War News Roundup From Front Lines Worldwide
Western Front reports claim the Somme offensive waning with German staff saying the great Anglo French attack is abandoned while French troops at Biaches took a field fort and 113 defenders. Russians push south of the Lipa and into Volhyna. Belgian troops reach Lake Victoria in German East Africa. Turkish advance toward the Suez is reported.
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Armenia
Gumuskhaneh
Baiburt
Lake Victoria
German East Africa
Riga
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Somme
France
Biaches
Lipa
Volhyna
Berestechk
la Bassee
Berlin
Hardecourt
J. Beltran
Villa
Santa Ysabel
Chihuahua
Cerro Blanco
Jacinto Trevino
Chihuahua City
Bapaume
Arras
Combles
Roye
Wintgens
Hoehendorff
von Althaus
Foreign notes span deaths, diplomacy and military moves
Prof Eli Metchnickoff dies in Paris as Vienna crown prince’s christening tops European headlines. Belgium and northern France face food riots suppressed by German authorities. Canada readies 10000 soldiers overseas while Ottawa reports militia plans. Mexico outlines border commission lineup led by Pesquiera Cabrera and Pani.
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Belgium
France
Liege
Verviers
Roubaix
Renaix
St. Nicholas
Lokern
Termonde
James Whicomb Riley Dies at Home in Indianapolis
Hoosier poet James Whicomb Riley died at his residence in Indianapolis. The obituary notes his literary stature and ties to Indiana culture.
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James Whicomb Riley
Indianapolis
Campaign headlines and policy votes in Washington and Chicago
The text notes Chicago chosen for the Wo mans party campaign HQ. The House passes the McGillicuddy Kern workmen compensation bill by 286 to 3. Senate approves a 125000 appropriation for infantile paralysis public health campaign. A House joint resolution extends leave with credit to homesteaders in national guard federal service. The Prince Valdemar schooner captured by a German warship en route from Philadelphia to Sweden. Senator Shafroth praises US business prosperity in the Senate. Senator Thomas denounces the British blacklist and calls for severe reprisals.
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Chicago
Woman’s Party
McGillicuddy-Kern
House
Senate
Public Health Service
National Guard
House of Representatives
Prince Valdemar
Philadelphia
Sweden
Frank Kramer Crowned National Cycling Champion
Frank Kramer, national cycling champion, holds a world record across all branches of the sport. The report notes his sweeping prowess amid other athletic feats and speed trials of the era.
Thousands of New York garment workers to return to work
Sixty thousand New York garment workers on strike for over three months will go back to their jobs. A state mobilization camp tragedy in Macon, Georgia left one guardsman dead and another badly injured by a lightning storm. Basil B. Elmer and William P. Phillips bought the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad at auction in St. Louis for 45 million 700 thousand dollars. The Prohibition national convention adjourned sine die after nominating J Frank Hanly for president and Ira D Landrith for vice president. An investigation into every U S government department is planned by the institute for government research backed by Rockefeller interests. The Ancient Order of Hibernians closed its Boston convention with officers reelected and San Francisco chosen for the next gathering. Gen Calles barred Carranza currency in Sonora, declaring merchants need not accept it.
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New York
Macon
Basil B. Elmer
William P. Phillips
St. Louis
San Francisco
St. Paul
Minn
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
United States
Ira D. Landrith
Nashville
Tenn
Institute For Government Research
Bureau For Federal Inquiry
Rockefeller
Order of Hibernians
Boston
Sonora
P. Elias Calles
Wrecks, floods claim multiple lives across West
A freight wreck near Pueblo kills two and leaves at least six more missing as a fire roars through oil cars after a broken wheel. In Cleveland a gas tunnel blast traps workers with sixteen believed dead. A Denver man dies in a Colo auto crash near Nunn, and five drown in a Sunrise flood. Five injured in a Boulder motorcycle and car crash.
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Pueblo
Colo
Hight Peersons
Denver & Rio Grande
Germans Move From Verdun In Somme Fighting
London reports fierce Monday battles as Australians strive for Pozieres with most of the village in their hands. French seize a German battery south of Estrees while the Thiepval Guillemont front sees only minor gains. Berlin and Petrograd remain silent on Riga fighting and Russians push Germans from Galitetanie on the Lipa. Italy notes continued Austrian pressure in Artico and Aviso.
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London
Pozieres
Estrees
Somme
Thiaumont Iest
Kaiser
Berlin
Thiepval-Guillemont
Verdun
Petrograd
Riga
Galitetanie
Lipa
Germany
Galicia
Italy
Artico
Aviso
English Writer Dies in London
London reports the death of Miss S. MacNaughton, an English author, at her residence in the capital. The obituary notes her contributions to literature as a writer of notable works in the early modern period.
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London
Communion Service For Deutschland Sub Crew On Neckar
In Baltimore the Neckar hosted a Monday night communion for the captain and crew of the submarine Deutschland. Rev. Otto Apitz led the service and prayed for a safe voyage home as Deutschland lay partially submerged and ready to sail.
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Baltimore
Neckar
Otto Apitz
Arizona State News Highlights From Western Union Dispatches
Arizona updates report events across the state including meetings with the New Mexico Bankers Association, the Arizona State Fair, and local infrastructure plans. Highlights note tax and insurance shifts, ore discoveries, fires, drownings, a new lodge dedication, road work, and a large 114 million property valuation in Cochise county with a stated tax rate of about 1 dollar.
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New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Cochise County
T. M. Patterson Dead Noted Editor and Leader
T. M. Patterson dies at his Denver home after a week of illness. Patterson was a respected editor, lawyer, and political figure active in regional journalism and public affairs. He led civic and press initiatives through decades of service.
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Denver
Irish born politician climber of Colorado politics
Born November 4 1839 in Ireland he came to the United States in 1849 and settled in Crawfordsville Indiana. After Civil War service he studied law and practiced before moving to Denver. He served as City Attorney Den ver 1873 74 was Territorial Delegate to Congress 1874 guiding Colorado entry act and later served in the 45th Congress. He pursued Colorado politics through party shifts and national conventions before becoming United States Senator in 1901 and contending for governor in 1914.
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Ireland
America
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Asbury
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Wabash College
Derygver
Denver
Congress
Colorado
The
Rocky Mountain News
Denver Times
United States
Patterson Death Ends Career Of Colorado Statesman
Thomas M Patterson former United States senator from Colorado editor and lawyer died suddenly of apoplexy at his Denver home. He was 83 born in Ireland on November 4 1839 survived by daughter Mrs Richard Crawford Campbell and two grandsons. Funeral held at St Mark's with burial in Fairmount cemetery.
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Denver
Thomas M. Patterson
United States
Colorado
Pennsylvania Stret
Richard Crawford Campbell
Grand Lake
Patterson
Katherine Grafton Patterson
James Patterson
Mary G. Patterson
Thomas MacDonald Patterson
County of
Carlow
Ireland
James
Margaret (Mountjoy) Patterson
Dartmouth College
Thomas Patterson Campbell
Exeter Academy
Katherine Campbell
Marin V. Johnson
Williams Street
Fred P. Johnson
Arthur C. Johnson
P. M. Pease
Rye
N. Y
Frances Porter
Byers
Colo
Samuel Grafton
John H. Houghton
St. Mark’s
Fairmount Cemetery
James Whitcomb Riley Dies at 68 in Indiana Home
Indianapolis poet James Whitcomb Riley, aged 68, died at his home with nurse Miss Clementia Prough awake. He first suffered a violent paralysis attack on July 10, 1910. Riley, famed for his Midwestern verse and homely dialect, earned wealth and honors including Yale MA in 1902 and Penn Doctor of Letters in 1904, with IU granting an honorary LL.D in 1907.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitcomb Riley
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University
Swamp-Root backs relief for backache and kidneys
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician approved remedy for kidney and bladder problems. It claims quick, proven results from years of use and offers bottles at 50 cents and one dollar with a 10 cent sample request to Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Howells on a Poet in a Wry Dinner-Table Comparison
William Dean Howells criticizes a poet as overrefined and delicate. He likens the poet to a newlywed who vows to lessen the parting by switching from the 8:15 express to the 8:20 slow accommodation each day.
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William Dean Howells
Mrs Terror Offers Reward For Husband’s Body
Jones and Smith discuss Mrs Terror who offers twenty pounds for her husband’s body after he fell in a river. She previously spoke ill of him when alive, and the men note he wore a gold watch, chain, and two diamond rings.
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Terror
Jones
Smith
Wise Precaution With Telegraph Fearful of Frugal Husband
Mrs Jones plans a trip as her husband asks one favor before leaving. He warns her not to tidy the house or he would face telegraph costs every time he needs something. The exchange turns on expense versus order.
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Carpathians
Kovel
Vladimir-Volynski
Eli Metchnickoff
Paris
Madrid
Ottawa
Juarez
Sergius Sazonoff
Boris Vladimirovitch Sturmer
Walter Hines Page
Associated Press
Schoenbrunn
Vienna
Mexico City
Biento Juarez
Mexico
Nazal River
Durango
el Paso
Roberto Pesquiera
Washington
Luis Cabrera
Alberto Pani
Western
Hetty Green
Bellows Falls
Col
Edward H. R. Green
Matthew Astor Wilkes
Pat Daniel
Russell County
Ala
Girard
Alabama Supreme Court
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Conference of Miners and Operators
Kansas City
Shafroth
Thomas
SPORT
Frank Kramer
Heinrich Schmidt
Claremont Golf and Country Club
Oakland
del Monte
Cal
Washington Park
West
Francisco Villa
Torreon
Pershing
Funston
Ralph de Palma
O’donnell
Buczane
Omaha Eee
Lincoln
Des Moines Eere Ewer E
Pueblo Wreck
Greeley
Western Newspaper Union News Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
Denver, Colon
Harry A. Brilliant
Nunn
Cheyenne
Wyo
G. B. Talbot
Baby
Hartville
Frank Pine
Harold Myers
Sunrise
Eureka Cafton
Deutschland
Arizona State News
Western Newspaper
Chloride Mining Bureau
Mesa
Bisbee
Chloride
Douglas Lodge of Elks
Patagonia
Douglas
Michael O’brien
Chilto
Ralph Raphael
Clarkdale
Stoddard Mines Company
Copper Hill
Iron Cap Company
Pinal Mountains
Wm. Curtis
Tombstone
Jerome Oatman Mining Company
Old Homestead
Walker District
Samuel
Isaac Appel
Brothers
Salt River
Roosevelt Dam
Clifton
Henry
Willis Arbil
Henry O. Thomas
State Penitentiary
Long Pine Verde
Jerome
First
Connecticut Infantry
Tucson
Louis Bansemer
New Jersey Infantry
Ethel M. Sergent
Newark
Eunice Wingo
Harry E. Kirk
Warren
Alonzo Garcia
J. Lozano Perz
Naco
Casa Grande
Southern Pacific
Casa
Ray
Justice of the Peace
W. French
W. A. Moeur
Yuma
Graham
Sunnyside
Prescott
H. A. Groom
T. M. Patterson
U. S
Thomas “M. Patterson
NEW Home Sewing Machine CO
Orange
Mass
Pip
Xyes
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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