War News Digest From Western Newspapers
Indecisive fighting in Volhynia and German offensives in Galicia and Dobrudja dominate the war updates. Greek provisional government recognized by Entente. Greek fleet placed under Allied control. Carranza pledges renewed campaign against Villa. Strikes resume in Bayonne. hurricane toll climbs in Alabama. Chicago wheat tops $1.70 as Great War news moves markets. An 18 year old Seattle clerk dies in a bank shooting. Elephant Butte dam dedication at New Mexico.
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Volhynia
London
Thiepval
Velgeselo
Brod
Monastir
Greece
Venizelos
Athens
Piraeus
Carpathians
Vienna
Kronstadt
Sonora
Villa
Chihuahua
el Paso
Tex
Galicia
Dobrudja
France
Berlin
Averoff
Kilkis
Lemnos
Carranza
Atlantic City
Bayonne
N. J
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Chicago
Leo G. Pratt
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Seattle
Wash
Edwin C. Hobel
Foreign and sporting news from early 20th century dispatches
Lloyds reports sinking of the steamer Gosenwold and the British ship Welsh Prince. Sugar prices rise in Italy. Swiss salaries increased by 1.5 million dollars annually. Von Ludendorff opposes harsher submarine warfare. a Marseilles court-martial convicts a spy. British transports Crosshill and Sedek sunk in the Mediterranean. American-Mexican clashes near San José. Villa burns towns near Chihuahua City. Yale defeats Virginia Tech. Dundee defeats Hanlon. Trask wins trot. amateur boxing set for Jan 20. Various racing, boxing, and public-safety items follow with regional incidents and notable deaths.
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New Castle
von Ludendorf
Marshal von Hindenburg
Marseilles
Mme
Gomeno San
Austrian premier Count Stuergkh shot at dinner in Vienna
Count Carl Stuergkh of Austria, a long time political figure and minister of public works, was shot three times and killed by Vienna newspaper editor Ludwig Adler during a hotel dinner. Riots followed in Vienna, with renewed anti-occupation demonstrations in Athens. British forces on the Somme advanced 300 to 500 yards between Le Sars and Schwaben redoubt, taking trenches and prisoners amid broader frontline fighting across Europe.
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Berlin
Carl Stuergkh
Vienna
Ludwig Adler
Count Stuergkh
Count
Graz
University of
Reichsrath
Windische-Graetz
London
Rome
Stuergkh
Athens
United States
Piraeus
Ancre River
Pozieres-Bapaume Road
Somme
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Bavaria
le Sars
Schwaben Redoubt
Haig
Stuff
Regina
Byrne Heads Farm Congress In El Paso
Frank M. Byrne of South Dakota was elected president of the International Dry Farming Congress in El Paso Texas. Frank M Forbes of Arizona was named first vice president and B G Peterson of Utah Agricultural College was chosen second vice president with B Youngblood of Texas as third vice president. The 1917 meeting site will be set by the board of governors. The resolutions committee urged federal aid for rural schools and landless men, and thanked Mexico for its exhibit and military band.
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el Paso
Tex
Goy
Frank M. Byrne
South Dakota
International Dry Farming Congress
Frank M. Forbes
Arizona
B. G. Peterson
Utah Agricultural College
B. Youngblood
Texas
Board of Governors
Resolutions Committee
Mexico
Ihs
Abyssinian Revolt Report Sparks Paris Alert
Report from Paris states Abyssinia has risen in revolt with government forces concentrated near Antabel. A battle is imminent as the conflict unfolds and details remain uncertain.
Dandelion Roots From Europe and Local Laziness
A Providence Journal note cites that Americans import most dandelion roots from Germany Austria and France while complaining of lawn bans. It frames yellow flowers as historic despite lawn culture and links to broader imports for sugar beets and drugs. It laments laziness and urges Red Cross Bel Blue advertisement.
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Germany
Austria
France
Europe
Providence Journal
Portraits of Wealth and Interest in a Snap Dialogue
In a witty exchange, Mr. Dustin Stax concedes he may not become a striking figure after amassing wealth. Miss Cayenne counters that earning dollars draws interest more easily than earning personal interest from others.
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Mr. Dustin Stax
Miss Cayenne
Rural Ohio schools to teach etiquette and table manners
Rural Ohio school districts plan to add etiquette and table manners courses to the curriculum. Officials say the program aims to foster civility and social skills among students in grades K to 12, reflecting a growing trend in basic social education.
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Ohio
Cardui Wins Suit in Chicago Federal Trial
In U S District Court Chicago Judge Carpenter federal jury finds American Medical Association guilty of libeling Cardui the women s tonic after three months trial and nearly four million words of evidence. The decision Vindicates the tonic and its merits as testified by doctors and chemists.
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Cardui
United States District Court of Chicago
Carpenter
American Medical Association
Want Hens in English Parks for War Time Economy
A proposal to open three acres of a London park to poultry breeding aims to save foreign egg imports costing about 40 million dollars yearly. Leading breeders would send six hens of the same breed for scientific feeding tests. All eggs raised would go to wounded soldiers, with prizes for the top egg layers.
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English
London
Skinner Macaroni Ad Targets Hungry Children
An Omaha Nebraska advertisement touts Skinner Mfg Co macaroni and spaghetti as delicious, economical, and nutritious for children. It claims to build bone and muscle, quiet nerves, and offers a free cookbook mailed to mothers.
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Skinner
Maude
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
The Climber and the Woman Who Had Arrived
A brief exchange in a society scene features inner shaming and tact as the Climber says society requires tact to enter, while the Woman Who Had Arrived counters that knowing whom to snub matters more in social circles.
Thousands Suffering Kidney Trouble May Be Ignorant
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It warns that many have kidney disease without realizing it and claims the product can restore kidney function, helping other organs. Sample bottles offered via mail, with a request to mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, Ys Y
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