Russians Reach Firing Distance of Cracow in War Update
London reports indicate Russian forces near Cracow within firing distance after advancing from Przemysl. Germans defend a new line southwest of Lodz as battles widen along the eastern front. News notes ore details on Africa campaigns, Italian war stance, and Allied strategic considerations amid heavy casualties.
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London
Cracow
Przenysl
Wieliczka
Esterlay
Venna
Breslau
Berlin
Ruw
Silesia
Caucesus
Egypt
Africa
Christian de Wet
Loos Botha
Angola
Italy
Temperance Meeting Attendee Leaves for Lincoln
Rev H E Wolfe departed for Lincoln Nebraska to attend a national temperance meeting of the Methodist Church board. The society funded temperance activities this fall, spending over $20,000 on speakers and literature across several states.
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H. E. Wolfe
Lincoln
Neb
Board of Manners
National Temperance
Methodist Church
Taft Urges Efficiency Drive to Reshape Government
Former president William H Taft told the Detroit Bankers Club that the executive department should be reorganized to cut duplications and overlaps. He proposed a direct bureau reporting to the president with economy and efficiency data, and a plan to unite executive and legislative branches with an international budget for Congress to review.
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William A. Taftan
Detroit Bankers Club
Congress
The Hoosier Schoolmaster With Max Fieman at The Agron
A quirky local item notes five reel feature today at The Agron theater through Rexall Liver pills and Boe lathe items sold at McCollevens Prey Store. The piece hints at self reliance and community resources in town.
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Hoosier
Max Fieman
The
Agron
Rexall Liver Reise Hest
McCollveh
Prey
Woman from Gowanda Endorses Cough Remedy
Mrs Martha Wilcox of Gowanda New York reports a hard cold and persistent cough ended after using the remedy for eight years ago It broke up the cold in a few days and improved her health She recommends the medicine to friends and notes its availability everywhere.
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Martha Wilcox
Gowanda
Celain
Cabot
Congressman Anthony Urges Larger Army Expansion Plan
Kansas congressman Anthony, returning from Leavenworth, reports a telegram from James Hay of the House Military Committee urging his presence during the final session of the Sixty-third Congress. He favors an Army Appropriation Bill and a fifty thousand man army increase, citing national interests and expanding defense needs. He notes potential moves toward a single line of officers and mentions stations at Fort Riley Fort Leavenworth and Mexican operations.
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Anthony
Leavenworth
Kan
RevAnthony
Sen
Washington
Charman James Hay
House Military Committee
Kansas
Mexist
Fort Riley
Fort Leaverworthi
Scientist predicts Niagara Falls dry in distant future
A Beavers County pebble linked to Dr A E Ontmann of Carnegie claims a tidal oscillation will lift the Lake Erie end of the Great Lakes and cause a future drainage toward the Mississippi or tributaries. The report notes a prophecy from a local scientist about river water shifting and Niagara Falls drying.
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Nery
Niagara
Dorter Ortmann
Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
Miah River
River
Pittsburgh
Beavers County
A. E.ontmann
Carnegie
Vonr
Kaw Valley Museum
Portuguese Mobilize Four Expeditions for Africa
Premier Mathade announced that four expeditions are prepared for service in Africa to defend Angola from German threats. A decree allows mobilization of another division, ready for service as needed.
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Liston
Portugid
Foley Cathartic Tablets Remedy Ad
Foley Honey and Tar bottle noted as a cure for cough and cold with a friendly testimonial. Barber and Son store advertises the product as a remedy and inclusion of customers as friends.
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Foley
B 1
Barber &Son
Chamberlain's Tablets Aid Sedentary Women Says Ad
An advertisement claims women with sedentary habits who eat little and avoid exercise suffer constipation and indigestion. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as helpful, easier and nicer to take than laxatives, and superior to remaining constipated, noting broad availability.
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Chmberlain
Preliminary Trial For Burglary Defendants Williams And Smith
Carl Williams and Allen Smith were arraigned in Justice Clark's court yesterday on burglary charges. The preliminary hearing is set for Monday at nine o'clock. Bonds were fixed at 700 dollars each. We are making that good mush again, lwan Valley Creamery Co.
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Carl Williams
Allen Smith
Lwan Valley Creamery Co
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