French victory at Verdun reshapes morale and artillery role
Paris reports four hour breakthrough by General Nivelle’s mobile army recapturing most Verdun gains after five months of German attack. Massive French artillery use and improved logistics boost morale, with civilians reacting calmly while observers note renewed confidence and wartime resolve across France.
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Nivelle
Verdun
France
Nice
Trewily
Romemia
Ao Vietory
Fiaiy- Whiting Vise
Favorite in Washington Foreshadows Winter Visit
In Washington Senator Reed Sryoot of Utah hosts Mrs Reed as they plan a winter stay. The official in the capital describes her as a prominent figure in the social scene.
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Peste AL Foebwitissar Dias
Reed
Utah
Washington
German Workmen Scarce and Women Demand Higher Pay
Reports from help agencies show rising demand for female labor, with women demanding at least 50 pfennigs per hour. Unskilled female labor concentrates in leather and metal trades, while demand for domestic servants falls as living standards ease.
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Zeriinve
Royal intrigue as George of Britain weds Russian cousin
Tioothe of first cousin marriage ties royal families. Twenty years old Bride Countess Nadelida Thorbsy weds Prince George of Bictenbergs in two ceremonies, one Russian embassy chapel and one St James Chapel. Groom, a British navy lieutenant aboard the battle cruiser New Zealand, is a nephew of King George.
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Tioothe
Nadelida Thorbsy
Ead Ear
Michael Michaelovitch
Russia
Prince George of
Artillery Superiority and Mobile Troops Marked WWI Outlook
An analysis notes French artillery accuracy and manpower with Verdun and Somme lessons, praising mobile corps under Petain and their readiness. It contrasts German losses and French ratios, showing expanding French strength as war progresses, with a separate section on using aeroplanes to guide ships through Arctic ice floes.
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Willie
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Polace
Reumania
Verdun
Berlin
France
Germany
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Somme
Hurer Suncesses
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Napoleon
See
Siberian
Fee
Dog Saves Woman Life in Folkston Report
A dog in Folkston saved Mrs. Gilson near her home by attacking a rattler that struck the dog, which died soon after. The dog’s defense likely prevented a bite on Mrs. Gilson as she walked toward her garden.
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Waycross
Gace
Folkston
Dirady
Gobsen
Judge Advises Young Couples on Family Ties
Sioux City police court judge Foster G. Toldings counsels newly married couples. He warns no house is big enough for two families and stresses balance with in laws. He urges annual two week visits to relatives and says couples should resolve their battles privately.
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Sioux City
Ian
Foster G. Toldings
Shanty Boat Life On the Lower Mississippi
The lower Mississippi hosts a diverse river population with river gypsies living on houseboats from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf. An estimated one hundred thousand people include shanty boaters, sportsmen, and temporary residents aboard various cabins and luxury houseboats, amid a long standing feud with steam boaters.
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Mississippi River
United States
Ohio
Cape Girardeau
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Basin
Icenan
Mississippi
Cook's Revenge and the False Alarm at Supper
In a summer evening scene a red faced cook shouts thieves as police search a house. The attempt to exact revenge against the police backfires while a neighbor’s supper turns from calm to comic chaos involving cold rabbit pie.
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Martha
Tan
Tada
Mierthal
Robert
Hisself
Windy day exposes scantly dressed woman in Prairie beat talk
Close Observer reports wind and revealing skirts as Prairie patrolmen Brown and Kirby discuss public morality at a beat meeting. Brown calls it scandalous while Kirby notes possible charges for lack of visible means of support.
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Prairie
Brown
Mike Kirby
Kirby
St. Paul Keneer Press
Rough on the Boys in a Childs Fearful Tale
A young girl Dorothy fears Herod's slaughter of firstborns. Her terror persists until her mother reassures her that only boys are affected by the decree. The reassurance calms her, and relief follows.
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Dorothy
Herod
Flored
Weather prophecy from French guns sound in Sussex farmer
A Sussex farmer living near France says the boom of distant guns predicts weather. He notes that when the guns boom and the wind is south, rain follows the next day, and the forecast proves accurate.
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Sussex
France
American Athletes Dominate Scandinavia Track Tour
American track and field stars excel in Sweden and Norway events. Four officially chosen athletes and Ward of Chicago swept most events at Christiania and Stockholm. Meredith Loomis and Ward win multiple events while Bob Simpson breaks the 110 meters hurdles world record amid strong showings by Murray and others. Scandinavians praise the Americans and plan to send delegates to the U S next year.
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Ward
Chicago
United States
Christiania
Ted Meredith
J. Bolin
Stockholm
Meredith
Loomis
Kullerstrand
Bolin
Bob Simpson
University of Missouri
Simpson
Murray
Wkullerstrand
Coakley Signs Long Term Contract At Columbia
Andy Coakley veteran pitcher and three year Columbia baseball coach signs a new long term contract with expanded duties and higher pay. He has enjoyed great success with the Columbia baseball teams.
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Columbia University
Andy Coakley
Columbia
Edward Lasker Holds Multiple Chess Titles
Edward Lasker winner of the Western States Chess Association meet holds the New York and Chicago championships and won the London championship during a stay in England.
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Edward Lasker
Witner
Western States Chess Association
Harrow Marvin
New York
Chicago
England
London
Notes and trivia from sports world and boxing history
A scatter of sports notes covers ticket scalping in football, Yale’s trap shooting title streak, Western league profits, Dodgers’ finances, boxing promoters and champions, Branch Rickey’s bar admission, a futurity horse, Tris Speaker’s wristwatch anecdote, Red Sox sale figures, Ebbetts’ price for the Dodgers, quiet parks, and Cornell oarsmen coaching input with 150 candidates.
Washington Americans Profit Outlook and Attendance Rise
The Washington American League club projects season profits between 25000 and 80000 dollars. Early summer reports claimed high attendance, but overall spectator turnout exceeded that of 1915.
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Washington
American League Baseball Club
Gaspar Deposed as Manager by Sioux City Club
President T. J. Hanlon of the Sioux City Western league club announces he accepted the resignation of Manager Harry Gaspar and that he will go to the big leagues for a successor. He says Gaspar can remain with the team as a pitcher, but Gaspar objects to that plan.
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Harry Gaspar
T. J. Hanlon
Sioux City Western League
Gaspar
Yachting Boom In Cuba Draws Wealthy Enthusiasts
Cuba sees a yacht racing boom as Havana Yacht Club events gain prominence. Amateur sailors upgrade to larger craft and orders for racing yachts rise, with hopes American owners visit for international races. If successful, Cuban enthusiasts may pursue the America's Cup in coming years.
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Cuba
Yaechting
Havana
Pulled drive boosts Kumagee in race for title
Tennis experts credit Ichiya Kumagee's recent victories to his rare pulled drive. The stroke spins the ball with an axis tilt away from the player, producing a wide flight curve and a puzzling bound after ground contact. It resembles golf pull shots and was used by Anthony J. Wilding but remains virtually unknown in the United States.
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Ichiya Kumagee
Kamagee
Anthony J. Wilding
United States
Posts Arranged For Court Use In Lawn Practice
The article explains a removable tennis court post system by Edward R. Smith of Walla Walla Washington. A tarred square wooden box is set in the ground and the post fits inside it with the top level with the surface. A wooden block fills the opening when the post is removed allowing easy mowing and unobstructed courts.
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Edward R. Smith
Walla Walla
Wash
Popular Mechanics
Women to Choose Course and Dates for National Golf Meet
A USGA announcement says a committee of women will select three clubs and the best dates for the next national women golfers tournament. The vote will decide the site in New York next January, marking the first time women are allowed to pick the course and dates.
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Ane
United States Golf Association
New York
Australian threat to world title bout with Darcy
An Australian challenge declares no match to occur in Sydney within three months on behalf of middleweight champion Les Darcy. Only St Paul boxer Mike Gibbons is regarded as worthy of a bout with Darcy by the Australians.
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Les Darcy
Sydney
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Darcy
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