Oldest Irish Immigrant Nears 102 in Hopkinton
Patrick Maguire of Hopkinton turns 102 tomorrow and remains bright and active as he drives four miles each way to Milford. A lifelong fan of Ireland he keeps up with current events and enjoys meeting a Galician speaker crony. Maguire visited Boston long ago when joining the County Donegal Association, despite doubts his trip would tire him.
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Hopkinton
Patrick Mafuire
America
Milford
Maguire
Raelic
Boston
County Donegal Association
James J. Murray
Pinex cough remedy promises quick relief and healing
An editorial style promo argues coughs signal inflammation and warns against masking symptoms. It details a home remedy mixing 24% ounces Pinex with sugar syrup to produce a pint of cough syrup, claiming quick relief, membrane healing, and phlegm reduction, with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Says Pure Oil Best for Hair
Advice favors malsified cocoanut oil as a greaseless shampoo. It claims soaps and shampoos use too much alkali, dry the scalp, and harm hair. Rub in a little oil with water to create rich lather, rinse clean, and enjoy silky, manageable hair at low cost.
Oxidaze asthma tablets praised for relief in New England
Asthma and bronchitis patients in New England are said to see rapid relief from Oxidaze tablets. Dr Eugene Howard of Worcester introduced the treatment. The tablets dissolve in the mouth before bed easing air passages and providing a comfortable night’s sleep. They are claimed harmless inexpensive and refundable if not effective by many druggists.
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New England
Eugene Howard
Worcester
Beckman’s Alterative Advertisement for Tuberculosis Cure
An advertisement claims Beckman’s Alterative aids tuberculosis recovery when combined with hygiene and diet. It asserts non medical and medicinal benefits, mentions past successes, and promotes availability from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
Verdun Front Endures Desperate Shelling Driving German Push
London reports a renewed, heavy bombardment around Verdun north east of the fortress with shells hammering Le Mort Homme and Bois Bourrus. German forces, including the Imperial Guards, gather for a possibly decisive assault as aviators clash and French guns respond from multiple fronts.
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London
Verdun
le Mort Homme
Bois Bourrus
Paris
Imperial Guards
Corps D'Elite
Forges
Bois Des Corbeaux
British Rout Germans in East African Fight
British forces under General Smuts report a hard clash with German troops on Kitovo hills west of Taveta. After a day of taking and retaking positions, two South African columns secured a final bayonet hold, with Germans retreating toward Kahe. Simultaneous actions clear enemy forces near Kilimanjaro as General Stewart pursues toward the Usambara line.
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London
Smuts
Kitovo
Taveta
War Office
German East Africa
Kahe
Kilimanjaro
Harvard Men Cited for Bravery in the War
Twelve members of the field service American ambulances are cited with the cross of war for action in Alsace near Hartmanns Weilerkopf. Names include Lovering Hill E J Curley Durant Rice Stephen Gallati Marquand Walker Joseph Mellen and others from Harvard NYU Penn Yale and Ohio. The ambulance field now shows 31 total citations and sends a new section to Verdun in May.
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Paris
Field Service
American Ambulance
Alsace
Hartman's - Weilerkopf
Lovering Hill
E. J. Curley
Durant R. Rice
Stephen Gallati
Marquand Walker
Joseph Mellen
New York City
Henry M. Buckley
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Trask J. Putnam
Boston
Harvard University
Powell Fenton
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Luke Doyle
Yale University
David B. Douglass
Newton
Mass
W. H. Wolverton
New York
British War Update Reports Mines Near Carnoy and Rail Bombardment
The British statement notes enemy mines exploded near Carnoy and on the La Bassee Bethune road with no damage. It says bombardments were successful near Manetz on the Lille Armentieres railway and at Hooge, with heavy artillery activity near Loos and south of Bully and Grenay. It also reports 32 hostile aircraft engaged with three shot down and one forced to land in our lines.
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London
Carnoy
la Bassee-Bethune
Manetz
Lille-Armentieres
Hooge
Loos
Bully
Grenay
Lille
Germany asks Bulgaria for troops to join Kreneh front
Geneva reports Germany requested Bulgaria to send two divisions to the Kreneh front. Bulgarian government reportedly declined due to uncertain attitude of Bulgaria.
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Geneva
Paris
Germany
Bulgaria
Kreneh Front
Bucharest
Bourmnania
Verdun Front Battles Escalate Amid Heavy Bombardment
German infantry attacks at Verdun meet fierce artillery fire as both sides clash along the Meuse. French troops penetrate across trenches at Le Pretre wood in a 200 yard front. French air forces claim multiple German aircraft brought down. Artillery shatters German lines from Champagne to the Argonne and Brieulles station faces shelling by six French planes. Russians press Turks in the Caucasus with reported minor successes in Galicia.
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Verdun
Meuse
Paris
le Pretre Wood
Aisne
Champagne
Argonne
Brieulles
Caucasus
Petrograd
Galicia
War Office
Vauclerc
Maisons de Champagne
Navarin
Entrelargues
Bethincourt
Douaumont
Woevre
Moulainville
Ronvaux
le Pretre
Croix Des Carmes
Conflans
French War Office Report On Verdun and Nearby Fronts
The war office describes artillery actions north of the Aisne and Verdun, noting bombardments against German works, railroads, and shelters. French aviators claim multiple engagements with three German planes downed, and a night raid on Conflans station with five fire points.
Denmark Denies Germany Wants the West Indies
Copenhagen reports the Danish foreign office denies a rumor that Germany offered 20 000 dollars for the Danish West Indies. American minister Maurice Egan states there is no foundation for the report and Denmark says the islands’ value has risen since the opening of the Panama Canal making the offered sum inadequate.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
Danish West Indies
Maurice Egan
Swiss Barbed Wire Barriers Erected on Lake Constance
Paris dispatch reports Swiss military authorities are installing electric barbed wire barriers along the Swiss shore of Lake Constance to prevent contraband passage into Switzerland.
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Paris
Switzerland
Lake Constance
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Ad
Advertisement claiming Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery cleanses impure blood after winter illness. It promises to cure catarrh eczema pimples and rash by restoring rich blood and vitality. Calls to order liquid or tablets or send 10c for a trial package from Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Russian War Dispatches From Petrograd March 13
General headquarters reports in Riga district rifle fire and skirmish raids. German armored car repulsed by artillery. In Triskul cannonade shells exploded among enemy batteries. Jacobstadt district faced bombardment near Neuzlburg station. Galician actions south east of Kolki and Middle Stripa yield field post of 30 men. Caucasus reports Turks driven back near Malapotamos River. In Persia troops capture eight cannons at Ker manshah.
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Riga
Triskul
Borkovitz
Jacobstadt
Neuzlburg
Tennenfeld
Dvinsk
Galicia
Kolki
Stripa
Caucasus Front
Malapotamos
Persia
Kermanshah
German World War I War Office Statement
Berlin reports favorable observation weather with lively artillery action across the front including Meuse to Moselle. Patrol clashes on the Somme and a failed French attack at le Pretre forest. Allied air raids hit enemy depots on the Clermont Verdun line. three enemy planes destroyed in Champagne and one in Meuse. Eastern and Balkan theaters unchanged.
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Berlin
London
Meuse
Moselle
Somme
le Pretre Forest
Clermont-Verdun
Champagne
Balkan
Germans Mowed Down in Heaps at Fort Vaux
Paris reports from March 13 that German losses in the Fort Vaux engagement last Friday and Saturday shattered prior records. German columns advanced four deep under French guns but collapsed into heaps of bodies amid heavy fire. Battles focused on the fort slope and village of Vaux with repeated assaults on the church, repelled by French machine gun and mountain gun fire.
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Paris
Fort Vaux
Aoe
Veron
Vaux
Austrian Report Details Front Movements as Offensives Repelled
Austrian official report states Russian forces launched offensives on the Dniester and Bessarabian fronts but were repelled. Italian artillery is active along the Izonso region and an attack near Selz was beaten back by Italian troops.
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Berlin
Sayville
Dniester
Bessarabian
Izonso
Selz
Securities Seized in England May Be Placed on Contraband List
Securities valued at ten million dollars seized from mails in transit, believed German owned, are now in the prize court’s custody. They have not yet been declared absolute contraband, but may be added to the contraband list. Seizures will continue as these assets may establish credit for hostile belligerents under orders in council. Innocent owners can prove ownership via banks holding the securities.
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London
Foreign Office
More Men Liberated for British Service
London reports a government revision of the starred occupations list to free more men for active army service. The change follows the Earl of Derby’s recommendation and may replace under 30 years with women or older men where full removal isn’t possible.
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London
Earl of Derby
Handkerchief donated by Mrs Wilson sold for 54.50
In Kansas City on March 13 a handkerchief donated by Mrs Woodrow Wilson was auctioned for 54.50 to Conrad H Mann a former Federal league magnate. The sale increased local German Red Cross fundraising to 110 dollars.
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Kansas City
Woodrow Wilson
Conrad H. Mann
Federal League
Red Cross
Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Praised for Children's Constipation
Mrs Jesse Richardson of Philpot Kentucky reports her year long use of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for her child William Jr noting it is pleasant to take and effective. The remedy is a non narcotic laxative herbal compound widely used for constipation and sells for fifty cents a bottle with free trial bottles from Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
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Jesse Richardson
Philpot
Dr. Caldwell
William, Jr
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