War Updates From the Fronts and Allied Reports
The Belgrade dispatch notes Serbia’s wartime losses at 1.997 billion francs. The White Guard in Narva was nearly wiped out by Red Guards. Three officers and nearly 100 enlisted men released from German camps have reached France. Allies report 202 German submarines destroyed or captured. Germans claim 14 subs destroyed by others. Lieut. J Montfort Schley Jr earned the Croix de Guerre after intense Marne fighting. Posen now under Polish control with German monuments toppled in newly claimed areas.
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White Guard
Narva
Esthenia
Red Guards
France
War Department
Washington
Adriatic
Flanters
J. Montfort Schley
Admiral Schley
Marne
New York
Posen
Berlin
Poland
International notes from the postwar period
Reports from Paris Rome and London cover a Brazilian peace delegation leaving Rio for Havre, a looted Luther museum in Wittenberg, Belgian expulsion of enemy foreigners, Hoover named food relief director, France Switzerland coal deal, White Star sale doubts, Belgian port openings, Japan-US policy contrast, Wilson's Rome arrival, Joffre and La Gorce at the French Academy, Kolchak vodka repeal, Wilson Vatican visit, Norway to sue Germany for wartime shipping losses totaling 1 billion kroner.
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Rio Janeiro
Havre
France
Luther Museum
Wittenberg
Belgium
Herbert Hoover
Paris
Switzerland
Saarbrucken
London
American Shipping Board
White Star Line
Admiralty
Japan
United States
H. Uehara
Wilson
Rome
Victor
Emmanuel
Helena
Marshal Joffre
Pierre de la Gorce
Kolchak
Nicholas
Benedict
Vatican
Norway
Germany
Christiania
Congress Clears Heavy Calendar Before March End
Congress moves to finish a heavy legislative docket before session ends in March. A Senate resolution calls for probe of Ford Eagle boat failures and profits. Supreme Court asked to hear patent cancellation case tied to $10 million land grant to Southern Pacific. Influenza death toll tallies 111,688 in 46 cities 1918 rate 19.6 per 1 000. 31 American destroyers and seven submarines head home from abroad. arrival in 10 14 days and three weeks respectively. Crowell urges government to acquire all 16 national army cantonment sites for future use.
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Congress
Senate
Washington
Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Grand Fleet
Navy Department
National Army
Crowell
Dempsey Wins Quick Fight as Dandruff Ad Roils Page
Boxing notes record Jack Dempsey stopping Gunboat Smith in the second round at Buffalo. Also mentions Danderine hair product ad promising dandruff cure and new hair growth in weeks. Benjamin M. Kauff signs with New York Nationals, on furlough, expect muster out before training. Thames Amateur Rowing Council to meet. California lawmakers consider ten round boxing bills. Phillips University football in Denver negotiations with School of Mines. Pinehurst golf champion Arthur L. Walker Jr. defeats W. EK Truesdell in final.
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Benjamin M. Kauff
New York Nationals
Kauff
New York
Thames ‘Amateur Rowing Council
London
Thames
California
Sacramento
Edward Lewis
Marysville
Phillips University
Oklahoma
Denver
School of Mines
Arthur L. Walker, Jr
Richmond Country Club
Pinehurst
W. EK. Truesdell
Garden City
Kaiser's Surrender Noted As Likely To Happen Soon
The State Department said Edward Thomson, an American held by Mexican bandits, has been released and returned to his mining property in Mexico. The 1918 Philadelphia mint produced a record 397,325,006 pieces, with 967,845,006 for domestic use and 29,480,000 for foreign governments, totaling $15,729,391 in coin value. Thomas W. Lawson faces a suit from his daughter in law Lucie Mitchell Lawson over support during his army service. An De Haviland airplane completed a 1,650 mile trip from Elington Field to Detroit in 724 minutes, last lap from Indianapolis at 122 mph amid adverse weather.
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Germany
State Department
Washington
Edward Thomson
Mexico
Philadelphia Mint
Thomas W. Lawson
Inlaw
Lucie Mitchell Lawson
United States Army
Observation de Haviland
Detroit
Ellington Field
Houston
Texas
Indianapolis
Art of Oratory Tarnished By Senator Sorghum Remark
In a witty exchange Senator Sorghum admits speakers may utter incomprehensible sentences to impress audiences. The quip suggests a tactic to create a false sense of ignorance and spur audience independence during speeches.
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Senator Sorghum
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offered as Cure
A public notice touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment for catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and promises health improvement. A $100 reward is offered if the remedy fails to cure, with testimonials and price details.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Couldn't sell that graphophone in Louisville protest
A witty exchange captured in the Louisville Sourier Journal notes the failed sale of a graphophone. The seller and the machine both seemed to argue, underscoring an era of noisy innovation and stubborn buyers.
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Louisville
Why Women Dread Old Age Advertisement
Advice to keep body in good condition to prevent senile problems, focusing on kidneys and bladder. Promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem O% Capsules as the only reliable imported Haarlem Oil, claiming restored vigor and prevention of trouble with continued use. urges purchase from first-class druggists.
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Haarlem
Adv
Argentine Women Win Access to All Professions
Argentine women have secured the right to practice every profession including engineering and law. The victory grants women equal access to professional fields previously restricted by gender.
Doctors Who Take Life Easy Escape Arrest
A brief item notes that several physicians avoid strict routines and face minimal scrutiny as authorities pursue action. The report hints at lax practice standards and potential neglect within medical circles awaiting formal charges.
Roosevelt dies at Sagamore Hill in sixty first year
A New York telegraph reports Col Theodore Roosevelt former president died at 4 a m at Sagamore Hill after a year long illness. He had just left Roosevelt hospital and suffered from mastoiditis. Secretary Miss Josephine Striker relayed the news from Mrs Roosevelt.
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Union News Service
New York
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
Josephine Striker
Roosevelt Dies After Illness in Oyster Bay
New Year illness confined Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to his room as rheumatism affected his right hand. Mrs. Roosevelt summoned a nurse in Oyster Bay and the turn for the worse reportedly came last night. Miss Striker said Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned shortly before 7 AM to report the colonel's death and she was leaving for Oyster Bay.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Allies Destroyed 200 Submarines In War Effort
London reports that the allies destroyed or captured 202 German submarines during the war. Additionally fourteen German subs were destroyed by their own forces in the Adriatic and four were sunk off Flant ers. Seven submarines were interned in neutral countries.
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London
Adriatic
Flanters
Peace Congress Program Outlined In Paris Plan
Paris reports the peace conference steps proposed by the Petit Parisien include a four power opening conference with Belgium and Serbia admitted for study, allied representatives invited later, sequential concessions to Germany Bulgaria Turkey and Austria Hungary, then a general conference on the league of nations freedom of the seas and arms limits.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Belgium
Serbia
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Hungary
League of Nations
Belgium to Expel Foreigners Tied to Germans
Brussels reports the minister of justice orders the expulsion of all foreigners of enemy origin who had relations with German forces during the war from Belgium.
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Brussels
Belgium
Hindenburg and Groener Deposed
Zurich dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Groener, Ludendorff’s successor, deposed for refusing to recognize or follow orders from the Berlin soviet.
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London
von Hindenburg
Groener
Ludendorff
Zurich
Berlin
War Cost Serbs 1,997,000,000 Francs
A Belgrade dispatch to the Temps reports Serbia's war losses total 1,997,000,000 francs, reflecting heavy cost of conflict for Paris and Belgrade.
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Serbia
Belgrade
Temps
Paris
The
President pays homage to Arlies new level
A brief note reports the president paying homage at a ceremony marking a new level reached by Arlies. Official remarks praised progress and leadership, with attendees from government and industry. The event highlighted ongoing collaboration and future initiatives.
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Arlies
Rome reception highlights Wilson's call for new world order
President Wilson addressed the Italian Parliament noting shared sacrifices and aims for justice and peace. He warned that real cooperation requires pure motives, friendship, and a new international psychology to unite moral forces for a lasting peace.
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Union News Service
Rome
Wilson
Italy
America
United States
Balkans
Best Medicine for Women's Ailments Promoted in Ohio Letter
Mrs. Sara Shaw of Portsmouth reports irregularities and pain eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She, with four children and three boarders, found renewed health and urges other women to try the famous root and herb remedy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. offers advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
L. E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No. 1
Automobile costume joke in laundry shop dialogue
A quirky exchange about a woman wearing a killing automobile costume on a trip sparks humor. The scene shifts to laundry advice with references to soap, water dyed with Red Cross Bag Blue, and a beauty shop a character mentions wrinkles and how to remove them.
Few are successful in living up to their photographs
A reflective caption notes the gap between public image and reality, suggesting many people struggle to match the idealized portrayals seen in photos. It comments on perception vs. truth and societal pressure to appear flawless.
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Spokane
Ford Motor Company
Idaho Irrigation Congress
Twin Falls
Idaho
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John Bauer
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Patton
Here
Robert Capelle
Joseph L. Bley
McNeill Island
San Francisco
Ufa
White Guards
Moscow
Stilitan
SPORT
Jack Dempsey
Gunboat Smith
Buffalo, IN
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Dan Jerine
Oratory
MarineyeRemedy
Pues Scanaretta
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
New York City
Peace Congress Program
Chamber Deputies
England
Peaace
United League of
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Lydia E. Pinkham
COLMS
LA Cripps
Fletcher
Arthur Garrod
H. Strauss
Strauss
Ackage
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Parker
Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
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Mary Place
Minneapolis
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