Germans Fight Night and Day in Desperate Front Battle
An official Sunday bulletin reports continuous night and day German attacks across the front from the Oise to the Meuse. Allied forces, including French colonial troops and British units, halt advances. French General Marquet dies at Nubecourt amid fierce fighting and German actions at the Poincare family vault are noted.
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Bern
Oise
Somme
Aisne
Rhcims
Rhetins
Berry Au Fac
Rheims
Soissonsy
Nozent 1
Desse
Sousain
Chalon
Vosges
Alsace
Via Maris
Igiaetine
Harle
Campalen
Marquet
Nubecourt
Poincare
Gerkom
Haly Continues to Arm Delays in Cannon Production
Rome reports deputy Monti Guarnieri from Pesaro pressed war minister for delay explanations on 75 millimeter gun production. It notes 87 weapons altered by specification changes, 200 delivered, and 100 more to be ready soon.
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Haly
Rome
Pari
Signor Monti Guarnieri
Pesaro
German Aviator Bombards Paris in Air Raid
Reports say four bombs fell on Paris from Carman aeroplane Sunday. One exploded near Avenue du Trocadéro, killing a man and wounding many. others damaged the Eiffel Tower area and nearby streets. American and French residents suffered casualties as bombs struck multiple districts.
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Wegneh
Newetiyer Cyne News
Paris
Carman Aeroplan
Avenue du Trecachery
Seine
Eiffel Tower Stag
Avenue Ui Trocadero
Mins MooRs
Ambagsadar
Prince of Mort
Trinity Church
Avenue Dea Alma
Autenil Race Course
Rue Virneuse
Rie de la Pompe
Sanday
Russian Cruiser Runs Aground Near Baltic Port
A Russian cruiser ran aground today at a Baltic port while attempting to salvage wreckage from the German cruiser Magdeburg, sighted by the Russian fleet. Dispatches from Cologne report the Roumanian government banned corn exports.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Baltic
Magdeburg
Cologne
Senator Robinson Seeks Cotton Crop Plan In Arkansas
The article discusses Senator Robinson advocating a federal cotton crop program in Arkansas. It highlights possible tractor markets and department actions, noting discussions in Congress and potential amendments to incentive and emergency financing measures.
KILLED AT WALNUT RIDGE AND ARKANSAS COLLEGE OPENS
A shooting killed three men near Walnut Ridge with ambush style fire. Sheriff links the incident to a long running gully party terror. Clerks report Cumberland College in Arkansas opens with a 50 percent enrollment rise despite a funeral crisis.
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Arkansas Cumberland College
Wingo Opposes War Tax Bill in Congress
Congressman Wingo of Arkansas and Representative Thompson of Oklahoma voted against a proposed war tax plan. They argued there was no necessity for added revenue amid a government surplus and low bank interest, urging economy and delaying tax increases.
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Wingo
Wester Nuwenaniah
Washington
Arkansas
Nincote Ty
Thompson
Oklahoma
Arkansas Farmers Plan for Self-Sufficiency in 19th Year
Arkansas agricultural commissioner HM Cottrell urges farmers to rely on home food, feed crops and oats sown now. He explains oats fed to work stock can cut corn needs, saving money. warns on potash costs due to war and advocates sowing dwarf rape on clay soils to recover potash while providing winter forage and soil benefit.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
HM Cottrell
Rock Island
Lena
Jim Gornik
Nuwliel
United States
Germany
Prairie Creek Strike Riots Trigger Massive Damage Suit
Fort Smith reports a petition filed in federal court naming 07 Prairie Creek residents as defendants in a $1,259,000 damage claim tied to the Radio Tenmanual Company. The suit alleges destruction of property during the Prairie Creek strike riots last Indy, listing national officers of the United Mine Workers of Amelia and local officials among defense parties.
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Fort Smith
United States
Prairie Creek
Radio Tenmanual Company
Apple movement boosts Arkansas harvest in war years
The apple country of northwest Arkansas sees a large crop, boosted by a thriving market similar to the cotton movement. Demand remains strong in Scotland and South Africa, with apple shipments expected to handle the harvest despite disruptions from the European war.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas
Scotland
South Africa
Banks Over the Limit in Arkansas Reserve Reports
A Treasury release lists Arkansas banks with reserves above required percentages. Examples include First National in Roreka Springs at 27 percent and First National in Huttig at 44 percent, while country and reserve-city banks face lower mandated reserves. Also noted is Rex Floyd’s Rex Hotel in Yellville installing an electric light plant serving the hotel and downtown, with plans to expand capacity to illuminate the surrounding area.
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Walon Newanaper Union News Service
Washington
Lst
Arkansas
Treasury Department
First National
Roreka Springs
Huttig
German National
Little Rock
Newport
Tuckerman
van Buren
Federal Reserve
Tha
Yellville
Rex Floyd
Veetin
Plana
Reap Denee
From Arkansas to France Sulpner Springs-Victor Privat Joins War
Sulpner Springs area farmer Nat and Nut profile a young Frenchman known as Victor Privat who answered France’s call to arms. The native of southern France left his Arkansas homestead to fight, planning to return to his farm when the war ends.
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Sulpner Springs
Victor Privat
France
Nat
Nut
Bia Farm
Arkansas farm agents gather for annual demonstrators meeting
Farm agents from more than 50 of Arkansas's 75 counties meet at the university for the annual demonstrators' gathering. State Agent Watson and Dean Martin supervise with wideruenn leading the canning club and farm work program.
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Payetteville Abust
Arkansas
Univer Pntty
Watson
Ean Martin
Wideruenn
Aley
Decatur Seeks More Help for Canning Tomato Season
Decatur crowds call for more workers as 4 to 5 women are urged to join the canning factory. Workers report evening shifts to peel tomatoes, with four cars already sold and shipped. About ten more cars await shipment as the tomato market strengthens with fair prices.
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Hants
Baem
Senate debate over River and Dam appropriation cuts
United States Senator James P. Clarke criticizes trimming the $20,000,000 allocation for river work and dam projects along the Camellia river. He warns removing funds harms Arkansas’ share and cites remaining balances of $31,000,000 and $20,090,000 in the measure.
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Line Bock
United States
James P. Clarke
Arkansas
Messure
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A Lackawanna, New York testimonial praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for postnatal misery and nervous fatigue. The ad claims it restores health for displacements, inflammation, and other female ills, urging readers to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Wartime Economy and Propaganda Blends with Panicked Advice
A jumbled column mixes wartime exhortations on economy with a string of early 20th century ads and quips. It mentions rationing, general economic strain, and the need to weather the conflict, followed by chaotic product pitches for malaria cures, eye drops, and patent medicines, then a note on paper making from rags in Arabia.
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Western
Batesville
United Stan
Gotley
Mie
Lopista
Congress
Arabia
Europe
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Promises Tonic Benefits
The advertisement extols Grove's The Old Standard tonic as a general tonic equal to quinine and iron benefits. It claims it drives out malaria, aids liver function, and builds up the whole system with tonic properties.
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Grove
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