World News In Brief From The Front And Beyond
Sinking of the British auxiliary Ramsey by the Meteor and destruction of the German ship near the North Sea are reported from London. Reports note Russian setbacks at Kovno with 2,116 captured, and German advances south of Lomza. Turkish Goeben torpedoed near the Bosporus. Zeppelin raids on England claim casualties and damage. Other items include naval sinkings, a mass German-American convention in St Paul, and notable deaths of authors and public figures.
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Ramsey
Meteor
North Sea
London
War Office
Berlin
Kovno
Lomza
Novogeorgievsk
Benjaminon
English
Ake
Prene
Eri
Admiralty
Lynx
Funston reports border turmoil tied to Plan of San Diego
General Funston warns Washington that organizers of the Plan of San Diego aim to incite killings across Texas and adjoining states. He notes potential Mexican, negro, Japanese and Chinese rule dreams, while Garrrison pledges US troop reinforcement as border clashes flare in Cameron Hidalgo and Starr counties where Americans clash with bandits at Norias.
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Frederick Funston
Washington
San Antonio
Tex
San Diego
Texas
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
California
United States
Funston
Garrison
Cameron, Hidalgo
Starr
George Goethals
Canal Zone
New York
United States Army
Canal
Washington Rail Rates Result In Narrow Victory For Farmers
The Interstate Commerce Commission limited rail fare increases in the western rate advance case, denying most proposed hikes for grain and related products. A strong harvest outlook is forecast with corn and wheat values projected to high levels, while other crops show record potential. Ample official dispatches note resignations and policy plans affecting Mexico and the Canal Zone.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Governor Ralston backs Indianapolis armory plan
Indiana Governor Samuel M. Ralston endorses Indianapolis businessmen pushing to build a regimental armory for the Indiana National Guard. He praises the effort as fostering high citizenship and public welfare, notes guardsmen as capable leaders, and previews a fall fundraising tournament date amid a broader push for public health and workmen's compensation awareness.
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Indianapolis
Ralston
Indiana National Guard
Indiana
National Guard
Soldier Boys
Armory Building Association
Columbia Club
Thia
Carea
Fight to Lessen Insanity Opens in Indiana
Governor On and the state board of charities named a committee to investigate causes and prevention of mental deficiency after reports that mental defectives have reached remarkable levels. The move aims to address a growing lumber of cases and coordinate state action.
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Indiana
Industrial Board of Indiana
Army of Employers
Samuel R. Artman
Artman
State Board of Charities
Proper Canning Methods to Preserve Fruit Quality
The article outlines safer modern canning techniques. It stresses sterilizing cans and rubbers, boiling cans briefly, handling cautiously, and using crushed fruit with ample sugar. It also describes using cold storage and alternative jar methods with thorough sealing and cooling guidance.
New Ways With Old Fruits Desserts and methods
A rural recipe feature presents several dessert ideas using familiar fruits. Pineapple Dainty layers whipped cream with gelatin custard and pineapple dice. Blackberry ice cream combines gelatine milk sugar lemon juice and whipped cream, plus crushed berries. Strawberry gateau uses sponge cake fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Pear fritters mix ripe pears eggs yolks and batter, then fry and serve with sauce.
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London Daily Telegraph
Athens
Goeben
Sultan Selim
Germany
Turkey
The
Bosporus
England
Thames
London Docks
Harwich
Humber
Rome
Adriatic Sea
Zweibruecken
Sankt Ingbert
Italy
Ottoman Empire
India
Norway
Bulair
St. Paul, Minn
Federation of German-American Societies
George Bass
George Manuel
Sparta
Wis
Chicago
St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Louis
Leo L. Perrin
National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Daily Estate
Joseph Blackman
de Soto
C. J. Jordan
Creve Coeur Lake
Port Liberte
Castine
St. Marc
Admiral Caperton
Navy Department
Richard Marsh
Edward Kozlowski
Milwaukee
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charles Heber Clark
Max Adeler
Eaglemere
George Fitch
Peoria
Ill
Berkeley
Cal
Mark Twain
Bill Nye
George Ade
Finley Peter Dunne
Norias
Department of Agriculture
Bobo
Cape Haltien
Mexico
Lansing
Wilson
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Guatemala
Samuel M. Ratston
State of
Capitol
Ramuel M. Ralston
Homer L. Cook
Secretary of State
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