Deadly trench raids reshape modern warfare
Frederick Palmer reports on trench raids in France where raids mix boxing, fencing and stealth. Soldiers use improvised weapons, steel corsets, and helmets while aiming to seize trenches and gather intelligence amid brutal shelling. The piece notes injuries, steel protection, and valor awards including Noel Mellish and Arnold Whitridge.
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Frederick Palmer
France
No Man’s Land
Intelligence Corps
War reshapes English country life as estates face sale
War tax burdens rise and death duties erode rents forcing country gentry to sell or downsize. Editors warned that old English mansions will be bought by contractors or broken into parcels for veterans, with some purchases by Americans amid a national estate exodus.
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London
England
Frank Hirst
The
Economist
Hr. Hirst
Brazil
Mexico
War Office
Ministry of Munitions
Labor Ministry
United Kingdom
Alfred the Great
Bank of England
Rescuer Named Heir to California Ranch Estate
Omaha man Eber Smith, a traveling salesman, has been named sole heir to Thomas Simpson’s California estate valued at $500,000. Two years earlier Smith reportedly saved Simpson during a forest fire at the ranch house, risking his own life while the rancher lay injured. Simpson, who survived the blaze, later willed all his property to Smith.
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Omaha
Eber Smith
San Bernardino
Cal
Thomas Simpson
California
Smith Ed Gimpson
Smith
Simpson
Counterfeit Machine Costly
Depue Illinois Anton Sordych sues Isaac Deutsch and Meyer Katz of West Frankfort over a counterfeit machine dispute.
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Depue
Til
Anton Sordych
Isaac Deutsch
Meyer Katz
West Frankfort
Bullets Carried in Brain of Fresno Train Robber Victim
Chris Evans, a parolee from Folsom prison since 1911, asked for surgery to remove two bullets from his brain and neck after a 1893 Fresno and Tulare county train robbery spree by him and George Sontag. Age seventy, Evans was operated on by Dr. W. J. Harris to relieve paralysis caused by the bullets.
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Sacramento
Cal
George Sontag
Fresno
Tulare
Chris Evans
Folsom
Evans
W. J. Harris
Portland
Ore
Elopement in Cumberland Involves Local Church Singers
Miss Harriet Gertrude Blum sixteen and leading soprano at Calvary Methodist Pittsburgh eloped with Hearne Neely organist from the same church to Cumberland Maryland where they married. The mother forgave the daughter stating she did the same at sixteen.
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Pittsburgh
Harriet Gertrude Blum
Calvary Methodist Church
Hearne Neely
Cumberland
Man Alleges Confidence Scheme Over Counterfeit Machine
Ir. charges he was sold a machine for 5000 dollars that could produce twenty dollar bills and alleges he fell victim to a confidence game.
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Sordych
Triplets Born by Cesarean in Murray
Mrs Anna Rich ter, wife of a Murray farmer, delivered triplets by cesarean in Omaha. Surgeons say it is the first such case on record. The mother died from the operation and the babies died later.
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Omaha
Anna Richter
Murray
Plants Around the House by Lima R Rose
Plant ideas for house surroundings emphasize low growing border choices to hide foundations. Recommend herbaceous splr ens dicentra and perennial phlox along with annuals ten weeks stock ast er nicotiana nasturtium and coreopsis. Include gladioli tuberose bulbs and old fashioned varieties for durable, artistic, conservative plantings.
The Eternal Battle With Bugs In The Garden
Farmers and gardeners face constant pest and disease losses as sprays become essential. Recipes detail Paris green and arsenate of lead mixes, white hellebore use, kerosene emulsions, and copper sulfate Bordeaux mixtures with safety tests for purity and foliage safety.
Life story of candidate Hughes rises to governor and Supreme Court justice
The article profiles Charles Evans Hughes born 1862 in Glens Falls New York. It traces his rise from frail youth to Colgate and Brown University, Columbia Law School, and law practice. It notes his governorship of New York from 1907 to 1908 and his appointment as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court in 1910.
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United States Supreme Court
New York City
Hughes
Opportunity
David ©. Hughes
Mary C. Connelly
Charles
Glens Falls
N. Y
Newark
N. J
City of New York
Madison University of Hamilton
Colgate University
Brown University
Columbia Law School
New York
Stewart L. Woodford
United States
Chamberlain, Carter & Hornblower
Brooklyn
Antoinette Carter
Walter 8. Carter
Cornell University Law School
Oregon
West
Carter, Hughes & Dwight
Cornell Law School
Howard F. Dwight
Carter, Hughes, Rounds & Shurman
Carter
Hughes, Rounds & Shurman
Broadway
Charles Evans Hughes
Albany
Taft
Charles B. Hughes
Charles Evans, Jr
Helen
Katherine
Elizabeth
Mr. Hughes
Keeping Weeds From the Lawn with Proper Mowing
Proper lawn care starts with a good initial stand of grass and spring fertilizing. Stable manure or commercial fertilizer helps suppress weeds, and regular mowing keeps them in check. Some weeds resist revolving mowers, so a sickle bar mower may be needed to cut wiry grasses like crab grass without mashing. Choose a mower that cuts ahead of the wheels and is wide to avoid bare wheel tracks.
Mark Twain Meets General Grant in a Moment of Humor
In Paine’s May installment of Boys Life, Twain recalls meeting General Ulysses S. Grant while Twain was a Washington correspondent. Face to face with Grants stern gaze Twain felt stuck until he admitted embarrassment and asked if Grant shared the feeling, prompting Grant to laugh and ease the scene.
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General Grant
Mark Twain
Albert Bigelow Paine
St. Nicholas
Washington
Grant
Our Measure of Age Is the Window Gaze by Bands
The Milwaukee Journal quotes a reflection on aging noting that getting old is felt when one looks to the window as a band passes by. The remark frames aging as a state of mind linked to passive observation.
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Milwaukee Journal
Frigid travel tale sparks chilly debate during holiday
Two travelers recounted extreme cold and a hotel fire as proof of harsher climates. One claimed ice bound grounds where burying a man requires a foot pile driver, the other recalled a northern town with no fire escapes where he slid down an icicle after the staircase burned away.
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Iceland
Suitor’s cautious inquiry tests match with Old Gotrox
A humorous exchange shows a young man seeking a daughter’s hand, asking the father for permission with tactful restraint. The father evaluates the suitor before voicing any approval or condition.
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Gotrox
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Lord Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
Noel Mellish
Mellish
St. Bloi
Arnold Whitridge
Yale
F. W. Whitridge
Whitridge
McKenna
Lima R. Rose
Bugs
S. M. Taylor
Paris
Supreme Court
Wellesley
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