War news and world events from the week in review
Greece resists joining allies as fear of invasion grows. King George appeals for more men. Turkish and Bulgarian forces clash near Uskup. Austro German losses in Serbia rise to 50,000. Allied naval bombardment and Britain reports casualties. Japanese and Mexican incidents cited. Berlin notes Loos bombardment pace. Serbia warned of encirclement by nine armies. Italy claims front advances. Russians report progress against Germans. UK losses in the Eastland disaster and other incidents noted. Foreign updates include Carson resignation and demarches with neutral powers. Crime, aviation, and political shifts fill the day’s pages.
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Union News Service
Greece
George
Uskup
Nish
Serbia
Mediterranean
Berlin
Saloniki
United States
Ojo del Agua
Tages Zeitung
Loos
Belgium
Auk
Iris
Hamburg
Lloyd's
Count von Bernstorff
New York
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed by President Wilson
United States designated Thursday November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer in a Wilson proclamation. He notes a year of peace amid European war, United States’ aid to others, and renewed faith in peace and freedom guiding national policy.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Miner’s Wife Shoots Man After Attempted assault at Home
Mrs Angela Jacovella of Phippsburg Colorado says she shot Gabriele Dominic, a miner, when he drunkenly forced entry and tried to embrace her. Dominic allegedly knocked the woman’s baby from her arms during the attack. he carried a gun but did not threaten with it. The case centers on self defense in Steamboat Springs.
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Phippsburg
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Angela Jacovella
Here
Gabriele Dominic
Dominic
Mra
Jacovetta
Mra. Jacovetta
Understanding Tuberculosis A Historic Medical Explanation
The article traces tuberculosis origins from tuber to tubercle and defines the disease as not hereditary or inherently contagious. It notes tubercle bacillus discovery about forty years prior and cites Berlin congress authority Virehow denying heredity, explaining the disease arises from bacilli under unsanitary conditions.
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Berlin
Virehow
Bacillus Ag
Cuticura Promises Healthier Hair With Dandruff Remedy
Advertisement claims thick lovely hair results from using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment on dandruff and scalp irritation. Promotes a clean scalp for good hair and offers free samples by mail with a book. Address postcard to Cuticura Dept. LY Boston. sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. LY
Boston
Navy seaplane mechanics brave icy dawn dives
Naval air service mechanics are skilled swimmers with iron constitutions. When seaplanes are smashed they wade into icy water to maneuver craft from shore, often in rough seas. Despite waves breaking over them the crew carries out hazardous duties cheerfully.
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Iea
Naval Air
Naval Air Service
Force of Habit Rides Into Local Misunderstanding
A country road encounter ends in amusement as a driver signals a cyclist to stop for inquiries. The cyclist shouts Whoa and sheepishly confesses he thought he was riding a boree, revealing a humorous misunderstanding born of habit.
Nature Falls Into Line
A fragment reflects on nature adapting to wartime demands with imagery of khaki colored clouds and the idea that even elements are adjusting to the war. The lines convey a somber, reflective mood about change and resilience.
Too Great a Risk and the Coming Back Hard
A brief line-up of quips and character notes. The dialogue hints at caution about paying bills awaiting a hoped-for windfall while suggesting an easygoing man faces trouble returning. It mentions stylish clothing and a brisk, wry tone typical of the era.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
Mrs Thomson of Philadelphia testifies at 62 she suffered through menopause for six years. She found relief with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, enabling her to resume housework and shopping. The ad invites readers to write for confidential advice to Pinkham's Medical Go Lynn, Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Mrs. Thomson
W. Russell St
Megra
Pinkham
Lynn
Mae
Locusts Hit Olive Trees in Syria This Year
A report notes that locust swarms this year seriously damaged olive trees in Syria, affecting agricultural output and local grocers and laundress cited amid economic strain.
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Syria
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