Battle Near Halicz Central to Lemberg Fate in War News
World war bulletin reports a fierce clash three miles north of the Halicz bridgehead at the Narayuvka and Gaila Lipa rivers, with Halicz considered key to Lemberg. Romanian forces reportedly checked Teuton advances on Transylvanian front as Brussiloff’s front stays in near-continuous battle.
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Halicz
Lemberg
Narayuvka
Gaila Lipa
Bucharest
Brussiloff
Kovel
Rumania
Somme
Vienna
Berlin
Alt River
Ferdinand
Burzen
STILL AFTER VILLA Santa Ysabel Becomes Field Base for New Operations
Western Chihuahua hosts a new Carranza campaign against Francisco Villa and Jose Ynez Salazar. General Carlos Ozuna will entrain to Santa Ysabel, with 500 troops joining on arrival to push toward San Antonis and Guerrero. Martial law tightens as arrests rise and surrender talks surface with Villa allied leaders.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Francisco Villa
Jose Ynez Salazar
Chihuahua
Carlos Ozuna
Mexico
Santa Ysabel
Carranza
Villa
Cat Santa Ysabel
Genera Ozuna
San Antonis
Guerrero
Bremen considered lost as German sub carrier
Washington reports the Bremen submarine merchantman is virtually conceded lost. German and Berlin officials lack information on its fate after sailing from Bremenhaven toward the United States. Officials expect another submarine freighter, possibly the Deutschland, to reach an American port within a month.
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Washington
Bremen
Teutonic
Berlin
America
Bremerhaven
Germany
United States
Carranza pledges vigorous drive against Villa in Mexico
General Carranza reports a new campaign with all available troops to pursue Villa and restore frontier peace. American and Mexican commissioners meet in Atlantic City to review a joint statement arguing for withdrawal of U S troops from Chihuahua and asserting Mexican capability to drive outlaws from the border.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Carranza
Vila
Eet
Chihuahua
Villa
Carrafiza
Stanford Peace Leader Plans Europe Campaign
David Starr Jordan chancellor of Stanford University and peace advocate plans to take his peace campaign to the battlefields of Europe next spring.
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Europe
Stanford University
Cal
David Starr Jordan
Seemingly Garbled OCR Item From Local Page
Fragmentary OCR line offers no clear names dates places or events. Readable bits mention people and a scene but lack concrete facts to summarize into a full newspaper item.
Missouri Baptists Cleared Debts for First Time in History
The Missouri Baptist convention, founded in 1834, reports debt freedom and a $1,800 surplus after lifting an old $3,800 debt. Key contributors include Kansas City churches Calvary First Westport and others. Dr. Donald Duncan Munro and Rev. Dr. Joseph Jacobs are credited with the revival of the finances, guiding a move toward a general forward program. The organization is run by a 30 member board of ten ministers ten laymen and ten women.
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Baptist Church In
Missouri
Kansas City
Calvary
First
Westport
Missouri Convention
Donald Duncan Munro
Calvary Baptist Church
Joseph Jacobs
Joplin Considers Building a City Ice and Power Plant
Joplin's municipal light plant may finance a new 175000 dollar ice and power facility. Commissioner J F Lee will ask the city commission to call a special election on the proposal. A combined ice plant could cut current costs and provide cheaper light for about forty five thousand residents.
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Joplin
J. F. Lee
Public Property and Public Utilities
City Commission
Lee
Webb City
Buggy Upsets and Drowning Near Blackwell in St. Francois
Reported in St. Francois county a party including George Noonan clerk of the Washington county court his wife his mother-in-law Mrs Annie Camp bel and Wade Richardson ten years old were drowned in the Bug river near Blackwell while attempting to ford it in a two horse buggy. Lincoln Lester of St. Louis driving the team escaped by swimming.
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Crown
George Noonan
Washington County
Annie Campbel
Wade Richardson
St. Francois County
Bug River
Blackwell
Lindell Lester
St. Louis
Sedalia Woman Mary A Cole Dies at 76
Mrs. Mary A. Cole, 76, of Sedalia is dead. She left two children, Miss Emma Cole a school teacher, and Joseph Cole of Pilot Knob.
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Sedalia
Mary A. Cole
Emma Cole
Joseph Cole
Pilot Knob
State Asylum Patient Dies By His Own Hand
Lewis Martin, a patient from Henry County, Nevada state asylum, died by suicide cutting his throat. The deceased was described as a "trudty" in the report.
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State Asylum
Lewis Martin
Nevada
Henry County
Editor’s Wife Dies in LaPlata and Weather Seer Hicks Dead
Mrs. J F Weaver wife of the LaPlata Republican editor and bank vice president dies in LaPlata. The Rev S R Hicks a national weather prophet dies at his Wellston home near St. Louis at age 71.
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J. F. Weaver
LaPlata Republican
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
LaPilata
Boy Killed Hoping a Moving Truck in Carthage
Harold Stanley aged 15 was killed in Carthage while attempting to hop a moving truck and fell under the vehicle. The tragedy occurred instantly with no chance of rescue.
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Harold Stanley
Carthage
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Fulton Town
Typhoid epidemic sweeps Fulton as officials report rising cases in the city. Health authorities urge residents to seek care and follow preventive measures while monitoring hospitals for surges.
Protect the Birds Warns of Decline in Missouri and Kansas
George H. Larcom of Hiawatha Kansas warns that without active protection Missouri and Kansas will be birdless. He advocates public education farmers and students about beneficial birds and stricter game laws. He cites the oriole kingbird chimney swift purple grackle bluebird catbird thrush robin song sparrow cardinal and warns of risks from cats pump guns and tight barns.
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Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
George H. Larcom
Larcom
Hiawatha
Kas
Larcem
Houston Boy Shot Himself
Garner Covert 16 son of James H. Covert attorney was found dead in bed by parents after returning from town. A small shotgun lay beside him and authorities believe he accidentally shot himself while cleaning the weapon in preparation for hunting.
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Houston
Garner Covert
James H. Covert
Lamkin Nominated to Fill State School Vacancy
E A Lamkin of Jefferson City is nominee of the Democratic state committee for state superintendent of schools to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Howard A Gass.
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E. A. Lamkin
Jefferson City
Democratic State Committee
Howard A. Gass
State Librarians Elect at Missouri Library Association
Jefferson City was chosen as the next meeting place at the closing session in Columbia. Officers for the year include Ward H. Edwards as president and Mary Baker and Frances Jarvis as vice presidents, with Harold Wheeler as secretary and Margery Quigley as treasurer. Delegates to the American Library Convention were oO Severance and Pard B. Wright.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Library Association
Columbia
Ward H. Edwards
Liberty
Mary Baker
Frances Jarvis
Parkville
Harold Wheeler
Rolla
Union Daughters elect officers at Hannibal session
Mrs. Charles B. Farris of Jefferson City was elected president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy during their thirteenth annual session in Hannibal. Other officers include Elliott Spalding of St. Joseph as first vice president and M Dolan of Hannibal as second vice president.
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Charles B. Farris
Jefferson City
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Hannibal
Elliott Spalding
St. Joseph
M. Dolan
Lester Parker
Ada Potts
Fayette
W. W. Pollock
Mexico
Nellie Burris
Warrensburg
Blake Woodson
Kansas City
C. A. Chenault
Richmond
Crosses
Cars Stop at Springfield Amid City Commission Action
Springfield Traction Company halted all car service at 7 o clock following a car men strike. City commissioners offered no promise of police protection, citing crowd control needs at a political rally and pay day in the business district.
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Springfield
Springfield Traction Company
Frisco
Montgomery Mayor’s Mother, Mrs Branstetter, Dies at Home
Mrs Elizabeth Branstetter mother of Montgomery Mayor C K Shepps dies at her Montgomery home. The notice provides sparse details and appears cut off in transmission. No additional locations or dates are clearly readable.
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Elizabeth Branstetter
C. K. Shepps
Montgomery
Maesanener
Canmett
Fragmented Query About Ashden Te Do Yond Lae Seat
The readable words show a garbled query syntax about Ashden and a Lae seat. No clear event date or organization is identifiable.
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Ashden
Brought Him Success by Federal Commission Inquiry
A humorous quote from Puck notes that success came from being investigated by a federal commission, suggesting the man was unknown before the inquiry. The ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a trusted American-made laundry product, available at grocers.
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Puck
Couldn't Be Natural Fluff I Don’t Like That Fellow
A brief Town Topics quip mocks a man as a dubious character who would do anything to win. The ruff reply cheekily notes he can swim only underhand, underscoring a satirical take on his ethics.
Yarn Tale Turns From Shade to Sock Line
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier-Journal centers on knitting miscommunication as a husband brings back yarn that does not match the desired shade. The light anecdote plays on expectation and practical misadventure in a home craft.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Farmers Amazed by City Squirrels at State Fair
Farmers visiting Columbus for the state fair observed city park squirrels and tree leapers unafraid of people. They noted the contrast to wary wild squirrels in their home woods and even witnessed some soliciting food from visitors.
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Columbus
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