War Progress Report in Carpathians and Allied Fronts
The Salt Lake Tribune reports cautious Russian advances in the Carpathians, with three to four passes seized along a 75 mile front while Austro German forces hold key passes. Serbia endures typhus and food shortages as Austrian plans shift to defense. Italy fears invasion as Austrian armies concentrate on the frontier. French gains at Woevre are noted, St Mihiel operations lag, and the Dardanelles push awaits renewed effort. English and Belgian actions see mixed results as submarines and surface forces shape a tense wartime week.
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Uzsok Pass
Switzerland
Serbia
Carpathians
Austria
Thia
Italy
Woevre
St. Mihiel
France
Dardanelles
Egypt
England
William P. Frye
Prussia
United States
Newport News
Arsenic in Fake Cocoa Shocks Nevada Officials
Prof. S C Dinsmore reports a chocolate colored paste found in Reno bakery labeled Kneamicene the Modern Icing. The paste, made by M Getz & Co San Francisco, tests show arsenic and iron oxide with 18 dextrim, 32 iron oxide and 8 aluminum oxide, prompting renewed concerns about interstate food law violations.
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S.C. Dinsmore
Nevada
Pure Food and Drug Control
Washington
Bureau
Dinsmore
Reno
Pith and Point: Epigrams on Truth and Humor
A collection of wry one liners and observations on secrecy revenge happiness thrift and daily life. It riffs on honesty in friendship appetites dignity and modern quirks such as a phonoscope for the deaf and a cubist picture as a hearing paradox.
May Force the Dardanelles Admiral Bettolo Says
Admiral Bettolo, former Italian minister of marine, states he believes the Dardanelles can be forced despite today’s greater difficulties. He emphasizes destroying forts and garrisons, landing troops to aid the fleet, and thorough preparations before a daring yet prudent assault, with occupation of Constantinople as the ultimate aim. He warns Russia would seek free passage through the straits, prompting broader Mediterranean naval power expansion.
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Bettolo
Dardanelles
Bertolo
Constantinople
Russia
Mediterranean
California Governor Abandons Plan to Buy Western Pacific
Governor Hiram W. Johnson has decided to oppose the proposed state purchase of the Western Pacific railroad. An independent inquiry indicated the project is not wholly feasible, and a formal statement is expected after a final investigative report is reviewed and submitted to the governor in a few days.
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Hiram W. Johnson
Western Pacific Railroad
California
Hawthorne man held on information charging assault with intent
Frank Heller of Hawthorne is charged with assault with intent to kill over the death of his wife from rifle wounds. She died in a Reno hospital recently. His case was scheduled to come up in Hawthorne on April 14. The Governor appointed a new Nevada Bank Commissioners board: H. C. Clapp, Maurice Scheeline, and Thomas Salter. one vacancy remains.
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Frank Heller
Hawthorne
Reno
Bank Commissioners
H. C. Clapp
Carson City
Maurice Scheeline
Thomas Salter
Winnemucca
Enlarged Homestead Act Extends Rights to Final Proof Holders
Congressional action in the closing days of the Sixty third Congress expands the Homestead Act. It grants receivers final receipt holders the same privileges as original homesteaders on non mineral lands, allowing entry on contiguous lands up to 320 acres. The ruling, citing Oinanen vs Ulvi, interprets occupancy as actual possession rather than required residence.
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Sinnot
Congressman Sinnott
Oinanen
Ulvi
Department of the Interior
Hoboes Enter Elko Ask for Food Then Ordered East
A hobo contingent described as the advance guard of the unemployed, arriving at Elko from Winne mucca, marched to the county courthouse where officials provided food. They were then directed to depart by train to distant destinations. Never sing God Save the King at a German picnic.
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Elko
Winnemucca
the King
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