Happenings of the World Tersely Told
War updates from Europe feature British victories at the Dardanelles and Turkish retreat toward Baghdad while German counter offensives along the western front stall. Bulgarian entry into the war and a Greek Bulgarian neutral zone are reported, with ongoing fighting and prisoner tallies across Vilna, Riga, and the Argonne. Major accidents and political notes, including a Brindisi explosion, a Kansas City executive’s death, and public incidents, accompany broader war coverage.
Mexican Revolt and Captured Trooper Richard Johnson
A Carranza commander led Mexicans across the border at Las Prestados in a fight with U S troops. They captured Trooper Richard J Johnson before shooting and mutilating him for souvenirs. Capt Frank R McCoy reported the event to San Antonio Texas headquarters. In Sonora near Torres Yaqui Indians set fire to a Mexican train car killing or trapping eighty passengers. Only twenty escaped.
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Carranza
Las Pesados
Mexico
Richard J. Johnson
San Antonio
Tex
Frank R. McCoy
Torres
Sonora
Sporting The Philadelphias Clinch 1915 NL Title
The Philadelphias won the 1915 National League championship with Alexander pitching a one hit game against the Braves in Boston. The final score was 6 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphias
Alexander
Braves
Boston
Washington plans postwar protection of American industries
Secretary Redfield in Washington invites suggestions from commercial leaders to shield U S industry from European Australian and Canadian competition after the war end. Long distance wireless telephony became a reality as a voice was transmitted 2500 miles from Arlington to Mare Island San Francisco. Twenty Americans wounded one dead and 52 Haitians killed in two days of fighting reported by the navy department.
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Redfield
Commerce Department
Washington
Europe
Australia
Canada
Arlington
Autakirta
San Francisco
Eland
Navy Department
Indiana Exposition Building Praises and Plans
Indiana's state building at the Panama Pacific Exposition earns high praise from Washington and California visitors. The English Queen Anne design, Bedford stone base, brick upper, and rich interior attract attention along with extensive Indiana-made furnishings. Notables like Charles Warren Fairbanks and Vice President Marshall boost its prestige as the Indiana exhibit coordinator, Mrs. Carroll, leads a popular team with librarians and room attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Caliornia
United States Army
Presidio
Massachusetts
Boston
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Pennsylvania
Independence Hall
New Jersey
Trenton
Maryland
Charles
Warren Fairbanks
San Francisco
T. R.marshall
Fairbanks
Carroll
Fitch
Purdue
Comeane
Town Clerk Election Call Blocked Amid Court Ruling
Officials fear a valid election cannot be held as legal challenges stall town clerk elections. The legislature and local authorities are at odds over timing and procedures, delaying any formal voting plans.
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Atads
Hints for Household Care from a 19th Century Notebook
Advice on cleaning and household maintenance items from a dated manuscript. Includes tips for whitening wool with alum, cooking odors removed with salted water, removing candle grease with blotting paper and hot iron, and homemade methods such as lye sinks and eggs in whipped cream to stabilize it. Also covers cabbage cleaning, currants prep, waxed furniture crack repair, and preserving colors with salts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dardanellea
London
House of Command
Absopotamia
Bagdad
Western Front
la Baabee Canal
Bularia
Bulgaria
Tageblatt
Berlin
Germany
Greece
Gulf of Riga
Admiralty
Petrograd
Benedetto Brin
Brindisi
Nome
Rubin de Cervin
Turin
Idea Nazionale of
Rome
Sofia
Frederick William
Argonne
Paris
Champagne
Hritish
Belgian
Zeebrugge
Theodor C. Pelzer
Kansas City
Pelzer
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Elizabeth Blair Mohr
Providence, R
C. Franklin Mohr
Emily. C. Burg
Harry F. Grant
Sheena Hiead Bay Speedway
New York
Savere
New ‘Orleans
The
du Pont de' Nomoura Company
Haskell, N. So
Willard Y. Huntington
Los Angeles
Inte
Collis
Ardmore
Oki
Santa Fe
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Coaldale
Broadway
Thirty-eighth
Thirty-ninth Streets
Great Britain
France
America
Chicago
Frank O. Wetmore
Avery Company of Peoria
Inl
Thomas 8. Barbour
American Baptist Foreign Missionary
Stoddard, N. A. Se
State Department
T. St.ern Gaffney
United States
Munich
Onferancs
Tesford
Pebuil
Richar
RTATE
Win ‘Praige
Womean
Hoosiere—Indiana
Marshal Batthe
Lng
Longley
Fair Grounds
Indiana Exposition Commission
State ‘Board of Agriculture
Purdue University
Jans
A. G. Philips
Uni Cratty
West Latay
Atte
Ind
Kha
Romvelit Trenolve
Ees
Mark. Hopkins
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