War Notes From A Week Of World Events
Western Newspaper Union summarizes major happenings: England may hold a referendum on conscription. a British submarine sunk near the Dutch coast with crew saved. German resistance to a French grenade attack near Le Mesnil. central powers consuls released at Salonika. Czernowicz bombardment by Russian artillery. Italians seize Austrian position on Mount Sperone. Czartorysk claimed by Russians but Vienna says repelled. heavy Russian losses on the Bessarabian front. Russians claim advances in Bukovina near the Galician frontier. Germany agrees to indemnities for Lusitania lives and to submarine method assurances. Secretary Lansing to notify nations of American stance on undersea raids. Austria ready to offer reparation for sinking the Persia. A Mexican revolt threatens Carranza-Villa conflict and peace delay. In London, compulsory service bill passes first reading. Irish exemption noted. two quake shocks near Newport. Huerta regains some movement in El Paso. robberies in St Paul steal rolls of stamps and cash. Dodge funeral with full honors. Henry Ford named on Michigan GOP primary ballot. Des Moines injunction on Vigguor transport by American Express. Benson, ex-senator and justice, dies in Topeka at 72. Harrison Johnston, 101, celebrated birthday in Mississippi. Navy to withdraw marines. McAdoo seeks $100,000 rural sanitation funds. White House reception draws crowd. tributes to Justice Lamar and Governor Hammond. Tariff provision tree suspension noted.
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Vienna
Bessarabian
Czernowicz
Bukowina
Germany
Lusitania
Lansing
Austria
Persia
Mexico
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Villa
Ford Party
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Hague
Great Britain
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Saloniki
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Joachim
Kaiser
Berlin
Chow Tzu-Chi
Tokio
Yuan Shi Kai
Jacinto Trevino
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Brownsville
Tex
Hachita
N. M
Ruel
Sir Edward Grey
Baralong
Western Canada's Great Harvest Brings Optimism for Trade
The Northwest harvest boosts Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with a market value around four hundred million dollars. Banks report optimism as grain yields exceed records. The Bank of Montreal notes a favorable future, while rail earnings rise and immigration may follow the strong crop performance.
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Canada
Northwest
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bank of Montreal
Canadian West
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
H. V. Meredith
Montreal
Catty Remark In Dance Sparks Suspicions
In a Louisville Courier Journal snippet a woman teases that Algernon loves her while another doubts it, suggesting his tight hold in dancing shows fear he might fall unless he clings to his partner. The exchange captures social flirtation in a club scene.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Domestic Doisb Noted For Brilliancy Now Dull
A fragment from a humorous item contrasts a man’s reputation as a brilliant bachelor with perceived dullness after marriage. The quip highlights social attitudes toward changing personal roles and domestic life.
Coyotes worth $9 bounty set by Rock Springs group
The Rock Springs Grazing Association in Sweetwater county, Wyoming, votes a special bounty of 2.60 plus existing bounties totaling $9 per coyote, wolf, or wild cat captured west of Bitter Creek. The program runs until May 31 1916. Lincoln County Wool Growers' Association offers a similar payment west of RSGA lands and north of the Union Pacific line.
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Western
Union News Service
Rock Springs
Wyo
Sweetwater County
Rock Springs Grazing Association
Lincoln County Wool Growers’ Association
Union Pacific
Lincoln County
Burglars Found Hiding In Barn Near Lusk
Deputy Sheriffs Fred Rogers and J Allen captured Joe Adler a sheepherder and Tex Kelley a ranch hand recently from Sioux City after an all night chase. They were wanted for burglarizing a Manville supply store and, with Charles Mears, are charged with taking goods valued at $60.
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Lusk
Joe Adler
Tex Kelley
Sioux City
Manville
Fred Rogers
J. Allen
Charles Mears
Rumor Swirls Over Midwest Oil Takeover Ties
Casper report says after the merger of Big Horn Oil and Gas with Greybull Refining under Midwest Refining control, a Boston rumor claims Ohio Oil Company a Standard Oil subsidiary seeks to gain control of Midwest Oil.
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Casper
Big Horn Oil and Gas Company
Greybull Refining Company
Midwest Refining Company
United States
Wyoming
Boston
Ohio Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Midwest Oil Company
Barrel Explosion Singes Stallman Pair Near Manville
Avis Stallman and N C Nickola explain they did not know a barrel of gasoline was loaded as it exploded on the Stallman ranch north of Manville. They were near an open barrel lighting cigarettes when fumes ignited and left them unconscious with eyebrows mustaches and hair burned away.
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Manville
Avis Stallman
N. C. Nickola
Stallman Ranch
Oil Drilling Resumes Near Meeteetse After Unsuccessful Depth
Operations on the Gooseberry Meeteetse Prilling project on the Doores sheep ranch have restarted after a six week pause. The drill reached 1,700 feet without hitting oil sand, yet favorable indications persist and drillers remain confident they will strike oil.
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Meeteetse
Doores
Gooseberry
Cowboy Makes Record Ride
Cowboy Gillette F. Rounds returned from Flint Michigan and rode on horseback to establish a local record on his trip through the area. He is a well known cowboy who has worked on various ranches in this vicinity.
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Gillette
F. 4
Rounds
Flint
Mich
Wyoming Indian Kills Wife and Self in Lander Case
Grover Cleveland a Sho bone Indian aged 40 shot his wife then killed himself in Lander authorities report. The incident ends a domestic tragedy and leaves one casualty. Police are investigating and no further details are available.
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Wyoming
Will Enlarge Lock Depot In Early Spring
Superintendent Costly of the Chisago Northwestern railway announces a major enlargement and improvement of the local depot scheduled for early next spring.
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Costly
Chisago & Northwestern Railway
Excess Gas Pressure Feared Cause Torchlight Well Fire
Excessive gas pressure near the Torchlight wells led to a fire that destroyed the cook house at the facility. Investigators consider gas buildup the likely cause as flames damaged the structure and surrounding area.
Those Family Jars We Are Just Like One Big Family
A suburb describes itself as a close knit community while debating the impact of local scrapping on daily life. Neighbors compare unity to a family, questioning whether the scrap disruption is severe. Residents voice concerns and solidarity.
Pape's Diapep sin touted as universal stomach remedy
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapep sin as a fast harmless regulator for dyspepsia indigestion gas heartburn and sourness. It promises relief within minutes and claims a fifty cent case yields a hundred dollars' worth of satisfaction, urging households to keep it handy for upset stomachs day or night.
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Pape
Adyv
Declined With Thanks for Poem Submission
A brief exchange shows a poet asking if a check arrived for a poem sent to Blank's magazine. The editor replies, politely declining, noting the submission consisted of three words penned with a blue pencil.
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Quad
Blank
Stop Eating Meat If Kidney Pain Appears Advised
An old health notice claims regular meat consumption harms kidneys and prompts backache rheumatic pain and headaches. It recommends Jad Salles, four ounces in water before breakfast, to flush and restore kidney function, touting a grape and lemon lithia formulation that neutralizes urine acidity and prevents bladder irritation.
Tiny Truths In A Cartoonish World
A playful dialogue about value and means tests how the little things decide the big outcomes. Two unnamed speakers discuss small acts and the notion that modest, persistent efforts can lead to substantial gains or status.
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