Progress of World War War Week Chronicle
Western Newspaper Union reports on Stuttgart Daimler plant bombing and Pershing’s forces moving to France. American troops hold over eight miles of French trenches as casualties rise and German actions press on Lorraine and Petrograd fronts. Premier Clemenceau honors U S troops while British advances and air raids alter the war map in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
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Daimler Motor Works
Stuttgart
Pershing
France
Peking
Chengtu
United States
Political Turmoil and War News Across Europe
Reports from London and Petrograd detail cabinet resignations in Spain and Germany, plus Redmond’s death in London and Trotsky’s resignation. Romanian peace shifts, Finnish throne talk, and Austrian occupation of Bukovina appear amid broader German menace in Siberia and Asia. Strikes in Puerto Rico affect sugar centrals as diplomacy and consular deals unfold.
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Germany
Alfonso
Spain
Alhucemas
John E. Redmond
London
Leon Trotzky
Petrograd
Marquis de Alhucemas
Russia
Dr. Eleff
Moscow University
Romania
San Juan
Porto Rico
Oscar
Finland
Afton Tidningen
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Berlin
Vienna
Bukowina
Sereth
John Redmond
Ireland
Queen Mary
Queen Alexandra
Mrs. Redmond
Mr. Redmond
Harbin
Manchuria
Chinese Customs Service
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Siberia
Asia
Robert Cecil
Denver draftsman Walter Hauser held on submarine plans theft
Walter Hauser a former Denver draftsman is reported arrested by Department of Justice agents in Chicago and held connected to the theft of submarine plans by a Denver mechanical engineer. The report notes oil production gains in February with 1,225 new wells and 79,319 barrels produced.
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Walter Hauser
Denver
Department of Justice
Chicago
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Oil City
President Wilson Urges School Regiments for War Garden Army
In a letter to Secretary Lane, President Wilson hopes every school will form a regiment in the volunteer war garden army. it is estimated the year’s effort may raise produce valued at 500 million dollars. The Persian minister briefed the State Department on the new cabinet led by Mostovif-el-Mamalek as premier. Congress was asked for a 400 million dollar deficiency appropriation by the army ordnance bureau for ordnance production. Secretary Daniels states the five mile dry zone order for naval camps and the Annapolis academy will take effect at 4 pm March 16.
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Wilson
Lane
State Department
Mostovif-el-Mamalek
Congress
Army Ordnance Bureau
Daniels
Academy
Annapolis
Walker dominates Gunboat Smith in Joplin exhibition
Hugh Walker of Kansas City completely outclassed Gunboat Smith in a twelve round boxing exhibition in Joplin Missouri. The report notes a dominant performance by Walker and highlights the event as a major feature of the card.
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Hugh Walker
Kansas City
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across 1916 Headlines
George von L Meyer dies in Boston after a long illness. Mexico calls Congress for April 1 to frame election laws. 176 aboard Admiral Evans perish near Alaska. survivors travel to Juneau aboard Princess Sophia. A Seneca county tornado devastates Tiffin buildings. German relief funds reach Dernburg amid a Senate hearing. Winchester firefront collapse kills 12, injures many. Mexican bandits raid near Roma, three escape.
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Admiral Evans
Alaska
Juneau
San Francisco
Dry Hides Prices and Shipping Terms Listed
Prices for dry hides show Flint and surrounding area quotations by weight with noting of bull and stag hides at 12 lb values, green salted hides 2 to 3 cents per lb cheaper than other grades, horse hides half to two thirds the price of green salted, over 40 lb and under 40 lb categories with per pound rates, glue hides and skins listed, short wool pelts and shearlings priced by grade, saddles and pieces valued at current rates.
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Iciaietate
ATG Bae
Grain and Provision Prices From Chicago Market
Chicago market sees No 4 yellow corn at 1.68 and 3 yellow at 1.85. Oats quoted No 3 and 4 at 94 8e. Rye at 2.95. Timothy ranges 5.00 to 8.00. Lard at 26, ribs at 24.95.
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Denver
Colo. Upland
Nebr
Upland
Colo
South Park
Gunnison Valley
Chicago
Boston Wool Market Prices Listed for Various Grades
Texas fine wool on twelve months at 1.68 to 1.72 with eight months at 1.55 to 1.60. Territory ranges from 1.50 to 1.85 for combing and clothing grades, pulled wool at 1.60 to 1.85. New York cotton prices shown for March through December with middling at 33.40.
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Boston
Texas
New York
Chicago Live Stock Quotations Relay Market Ranges
Chicago prices show hogs at bulk 16.75 to 17.40, light 17.00 to 17.65, mixed 16.65 to 17.55, heavy 16.00 to 17.20, pigs 13.25 to 17.00. Cattle include native steers 8.60 to 14.10, stockers 7.70 to 11.25, cows 6.60 to 11.75, calves 8.75 to 13.65, feeder calves 10.75 to 13.65, lambs 14.25 to 18.05.
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Chicago
Market Prices for Dairy Eggs Potatoes and Poultry
Chicago market report lists butter at 42% cream at 454 cents per pound, eggs firsts 34 cents and ordinary firsts 35 to 38 cents per dozen with cases included, potatoes from Wisconsin and Michigan at $1.10 to $1.20 per hundredweight, sacks $1.15 to $1.20. Prices reflect bulk and specific assortments for butter eggs and potatoes.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wilson Message to Soviet Congress Signals U S Support
The March 12 dispatch from Washington reports President Wilson sending a cable to the Soviet congress in Moscow. He pledges U S aid to Russia’s struggle for sovereignty and independence, while noting the U S recognizes no current Russian government. The message aims to reassure Russians amid fears of Japanese intervention in Siberia.
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Washington
Moscow
Russian Congress of Soviets
Brest-Litovsk
Wilson
Congress
United States
Russia
America
Congress of the Soviets
Germany
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Japan
Siberia
Four U S Soldiers Slain in Action Reported by Pershing
General Pershing's casualty report lists four privates killed in action four severely wounded twenty one slightly wounded four died of wounds and eight of disease and four from other causes in Washington.
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Washington
Pershing
Baker in Paris Arrival Sparks Warm Welcomes
Paris reports Newton D. Baker the American secretary of war arrived to a cordial reception by General Pershing Gen. Bliss and French officials. The mission proceeded without incident as U S officials reviewed wartime coordination. In Italy Austrian river crossing attempts were repelled by Italian batteries and rafts sunk opposite Fagare. Naples faced dawn air raids with twenty bombs landing in a residential area. American and French troops in Lorraine conducted raids destroying German trenches at three points over 100 meters wide and 300 meters deep.
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Paris
Newton D. Baker
Pershing
Tasker H. Bliss
Premier Clemenceau
Ambassador Sharp
Rome
Piave
Fagare
Naples
Lorraine
White Sox Veteran McCormick Dies in New Jersey
Jim McCormick veteran pitcher for the Chicago White Sox died in St Josephs hospital Paterson New Jersey He was more than 60 years old and a former teammate of Billy Sunday and Silver Flint in the early era of baseball.
Chinese Bandits Rob U S Engineers Near Yehsien
Two American engineers Nyl and Purcell were robbed and captured by bandits near Yehsien in Henan province. A Chinese assistant was also taken prisoner.
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Peking
Nyl and
Purcell
Yehsien
Henan
Arizona town growth and war effort updates
Mesa to get a cotton gin Douglas to host a cantonment Miami incorporation petitions to form a town Cafton Diablo and Golconda post offices closed Chloride mail to reach residents Clifton and Bisbee receive pensions Clifton and Bisbee pensions set Mail and mining reports include new Tom Reed ore vein at Oatman and United Verde Extension dividends. Falcon updates on wartime service schools teach patriotism New Haven and Prescott TB sanitariums planned Fort Whipple Prescott gets TB care facilities
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Peter Corpestein
Phoenix
Berard Halle
Lukachukai
Miami
Golconda
Chloride
Hannah Riley
Clifton
Cafton Diablo
Leupp
Forest Fleming
Bisbee
Tucson
Tom Reed
Oatman
Santa Cruz County
Fort Riley
Kan
China Copper Company
United Eastern Mining Company
United States
University of Arizona
Paul H. M. P. Brinton
Washington
New Haven
Conn
Fort Whipple
Prescott
Arizona
Asheville
N. C
Denver
How Mrs Boyd Avoided an Operation
Canton Ohio woman Marie Boyd says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her female troubles and let her avoid surgery after two doctors advised operation. She urged other women to try the remedy before submitting to an operation and offered to consult the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyp
6Th St
N. E
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
He'd Paid the Bills and He Married a Dressmaker
A brief, dialogue driven anecdote notes a man who married a dressmaker for her money after she made all of his first wife’s clothes. The exchange questions how weddings occurred in that arrangement.
Lemon Skin Beautifier Recipe Ad
A vintage ad promotes a lemon based bleaching lotion using two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint. The lotion allegedly softens smooths and brightens skin while removing freckles sallowness and tan, with daily facial application to improve complexion.
He Couldn't Stand It He and Her Mirror Quip
A brief dialogue fragment features a man railing at self image and a woman retorting that a mirror does not flatter. He replies he never looks in a mirror, highlighting a humorous exchange on vanity.
Weather Recall and Advertising Echoes of 1918
The note recalls 1918 weather records and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation. An old ad line adds a maxim about empty honor, “Nothing is new under the sun.”
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Dr. Pierce
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War Office
Bois le Petre Reillon
Letricourt
Narva
Pettrograd
Dixmude
Persia
Afghanistan
Wolff Bureau
Hague
Clemenceau
Toul
Hit
Bagdad
Euphrates River
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Jerusalem- Nablus
Western
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Meadowbrook Club
Philadelphia
C. R. Erdman
Princeton University
George von L. Meyer
Carranza
Republic of Mexico
Seneca County
Tiffin
National German American Alliance
Bernard Dernburg
Senate
King
Utah
Alliance
Clark County Hospital
Winchester
T. T. East
Roma, Tex
Denver Markets
Ivour
Enews
Adialnesserac
F.O.B
Lima
Sieiaiera
Cole
C. Popper
Co Iss
Boulder
U.S
Western Newspaper Union News Service
U. S
Baker Wiill
Secretary of War
White Sox
McCormick
Arizona State News
Mesa
Douglas
Thomas W. Nevett
Fairview
Graham County
Glenbar
Golden
Palisades
Pinal County
Casa Grande
L. E. Cranwell
Inspiration Mine
Frederick B. Porter
McNeal
Albert J. Wolf
John Spirey
Globe
Donald E. Stone
Globe-Miami
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Gila County
National Army
Pima Smelter and Refining Company
United Verde Extension
Kingman
United Eastern
Harriet Jean Oliver
Governor Hunt
Sidney P. Osborn
Camp Kearny
Cal
Cactus Queen Copper Company
Dean’s
Karl Goering
Orkney St
Dean
WM. H. M’munn
Notary Public
Mr. Goering
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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