New British Push Near Cambrai Faces Renewed German Attacks
Allied forces under General Byng hold positions west of Cambrai near Fontaine Notre Dame and Burton Wood as they prepare another thrust toward Cambrai. German reports say renewed battles in Moeuvres and losses at Pontaine Lafolle Wood and other nearby locales with heavy losses on the Allied side in several attacks.
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Associated Press
Cambrai
Byng
Fontaine Notre Dame
Burton Wood
Fontaine
Cambria
Berlin
War Office
Moeuvres
Adda
Pontaine
Lafolle Wood
Rumilly
Banteaux
Vanilaille
Nevada men ready to register aliens in war time
Government agents prepare to implement alien register orders as soon as issued. They expect to list enemies nationwide, with Sparks shops employing many alien enemies. The government may remove these men from shops and rail points to protect transportation.
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Gazette
Wheat districts lose 4 elevators a day
A traveling auditor reports four elevators destroyed daily across the Dakotas and Minnesota as phosphorus-related fires devastate a business block in Lemmon and other towns. Two more fires in Tammon were started by phosphorus plants, damaging a brewing warehouse and a coat shed.
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Mornidgh
Dakotan
Minnesota
Lemmon Yeater
Ganse
Tammon
Western Lam Company
Ham Brewing Company
Red Cross Chapter Activities in Deeth Rally Garment Aid
Enthusiastic Red Cross meeting held in Deeth with Mesdames A McDermott Jarrett Tavelle Gee Eastwood Jas Russell C H Black St Clair Verral Black W J Smiley Anderson J W Crosson Eastwood W Goodale J Crosson A Cannon Ed Smiley Hateh Johnston Jas Griswold E C Riddell and Misses Armstrong Griswold Hazel McDermott Wilson Ruth Riddell Parsons present. Garments completed yarn distributed. more pieces to come. Church services in Death Sunday at 7 30 p.m. musical program planned with Mr Byers donating services. Thanksgiving auxiliary fundraiser planned. committee named to organize.
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Red Cross
Deeth
Ladtics
Mesdames A. McDermott
Jarrett
Tavelle
Gee
Eastwood
Jas
Russell
C. H. Black
St. Clair
Verral Black
W. J. Smiley
Anderson
J. W. Crosson
W. Goodale
J. Crosson
A. Cannon
Ed. Smiley
Hateh
Johnston
Jas Griswold
E. C. Rid
Frank Sunley
Nettle Armstrong
Hazel McDermotl
Geo. Eastwood
Ruth Riddell
Alice Griswold
From Prison Cell to Potash King
Colorado tale of Frank L. Hulen once jailed for bigamy then released to chase riches in Nebraska potash swamps. He rode from Canon City to Golden and Nebraska, meeting ex jailer Tom Tynan, befriending people, and pursuing wealth amid bleak camp life and mining lectures.
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Denver
Colo. Noy
Colorado
Canon City
Tynan
Arb
Hulton
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Tatter State
Bertha Pennell Hien
Charlotte Richards Hulen
Hulen
Jefferson County
Olice
Lile
Golden
Tiulen
Minx Dennis
Nebraska
Huten
Summer aerial blitz across the Rhine in 1918
Basil M. Manly in the Washington Herald explains Allied air strategy for 1918. The plan targets Rhine bridges, railroad hubs, munitions centers, and U-boat ports with 15 000 bombing planes from four zones. The aim is to blind German scouts, cut supply lines, and devastate Essen and shipyards.
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Uncle Sam
Rhine
Exsen
Iran
T-bost
Bremen Hambure
Kiel
Kiel Canal
Heligoland
United States
Duisburg
Dusseldorf
Cologne
Coblenz
Mainz
Mannheim
Krupps
Essen
Basil M. Manly
Washington Herald
Potash Magnate Hulen Builds U S Potash Empire
The article describes Hulen’s bid to supply potash to the United States after a British blockade cut Teuton supplies. He expanded his plant at Antioch Neb and, after legal battles with Nebraska bankers, gained about 84 percent of U S potash output. Staten remains connected to Warden Tynan and assists former prisoners through his wealth.
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Hulen
Uncle Sam
Nebraska
United States
Antioch
Net
Rockefeller
Staten
Tynan
Change Attorneys in Kuhl Case
The transcript in the State v. Bob Kuhl death penalty murder case has reached the attorney general and will be filed with the supreme court clerk soon. Former defense attorney EB Caine has withdrawn. Harold P. Hale of Elka will handle the appeal.
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Bob Kuhl
Supreme Court
EB Caine
Kuhl
Harold P. Hale
Elka. Carson News
Former Colorado Governor Peabody Dies in Denver
Former Governor Peabody of Colorado died in Denver today shortly before noon after months of illness. The longtime public figure had served as governor and remained active in state affairs.
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Colorado
Denver
Peabody
Nevada raises twenty four thousand dollars for Y M C A
Nevada reports a statewide Y M C A campaign total of 24243 with contributions from Elko Lovelock Rochester Churchill county Douglas county Orm e nby county Storey county Lyon Nye Esmeralda Clark Lander Mineral Winnemucca and Washoe incl eight thousand two hundred from Washoe and three thousand from Elko plus Reno gifts.
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Nevada
FP. R. Pargellis
Elko
Lovelock
Rochester
Churchill County
Douglas County
Ormenby County
Storey County
Lyon County
Nye County
Esmeralda County
Clark County
Lander County
Mineral County
Winnemueen
Washoe County
Reno
Pargelils
Samuel Platt
J. EB. Pickard
N. BE. Wilson
Augustua Tilden
James W. Manson
No Hurrays to Fly Joins a York Man Confrontation
A York News item quotes a black man reflecting on a wartime offer to fly bombs for the Germans. He questions flying if the engine fails and whites order him out, highlighting fear and refusal amid racial tension.
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Joan
York
York News
Arrangement of Leaves Lenses in Seventh Year peril
Fragmentary note describes a calendar arrangement where a seventh or ninth year aligns with multiples of 4 6 and 7 and is linked to climac trical peril during a life threatening period.
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Povenger
Importing Asiatic farm labor urged during war
Fresno delegate M F Tarpey urged the California Fruit Growers Convention to import Chinese or Japanese labor for the war period to double production. He argued farms could supply city labor shortages caused by drafts, with return after the war and no shift to other industries.
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Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
M. F. Tarpey
Fresno
California Fruit Growers’ Convention
Tarpey
France
Ng Poon Shew
Chung Sat Yat Po
San Francisco
China
England
St Yall
Thermostats Linked to Steam Radiators Regulate Room Heat
Inventors develop thermostats that connect to steam or hot water radiators to manage room warmth without impacting other areas of the building. The invention aims to provide precise local control over heating in individual rooms.
Germans to propose peace to Russians from Stockholm
Stockholm dispatch says the Russian diplomat departed for Petrograd with orders to deliver central powers peace proposals to the revolutionary government.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Quiet Wedding Unites Ambrose and Clarke in Jarbidge
Oliver Stephens Ambrose and Maude Mae Clarke were married yesterday at the Presbyterian Church by Rev J M Swander. Ambrose, formerly of Stockton, is employed by the Guggenheim company at Jarbidge. The bride hails from Sacramento and they will live in Jarbidge.
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Presbyterian Church
J. M. Swander
Oliver Stephens Ambrose
Take Their Occupation Seriously in a Show Line
The passage describes performers who treat acting as an art and seek audience attention. It compares them to Shakespearean actors and grand opera stars, noting their pride and self-view as artists and their reliance on spectator numbers and stage time for success.
Chalk lands fuel straw hat industry gains
Sir Francis Pax in a Society of Arts lecture notes that England's chalky soils yield straw with a glassy coating aiding straw hat production. He says Luton's and Penmable's industries grew from this, while American wheat straw lacks stiffness and impermeability for durable hats and feed drinks use.
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England
Francis Pax
Society of Arts
Luton
America
Vessel War Zone Insurance Rate Cut in U S
The United States war risk bureau announces lowered insurance rates for vessels in the barred German U boat zone. Rates drop from five to four percent due to fewer torpedoed ships in recent months.
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Washington
United States War Risk Bureau
Bolsheviki Claim Kerensky Troops Surrender and Victory
The Bolshevik press agency reports from Petrograd that Kerensky's troops have surrendered and that the Bolsheviki claim a complete victory at Moscow. Ukrainian forces reportedly march 150,000 against General Kalединes as Krasnoff moves to Kaledines HQ to negotiate.
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Copenhagen
Bolsheviki
Petrograd
Kerensky
Moscow
Berlingske Tidende
Haparanda
Kaledines
Netman
Don Cossacks
Tme
Krasnoff
Gospel of Shiftlessness Labor Banquet Quip Warns Against Shiftless Wages
A labor leader at a labor banquet condemns a "gospel of shiftlessness" among wage earners. He admonishes not to embrace a routine of complacency with constant small gains and no improvement, urging workers to strive for steadier progress.
Well Irrigated George Thrives Despite Cleanliness Judge
A humorous tale follows a boy named George whose mother enforces constant baths. Despite the baths he grows rapidly and a neighbor quips that his mother waters him too much, highlighting playful wordplay on cleanliness and growth.
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George
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