Russians claim victory near Dniester river and more than ten thousand captured
A week of war reports shows Russians winning near the Dniester with over ten thousand Germans and Austrians taken prisoner. French forces recapture Thiaumont northeast of Verdun amid heavy fire. Brits report trench abandonment on their front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dniester
Thiaumont
Verdun
Belgium
France
Carranza
Buestillos
Chihuahua City
Columbus
N. M
Kolomea
Galicia
Lemberg
Obertine
Cote de Froi de Terre
Fleury
Mexico City
Trevino
Chihuahua
Mexican War Department
San Buena Ventura
Las Cruces
Namiquipa
Santa Clara
Indian woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court
Lydia B. Conley of Kansas City Missouri becomes perhaps the first Native American woman admitted to the Supreme Court bar. She belongs to the Wyandotte tribe and gained public notice ten years ago opposing a move to remove the Wyandotte burial ground, later presenting a brief in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashington
Lydia
Conley
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Missouri River Valley
Kansas
Davis
United States
Miss Conley
Wyandotte
Tunnel System Aimed to Link Treasury and Engraving Office
A proposed tunnel network from the central heating plant at Fourteenth and Water, along Fifteenth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, would power a traction line for steel currency carriages between the Treasury and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The plan includes branch tunnels to nearby buildings and a third rail power system, with cars secured and monitored by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth and
Water Streets
Fifteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
White House
Capitol
Fourteenth
Auditors
Department of Agriculture
National Museum and Smithsonian
Army Medical Museum
The
Fish Commission
Washington Monument
District
Post Office Department
Treasury
State, War and Navy Departments
Winder
Court of Claims
Jiggers Warned By Marine Hospital Bulletin
The Marine Hospital Service warns readers about the harvest mite or jigger. It cautions against confusing it with the itch mite or the straw mite and notes that baby jiggers are now common in cities. Treatment involves sterilized needles to remove burrowing pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Marine Hospital Service
Europe
Mary
Security Tightens Guards To Lock Out Spies At Offices
To deter espionage, the U.S. Office Buildings administers new after hours passes issued only by chief clerks or building superintendents. Watchmen control entry to a single office per pass, with records and regular corridor patrols plus electrical reporting. Navy and War departments pursue secrecy on submarine tech, hydro aircraft, and ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
War and Navy
Navy
War Departments
Navy Drartment
War Department
Somme Offensive Advances Across Seven Mile Front
British and French troops push forward against German lines along the Somme, seizing Montauban Serre Hebuterne La Boisselle and Mametz amid heavy fighting. Fricourt falls as Curlu is captured. French report about 6000 prisoners with British estimates of 3500 and high casualties. Verdun bombardments and Thiaumont works recaptured by French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Somme
Paris
Albert
Montauban
Serre
Hebuterne
la Boisselle
Mametz
Fricourt
Curlu
Verdun
Berlin
Thiaumont
French War Office
U S Sailors Wounded in Tampico Clash Amid Mexican Firepower
Passengers arriving from Vera Cruz report two American Salem sailors wounded during an armed clash with Mexicans at Tampico. Separate reports cite American cavalrymen south of Columbus being fired on but unharmed. El Paso notes influx of roughly 10 000 Massachusetts and New Jersey guardsmen boosting the regional garrison.
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Carranza
Pershing
Namiquipa
Colonia Dublan
Carrizal
House Military Committee
Sir Roger Casement
Martine
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Caperton
United States
Santo Domingo
Tenth Cavalry
el Paso
Galveston
Tex
Salem
Tampico
Dade
Vera Cruz
Columbus
N. M
Here
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Massachusetts Infantry
New Mexico
New Jersey Field Artillery
Douglas
Ariz
Two More Ships Sunk In Atlantic Trade War
Reports to Lloyds state the Italian sailing vessel Carlo Alberta and the British steamer Windermere of 2292 tons gross have been sunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Carlo Alberta
Windermere
Lloyd’s
Girl Bride Denied Retrial
Fort Worth Texas Mrs Katherine Vance Harrison was found guilty of murdering W L Warren and sentenced to five years in prison. The court denied her request for a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Katherine Vance Harrison
W. L. Warren
Washington Beet Sugar Acreage Soars in 1916 Estimates
Department of Agriculture estimates show 1916 beet sugar acreage at 768 500 acres, up 104 290 from 1915 and 254 000 more than 1914, highlighting a sharp expansion in cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Why Women Write Letters About Lydia E Pinkham
Women ask if letters from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co are genuine. The company states it never publishes fictitious or untruthful letters and that consent is always obtained. The letters express relief from female ailments and the happiness felt when health is restored by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
False Friends in the Sun Shine
The saying warns that false friends resemble a shadow, present only in bright times. It implies reliance on genuine relationships during both sunny and cloudy periods.
Freckles Banished by Ethine Double Strength Remedy
Advertisement claims Ethine double strength removes freckles with nightly application. One ounce typically clears skin, with lighter freckles vanishing completely. Guaranteed or money back, druggist purchase required. The ad ends with a quip about veracity.
Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue in laundry
A brief ad suggests Red Cross Bag Blue as a superior laundry product over liquid blue, praising its effectiveness and recommending it to grocers and laundresses.
Sawed Off Sermon Sparks Controversy Over Gender Roles
A periodical column denounces women who attempt wisdom by rummaging through a husband’s pockets, framing the act as folly and improper conduct. The piece argues against women seeking knowledge through suspected theft and asserts traditional boundaries.
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Union News Service
Val Morbia
Arsa Valley
Monte Spil
Posnia
Zellenkofel
Wilson
Mexico
George E. Hunt
Boston
United Commercial Travelers of America
Ohio
Deming
Iowa
Santa Fé
Robert D. Meldrum
John Bowen
Baggs
Cheyenne
Wyo
Senate
House
von Mindenburg
Alejandro Padilla Bell
Foreign Office
Roger Casement
House of Representatives
Tokio
Diet
Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener
Hampshire
Orkneys
Hermosillo
Lansing
Villa
Marcelo Carabelo
Juan Cabral
Ramon Sousa
Villista
Jesus M. Rios
Col. Zuazua
Sporting News
Great Western Trotting Association
Nederland
Colo
Stanley Yoakum
Denver
John Stopper
Chick Hayes
Jack Dillon
Bantams
Colorado Springs
Roy Moore
Pacific Coast
Thomas Downey
Kansas City American Association
Salt Lake
Cliff Blankenship
Chicago
National Guard
St. Louis
Associated Advertising Clubs
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Tomas Espinosa
Agua Prieta
Department of the East
Theodore Roosevelt
Lem H. Spillsbury
Oregon
Cubs
Pet
Omaha
U. S
Western Newspaper Union News Service
U.S
Dean
Henry Geier
San Francisco St
Santa Fe
N. Mex
Doan
Foster-Milbury’ CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Daisy Fly Killer
Express
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Sherman Motel
Kansas City, Mo
Keeley
Cor
Eighteenth
Curtis Sts
Colorado
Free Casistone Remedy Co
Dearborn Sr
N. U
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