War Summary From Western Newspaper Union Report
Condensed weekly roundup cites Cunard liner Franconia sunk by a Teutonic submarine in the Mediterranean, Romanian forces repelled on a 50 mile front in Transylvania, Greece and Russia fronts with heavy fighting, and political shifts in Britain, Ireland, and Italy. News notes include a California ambulance corps member hanged by Mexicans, a Rutland bank robbery, and major labor riots in New York as WWI stress dominates the front.
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Union
Mediterranean
Transylvania
Ispahan
Persia
Constantinople
Struma
Macedonia
Nevolyen
Somme
Verdun
Bulgaria
Berlin War Office
Bucharest
Danube
Russia
Berlin
Constantine
Athens
Dubrudja
Brussiloff
Volhynia
Lemberg
New York
London
Union Pacific Railroad
Crowe
Augusta
Wichita
Kan
Omaha
Wilson
Goethals
Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Rublee
The
Trade Commission
Congress
Wyoming oil and church notes lead state page
Western Newspaper Union brief highlights beets harvest in Sheridan, new oil venture planned at Casper, Cody church dedicated, hospitals nearing completion, and a busy state fair. Reports include a fatal shooting in Casper, a Big Piney ranch deal, National Guard border en training, elk crop notes, and multiple county updates from Laramie to Rawlins.
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Western
Union News Service
Sheridan
Thomas Heaney
Cheyenne
D. C. Roath
Wheatland
Women’s Clubs of
Wyoming
Hartley Hinton
Big Horn County
Pittsburg
Arthur O. Perrin
Rawlins
Ogden
Frank L. Houx
Bates Park Oil Company
Casper
Whiteside Company
Big Muddyfield
Andrew Ryan, Jr
State Bank of
Glenrock
Wyoming National Guard
Big Piney
T. O. Beck
Elmer Rathbun
E. W. Fening
Union Pacific
Laramie
W. E. Wagner
Tongue River
Sheridan County
Pork and Crop Production Club
Jackson's Hole
Fremont County
Andrew M. Ryan, Jr
Andrew Ryan
Will Powell
Albany County
Sydenham Hospital
Midwest Refining Company
Elkhorn Company
Big Muddy
Sage Creek
Wind River
Oblo Ol Company
Lander
Frank 8. Smith
Dubois
Scarecrows Ordered Clean in Wurttemberg Fields
An official notice in a Württemberg country paper orders peasants to remove any old clothing from scarecrows after reports that escaped prisoners of war exchanged garments with the figures. The laundress color clue hints at coded attire amid the scarecrow scare.
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Wurttemberg
One Exception Says He Met Men He Could Dynotize
A college professor quips that he has never met a man he could not dynotize. He adds that anyone who claims otherwise hasn’t faced a persuasive sales pitch for the latest encyclopedia or a prestigious pedigreed pup.
Burglar Steals Diamond Ring From House
A burglar entered a residence last night and stole a diamond ring and a homemade pie. Police are monitoring pawnshops for clues but have not found the thief. The speaker questions whether anyone has checked the morgue.
Quite Flattering Observation Sparks Literary Link
A casual remark leads to curiosity as the speaker notes their works sit beside Shakespeare in Wombat's bookcase. The exchange hints at perceived praise or coincidence, prompting questions about intention and recognition between the individuals.
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Wombat
Strange Girl Refuses Screen Fame for Daughter
A strange report notes a mother fears something is amiss with her daughter who eats and sleeps well and appears lucid yet shows no interest in pursuing film work. The quote indicates tension between care and ambition amid early cinema culture.
Woman’s testimony on Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedy
Mrs Frank Knopf of 1642 Fulton Street Harrisburg Pennsylvania endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits it with restoring strength during singleness and helping remove a growth described as a miracle, avoiding surgical removal. The letter touts long term use for female ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Harrisb Penn
Lydia E
Frank Knopf
Fulton St
Harrisburg
Penn
Pittsburg
Gardner
Troy Hill
Lydia BE. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Rel
Charles Call
Ambulance Corps
National Guard of California
Woodlands
Cal
Rutland
Chicago
William Warner
United
Missouri
Kansas City
Manuel Esquerdo
Miami
Arizona
Gila Valley Bank
Williams
Christian Brothers’ College
St. Louis
Henry Rider
Howell
Couzens
United States
Washington
Panama
Burleson
Japan
Shun Shimada
Alaska
Navy Department
Tokio
Marshal Terauchi
Count Okuma
Red Cross
Straits of Dover
Boulogne
Paris Figaro
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Paris
England
France
von Schoelen
von Wandel
Noble
Nobreford
Alberta
Vienna
Geneva
Exchange Telegraph Company
Francis Joseph
Germany
North Sea
English Channel
Overseas
Waterford
Ireland
John Redmond
Sporting News
Abe Attell
Stanley Yoakum
Denver
University of Minnesota
B. E. Smathers
Boston Americans
Charles E. Hughes
Brooklyn
Topeka
Peoria
Ill
John Savage
F. J. Kiinger
Boulder, Cola
Commercial Club
Jones
Wyoming State News
Font Peut Lene
Fletcher
Kidas
Dean
Case Louis Johnson
Durango
Colo
Donn
caBon Doan
Foster
Jurn CO
Buffalo, N
Forwalids
Albert Minn
Lydia E. Finkham
Water St
Albert Lea, Minn
Geshea
Lod. U. 8. A
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