French and German Artillery Fight Grinds On Across Aisne
The combat along the Aisne trench line rages with heavy artillery and infantry exchanges. French and German forces clash from Oise to Meuse as both sides report advances and counterattacks with high casualties. A French regiment suffered devastating losses while attempting a final rush, and reports claim gains near Noyon and Peronne amid a shifting front line.
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London
Aisne
Oise
Meuse
Noye
Noyon
Peronne
Berry-Au- Bac
Brimont
Varennes
Department of
Heavy Guns Rake Trenches as Battle Rages
Artillery from both sides pounds trenches in a renewed assault near the front. Reports say nearly a thousand French and German soldiers were buried in a single ditch after a desperate charge.
Russians Shell Cracow Forts and Far East Actions Report
Allied fronts show little overall change with heavy fighting near Verdun and in the west. British forces land 1200 at Lao Shan to assault Tsing Tau defenses, while Montenegrins seize Montak controlling Southern Herzegovina’s rail line.
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Cracow
Lao
France
Verdun
Antwerp
Far East
Lao Shan
China
Tsing Tau
Montak
Herzegovina
Cattaro
Mount Lovchen
Emden
India
Madras
Galicia
Brussels
British cruisers sunk in North Sea by U-9 submarine raid
Report from Berlin and London state that the British cruisers Aboukir Hogue and Cressy were sunk in the North Sea by the German submarine U-9. Survivors say two submarines were sunk by British ships. The three cruisers were of the same type, 12,000 tons, 440 feet long, with 855 men aboard.
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Jaroslau
Sand River
Przemysl
Rome
Sarajevo
Bosnia
French
France
Ths North Sea
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
North Sea
Hogue
Aboukir
Cressy
Yimuiden
Holland
H. M. S. Lowestoft
Robert W. Johnson
John E. Drummond
Wilmot S. Nicholson
Govan
Barrow
Villa is Pushing Troops Southward in Mexican Turmoil
Washington reports indicate Villa commands nearly forty thousand troops with twenty seven thousand veterans, while Obregon is reportedly a prisoner. Carranza and Villa tensions rise as communications are cut and mutual suspicions escalate toward possible further conflict in Mexico.
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Washington
Mexico
Villa
Obregon
Carranza
Pablo Gonzales
Wilson
Paul Fuller
United States
Vera Cruz
Funston
W. W. Canada
Douglas
Ariz
Iturbide
San Blas
Sinaloa
Maytorena
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Rosario Garcia
Sahuaripa
Garcia
Diaz
General Villa
Constitutionalist
Aguas Calientes
Torreon
General Obregon
Northwest
Rafael Zubaran
Chihuahua
Vila
Cholera Appears Among Hungarian Wounded Soldiers
Nine cases of Asiatic cholera were found among wounded soldiers in Hungary, per an official Hungarian interior ministry declaration. The announcement has sparked widespread concern across the dual monarchy.
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Venice
Paris
Hungary
Von Moultke's Son Killed in Esternay Firing
A report from Paris states the son of Field Marshal Count von Moltke was killed during fighting at Esternay in the ongoing conflict.
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von Busse
Ljubovia
Berlin
German Art Commission For
Belgium
Louvain
Liege
von Moultke
Paris
Count von Moltke
Esternay
Destruction of Rheims Cathedral Reports Historic Loss
The French minister of the interior announced that the Rheims cathedral and other historic buildings were destroyed or badly damaged by German artillery. The note cited the cathedral as a masterpiece of Gothic architecture and part of a royal coronation site with priceless treasures and medieval sculptures.
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Bordeaux
Louis J. Malvy
Rheims
St. Jacques
M. Maloy
Cathedral of
Besun
Robert de Courcy
Cathedral
France
Philip II
Charles X
Orleans
Charles VII
St. Remy
Jovinus
Joan of Arc
Hotel de Ville
Veterans Close Convention in Pittsburg Elects Commander
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States closed their convention in Pittsburg Pennsylvania with officer elections. Spanish American War veteran Thosa Crago of Waynesburg was elected commander in chief.
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Pittsburg
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
Saw Mill Man Dies Suddenly in Westfield
Jacob Strawer aged 61 of Westfield Texas died suddenly on Tuesday leaving a widow and ten children.
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Westfield
Tex
Jacob Strawer
McCane’s
Houston
Texas
South
Two More Bubonic Cases In New Orleans
Two new bubonic plague cases are reported in New Orleans. John J. Vath was found dead and Clarice Alexander a 40 year old woman of African descent was admitted to the isolation hospital.
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New
Orleans
John J. Vath
Clarice Alexander
Baltimore Company Buys 12000 Bales of Cotton
A major Baltimore corporation not tied to cotton mills contracted for 12 000 bales of cotton at a cost of 600 000. The deal was announced Wednesday and involves a large purchase by a prominent local firm.
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Baltimore
Grove's Queer Talk General Tonic Ad
Quotation style ad notes Grove's as a general tonic. It mentions a character Bill and a failing business as part of the tease. The fragment implies a promotional slogan rather than a full news item. The copy reflects a period advertising voice.
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Berwick
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W. L
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U. S
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