Front-line battles rage as Allied push on Western Front
Western front reporting shows heavy fighting between Allied French British and German forces around Souchez Vimy Loos La Bassee canal Mesnil Massives and eastern forests Apremont La Petite. Allied advances cited with ground gains and captured matériel while German counterattacks and a separate Argonne offensive unfold.
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Vimy
Loos
la Bassee Canal
Mesnil
Massives
Apremont
la Petite
French War Office
France
Vermelles
Lens
Berlin
Greatest Loss of Life In Frehier Manshac and New Orleans
The Indian hurricane battered the central Gulf coast with heavy loss of life and property damage. Frenier and Manshac suffered multiple drownings and injuries, with several other deaths reported in Pastageulda and similar locales. New Orleans endured seven deaths and about $2 million in damage as winds peaked at 120 to 130 mph.
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Frehier
Manshac, la
Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast
Frenier
Manshac
Lake Ponchartrain
Pastageulda
Miss
Ruddock
Gulfport
Birchwood
New Orleans & Northwestern
Baton Rouge
United States
Rockefeller to Organize His Own Union
Denver reports that John D. Rockefeller Jr. will organize his own union after talks with Colorado Fuel and Iron officials. Cass Herrington quoted that Rockefeller will organize his own union and decline recognition of the United Mine Workers. Young Rockefeller planned to announce union plans before leaving Colorado next week.
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Denver
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
United Mine Workers
Cass Herrington
Rockefeller Company
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Organized Labor Movement of America
Young Rockefeller
Colorado
Schwab to Build Plungers
Schwab interests were low bidders on sixteen new coast defense submarines with Union Iron Works of San Francisco the lowest bidder at 510000 dollars to build the submarines within twelve months. A large crowd attended the bid opening at the Navy Department.
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Washington
Schwab
Navy Department
Union Iron Works of
San Francisco
Millers Protest Interstate Freight Minimum Weights
Kansas City millers and allied grain groups file a complaint with the interstate commerce commission alleging unjust discriminations in interstate carload minimum weights for flour and grain. They charge 150 carriers with 200 tariffs, asserting higher interstate minima of 40 000 pounds versus 24 000 to 30 000 pounds for local and Central Freight Association traffic across several midwestern states and territories.
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Kansas City Commercial Club
Kansas City Millers’ Club
Saecech
South ‘Millers’ League
Western Missouri Millers’ Club
Interstate Commerce Commission
Somme
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Mississippi Valley
Carolina
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Missouri College Bulletin Promotes Grain Weevil Extermination
A bulletin from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture outlines using carbon bisulphide to kill grain pests. It notes one pound per thirty bushels, added by space, and suggests pouring liquid on grain or in shallow pans, with pans holding up to a pound. Carthage church plans a $40,000 stone building after a twelve year funding campaign.
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the State University
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
T. J. Talbert
Carthage
First Presbyterian Church of
Boy of 6 Accidentally Slays Man in St Louis
Six year old Robert Leonard son of a patrolman accidentally shot and killed 24 year old James Cavanaugh while playing with a rifle in St Louis last night. The incident ends a brief play session with a deadly consequence.
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Robert Leonard
James Cavanaugh
St. Louis
Fireworth $23000 Blaze Strikes Atlanta Church
A $23000 fire hit Atlanta in Macon County early this morning. The Baptist Church was among the structures destroyed in the blaze.
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Atlanta
Macon County
Baptist Church
Wild Dogs Attack Cattle Near Nevada Ranches
Stock raisers seek a pack described as half wild, likely bulldog bred, after multiple attacks on milk cows in Nevada pastures. Cattle show severe wounds on noses and haunches and unable to rise. authorities warn ranchers to secure herds.
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Nevada
Fire ruins St Francis Orphanage near Nevada
Eighty children, most in night clothes, were saved by sisters after a fire destroyed St Francis Orphanage near Nevada. Losses reach 75000 with insurance about a third. Children sheltered in autos, the National Guard armory, and a local department store. Bishop Lillis donated 1000 to aid victims.
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St. Francis Orphans
Nevada
Missouri National Guard
Lillis
Kansas City
St. Francis’s Catholic Orphanage
Glass in Baby Eye Is Removed By Oculist
A 3 month old in St Joseph was taken by his mother to a physician after a glassy irritation appeared. An oculist removed a concave glass that fit over the eye which caused the injury. The 3 year old sister had placed the glass in the baby's eye from a toy cat. The injury is not expected to be permanent.
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E. F. Gaeckler
St. Joseph
Runaway Team Injury Fatalities in Carthage
Farmer Charles Kramer was fatally injured near Carthage while trying to stop a runaway wagon loaded with apples. The horses threw him under the wheels, crushing his chest and breaking both legs. Adventists select Columbia as state headquarters and raise over 3000 dollars to build a church and future school. Hiram Smith, 80, pioneer stockman of southwest Missouri, dies in Carthage. he was a Civil War drummer boy during Sherman’s campaign.
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Charles Kramer
Carthage
Columbia
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Hiram Smith
Missouri
Smith
Sheridan
To Prison for Wife Murder at Princeton
Clayton Hill was found guilty of second degree murder for killing his wife last February at Princeton. He received a twenty year sentence in the penitentiary.
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Clayton Hill
Princeton
Prohibition Drive Relaunched by Missouri League
The Anti Saloon League of Missouri announces a renewed statewide ban push through new literature. Statewide prohibition efforts will be carried out from the league's St Louis headquarters as plans proceed.
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Missouri
Anti-Saloon League of
League
St. Louis
Bellflower News Sold and to be Enlarged
The Bellflower News, owned by C. D. Hendershott formerly of the Wells ville Optic News, has been sold to H. C. Krebs of St. Louis. The paper will be enlarged and Mr. Hendershott will relocate to the West.
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Bellflower News
C. D. Hendershott
Wellsville Optic News
H. C. Krebs
St. Louis
Mr. Hendershott
Death of A. B. Little Former Moberly Official
A. B. Little, former city clerk and president of the Moberly board of education, died in Moberly. He is survived by his widow and four brothers.
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A. B .Little
Moberly
A. B. Little
Missouri Division Veterans Elect Officers at Springfield
The Missouri Division of the United Confederate Veterans held its annual convention in Springfield electing officers Thomas C. Love of Springfield as division commander L S Fintau of St. Louis as Eastern Brigade commander and W Bronaugh of Kansas City as Western Brigade commander. The gathering urged establishing a more generous pension system for Confederate soldiers and widows in Missouri.
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U. Co. V
Missouri Division
United Conrate ‘Veterans
Springfield
Thomas C. Love
L. 8
Fintau
St. Louis
Eastern Brigade
W. ©. Bronaugh
Kansas City
Western Brigade
Missouri
Picked a Real American Name in Public School Tale
A twelve year old Italian boy in a public school asks to change his name to fit becoming American. He presents a scrap of paper with the proposed name Patrick Dennis McCarty, prompting the teacher to question his motive and origin.
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Italy
America
Patrick Dennis McCarty
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offer Free Samples
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for pimples blackheads redness roughness itching and scalp dandruff. It promises free samples by mail via a postcard to Cuticura Dept Y Boston and notes availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. Y
Boston
Saffron Beam dialogue on trust and perception
The altruist warns a pessimist that suspicion clouds judgment. The pessimist retorts that people commonly display a broad yellow streak, implying that others' flaws distort his vision.
Castoria Ad Emphasizes Eight Decades of Use
Public notice urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature claiming over 80 years of safe use for infants and children, noting that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Fletcher
Quotable Oddities From a 19th Century Ad
A fragmented ad style passage notes fame as a bubble and jokes on a fish voting angleworms. It mentions Red Cram Ball and Beverly as offerings for grocers and implies a humorous tone about publicity and advertising in old markets.
Enrollment at Missouri Rises During Winter Session
The University of Missouri reports winter session enrollment of 2,728 students, up 857 from the previous term. The rise reflects higher attendance and expanded programs as campuses adjust to demand.
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U. of M
University of Missouri
First woman to enroll as stock judge in agriculture
A historical note reports the first woman to enroll as a stock judge under the commissioner of agriculture from a regional body, marking a milestone in the field.
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William P. Pee Anke
Bull Kits Farmer Steven Kopin Warren metal a ene pierced
A fragment reports injuries after an incident involving Steven Kopin and Warren metal a ene, with the phrase Bull Kits Farmer noted. The readable text is incomplete, offering few clear facts beyond the names and a piercing reference.
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Steven Kopin
Warren Metal
Former Newspaper Man Dead in Liberty
Charles L. Dougherty, longtime lawyer and former journalist with the Liberty Tribune, died in Liberty. His career spanned law practice and reporting, leaving a mark on local press and civic life.
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Charles L. Dougherty
Liberty Is
The
Liberty Tribune
A Callaway County Centennial News Brief
A Centennial report from Callaway County notes a couple wed and mentions their aged son age T1 years. The piece references Mrs Fangie Lewis and a person named We Sturgege in a brief local notice.
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Fangie Lewis
Bape
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