War News and Daily War Updates from Western Union
Great Britain declares war on Bulgaria and martial law in Greek Macedonia. Bulgarian forces join the Central Powers. Zeppelin raid casualties and ship sinkings reported. Carranza victories in Mexico. UK Dardanelles losses tallied. U.S. President Wilson seeks defense funding. European fronts show heavy fighting with no clear victors.
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Union News Service
Great Britain
Bulgaria
Greek Macedonia
Salerno
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Halizones
Guaymas
Sonora
Carranza
Bjelogradcik
Knjazevnc
War Office
Berlin
Italy
Balkans
Excelsior
Paris
Brino
Bordo
Cunak
Stazard
Serbia
Nish
Dardanelles
Kostendil
Train wreck tragedy as trailer car sinks in creek
Eleven bodies recovered from a half submerged passenger car of a Union Pacific motor train after it plunged through a weakened bridge in Fancy Creek. The crash, during a county teachers convention trip, left about eighteen dead and around forty injured as the vehicle remained upright on the front end in mud and water.
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Western
Union News Service
Randolph
Kan
Union Pacific
Here
Fancy Creek
Strumitsa Falls to Allied Balkan Offensive
Allied forces from Saloniki have captured Strumitsa as Serbo Anglo French troops advance into Bulgarian territory north of the Greek border. Von Mackensen demands reinforcements while Greece contemplates shifting from neutrality. British submarines in the Baltic report sinking five German transports and forcing another ashore.
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London
Saloniki
Strumitsa
Reuter
Athens
von Mackensen
McAdoo Welcomes Wedding News in Denver
Secretary McAdoo accepted Senator Thomas’s congratulations on the coming marriage of President Wilson to Mrs. Norman Galt. Mrs. McAdoo, formerly Eleanor Wilson, said she was happy and fond of Mrs. Galt and noted plans to return to Washington in ten days for the wedding.
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Washington
Wilson
Howard White
California
San Francisco
Laura J. Thomas
Albert BE. Thomas
Coatesville
State Department
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Congress
Salvador
Rodolfo Fierro
Villa Generals
el Paso
Tex
Casas Grandes
United States
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Kansas City
Denver
Secretary of the Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
Charles 8. Thomas
Norman Galt
McAdoo
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Mra
Galt
Spain's Ministry Decides to Resign in Madrid
The Herald reports a Madrid council where Spain's ministry opts to resign. The decision appears tied to political changes and shifts in governance amid ongoing national discussions.
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Spain
Madrid
Herald
Swamp Root Promises Kidney Aid For Sufferers
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root marketed as a pure remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It claims no habit forming drugs and uses herbal compounds. Available in drug stores in two sizes with a sample offer of ten cents via mail.
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Nature
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Fixing Her Reveals Tense Family Quarrel Hint
Dialogue hints at tension between Miles Old and the speaker's mother. A lingering memory references a past quarrel between Miles Old's friend and the speaker's mother when she was young. The exchange implies strained relationships across generations.
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Miles
Touches of Eczema Soap and Ointment Ad Offer
Fragrant emollients claim to cleanse and purify skin and scalp and soothe hands. Sample free by mail with Book and address postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Ad notes many a man fails to arrive because he started with cold feet.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Woman refuses operation cited in Louisville testimonial
A Louisville woman endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after rejecting surgery. The testimony from Mrs. J. Resch states she improved from severe pain on the left side and credits the remedy for her recovery. The ad emphasizes constitutional claims and urges others to write for information.
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Louisville
E.ham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Bbbon
Vegas
Mra. J. Resch
Weat Broadway
Fine for Her and Other Oddities in a Lettered Remark
A fragmented, opinionated set of lines discusses vegetarianism, gender roles in medicine, and social indifference. It mentions a dogmatic stance on women’s legal status, a Red Cross bag, and general remarks about groceries and cigarettes amid quirky asides.
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Lincoln County
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Colorado
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Marie Augustine
Prince Edward of Anhalt
Walter Leonhardt
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Gulf of Finland
Archduke Ludwig Salvator
Brandeis Castle
Elbe
Ernest Houghton
Bristol
Como
Micalli Picard
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Lake Como
Charlton
Rome
Sporting News
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Pueblo Welter
Dick Wells
Cincinnati
University of Minnesota Senate Committee On Athletics
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England
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Philadelphia
Harry Hooper
Capitola
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Lexington
Patrick M
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Wright Aeroplane Company
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Ohio
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