Italian Troops Sweep Through Alps and Carinthia
Special to The Independent reports Italian victories across multiple fronts. Land and sea success, including captures in Trentino and the Alps, torpedo boat actions against submarines, and air bombardments near Trieste. Geneva dispatches note advances in Carinthia, village seizures, and use of new 75 millimeter guns. Additional reports describe Italians widening footholds along the Adige mouth and Isonzo, with Austrian fortifications under pressure. Germany pledges war on Italy within 48 hours, with Turkey to follow.
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Rome
Trentino
Alps
Trieste
Geneva
Carinthia
Lake Garda
Mount Baldo
Adige
Mori
Tery
Agno
Leutenant
Coltonale
Monfalcon
Isonzo
Alpine
Valtelin
Bozen
Trent
Twelfth
Basel
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Turkey
New tannery of G S Garcia proves successful in town
New Enterprise proves successful as the tannery started by G S Garcia shifts to full operation. One hundred forty hides are in process with plans to employ about twenty men when at full capacity. Water quality scans show favorable chemistry and oak bark tanning avoids acids, promising superior leather production and a home market to save freight to San Francisco.
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G. S. Garcia
Mr. Garcia
San Francisco
Lieut Griswold's Little Daughter Dies
A letter from Tisutsen China reports the death of Katherine Agnes Griswold on April 20. She was the nine month old daughter of Lieutenant Oscar W. Griswold and Mrs. Griswold. The bereaved family receives sympathy from many friends in Elko county.
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Tisutsen
China
Katherine Agnes
Oscar W. Griswold
Elko County
Another British steamer Ethiope sunk by torpedo
Special to The Independent reports the Ethiope a British steamer en route from Hull to London was torpedoed and sunk. This marks the fourth British steamer sunk within twenty four hours amid escalating naval warfare.
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Independent
London
Ethiope
Hull
Young performers impress at Bradley Opera House play
Pupils of the Eighth Grade with help from the Sixth and Seventh presented a well trained show last night at Bradley Opera House. John Steninger earned special mention for his role as an American salesman amid praise for all participants. The article also highlights Mr Garcia's long standing tanning enterprise using oak bark and a nine day to ninety day process, noting his rise to one of America's largest leather factories with global reputation.
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Bradley Opera House
John Steninger
Joy Scouts Organized Here Under National Plan
George Berryhill reports the local Boy Scouts group is forming under the national plan after a well attended meeting. He argues the movement is democratic and aims to build character and citizenship through outdoor training, urging broad community cooperation and clarifying misunderstandings about its purpose and ideals.
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George Berryhill
Berryhill
E. H. Price
Episcopal Church
Boys Scouts
Boy Scouts
Cardinal Newman
Toy Scouts
Secute
Montello and Elko Baseball Clash Tomorrow at Park
The season’s key matchup features Montello and Elko at the local park with Manning and Tracy set to duel on the mound. Elko’s Claude Wilson leads the lineup as both teams seek a crucial win that could decide the Eastern Nevada championship.
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Montello
Elko
Elok
Tracy
Manning
Stull
Big South Paw
Claude Wilson
Teany
Upiteher
Wells Boys
Baer
Ditcher
McFarlane
Helfrich
Merrick
Snelson
Hicks
Mertthew
Bryant
Wells
Purlong
Christian
Dore
Carville
Woodward
Fennell
Griffin
Chiusen
Pultz
Nevada
Perfect Woman Is Movie Exponent Anette Kellerman Returns
Anette Kellerman, star of Neptune's Daughter, has returned from Bermuda after three months in a moving picture production. Her remarks praise pantomime as the core of film, noting a vocabulary limit yet praising cinema as a universal language that conveys emotion without words. She discusses the potential reach of film to audiences from China to America and the idea that moving pictures provide a common tongue for communication.
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Anette Kellerman
Beriuda
Neptune
Bradley Opera House
Miss Kellerman
China
Tory
Gardner makes official visit to Ivanhoe Lodge No 18
A. Gardner of Elko, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Nevada, paid an official visit to Ivanhoe Lodge No 18 last night. A large attendance of local and visiting members attended a smoker after the meeting at Winnemucca Star.
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A. Gardner
Elko
The
Knights of Pythias of
Nevada
Ivanhoe Lodge No. 18
Winnemucca
Australia Suffers Terrible Drought
Elwood Mead former Victoria rivers and water supply chief reports Australia endures the worst drought in history with eighteen months lacking rain. Sheep and cattle dying in large numbers as feed costs soar from $50 to $75 a ton. rivers drying to dust beds beyond the Darling. San Francisco consignments of hay and grain rush to Australia, though officials warn it will barely meet demand. Subscribe for the Independant.
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Australia
Elwood Mead
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of
Victoria
California
Sonoma
San Francisco Chronicle
Darling
Murry
Mead
San Francisco
German reply to American note on Lusitania crisis
Berlin May 29. The Kaiser’s reply to the American note regarding the Lusitania sinking is now in the hands of American Ambassador Gerard. The ambassador says the reply is polite but leaves room for further negotiations and will be cabled to President Wilson immediately.
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Berlin
Gerard
Wilson
Women's Civic League Organized Meeting and Officers
A meeting was held to organize a Women’s Civic League. Officers elected include President Mrs Swartz Vice President Mrs E E Caine Recording Secretary Mrs P G McWhinney Corresponding Secretary Miss Louise Dewar Treasurer Mrs Ed Carville A three member constitution committee was named and a five person program committee authorized. Reporters appointed for Free Press and Independent. Next meeting set for Friday June 4 at 3 pm in the public school gymnasium. all interested women invited.
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Women's Civic League
Swartz
E. E. Caine
P. G. McWhinney
Louise Dewar
Ed. Carville
Frank Ardry
B M. Hansel
E.M. Hansel
Free
H. L. Case
Independent
Napoleon Moves to Offensive in 1815
On this date 100 years ago, Napoleon decided to strike first to avoid facing the combined forces of all his enemies. His strategic turn aimed to seize the initiative and alter the wartime balance.
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Napoleon
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K. OF P. Lodge
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