Lull and Renewed Attacks Across Western Front
British lines pressed back from Mezieres under heavy German assault with Demuin contested, while French troops repelled powerful assaults and fought to hold a twenty five mile front from Moreil to beyond Lassigny. Finnish Red Guards routed by government troops near Tavmefors. Germans push artillery forward as battle nerves tighten.
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Mezieres
Domain
Moreil
London
Associated Press
Demuin
Mar
Hale
Albert
Theipval
Laboivelle
Somme
Dermuin
Paris
Lassigny
Maret Reuters
Petrop
Tammefors
Helsingford
German monster gun wrecks Paris church
Rescue parties work at a church struck by a German pressure gun. Reports indicate casualties and bodies found as investigators establish the extent of the blast and damage in the Paris building.
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Paris
French War Widow Married by American After War
Madame Simone Puget the French war widow, lecturing in San Francisco to raise funds for repatriation of French peasants, is to marry American Lieutenant Frederick Singer after the war. Their romance began in Cannes as he lay wounded, with plans delayed until peace to help French suffering and honor their late poets and playwrights.
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Simone Puget
San Francisco
Americas
Fairmont Hotel
Madame Puget
Frederick Singer
Franklin Singer
New York
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Puget
Singer
Cannes
Thrief
Haet
Manet Ti
Cote Ah Agure
Madame Page
Andre Mucet
Ender
Mariane Paget
Totad
Tormig
Ehud
Nase
Seine
Charles Pesny
Erne
Vieelur
Robert
Hurners
Voluniel
Tite
Victorien Sendaka
General Bell Passes Physical Examination
Washington March 30 Major General J Franklin Bell today passed the physical examination for active service.
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General Bell
Washington
J. Franklin Bell
Packing House Workers Win Wage Raise in Chicago
Marvel 20 Judge Samm el Alechuler arbitrator in wage hearing today issued a decision at eight o'clock increasing pay for men and women in packing houses. Several other demands of the workers were granted.
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Chicago
Marvel
Sammel Alechuler
Eigct
Colorado Draft Evader Gets Nine Months in Jail
Benjamine Sennen was sentenced to nine months in jail for evading the draft. A telegraphic message from Maurice J Sullivan, Adjutant General for Nevada, noted the arrival of Elko County volunteers. The dispatch praised Elko men and listed local officials and organizers connected to the mobilization efforts.
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Colorado
Denver
Benjamine Sennen
Joe Hariig
Maurice J. Sullivan
Nevada
Lafe
Teno
Lako
Reno
Joe Harris
Elko
Elko Boys
Citleens
Eiko
Mother Gives Six Sons in Military Service
St Loris Me March a local notice reports Adele Wiehman has sent her daughter’s song to Uncle Sam. Three of the six sons, likely Thome J. Willian It and Charles M, are serving in the fling service while three others join My Joseph and Put Vv in the infantry.
Governor Declares April 6 a Legal Holiday
Nevada Governor Emmet D. Boyle proclaims Saturday April 6, 1918 a state holiday to mark the world war entry and to launch the Third Liberty Loan drive. He urges citizens to support the war effort, contribute bonds, and honor those who sleep on distant fields.
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United States
Nevada
Tilstory
Praner
Mortene
Nevada Liberty Loan Quota Set at 2.5 Million
A telegram from H. A. Lemmon to the Liberty Loan committee in Nevada cites a third loan target of 2.0 million. Nevada’s actual first and second loans reached 2,199,500 and 2,188,050 respectively, prompting a reduced quota due to local conditions. prior estimates had placed the quota as high as 3.4 million.
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Liberty
Liberty Loan Committee
H. A. Lemmon
San Francisco
Liberty Loin
Peder
Brink
Nevada
Nott
Mark Twain Death Report Exaggerated in Uniontown
A March 30 note by Fink Crawford jokes that reports of Mark Twain’s death are greatly exaggerated. Crawford, known for gossip around Park Place cemetery, claims Twain remains alive though the editor cited as fact that he had died, listing survivors.
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Uniontown
Fink Crawford
Mark Twain
Crawford
Park Place
Mystifying Fortune Tale Shakes New Castle Worksite
A garbled piece from New Castle reveals a mythic fortune story amid a Tinfevilles Wad project. Reportedly a doped workman caused stir as excitement built over a purported find, turning to a cleaner explanation about the erection work.
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New Castle
Brondener Chitaire
Tinfevilles
Kald
Death from hot coffee shocks Marinette town
A two year old boy, Albert Lei, died after tipping a boiling coffee pot and swallowing hot liquid while alone in a kitchen near Poslien. The incident occurred in March, and authorities report the child died at home from burns and poisoning.
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Marinette
Mareh
Mia
Albert Lei
Poslien
Binse
Negro Women at Work in Memphis Parks
In Memphis municipal parks, Black women join the workforce as jobs rise with increasing demand for labor in industrial areas. Previously barred, the shift reflects broader changes in labor supply and urban employment dynamics.
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Mempins
Neerr Feetien
Fohorers
Memphis
Armless man hangs self in Fond du Lac home
A man described as armless hanged himself using a trunk strap and a bedpost at his daughter's home in Fond du Lac. The incident involved 56 year old Mare Whe and 64 year old Joseph Grndert, detailing the method and location of the tragedy.
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Althowah
Minnie
Joseph Grndert
Ling
Red Cross Teams Complete 1500 Dressings for Shipments
Mrs. JC Harris led surgical dressings with Mrs Castle and Mrs Prentice assisting. Inspectors and wrappers oversaw unfinished dressings while a large turnout allowed 1500 compresses to be finished for shipment. Knitting yielded seven new sweaters from Industrial school boys as several leaders prepared to oversee continued work in San Francisco.
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Tuscarora Junior Red Cross
Tuscarora
Lampie
Shafter
Cornish
J. G. Mestrite
San Francisco
Mente
Meniz
California
J. C. Harris
Mra
Me. Bride
Mee
Castle
Bruce
Trentice
Reghter
Mestanius
Conish
Hylton
Armtrons
Balls
Englert
Handley
Lebored
Russell
Montz
Glaser
Pren
Wheeler Wright
Rreeht
Glwen
Trae
Pratt
Thompson
Joe Glaser
Sergeant Ganiner
Roy Corbett
Walter Mann
J. le Keyser
Ohio mob forces Germans to pledge flag raising
A roughly 600 strong mob gathered in Coshocton Ohio and visited fifteen homes pressuring thirty men of German origin to pledge loyalty by rising the flag and declaring anti war sentiment. The incident reflects local wartime tensions and pressure on residents of German heritage.
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Ohio
Flag
Coshocton
Oho
General Ferdinand Foch Named In Command At Enduring War Plans
General Ferdinand Foch, of Basque origin born in 1851 and raised at Metz, rises in the ranks to command and shape French strategy. He excelled through the Polytechnic and the Superior War School, emphasized rapid German aggression and the need for unified doctrine, and left a lasting mark on France’s military education and readiness.
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Ferdinand Foch
Tare Jbee
Metz
Lorraine
Foch
France
Germany
Polytechnic School
Paris
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Teast
Low Bistert
Traon
Khaats Tat
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TL Prantice
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Metivity
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Mise
Tertha Kryer
C.W. Griswold
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Mike Georgia
Youns Automobile
Judee Taher
John Henderson
Didge Porter Tlome
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Jon Mendervan
Judie Taber
Paramount Picture Co, Presents
George Beban
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