War news and incidents from the late dispatches
Western Union summarizes ongoing warfare with indecisive Volhynia fighting and German offensives in Galicia Dobrudja and France. Greek government formation and Entente fleet actions are noted alongside Allied seizures of Greek ships Kilkis Lemnos and Averoff. Domestic events include a Bayonne strike, hurricane damage in Alabama, Chicago wheat prices, and a dramatic bank shooting in Seattle.
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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
Mixed wartime losses and sports results from a 1916 dispatch
Lloyd's reports sinkings of the steamer Gosenwold and the Welsh Prince while British transports Cross hill and Sedek go down in the Mediterranean. Submarine warfare policy, sugar and salaries changes, and battles near San José are noted alongside Yale's football win, Johnny Dundee's boxing victory, and other sports results.
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New Castle
von Ludendorf
Marshal von Hindenburg
Marseilles
Mme
Gomeno San
Austrian premier fatally shot at Vienna dinner
Count Carl Stuergkh Austrian premier was shot three times and killed at a Vienna hotel during dinner by Ludwig Adler, editor of a Vienna newspaper. Stuergkh, born 1859, had long been a prominent political figure and former minister of public works.
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Berlin
Carl Stuergkh
Vienna
Ludwig Adler
Count Stuergkh
Count
Graz
University of
Reichsrath
Windische-Graetz
Byrne Heads Farm Congress In El Paso
Goy 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 Dr. B G Peterson of Utah Agricultural College was second vice president with B Youngblood of Texas as third vice president. The 1917 meeting site will be decided later by the board of governors. The resolutions committee urged federal action and stronger rural schools to help landless men on manless land 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
Abyssinia Revolt Sparks Battle Near Antabel
A revolution has broken out in Abyssinia and government forces are concentrated near Antabel as a battle is expected to begin. The report arrives from Paris, noting mounting tensions and potential clashes.
Dandelion Roots Come From Europe Says Providence Journal
An authoritative source notes that most annual dandelion root supplies originate in Germany Austria and France. The piece questions why Americans rely on European imports for medicinal roots and other needs, suggesting laziness as a possible factor and urging local production.
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Germany
Austria
France
Europe
Providence Journal
Interest as Dollars Draw Interest Not Character
Mr Dus tin Stax laments his wealth but lacks the picturesque stature he expected. Miss Cayenne counters that many are surprised how easily dollars attract interest yet fail to create real interest.
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Mr. Dustin Stax
Miss Cayenne
Rural Ohio schools to begin etiquette and manners courses
Ohio rural school districts plan to introduce courses in etiquette and table manners. The move aims to teach courteous behavior and dining protocol to students across the region.
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Ohio
Cardui Wins Suit Against Medical Association
In Chicago court before Judge Carpenter a federal jury found the American Medical Association guilty of libeling Cardui, the woman’s tonic once denounced as a nostrum. The three month trial featured many doctors and chemists, with evidence totaling nearly four million words, and the verdict vindicates Cardui.
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Cardui
United States District Court of Chicago
Carpenter
American Medical Association
Hens in English Parks to Save Foreign Egg Costs
A wartime proposal plans to open three acres of a London park for poultry breeding. Six hens from top breeders of a single breed would be placed for feeding tests, with eggs going to wounded soldiers and prizes for the owners of the hens laying the most eggs.
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English
London
Skinner Macaroni Ad Promotes Nutritious Food for Children
An advertisement touts Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti as tasty and nutritious for children. It claims the product builds bone and muscle, calms nerves, and is economical, urging mothers to request a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska.
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Skinner
Maude
Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Nebr
The Climber and the Woman Who Had Arrived
A brief dialogue on social tact features a Climber and the Woman Who Had Arrived debating whom to snub in society. The exchange highlights class and etiquette in a witty tone.
Thousands suffer kidney trouble unseen in daily life
The advertisement warns that many people have kidney disease without realizing it and urges trying Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. It cites symptoms such as frequent urination backache and fatigue and promises relief, with offers for sample bottles and a mail request to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, Ys Y
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