War News From Fronts and Foreign Happenings
Western fronts report heavy fighting in Macedonia and Austro Italian border clashes. Berlin confirms loss of two destroyers in Dover raid. British and French air forces bomb Frei burg. Krupp strikes and munition factory walkouts in Germany paralyze war production. two British hospital ships sunk with high casualties. French advances reclaim territory. Villa forces clash in Chihuahua with heavy fighting and arrests.
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Macedonia
Berlin
Dover
Congress
Freiburg
Germany
Krupps
Calais
Braye
Hurtebise
France
Champagne
London
Paris
Hindenburg
Auberive
Francisco Murguia
Cafton
Babicora
Chihuahua
War Aims and Global Updates From World Fronts
Resolutions in Nome approve war with Germany. Duchess of Brunswick gives birth to a daughter. Lloyd George returns to London after talks with France and Italy. Irish settlement proposals hinted. Nicaragua backs US entry into WWI. Paris holds Sorbonne ceremony for US. US Ambassador Elkus ill in Constantinople. Whitlock to assume Belgium duties at Havre. Belem torpedoed. Brazil cites war tensions. US entry celebrated in Dublin with flags. Cipher says Russia and Germany armistice signed. German peace appeal printed in Amsterdam paper. Madrid cabinet vowed neutrality and restoration of guarantees. Bergengut sunk. eight killed. German munitions strikes idle. 75,000 workers protest. Almeida resigns Portugal cabinet after economic council vote.
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United States
Elkus
Constantinople
Berlin
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Havre
Belem
Mediterranean
Rio Janeiro
Dublin
Rio de Janeiro
Russia
Germany
Norddeutische Allegemeine Zeitung
Amsterdam
Barmen
Antonio J. Almeida
Bernardino Machado
Portugal
Almeida
Chamber of Deputies
National Economic Council
Students to gain farm credits at UM for work
University of Montana students who work on farms will receive credits. The article notes the broader hope of averting world hunger and frames farm work as part of national effort. It mentions more than 400 Colorado and Wyoming men joining Uncle Sam’s armed forces last week.
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University of Montana
America
Colorado
Wyoming
Uncle Sam
Japan
United States
Y. Bryan Yamashita
Tokio
Chicago
John JW. Springer
John W. Springer
Denver
Fairview Cemetery
New Jersey
Flat Indian Reservation
Butte, Mont
Cato Sells
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Adian
Spokane
Aviation Reserve Corps Applications Top 2,750 in Week
Within the last week 2750 applications arrived at the Chicago headquarters for membership in the aviation reserve corps. The first full week of the 1917 baseball season saw New York leading the National League and Chicago atop the American. Douglas Grant, the 1916 champion, won the 1917 Northern California golf title at San Francisco by one up over Jack Neville at Ingleside. Twenty three shooters took part in the Denver Trap Club shoot at the Aurora grounds with Jesse H Keyse high amateur and William Bowman high professional both scoring 92 percent.
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Chicago
Aviation Reserve Corps
New York
Douglas Grant
Northern California
San Francisco
Jack Neville
Ingleside
Denver
Aurora Grounds
Jesse H. Keyse
William Bowman
Comet Discovery Reported From Australia
A dispatch from Australia notes the discovery of a new comet. The item mentions ongoing astronomical observations and international interest in newly found celestial bodies.
Arizona news highlights from Prescott to Bisbee
Western Newspaper Union report covers July events across Arizona. Reunions at Prescott, rifle clubs in Chandler and Mesa, Red Cross chapters, home guards, town Founding Verde, copper mining news, jail escapes, ore rate changes, Navy enlistments, water works permits, census plans, and details of arrests, executions of flags, and a tragic military suicide in Naco.
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Bisbee
Verde
Jerome
Tucson
Clifton
Clarkdale
Globe
Warren District
Red Cross
U. S. Navy
Kingman
Prescott
Arizona
United States
Charles Goodwin
First Arizona Infantry
Naco
British gain ground south of Scarpe in renewed offensive
British forces push from the Hindenburg line toward the Scarpe capturing Gavelle and Guemappe and taking over 1000 prisoners. They seize Trescault and large parts of Mavrincourt wood while advancing toward the Cam brai St Quentin road near St. Quentin. Air support and balloons report heavy activity.
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France
Gavelle
Hindenburg Line
Scarpe
Guemappe
Croisilles
Drocourt-Queant
Hindenburg
Trescault
Mavrincourt Wood
St. Quentin
Cambrai-St. Quentin
Lens
London
Mesopotamia
Iztabilat
Tigris
Samara
War Office
Horton bill tightens liquor limits and shipments in state
Denver reports the Horton liquor bill signed by Governor Gunter on April 23 imposes strict monthly limits and ordering rules. Quotas are two quarts of non wine beer or six quarts wine or twenty four quarts beer. permits cost 25 cents and require age over 21 and no family order. Shipping restricted to railroad or express lines and penalties include confiscation of transport tools.
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Denver
Gunter
Ten Million Loss in Alaskan Flood Hit Treadwell Mines
Machinery and equipment valued at 10,000,000 dollars are believed destroyed by the Treadwell system floods on Douglas Island opposite Juneau. All miners escaped without injury.
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Juneau
Alaska
Douglas Island
Dynamite Found on Santa Fe Track Between Hurley and Santa Rita
A track walker discovered eight sticks of dynamite placed along a Santa Fe branch between Hurley and Santa Rita. The sticks were sewn in a sack, preventing a possible train wreck. Local authorities investigated the incident in Silver City, New Mexico.
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Silver City
N. M
Santa Fé
Hurley
Santa Rita
New Mexico Militia Mobilized for Federal Police Duty
The first regiment of infantry and battery of field artillery of the New Mexico National Guard were ordered into federal service for police protection duties.
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Washington
New Mexico National Guard
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Ad
An antique style advertisement quotes dialogue about courage and aging then promotes Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for pimples boils carbuncles and other ailments in tablet or liquid form. The ad uses a quip about the good dying young to attract readers.
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Pierce
Golden
Swamp Root Stops Serious Backache
When back pain and bladder or kidney discomfort arise, visit a drug store for Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. A physician's prescription for kidney and bladder diseases, it has years of tested results. Available 50c and 1.00 with sample offer for 10c to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Which Snake Survives in a Swallowing Duel at Zion City
A Zion City reader relays a bizarre note about two snakes on the lakefront, a garter snake and a bullhead, each three feet long. They attack head to tail and begin swallowing each other, taking five minutes to complete the act. The question remains which snake ends outside or if both vanish.
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Zion City
Ill
Lake Front
Indianapolis News
Last word in automobiles boasts twelve-cylinder motor
Kidd proclaims the new car as the ultimate in auto design with a twelve cylinder motor, seven passenger seating, and a single occupant convertible top.
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Kidd
Kidder
Nobody's Enemy in Everyman's Friendship Wise Saying
A compact proverb notes that while a person may be well liked by many, universal fondness prevents loyalty and true friendship, warning that too much friendliness can dilute allegiance.
Marriage Question From Friend Over Mathilde
A friend asks why the speaker will not marry Mathilde and suggests she would make him happy. The reply centers on her past and its length, implying social or personal judgments about her history.
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Mathilde
Rediscovered Ad Fragments Highlight Early Red Cross Brand
Fragmented OCR shows a vintage advertisement praising Red Cross bags and a grocer network. The readable parts mention “all good grocers” and emphasize neat, clear white packaging amid sparse context.
Elderly siblings refuse to go to care home
Kitty Goetz aged 100 and brother Igny Karisch 98 stubbornly resist institutions for the aged. They face hunger and a cold roof but plan to stay in their Meadow near Rosedale Long Island as a police escort aids their surprise trip to Kings County Hospital in a dramatic ride sparked by a pursuit clocking their escape.
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Kitty Goetz
Igny Karisch
Rosedale
L. I
Kitty
Kings County
New York Tribune
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Duchess of Brunswick
Emperor William
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London Daily News
Nicaragua
Sorbonne
French Maritime League
Western
eWill H. Parry
Seattle
Federal Trade Commission
Holland
State Department
Arthur J. Balfour
Wilson
Treasury Department
McAdoo
Utah
Continental Divide
Wasatch Range
Grand Junction
SPORT
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Lincoln
Sioux City
St. Joseph
I .i
Des Moines
Settee
Australia
Southern Pacific Railroads
Henry Fletcher
Mexican Congress
el Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Fifth Avenue
England
Internal Revenue Collector
Boston
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
United States Secret Service
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper
Ellis
Chandler
Mesa Rifle Club
Miami
Fort Huachuca
The
Warren Defense League
Ajo
U. S. Army
Campbell
Gallup
Needles Peaks
Hayden
el Zaribah
Mystic Shrine
Douglas
Bowie
James Hibbs
Chloride
United States Army
Crook and
Lawton
Verde Valley
Warren
Calumet & Arizona
George T. Bean
Miami Copper Company
Mile
Henry Dodsworth
Alex Burkhart
Haig
OF Lens
Scarpa
Lansing
Peking
China
von Hintze
Munich
New Mexico
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Smart Sgn
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas Shoe Co
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Canada
W. W. Bennett
Bee Bldg
Omaha
Nebr
Minnie
Joseph
Pheys
Germ
Corea
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