War News From Marmora to Tolmino in Baltic Theatre
Western Union reports a British submarine torpedoed a large German transport in Panderma Bay. Przemys fortress in Galicia falls after three weeks of siege to Austrian forces. Russians hold position after about seventy days. London announces British troops at the Dardanelles gained two Turkish trench lines. Cubano torpedoed off the Flannan Islands, crew landed in the Hebrides. Italy battles for Tolmino as its first major campaign clash occurs. London residents urge families to evacuate after air raid. German casualty lists show 1,388,000 Prussians killed, wounded, or missing. Five more trawlers sunk by submarines. Bardolph spared.
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Sea of Marmora
Panderma Bay
Przemys
Galicia
London
Dardanelles
Flannan Islands
Hebrides
Storms Kill Five in Western Kansas and Injure Dozens
Destructive storms swept western and northwestern Kansas killing at least five people and injuring many others. The brief item notes widespread damage across the region with crews assessing wreckage and emergency responders aiding victims.
Indians Attend Banquet at Fontenelle Hotel Omaha
Fifty Omaha Reservation Indians traveled in their own cars to Omaha and attended a banquet at the Fontenelle Hotel named for Chief Logan Fontenelle. Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa announced from Tacoma that he will introduce a bill to create and train a reserve force ready to defend the United States in emergencies.
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Omaha
May US shipbuilding output reaches 173 vessels
The May shipbuilding report shows American yards produced 173 vessels totaling 19 494 tons. In politics Frederick B. Lynch of Minnesota is elected chair of the Democratic finance committee while Sherman T McPherson resigns as district attorney for southern Ohio and President Wilson selects Stuart R Bolin to succeed him.
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Frederick B. Lynch
Minnesota
National Democratic Committee
Sherman T. McPherson
Southern
Ohio
Wilson
Stuart R. Bolin
Columbus
Federal Reserve Board
First National Bank of
Trinidad
First National of
Eagle, Colo
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver Bout Ends In Decision For Murphy Over Estes
Frankie Murphy of Denver defeats Harry Estes of San Francisco by decision after twelve action packed rounds at the Colorado Athletic Club in Denver. The bout caps a busy sports day highlighted by major golf and racing events in New York and Colorado.
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Frankie Murphy
Denver
Harry Estes
San Francisco
Colorado Athletic Club
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
Metropolitan Golf Association
Rye
N. Y
Anthony Jannus
Fritz G. Erie
Duluth
Toronto
Ont
N. L. O'Neill
Diverse World War Updates From Madrid to Berlin
A London dispatch notes a German spy Muller sentenced to death. Madrid reports Spain issued a 150 million dollar loan at four and a quarter percent. An American clerk Dyer found dead in Monterey. Vienna professor Eiselberg operated on King Constantine removing a tenth rib. Porter Charlton found mentally responsible for his wife’s murder at Como in 1910. Albania faces famine with 300 000 homeless and 3 000 dead. thousands more at risk. Berlin says 80 percent of arable land in Belgium and France occupied. Prince Bagratia Mouchransky dies in Galicia. Berlin reports seven million dollars in soldier family relief. 62 980 to 115 000 families aided. San Jino remains an independent state though surrounded by similar territory and debates neutrality. A king’s birthday honors list is issued, headlined by Field Marshal Earl Kitchener and Sir Francis Bertie.
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London
Muller
Havas
Madrid
Dyer
United States
Monterery
Mex
Monterey
Athens
London Exchange
Eiselberg
Vienna
Constantine
Porter Charlton
Como
Italy
Relief Committee
Albania
Diet
Berlin
Belgium
France
Bagratia Mouchransky
Tatiana
Cavalier Guards
Galicia
San Jino
Field Marshal
Earl Kitchener
Garter
Francis Bertie
Kenneth Muir Mackenzie
Italian Reservists Sail From New York Aboard Duca Degli Abruzzi
Three hundred Italian reservists departed New York aboard the steamship Duca Degli Abruzzi heading for Genoa and Naples. Other items note aviators in critical condition after a 300 foot test flight in Chicago.
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New York
Duca Degli Abruzzi
Genoa
Naples
Vincent Curry
Frank Touth
Chicago
Europe
Philadelphia
The
Women's Medical College
Just Like Her Milliner Joins Antis in Hat Tax Jibe
In dialogue, Mrs. Smithers teases Jane about the milliner on Main Street joining the antis after suffragettes adopt a 48 cent hat. Mrs. Smithers brushes off the jab, noting the milliner was always a trimmer.
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Jane
Smithers
Main Street
Antis
Mrs. Smithers
Hands Like Velvet Cure Ad for Cuticura Soapsuds
A vintage advertisement promises relief for red rough chapped hands with Cuticura ointment and hot soaks. It urges wearing gloves at night and offers a free sample by mail from Boston, describing the product as a one night treatment. It ends with a separate quip about rapid transit.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
Philadelphia and Providence women report relief from displacement and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They claim improved sleep appetite and ability to work with several testimonials cited.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harry Fisner
Dounton St
Nicetown
Abelly
Abel Lawson
Lippitt St
Providence, R.L
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ROM Telegraphic
Union News Service
Peterhead
Dogberry
Hull
Persimmon
Grimsby
Gatehound
Curlew
Sunderland
Bardolph
Western
Kansas
Washington Park
Joplin
Lead and Zinc
Warren Frazee
West Palm Beach
Fla
Joe
Appropriations Committee
National House of Representatives
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Roosevelt Dam
Yuma
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
State Department
Bernhard Dernburg
Germany
American Red Cross
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Carranza
SPORT
Cihuln
Lst
Gt Des Moines
Topeka
Joseph
Eweesees
Sioux City
Chita Weer
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Force Astor
Cheng Haun Chang
Honorary
Chinese Commercial Commission
Chinnese Merchants’ Association
Heaven
Lydia E. Pink
Ariuciten
Carter
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