War Briefs From The World Fronts And Home Front
Reports show Italy eyeing joint action with England France and Russia against Turkey during a July visit to the front. Greece-Turkey relations threaten war as Venizelos protests Turkey. Germany destroys more airships while advancing near Grodno. Gallipoli losses mount for British Australians and New Zealanders. Submarine counts and fleet strengths are debated by naval officers. Canada reports 150000 troops on or training for Europe. Greeks in the U.S. receive medals and certificates. The Navy League expands. key appointments in the U.S. government are announced. The American Mail notes increased shipping and evolving U S maritime role. Plans to stabilize Haiti include army officer support from the regulars. Exports of motor vehicles reach notable totals.
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Italy
England
France
Russia
Turkey
Pirro
Coast Guard reports no word on Stefansson expedition
The Bear, carrying mails to Point Barrow, has returned to Nome with no communication from Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his two companions, raising belief that the explorer party may have perished. Other items note Sadie Walker’s critical injuries after leaping from a Rock Island train, Ford joining Fort Sheridan, steel mills limiting year end orders, and varied wartime dispatches and scientific notes.
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United States Coast Guard
Bear
Point Barrow
Alaska
Nome
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Early Offensive in West and Lutsk Capture
London reports French shelling in the West signals a forthcoming general offensive. Austrians seize Lutsk near the Galician front, threatening a Russian retreat and potentially altering the Galicia balance as Austro German forces press toward Grodno and the Dvina line.
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London
Lutsk
Dubno
Rovno
Vienna
Pripet
Galicia
Dvina
Friedrichstadt
Gulf of Riga
Kovno
Vilna
Grodno
Germany Accepts U S View On Submarine Warfare
Germany agrees to inform ships before sinking and to protect noncombatant lives. Ambassador Von Bernstorff assured Secretary Lansing in writing and orally that passenger liners will not be sunk without warning unless they resist. The note references prior Lusitania and Arabic incidents and states the policy predates them.
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von Bernstorff
Washington
Germany
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
State Department
Mr. Lansing
J. von Bernstorff
Vast land sales trim public domain in fiscal year
Washington reports more than 11,300 acres eliminated from public domain through homesteads entries and sales. Open land remains totaling 279,554,404 acres, with 172,897,912 surveyed and the rest unsurveyed in the 25 public land states. Alaska adds about 300,000,000 acres available to citizens. Nevada leads in some measure.
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Washington
Tallman
General Land Office
Alaska
Nevada
German Planes Violated Swiss Frontier Near Delle
Five German military aircraft entered Swiss territory yesterday opposite the French town of Delle in the Geneva region. Swiss border authorities report the incursion was the fourth such violation.
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Geneva
Delle
Unbelievable Prosperity and Bankers Convention Note
Bankers in Chicago predicted strong prosperity at the annual Amert convention as they discussed economic prospects and market outlooks amid the recent financial climate.
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Chicago
Chiago
Amert
Missouri farmers gain support for rural associations
The Missouri Bankers Association and state agencies plan to organize county farm associations in all 114 counties. W. Gordon of Marshall will appoint bankers’ representatives to build local groups and recruit advisers. railroads, universities, and the board of agriculture will aid, following a successful county model that boosted roads and wealth.
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Missouri Bankers’ Association
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas City
Bankers’ Association
Jewell Mayes
Columbia
Agricultural College of the
University of Missouri
Missouri
W. ©. Gordon
Marshall
Board of Agriculture
University
United States
Gordon
Missouri claims strong showing at big fair
Jewell Mayes, secretary of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture, returns from San Francisco praising Missouri exhibits as central to American agriculture alongside Illinois, Kansas, and Iowa. Missouri has won fifty five medals from eighty eight entries including seventeen golds and features the first women’s corn medal won by Mrs Mabel Miller. Mayes predicts increased silo use this season to salvage late corn and poor fields.
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Jewell Mayes
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
San Francisco
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Iowa
United States
Mabel Miller
St. Clair County
Mayes
Michael Moran Dies After Sudden Illness in St Joseph
Michael G. Moran a former state senator from Buchanan county and twice a congressional candidate died in St Joseph after a sudden attack of Brights disease, described as one of the city's most interesting characters.
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Michael G. Moran
Buchanan County
St. Joseph
Bright
Tax Dodging Cases End and Springs Man Dead at 86
The Clay county circuit court recently disposed of the final tax dodging cases. Gilbert Barr of Kearney was acquitted after a jury trial for failing to make proper assessor returns. A. B. King of Excelsior Springs was dismissed by the prosecuting attorney. Charles McKinney, 86, longtime Missouri resident since 1850, died at home in Excelsior Springs.
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Clay County
Gilbert Barr
Kearney
A. B., King
Excelsior Springs
Simrall
Frost Fails to Wipe Out Montgomery County Corn
A light frost in Montgomery County touched a section near Montgomery with the coldest clear sky night in years. Report indicates minimal damage to the corn crop and a close call for farmers.
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Montgomery County
Montgomery
Mare Say
Montgomery Pioneer A C Hudson Dies at 84
A C Hudson, 84, a pioneer farmer and capitalist long active in Warren and Montgomery counties, dies at his Montgomery home after a yearlong illness. He leaves a widow and five children.
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Montgomery
A. C. Hudson
Missouri
Hudson
Warren
Farmer A. H. Schneck Found Dead in Hog Pen
The body of 65 year old farmer A. H. Schneck was found in a hog pen on his Hannibal farm. Officials say he died after heart trouble and appears to have been climbing into the pen prior to death.
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A. H. Schneck
Hannibal
Missouri Anti-Saloon League shifts to statewide prohibition drive
The Missouri Anti-Saloon League plans a county by county and district campaign to elect a dry legislature and enact statewide prohibition through statute. The group drops regulation efforts, aims to mobilize Missouri counties, and predicts intensified action beyond the 1910 prohibition push.
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Missouri Anti-Saloon League
Missouri
Ciry
House
Senate
Springfield Frisco car shop closes indefinitely
Frisco shops in Springfield shut the car department indefinitely after floods caused losses. About 300 workers lose their jobs, with expectations that other departments may face similar action. The move came as a surprise since shopmen had been working full time.
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Springfield
Frisco
Bevier Weighs Bond Vote for Street Improvements
Bevier officials and a joint Commercial Club committee plan a bond issue to fund street lighting upgrades and related improvements. Estimates suggest a need of 10 000 to 15 000 dollars to meet the project costs and finance the work.
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Bevier
Commercial Club
Acquit One of Major's Staff in Embezzlement Case
Beverly C. Stevens Jr a colonel on Governor Major's Missouri staff was acquitted in Clayton circuit court. The acquittal came on the judge's instruction after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
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Beverly C. Stevens, Jr
Major
Missouri
Clayton
Train Kills James Dyke at High Hill Aged 60
A Wabash train fatally struck James Dyke at High Hill recently. The 60 year old man left a large family of children.
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James Dyke
High Hill
Train Wreck Near Rush Hill Injures Several Passengers
A Chicago and Alton passenger train No. 16 derailed a mile west of Rush Hill ten miles east of Mexico injuring many passengers the other afternoon. Three passengers were severely hurt C. G. Bancroft Vandalia Burt Freels Laddonia and E S Wilson Mexico.
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Mexico
Chicago & Alton
Rush Hill
C. G. Bancroft
Vandalia
Burt Freels
Laddonia
E. S. Wilson
Rush State Road Plan Aimed at Septimus 21
Local good roads boosters along the Blue Book route from Louisiana to Kansas City met in Mexico to approve grading and paving to bring the highway into good condition by September 21. A permanent group organized with George A. Pollard president C B Ellis secretary and M S Bush treasurer. Joplin approves 13500 bond for a viaduct over the Southern tracks with cost sharing among city and railroads.
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Rush State Road
Louisiana
Kansas City
Mexico
George A. Pollard
Audrian County
C. B. Ellis
Vandalia
M.S. Bush
Centralia
Joplin
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Southern
Kansas & Texas
Women Who Are Always Tired Promote Lydia E Pinkham
Swan Creek Mich residents praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and health after neglect or overwork. Mrs Annie Cameron and Mrs Charles Rowe recount renewed energy and ability to perform housework after using the remedy and Sanative Wash. Letters note confidential, woman-to-woman correspondence from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
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Swan Creek
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Annie Cameron
R.F.D
No. 1
Hebron
Charles Rowe
Kennebago
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Nels C. Nelson
American Museum of Natural History
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Michael G., Moran
United Confederate Veterans
Oak Hill Battleground
Orinke Carbolic Acid
Carter
Thebine
Kansas City Directory
National Live Stock Commission Co
Kansas City, Mo
Senator Sorghum
Dean
Ernst W' Thoelter
St. Charles
Dean's
Bex Doan’s
Milburn CO
Buffalo
Pinkham Ca
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