War News Briefs From Front Lines And World Theater
Entente forces push toward Stravina in Macedonia but are checked. British raids north of Arras succeed while French troops capture prisoners near a Vosges sortie. On Riga’s outskirts German assault repulsed. A Turkish report says a Juno type cruiser was sunk in eastern Mediterranean. Russian raid sinks Turkish sailing vessels near Constan t tople. Germans push near Novo Selki Volhynia and Zborow but fail. Villa forces defeated at Jiminek. loot captured at Terrero. Sereth battles yield Turkish capture of Kotumikhali and 400 Romanian defenders drown attempting escape. Bulgarians seize a monastery near Buzeu Sereth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stravina
Macedonia
Arras
Vosges
Riga
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Constantinople
Volhynia
Novo Selki
Galicia
Zborow
Petrograd
Villa
Jiminek
Francisco Murguia
Terrero
Chihuahua
Hernandez
Allied and World War I Headlines Sweep Worldwide
Reports from Vienna Berlin and London describe a catastrophic mine disaster in Manchuria with 900 miners entombed at Fushun. Other items note the Cornwallis sunk by a submarine with 13 missing crew, Villa's war council in Chihuahua, British gains near Kut el Amara, Tsukuba destroyed at Yokosuka, and Emperor William II pledging renewed resolve amid calls to discharge millions of UK workers after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fushun
Manchuria
Vienna
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Olam-Martinio
Cornwallis
Admiralty
Francisco Villa
San Andres
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
el Paso
Tex
Washington
Tsukuba
Yokosuka
John R. Jellicoe
London
United Kingdom
Committee On Labor Problems
Missouri Press Association Action on Print Paper Pair
The Missouri Press Association adopted resolutions in St. Louis regarding an inquiry into a print paper combination. Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill received the largest funeral tribute in Denver on Sunday. A Kansas City man admitted possible homicide in Columbus Ohio blaming drink. A Pueblo man killed himself in a Salt Lake hotel and asked cremation and scattering of ashes from Pikes Peak. Uniform bounty laws may spread to western states if legislatures approve a National Woolgrowers Convention proposal in Salt Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Press Association
St. Louis
Denver
Col
Wm. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Jheldon H. Wells
Kansas City
Huntington
Ind
Mona Simon
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph B. Hanna
Pueblo
Colo
Salt Lake
Pikes Peak
Mississippi
National
Woolgrowers’ Association
Opposition to universal service voiced in Senate hearings
Speakers from the American Union oppose universal military service or training before the Senate military committee. The Justice Department files a supplemental brief on the Adamson law in the Supreme Court. Massachusetts submits a 15281 name petition to President Wilson demanding severance of relations with Germany over Belgian deportations. House prepares next member list showing party counts. Pneumatic postal tubes retained in five cities by House action. China expresses sympathy and willingness to join U.S. peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Military Committee
American Union
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Massachusetts
Germany
State Department
Wilson
House of Representatives
South Trimble
House
China
United States
Browne wins 880-yard A A U title at Hamilton Club
C Browne of Hamilton Club Chicago captured the 880 yard A A U championship at the Hamilton Club in 11 51. Roy Corhan now in Albuquerque seeks half interest in Pueblo Baseball Club if Savage team moves there. Hempstead aviation squad plans a flight to Washington for Wilson inauguration. Chicago Americans telegram from Rocky Ford seeks March 21 game with local club. Mrs M A McLaughlin Colorado women golf champ offers silver loving cup for Lakewood Course low score for 1917 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Browne
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Hamilton
Roy Corhan
Albuquerque
Pueblo
Savage
Hempstead
L. I
Washington
Wilson
Rocky Ford
Colo
Chicago Americans
M. A. McLaughlin
Colorado
Lakewood Country Club
Denver
Lakewood
Taft resigns as honorary head of World’s Court League
New York announces William H. Taft has stepped down as honorary president of the World’s Court League. Cross-border arms movement reported as large quantities go into Mexico via Central American ports per Galveston and Texas City passengers from Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Taft
World’s Court League
New York
Mexico
United States
Galveston
Tex
Texas City
Vera Cruz
American Court of Arbitration
New York State Bar Association
Brooklyn
Edward W. Morrison
Chicago
Stanley
Kentucky
Murray
Charles Bush
Commonwealth
Denny Smith
Luke Martin
Guthrie Duiguid
George Dewey
Navy Department
John Buddy
Peter Brady
San Francisco
Hall of Justice
Late Market Quotes Reflect Mixed Livestock Demand
Market listings show cattle prices for steers and cows by feed type and condition, with hay fed and grassers appearing in varying ranges. Grain and feed items also listed, alongside produce such as apples and pears, vegetables, butter, and other commodities with price quotes.
Commodity price updates from Chicago and New York markets
Metal market quotations list prices for silver copper lead and tungsten concentrates with per hundred pound and unit values. Chicago grain and provision prices show wheat corn oats barley pork lard and ribs with specified grades and ranges.
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Colo
Nebraska
Colorado
New York
St.Louis
Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Quotations Report
Chicago market quotes for hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges for bulk light mixed heavy rough pigs native beef cattle western steers stockers cows and calves wethers ewes and lambs. Duluth linseed futures are on track with values for on track choice arrived and May and July futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Allies Define Peace Aims in Entente Note to Wilson
Entente reply to President Wilson's peace appeal asserts terms including Belgian, Serbian and Montenegrin restoration, Alsace-Lorraine to France, Turkish exclusion from Europe, and Poland autonomy under Russia. It stresses liberty and justice, rejects German expansion, and pledges unified sacrifice for a victorious end to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Europe
Germany
Austro-Hungary
Turkey
United States
Belgium
Russia
Poland
Serbia
Montenegro
France
Romania
Alsace
Lorraine
Italy
Austria
Constantinople
Thaw Attempted Suicide Amid Fugitive Pursuit
Harry Kendall Thaw, indicted in New York for an alleged attack on 19 year old Frederick Gump Jr. in a New York hotel last Christmas, tried to kill himself in West Philadelphia as police hunted him nationwide. Thaw planned to surrender to New Yorks District Attorney Swann through his counsel.
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Philadelphia
Harry Kendall Thaw
New York
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Thaw
Swann
Arizona Topics Face 1917 Projects and Mining News
Arizona reports detail 1917 event dates in Globe and Obe for women and cattle groups, wage actions in Greenlee, new mine developments near Ray Superior and Wickenburg, and large copper output projections. Also notes rail and road funding, ore body growth, and a possible Riverside biophysical lab pavilion for Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert Mining and Development Company
Jerome Capital
Cunningham Pass
Wenden
Boston
Jerome del Monte Copper Company
Monster Extension Group
Haskell Ranch
Phoenix
Government Biophysical Laboratory
Riverside
Cal
A. W. Morrill
Chamber of Commerce
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company
Calumet & Arizona Mining Company
Douglas
National Guard of Arizona
National Guard
Harris
Arizona State Bureau of Mines
Legislative Research Bureau
Department of Legislative Research
University of Arizona
United Extension
Little Daisy
Dandruff Solution Promises Hair Revival and Shine
An advertisement touts Danderine and Knowlton's Dandeline as cures for dandruff and hair loss. It claims scalp relief, increased luster, and new hair growth after use, plus a long handed ceiling swatter for flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Siam government savings bank deposits total 138,977
The Siam government savings bank reports 1,380 depositors with a combined credit of 138,977 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Siam Government Savings Bank
Cuticura Complexions Promotes Soap and Ointment Use
Make Cuticura Soap your daily toilet soap and use Cuticura Ointment occasionally to soften soothe and heal. It improves complexion clears scalp dandruff and softens hands. Free sample by mail with a book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Bees swarm from Earl Berryman house in Rockwell City
Four swarms of wild bees moved from a two story house on the East side of Rockwell City. Three swarms hid under shingles on corners, one behind weather boarding on the south. About three bushels of combs removed, with less white comb honey than in nearby hives. A fifth swarm clustered near a four inch drain tile in the grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Berryman
Rockwell City
Cedar Rapids
Baby Inquisitive Exchange Draws Pride
Proud father calls the child our baby and asks for opinions while Philo Pumpelly gives a measured, polite assessment describing the infant as a rare kind. The Kansas City Star notes the playful exchange and its humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proudpop
Philo Pumpelly
Kansas City Star
Equal Advantage Tea Fight and Coffee Mill Verse
A humorous exchange references a tea fight and a coffee mill as a playful contrast. The lines evoke light rivalry and wit without a broader narrative or named individuals.
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Union News Service
Sereth
Galatz
Kotumikhali
Vadeni
Braila
Mihalea
Buzeu
Kut-El-Amara
Tigris
Mesopotamia
House In Committee of the
Post Office
SPORT
Stern Newspaper
Ascot Ak
Aiaian
Atle
Atromes Govemins
Picrevereecers
HAY and Grain Market
Carload Price
Ios
H. Gr
Siere
Upland
Nebraska Upland
South Park
Choice
San Luis Valley
Gunnison Valley
D. P
Sraleietieeke
Siecereee
Joe i
Boulder
Duluth
Minn
Entente
Kaiser
Neutrals
Western Newspaper
Harry Thaw
Arizona State News
Arizona Federation of Women’s Clubs
Globe
Annie Cattle Growers’ Association
Obe
Arizona
Cheyenne
Greenlee County
Chandler
Williams
Jim Garrett
Gleason
Oatman
Lookout
Prescott
W. S. Goldsworthy
Ray Broken Hill Mining Company
Ray
Superior
Magma
Turkey Creek
Los Angeles
Lily Mining Company
Critic
Wickenburg
John F. Ross
Yavapai County
Fletcher
Iowa
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