Turmoil in Balkans as Teutons Press Forward
Berlin reports Servian positions captured south of Belgrade and along the Teutonic line while Nish says heavy tolls are paid near Lipa. Bulgan forces near Kraguyevatz report near annihilation. Russia pierces Austro German lines on the Stripa and takes prisoners and guns.
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Belgrade
Berlin
Nish
Teutons
Lipa
Servia
Semendria
von Mackensen
Stripa River
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Poland
Allies Launch Broad Offensive From Flanders to Dardanelles
British and French forces push a general offensive along the German fronts from Flanders to the Dardanelles. The Russians resume Galicia attacks to aid Serbia while Austro German and Bulgarian troops meet stiff Serb resistance. British actions near Hulluch and Hohenzollern redoubt report gains despite heavy shelling.
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London
Flanders
Champagne
Russia
Belgium
Dardanelles
Galicia
Servia
Nish
la Bassee
Arras
Hulluch
Hohenzollern
St. Elie
Bermelles
German Air Raid Kills 55 in London Raid
London reports 55 dead and 114 injured from a Zeppelin raid last night, the deadliest yet. The toll climbs to 181 killed and 449 wounded in raids on England. 14 soldiers and 13 civilians among the fatalities. Consul Skinner says no American casualties.
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London
England
Skinner
Washington
Preacher Accused of Quick Profits in Timber Claims
An affidavit filed in New York claims Rev. Newell Dwight Millis pastor of Plymouth Church Brooklyn made quick fabulous profits by selling British Columbia timber claims to ministers and friends. Frank L Ferguson former church trustee chair and five years Hillis manager supports the allegations.
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New York
Newell Dwight Millis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
British Columbia
Frank L Ferguson
Hillis
Notable Civil War figure Haast recalled at Norfolk yard
A damaged note says Haast of Ragut on his Europe trip near war end was yesterday dismissed from Norfolk Navy Yard and discharged for junk.
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Europe
Norfolk Navy Yard
Junk
Seventeen German Ore Steamers Sunk Near London
Seventeen German ore steamers operating along the coast were reported sunk in naval action near London on October 15. The loss marks a significant hit to German maritime commerce during the ongoing conflict.
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London
Clinton Burns Old Bonds in Henry County Celebration
Henry county residents lit a 60 000 bond burn for a 600 000 Tebo railway debt at Clinton with 20 000 in attendance. Speeches by former Judge John F Philips Walter S Dickey and Senator James A Reed highlighted the Supreme Court ruling upholding the debt and urging payment.
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Henry County
Clinton
Tebo 0
John F. Philips
Kansas City
Walter S. Dickey
James A. Reed
John E. Swanger
John W. Jamison
John H. Lucas
John M. Atkinson
E. E. E. McKimsey
Cornelius Roach
John P. Gordon
Frank W. Buffum
J. Kelley Pool
William J. Stone
Major
Judge Philips
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
St. Clair County
Daniel M. Houser Dies Longtime Globe-Democrat Leader
Daniel M. Houser president of the Globe Printing Company and publisher of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat died in St. Louis early this morning. He was about 61 years old and had been a newspaper man for over sixty years, serving as a director of the Western Associated Press. Born in Washington County Maryland he moved to Missouri as a child and joined the Union staff at 16 as a bookkeeper. He rose to head bookkeeper and then general manager before gaining an interest in the Globe-Democrat through Frank P. Blair's partnership.
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Daniel M. Houser
Globe Printing Company
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
St. Louis
Houser
Western Associated Press
Washington County
Maryland
Missouri
The
Union
Missouri Democrat
Globe-Democrat
Frank P. Blair
Globe-Democrat Corporation
Abstractors Elect at Missouri Association Meeting
The Missouri Abstractors Association adjourned in Mexico after electing officers and choosing Kansas City as the next meeting site. Elected officers include President Nelson Burch Jefferson City, Vice President Park M. Anderson St. Louis, Secretary-Treasurer Sam K. Black Jr. Fulton. Executive committee: John T. Ricketts Mexico, Chairman John M. Shields Jackson, Robert Robert Perryville, Emile Landmann Sedalia, David Stuart Chillicothe.
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Missouri Abstractors’ Association
Mexico
Kansas City
Nelson €. Burch
Jefferson City
Park M. Anderson
St. Louis
Sam K. Black, Jr
Fulton
John T. Ricketts
John M. Shields
Jackson
Robert Robert
Perryville
Emile Landmann
Sedalia
David Stuart
Chillicothe
Temperance Lecturer Hamilton Cook Dies at Weston Home
Wealthy farmer and pioneer temperance lecturer Hamilton Cook has died at his son's Weston residence. He had lived since childhood on a Missouri farm near Weston and was prominent in temperance circles.
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Hamilton Cook
Weston
Missouri
Alfred Loma Harvests Fourth Alfalfa Crop
Alfred Loma of Pettis County is cutting his 15 acre alfalfa field for the year. He expects yields exceeding a ton per acre this time, with the three prior cuts averaging over two tons per acre.
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Alfred Loma
Pettis County
Missouri Corn Safe Despite Frosts In October Report
Missouri crop officials report 87 percent of corn safe from frost on October 1. The state yield is forecast at 232 million bushels from 7,496,000 acres, about 57 million more than last year. In a separate accident near Jonesburg, Michael Ramsours, 75, was killed when a wood wagon stake broke and wood fell on the team.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Seattle
el Paso
Tex
Carter County Grand Jury
Ardmore
U. S. Jones
D. H. Hoover
Murray County
Missouri
Jonesburg
Michael. Ramsours
Caldwell County Pioneer Minister Dies at Home
The Rev J W D Hunt died at his son’s home after years of service as a minister beginning in 1874. He was a longtime Caldwell County figure with a noted career in the ministry.
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Caldwell County
J. W. D. Hunt
Hage
Missouri School of Mines Alumni Spark Global CopperRise
Dr A L McRae told a Kansas City Alumni meeting about two alumni D C Jackling and H R Hanley whose work expanded the copper industry. Hanley devised an electrolytic process to remove zinc from complex ore, freeing copper gold and silver for sale.
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D. C. Jackling
Missouri School of Mines
H. R. Hanley
Missouri School
A. L. McRae
Kansas City
Hanley
McRae
Bully Hill Copper Mining Company
Winthrop
Emelio Diaz
Missouri
Send Library Books to Farms
Postmaster E. E. Johnson of Sedalia launches a Pettis County rural library plan using parcel post. Five hundred titles are mailed to 110 rural schools, with teachers acting as sub-librarians. Pupils receive charts and request known books via parcel post, extending access to adults through the schools.
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E. E. Johnson
Sedalia
Pettis County
Lost Identity Boy In Huntsville County Jail
A 14 year old boy in the Huntsville county jail has forgotten his own name, his parents, and the town he lived in. Found on a farm west of the city several days ago, he remains unidentified under Sheriff Sam Magruder.
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Huntsville
Sam Magruder
Cousin of George Washington Dies in Carthage
Mrs. Christen Dean aged 80, a cousin of George Washington, died in Carthage. Family records confirming her relationship to the first president are in possession of the family.
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Geo. Washington
Christen Dean
George Washington
Carthage
Brookfield Votes Wet in Local Election Lead by 202
Brookfield stayed wet by a margin of 202 in a local option election. The measure carried every ward and was led by the Daily Argus as the pro wet campaign organizer.
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Brookfield
The
Daily Argus
Boy Embezzler Sentenced in Wells Fargo Case
George Cundiff an 18 year old Wells Fargo employee who embezzled five thousand dollars at Macon on June 10 and was captured in Wyoming pleaded guilty in circuit court and received a five year sentence in the penitentiary with parole by Judge Shelton.
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George Cundiff
Wells Fargo Express Company
Macon
Wyoming
Shelton
Cunteok
Express Pany
Proved Mom Was Drunk Court Finds Liability
After three months of Circuit Court proceedings a ruling imposes a fine of $2 and about $75 in costs. The man appeared in a justice of the peace court on July 1.
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Justice of the Peace Court
Moberly Merchant and Engineer’s Wife Die
Mrs Mary Wood widow of Thomas appears in local notices while I8 Bower a 63 year old Moberly merchant and long time board of education member is noted. The fragment references local obituaries and community figures with unclear additional details.
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Mary Wood
Thomas
Moberly
Bower
Hewey
Moberly Board of Education
Enterprising White Sketch in Natal Game Scene
A writer recalls a scene in Natal where a white boy about fourteen and a group of natives play a bottle-shooting game with an old muzzleloading shotgun. The boy rewards the natives with a tickey and the natives pay him three sixpences when they hit the bottle, a humorous but risky pastime.
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Natal
Kilmer’s Swamp Root Promoted for Kidney and Liver Relief
An advertisement touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a premier kidney and liver remedy with a sworn purity certificate. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post from Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York for ten cents, with bottles sold at drug stores in various sizes up to one dollar.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Bington
N. Y
Too Much for Them Minstrel Show Scene
A fragment describes a minstrel performance with jokes in between songs. A character names Sambo explains a joke about the difference between an aide and a married woman and remarks on seeking a husband. Several elderly gentlemen exit quietly into the night after a pause.
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Sambo
Cuticura Soap Bath Trial Free for Infant Skin
Cuticura soap baths followed by Cuticura ointment claim to soothe infant skin rashes itchings chafings and aid sleep. Free sample by mail with booklet offered. address Cuticura Dept KY Boyston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. KY
Boyston
Careful Diagnosis from the Young Doctor
A dialogue notes the doctor offering a first diagnosis to a patient. The practitioner confirms success, describing the patient as suffering from liver, stomach, heart, lung and brain trouble in a concise, period tone.
Fragmentary 20th Century Quote Snippet
A garbled OCR fragment discusses religion Sundays and marriage with fleeting references to golf and the Red Cross Blue grocers. The text lacks coherent narrative or identifiable people, places, or dates. It resembles a stray newspaper clipping or quotation mashup with incomplete sentences.
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