Week in condensed form of global happenings
A long, mixed column reports a spree of brief items from crime to floods, executions, mine disasters, aviation and rail accidents, political turmoil, wartime notes, and social upheavals. It mentions a welterweight boxing win, a Spokane teen equaling a record, a fatal shooting in Grass Creek, storms flooding Livingston and Butte, a Wyoming flood loss, several executions, prison murders, legal cases, and international war news from Europe and the Caribbean.
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Intermountai
Butte
Janes Thompsom
Palla
Thompron
Hoive
Frank Bartiew
Spokane
New York
Mike Kamneies
John Kackis
Charile Hackes
Grass Creek
Coalville
Montana
Livingstos
Great Palle
Hock Springs
Wyo
Comeestic
Germans Delay by Stiff Defense in Eastern Front
The anniversary of the war’s outbreak passes without German capture of Warsaw as Austro German forces retreat to the line while Rear guards fight to cover retreat. Massians resist stubbornly, halting von Mindenburg north of the Narew and repulsing attacks near Warsaw. Russians may retire from Warsaw. Austro Germans reinforce to encircle. French troops appear, Brest line at risk. Germans strive to hold positions as they recapture trenches near Hooge and push toward Muenster in Alsace. Rome reports Austrians preparing to evacuate Trieste.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Caperton
Washington
Friends of Peace
Canada
Europe
Warsaw
Holland
France
Pavel Credita
Fort Au Prince
Reimg
Earl of Kilmorey
London
Petrograd
Wiliam Lefler
Windsor
Walkerville
Jas Jose de Guaymas
Guaymas
Ev Yaaul
Britten
Pigafouts
Cominogs
Ris
von Mindenburg
Narew
Vistula
Brest
Hooge
Ue Muenster Reigion
Alsace
Rome
Trieste
Will Make Poland Free and Proclaims Independence
London reports that Prussian Fortah papers say Emperor William will enter Warsaw to declare a new independent Poland. The notes claim Galicia and parts of Austria, plus German territories including Posen and Danzig, would join as a free port under the new Poland.
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London
The
Times
Warsaw
Poland
William
Russa
Galicia
Austria
Duchy of
Poe
Dancig
Criticism of U S War Policy at German Alliance Meeting
At a convention briefing, Dy. G. J. Hexamer of Philadelphia criticized the United States for arming England, saying he is not proud of his country when praying for peace on Sundays yet supplying arms all week. He called the stance hypocritical.
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J. Hexamer
Philadelphia
United Bates
England
Czar Renews Pledge in War Peace Oath
Reports from Petrograd recount Emperor Nicholas I of Russia pledging to pursue peace only after all enemies leave Russian lands. The wartime statement, dated August 1, is carried by Petrograd papers, reflecting a hardline stance amid ongoing hostilities.
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Petrograd
Nicholas I
Hussia
Sroan Out of Politics, Alton Pleads for Coast Defense
Local report describes Sroan stepping back from political life while Alton appeals for regional coastal defense policy from the Trinity Methodist pulpit in Herksley. Cal-from details unclear but centering on church platform remarks.
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Alton
Herksley
Cal
The
Trinity Mivthadink
French Marines Landed in Port au Prince Haiti
Washington says with US consent French marines landed at Port au Prince Haiti to guard the French legation after a revolution toppled the government. Detachment from the Descartes guards the legation where President Guillaume was assassinated. Admirals Caperton and Caperton’s dispatches facilitated the landing.
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Legation
Port Au Prince
Washington
United States
Port Au Prints
Haiti
Eui
Ofwicer Descartes Ie
French Legion
Guillaume
Caperton
Descartes
Admiral Caperten
Redfield Responds to Criticism in Eastland Inquiry
Chicago report notes one week after the Eastland disaster with 2500 aboard. A federal grand jury continues testimony while Secretary Redfield pushes steamboat inspection legally required. Judge Landis bars witnesses and seizes documents as Redfield condemns attacks and offers further inquiry if charges are filed.
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Chicago
Eastland
Stewhart
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Landis
Grand Jury
Hedfield
Peace Band Attacked by Leicester Crowd
A traveling group named Fellowship of Reconciliation visiting Leicester faced violent opposition. Orange raided their camp, damaged tents and equipment, and beat male members of the band during their peace propaganda tour.
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Letster
Faglana
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Leicester
Orange
Two Executed in Kentucky Prison Rampage
Eddyville Ky reports the third Kentucky double execution occurred Friday morning at the Eddyville penitentiary. Turner Grebem Jr 24 white man condemned for killing R J McMurtry near Hardin County and Whit Lane 86 years old condemned for killing his wife were executed.
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Will Stanley
Grimes
Justice Court
Jamen Ih
Martin
Murphysboro
Adyville
Turner Graham
J. McMartry
Sherif
Hardin County
Will Lane
Negra
John Surgun
Bayonne
Surgun
Charles Becker
Metropole
Third Street
Broadway
Hywian Liebman
New York City
Fred Westphal
Miller
Alameda
Cal
Los Angeles
Alsve
Allen
Florence Gates Judd
Minaecapulis
Acorcmer's
Chicago
Eddyville
Kentucky
Eddyville Penientiary
Turner Grebem, Jr
R. J. McMurtry
Whit Lane
Peare
Revolution in Indie Berlin Revolt Reported Progress
Letters from Constantinople claim Indian revolutionaries are gaining ground in the empire and Arab Anglian Orientals call for a holy war. Local authorities executed several malives Maasens as state militia from Malone and Og Gensburg arrived Sunday to quell the strike at the Aleminum Company Ameria.
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Berlin
Constantionpic
India
Maasens
Malone
Og Gensburg
Eee Et Aleminum Company
Ameria
Beet Reserved From Brasil Arrives at New York Port
A shipment of 100 tons of frozen beef from Santos Brazil arrived aboard the steamship Bin De Janeiro in New York. It is billed as the best consignment of Brazilian beet ever received at a U S port. United States officials will inspect the cargo on arrival.
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Washington
Great Britain
State Department
Mexico City
State Departiment
Cartanea
Villa
Zapata
United States
Germany
Leclanan
New Man
Orkney
New York
Santon
Brasil
bin de Janeiro
Maritime Mystery Solved Despite Fire On Vessel
In London a crew faced a peril aboard a vessel as flames broke out but all aboard were saved. The catastrophe threatened ships and cargo with the sea calm and preparations underway for salvage and inquiry.
Mixed Vegetable Salads and Mayonnaise Making Guide
A vintage kitchen note outlines several vegetable salads with cold cooked vegetables, pineapple and marshmallow accents, and a lardersome mayonnaise method. It describes timeworn assembling tips, dressing guidance, and sample plates to serve well chilled.
Summer Pruits and Sherbet Delights from a Freener
A quirky collection of freener tips for making frozen desserts. It describes chilling cantaloupe halves with ice cream, serving with preserved ginger or chopped nuts, and crafting sherbet from mushy fruit pulp. Also mentions ambrosia style mixtures with berries and cherries, and a paper note of fruit garnishes.
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Ambrosia
Fragmentary OCR Item Sparks Odd Readable Bits
A damaged OCR snippet shows garbled phrases and stray quotes, with incomplete words and unclear context. Readable portions hint at a miscellaneous local item or note, but essential details are missing, leaving the overall event and entities unresolved.
Not as Green as He Looked Trial Recital
A court scene shows a naive countryman pressed by counsel to alter his testimony. The judge and prosecutor clash over forcing a new version, while the witness insists he cannot tell a different story. The exchange reveals tension between seeking truth and overbearing questioning.
Mirthful Fragments From An 1880s Column
A collage of quirky lines and jokes from a Lowellville Courier Journal companion page. Humorous exchanges touch on appetite, lodging, lunatic asylums, school, scrapped grammar, and old-time quips about marriage, wages, and labeling origins. Notable snippets include a bachelor’s toast to single life, a landlady’s baby notice, and misheard bids for bucks and berries.
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Idaho Palla
Idaho
A. Empey
Patterson
Minted Biatwr Coal Company
Elisabeth
Mixcourt Marifi Railroad Company
Die Trtel
Linen
Nebraska
Failway Crewminnion
Pharles Becker
Devining
Terman Ftesen
Becker
Pariah
Memphis
Tenn
Ita
Ashington
Emperor William
Czar
Russie
Hat
Guru Tenta
Revolution In Indie
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Voomnen
Salt Lake
OTT
Pete
Mr. Scrapp
Jane
Lunatic Asylum
Boston Transcript
George
Francisco Bitar
Dore
Amoue
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