Face Death to Keep Telephone Lines Working in France
A British soldier in France describes a four mile trek under fire to reconnoiter and lay eight and nine inch howitzers. He details constant wire repairs amid shelling, ruined trenches, and horrific battlefield conditions while the division executes a planned assault and gains ground. He reports wounded comrades, two guns knocked out, and a successful operation followed by a rest for his Sixth Division. The letter ends with fatigue and hope for home.
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Ois
Deutscher
Deutscherr
Second Army
O. K
Ypres
Rich widow adopts pastor in Ashland Oregon
The Rev Arthur K. H. Blackstone of the Apostolic Church in Ashland is adopted by wealthy widow Mrs Aurelia Ferguson. Her benefactress estate is about 100000 dollars. The minister keeps his name and announced the news from his pulpit to head off criticism.
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Ashland
Ore
Arthur KH. Blackstone
Aapriat
Aurelia Ferguson
Blackstone
Dolls 10 Get U. S. Heads In War Time Industry
The European war spawns a new U S industry as porcelain doll heads are produced domestically for the first time. Foreign markets once supplying the heads shrink, boosting American manufacturing and employment.
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U. S
United States
Importations of American dolls halted since the war
Information from the department of commerce shows the Philadelphia plant producing heads for American dolls has been largely shut down since the onset of the war.
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Department of Commerce
Philadelphi
Surgeons Create New Ear in Eureka Operation
Northwestern Pacific physicians in convention performed an ear reconstruction on Carl Harrington using a piece of wood. The operation, conducted in Eureka, California, is described as an unqualified success following a wreck on the Northwestern railroad months earlier.
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Eureka
Cal
Carl Harrington
Harrington
Northwestern
Northwestern Pacific
Owl In Road Collision Injures Driver in Peru
Marion Dillman and friends were auto cruising near Chill when an owl struck Dillman in the face causing her to lose control. The car left the road, hit a fence and rolled down a bank. No injuries to occupants reported, but Dillman suffered scratches from the owl's claws.
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Owl
Peru
Indy
Marion Dillman
Bia
Dillman
Bear Killed Near Moores Flat by Buck and Bever
A 300 pound brown bear was fatally shot by Albert Buck and Henry Bever while hunting their stock near Moores flat Nevada county. The bear had been sighted for weeks and treed after a scent trail from the dogs. Bears have troubled stockmen in the northern Nevada county.
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Nevadan City
Albert Buck
Henry Bever
Moores Flat
Buck
Nevada County
He Fasts to Keep Well in Cleveland Ohio
Dr H G Huffman of Cleveland Ohio ended a fast of 31 days after previously fasting 47 days last year He began fasting on a bet with death and survived He plans to continue the practice as long as he lives His policy is Eat nothing for one month a year and feel as if you are in the clouds during the other eleven months.
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Cleveland
H. G. Huffman
Guarded wedding in Montgomery by Alabama National Guard
Miss Ti Mae Thornton of Prattville married James Jennings of Tuscaloosa with soldiers surrounding the couple and the parents in Autauga County aiding a sheriff's bid to block the match. A Justice of the Peace wed them in the armory as militiamen returned for encampment in Montgomery. Parents plan no further protests.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Ti Mae Thornton
Prattville
James Jennings
Tuscaloosa
Autauga County
Justice Marri
Hen hatches in Spokane after 500 mile shipment
Hert Nokes planned to move to Spokane and shipped a hen and eggs by express from Cottage Grove OTe. The hen arrived still determined to raise a family. Twelve of the fourteen eggs hatched, confirming the hen’s brood despite the long journey.
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Biddy
Cottage Grove
Ote
Nokes
Spokane
Express
Clore
Giddy
Pike's Peak Highway Opens As World’s Highest Road
The 27 mile Pike's Peak auto road reaches the summit area near Manitou Colorado Springs with a six degree grade and 10 degree max. It includes 20 foot wide beds later widened to 26 feet on curves and features water gasoline stops telegraph lines and expert repair crews. The highway runs through Cascade Ute Pass and offers spectacular scenery with the chance to snowball at the summit.
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Ing Motor
Pike's Peak
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Edwin James
8. H. Long
United States
Manitou
Great Mountain
Cascade
Ute Pass
Cog
Boulder Fields
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Signa
Stelvio Pass
Europe
Alps
Italy
Austria
Colorado
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New York
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