World War News Roundup Backs Greek and British Alliances
Western Newspaper Union sources report Bulgarians recaptured Veles, Greece pledges to Britain not to aid the Kaiser, France gains trenches in Champagne, and Italians plan continued pressure. Other items note Strumitsa occupation, Belgian wins at African borders, and heavy German losses. U S politics mix with wartime shifts and domestic trials.
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Union News Service
Veles
Japan
Kaiser
Constantinople
Nish
Kraljevo
Greece
Great Britain
Champagne
Ferdinand
Strumitsa
Africa
Congo Free State
Dadenghatch
Petrograd
Paltic
Saloniki
Romania
Alles
Bulgaria
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Lords
Cyprus
Serbia
Madrid
van Buelow
Spain
United States
Amsterdam
Prussia
Paris
London
England
France
EXEMPT FROM MOST DANGERS Policeman Seeks Insurance in Chicago
A robust man claiming to be a policeman visits an accident insurance office in Chicago. The secretary queries if the job involves hazards, sleepless nights, riots, crowds, traffic, criminals, or danger. The man answers no to all, and the secretary deems him eligible for coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Competitive Yearning in a Fish Tale Parable
A witty exchange about fishing contrasts memory with storytelling. The piece notes Copenhagen establishing a permanent exhibition of devices to prevent worker accidents, and observes that talk that befuddles can rival real explanations. It adds that genius and common sense often go hand in hand among great men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Iowan John Sipes Promotes American War Reluctance
In the Des Moines Register, Iowan John Sipes argues Americans should prefer rural life and safety over European battlefields. He contrasts farming and simple meals with the horrors of war, endorsing pacific priorities and humane living. An advertisement note promoting Red Cross Bag Blue appears amid the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Sipes
Des Moines Register
Annihilated. Birds named extinct in old tale
A fragment notes the dodo and the dove of peace as birds that are extinct, phrased in a terse, cryptic line. The odd wording hints at a discussion of species loss and symbolic birds within a historical or literary frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Rod
Anuric discovery hailed by Dr Pierce in Buffalo
Anuric is presented as the newest chemical discovery in uric acid elimination by Dr. Pierce of the Invalids Hospital and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York. The ad claims rapid relief for uric acid related conditions including rheumatism gravel gout and kidney or bladder trouble and promotes a 10 cent dosage with notes on testing water samples for free diagnosis.
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J. P. Morgan
New York
Hunt
Arizona
Kivelyn Nesbit
Harry Thaw
United States Steel Corporation
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Peabody
Mass
St. John's
Gerlag
Nob
William
Dan” Jordan
Joseph J. Layton
Une
Pierce
Invalid'’s
Buffalo
N. Y
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Chamber of Commerce of
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Ralph K. Blair
Thomas Addis
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Francis B. Warren
Wyoming
Denver
Joseph Campbell
Maisie Odette Allen
Edmund M. Allen
Joliet, Il
Hooker
Chicago
Victor Arnold
Cirrouit
Phoenix
Aris
Adjt
C. W. Harris
Clifton
Morenel
Haiti
Admiral Caperton
China
Germany
Viviani
Aristide Briand
King Georgé
Winston Churchill
Anna Benzet
Verviers
Belgium
Liege
Bratiano
Bucharest
Old Bailey
Ashmead-Bartlette
Ministry of Finance
Yoshihito
Kioto
Luzon
Tobacco
St. Paul's Cathedral
Edith Cavell
Brussels
Lord Roberts
Hague
W.S. Solf
Chroncle
Central Africa
Sporting News
Federal League
National League
J. R. Vickery
University of Wyoming
Utah Agricultural College
Laramie
Billy Tillman
Stanley Yoakum
Frankie Burns
Oakland
Calif
Ramona
Colo
John Prentiss Poe
Knox College
Galesburg
Bryan Scott
St. Louis
Ballot
Vater
James B. Haggin
Elmendorf Farm
Lexington
Lette
Joe
Tie Cextaur Company
Lt Guneoths Ete Alee Ee
Castoria
Poe
Neil
Gentaur Company
Cry
Windy City
SPOHN
Spohn Medical CO
Goemen
Red Cross
Anuric
Rere
Camarie Curren
le Boon Bealing Staat
Pinkham Medicine Co
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