Troopship Torpedoed Off English Coast but Not Sunk
The American transport carrying 2,800 troops was torpedoed 200 miles off the English coast. All hands were saved as troops climbed ropes to destroyers. Many soldiers were from Chicago and Cleveland. the ship was beached and may be salvaged. Also reported: 35 killed on the Mount Vernon off the French coast and Senator Lewis injured after helping wounded aboard.
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Cleveland
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Paris
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Ti Oois
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John Gross
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Schall
Minnesota
Kronprinzesn
Cecejle
Anialek
Persie
Europe
Conyay Hiusseas
Missnanhiealgo
America
Americans land at Archangel in northern Russia campaign
U S Army units arrive to aid Allied efforts to restore order in northern Russia. General Marek confirms the landings but withholds numbers and points of embarkation. A detachment of American sailors fought near Oberserestnya and helped extricate themselves after being surrounded.
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Russia
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Archangel
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Moscow
Germany
Japan
Peasants Enter Petrograd in Revolt Amid City Fighting
A Copenhagen dispatch to Central News says Russian peasants who revolted against the Bolshevik government have entered Petrograd and won broad population support. Severe street fighting continues and fires have broken out in several locations.
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London
Bolshevk
Petrograd
Ymvg
Soyn
Copenhagen
American tanker crew claims sinking German submarine
The captain and crew of an American oil tank ship arriving at New York report sinking a large German U-boat about 400 miles off Sandy Hook. They say a shell hit the hull, blowing the submarine to pieces.
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Sandy Hook
New York
News Review of the Great War Moves on Verdun Front
American forces launch a major offensive near the St Mihiel salient southeast of Verdun with tanks, air power, and rolling artillery. By Friday, advances into the center and surrounding villages threaten to cut off German retreat toward Metz as forces press at Laffaux and Chemin des Dames.
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Metz
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Chemin Des Dames
Laffaux
War News From Across Fronts and Home Front
Reports from Stockholm London and Paris describe political shifts in Europe while Petrovsk is cited near the Caspian shore. Wartime relief yarns continue and fuel trends show deficits. A fatal collision near Alliance Nebraska kills twelve and injures others. Miners die at Nanaimo as a steel cable breaks on a lift. German manpower losses mount with 100000 dead in a month. Two American pilots die in Texas aviation crash. Congress exemption from draft is upheld. Archangel talks reinforce Tschaikovsky provisional government in the north with Allied support.
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Red Sox Win World Title in 1918 World Series
Boston defeated Chicago 4 to 2 to claim the championship as Max Fleck and Wyler pitched well for Boston. Ve’s struggles in the third allowed two runs after two outs, Whiteman’s error opened the floodgates and two runs scored.
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Boston
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Wyler
Mays
Chicago
Whiteman
Cubs
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Wick
Max
Sugar Prices Rise One Cent Per Pound Nationwide
The federal food board authorized a one cent per pound increase in sugar. New price range after the adjustment runs from 11 cents per pound to 62 cents for five pounds. Sellers must clear old stock at current rates.
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Federal Food Board
New York
Markets Show Diverse Price Levels Across Grains Meats
U S food administration standards outline prices for burley flour at 8.40, corn flour 11.10, white rye flour 16.00, dark rye 9.60, spring wheat 10.63, special brands 11.67, hard winter 10.20 10.90, soft winter 10.50, hay 24.34 to 34.00, standard 20.09, and other flour grades. Cattle and sheep markets list varied ranges with prices for choice to fancy stock, good to slaughter steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, and hogs, alongside lambs and sheep categories and packing terms.
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Hera
Bute
Ight
Do Waight
Ronal
Cool Traveling in Egypt
Tanks to hold half a ton of ite and electric fans to circulate the air from them are used to cool the Interior of cars on the Egyptian state railways.
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Egypt
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Legal Affidavit Notice
Ohio public affidavit sworn by Frank J. Cheney senior partner of I P Cheney Co Toledo Ohio committing to pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Includes Beal A W Glaston notary signature and B J Cheney Co Toledo. Medicine claimed to be internal and blood-borne across mucous surfaces.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
I’. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Chandy
A.W. Glaston Botery Public
B. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Not-So-Starchy General Passes Sentry Test
General Sir William Robertson of England, lacking military polish, paused before a sentry and challenged the man to salute. The guard confessed he did not know the officer due to the grimy uniform, prompting Robertson to remark that he may not look the part but remains a general.
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Willian Robertson
England
Roberton
Local draft board chairman laments wartime rationing memory
Dennis, head of the draft board, berates a hopeful applicant as he predicts future grandchildren will ask about the war. He replies that the only story they will have is that, weekly, people endured meatless meals. The comment appears in a piece from Los Angeles Toes.
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Dennis
Los Angeles
Obsessive love letter from Florida soldier romance
A humorous clip from the Florida Times Union shows a sweet young woman confessing she cannot eat due to love for her soldier. The rookie replies that with the high price of meals he could barely support a wife who does not eat, reflecting wartime thrift and affection.
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Horida
Roll of ancestors site near Northampton linked to Washington
A Northampton area site identified as the former location of a rollbook once kept by ancestors of George Washington draws historical interest. Researchers note ties between the region and early colonial figures, highlighting genealogical significance and local heritage.
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Northampton
England
George Washington
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