Hints of Plan 10 Invasion of Germany Surface
Washington reports suggest Allied victory near St Quentin could enable an early Rhine valley invasion. Unofficial French notes hint at a new push toward Alsace Lorraine, with Swiss reports of Rhine valley civilians removed by German authorities. Observers flag potential German retreat risks and a possible Meuse to Rhine offensive to strike Germany.
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Washington
St. Quentin
Germany
Upper Rhine Valley
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
Cambrai
Foch
Marshal Foch
Verdun
North Sea
Meuse
Rhine Valley
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertised for Kidney Health
An old newspaper ad warns of kidney trouble and urges immediate action for symptoms like back pain and dizziness. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a world widely used remedy, claiming refunds if relief is not achieved and emphasizing authentic imported packaging.
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Haarlem
Holland
No Rise in Hair Cuts Says City Barbers
Barbers deny a price increase amid rumors that hair cuts and shaves would rise. Prices remain at 35 cents for a cut and 15 cents for a shave, with hotel shops charging 50 cents for cuts and two other shops asking 50 cents.
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Man
Frank S Scott Chosen Central Vermont Railroad Director
Frank S Scott of Montreal was chosen director at the adjourned session of the annual meeting of Central Vermont railroad stockholders in St. Albans Vermont.
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ST. Albans
Frank 8. Scott
Montreal
Central Vermont Railroad
Annual Meeting of
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive Aims to Be a Cinch
Public service notice urges all citizens to participate fully in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. Encouragement repeats that if everyone does what he should, meeting the quota will be easy, and asks readers to subscribe again.
Lost battalion heroism in Argonne siege fronted by surrender refusal
The 77th Division's famed lost battalion holds firm in the Argonne forest as Major Whittlesey leads men through four days of starvation and bombardment. German traps, constant sniping, and dwindling ammo test resolve, but the unit, including Captain Leo Stromee, vows to fight on rather than surrender.
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Verdun
Associated Press
77Th
Beleaguerment
Argonne Forest
Nene
Whittlesey
Whittelsey
Leo Stromee
San Bernardino
Cal
47000 Refugees Reach British Lines in Mesopotamia
London dispatches report 47000 Assyrian Armenian and Russian refugees from Urmia and Persian Armenia crossed the Turkish front into British control. An additional 10000 are in Kurdistan towns or roaming hills. Turkish pursuit failed against British cavalry and later Turks entered Urmia, massacring about 200 and distributing 600 Christian women among troops and locals.
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London
Uramiah
Persian Armenia
Kurdistan
Urumiah
Son-in-law of French premier dies at front
Lieutenant Yung, son-in-law of Premier Clemenceau, dies of grip at the front. He married the premier's second daughter recently and had served since the war’s start as a staff officer, decorated with the cross of war.
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Paris
Yung
Clemenceau
Grip
Liberty Loan Push Urges Public Backing and Participation
The message emphasizes that winning the war is the priority and the Liberty Loan drive is the main effort. It calls on citizens to get in line and contribute, framing the loan as essential to the war effort and national victory.
Curator at Franklin Park Zoo Dies at 43
Frank Prior, assistant curator at Franklin Park Zoo, died yesterday of bronchial pneumonia at Homeopathic Hospital on Harrison Avenue. He was in his 44th year after a four day illness.
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Frank Prior
Franklin Park Zoo
Homeopathic Hospital
Harrison Avenue
Remembered Punch and Judy Performer Mr Prior at Franklin Park Zoo
Mr Prior, famed for entertaining children with Punch and Judy at the Franklin Park Zoo, educated youngsters about animals and shared a close bond with the Zoo’s critters. Born in Boston, he worked with the Old Howard Atheneum and Shawmut theatre groups before serving two years as assistant curator at the Franklin Park Zoo. He leaves a wife three children and two sisters. Funeral arrangements will be announced today.
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Prior
Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo
Mr. Prior
Boston
West End
Old Howard Atheneum
Shawmut
Not State Guard but Brookline Constabulary on Patrol
A letter to the editor corrects an Oct 8 misstatement that State Guardsmen were called by Brookline police chief. The Brookline Constabulary Company, also called the Brookline Home Guard, performs duties under town officials with special police status. They train in riot and crowd control and arm with riot clubs and .38 revolvers, serving without pay after long days of work.
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Brookline
Corey
Brookline Department
Massachusetts State Guard Company
Brookline Constabulary Company
Brookline Home Guard
State Guard
Chester Wing
Senate passes bill to reimburse France soldiers' heirs
The Senate approved a War Department bill authorizing the U S government to reimburse citizens of France to whom American soldiers who died were indebted. The measure was expedited at the urgent request of General Pershing.
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Senate
Washington
War Department
France
Pershing
Billy Sunday Goes to Devens via Air
Raspy newspaper item notes Billy Sunday traveling to Devens by air with a travel mood described as Kaiser style and a sales pitch urging Bond purchases to prevent grip and influenza. An advert promotes E Grove laxative bromquinine tablets with a price of 80 cents and a signature on the box.
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Billy
Devens
E. W. Grove
Remarkable Claim For Mayr Remedy Ad Promises Quick Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming two additional doses add ten pounds in two weeks while reducing bloating. The note asserts the preparation clears catarrhal mucus and inflammation across stomach liver and intestines and hints it can prevent appendicitis. Liggett Riker Jaynes drug stores and druggists are cited as distributors.
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Mayr
Liggett - Riker - Jaynes
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