Verdun Battle News and Allied Movements Report
The week long Verdun fighting sees Fort Douaumont fall to German forces. French counterattacks retake trenches near Cumieres while Austrians push on Italian positions from Lake Garda to Val Sugana. Russian cavalry joins British forces on the Tigris in Mesopotamia amid retreat at Lavarone Plateau. The navy budget advances in Congress with officers promoted and pay increases.
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Lake Garda
Val Sugana
Verdun
le Mort Homme
Lavarone
Tigris River
Mesopotamia
London
Percy Lake
Kutel-Amara
Townshend
Verdun Battles Continue as German Attacks Press On
London reports fierce bombardments along the Meuse with German infantry assaults and French resistance. Germans retake a trench section near Fort Douaumont while artillery duels rage around Hill 404. Italian fronts see Austrian repulses in the Astico Posina area, and Russian forces join British near Kut El Amara in Mesopotamia.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Fort Douaumont
Douaumont
Trent
Italy
Rome
Astico- Posina
Asiago-Sugana
Petrograd
Kut el Amara
Kermanshah
Kash-i-Shirin
Persia
Bagdad
Bank Robbers Hold Up Wynona Bank In Brief Flight
Two bandits robbed the First State bank of Wynona at 10:30 AM taking less than $100 before retreating. As they fled their horses were shot from under them by Litely a hardware merchant. one robber was wounded. They escaped on foot while pursued by the city marshal deputy sheriff and Wynona citizens.
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Wynona
First State Bank
R. Williams
Litely
Senator Lewis Proposes Mediation for War End
Senator Lewis of Illinois introduced a resolution urging the President to urge warring European nations to declare a truce and form an arbitration board with representatives from each nation and the United States to seek definite terms for ending the war. The measure will sit on the table for discussion later.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Senate
Lewis
Illinois
Tornado Strikes Wimbledon North Dakota Widespread Damage
A tornado over Wimbledon North Dakota caused severe injuries to five people and more than 300000 in damage and reports from Page Amenia and nearby areas indicate an additional 100000 in losses. The Wimbledon opera house was destroyed and several businesses suffered partial or total ruin.
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Washington
Texas National Guardsmen
Texas
North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
Wimbledon
Page
Amenia
Wrye
Wimbledon Opera House
London Indicts Bailey and Soldiers After Quick Jury Review
In London a jury indicts Daniel Bailey and two soldiers following a brief evidence review. The defendants face charges related to a night incident under investigation by local authorities.
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London
Roger Case Oclisees
Daniel Bailey
Land Bill Passes 5 House Incomplete Text
The Oregon and California land grant bill aims to restore about 3,200,600 acres to the government. The May report notes passage by five House committees or a five House action, with details truncated in the text.
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House
Naval Committee
Washington
Oregon
California
Rane Sa
Bees Carry Honey Back To Hives In Misguided Harvest
A farmer trying to harvest honey from borhive boxes left cellar doors ajar causing bees to flood the area. Bees entered the cellar and, after stinging many, returned to the hives with empty combs, leaving the boxes light the next morning.
Silk From Sawdust Opens Path to Artificial Silk
The United States forest Products laboratory in Madison Wisconsin reports progress turning wood waste into artificial silk. The process creates viscose from pulp, threads formed through dies, then hardened by acids and salts. Uses include braids hoses and woven goods with millions of pounds consumed annually.
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United States Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
United States
Boston Transcript
Curious Arab Traits in Mesopotamia Observed by Travelers
A traveler describes an Arab man in Mesopotamia who removes shoes inside houses but wears a hat, reads and writes right to left, and eats a heavy oil rich dinner while breakfast and lunch are meager. His wife walks behind him and males eat before women. he rides a donkey, shows little initiative, and is seldom drunk though distant and ignorant.
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Mesopotamia
Water Pressure Wrecks Berlin Bridge Using Cylinder Method
A Berlin bridge was wrecked by water pressure to avoid concussion. A steel cylinder with a cement end was inserted into piers holes about 30 inches deep, connected by a one inch pipe to a 40 pound weighted seed pump. As pressure rose, pistons pushed out and the concrete blocks split away.
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Berlin
Not a Garden Misquote Sparks Odd Exchange
A fragmented dialogue shows Mr Growcher replying to plans for a garden with a muddled statement about digging up seeds to place them in the back, reflecting a humorous or garbled exchange in the era.
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Mr. Growcher
Dry forces win Lees Summit saloon license case ruling
Kansas City Court of Appeals voided a mandamus requiring Lees Summit to issue a saloon license to Jesse H. Ashcroft after Jackson County went dry. Ashcroft had a July 4 1915 dram shop license, later denied by the city council. The decision ends the county court licensing push. Meanwhile a windstorm northwest of Newtown near Chilli cothe caused one death Cullen and several injuries, with homes damaged and $7 000 in losses. Harris also reported a death and extensive outages hindered details.
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Jackson County
Kansas City Court of Appeals
J.M. Johnson
Lees Summit
Jesse H. Ashcroft
Circuit Court
Ashcroft
Kansas City
Newtown
Chillicothe
Cullen
Harris
Ottumwa Junction
State Dental Exam Probe Expands Across Missouri and Kansas City
Twenty three students in three St. Louis dental colleges face possible suspension as eleven refuse licensure exams and many others may be implicated. The state board of dental examiners began a probe into alleged credit taking in St. Louis and Dr. T. E. Purcell, a board member, has extended the investigation to Kansas City.
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St. Louis
State Board of Dental Examiners
T. E. Purcell
Kansas City
Railroad faces $1000 fines on interstate commerce counts
The St. Louis and Hannibal railroad was fined $1000 on each count of an indictment as attorneys for the company pleaded guilty to interstate commerce law violations before Judge David P. Dyer in U S District Court St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Street Car Kills Contractor in Carthage
I. D. Logsdon aged 69, a longtime Carthage contractor, was killed when struck by a Carthage Galena street car. He was partly deaf and did not hear the approaching vehicle after thirty years in the city.
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I. D. Logsdon
Carthage
Carthage-Galena
Logsdon
Explosion claims miner at Kirkwood mine
Charles Bailey aged 35 a miner at the Kirkwood mine in Prosperity was killed by a dynamite blast after finishing blasting holes and believing all sticks had discharged. The fatal accident occurred recently and his death is under investigation.
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Springfield
Adolphus O’neal
Portores
N. M
Charles Bailey
Kirkwood
Prosperity
Bailey
Big Mining Suit Filed in Joplin District
One of the largest mining lawsuits in the Joplin district was filed at Carthage by J. A. McConnell acting as trustee in bankruptcy for the Good Mining Company. The action names J. T. Robinson and the Star Milling Company among others, seeking 280000 dollars.
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Joplin
Carthage
J. A. McConnell
Good Mining Company
J. T. Robinson
Star Milling Company
Peonies Bloom Across 100 Acres in Sarcoxie
Peonies cover more than 100 acres in Sarcoxie fifteen miles east of Carthage as thousands visit the waving fields. This season’s blooms are described as more beautiful and attractive, with over 1,000,000 buds expected to be shipped to city markets.
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Sarcoxie
Carthage
Banker to Build Summer Home
John M. Moore, vice president of the Southwest National Bank of Commerce at Kansas City, has the undertaking of erecting a residence for a summer home. He also serves as vice president at Excelsoore Springs.
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John M. Moore
Southwest National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Ac K
Excelsoore Springs
Divorcee Loses Alimony Upon Remarriage Ruling
Missouri Judge O A Lucas in Kansas City ruled a divorcee cannot collect alimony after remarriage and that alimony ceases automatically when she remarries. The decision follows Olive M Nelson’s bid to revive $35 monthly support from a 1903 divorce. The ruling ends need for future court orders.
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O. A. Lucas
Kansas City
Missouri
Olive M. Nelson
James A. Nelson
Nelson
James Nelson
John Nelson
Lucas
ELECT NEW G. A. R. OFFICERS AT KIRKSVILLE
The 36th annual G A R convention in Kirksville concluded with officer elections for the year and delegates chosen for the national encampment in Kansas City. Posts named include W P Wormstead as Department commander and Thomas B. Rogers as assistant adjutant and quartermaster general, among others. Delegates at large for Kansas City were Theophile Dubrouillet and many named alternates and delegates.
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Kirksville
Kansas City
Veterans, Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans
Grand Army
W. P. Wormstead
Alex McCandless
Moberly
George F. Williams
Thomas B. Rogers
Trenton
Thomas P. Haggerty
St. Louis
Sergeat
T. S. Hawley
Francis P. Becker
Alphonse Whipple
John Michel
St. Joseph
Simon Grove
Ritter
C. W. Cochran
Novelty
Theophile Dubrouillet
John T. Pack
J. W. Beach
J. C. Pierce
J. W. Root
Max Fritz
G. A. Douglas
C. E. Miller
J. K. Merrifield
W. P. Morse
P. W. Plummer
William C. Calland
C.P Hess
Jefferson Lee
Co. W. Corcoran
P. F. Glahn
Charles Englehart
O. H. Guffin
Alfred Zartman
R. M. Richardson
P. F. Coghlan
Nicholas Mathias
R. D. Cramer
W. Serl
Andrew Porter
W. F. Moll
J. C. Driver
Jacob Stephens
W. M. Pickeil
W. Baker
Baby Killed in Motor Crash at Springfield Corner
George Edward Crews 19 months old, son of Roy Crews proprietor of the Marquette Hotel, died instantly when two Ford cars collided at a right angle at a Springfield street corner. Six others were badly injured as the Crews vehicle turned over and crushed the infant's skull.
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George Edward Crews
Roy Crews
Marquette
Ford Motor
Springfield
P. H. Williams Dies at St. Joseph
P. H. Williams a longtime figure with the Western Weighing Association and noted in railroad and Masonic circles died of heart disease at St. Joseph He was 64 and a native of England.
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P. H. Williams
St. Joseph
Western Weighing Association
England
Tobacco Shipped to France for Soldiers in Trenches
Eleven hundred pounds of tobacco were shipped from Weston to France. The consignment will be distributed by the French government to soldiers in the trenches.
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France
Weston
Farmer Shoots Wife Then Commits Suicide Near Galt
Sanford H. Mill, 40, a farmer, shot his wife at her father Winfred Wheeler's home near Galt early the other morning and shortly after killed himself.
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Sanford H. Mill
Winfred Wheeler
Galt
Drury College Endowment Campaigns Set to Open
An executive committee meeting of the Drury College endowment fund will determine upcoming campaign arrangements in Kansas City within days. Springfield has pledged nearly 76000 dollars to the fund.
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Kansas City
Drury College Endowment Fund
Springfield
Tragic Fall Kills 9-Year-Old In Joplin Yard
Helen Havens, aged 9, climbed a tall tree in her yard in Joplin. A branch broke under her, and she died within two hours from brain concussion.
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Helen Havens
Joplin
Death of Judge C W Sloan Shocks Local Legal Community
Judge Charles W Sloan longtime solicitor in Reenaine and surrounding area dies after long career on the bench. Officials and colleagues express condolences as the community mourns the loss of a respected jurist who shaped local legal practice.
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C. W. Sloan
Charles W. Sloan
Reenaine Aince Shc Cert Eee
Gedalia Veteran Dead in Pettis County
James M. Blair a Gedalia veteran born in Tennessee eighty two years ago died after a long residence in Pettis County since 1841. He lived most of his life as a local resident and was known in the community for his service and commitment.
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James M. Blair
Tennessee
Pettis County
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