War News Notes From The Week In The Balkans And Fronts
Reports from Western Union News Service describe Albanian forces defeating Italians near Pasnesina Epiru and French advances on Verdun. German bombardments hit Vacher auville Bezonvaux and Chambrette farm. Russian and Romanian retreats burn villages as Von Mackensen’s forces push in Eastern Wallachia taking prisoners and stock. Enemies discuss peace terms in Washington while Villa proposes conditions for US noninterference in Mexico. Incendiary findings at Llewellyn Works and a fatal auto crash near Phoenix conclude the week’s incidents.
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Vacherauville
Bezonvaux
Chambrette
Volhynia
Prince Leopold
Buzeu
Bucharest
von Mackensen
Wallachia
Bezeu
Dalmaruiul
Washington
Germany
Villa
Creel
Minaca
Guerrero
Chihuahua
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Copenhagen
Exchange’ Telegraph Company
Frankfurter Zeitung
The
Hague
Western Cheyenne hotel fire claims six from White family
Six lives perished in the Interocean hotel blaze at Cheyenne Wyoming, all members of Roy A White’s Baylis California family. In Seattle Washington the ax squad raided an uptown cafe and destroyed its interior. Southern Pacific workers in Texas and Louisiana will receive a nineteen percent bonus in 1917. A hundred elk were driven from Yell
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Interocean
Cheyenne
Wyo
Roy A. White
Baylis
Cal
Seattle
Wash
Southern Pacific Lines
Texas
Louisiana
Inter state Commerce chairmen proposes extended railroad probe
Adamson introduces a joint resolution in the House to extend the railroad investigation until January 14 1918. President Wilson plans Christmas in Washington with family. Winthrop Daniels to be reappointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission. A House committee favors a bill barring mail liquor ads to non dealers. Maryland executive budget system praised at ninth annual governor conference.
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Adamson
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Association For Universal Military Training
B. M. Young
Wilson
Washington
Winthrop M. Daniels
New Jersey
Interstate Commerce Commission
House Post Office Committee
Maryland
Derailment Injures Trainmen as Troops Suffer Bruises
A derailment of three sleeping cars on a mixed troop train near Grapeland Texas injures two trainmen severely while eight troopers are bruised. Other items report crop value increases for corn wheat oats potatoes hay tobacco and cotton along with Measles and pneumonia deaths at Deming base hospital and a Mor ris & Co pension gift of 175000 dollars.
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Iowa Field Artillery
Grapeland
Tex
Deming
N. M
Coy Tedford
Second Arkansas Infantry
Jesse W. Williams
First Arkansas Infantry
Nelson Morris
Morris & Co
Packers
Chicago
Dense London Fog Tops Fifty Years in Scope
Global wires note a London fog described as the densest in fifty years. Archduke Charles Stephen named Polish regent with potential kingship. Russia’s Duma rejects peace. Vatican to publish a Christmas proclamation. France bans most alcohol except wine and beer. Tianjin concession talks near settlement. Britain to take Irish railways. Rome bans candy cake manufacture and meals with multiple meat courses. Rumors swirl on Chihuahua campaign and Villa faction. Bonar Law restates wartime policy on reparation and security.
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Murguia
Villa
Chihuahua City
Salazar
Santa Ysabel
Andrew Bonar Law
Mr. Asquith
House of Commons
Cheyenne May Succeed Wichita In Western Baseball Talk
William Stringham was elected football captain for the 1917 School of Mines squad at Golden. A Denver bowling five plans a coast trip for the Pacific Coast Bowling Association tourney in San Jose in February, if Harry Gossett’s plans succeed. Rastenberger, top German jockey for Roy Graditz, drawn into the army after earning near 500000 marks. Rufus Gilbert buys Terre Haute club and gives until Jan 5 to rebuy. he pitched for the 1913 Denver Bears under Jack Coffey.
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William Stringham
School of Mines
Golden
Colo
Denver
San Jose
Cal
Harry Gossett
Jack Coffey
49 U S Factories Resume Growth in Needle and Pin Industry
The United States has 49 factories producing needles and pins and all report rising business activity.
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United States
Sanitary Guard Aims to Cut Spigot Contamination
A newly invented sanitary guard designed for spigot outlets seeks to reduce handling risks. The device shields outlets and proponents say it will improve hygiene in public and shared spaces.
Spiders in Java Weave Knife-Strong Webs
Reports state that certain Java spiders spin exceptionally durable webs, so strong a knife is needed to cut through them. The note highlights concerns about these unusually robust silks and their implications for local ecosystems.
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Java
How to Treat Dandruff and Free Sample Kit
Instructions promote Cuticura Ointment for dandruff and itching with a next day Cuticura Soap wash. Claims a clean scalp equals good hair and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard address to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Also notes a porch or lawn seat can convert into a swing or crib for a child.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
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Sofia
Pasnesina
Epiru
Verdun Front
Berlin
Lloyd’s
Michail Ontchoukoff
Constance Mary
Montana
Llewellyn Iron Works
Los Angeles
William Spain
Phoenix
Ariz
Grand Canal
Spain
Catherine A. Britton
Prince Alfred Zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
San Francisco
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
Joliet, Ill
London
Archduke Charles Stephen of
Austria
Poland
Petrograd
Duma
Zurich
Tageblatt
Vatican
Peking
Wu Ting Fang
Count de Martel
Tien Tsin
James Henry Thomas
Derby
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants
Rome
Wichita
Peruna Company
Cobmsheas, Ohbe
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