European War News Snapshot of Strassburg Raids and Battles
A French squadron attacked Strassburg dropping 25 bombs with extensive damage reported. The British steamer Ranza was sunk with captain and eleven crewmen saved. Leczna in Poland fell to Von Mackensen’s Austro German army. Allied undersea operations have begun against Germany from the Dardanelles to the North Sea, cutting Constantinople off and sinking several enemy vessels. German forces report victories around Mitau and Warsaw, with large prisoner numbers and shifting fronts near the Vistula and Joletto-Cholm railway. The dynamic war front includes Italian offensives and Russian retreats as Austro German forces tighten around strategic corridors.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
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North Sea
Constantinople
Asia
London
Warsaw
von Mackensen
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Joletto-Cholm
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Explosions Kill Soldiers at Philadelphia Arsenal
A blast at the Philadelphia Arsenal claimed the lives of two soldiers and a civilian, injuring another civilian. Chief of Police John W. Miller, en route to Iowa City from Detroit with a prisoner accused in an Iowa bank robbery, faced a tense incident as details emerge about related holdups.
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United States Arsenal
Philadelphia
John W. Miller
Iowa City
Detroit
Farmers Savings Bank of
North Liberty
Mexican Revolt Battles Near Brownsville Increase Violence
Fifteen Mexican bandits were killed in clashes with United States cavalry and American possemen north of Brownsville. Private McGuire of the Twelfth cavalry was reported dead. Carranza forces had defeated Governor Maytorena’s Villa army at Mascarras and moved to attack Nogales, Sonora as US troops along the border prepared to repel any invasion of American rights.
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Twelfth Cavalry
Maytorena
Villa
Mascarras
Carranza
Nogales
Sonora
Wilson to make defense main topic in address to Congress
Washington announcements from Cornish New Hampshire report President Wilson will press national defense in his forthcoming message to Congress. Germany rejects US claims over the William P Frye sinking but offers compensation. State Department refutes British export concern about goods reaching Germany and Austria. Britain defends its orders in council as lawful. Kay seeks Central and South American backing to end the Mexican revolution with regional cooperation.
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Germany
William P. Frye
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
United States
Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Mexico
Kay
Indiana contest offers Purdue scholarships for farm judging
Indiana state board of agriculture announces a state fair judging contest for boys aged 16 to 20 not enrolled in regular agricultural courses. Participants judge horses cattle hogs sheep and crops write reasons for each class and can win Purdue agriculture scholarships ranging from 25 to 100 dollars. Entry details and premiums are available from Charles Downing, secretary, Indianapolis.
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Purdue University School of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Purdue School of Agriculture
Indiana
Lafayette
Charles Downing
Katharine Page Weds Charles Greeley Loring in London
In the Chapel Royal of St James Palace London Miss Katharine Alice Page daughter of Walter Hines Page American ambassador to England married Charles Greeley Loring of Boston. Surrounded by royalty representatives the ceremony united two prominent families in a high profile royal setting.
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St. James’ Palace
London
Katherine Alice Page
Walter Hines Page
England
Charles Greeley Loring
Boston
Barnds story from A Meyer on Saskatchewan and Alberta farms
A Meyer writes to the Bagley Independent about his trip north after leaving Minnesota. He finds neighbors from Clearwa ter and Polk counties thriving in Saskatchewan and Alberta with barns full of stock and strong crops. Land is affordable, prices steady, and prospects for a bumper crop are promising as he lists local farmers visited and well off friends in Bagley.
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Minnesota
Bagley Independent
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Clearwater
Polk
Minn
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R. D. Holt
Martin Halmen
Ole Halvorson
Wm. Walker
Geo. Colby
Bagley
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Perfectly Natural Witness Testimony Inquiry
A witness describes interruptions by the opposing attorney during a lawsuit deposition. The witness says the attorney interrupted so often it felt like being at home while the story was told and corrections were made as it progressed.
Extreme Idea Promises Weather Insight From Briggins
A fragment suggests Briggins believes he can influence or predict the universe’s weather through a conceived method. It references Yesa understood to have training and a groundhog as a model for reliable yearly forecasts.
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Briggins
Fragmented Quote Reflects Marital Strife and Work Habits
A damaged excerpt suggests a speaker discussing a man’s failed marriage and his approach to running personal and business affairs. The dialogue implies he avoided the office and attempted to manage marriage as he did business, with uncertainty about the meaning.
Conversational Discretion in Cautious Exchange
A cautious figure notes restraint in sharing knowledge while Miss Cayenne argues for openness amid a rise of widely shared balance. The exchange hints at social norms and evolving discourse without detailing events or identities.
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Miss Cayenne
Self Defense Ad Inquiries At Hotel Adverts
A hotel proprietor confirms an advertisement requiring mailed applications amid a quarrel over an applicant’s gender. The exchange shows tension as the applicant questions if he is being considered for a female role and if the location matters.
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Loka
Going the Limit in Government Ownership Debate
A fragment quotes Senator Sorghum advocating near total government control and taxation, arguing that if government owned everything it would better serve constituents. The text shows a heated exchange on ownership and fiscal policy with garbled punctuation.
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Chicago
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Cairo, Ill
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Aluminum Company of America
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Austria
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Richmond
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
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Commercial Club
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David C. Peyton
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Samuel M Ralston
Board of State Charities
Edward T. Devine
New York School of Philanthropy
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Lake Circuit Court
Crown Point
W. H. Highhorn
Wella
Bluffton
Edna G. Henry
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Bloomington
Cecil C. North
DePauw University
Greencastle
J. J. Pettijohn
James F. Jackson
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Hanover College
Hanover
William R. Butler
United States Department of Agriculture
Anderson
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W. F. King
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Committee On Child Welfare
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Dale J. Crittenberger
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Harry R. Kurrie
Melvin A. Haggerty
Carl Eigenmann
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Rodney L. Brandon
William Lowe Bryan
Thomas R. White
George M. Cook
Charles G. Dailey
Charles A. Greathouse
Carl Endicott
A. L. Lindsey
Ernest O. Holland
Louisville
Milo H. Stewart
John W. Cravens
J. H. Pickel
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Charles Neizer
Fort Wayne
Dean L. Barnhart
Rochester
Ben F. Adams
Oz McMurtrie
Alma Sickler
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Joseph T. Giles
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James W. Fesler
William L. Taylor
Frank C. Dailey
Sanford ¥. Teter
Frank L. Jones
Thomas Honan
Seymour
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Clelland Allsop
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Children’s Aid Association
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