Madan Suzuki Head of Suzuki Co Richest Woman in Japan
The report portrays Madame Suzuki as Japan’s wealthiest woman, leading Suzuki & Co which has earned hundreds of millions of yen since World War I. She rose from modest roots in Osaka. her husband’s death left a fortune, and Kaneko’s speculation caused losses, leaving her with vast wealth.
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Madame Suzuki
Japan
Suzuki & Co
Madam Suzuki
Osaka
Adachi Kinnosuke
Susuki
Kaneko
Kobe
Sergeant Brown Captures Germans After Machine Gun Nest Charge
A World War I dispatch details Sergeant J. F. Brown freeing a trench with an automatic rifle and guiding 159 prisoners after destroying two machine gun nests. He aided captives, faced heavy fire, and narrowly escaped death as his uniform was torn and his pack shot away.
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Soissons
J. F. Brown
Brown
Pitt
Good roads help France win wars and shape peacetime progress
The article argues that France’s radiating road system and macadam highways under government control enabled rapid troop movement and sustained supply lines during major battles like the Marne and Verdun. It claims highways forced faster reinforcements, prevented German advances, and asserts good roads determine a community’s future progress in crises and peace.
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France
The
Marne
Paris
Verdun
Roosevelt Hero Quentin Roosevelt Reported Killed
The article notes Col Roosevelt and family awaiting confirmation of Quentin Roosevelt’s death after his aviation unit’s plane went down inside German lines. It highlights four Roosevelt brothers in wartime service and praises Theodore Roosevelt’s character, while acknowledging public grief among Americans. It also reports coal curtailment for breweries as part of wartime fuel management.
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Roosevelt
Quentin
Archie
Lfe
Col. Roosevelt
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Marvelous French War Calm in Paris and Beyond
Henry J. Allen reports from wartime Paris about Parisians maintaining daily life amid German threat. He contrasts calm city stability with New York anxieties and notes French restraint after a Cologne bombing and Allied reluctance to retaliate.
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Henry J. Allen
Wichita, Kan
Red Cross
France
Chicago Tribune
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Marne
Soissons
New York
Newark
Albany
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fifth Avenue
Sherry’s
Ritz
Corpus Christi
Cologne
Germany
Sears Roebuck Unfair Practices Flagged by FTC
Washington dispatch reports the FTC ordered Sears Roebuck & Co to stop five unfair methods of competition. The Chicago mail order house admitted losses on sugar sales in late 1915 and acknowledged ads claiming low prices through large purchases. The order targets catalogs with misleading sugar, tea, and coffee ads and claims against competitors.
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Washington Dispatch
Sears-Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Japan
Commission
Typical Han Practice Attack on Tug Off Massachusetts Coast
A German submarine attacked a small tug towing three barges near the Massachusetts coast. The vessel carried 41 men women and children who were shelled and attempted to drown. The incident is cited as typical of German brutality during the war and contrasts with their belief that fear will end the conflict.
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Massachusetts
A Texas Wonder Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
The Texas Wonder claims to treat kidney and bladder troubles, dissolve gravel, cure diabetes, back pain, rheumatism, and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in men and women. It supposedly regulates bladder issues in children and offers mail delivery for $1.00. One bottle covers two months and "seldom fails" to cure. testimonials are available from Dr. E. W. Hall of St. Louis, with nationwide druggist availability.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St. Louis
Six Days Auto and Motorcycle Races at State Fair
The State Fair opens Monday August 12 with motorcycle and automobile races. Top entrants include Barney Oldfield Chevrolet Lewis Tom Alley Wild Bill Endicott Horey Doyle Gotoff Hoffman Kline Callahan and others vying for 7500 in premium money. Auto polo returns for the first week with daily play exciting patrons.
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Barney Oldfield
Chevrolet
Lewis
Tom Alley
Wild Bill Endicott
Horey
Doyle
Gotoff
Hoffman
Kline
Callahan
B. M. Davison
Patriotism and the Duty to Invest in U S Government Securities
The piece argues that delaying support for soldiers by doubting government securities is financial cowardice. It urges immediate investment in U S government securities as a patriotic duty to back the troops.
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United States
Paper Saving Edict Sparks Sighs Over Waste
A historical column laments government orders to conserve paper by stenographers writing on both sides and narrowing margins. The writer criticizes widespread paper waste in government departments, noting carloads wasted daily and congressional publications discarded at public expense.
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Congress
Old Teeth Wanted by Mazer's Tooth Specialty
Advertisement offers cash for old false teeth and broken jewelry with quick payment by mail. Slogan promises up to 15 dollars per set and a return check, noting goods held 10 days for sender approval. سيد
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Mazer
Dept. A
Sid St
Philadelphia
Penn
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