Who is to have Constantinople in the war era
The article reflects deep anxieties in Greece and among European powers over the fate of Constantinople if Allied ships breach the Dardanelles. It recalls Lord Derby's question who will control the city, warns against fragile joint occupation, and notes historical moves by Britain, Austria, and Russia shaping future access and control amid the Balkan conflicts and the 19th century power balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Greece
Salt
Turkey
Europe
Bulgaria
Russia
Great Britain
France
Lord Beaconsfield
Cyprus
Lord Derby
Adrianople
Asia Minor
Balkans
Berlin
Austria
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Crown Prince of
Servia
Germany
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Food for Germany by Aid of Parcel Post
The international parcel post system boosts food exports to Germany and Austria. Coffee cereals and condensed nutriment in eleven pound parcels flood Chicago’s post office, a 33 percent rise since January 1. Shipments go from individuals to individuals via Rotterdam, with no details on senders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
International Parcel Post
Germany
Austria
Martin J. Faubel
Rotter, Dam
Las Vegas Undertaker Held for Illegitimate Child Burial
Las Vegas undertaker L. D. Smith, arrested weeks ago after an investigation found his disposal of a stillborn illegitimate child’s body for what he called the interest of science. The body was hidden in bushes after he could no longer preserve it, with a mock funeral staged using an empty casket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Smith
Las Vegas
Smith
Basque Sheepherder Insane Held in Elko Padded Cell
Salvador Zparaguerre a Basque sheepherder employed by Pete Iteaina was brought from Huntington valley to Elko by Dan Sabala. He is insane and potentially violent. Sheriff Harris placed him in a padded cell as an examination for commitment to the asylum is planned in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Salvador Zparaguerre
Pete Iteaina
Huntington Valley
Dan Sabala
Harris
Zparaguerre
Eureka County
Beceda
Huntington
Duborg
Eureka
Williams
Fallon
Tonopah Clergyman Unfrocked in Reno Proceedings
Rev George Gallup once rector of St Mark's Tonopah was unfrocked in Trinity Church Reno by Bishop George S Hunting. Present were Revs T L Bellam Samuel Unsworth and Chancellor George S Brown. Gallup left for Denver amid vague reports of misconduct with details not made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Bonanza
George Gallup
St. Mark's Episcopal Church of
Reno
George S. Hunting
Trinity Church
T. L. Bellam
Samuel Unsworth
George S. Brown
Gallup
Denver
Boy Accidentally Shot in Hunt Near Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Age reports 15 year old William Kessler was accidentally shot while hunting with Floyd Rockwell. A shot wound tore a hole in his leg but he is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas Age
William Kessler
Floyd Rockwell
Progress of the War Shows Naval Losses and Front Shifts
The Anglo French fleet suffers major Dardanelles losses with ships Irresistible Ocean Bouvet sunk and Inflexible damaged amid disputed causes. Dresden is sunk off Juan Fernandez by English boats. Submarines menace English ships while blockades press in the North Sea and English Channel. On land, Neuve Chapelle and St Eloi gains are mixed, Memel advances puzzle observers, Przemysl relief remains unclear as Austrians reinforce Buckowina and Russians claim coastal heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dardanelles
Irresistible
Ocean
Bouvet
Gaulois
Caa
Berlin
Constantinople
Dresden
Juan Fernandez Island
Chile
North Sea
English
Germany
Neuve Chapelle
Athens
St. Eloi
Russia
East Prussia
Memel
Baltic Sea
Buckowina
Immigrant from Ireland Seeks Naturalization in Elko
J J Murley of Shafter a 57 year U S resident and 21 year voter learned he was not a citizen when applying at the Elko land office for permission to take up government land. Murley born in Ireland came to the United States at one year old. He has applied for naturalization papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Murley
Shafter
United States
Elko Land Office
Elko Independent
Murley
Ireland
Vast Army Supplies Demonstrate Scale of Frontline Logistics
The article notes that in one month British forces on the Western front received 450 miles of telephone wire, 570 telephones, 534000 sandbags, 10000 pounds of shoe grease, 38000 bars of soap, 150000 pairs of socks, and 100000 pairs of shoes, among vast food, ammunition, and medical imports. In ten days 118160 fur waistcoats and 315000 flannel belts were issued, all for an army smaller than Belgium, Servia, and Montenegro, yet enduring extreme wear in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Servia
Montenegro
Storey Wante Consolidation Petition Sent
The Virginia Chronicle reports a petition sent to Storey County representatives in the Legislature advocating consolidation of Storey Douglas and Ormsby Counties due to high taxation in Storey County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storey
Virginia Chronicle
Storey County
Douglas
Ormsby
Also Mentioned on This Page
Parcel Post
Undertaker
Eureka Lodce
Eureka Temple
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Boxwie Suita
Grace Anpensox
Eureka Lodge No
C. F
Clark and
Main Sta
C. C. H. Hirt
N. G
C. E
Masonic Hall
Anna Russeut
W. M. Maar
J. Larko
St. John's
BR. A. M
William H. Russell
H. P. Ek. McCuanies
Diamond Rebekah Lodge
C.F
AttamAk Roberts
N. G. Race Anderson
Beatie Lodge No. 7
K. of
Onatle Hall
North Main Street
Morris
Ance
N. E. Cor
Turk & Franklin Sts
San Francisco
Telephone Franklin
the Brown Hotel
Station Touring Club of America
Daniel Morrison
Nevada
Main
Scheeline Banking & Trust Co
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
United States Federal Reserve Bank
THE
First National Bank
Elko, Nevada
A. E B. Kneatn
E. Nose
J. A. Sewett
E. E. Exxon
V. D. H. Jones
J. B. Biale
Giant Powder Co. Consolidated
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!