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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1916
Page
6
Kansas State College and University researchers report skim milk meat serums and fish serps as protein sources boost poultry diets. Experiments show milk and meat products raise egg output, with gains linked to protein supplements and balanced rations including corn wheat oats and bran.
Kansas records show record wheat yields and high crop values driven by wartime demand. Secretary Mollet notes overall farm outputs rose, with maize and sorghum yielding significant tonnage and prices, while some crops lagged behind historic peaks.
In a fragmentary report students and graduates discuss renewed activity at a university during an accelerated term. Names of places such as Colorado and Nebraska appear, with concerns about fees, residency, and field time. The text references faculty and administration, and hints at online classes and investigations.
A compact record titled Subjects Chronological Review of 1915 Classified by C Chief covers affairs worldwide with obituary and accident notes. It catalogs events and notable occurrences from the year, highlighting persons and organizations recognizable in the period.
A fragmented ledger traces Mexican political turmoil from Carranza and Villa clashing in Pueblo and Celaya to provisional leadership shifts in Mexico City. It notes Villa proclaiming himself president, Carranza resisting reforms, Huerta’s arrest, and early Pan American mediation efforts with the United States and allied nations.
A collage of text fragments mentions President Wilson and his daughter Mest Sayre birth at the White House, the 64th Congress, U S responses to foreign events, and various dates and names including Japan's emperor Yoshihita, Beijing politics, and Greek figures. The disjointed items reference vetoes, treaties, blockades, and political shifts in the era surrounding early 20th century diplomacy and governance.
A British steamship Peratts was wrecked on the Narigik coast with two sailors drowning. United States submarine P-42 sank at Monetaty during a submerged run, all aboard drowned. The Dutel liner Maurita also ran aground off the Atlantic coast, with four Gabenton passengers lost in the incident.
A list of notable deaths and obituaries across 1910s era figures. Civil war veterans, journalists, artists, authors, politicians, and scholars named with ages and cities such as Washington New York Chicago and Springfield. Names include James Creelman Allen J. Conant and Simon Brentano among others. Public figures from varied sectors pass away in months May June August October and November.
Earthquakes in California and Asia devastate towns, with Western and Gulf coast storms causing deaths and heavy damage. Severe weather brings frost in the East and record heat in New York. Tornado threats, floods in Ohio, and volcanic activity in Vesuvius and Stromboli add to drastic regional impacts as crews scramble for relief.
Reports glimpse a jumble of results from athletics and teams. Notable mentions include women’s national veterans championships won by Moin Bichstelt in Philadelphia, Cornell and Pennsylvanias varsity races, and Robert A. Garner’s coast to coast wins in the United States golf circuit. Other items reference Detroit and Chicago matches, a mile pacing record in Syracuse, and the Philadelphia club clinching a pennant in baseball.
A chaotic collection of notes mentions trials and pardons in New York, fires in libraries and districts, naval parades and battleships, revolutions in Portugal, protests to Germany, and various national happenings. It notes the Lusitania case response, fires in ports, and the San Francisco expo era with concurrent global political and military tensions.
An athletic contest or event described with names and places appears in fragmented text. The readable portions indicate a headline style item featuring individuals associated with a event or team, with a local tone and period style.
Fragmentary caption from a local page mentions Trin and Co Hardware and Pinsley Massachusetts with a reference to pumps and men ready to respond. Context is unclear due to damaged OCR text.
A chaotic World War I era report lists sinking of the British battleship Sir L, German subs, and numerous ships in the Dardanelles and British Channel. It notes Lusitania torpedoing and American lives affected, with several cruisers and transports disabled or sunk.
French and Belgian forces pressed near Neuve Chapelle with heavy bombardments and repeated attacks. Germans recaptured positions near Elarimans and crossed Usar, while Allied and German artillery clashed along the Verdun region and coastlines. A joint Allied war council convened in Paris as fighting intensified across multiple fronts.
Reports claim British guards near Ismailia repelling Turkish fortifications as Allied fleet bombards positions along the Suez. Turkish and Italian fronts shift with Austro German actions in the Balkans as Greece protests troop landings at Sitlosiki and Serbia faces renewed invasion amid battles near Belgrade and Nish.
Russian forces resist south of the Carpathians as a large German push nears Koenigsberg and Belinian. German successes include the capture of Praga and Siedlce while Austro German forces retake Jaroszyw and Galicia. Massive Russian losses and fortress sieges marked a turbulent autumn with Germany advancing toward Warsaw and Prussia while Moscows lines hold near, and beyond, the Carpathians.
A brief roll of wartime actions lists British and German moves across 1916. Germany orders private grain stores used. U S warns of war zone patrols. Britain blocks ships to German ports. the Dressen cruiser sinks near San Juan Fernandes after a battle. Britain enforces a sweeping naval blockade. Germany and the United States exchange notes over the June 29 warning. Berlin says American deaths at sea were not intentional. September notes promise warning before sinking liners. German airships raid London causing casualties. October reports disavowal of sinking the Arabic and a Zeppelin attack toll. recruitment drives and neutrality questions are noted.
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