Austro German resistance stiffens as Russians advance front wide
Russian forces press along the Galician front with large prisoner gains and ample booty. Siberian Cossacks lead fighting in Bukovina and Galicia while German reinforcements arrive. Czernowitz status unsettled amid high intensity artillery and infantry actions.
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International
Petrograd
Galicia
Teutons
Strypa
Bukowina
Dvina
Marshal von Hindenberg
Czernowitz
Luka
Lemberg
War Office
Ground Broken in Oakwood Plot of Lots
The McCain Realty plot on State street opens with Herman P. Lennig starting a cellar on lot 114 and aiming for a first-house prize. Robert T. Mabray will begin work on lot 113 Monday to compete for the prize as more lots sell ahead of the opening.
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McCain Realty Company
State Street
Herman P. Lennig
Lennig
Robert T. Mabray
Carpenter
Red Cross Meeting Sunday Afternoon Reports Strawberry Festival
The Southside Red Cross society will meet Sunday at 3 o clock in the Congregational church. A final report on the Thursday strawberry festival will be presented.
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Southside Red Cross Society
Congregational
A State of Mind Between Fear and Courage
The text discusses a middle ground between educational fear and cowardice, illustrated by the fear of dental pain. It notes early painful experiences shape later anxiety, especially in adolescence, and says only a new experience can cast out this real fright rather than cowardice.
Love at first sight? Detroit Free Press quips on marriages
A playful exchange from the Detroit Free Press recalls courtship patience and the idea of quick romance. A speaker notes choosing a husband took four years, while another counters with confidence that the match may endure.
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Detroit Free Press
Moral in Little Incident
A tale of Charles Lockhart, a millionaire, visiting a New York jewelry shop. An old man buys a full plate set for 50 000 dollars with a cashier’s check signed unknowingly. Later, at Christmas, he returns to reward the same salesman with 30 000 dollars in gifts, elevating the junior clerk to a prominent position in the silver trade.
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Charles Lockhart
New York
Lockhart
It Is Certainly Nice to Be Rich at the Theatre
Two matinee girls depart a crowded show remarking on a man who calmly moved his coat and hat to a vacant seat. He explains the seat is his by right of having paid for it and offers his coat for others to stack their wraps.
Baseball Origin as Rounders and Cat Games
The article traces baseball's roots to English games such as rounders and cats. It notes evidence linking it to old New England games like one old cat or two old cat and possibly upcat. It says baseball evolved by authoring rules, becoming America’s national game.
Getting a House Rent Free in Rotherhithe Legend
An old Walworth resident recalls a quarter century of a rent free house in Rotherhithe. A family paid rates but hidden from the rent collector kept their secret until discovered and fled by night. A stranger then occupied the house with no rightful claim, echoing a London Chronicle tale.
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Rotherhithe
Walworth
London Chronicle
What Keeps the World Alive
A reflective meditation on love as the force holding society together. The narrator argues that affection, the light in a woman's eyes, and the smiles of children sustain humanity. Even the worst man loves someone. the best loves everybody.
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Logze
Frayed Pride Echoes In Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue reveals a handicapped pride and social barbs as a woman taunts another about intellect and marriage, exposing strained self-image and public perception in a sharp street exchange.
Making a Place in the World
A stark reflection on workers forging a place in a transformed world powered by iron and labor. The author urges steady effort and rugged blows to secure a foothold in a modern, industrial order.
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Emerson
Navajo Blanket Sales Reach $750,000 Last Year
The latest figures show Navajo blankets brought in $750,000 in revenue during the previous year. The earnings reflect sustained demand in textile markets and reflect continued crafts-led commerce for Navajo artisans.
Self Defense Plea Placed By Ellwood City Man Barbetti
Alfonso Barbetti testifies he shot Joseph Caringe in what he says was self defense after Caringe rushed from a nearby hotel and approached Robino's store with a revolver in hand. Prosecutor says Caringe was unarmed. Barbetti’s witnesses corroborate. The trial proceeds with interpreters aiding non English speakers as testimony continues. There is a stray note about Persia agriculture and irrigation.
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Alfonso Barbetti
Ellwood City
Joseph Caringe
Barbetti
Cataldo
Caringe
Robino
Barricetti
Mary Conti
Better Than Twenty Letters From Home
If you plan a vacation or will be away from the city for a week or longer consider having The News delivered daily. A month by mail to any U S or Canada costs 2 65 cents. Shorter periods cost 10 cents per week postpaid. Arrangements must be made at The News office none of our carriers or agents are authorized to take orders.
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United States
Canada
England’s William Gavin Dominates Metropolitan Women’s Match
Mrs William Gavin the champion woman golfer of England and runner up in the last American women’s championship again shows a wonderful game in the Metropolitan Women’s championship at Baltusrol New Jersey. Her driving is remarkable and she often competes with men, giving her a masculine style of play that makes her formidable against women.
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William Gavin
England
Baltusrol
N. J
Gavin
Milk Tips for Caring Lace in Laundry
A home care note advises dipping fragile yellow lace in milk before ironing. It recommends covering the lace with tissue paper to prevent direct heat contact and preserve fabric quality.
American graduates lead agriculture and forestry department in China
A group of American college graduates are leading the recently installed department of agriculture and forestry in China. The initiative marks a cross century exchange fostering expertise and collaboration, with U S graduates coordinating initial programs and research efforts.
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Department of Agriculture and Forestry
China
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