Record of important events from the war week
Austrians entrench west of Lutsk. British seize two towns in German East Africa and advance near the Tigris, while Turks claim repulse. Russians push forward in Volhynia Galicia Bukovina taking prisoners and gains. Verdun front holds with French trench captures. Trevino warns Pershing on troop movements. Kitchener’s Hampshire sinking details released. Crime, politics, and diplomacy updates across Europe and Americas.
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Union News Service
Lutsk
East Africa
German East Africa
Czernowits
Petrograd
Buczacz
Tigris
Brusiloff
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
San Antonio
Luis de la Rosa
Monterey
Volhynia
Gilicia
Bukowina
Santa Clara
Jacinto Trevino
J. J. Pershing
Trevino
Carranza
Chattelineau
Belgium
Madrid
Alfonso
Almaro Sato
United States
Viscount Sutem! Chinda
London
Duma
Reuter
Great Britain
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Ignacio Ramos
Chihuahua City
Nicholas Hernandez
Ramos
Rio Florido
Hampshire
Orkneys
Earl Kitchener
Admiralty
Colorado National Guard Mobilized for Mexican Situation
Denver reports mobilization orders from the War Department for about 2,000 Colorado National Guard troops to the Golden state rifle range as part of rising tensions with Mexico. Across the border, American forces prepare transports and ships for potential action, with nationwide militia called to duty and Carranza signaling alarm from Mexico City.
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Long Tom Hughes
Boston Braves
Pittsburg
Boston
Braves
BE. T. Gibbs
Cawker City
Kan
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
Pride
Minnesota
Gopher
Tom Jones
George Burke
Denver
R. H. Rohrer
Colorado Springs
Spalding
Cripple Creek
Colo
Burke
Robhrer
Union News Service
Colorado National Guard
War Department
Washington
Capitol Building
Adj
Harry P. Gamble
Golden
Colorado
United States
Mexico
America
Obregon
Carrangia
American Navy Department
el Paso
Laredo
Douglas
Carranza
Gen. Pershing
Galveston
New Orleans
Navy
Hancock
Vera Cruz
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Panther
Key West
San Ignacio
Trevino
Mexico City
Arredondo
Dealg Nate
National Guard
Fall of Czernowitz Admitted
London reports German troops under General Von Lineingen hold a Russian advance toward Kovel from the southeast. Russians are said to have been repulsed on both sides of the Byrl while about 3,500 prisoners, one cannon and ten machine guns fell to the Germans. The Russian war office announced the capture of Caerpowicz, capital of Bukowina.
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London
von Lineingen
Kovel
Caerpowicz
Bukowina
Russian War Office
Rudder Repaired At Sea Off Newfoundland
A steamship Hoglund 450 miles off Newfoundland broke its rudder during a storm and drifted for two days. Sailors failed to fix the rudder from the inside. The carpenter was lowered into the sea, passed a chain through the rudder, and secured it. He was knocked unconscious, but cables were rigged to the ends and run to the mast and windlasses to bring the ship to safety.
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Newfoundland
Hoglund
New York
Gothenburg
Sweden
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Ten detectives on duty at Grabcoin reception
A reception at Grabcoin featured ten detectives on duty guarding guests. Numerous costly jewels were worn by attendees. A suspect was detained by a detective who did not recognize him but was later released.
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Grabcoin
Ham-Its Cause and Cure in Free Book Offer
A brief ad from Jesse A Case of Brookson Massachusetts promoting a free book titled Ham-Its Cause and Cure. The item is attributed to Dept. C. W. and appears as a promotional notice.
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Jesse A Case
Dept. C. W
Brookson
Mass
Reversing the Rules Reginald Vanderbilt Speaks Against War
Reginald Vanderbilt condemns modern warfare citing German methods as brutal. The passage contrasts his views with a folk dialogue about parental trouble and fashion, featuring Cornelius and Corn Husk in a rural setting.
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Reginald Vanderbilt
Cornelius Hook
Cornelius
Domestic Finesse Ad Promises Red Cross Hag Blue
A brisk exchange presents cigars as a gift and a wife slipping one into her husband's pocket with a postal letter. An advertising line urges asking for Red Cross Hag Blue detergent to keep clothes white. A brief blurb for The Reason Why warns against cotton investments as a baleful topic.
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Red Cross
Real Estate Plan Meets Practical Exit Question
A witty exchange contrasts a decision to invest all money in real estate with the certainty of location against the uncertainty of liquidity. The joke underscores the tension between asset ownership and access to funds.
What if Romans knew baseball and killed the umpires
A wry historical what if line imagines ancient Romans learning baseball and, in a dark joke, killing the umpires. The quip plays on sports authority and violent consequence in a playful, speculative tone.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Woman in Wisconsin
Mrs Anna of 710 Chestnut Street Burlington Wisconsin reports relief from pains in the side and back after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The testimonial praises the remedies for restoring health and strength and urges other women to try them.
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Wis
Lucia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Anna
Chestnut Street
Burlington, Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
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