Moran optimistic on team strength despite losses
Manager Pat Moran acknowledges damage from losing Alexanders Rixey and Willifer yet remains confident in his squad. He notes infield strength from Luderus Whitted Niehoff Bancroft and Stock and outfield promise from Williams Cravath Fitzgerald and Meusel. Reports from the West label Meusel as a rising star.
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Alexanders
Rixey
Willifer
Tie
Luderus
Whitted
Niehoff
Bancroft
Stock
Williams
Cravath
Fitzgerald
Meusel
Zoo Ducks Claim Four-Ounce Egg Prowess at City Zoo
Ducks of twenty breeds at the zoo argue over egg size while rain falls. A Pekin duck and other birds, including a mandarin and crane, squabble about who has the biggest eggs, as the curator explains the ducks’ pride in their prowess.
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New England
Zoo
Czernin Sees Entente Crumbling Amid War Talk
Count Czernin argues the Entente is breaking as Russia’s defection opens a hole in the alliance. He lauds a Romania Ukraine peace for border gains and grain flows, contends Wilson’s stance favors peace, and defends German Austrian unity and future defense. He cites Ukraine and Romania settlements as pivotal, rejects annexation labels, and warns against renewed Allied pressure.
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Russia
Count Czernin
Rumania
Ukraine
Romania
United States
Wilson
Vienna
Berlin
Count Czernin May Resign After Romania Peace
A BudapestAz Est report from Copenhagen says Count Czernin, Austro Hungarian foreign minister, plans to resign once peace with Romania is secured. He urges binding international agreements to prevent future wars and discusses grain and meat deliveries from Ukraine and Romania to support the monarchy. He warns against peace at any price and criticizes those prolonging the war while hoping for Balkan stability and closer ties with Serbia.
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Romania
Rumania
Copenhagen
Count Czernin
Budapest
Az Est
Charles
Wilson
Ukraine
Russia
Odessa
Danube
Balkans
Serbia
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Advertisement Letter
A 1916 advertisement quotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a relief for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims cases of bladder stone and inflammation benefited, with a testimonial from GEO. Kilmer Megrath of Montpelier Vermont. Readers are urged to send ten cents for a sample and a booklet, mentioning the Boston Daily Post.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
American troops gas attacked in France by German gas shells
American soldiers in a sector away from Toul endured a heavy gas attack overnight and into the morning. The barrage included gas shells mixed with high explosive projectiles, delivered by German forces.
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France
Associated Press
Toul
Germans shell American line near Toul with Minenwerfers
German forces pounded the American front northwest of Toul with Minnenwerfers as observers noted intense bombardment yet little damage. Clear morning visibility allowed observers to witness long German artillery lines advancing into the rear while German planes attempting to cross the lines faced heavy shell bursts and withdrew.
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Toul
St. Louis Cardinals sign 20-year-old Ted Menze for trial
The St. Louis Cardinals added prep athlete Ted Menze to their trial slate. Menze is a 20-year-old St. Louis high school product with minor league experience, formerly with Sherman in the Western Association last season. He is listed as a pitcher and outfielder at 160 pounds.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Ted Menze
St. Louis
Sherman
Heavier ships ordered to boost wartime merchant tonnage
Washington April 3. The Shipping Board ordered a general size increase for all future government ships. The aim is to gain substantial tonnage with no corresponding rise in costs or need for more construction facilities.
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Washington
Shipping Board
New Ship Program Sets Larger Vessel Sizes for Ships
The programme requires steel ships of 559 tons or more, wooden ships of 6000 tons, and concrete ships of 7500 tons if trials justify. The concrete ship Vaith launched in Pacific waters influenced expansion, with three 7400-ton concrete ships approved for San Francisco in addition to one already under construction. Officials say larger steel ships won’t worsen plate shortages, as they’ll be started later. George J. Baldwin testified to Congress that Hog Island is 50,000 tons behind in steel deliveries, with other yards also short on plates.
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Vaith
Pacific
San Francisco
George J. Baldwin
American International Shipbuilding Corporation
Senate Commerce Committee
Hog Island
Submarine Boat Corporation of New York
Nuxated Iron Ad Claims Phenomenal Success
Advertisement touts Nuxated Iron as a trusted remedy used by politicians, doctors, clergy, and officials across nations. It urges a two week course of five grain tablets three times daily to boost strength, endurance, and digestion, claiming dramatic improvements in tired, run-down people.
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France
England
South America
United States
Congress
Monseigneur
Nannini
Wim, R. Kerr
Chicago
A. J. Newman
City of Chicago
Jefferson Park Hospital
Delays in Steel Deliveries Prompt Emergency Talks
The article notes ongoing efforts to keep steel production moving despite forecasted weather-driven delivery problems. Chairman Surley and War Industries Board chairman Baruch discuss emergency deliveries. Senate committee directs Senator Fletcher to brief President Wilson on the situation.
Czernin Lied Says Premier Ce Condemns Austria Pact
Paris April 3 The French premier declares Czernin lied after Czernin claims he asked through an intermediary if Austria Hungary was ready to negotiate and on what basis Premier Clemenceau voices strong denial and questions Czernins statements.
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M. Clemenceau
Berlin
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Paris
Russia
Serbia
Rumania
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Clemenc
Ceau
Czernin
Dagger in the back backache cure ad for Gold Medal Haarlem Oil
An advertisement urges women to treat daily back pain with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claiming a Holland government charter and nationwide trust. It touts three sizes, guaranteed relief, and warns against imitations. It highlights Holland women and children as sturdy, praising the product as the original Haarlem Oil capsules sold by trusted druggists.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Chronic Constipation Relief Promised by Sulpherb Tablets
Mr John O'Brien of Philadelphia reports long standing constipation and systemic malaise improved after taking Sulpheri Tablets. The advertisement urges readers with bad blood coated tongue and bowel irregularity to obtain Sulpherb Tablets from their druggist, noting the product is sulfur cream of tar tar and herbs.
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John O’brien
15Th St
Philadelphia
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