Austrian Army Annihilated in Polish Front
Despatches from the east report Archduke Joseph Ferdinand mishandled a push toward Warsaw and Austria’s main army was destroyed between Krasnik and Lublin. He lost at least 15,000 men, delayed the German advance, and allowed the Russian forces to resume an offensive on the southern Poland front.
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London
Joseph Ferdinand
Krasnik
Lublin
Poland
Warsaw
von Mackensen
Russian Poland
Vistula
Bug
Brest Litovski
Petrograd
Galicia
Russian victory in Polish front shifts momentum in WWI
Russian forces repelled Austrian advances south of Lublin and turned the Austrian flank near Krasnik, widening the front as Moscow reports renewed pressure on multiple fronts. French actions in Alsace claim gains after heavy bombardments and trench battles along the Vosges and Ban de Sapt.
In Thousands of Homes World’s Most Famous Family Remedy
A classic sales claim touts a universal cure for stomach liver kidney and bowel ailments. The copy emphasizes widespread adoption and rapid relief through a renowned household remedy.
Beecham's Pills Noted For Digestive Relief
The passage extols Beecham's Pills as reliable remedies for indigestion biliousness and dullness. It promises cleansing of the system purifying blood toning the stomach stimulating the liver and regulating the bowels to explain their wide use and trust.
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Beecham
German Statement on Western Front Trench Actions Near Arras
Berlin reports a high command briefing detailing a French attack north of Souchez repulsed, German troops holding trenches west of Souchez, and a successful storming of French lines east of Ailly with 250 prisoners and four machine guns. Hill 631 near Ban de Sapt is listed as captured then abandoned.
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Fey-en-Haye
le Pretre
Paris
Souchez
Arras
Berlin
Souckhez
Ailly
Ban-de-Sapt
Vosges
Alsatian
London
Moselle
Austrowar Office reports static fronts in Russia Italy
The war office said in Vienna that the northeast Russian theatre remains unchanged with ongoing fighting in Polish heights north of Krasnik and several severe Russian attacks repulsed. West of the Vistula Russian positions held and Italian coastal front quiet with airmen forced down near Gortizia. duels and skirmishes continue on the Corinthian Tyrolean frontier and an assault on Colonel di Lina near Buckenstein was repulsed.
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Vienna
London
War Office
Poland
Krasnik
Vistula
Gortizia
Corinthian Tyrolean
di Lina
Buckenstein
Allies in Secret Conference at Calais
A British official statement reports that Premier Asquith Lord Crewe Earl Kitchener Arthur Balfour and others traveled from England to Calais for a conference with French leaders including Premier Viviani Del Casse Millerand Augagneur and Albert Thomas with General Joffre in attendance Sir John French also attended. They then visited British headquarters before returning to London.
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London
Asquith
Lord Crewe
Earl Kitchener
Arthur Balfour
Admiralty
England
Calas
Viviani
del Casse
Millerand
Marine Augagneur
Albert Thomas
Joffre
Sir John French
Germany Loses All In Africa Surrenders in Southwest Africa
Pretoria South Africa July 9 General Botha commander of the Union of South Africa forces has accepted the unconditional surrender of all German military forces in German Southwest Africa. The surrender follows his ultimatum which expired at 5 p m Thursday. The occupation army will remain and the citizen army is to be brought home as soon as possible.
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Pretoria
South Africa
London
Botha
Union of South Africa
Southwest Africa
Botha Cleared Path in German Southwest Africa Campaign
General Botha led British operations against German Southwest Africa and invaded late February. Olymbingue was captured May 4, Karibib and other stations followed, Windhoek fell May 13 with no German opposition. Martial law imposed as reports said surrender of German forces expected. area stretches 900 miles with 322 450 square miles and 79 546 population.
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Union of South Africa
Botha
Southwest Africa
Olymbingue
Karibib
Windhoek
Russia hangs Polish rebels during war report from Vienna
A Vienna dispatch to the Overseas News Agency states Polish volunteers formed the Polish Legion after the war began. The Legion united at Kolomea and split into a smaller unit led by Colonel Haller and a larger force totaling about 10 000 men under General Dursikki. They fought 10 battles in Bukowina and Galicia and at Kirlibabad and Kavalo wka suffered heavy losses while maintaining steady volunteer enlistment.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Vienna
Poland
Kolomea
Haller
Carpathian Mountains
Dursikki
Bukowina
Galicia
Kirlibabad
Kavalowka
Explosions Destroy Curtis Powder Mills At Hounslow
A series of blasts at Curtis powder mills in Hounslow Middlesex virtually destroyed the works. About a hundred workers had just started and reports say one man was killed with many injured by flying debris. A preliminary smaller blast warned workers to flee.
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London
Curtis
Hounslow
Middlesex
Bomb Thrown at Sultan of Egypt in Alexandria
A bomb was hurled from a window as the Sultan of Egypt walked to prayers in Alexandria. It fell at the horses’ feet but did not explode. The assailant escaped.
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Egypt
London
Reuter
Alexandria
Turkish forces threaten Aden near Lahej in Yemen
Turkish forces from Yemen and Southwest Arabia aided by Arabs threaten Aden the British free port. An official report says they crossed the Aden Hinterland near Lahej and forced a British force to fall back on Aden. The event occurred in July.
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London
Yemen
Arabia
Aden
British Free Port
Lahej
British Advance North of Ypres Extends Trenches
Field Marshal Sir John French reports British gains north of Ypres after a two day bombing duel with German forces. German counter-attacks were stopped by coordinated British and French artillery. The British captured a machine gun and three trench mortars with severe enemy losses.
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Ypres
Sir John French
London
French
French Front Report Details Mixed Actions Across Front
Paris reports a day of relative quiet with limited infantry activity. German bombardments target Arras and Meuse Moselle zones while French counter fire and a Vosges advance yield several prisoners and equipment. The day closes with continued enemy shelling of lost positions.
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Paris
Meuse
Moselle
Croix Des Carnes
Arras
Oise
Aisne
Champagne
Apremont
Vosges
Brickley Named Penn State Coach Succeeds Hollenbeck
Charley Brickley former Harvard star and 1914 captain has been engaged by the Penn State athletics committee to succeed Bill Hollenbeck as head coach. He will start duties once players return after vacation, per a source close to Penn State athletics.
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Pittsburg
Charley Brickley
Harvard
Pennsylvania State College
Bill Hollenbeck
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State
Rare Royal Lily of Thibet Flourishing at Roslindale Farm
The royal lily once native to Thibet thrives on the Poplar street slope at Roslindale, grown by K and J Farquhar & Co. After six years of cultivation begun by Professor F E Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum, about one million buds and blossoms are visible today.
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Roslindale Farm
Poplar Street
Roslindale
J. Farquhar & Co
FE. H. Wilson
Arnold Arboretum
Raoul
William Metcalf
Alexander P. Dewer
James Farquhar
Thaw Is Silent Witness In White Murder Hearing
Harry Thaw testified at the insanity hearing in New York recounting the dinner party and details of the shooting of Stanford White. Deputy Attorney General Cook urged further testimony as Justice Hendrick noted Thaw answered the question fully and sensibly.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Cook
Peter A. Hendrick
Thaw Finishes Long Cross Examination in Court
Thaw completed hours of testimony with calm demeanor as the State’s questioning ended this afternoon. He joked and laughed at moments while Deputy Attorney-General Cook demanded a mistrial over a lip reading accusation, and Justice Hendrick refused to declare one. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s absence from the town trip was confirmed, with her testimony to be read in evidence.
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Thaw
White
Grifenhagen
Sixth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Dr. Silo
Fifth Avenue
Forty-third Street
Palm Garden
Biltmore
Tenderloin
Cook
Hendrick
Becker
Mr. Becker
Mr. Cook
State of
New York
Stanchfield
Lily discovery amid peril near the Min River
Professor Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum discovered the first lily blossom at 7200 feet on the Min River. A falling boulder crushed his leg as he picked the flower, leaving him far from medical care. His leg survived after a long period without treatment and he now feels repaid for the suffering.
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Wilson
Arnold Arboretum
Min River
Devonian Carries Cargo of Horses to Liverpool
The Leyland line steamer Devonian under Captain A W V Trant sailed from Grand Junction docks East Boston for Liverpool just before 6 P M carrying 114 horses. The voyage was delayed 36 hours waiting for the West Coast stock. 100 horsemen aided in loading. The Devonian is slated to pass through the war zone on July 17 and reach Liverpool the following day.
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Leyland Line
A. W. V. Trant
Grand Junction Docks
Boston
Liverpool
Whitman Requests Nassau DAs Report on J P Morgan Attacker
Governor Whitman calls for a detailed report from Nassau County District Attorney Lewis Smith concerning the death by suicide of Frank Holt in Mineola jail. Holt, an assailant linked to incendiary schemes against J P Morgan, died before exposure of his plots.
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New York
Whitman
Lewis Smith
Nassau County
Frank Holt
J. P. Morgan
Mineola
Governor to order probe after Holt death in jail cell
Governor seeks full inquiry into Holt death with details on guards jail officials and照 conditions. At inquest Jerry Ryan admitted leaving corridor door open and not locking Holt in. jury to file finding next week. County officials launch broader jail investigation aided by District Attorney Smith. detectives reexamine 200 letters found among Holt's effects in Ithaca.
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Holt
J. P. Morgan
Jerry Ryan
Ryan
Justice of the Peace
Walter R. Jones
Resturnins
Justice Jones
Hulse
Weekes
Mineola
Smith
Tunney
Ithaca
Topping and Kerr to contest Connecticut title at Brooklawn
In Bridgeport Connecticut on July 9 Henry J Topping and Hamilton K Kerr reached the Connecticut championship final at Brooklawn Country Club after upsets. Topping beat B M Lewis 3 up 3 to play while Kerr defeated Robert Abbott 3 up 2 to play to deny defending champion W Parker Seeley.
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W. Parker Seeley
Kerr
Greenwich
Tourists Robbed by Hold Up Men in Yellowstone Park
A party of 25 tourists including United States Senator Brady of Idaho was held up in Yellowstone Park by three highwaymen. A New Yorker named Rice fired a shot while fleeing to safety but was not hit. the bandits fled into the woods. The amount taken was not learned tonight.
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Livingston
Mont
United States
Brady
Idaho
Yellowstone Park
Rice
Robbers Halt Travel Party Near Yellowstone
Tourists could not resist as armed robbers stopped multiple coaches 15 miles from Yellowstone. In a wooded section the second coach was halted by rifle threats to the driver while the first coach was spared. Passengers were forced to surrender money and valuables at the robbers' feet as each coach was halted.
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Yellowstone
No Pumping Station Site Hinders City Fire Protection Plan
Secretary of War Garrison writes to Mayor Curley declining to alter the harbor line to place the proposed high service pumping station in Port Point Channel. The city remains without a site and must continue searching for a location for the station.
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Garrison
Curley
Port Point
Milburn Saylor and Charley White Set for Atlas A A Bout
Milburn Saylor and Charley White collide in a 12 round fight at Atlas A A next Tuesday night. Saylor seeks redemption after recent losses and aims to earn a rematch with Freddie Welsh while eyeing Cincinnati bout prospects. The Atlas card also features the Dan McDonald George Robinson semi final in New England and a strong slate of preliminaries.
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Milburn Saylor
Indianapolis
Charley White
Chicago
Atlas A. A
Saylor
Freddie Welsh
Hal Stewart
Evansville
Ill
Ray Bronson
Milburn
White
Indianapolis Hoosier
Johnny Griffiths
Cincinnati
Atlas A
Boston
Dan McDonald
George Robinson
New England
City Dansant Plans for Portland Summer
Thousands of visitors may enjoy a municipal dansant in Portland this summer at the old Exposition building. The polished concrete floor will host the dancing as part of city entertainment.
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Portland
New Donial League Schedule Reveals Six-Club Circuit Lineup
Providence July 9 The six club donial league schedule begins Monday with Brockton at New Haven New Bedford at Springfield and Pawtucket at Hartford in opening day games
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Providence
R. I
Brockton
New Haven
New Bedford
Springfield
Pawtucket
Hartford
Poslam Skin Remedy Ad Promises Quick Overnight Results
An advertisement touts Poslam as a cure for eczema acne pimples rashes and skin irritation with claims of overnight improvement. It urges 4 cent stamps for samples from Emergency Laboratories and notes Possum Soap for tender skin while listing general availability through driggists.
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Emergency Laboratories
West 25Th St
New York City
Driggists
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