Russia to raise vast new army amid Vosges trench gains
Reports from London quote Gen. Polyanoff stating Russia will form another army of two million. Despite setbacks, Germans lose several Vosges trenches as Russian air squadrons bomb France and border munitions plants. News from Dardanelles and Balkans scarce. Serbia prepares to press for Bulgarian cooperation with Entente, possible days of response ahead.
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Vosges
Dardanelles
London
Polyanoff
Russia
Vntlire Hrest
Mae Kons
Hest Litoveak
Rissiakna
Bork
Brest Litovsk
Nicholas Ayne
Paris
France
Balkaans
Seria
Bulgaria
Local Court Hears Odd Confession In Swine Plot Claim
A bewildering court hearing unfolds with references to alcohol, a pig plot, and a suspect named Ladd Beene. Judge Welch presides as intoxication and erratic statements surface amid testimonies about threats and a plan to “take” a plotline.
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Rabe City
Kiem
Ladd
Judee Welch
Salvons
Lofferman Nereed
Denver Slogan: Marin Brumbaweh Supports Woman Suffrage
In a remarks from Denver colonel Marin Brumbaweh of Verhey Vance, he supported woman suffrage and predicted women would gain the right to vote in the near future. The quote reflects advocacy for equal rights and parliamentary progress.
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Denver
Coloner
Marin Brumbaweh
Verhey Vance
Iele
Hennaylyanui
Ambiguous Parcel Post Losses Lead to Jury Award
A damaged item reports Postmaster General Burlesen approving shipments and a $1,000 verdict for Harold W Valentine, a newsboy who lost a leg in a March accident near a train. The text references various locales and a $6,000 figure tied to Leg Rovnelle, but details are unclear.
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Rovnelle
Harold W Valentine
March
Ite
Bomsht
Cork Lex
Germany to Issue Iron Coins Berlin
The Bundesrath passed a law providing for coinage of iron S pfennig pieces. In New York Charles F. White, 64, holder of bonds and real estate over 50 000, died in North Hudson Hospital Weehawken chiefly from lack of nourishment. In Santiago Chile Senator Bahamon des, a deputy, died from wounds after a duel sparked by a political dispute.
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Germany
Berlin
Bundesrath
New Yorks
Aluetush
Charles F. White
United States Bonds
North Hudson Hospital
Weehawken
Siain
Santiago
Chile
Senor Bahamondes
Chamber of Deputies
Waskipton
United States
Count von Hernstorff
Diraenton
Amer Fcat
Aviators Drop Explosives on Munitions Factory
Reports detail Allied air attacks against German targets including a munitions factory at Ostend and a submarine sunk near Ostend. The British press cites Allied bombs dropped from airplanes and notes damage and wartime losses with official statements forthcoming.
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Vasrudionn
Ostend
Felal
Wiestaneient
Secretary of the Admiralty
Rhar Woolegewern
Sulmarine
POTN
Pases
Dnfermalion
Governor Alexander Hooted At Public Gathering
A garbled report describes Idaho Governor Alexander Motes Alevander facing jeers at a public event. The piece mentions a controversial interview and hints at legal matters linked to a broader political context, with references to national figures and institutions.
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Jivanon
Mconehusetts
Motes Alevander
Idaho
Chu
Alvaatiter
New Jersey to Try Electricity to Kill Mosquitoes
Five men are held after a lynching in Hallettsville Texas investigators work on the case as John Slovak was seized from jail and beaten and shot to death in Shiner. A chlorine gas insecticide generated by a new electric process is proposed in Dion County New Jersey as a means to exterminate mosquitoes.
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New York
Dion County
New Jersey
Lommiss
Hallettsville
Texas
John Slovak
Shiner
Slovak
Woman Aeronaut Helen Grace Killed in Ballon Ascension
Miss Helen Grace, an aeronaut, died in Stanton Michigan during a balloon ascent. She slipped from her trapeze and fell about 90 feet before a large crowd.
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Stanton, Mich
Helen Grace
Germany Yields Toll 5 Demands Adopted Long Ago
Officials upbeat after Bernstorff visit to the State Department while Arabic sinking stuns Germany. Reports say Berlin already adopted a policy to end the submarine dispute, with details from a conference between Gerard and Jagow outlining steps to reduce tension and avoid further incidents.
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Bernstorff
State Department
Germany
Ambasaador Gerard
Terten
Fareen
Vo Jagow
Bloodhounds Track Slayers Near Philips Lome Chase
County officers hunted the Philips Lome murder suspects after a dramatic pursuit through Smoky Mountain country. A search tracked a duo tied to the crime while a partner and several children were reported missing as investigators pressed the case.
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Tinhlowevitin
Pilon Wallites
No More Death Penalties Debate Prompts Action
A fragmented historical OCR reads as a plea against capital punishment. It urges reform and questions the morality and efficacy of punishment, while referencing political leaders and ongoing debates about the death penalty. The text mentions advocacy and calls for reconsideration by authorities and the public.
War Front Reports Allied Shelling and Reprisals
Nish Servian bakvries have effectively shelled the Austrians at several points along the frontier the war of fire announced. Near Drenite all allied detachments attempting to aid the French were dispersed.
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Nish
Poms
Drenite
Turks Attack Embassy in Athens Amid Refugee Siege
Dispatches from Saloniki report Turkish mobs storm the American embassy in the Ottoman capital three times seeking Italians who found refuge there. No further details on casualties or exact dates are provided.
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Athens
Saloniki
New Remedy Claims Felon Removal from Finger
In a quirky report from Wisconsin, Joseph Michaels touts a home remedy claimed to remove a felon from a finger. He describes a carbene acid treatment and hours of soaking, asserting the nail and finger can be freed.
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Fan Claire
Wis
Joseph Michaels
Improved the wrong tract and land disputes
The article details land disputes involving Meili vine Romwihig and NW Stulth who bought Pomeron from the state, noting Henritch lived on the land and paid taxes. It recalls the 12 years on the Smith place, clearing land, and Henrich’s lack of improvements. Also reports mosquito attack on a camper and a fatal cold snap in northern Minnesota with 32 degree lows.
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NW Stulth
Tly
Henritch
Enrich
Ball
Smith Place
Somme
Henrich
Why does the bride hate him and other odd notes
A fragmentary column of quirky lines and quotes about marriage, practical jokes, and social missteps. It references a husband boasting, a bride’s biscuits, a hammer and chisel anecdote, and jumbled aphorisms about marriage and reputation.
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Burlesen Jas
Czar and
Czarevitch
Russ Army
Garrou Bes Linde
General Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
Tin Plattotaneg
Ayator
Lee
Gov. Alexander
Boston
Frank
Admiralty
Robbinsville
N.C
Dunne
Woetos
Min
Leon Vides
Erin
Oregon
Bult
Relieville No 1
Lenta Lo
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Moorehead
Pylath
Devil's Lake
Cere
General Roofing Manufacturing Company
New York City
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
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Cincinnati
Minneapo
Seattle
Atlanta
Houston
Hamburg
Sydney
DU Pont Powder Company
Wilmington
Rg Arbuckle Bros
Water
Shen Ther
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