War Mortality Rising Amid Global Food Shortages
Articles report increasing mortality in Germany among the elderly as epidemics spread due to decreased resistance. Nations including Russia England France and Germany face food shortages with governments calling for action and rationing measures. Premier Briand affirms France can cope while prioritizing army needs.
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Germany
Petrograd
London
Europe
France
Russia
England
Amsterdam
Herr Hofer
Ministry of Munitions
Boret
Boret of the Agricultural Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Indian finds mineral on Pyramid Reservation
Javan Samuels, an Indian from the Pyramid reservation, brought several mineralized rock samples to the Mackay School of Mines after showing them to Indian Agent C. H. Ashbury. The prospect raises hope of a potential discovery and wealth, amid long-standing rumors of rich float on the reservation and persistent prospecting.
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Reno
Nev
Javan Samuels
Pyramid Reservation
Jack
C. H. Ashbury
W. C. van Hman
Mackay School of Mines
Amputated Arm Replaced in Noted London Surgery
The Daily Chronicle details a remarkable operation on James O Grady M P s son in law. Wounded at the front months ago he had an arm amputated then reattached and sewn. The result allows him to use the limb again though it is slightly shorter and may lift a cup of tea.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
James O'Grady
Malemute Dog Finds New Life chases Coyotes and Rabbits
A Portland dog known as the big malemute from the Klondike is now at White Salmon where he hunts coyotes and runs rabbits for exercise. He stayed hopeful about his worth, accepting a new master at Canyon road as other dogs were adopted, while bull dogs Airedales and terriers were also brought in for companionship.
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Portland
Ore
Klondike
Canyon Road
Fortune in a Kettle Found by Wisconsin Gardener
John Rugowski, a tenant farmer near Manitowoc, Wisconsin, uncovered seven thousand dollars in gold from two feet underground after striking an old iron kettle in his garden. The estate of the late John Meyer owns the land, and his heirs claim the treasure, while Rugowski asserts possession laws favor him. The farm once belonged to Huck, a longtime owner who hid wealth away rather than trusting banks.
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Milwaukee
John Rugowski
Manitowoc
Wis
Rugowski
John Meyer
Huck
Pioneer’s $1009 Memorial Erected for John H Stowell
In Redding California eastern relatives plan a memorial on the grave of pioneer miner John H Stowell who died in 1901. Pallbearer Joseph Hocking identified a Shasta cemetery grave marked with the name and death date after a weeklong search. The monument honors Stowell funded by heirs who profited from the Stowell mine sale.
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Redding
Cal
John H. Stowell
Shasta
Joseph Hocking
Stowell
Eastern Heirs
Tradesmen Rush Enlist in Army as War Fears Grow
In New York a flood of applications floods recruiting stations as the War Department orders enlistment of men aged eighteen to thirty five for one year on active duty and six years in the reserve. The 614 Eighth Avenue station reports unprecedented interest. Clerks stenographers auto mobile drivers machinists blacksmiths cooks bakers teamsters wheelwrights carpenters firemen farmers engineers and saddlers are in demand.
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New York
War Department
Reserve
Eighth Avenue
Elephants Put to Work in Snowbound Berlin Streets
In Berlin during heavy snow, circus elephants draw heavy iron boiler wagons weighing 35,000 pounds each to clear blocked traffic. The towering mammals outpace eight horses, and when buses stall in drifts they lend a trunk to free them, restoring stranded vehicles with ease.
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Berlin
Police Crack Down On Sleepers In All Night Movie House
Chicago police shut down a sleeping-in movie house scheme after arresting seventeen trespassers who used the venue for rest while screening villains pursued heroines on screen.
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Chicago
Take Me Back to America Song Fragment 1917
A patriotic song fragment commemorates a fallen captain and the home front. It laments his death saving home and flag, and links American girls and the flag to national pride with verses about Magnolia and mockingbirds. The piece is copyrighted 1917 by Lottie Mae Nuetzel.
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America
Sade
Lottie Mae Nuetzel
Edison Busy on New War Device at Eagle Rock Lab
Edison operates a secret navy consulting lab at Eagle Rock West Orange with guards and night work. A sixteen foot submarine model is housed in a corrugated iron building near his main plant. The Essex County Park Commission permits use of the casino structure for heavy machinery and power lines, while a telescope reportedly makes New York appear within reach.
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Mr. Edison
Henry Ford
Eagle Rock Laboratory
Essex County Park Commission
Eagle Rock Reservation
New York
Dog Rescuer Perishes in Fire at Frankfort Workhouse
In Frankfort Indiana a coach dog that saved eighteen colored railroad construction workers from a burning house died in the blaze. One worker awoke to the dog’s barking, and all men escaped. the dog was trapped when the last man shut the door, and perished as flames engulfed the building.
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Frankfort
Ind
Indianapolis-Frankfort
Shrub perfumed cassie found across Philippine islands
The cassie perfume, derived from Acacia farnesiana, a shrub common around Manila and across dry regions of the Philippines, yields a golden yellow flower and a short black pod for perfuming agents. The plant grows on hundreds of acres in the area.
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France
Philippine Islands
Manila
Six Years Usefulness of the Dairy Cow
The dairy cow’s useful period is six years and dairymen should annually raise sufficient better calves to replace aged cows or equal one sixth of the herd. The Savranoffs Russian trio perform in Scenic on April 3 featuring Margaret Savranoff Leo Savranoff and Russell Chilinski with piano violin cello and vocal solos.
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Savranoffs
Margaret Savranoff
Leo Savranoff
Russell Chilinski
Savranoff
Imperial Conservatory of Music of
St Petersburg
Mrs. Savranoff
United States
Russia
Seaplane Loop Demonstrates Evans’s Aerial Feat
Captain Francis T. Evans of the United States Marine Corps astonished officers at Pensacola by looping the loop in a seaplane. He became the first American aviator to attempt the maneuver with heavy pontoons. Evans achieved two loops after reaching high speed and inverted position before descent.
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Evans
Maine Corps
Pensacola
Fla
Francis T. Evans
United States Marine Corps
Reporter Joins Marine Corps From Fort Worth
Fort Worth cub reporter Guy D Wilson enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after visiting recruiting stations for the Fort Worth Record. He sent his report by messenger, and the next edition published a long list of recruits with Wilson’s name leading all others.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Abou Ben Adhem
Guy D. Wilson
Fort Worth Record
Wilson
United States Marine Corps
Soldiers of the Sea
Messenger
The
Record
Guy Wilson
Navy Enlistment Mail Reaches Local Eligibles
About fifteen thousand young men nationwide have enlisted in the Navy as war with Germany looms. Officials seek seventy-five thousand and mail circulars from the Seattle naval recruiting station are sent to fit and eligible youths, touting travel, medical care, steady pay, and opportunity versus civilian life uncertainties.
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U.S. Navy
Leavenworth and
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