Roosevelt Proud of Soldier Sons Amid War News
Archibald Roosevelt in Boston confirms the Croix de Guerre for Archie Roosevelt as Lt Col Theodore Roosevelt Sr learns of his son’s decoration and a report of Archie being wounded but not seriously. The Roosevelts recount service from Plattsburg to Harvard and Oyster Bay exploits.
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George
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Archie Roosevelt
Plattsburg
Regular Army
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Oyster Bay
White House
Newport
Quentin
Mineola
Archibald Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt Hospital
Washington War Casualty List Reports Multiple Deaths
The War Department lists six killed in action, three dead of wounds, seven dead of disease, two wounded severely and 11 slightly wounded. Among officers Captain Archibald B. Roosevelt is wounded lightly. Names include Sergeant Paul H. Ludwig Corporal William F. Gehring and others across private and corporal ranks.
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Washington
War Department
Lst
Archibald B. Roosevelt
Paul H. Ludwig
William F. Gehring
Harry L. Anderson
Homer Dawson
William Seibert
Charles R. Simmons
Nicholas Christow
Willie N. Cornelius
Edward B. Darland
Jacob Keller
Robert H. Manter
Edwards. Parry
Howard L. Spidel
Jos. Tezeank
Uric Acid in Meat Brings Rheumatism
A health note claims rheumatism stems from excess meat and uric acid. It advises warm dress and hydration, plus four ounces of Rad Salts daily for a week to stimulate kidneys. Jad Salts is praised as a cheap lithia drink aiding uric acid elimination.
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New England
France
Switzerland
Great Russian port Odessa captured by Teutons
The article reports Odessa, key Russian port, captured by German forces amid eastward advances. It notes Odessa’s strategic grain exports, Jewish population share, and institutions, while predicting German access to vast wheat stores. It also mentions the Brest-Litovsk peace terms and a postponed Russian Soviets congress in Moscow.
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West Front
Germany
Ukraine
Teutons
Romania
United States
Vopicka
Jassy
Russia
Rumania
France
Belgium
Alsace
Lorraine
Odessa
Catherine II
Imperial New Russian University
Dnieper
Dneister
Austria
Congress of
Moscow
Brest- Litovsk
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Allied Missions Leave Jassy for Odessa
American and allied special missions to Romania depart Jassy for Odessa under safe conduct from the Romanian king after eight days of quarantine. An investigation found no sanitary basis for detention, and protests led to immediate release. The group includes American Red Cross workers and war workers, with French and British contingents totaling several hundred men.
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Washington
Rumania
Jassy
Odessa
King of
Vopicka
State Department
Red Cross
No Statement of Irish Policy Yet Says Dillon
John Dillon, successor to John Redmond as leader of the Irish Nationalists, told the Associated Press no policy statement would be useful until the convention results are announced, expected within a few days.
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Dillon
Dublin
John Dillon
John Redmond
Associated Press
Navy Deaths Three Sailors Dead in Accidents At Sea
Three Navy personnel died in accidents reported today. Machinist Mate Charles Fazio of Rome New York died March 10 from a fractured skull after a seaplane fall at Pensacola Florida. Musician George Sinks of Dayton Ohio was killed March 10 while playing baseball aboard the U S S Nevada. Coxswain William Buerger of College Point New York died March 11 from a fractured skull after falling from a smokestack on the U S S Burrows.
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Navy Department
Charles John Fazio
Rome
N. Y
Pensacola
Florida
George Dewey Sinks
Dayton
Ohio
Nevada
William Emil Buerger
College Point
U. S. S. Burrows
Private Sutter of 101st Infantry Killed in Action
Springfield notices Private Charles W. Sutter of Shelton Connecticut reported by General Pershing as killed in action in Tuesday’s casualty list. He was 22, a weaver for Sidney Bloomenthal Company, before enlisting. His brother Frank H. Sutter of 177 Union Street received word from the War Department.
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Charles W. Sutter
Pershing
101St Infantry
Shelton
Conn
Frank H. Sutter
Union Street
War Department
Sutter
Sidney Bloomenthal Company
Former Middleweight Champion Mike Donovan Dies Ill in Bronx Hospital
Former American middleweight champion Mike Donovan lies seriously ill in a Bronx hospital with pneumonia. He recently recruited for a State guard regiment and served as boxing instructor at city armories. Donovan once fought John L. Sullivan at his peak.
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New York
Mike Donovan
America
Bronx
State Guard
City Armories
John L. Sullivan
British Advance in Palestine Reinforces Jerusalem Line
London March 13 Official report on Palestine operations says troops east of the Jerusalem Nabulus road advanced their line slightly yesterday.
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Palestine
London
Jerusalem-Nabulus Road
Vassar Nurses Camp Sees Early Registrations
Thirty young women from Massachusetts have registered for the Vassar training camp for nurses following a mass meeting at the State House where Miss Julia Lathrop outlined aims. Inquiries should be sent to Mrs. William Booth at 14 Chauncy Street Cambridge.
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Massachusetts
Vassar
State House
Julia Lathrop
William 8. Booth
Chauncy Street
Cambridge
War Bride's Breakfast Made by Miss Bradley
Miss Alice Bradley demonstrates a wartime wedding breakfast with patriotic touches and substitutes for butter and eggs. Menu includes Mock Lobster Patties Conservation Rolls Kentucky Salad and Bride's Cake. Recipes follow for Mock Lobster Filling and Conservation Rolls. The piece ends with a wartime travel anecdote.
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Miss Bradley
Alice Bradley
Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery
Missa Bradley
Kentucky
Farmer School
Agnes Atkens
Josephine Gotts
Miss Farmer’s School of Cooking
Americans Safe From Helsingfors In Finland Rescue
American Consul Thornwell Haynes and 15 American residents fled Helsingfors and reached Bjorn Borg in Finland. A message to Minister Morris confirms their safety. Reports say Germans arrest Americans and Englishmen of military age encountered.
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Stockholm
Thornwell Haynes
Helsingfors
Bjoerneborg
Finland
I. N. Morris
Man Collapses During Meal in Haverhill Restaurant
Theodore C. Drew aged 65, long resident of a motorboat cabin near Warren Bridge, collapsed while dining at a Haverhill street restaurant. He was rushed to Relief Hospital in serious condition and placed on the dangerous list.
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Theodore C. Drew
Warren Bridge
Haverhill Street
Relief Hospital
German and Austro-Hungarian Troops At Odessa
Berlin reports that German and Austro-Hungarian forces are now before Odessa. The advance follows Romania joining the central powers to transport troops via Moldavia and Bessarabia. The aim includes securing Ukraine supplies and a route to Persia and Afghanistan.
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Berlin
London
Odessa
War Office
Moldavia
Bessarabia
Ukraine
Germany
Russia
Persia
Afghanistan
Delay Action on Presbyterian Unit Stalls Union Talks
Atlantic City N J March 1 Definite action by the commissions of the union of the Presbyterian churches North and South to close the breach was delayed today by late arrival of several delegates from the South Participating in the joint conferences are representatives of 10 States.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Commissions of Union of the Presbyterian Churches North
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