
Spring Fever and Blood Cleanser Endorsed by Dr Pierce
A spring health notice advises combating spring fatigue with Dr Pierce remedies. It promotes Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and Anuric tablets for nerve and urinary relief. The ad highlights ingredients like Golden Seal and Oregon grape root and promotes availability at drug stores for sixty cents.
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Oregon
Draft board incident ends with threats in town
A Black youth reported to a local draft board answered “Eighteen” to a question about age. He recounts being told registration wasn’t necessary and recalls two police officers menacingly telling him to leave town or face violence.
Not to Be Expected at Josephine's Quiet Wedding
The exchange hints at a society event where Josephine was obliged to attend. Details are sparse but imply an expectation surrounding her wedding presence and social duties.
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Josephine
Huns Seek Peace Terms From Kaiser in Geneva Petition
Four German peace groups including the Fatherland League and the Women’s Peace Association sent a petition to Chancellor von Hertling urging clear language showing Germany’s willingness to recognize Belgium’s independence evacuate occupied French territory and transform Alsace Lorraine into a self governing state.
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Geneva
Switzerland
New Fatherland League
The
Women’s Peace Association
von Hertling
Germany
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
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Finland
Helsingfors
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Basle
Ekaterinslav
Dnie
Baker
Rome
Emperor Yoshihito
Japan
Poincare
American Red Cross
Count Czernin
Giornale D’italia
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Leon Trotzky
Moscow
Lord Robert Cecil
London
Piave River
Asiago
Amsterdam
Western
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Omaha
Washington
War Labor Conference Board
Labor
SPORT
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Percy Bowden
Remundo Mena
Pirtleville
Frank Creswell
Maricopa County
Sisters’ Hospital
Gottored Schmid
Hunt
Walter Johnson
Bisbee
Western Federation of Labor
F. H. Avonwood
Wilcox
Roy Hearne
Cochise
Avonwood
Hearne
John
Tom Powers
Tom Sisson
McBride
Graham County
Clifton
Greenlee County
Somme
Oise River
Silver City
N. M
Samuel L
Joseph S. Hunt
Grant County
Chester Bartell
John P. Hunt
ATTLE
David Roberts
Watson EK. Coleman
Washington, D. C
Denver
Canada
U.S
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ottawa
Can
W. W. Bennett Boom
Bee Bldg
Omaha,Neb
Kaiser
Carter
Carter Little Iver Pills
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