News of a Week in Condensed Form
Happenings from across the globe touch many topics. Troop F Fifth United States Cavalry members pleads guilty to robbing a post office. President Woodrow Wilson urged as Democrats’ choice for 1916. Utah governor vetoes statewide prohibition. officials plan a voter question. Various domestic and international items cover arrests, trials, battles, ships, politics, and war-related events.
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Intermountaine
Albert Pagel
Oliver Howard
Samuel F. Martimore
Fifth United States Cavalry
Colourado
Gailty
Denver
Offee
Waleenburg
United States
Vicw
Thomas R. Marshall
Ogden
Utah
Woodrow Wilton
Spry
Mme
Wilhelm Mueller
Seattle
John Murdock
Seattle Construction & Drydock Company
German airships bombarded Paris and other targets
Reports say Zeppelins bombarded Paris at dawn with bombs injuring seven or eight people. Several aircraft engaged in defense, while German submarines sank the British steamer Garnton and seized the Dutch vessel Hatavier V. In the east Russia and Austria report heavy fighting near Vesok and Memel, with Austro-German forces pressing in the Carpathians.
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Paris
Dirk Gibles
Parle
II Ie
Gine
Garnton
Heady Mead
English
Hatavier V
Rem Latry
Amsterdam
Champagne
Ackerkopf
Memel
German steamer Odenwald fired on near El Marr at Huntley
The German steamer Odenwald, spotted in San Juan and Porto Rico waters and suspected of aiding the German raider Karishume, was fired upon by U S gunners at El Marr at Huntley as it tried to reach port. The incident follows earlier wartime activity in the West Indies.
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San Juan
Porto Rien
Odenwald
Karishume
West Indies
United States Guanere
el Marr
Huntley
Villa to attack Tampico in renewed push for oil port
Villa plans to strike Tampico to seize a port essential for oil supply and railway mobility. He concentrates military resources to capture the city, which could end the revolution if successful and widen his access to Vera Cruz style coasts and oil-dependent rail operations.
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Washington
Genera
Progression in swine breeding and feeding methods
The article argues for progressive hog farming focusing on natural drainage and proximity to water to reduce disease risk. It stresses shaped breeding stock, timber shade, and evaluation of pigs by precise merit. It notes that top profits come from 200 to 300 pound pigs at ten months and that swine science remains in its infancy.
Keeping Swine In Winter On Cheap Feed
Wintering pigs cheaply is possible by using homegrown seeds clover alfalfa and ensilage as major feed and limiting grain. The plan aims to finish pigs by spring with minimal grain and to avoid high winter costs while preparing for favorable market timing.
Fragmentary note on packing houses and feeders
A highly garbled OCR fragment mentions packing houses and feeders with unclear context. It references leaner york and sumiler weights, but the intended subjects, dates, and locations are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms about packing houses and feeders.
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Geemend
He Packing Houses
Leaner
York
Sumiler Weaghs Kage
Feeders
Mint
Coler Fe Thea
General Scott Captures Renegade Indians in Utah
General Hugh J. Scott arrived in Miami Utah with 24 captives including Chief Posey and his son to Salt Lake City to face trial for uprisings. The peaceful end followed a pow wow where the tribes agreed to accompany Scott to Bluff for assurances of justice.
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Scott
Bluary
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hugh J. Scott
Miam
Caret Olt Polk
Hin Eon
Hatch
Tee Ne Gat
Posey
Douglas Mesa
United States Army
Staf
War Garrison
Paul Randolph
Old Polk
Purey
President Wilson
Indiana
Bcott
Justee
Bases Burned to Death in Provo Fire Tragedy
Three Riding children died in bed when fire gutted the Provo Beach home on Sunday night. Two siblings escaped in nightclothes as authorities suspect a kerosene lamp caused the blaze. Parents Mr and Mrs Christian Riding were away at Grand View ward chapel and returned to the charred scene shortly after 8 o'clock to witness the devastation.
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Provo
Utah
Provo Beach
Christian
Grand View Ward
May Call Extra Session Sparks Capital Conference
Washington reports on the eve of a trip President is urged to convene Congress. Speaker Clark is summoned for a White House conference as the president considers summoning a special session. Senate finance chair Simmones cites Treasury deficit fears. Estimates range up to 150 million dollars, with some foreseeing a 24.9 million shortfall.
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Ster
Panama Canal
White House
Frank Jones
Chicago
Hateen
Federal Trade Commission
Bryan
Thaly
Count di Cellere
Bushnose
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Unitates
Daniels
Navy
Sehley
National Banke
The
Treasury
Federal Reserve
McAdow
Clark
Simmone
Senate
Benaber Fan Mons
Big flour shipment and aerial raid report fragment
Fragmentary wartime item references a flour shipment, gear shipment, and a German air raid near Gower, with bombs dropped and patrols involved. Mentions ships, pilots, and a Saturday action, plus American hopes and Britons returning home.
Evening classroom prompts mischief and poetry dialogue
In a Cincinnati bulletin scene a teacher corrects a sentence as students joke about writing on a workboard. The narrative shifts to a thin man and a fat man sharing sunset imagery and distant sky visions, contrasting schoolroom gravity with carnival in the car and poetic reflections.
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Cincinnati Bossier
Original Etymology and the Word Unique
Nancy Allison’s travel tale earns praise as she returns from New England describing quaint towns as wonderful and old. Her brother Ned supplies the word unique, tracing it to Latin unus and its playful pun One horse. The exchange appears in Youth's Companion.
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Nancy Allison
New England
Ian
Ned
His Place of Worship Visit Sparks Village Talk
A fragmented vignette notes a new village minister meeting a rising young businessman near a place of worship. The businessman replies with a brief, evasive joke about his own plans, reflecting social dynamics in a small community and the era’s cadence.
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Svenme
National Monthly
Ortting it Straight Amidst Odd Public Scraps
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled lines and stray phrases. It references a person and a possible public notice but lacks clear actions, dates, or locations to form a coherent record.
Teacher Corrects Willie With Gentle Prompt
A Sunday school teacher speaks to a young boy, addressing him by name and guiding his attention during class. The moment captures quiet instruction and a calm focus as the lesson proceeds.
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Willie
Fragmentary 19th century note on household meals
A scrambled excerpt shows a wife asking where the husband stayed while away and mentioning short-term lodging, a hotel, and meals. The text is garbled but conveys domestic routine, a shortage of food, and concern over household provisioning. No clear names or dates are recoverable.
Willis Is Your Church Eas Fad Teiaalanaing 00 Pt Se Ve Hagia
A garbled OCR style notice hints at a wartime appeal calling Heathens to retreat from conflict. Reading readable fragments, names and places are unclear, but the tone resembles a public appeals item in a wartime column.
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Gillie
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