Italian Lieutenant and Comrades Capture Austrian Detachment at Goritz
Lieutenant Baruzzi, decorated for valor, led a three man unit to defeat a four officer and forty soldier Austrian detachment under a railroad bridge. He then entered Goritz, raised the Italian flag, and guided a retreat while reinforcements gathered. He declined interviews, citing busyness, as a general arranged dinner for the press.
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Rome
Daruszi
Kilelown
Ald
Goritz
Baruszi
Tentenant
Will de Pint
Paruzai
Toawas
Sculptured by a Woman at New York Telegraph Building
Miss Fyvelen Beatrice Longring creates a bronze statue weighing six tons and rising 24 feet above street level atop the 27 story Telephone and Telegraph building in New York. The sculpture, depicting electricity, stands 436 feet above ground and is among the nation’s largest.
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Pease Sh Tales Putea Cay Mergebiaiy
Electriwcity
Vwhichy
New Telephone and Pelegraphs Company
New York City
Fyvelen
Beatrice Longring
Telephone and Telegraph
New York
Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Young Baltimore mother bears triplet daughters at eighteen
In Baltimore Mrs Lena Stockman, aged 18, is believed to be among the city's youngest mothers of triplets. Three baby girls arrived at her home to join father Lawrence Stockman, 19. Her mother Mrs Mary Kerr, aged 34, becomes a grandmother three times over, after a prior generation already had three grandchildren.
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Baltimore
Lena Stockman
Lawrence Stockman
Mary [Lerr
Dog buried among flowers in Philadelphia after death
Bonnie a family prized dog of twelve years was killed by a motor vehicle and buried in the yard. Disinterred by Mrs. S Hi Clayton of Wi en Kiniewb dia she took the pet to the Clayton house. The dog, known for alerting volunteers to fire calls, lay surrounded by flowers in a ceremonial grave chosen by Mrs. Cha ugton at York road borough. The dog would cross the street to the fire station whenever the telephone alarm sounded.
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Philadelphia
Bonnie
Abel
S. Hi. Clayton
Wien
Chaugton
Sonmie
Newrvoevers Chld
York Road
Ten Point
Gets Good Hand, Shock Kills
New Jersey man John Hawkes aged eighty collapsed and died during a pinochle game after receiving a hand he could meld heavily He had been having a poor run of cards at the time in New Brunswick New Jersey
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New Brunswick
N. J
John Hawkes
Star Boarder Killed in Evansville Household Quarrel
In Evansville Indiana Charles Stuart killed Al Steiner known as a star boarder at the Stuart home after Steiner sided with Mrs. Stuart in ongoing quarrels. A peace attempt preceded the fatal act.
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Evansville
Ind
al Steiner
Charles Stuart
Stuart
Steiner
Enlistment and Valor of American Volunteers for France
The article honors American volunteers who joined French forces on August 4, 1917, detailing their motives of love for France and justice. It highlights figures like Wilfrid Rockwell, Alan Seeger, and Kenneth Weeks, describing their sacrifices and the broader meaning of liberty, democracy, and duty in the war.
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Vrance
Marne
Arteis
Alsace
Chapman
France
Kenneth Weeks
Givenchy
Norman Prince
Boston
Alan Seeger
Belloy-en-Santerre
Kiffin Rockwell
Oescadville
Noritan Osteck
Baron de Hocheville
Wiliam the Conqueror
Atiestear
Chaiuman
Kinin Rockwell
la Payette
Rochambeau
Wilfid Rockwel
Seventy Seven Year Old Bennett Seeks Marriage in Chicago
Robert J. Bennett aged 77 obtained a marriage license to wed 69 year old widow Mrs. Ade laide Abbott in Chicago. Bennett is vice president of the W. M. Hoyt Company wholesale grocers. his first wife died 18 months ago. Abbott resides in California.
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Chicago
Robert J. Bennett
Adelaide Abbott
Bennett
W. M. Hoyt Company
Abbott
California
Largest meteorite fall weighed 640 pounds
The record holder among meteorites to strike earth weighed 640 pounds. This colossal space rock stands as the heaviest known stone meteorite fall in historical records.
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Earth
Remove All Dead Limbs From Fruit Trees
Take away all limbs of fruit trees broken partly by late storms to prevent Shot Hole Bore attack unless removed.
Water Sprouts Proliferate After Heavy Apple Pruning
Heavy pruning of apple trees leads to an overabundance of water sprouts. Gardeners and arborists advise delaying pruning, thinning new shoots, and selecting proper cuts to balance growth and fruit production.
Profits From Blackberry Crop Expected If Markets Stay Favorable
An agricultural note projects a net of about 100 dollars per acre from blackberry farming given favorable market conditions. The estimate hinges on crop yields and market prices, with readers asked to watch price trends.
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Blackberry
Conserving Soil Fertility Urgency for Western Farms
The piece argues soil fertility must be restored to sustain crop yields. It warns that many farms harvest repeatedly without replenishing nutrients, risking the future need for artificial fertilizers to maintain productivity.
Iron Tincture For Chicks Strengthens Blood
Advice notes adding tincture of iron to drinking water for young chicks as a blood builder and strengthener. Recommends occasional drops to aid development and vitality.
Stingy With His Feed Narrows Hog Profit Potential
A notable warning to farmers: skimping on pig feed curbs growth and profits, while generous feeding boosts weight gain and final returns. The piece emphasizes disciplined resource use and strategic feeding to maximize hog profitability.
Salt and Water Essentials for Life
A concise note stresses that salt and water are as vital as sunshine and grass for sustaining life and health. It emphasizes basic natural needs and their重要 role in daily wellbeing.
Eagles and ospreys share a Potomac fishing pact
In Rock Point Maryland locals recount a folktale of an eagle and an osprey teaming for food. The osprey catches fish while the eagle guards the nest and then dives to seize the catch in midair, creating a dramatic aerial chase over the Potomac with onlookers impressed by the birds’ synchronized aerial skills.
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Jersey
Hite
Charles County
Maryland
Rock Point
Potomine
White
Black Belt
Fish Hawk
Moe
Potomac
Bird of Freedom
The American boy is dead says editorial on change
The Philadelphia Ledger laments a vanished era of deferential office boys. It contrasts a past where youths wore neat clothes and saved mothers with a present where knowledge of markets and ambition through jitney routes redefine success. It notes $2.50 monthly wages and a lost sense of humble service.
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Morning Star
Chestnut Street
Sixth
Shark Attack Fatal to Fisherman at Fort Pierce
J. J. Hanscom died in a Fort Pierce hospital after a shark attacked him at Sewells Point near Palm Beach while he helped haul in a fishing net. He jumped in to placate the creature, was bitten through the right leg, and died from blood loss shortly after, the first such attack noted along this stretch of the east coast.
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J. J. Hanscom
Fort Pierce
Fla
Sewells Point
Palm Beach
Hanscom
Hanscon
Argentina War Strains Supply of Aluminum Sulphate
War conditions cut Argentina’s access to aluminum sulphate used for water clarifying. Imports from Germany stopped, American firms quote 120 to 185 dollars per ton, annual 1917 need about 8000 tons. Public health protest led to authorization of a Kaolin based plant costing 5158,000 to produce locally.
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Argentina
Germany
Meteorites Exhibit Highlights National Museum Display
In Washington a new National Museum collection shows meteorites of all sizes from pebbles to boulder masses. It includes casts of giant forms such as Bacabirfo, estimated at 25 tons and still located at its Mexico fall site. Not to Be Deceived. A serious quip about Sophocles follows a jokey exchange.
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Prairie States
National Museum At
Washington
Bacabirfo
Mexico
Sophocles
Women to Run City and Midland Bank Branches
London City and Midland Bank plans training for women to take branch management roles with a remote country branch cited. Officials note many staff abroad and rising male shortages, suggesting possibly all female staff and management in some country branches to address staffing gaps.
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London City and Midland
London Chronicle
New Elastic Eye Could Replace Damaged Orbs
Two French workers have created a groundbreaking artificial eye using a hard vulcanized rubber front and a soft hollow back that holds air. The design moves with the eye socket, avoids irritation, and is touted as unbreakable and cheaper by falling on pavement.
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Burt
Missouri Lead Output Sets 1915 Record for Ore Sold
European demand for lead during 1915 pushed Missouri mines to a new peak of 195 684 tons of refined ore sold. The value reached 18 889 506 dollars, a sum sufficient to build and equip a modern U S navy dreadnought.
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Missouri
Europe
United States Navy
A Receptive Mood in Trade Debate
A dialogue about protection vs free trade notes admiration for protection’s past gains while acknowledging free traders’ longer term potential. The exchange hints at cautious openness to future policy shifts.
Acrobat and Soubrette Knife Thrower Joke Exchange
A Louisville Courier-Journal item parodies a scene where an acrobat asks about a man who throws knives and axes at his wife. The soubrette responds that he will be laid up for weeks, and the acrobat questions an accident. The soubrette explains his wife struck him with a skillet.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Its Name I wonder why they called the gridiron
A playful quiz prompts curiosity about the origin of the term gridiron for football fields, joking that it may derive from a habit of roasting players.
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Hess
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Risten
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Pieris
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Lincoln
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Eagle
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