War report and crime notes from early January
Reports from the front describe French and Russian maneuvers near Cracow Bochnia and Net Sandek, with Allied and Russian forces aiming for joint operations. A fatal Przemysl sortie annihilated Austrian troops after close-range fighting near a forest as artillery and machine guns roared. Separately, James Scano, an Italian national, was arrested in Youngstown on accusations of sending a Black Hand threat to President Wilson, which he denies. In Altoona, prison meals rise to 10 cents per prisoner, up from 9 1/2 cents, with a simple menu of buns coffee and meat or pudding.
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Cracow
Bochnia
Net Sandek
Gerald Pau
Alvage
Warsaw
Aft
Przemysi
Petrograd
Dan
Novo Vremya
Przemyal
Youngstown
James Scano
United States Secret Service
John J. Washer
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Scano
Germans Halt French Advance in Alsace and Galicia
German official Berlin report states French trenches in Alsace near Sennheim/Cernay occupied briefly, driven back after bayonet action. Alpine chasseurs capture 50 prisoners. two officers and 200 men taken in Sousin Arcenne forest. Western Galicia battle centers on entrenched positions as both sides hold key ground.
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Alsace
Przemysl
Berlin
London
Argonne
Upper
Sennheim
Cernay
Canadian Troop Spies Arrested After Return to New York
New York January 7 Charles Walter an attorney from Toronto announced on the Minnehaha that forty three German spies were arrested among the Canadian contingent bound for England last fall.
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New York
Charles Walter
Toronto
Canada
England
Mexican famine sparks Red Cross relief drive
Reports from Monterey describe widespread starvation in Mexico amid four years of war. The American Red Cross and private citizens are coordinating large scale relief, with Consul General Aiina noting severe food shortages and efforts to stretch limited supplies and funds as upheaval and anarchy rise.
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Red Cross
Monterey
Elaine
American Red Cross
Mexico
Mesiva
Genera Aiina
Civic visions and a seventeenth century sermon on women
Frederic Harrison lauds Geneva as a model city with rich civic life and ordered beauty. The piece cites a sermon on women urging modesty, likening women to a snail, an echo, and a town clock for measured behavior.
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Geneva
Frederic Harrison
Zurich
Basel
Europe
Athens
Florence
Venice
Antwerp
Ghent
London
Paris
Berlin
Manchester
Lyons
Glasgow
Minneapolis Journal
The Sickroom Door Silence Technique
In severe illness cases when patient disturbance occurs from door noise, tie a corner of a handkerchief around the doorknob on each side so the folds cushion the door. The door will now close noiselessly, reducing disturbance and aiding rest.
Vinol credited with aiding a frail child in Lakeport
A Lakeport N H physician endorses Vinol as a tonic for delicate children. The testimonial from CGeo A Collins notes rapid improvement in appetite and strength after Vinol treatment for a girl with chronic cough and illness. The ad claims Vinol supplies cod liver oil and iron and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory.
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Lakeport
Cgéo
Tom BH
Hildebrand
Drugeist
Real Estate Transfers in Blacklick and West Wheatfield
Frank C. McCrea transfers 986 acres in Blacklick to W. P. McCrea for $1. W. P. McCrea conveys 287 acres in Blacklick to Frank McCrea for $1. J RB Kinter sells a Grant lot to Mrs Maggie C Mc Quown for $950. Bernard Bernstein transfers 78 acres in West Wheatfield to Guy B. Smith for $1.
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Frank C. McCrea
W. P. McCrea
Blacklick
Frank McCrea
J. RB. Kinter
Maggie C. McQuown
Grant
Bernard Bernstein
Guy B. Smith
West Wheatfield
Oronto McCracken Injured in Dynamite Cap Blast
Oronto McCracken, a prominent Ernest resident, sustained serious injuries yesterday when a dynamite cap exploded. He is receiving treatment at an Indiana hospital.
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Oronto McCracken
Ernest
Indiana Hospital
Cromwell Seal in Welsh Family Possession
The seal of Oliver Cromwell, a plain gold mounted round stone item five-eighth of an inch in diameter, dating to 1653, bears the Lord's Prayer and was used on several of Cromwell's deeds. it is currently in a prominent Welsh family.
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Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Wales
London Globe
Re ven ge is sweet in Chicago News dialogue
A dramatic exchange shows a lawyer urging a hesitant client to persist in a resentful defense. The client questions who bears the bitter end as the case proceeds, capturing a noir tone from the Chicago News.
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Clilent
Chicago News
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