Siege of Van Described by Mission Staff in Armenian Crisis
Letters from American board staff in Van recount a desperate evacuation as Turkish forces crushed Armenian resistance. Refugees crowded mission premises now fortified with earth walls and blankets. amid shelling and bullet holes, 5,000 refugees shelter alongside 140 patients in the hospital. Armenians improvised munitions, building a cannon and bombs while a relief effort struggles through hunger and fear.
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New York
American Board of Commission
Ers
Van
Turkey
Petrograd
Clarence D. Ussher
Young Turk’ Party
Russia
Enverley
Vali
Shaddakh
Ishan
Ussher
Yarrow
Wall
Signor Sbardone
Harges
Walla
Neville
Iischer
Landling
Senate
Sre
Shardone
German War Strategy Compared To Building a House
An interview with a Russian general describes the German campaign plan as precise and scaled to available resources. He compares it to builders: prepare blueprints, assemble workers and materials, and only proceed within limits, avoiding overreach or abandoning a project mid construction.
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Petrograd
Tannenberg
Lower
Vistula
Band Leader at Geven Eaton concert by Garrett Boys
A seven year old band leader Paul Garrett directed the Garrett Boys band at the town hall Eaton Muncie Indiana a few nights ago The group is to perform at the National G A R encampment in Washington D C The boy is son of B W Garrett organizer and general manager and is accomplished in music.
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Geven
Muncie
Ind
Eaton
Garrett Boys
Washington, D. C
Paul Garrett
B. W
Sand
Indiana Announces State Judging Contest for Boys
The Indiana state board of agriculture plans a five stock and grain judging contest at the state fair grounds on Tuesday September 7. Up to sixteen to twenty-year-old Indiana boys not enrolled in any regular agriculture course may enter and compete for scholarships to Purdue University. Scholarships range from 25 to 100 dollars and cover Purdue agriculture courses. Entries should be sent to Charles Downing secretary Indiana state board of agriculture Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Purdue University School of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Purdue School of Agriculture
Indiana
Lafayette
Charles
Indiana University
Big State
8. B. Harding
Bloomington
Dale J. Crittenberger
Mia
Kate Milner Rabb
Ivy Chamness
Ernest P. Wiles
Evansville
Dick Miller
Samuel F. Jones
Marion
Vida Newsom
Columbus
James A. Woodburn
James O. Batchelor
Will D. Howe
Harry R. Kurrie
Chicago
Melvin A. Haggerty
Carl Eigenmann
H. Lindley
Rodney L. Brandon
William Loweryan
Thomas R. White
George M. Cook
Charles G. Dalley
Cluf
Claude H. Smith
Princeton
George W. Curtis
Mt. Vernon
Edward Dodson
Louisville
John J. Pettijohn
William Lowe Bryan
Julian J. Kiser
Rochester
Ednad Henry
Ada McMahan
Albert J. Stump
Ff. Long
Logansport
Charles Nelzer
Fort Wayne
Dean LI
James W. Fesler
John WV. Cravens
William L. Taylor
Charles A. Greathouse
Indianapola
Frank C. Daffey
Sanford F. Teter
Frank L. Jones
Thomas Honan
Seymour
WA. H. Smith
Clelland Allsop
Vincennes
Ralph V. Sollitt
Beaten and Robbed Man Found Near Tracks in Lafayette
William Myers of Remington West Virginia, 38, was found semi nude and unconscious beside the interlocking plant railroad, beaten and robbed. He suffered head injuries and concussion, unable to identify the assailants or recall the events. Police and surgeons attended to him.
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Lafayette
Wiliam Myers
Remington
W. Va
Myers
Cow testing aids farmers in profitably managing herds
Dairy Facts explains cow testing associations help farmers identify cows that cost money and those that earn it. Testers record lactation patterns and determine economical rations, charging about 1.59 dollars per cow annually.
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Obcarerf
Ohio State University
Tha Teater
Invention Aims to Stop Cow Tail Swishing
Scientific American describes E Quick of Trinidad Colorado inventing a tail holder to steady a cow’s tail and prevent switching during milking. The device aims to keep insects away and reduce contamination from dirt and dust entering the milk.
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Scientific American
E. Quick
Trinidad
Colo
Foundation Guidance for Separator Mounting
The text stresses a solid foundation for a separator's smooth operation while warning against over-tightening. It advises to screw the separator to the foundation securely and level, but not so tight as to bind or restrict movement.
Feeding the Dairy Cow Tip: Dual use of Feed
The dairy cow cannot produce beef and milk from the same feed. The note emphasizes feeding strategies to avoid conflicting outcomes and maximize dairy production.
Dairy Farming Adages From a Rural Lesson
Practical maxim from a farming note praising cost efficiency in cow keeping. Emphasizes using the Babcock test to judge cows, keeping cream near the churn, and giving heifers a chance to prove dairy worth before slaughter. Warns against non dairy habit and overreliance on purebred status.
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Galicia
United States
Dunafjee
Firat
Dunasec
San
Lemberg
Alen
Charities Conference
Richmond
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Haas
Commercial Club
Amos W. Butler
Board of State Charities of
Committee On State Charities
David C. Peyton
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
W. C. McMahon
Lake Circuit Court
Crown Point
W. H. Eichhorn
Wells Circuit Court
Bluffton
Edna G. Henry
Cecil C. North
DePauw University
Green
W. F. King
State Board of Health
Committee On Child Welfare
M. M. Feuerlicht
Indianapolis Children's Aid. Association
Julia C. Lathrop
Children's Bureau
Carbie Manufacturing Company
Minnesota
C. A. Duncan
D. C. Duncan
O. Mitchell
Galveston Grain Company
Galveston
Marion Lumber Company
Paul & Octmeyer Company
Wranaville
Indorses
Ralston
Board of Health
E. B. Mumford
Children's Aid Association
Bell
John N. Hurty
City Hospital
Vincent's Hospital
Deaconess Hospital
Long Hospital
Lincoln Hospital
Orphans’ Asylum
The
German Evangelical Orphan Asylum
Board of Children's Guardians Home
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