Bodies of Czar and Family Burned by Sulphuric Acid
St Paul report from Colonel George H Emerson details the July 17 1918 murder of Nicholas II and his family at Ekaterinburg by red guards. It describes the killings with bayonets and blunt instruments, the empress and grand duchess's cross gesture, and suspected disposal of bodies with sulphuric acid. The piece cites testimonies from red guards and their families, noting arrests and ongoing examinations by authorities to identify participants and locate remains.
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United States
Col
George H. Emerson
Engineer Corps
St. Paul, Minn
Russia
Nicholas
St. Paul
Emerson
Great Northern Railway
Dietricks
Czar
Galda
Ekaterinburg
Red Guards
Ekater- Inburg
Blason
Czarina
Anastasia Nikolaievna
Yakimoff
Kuzma Letemin
Stekorin
Youroffaky
Ural Soviet of Deputies
Pavel Medvedyeff
Youroffsky
Mehail
Medvedyeff
Prokop Kublenkoff
Verk-Issetsk
The
Soviet of Workmens and Soldiers' Deputies
Serge Malishkin
Peter Yermakoff
Bolsheviks
Kukhtenkoff
Levatnikh
Partin
Kostaustakus
Tobolsk
Dietrich
Pavel Medvedyelf
Fami Uy
Sokoloff
Son helps dying mother in Beloit tragedy
In Beloit Wisconsin Earl Fiese found his mother dying from apoplexy on a city street near an apartment house. He had approached to offer aid as she sat on the steps while returning from shopping, and she died moments after he reached her.
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Beloit
Wis
Earl Fiese
Profit in Coyote Pelts at Pawnee Rock
High coyote prices drive a popular local activity in Pawnee Rock. Pelts bring 88 to 12 dollars each and the state offers a 1.25 dollar bounty per scalp, earning hunters significant daily profit.
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Pawnee
Benson
County defies prohibition in Iron County Michigan clash
In Tron County Michigan Prohibition agents seized wine from John Peter and Steven Scaleucci and were blocked by local officials. Prosecuting Attorney P A McDonough and officers resisted federal efforts to arrest, while Major A L Dalrymple sought warrants alleging transport of liquor. Officers and locals clashed as 11 barrels of wine were moved toward Casplan.
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Chicago
Tron County
Michigan
Major A. L. Dalrymple
Central States
Washington
Thon
Leo J. Grove
Marquette
Upper Peninsula
Dalrymple
Palmer
Prohibition
Gaylord
Iron River
Iron County
Grove
R. G. Strope
Virgil
Major Dalrymple
John Peter
Steven Scaleucci
Casplan
Chard
Jesse Allen
C. H. Sensiha
Claude Brown
Iron Riiver
McDonough
Sealeucel Brothers
United States
Mich
Myron H. Walker
Grand Rapids
Sealeucc Brothers
Keeley Company Leased for Soldier Hospital Use
The Livingston hotel and Keeley Company laboratories are leased by the government to be converted into a soldiers hospital. The Keeley business will move to smaller quarters. Prohibition is cited as the cause of the business slump.
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Dwight, al
Livingston
Lessie R. Keeley Company
Keeley
Denikine Fleet Joins Soviets in Caspian
A Moscow wireless report says Denikine's Caspian fleet has joined the Soviet forces. General Baron Wrange replaces Denikine as White Army chief. General Mamontoff, famed for Tambov and Voronezh actions, dies of spotted fever at Wat erinday. Eight masked gunmen rob Tammany Club members in New York, stealing about $5,000 in money and jewelry.
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Denikine
London
Moscow
Caspian Sea
Baron Wrange
White Army
Mamontoff
Tambov
Voronesh
Ast Simmer
Wkaterinday
Tammany Club
New York
Eighth Assembly
YMCA canteens profit and war fund totals revealed
A National War Work Council report shows YMCA canteens earned a net profit of about 508 800 from America’s entry into the war to January 1. It notespublic contributions of 161 722 019 to Y war work and an approximate 17 000 000 balance in war funds.
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New York
Young Men's Christian Association For Soldiers and Sailors
America
National War Work Council
Association
Three Years Without Hope Remedy Promises Healing
A Connecticut woman from New Britain credits PM-RU-NA with ending three years of cramps and stomach distress. She reports better digestion, improved sleep, and no cramps, urging others to try PM-RU-NA for catarrhal symptoms.
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Rozalia Kania
Silver Street
New Britain
Conn
Cleaning tips and cosmetic ads mix in a busy page
The notice aggregates household hacks and advertisements for laundry blues and rust spots with Red Cross Bag Blue, Cuticura for baby rashes, and Cuticura soaps and talcum. It promotes fragrance and cleanliness products priced at 25 cents each, urging readers to try and see results.
No Demand Amid War Slaughter Leads To Shortage Grief
In Indianapolis President Lewis of the United Mine Workers laments a man shortage after World War I slaughter. He says if Germans were defeated the world would improve, but now the situation worsens as young men can not marry due to profiteers. A crowd of pretty girls notes the rag man’s lament for old goods and the girl laments that he wants everything but old maids.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Townley Denies Hiring Farm Women for Sowing
Townley questions whether he hired farmer ettes this year and Stroh replies that last year they came with their dollies and sowed more than they reaped, suggesting prior impropriety.
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Mr. Townley
Stroh
Edith Dear Jack Engagement Reminder
Edith reminds Jack of his engagement to Maud as Maud jokes about his forgetfulness and the mix up with her being the intended partner.
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Edith
Jack
Maud
Fragmented War Scene on Argonne Roadside
A vivid wartime tableau shows troops resting near the Argonne with a tall Numidian mule driver en route to water. A shell explodes nearby and the mule bolts back, while onlookers joke about routes to the Hinenburg and Cunard lines as a barber quips about a loan forgetfulness.
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Argonne
Hinenburg
Darky
Hinenburg Line
Cunard
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Olona
Nevada
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Keeley” Hotel
Hartman
Happy Housewives
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Iaccme
Sears
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Bee
Omaha
Ned
Arin
Pretty Girl
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