700 Mexicans to 84 Says Tenth Trooper
Columbus New Mexico June 27 Sam Harris a private in Troop of the Tenth cavalry was brought to the border with bullet wounds from the Carrizal engagement He says about 700 Mexicans attacked the American detachment with a machine gun He describes surrounding fire and his escape after Captain Boyd fell The story includes his ride to reach safety and comments on the battle conditions and casualties.
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Columbus
N. M
Sam_ ff
Harris
Tenth Cavalry
Carrizal
Joss
Boyd
Brazilian Deputies Clash Over U S Mexico Crisis
In Rio de Janeiro on June 27, a heated chamber debate featured an opposition deputy assailing the United States. He criticized Washington for demanding explanations from Mexico while accepting Germany, accusing the United States of violating treaties and continuing an undeclared war against the headline crisis.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazilia
United States
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Lansing
Germany
Cerpany
Dea
Washington
Portable light for triangulation uses 300 mule Power
KG Plater of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey announces a compact portable signal device for summer triangulation in Idaho and Oregon. Weighing 23 pounds, battery operated and visible at 250 to 4 miles with a standard telescope, its tungsten filament concentrates energy for long-range sighting.
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Wittough
KG. Plater
Instrument Division
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Idaho
Oregon
Fisher
New Coins Set for Appearance This Saturday
Washington June 27 New dimes quarters and half dollars will appear Saturday. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has approved them and they will go into circulation. The designs are claimed to be more artistic and the public must become acquainted with them through banks.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury MeAdow
The
Treasury
McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdor
For Sale Good 120 Acre Farm on Rough River
For sale is a 120 acre farm three miles west of Hertford Kentucky along Rough River. Sixty acres are cultivated with the remaining sixty acres in woodland. Improved property. Apply Tinsley and Barnett Hartford Ky.
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Hartford
Pike
Tinsley & Barnett
Rough River
Hertford
Large Sum to Improve the Roads of Kentucky
Washington reports the good roads bill allocates 1 509 000 dollars to Kentucky over five years for highway improvements, matching a like amount from the state. Annual shares rise from 100 600 to 503 000, totaling 3 018 000 dollars, with Indiana set to spend 2 114 000 on roads under the dollar-for-dollar plan.
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Washington
House
Kentucky
Tindiana
Spanish Annie the famed 29 year old hen dies after egg
Hartford dispatch reports Spanish Annie a black Spanish hen owned by Col. James Blanchard of Dayville has laid her last egg after a long life of prodigious laying. Born July 4, 1887, she became a public sensation with her brood and world champion status before aging, losing vigor, and finally dying today.
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Col
James Blanchard
Dayville
Col. Blanchard
Len
Spanish Avenue
Tle Hinnehard
Annie
Hartford
New York Sun
Dentists Dispute Charge Over Painless Extracting Ad
A humorous snippet from Ladies' Home Journal features a patient arguing with a dentist who insists on a one dollar charge for a so called painless tooth extraction. The dentist defends the price by citing an advertisement claim and a misread unilateral promise.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Libre Belgique Survives German Censorship In Belgium
Berlin reports reveal the Belgian Libre Belgique presses on despite German efforts. A Berlin correspondent notes editors disguise steps and a Dutch paper explains a secret, anonymous staff and distribution network. The piece says authorities cannot stop the paper, printed in occupied Belgium under German control.
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Berlin
Belgium
Libre Belgique
Mitte
Brussels
Rival party leaders to march in parade
Washington, June 12. Charles EB Hughes promised to march in the preparedness parade Wednesday if business did not pull him out of town. President Wilson will head the parade from the White House and deliver an address on America First. The event marks Flag Day with many other high officials expected to participate.
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Washington
Charles EB. Hughes
Wilson
White House
America
Pushed Peanut a Mile Through New York Streets
Larry O Brien a hospital orderly and Moran admirer pushed a peanut a mile through Patterson Nods streets from General Hospital to United States Theater in 45 minutes. He wagered with Max Dindy refusing whiner and used forty oath picks to propel the peanut ending without poking anyone though a crowd of 1600 watched.
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New York
Larry O' Brien
Frank Moran
Patterson
Willard-Moran
Larry
Max Dindy
General Hospital
United States Theater
Unusual Celerity In Family News
A Boston Transcript note recalls a woman sharing with her daughter that she is now aunt to a newborn, making the mother the baby's aunt, the father the uncle, and the child the cousin. The child marvels at how quickly the relation was arranged.
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Marjorie
Mamma
Boston Transcript
Funny Money in China Trial to a Foreigner
A traveler recalls paying a Chinese street vendor with a silver coin and being refused it because many in China have never seen silver money. He notes merchants test every coin, give change back, and the burden of verifying money causes delays. The tale ends with a wary anecdote about a bad dollar and a distant Missouri effort.
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Chentetu
Ile
China
Jink
Missouri
Homer Croy
Life of a Pearl. A Jewel Expert Debunks Pearl Disease
Georgy F. Kunz refutes the rumor that pearls mildew or die with illness or death of a wearer. He cites the Thiers necklace as proof pearls remain healthy, noting that dull luster often reflects aging and poor quality rather than illness. The Louvre confirms the pearls’ sound condition.
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Georgy F. Kunz
President Thiers
France
Mme Thiers
Louvre Museum
The Cart the Horses and Tea Leaf Misunderstanding
Mr Harbord in a jewel of a tale discovers his bedroom filled with tea leaves after Johanna explains a sweeping mishap. She says she dumped a dusty barrel of tea leaves onto the carpet and spread them like mintos. Fandom Telegraph.
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Johanna
Fandun Telegraph
Buried Alive in Early Japan Custom Explained
In early Japan a custom decreed that upon the death of a person of note all immediate relatives be buried alive around the grave. Their heads stood above the earth as the deceased met death, a practice meant to honor the honored individual and join kin in their resting place.
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Japan
Quick Lunch Episode Tipped by Waiter Dispute
In a Louisville Courierdenrial recount, a dining exchange centers on tipping and chowder portions. Two patrons dispute equal tips after one notes the waiter served from different chowder sections, claiming unobservant treatment despite similar sums.
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Louisville
Mystery Text on Honey Origins and Uses Through Time
Fragments discuss honey from ancient times in Scripture and pagan writings, noting it as virtuous and called the milk of the tied. The passage mentions its use after death and hints at broader beliefs about honey’s qualities and remedies across cultures.
War front reports from Europe and Balkans update
War bulletins recount Russia seizing Bukowina towns and 2000 plus prisoners, French gains west of Verdun and near Fleury, Austro Italian front sees Austrian retreat in Trentino, Italy. German and Russian actions continue with bombardments, aerial losses, and counterattacks across Verdun, Volhynia, and the Greek-Serbian border region.
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France
Thiagmont
Verdun
Fleury
War Office
Volhynia
Linewka
Sokul
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Notice to correspondents about news item writing
The editor cautions writers to avoid personal social details in letters and urges clear news items. Reports should focus on visits between towns and noteworthy events, not private gossip, to prevent rewrites and edits.
Heir to $10,000,000 Estate Accused in Drug Framing
In New York a complaint charges Mien Gertrude Claypoole, heir to one fifth of a $10 million estate left by John W. Bookwater of Columbus, Ohio, with drugging and detaining a niece to influence her claim. The charge grows from an estate contest, filed by Judge J M Sheets and Claypoole's attorney before District Attorney Edward Swann.
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New York
Gertrude Claypoole
John W. Bookwater
Columbus
Ohio
Newark
Edward Swann
J. M. Sheets
Mise Claypoole
Involuntary Bankruptcy Proceeding Filed Against Huste ler Publishing
An involuntary bankruptcy case was filed in the United States court against the Huster Publishing Company of Madisonville. The action was brought by three creditors C B Williams Ashley Hollmas and Ernest Nisbett claiming the company owes more than 500 to various creditors and is insolvent. The filing aims to force the company into bankruptcy.
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United States
Husteler Publishing Company
Madisonville
C. 8. Williams
Ashley Hollmas
Ernest Nisbett
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