Fight U-Boats With Nets and Motorboats
Italy relies on nets and small motorboats plus drifters to protect ports in the Adriatic. Drifters drag 1000 meter nets while motorboats hunt subs with guns and bombs. Air scouts and fast seaplanes supplement defense as Italy guards shipping and harbors against submarine threats.
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Edgar Ansel Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
Adriatic
Aegean
Tyrrhenian
Atlantic
Paolo Giordani
Admiralty
Great Britain
Italy
Sig. Giordani
United States
Mediterranean
New Zealand stretcher bearers praised for Somme heroism
War correspondent Malcolm Ross recounts the New Zealand medical corps work on the Somme. Bearers and doctors operated under shell fire at Plat Iron Copse and near Thistle Alley, carrying wounded through heavy bombardment and mud, often for hours with little sleep or food. Three members of the unit lost their lives, but many saved lives through relentless courage.
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London
Malcolm Ross
New Zealand
Somme
Thomas Mackenzie
Plat Iron
Thistle Alley
Piers
Martin
Boyle
Mat Iron Copse
Gallipolis
Berkeley girl sends silk pajamas to King George
Mary Sutcliffe an eighteen year old Berkeley high student made pink silk pajamas trimmed in royal purple for King George of England. She spent time tatting over twelve yards to adorn the gift. She is the daughter of George Sutcliffe a local newspaper man and the family is of English descent.
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California
Berkeley, Cal
Mary Sutcliffe
Berkeley
George of England
Miss Sutcliffe
Stamstress
George Sutcliffe
Experiments with hollow-wall cooling fans in India
Experiments in India test cooling buildings by forcing air through hollow walls using electric fans. Researchers aim to reduce energy use and improve indoor comfort.
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India
Arkadelphia Girl Reads Two Columns At Once
Arkadelphia Arkansas Velma Cypert seven year old a wonder child can read a page of large print at a glance and two columns of adjacent print simultaneously. She is normal winsome and loves dolls and a cat but dislikes dogs. She plans to become a romance writer.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Woman Confesses Murder Then Asks for Cigarette
York Pennsylvania Mrs Annie Denlinger charged with murdering her husband Warry Denlinger confessed the crime in jail and then requested a cigarette. She says she was treated brutally by her husband and does not care what happens to her.
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York
Annie Denlinger
Warry Denlinger
Divorce suit confusion ends in Missouri court muddle
A Kansas City man filed for divorce in Missouri and discovered he was suing a different man’s wife who had already divorced him and remarried in another chamber of the court. The case reveals intertwined marital actions across jurisdictions and prompts questions about filing accuracy in divorce proceedings.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Man Dies Laughing in Danville Grocery Tale
In Danville Illinois an elderly man George Stankard collapsed and died after a group of men at a grocery store shared a joke that caused him to laugh uproariously. Authorities reported no foul play and the incident appeared to be sudden natural death.
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Danville
George Stankard
Iowa Autos Count by County Reveals 1915 Registrations
Des Moines reports the first county by county automobile census in Iowa. Polk County lists 8 416 cars paying about 71 125 dollars in fees. sixty two of ninety nine counties draw more from the fund than they pay in. The study shows one car for every twelve residents statewide.
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Des Moines
W.S. Allen
General Assembly
Iowa
Polk County
Iown
Funston Dies At San Antonio Hero Of Vera Cruz And Philippine Campaigns
Gen Frederick Funston commander of the southern department US Army since 1915 died at a San Antonio hotel after dinner, aged 61. He earned fame for the Vera Cruz victory and the Filipino forces campaign, and led border operations and Pershing expedition planning with firm leadership.
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Vera Cruz
San Antonio
Irederick Funston
Southern Department
United States Army
Lttle Snay Silverberg
Des Moines
Peath
Jenaral Wunston
Hae
Pershing
Punston
Aguinaldo
Filpino
Vera Oras
Moxtecan
Funston
Rejoicing in Temptation and Riches Promises
A preacher explains the biblical meaning of temptation as testing or drawing one toward virtue. He cites Paul and Christ, notes bodily suffering and prosperity as trials, and argues true joy comes from grace amid adversity, urging vigilance against wealth as spiritual risk.
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Pat
Christlan
Paul
Tie
Peter
God
Christ
Iowa Inventor Demonstrates Movable Shield in Des Moines
A. K. Miller of Adelphi unveiled a collapsible movable shield weighing about 500 pounds for trench use and advancing under heavy rifle and machine gun fire. Miller visited the army recruiting station and was referred to Washington amid war talk.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fa A. K. Miller
Adelphi
Miller
Washington
Dates Set For Cattle Show At Waterloo Iowa
The Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress will run October 1 to 7 in Waterloo with a larger prize list than ever. A fancy horse show may accompany the cattle event and a pure food show will be featured this year.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa Suffragists Offer War Service in Washington
Iowa suffragists led by Miss Anna Lawther and Miss Elizabeth Scott offer services to President Wilson through a national suffrage council meeting in Washington. They will present a classified list of Iowa women willing to serve in war duty.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Wilson
Anna B. Lawther
H Elizabeth Scott
Burlington
Washington, D. C
National Suffrage Council
Carrie Chapman-Catt
Want Donations Back Iowa bill seeks 85000 for Panama-Pacific
A senate bill introduced by Senator Jackson would reimburse contributors to the Iowa building at the Panama-Pacific exposition. It requests an appropriation of 85000. Senator Haskell notes about 30000 remains unpaid to contributors scattered across Iowa.
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Mutuals
Iowa
Taylor
Buchanan County
Senate
Thirty-fifth General Assembly
J. L. Bleakly
State Insurance Department
English
Whitmore
Representative Winley
Iowa House
Finley
Winley
Jackson
Haskell
San Francisco
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Harding
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Holdoegel
Windlay
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association of Iowa
Highway Board
Elwood- Mackie
Pitt-Johnson
Iowa Senate
War Department
Judge Advocate General
Secretary of War
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Kenyon
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Iowa Infantry
Fort Des Moines
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Lytle
Woodbury
Anger
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LeCompte
Henigbaum
Elwood
Tucker
Board of Control
Atata
Armour
Morris
Cudahy
Caswell
Committee On Telephones
State Railway Commission
W. N. Byers
Iowa League of Municipalities
Savery Hotel
Gen. Funston
Frederick Funston
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