War News Chronology Of Global Fronts In 1916
A weekly digest reports Allied coal export to Greece halted and Greek king demobilizes 150000 troops. Verdun attack at Hill 304 repulsed. Fort Vaux reportedly fallen near Verdun. German trenches reach Hooge. Austro‑Russian maneuvers in Volhynia. Italians withdraw east of Asiago. Turks claim successes in Asia Minor. Russians advance overStripa. prison counts exceed 65000. Canadian and German actions near Ypres. Texas raid deaths and Villa engagements. naval claims over Jutland blamed by Berlin and London. U.S. loss reports and political shifts in Illinois, Detroit union vote, and other domestic events. President Kitchener’s absence noted. multiple bills advance in Congress.
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Weertern
Union Wews Service
Greece
Asiago
Campomulo Valley
Kope
Asia Minor
Bagdad
Stripa
Petrograd
Germany
Ypres
Glenn Springs
Big Bend
Texas
Marathon
State Department
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Namaquipa
Chihuahua
Berlin
London
Jutland
England
Field Marshal Kitchener
Orkney Islands
Hampshire
Earl Kitchener
Russia
Nicholas
Fragmented World News From The War Front And Diplomacy
Mixed dispatches report the French destroyer Fattassin sunk after a collision with crew rescued, Yuan Shi Kai died of uremia in Peking, several Chinese provinces rescind independence, the US consulate in Durango burned amid anti American protests, Shackleton rescue efforts move toward Elephant Island, and leaders like Joffre Asquith Grey Cambon and Kitchener figure in ongoing war developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fattassin
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Sze-Chuen
Huan
Che-Kiang
Shen-Si
Durango City
Durango
el Paso
Tex
Institutopescu
Montevideo
Uruguary
Elephant Island
Shackleton
Macedonia
Joffre
London
Foreign Office
Paul Cambon
Edward Grey
War Council
Asquith
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Orkneys
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
I’m Leaving for a 1916 Model Auto Job
A daughter explains to her mother that she must move to work for new employers who will pay the same wages and offer a 1916 model automobile, noting servants cannot keep up with newer times. The exchange centers on money and progress rather than hardship.
Line Turns in Fire Alarm
Albert Brewer of Reilly avenue was fishing at Ivory slough when his line snagged a fire alarm box near Marceau and Reilly. The alarm rang and Brewer fled home. police arrested him ten minutes later and charged him with turning in a false alarm.
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Albert Brewer
Reilly Avenue
Ivory Slough
Brewer
Marceau and
Reilly Avenues
St. Louis
Mind and writing a bestseller questioned
A man who cherishes literature argues that mental concentration may not be needed to write a bestseller. He recalls a popular novel allegedly dictated by its author to his secretary during a fishing trip, suggesting the author merely caught the right inspiration.
Memory as Vaudeville Comedy Hint in Telegram
The Youngstown Telegram notes a remark about memory being remarkable and suggests the subject could go into vaudeville as a comedian. The exchange celebrates recall of old jokes and humor as a showman’s asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemmandhaw
Shimmerpate
Youngstown Telegram
Between Man and Wife
Dialogue hints at social strain in a marriage as friends discuss congratulating the groom and suspect insincerity. A sharp quip exposes underlying hypocrisy while plans to visit after the honeymoon unfold.
On the Contrary Becomes a Bitter Birthday Exchange
A poet refuses birthday wishes as publishers critique the rejected manuscript. The scene contrasts cheerful lines from friends with the harsh returns from the publishing house.
Dialogue of Trolley Etiquette Sparks Public Debate
Fragmentary chatter captures a debate on manners in crowded transit. A speaker muses on dignity and courtesy while another questions the value of restraint in social settings. The exchange hints at evolving expectations for public behavior.
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Louisiana House
William G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Detroit
A. F. Whitney
Chicago
Goy Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Leo Harrison
James P. Harrison
Mississippi
Francisco Alvarez
Juan Sanchez
Villa
Columbus
Deming
N. M
Abner
Martin
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
East Liverpool
Ohio
Washington
House
Booth
Timberlake
Fort Collins
Boulder
Longmont
Greeley
Tien Tain
China
Admiralty
Chihuahua City
Mex
Foreign Club
Huggins
Monte Vista
Colo
del Norte
Steve MacGordon
Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Situation
Newport News
Burns
R. C. Saufley
Pensacola
Fla
Santa Rosa Island
Saufley
Kentucky
Annapolis
James R. Keene
Cedarhurst
Long Island
New York
Mineola
Sara Jay Keene
Milwaukee
Elizabeth Faville
Lake Mills
Wis
Milwaukee Downer College and Seminary
Faville
United States
John Ro McLean
Washington Post
Cinemont Enquirer
Western Pacific Railroad Company
New York Trust Company
Francis Long
Brooklyn
Jonas Walter Aylesworth
Thomas A. Edison
East Orange
N. J
Mra
Bille Meredith Clement
Denver Elections Commission
Republican Platform Committee
Sporting News
Ubs
Omaha Pee
Lincoln i Om
Des Moines
Wichita A
Sioux City Ees Creebness
Topeka
Denver See
St. Joseph
Eeeebeses
Jaques Mfg. Co
Michigan
Niagara Falls
Seventeenth Street
Erwin
Pasemger
Man
Jim
Cole
Wreppa
Castoria
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