War News Summary From Western Union Dispatches
Britain declares war on Bulgaria and Greek Macedonia under martial law. Zeppelins raid, ships sunk, and Carranza advances in Mexico. Western front battles continue with heavy losses for Austro German forces. Dardanelles casualties reported. Carranza enters Tampico. executions delayed. Wilson widens defense spending and immigration commission named. Brussels and Athens report political shifts and naval actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Trailer Stays On Rails After Train Plunge Tragedy
Western Kansas report details a Union Pacific motor train wreck near Randolph with eleven bodies recovered from a half submerged passenger car. Total casualties reach eighteen dead and about forty injured as the car plunged into Fancy Creek after striking a weakened bridge abutment amid heavy rain. Most victims drowned while some died on impact. The crowded train carried teachers to a county convention. thirteen injured remain in grave condition, and the trailer car split from the baggage car before tipping into the stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Union News Service
Randolph
Kan
Union Pacific
Here
Fancy Creek
Strumitsa Taken as Balkan Forces Advance
Allied troops from Saloniki have surged into Bulgarian territory north of the Greek border and captured Strumitsa. Field Marshal Von Mackensen seeks reinforcements as Greece moves toward active involvement and Romania may ally with the Entente. British submarines in the Baltic sink five German transports and force another ashore, per a Russian official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Saloniki
Strumitsa
Reuter
Athens
von Mackensen
McAdoo Happy Over Wilson Galt Marriage News
Secretary McAdoo greeted Denver in cheerful mood after arrival on Saturday and expressed happiness about the marriage of President Wilson to Mrs Norman Galt. Mrs McAdoo, formerly Eleanor Randolph Wilson, said the family is fond of Mrs Galt and planned to return to Washington in ten days for the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Secretary of the Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
Charles 8. Thomas
Wilson
Norman Galt
McAdoo
Eleanor Randolph Wilson
Mra
Galt
Washington
Spain Ministry Decide to Resign and Move to Madrid
The Herald reports that a Madrid council meeting resulted in the ministry deciding to resign. Officials from Spain’s government discussed the step at a city council gathering, signaling a major political shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Herald
Swamp-Root kidney remedy promoted in ad copy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure, non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims scientific herbal formulation and urges readers to buy at druggists in two sizes or request a sample by mail with a ten cent stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Dr. Elmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Fixing Her in a Quiet Family Moment
In a candid exchange, two women discuss Miles Old and her aloofness toward the speaker. A past quarrel between Miles Old’s mother and another woman is recalled as context for current tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Touches of Eczema Soap and Ointment Ad
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap to cleanse and purify and Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal skin scalp hair and hands with claims of clear skin clean scalp good hair and soft white hands. Free samples by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere. Many a man fails to arrive because he started with cold feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Woman Refuses Operation Tests Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Louisville woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from a failed operation, stating she became well and sleeps better after using the tonic. The ad includes testimonies from Mrs J Resch of Louisville and urges others to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Louisville
E.ham
Lydia
Bbbon
Vegas
Mra. J. Resch
Weat Broadway
Fine for Her Dialog Clips and Odd Observations
A quirky, fragmentary piece blends lines on vegetarianism gender roles and social duties. It references Mary and a ma'am, mentions a lost job over meat, a garden, and a Red Cross image amid stray complaints about cigarettes and personal beliefs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minnepolis
Omaha
Jack Schwichtenberg
Clifton, Aris
el Paso
Tex
Venustiano Carranza
Tampico
Dan Parker
T. Obama
Rawlins
Wyo
John R. Arnold
Lincoln County
Federal Grand Jury
Pueblo
Colorado
W. B
Coney
Slaughter
Mercantile National Bank of
Howard White
California
San Francisco
Laura J. Thomas
Albert BE. Thomas
Coatesville
State Department
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Congress
Henri Febre
France
Constantine
Greece
Kiel
Berdin
Delcasse
Ministers’ Council
Vivian
Eyschen
Luxemburg
Reichsanzeiger
Prince Joachim
Emperor William
Marie Augustine
Prince Edward of Anhalt
Walter Leonhardt
Baltic
Aftonbaldet
Porkala
Gulf of Finland
Archduke Ludwig Salvator
Brandeis Castle
Elbe
Ernest Houghton
Bristol
Como
Micalli Picard
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
Charlton
Rome
Sporting News
Eddie Johnson
Pueblo Welter
Dick Wells
Cincinnati
University of Minnesota Senate Committee On Athletics
New Market
England
Vauclaire
Overland Park
Philadelphia
Harry Hooper
Capitola
Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Lexington
Patrick M
Orville Wright
Wright Aeroplane Company
Dayton
Ohio
Salvador
Rodolfo Fierro
Villa Generals
Casas Grandes
United States
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Kansas City
Strumitsais
Bosla
Balkan
Mrs. McAdoo
Mra. Galt
Tella
Cutiura
Fletcher
Castoria
Owen
What Is
AL Hadedv
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!