War Developments Across Fronts Surge as Nations Clash
Western front reports Verdun French repulse by Dead Man's Hill and Thiau Mont regions while Russians push in Volhynia Galicia and Bukowina with thousands of prisoners taken. British destroyer Eden sunk in collision. Austrians retreat toward the Carpathians. Italians claim gains northeast of Asiago. Turks say British across Euphrates repulsed. U.S. and Mexico prepare for war as 145,000 militiamen are called up. Monitored from military headquarters in San Antonio, Luis de la Rosa captured at Monterey.
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German East Africa
Asiago
Petrograd
Austria
Verdun
Dead Man’s Hill
Thiaumont
Euphrates River
Mesopotamia
Vienna
Czernowitz
Carpathian Mountains
Berlin
von Linsingen
Radzielowo
Lemberg
Volhynia
Galicia
Bukowina
Santa Clara
United States
Mexico
America
Washington
Obregon
Western News Brings Fateful Deaths and Political Withdrawals
Charles M Hopper dies in Ashtabula General Hospital Ohio. Dr W O Henry Progressive Nebraska senator withdraws from race. Sunshine Special derailed three miles west of Putnam Texas injuring about forty, possibly twelve serious. Blanche Coleman found dead in Seattle hotel room throat cut. John Soucas cigar store owner arrested in connection with the case. Jewelry valued at 400 and cash 40 found in Coleman's room.
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Charles M. Hopper
Chimmie Fadden
Ashtabula General Hospital
Ashtabula
Ohio
W. O. Henry
Progressive Party
Nebraska
United States
Texas & Pacific
Putnam
Tex
Blanche Coleman
Omaha
Neb
Seattle
Wash
John Soucas
Wilson Nominates Marshall and Meets Trevino Warning
Confirmation of Gen Trevino warning about troop movements in Mexico reached the War Department as President Wilson was notified by Secretary Tumulty after acclamation at the St Louis convention. One hundred twenty nine thousand three hundred ninety eight national guardsmen are available for federal use in the Mexican crisis. Panther destroyer tender and destroyer divisions ordered from Santo Domingo to Key West in readiness for Mexico. Details of universal military training and service bill will be presented to Congress.
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Trevino
Mexico
Carranza
War Department
Wilson
Tumulty
Marshall
St. Loui S
Union
Nevada
Panther
Santo Domingo
Key West
Congress
International War News and Royal Appointments
Reports detail a Zeppelin loss near Chattelineau and ambassadorial reshuffles with Aimaro Sato to replace Viscount Chinda in Washington. Baltic ships torpedoed, Carranza army mobilization in Chihuahua, and Dutch unrest in Rotterdam. Also notes Kitchener’s death aboard HMS Hampshire as per Admiralty statements.
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Aimaro Sato
United States
Viscount Satemi Chinda
London
Baltic
Copenhagen
Sir John Eardley Wilmot
Rifle Brigade
Prince Consort's Own
Amabel M. Chapman
Elverton R. Chapman
New York
Aviator Matt Savage Dies During Nebraska Practice Flight
Nebraska aviator Matt Savage was killed at Ewing while practicing a flight. Dario Resta defeated Ralph De Palma three times at the Speedway in Chicago at 50 24 and 10 miles. Captain Boelke a leading German aviator is believed killed in aerial combat with Roger Ribiere. E T Gibbs won the Western handicap trap shooting event at Omaha. Carroll Brown led Denver Country Club's qualifying round with 77 and Larry Bromfield followed at 78.
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Matt Savage
Nebraska
Ewing, Neb
Dario Resta
Ralph de Palma
Chicago
Boelke
Roger Ribiere
E. T. Gibbs
Cawker City
Kan
Omaha
Carroll Brown
Denver
Brown
Larry Bromfield
Consul John son Leaves Matamoros for Brownsville
United States Consul J H John son closes his Matamoros office and crosses into Brownsville Texas. Senator Edwin C Burleigh dies in Augusta Maine of acute indigestion at home. Knights Templar delegates gather in Los Angeles for the thirty third triennial conclave and grand encampment.
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United States
J. H. Johnson
Matamoros
Brownsville
Tex
Edwin C. Burleigh
Augusta
Los Angeles
Knights Templar of America
American Jewish War Relief Committee
Russia
New York
Anne Pierce
Gilbert A. Pierce
North Dakota
Portugal
Robert S. Inglis
Newark
N. J
el Paso
Mexico
Madeleine Force Astor
William’ Ear] Dick
Brooklyn
St. Xavier’s Episcopal Church
Bar Harbor
George Shelton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Toledo
Ohio
Continental Trust & Savings Company Bank
Pioneer celebrations and Arizona events span multiple towns
Prescott hosts a July fourth to seventh Pioneer celebration while Grand Canyon hosts a October meeting of bankers. Arizona State Fair comes to Phoenix in October. Reports cover mines capacity, escapes from Maricopa jail, robberies in Bisbee, and a fatal incident in Douglas.
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Prescott
New Mexico Bankers’ Association
Grand Canyon
Phoenix
U S Will Not Withdraw President Sends Refusal to Comply
Dispatches from San Antonio report Mexican government troops marching toward Del Rio to attack Americans, with Col. Frederick W. Sibley in command at Del Rio and Gen. Greene sending Third Infantry from Eagle Pass. Carranza's government warns Americans of hostilities and orders defiance of Pershing withdrawal.
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Washington
San Antonio
del Rio
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Funston
Frederick W. Sibley
Fourteenth Cavalry
Mexico
Glenn Springs
United States
Arthur G. Kavanaugh
Annapolis
Flores
Carranza
Sinaloa
Mazatlan
Winslow
San Diego
Cananea
Trevino
Galveston
Tex
Yucatan
de la Huerta
Sonora
Douglas
Mexico City
Obregon
The Kitchen Cabiat 28
An independent mind reveals how ordinary men are shaped by habit and opinion, highlighting our blindness to other possibilities. The excerpt challenges readers to open their eyes and consider new outcomes beyond routine.
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G. H. Lewes
Hot Breads and Muffin Variations
A guide to making nut muffins graham muffins fruit gems hominy pone and breakfast muffins with eggs milk butter and baking powder. Popovers bake twenty minutes in moderate oven without opening door for the first half hour.
Hypocrisy Seen Through Thin Disguises Says Cope
A quotation by H. F. Cope states that the belief one can be one thing while seeming another leads to disappointment. It condemns hypocrisy as the world’s saddest fallacy and notes that disguises of pretenders are easily seen through by even the simplest observer.
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H. F. Cope
Varieties of cucumber and fruit sauces for meat and fish
A collection of sauce recipes including cucumber sauces with onion juice pepper and vinegar, a brown butter vinegar sauce, universal tomato sauce with cornstarch and stewed tomato, orange sauce using orange peel and juice with butter and stock, and mustard sauce with dry mustard flour salt sugar butter and vinegar.
Moltke Dies at Mourning Service in Berlin
Lieut. Gen. Count Helmuth von Moltke chief of the supplementary general army died of heart apoplexy during a Reichstag mourning service for the late Field Marshal von der Goltz in Berlin.
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Amsterdam
Helmuth von Moltke
Reichstag
Marshal von der Goltz
Berlin
Russians Press Westward as Austria Falls in Czernowitz
London reports large German and Austrian forces fighting the Russian advance with limited success. Russia believes Austria is defeated after Czernowitz fall with thousands of prisoners taken. Rome notes Italian troops pushing Austrians back.
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Russia
Austria
London
Czernowitz
Cznerowitz
Rome
Work and Leisure and the Boundaries of Human Life
A reflection on how time, books, and activity shape human life. The author argues engagement with daily lines and places with books expands capacity for arts and sciences, suggesting increased busyness correlates with greater leisure and fulfillment.
Optimistic Thought on Rights for Minorities and Majorities
The statement asserts that minorities deserve the same rights as majorities, emphasizing equality and inclusion. It frames civil rights as universal, urging fair treatment, protection, and participation for all groups within society.
Truthful talk on pay for women lecturers sparks debate
A short ad critiques pay gaps by quoting a man claim that women will never be paid as much as men for lecturing. A woman questions why not, with the man replying that women do too much for nothing. The copy promotes Red Cross Bag Blue for laundry.
War service figures from London Authors Club report
The Authors' club of London notes 644 British resident members of whom 171 are in active service. Six have died in action or of wounds and 13 votes of sympathy have been adopted for members whose sons or brothers fell on the field. The same hand may wield pen or sword.
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Authors’ Club of London
Great Britain
Wooden Indians Sign Stirs Debate on Tobacco Stores
Quote compares loss of signs at tobacco shops to cut-rate ticket offices using wooden Indians as signs. Punchline suggests a scalping business inside, highlighting a satirical take on storefront imagery and illicit activity.
I Appeal to You as a Statesman Protest
A protest scene unfolds with a senator named Sorghum declaring he is a statesman most of the time. He adds that with imminent conventions and a large citizen following he will go on record as a politician.
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Senator Sorghum
Onion Trick Against Hunger Quip Sparks Discussion
A humorous exchange features one character lamenting near poverty and another suggesting onion eating as a solution, reflecting scarcity and wit. The dialogue captures a sharp, lighthearted moment about money and meals.
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Eden
Jacinto Trevino
J. J. Pershing
Western
Chattelineau
Belgium
North
Chihuahua
Erler
Rotterdam
Cachuta
Ariz
Nacozari
Carreras Pass
Col
Garbriel Jimenez
Hampshie
Orkney
Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener
Admiralty
SPORT
S.ubs
Pet
Omaha Ey
Lincoln Iy
Des Moines Ee Et
Denver Cee Nserevceeeen
Wichita Oe
Arizona State News
Red Rock
Maricopa County
Yavapai County
Leonard McWhorter
Bisbee
Arizona
H. B. Howell
Pioneer
Oatman
State Tax Commission
Ramon Salazar
Southern Pacific
Toltec
Tucson
Jessie Kelsey
Mary Kelsey
Yuma
E. E. Kirkland
Territorial
St. Louis
Harry C. Wheeler
Ed. Kinsey
Tombstone
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Safford Volunteer Fire Department
Ashurst
International Avenue
Nogales
Senate
Lexington-Arizona Mining Company
Old Trails
Fred T. Colter
M. D. Dougherty
Resolutions Committee
G. W. Edwards
S. B. Edwards
Globe
Pinto Creek
Clarkdale Rifle Club
The
Rifle Club
Parker
Empire Mine
North Oatman
Kingman
Ield Mines Company
Casa Grande
C. M. Gandy
U.S
Gen. Carranza
Western Newspaper Union News Service
the Kitchen Cabiat
von Moltke
Work and Leisure
Hazlitt
Inajiffy
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Perera
Jace
Levi Strauss & Co
San Francisco
P.p.1.e
Red Cross
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