Last Zeppelin raid damages London and targets UK
Reports from the Overseas Agency cite eyewitnesses describing a massive bomb strike in London with extensive destruction. Four hundred soldiers killed at a Grimsby barracks, warships damaged, the Humber river hit, and widespread devastation beyond central London as civilians hide in cellars while anti aircraft fire continues.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Det
England
Eplexs
London
Regent Street
Grimbay
Eriver Humber
Martin Case Postponed Till Tomorrow At 7 P.M
The hearing of Mine Ann Martin's complaint against The Independent's proprietors was postponed to 7 p.m. tomorrow due to the complainant and the district attorney's absence. The case involves alleged incitement to riot from a campaign banner across Firth at Bailroad Street and a murder investigation in Carlin.
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Ann Martin
The
Independent
Firth
Bailroad Street
Joelles Castle
Allor- Aew
Carlin
Milton Ivan
President to Speak in Chicago Tomorrow
Woodrow Wilson and Secretary Tumulty left at 11 today for Chicago where the President will address crowds tomorrow. Enthusiastic residents welcomed him in transit and in the Windy City shadow lawn surroundings.
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Shadow Lawn
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph Tumulty
Chicago
All True Sportsmen Of Elko Aid Armenians Relief Drive
Urgent appeal urges Elko banks and citizens to donate to Armenian relief amid famine. Committees, leaders, and ongoing fund handling ensure every dollar aids starving women and children. Readers asked to save a blue chip or small amount daily to sustain victims.
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Elko
Relief Committee
Christendom
America
Banks Offer Blue Chips For Four Drinks In Armenia
Two blue chips or the price off four drinks will live a human life in Armenia a starkly stated measure. Consider this claim and pass it to the bank cashier.
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Armenia
Vote For High School In Elko County
A plea urging voters to fund a new 100000 county high school and dormitories. It argues 105 students now, rising to 124, with crowded rooms and outdated facilities hindering supervision and modern education. It stresses vocational subjects and equal rights for non college bound students, plus a 55000 dormitory project at Wells and Elko.
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Elko County
United States
Court House
Episcopal Church
Baptists Church
Wells and
Elko
Elkoe County
Engineer Kelsey Explains Elko Sewer Costs and Delays
A Floral pamphleteer questions the expense of Elko’s near finished sewer system. Louis Kelsey defends honesty and warns costs are unknowable while noting widespread defects. Critics claim pipes and tanks are misaligned and much must be rebuilt. officials debate long term improvements.
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Kelsey
Elko
Louis
Old Bandits Loot Bank in Famous Robbery Town
Four masked bandits robbed the First National Bank at Cen train, Okla, locking employees and four customers in a vault and escaping in an automobile with $10,090. They then robbed a local general store at Cody's Bau, posing as women. authorities suspect nearby outlaws familiar with local conditions.
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Voppeyville
Kan
First National Bank
Centrain
Okla
Here
Cody's Bau
Ruby
Thank You Ladies for Kindness Over Mee of Elko Fines
A note from The Independent office recounts two men named Jake asking permission for Elko Mee to pay fines if a case involving a riot leads to a penalty. They pledge any amount would be raised quickly. The writers bless the ladies and recall the offer as a pleasant memory. They doubt many fines will be imposed and expect the case to end with notoriety rather than punishment.
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Erithe
Kelsey
Beldge
Free Press
Eververne
Jakes
Yeater Day
Elko
Standard Oil strikers vote to refuse return to work
Bayonne officials report the Standard Oil strikers held a large mass meeting and nearly all rejected returning under current terms. No riot occurred by 1 PM and the situation looked improved. Two members of the Federal Board of Mediation arrived for talks with Standard Oil officials.
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Bayonne
Standard Oil
Federal Board of Mediation
Railway Man Dies in Saloon Brawl at Carlin
Milton Ryan about 23 and son of Union Pacific engineer Jacob Ryan was shot and killed during a card game in the saloon of Solo and Pacini at Carlin. Italian gunman Giuseppe Della Santina fled on a passing train after a close range shot. Inquest held. shipment arranged to Ogden.
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Milton Ryan
Jacob Ryan
Union Pacific
Ogden
Gisseppe Della Santina
Solo and
Pacini
Carlin Tist
Santina
Arr
Thalian
Carlin
Ryan
Cdin
Mr Ryan
Tobscen
Justice Bieler
Harries Offles
O. M. Lamon
Relief Appeal Urges Immediate Donations for Ar Menin Victims
Disturbing sketches of starving Ar Menin women and children shock readers. The notice calls for turning in cash to local cashier offices and forwarding to relief committees, urging immediate action to aid those collapsing around Elko.
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Menin
Elko
Famous American aviator William Thaw dies in action
William Thaw, famed American aviator and holder of the Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre, was killed while leading French flying corps against German forces. A Yale connection is noted via a letter from 1917 graduate U.S. Walker. Thaw hails from a wealthy Pittsburgh family, with no further details released.
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New Haven
Conn
William Thaw
Legion of Honor
Flying Corps
Thaw
8. S. Walker
Yale
France
Pittsburgh
William
Lydia Gilmore at Bradley Theatre with Pauline Frederick
Daniel Frohman presents Pauline Frederick in Lydia Gilmore at Bradley Theatre. Frederick portrays a loyal wife and devoted mother in Henry Arthur Jones drama, with Vincent Serréno in a Famous Players release. The production is praised for emotional intensity and personal triumph.
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Daniel Frohman
Bradley Theatre
Pauline Frederick
Henry Arthur Jones
Lydia Gilmore
Vincent Serréno
Paramount Photo
Famous Players Film Company
Driaa
Miss Frederick
Hurricane threat shifts strength across Dixie lands
A powerful Indian hurricane moves 90 miles an hour over a wide area causing telephone and telegraph lines to fail across Pensacola, Fla., Mobile, Ala., and nearby cities. Authorities warn the storm is growing more violent and could strike populous regions, with Mobile reports of severe wind and a fatal wreck as a steamer is lost in the bay.
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Atlanta
Peniendla
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Montgomery
Germans Claim Victory at Somme in Harsh Fighting
Berlin reports seven Allied assaults on the Somme were repulsed in heavy fighting. French and British attacks failed to dent German lines as the Hourly battle raged with severe casualties and stalled progress.
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Berlin
Somme
Bat
Rang Court
Morhal
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Peggy
Gale
Bradley
Dixteland
Gist Mabey
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