16 Oct 1914
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1914
Page
1
Advert says sure corn cure ever known with simple two drops to end pania and tortures caused by a corn. Claims new method removes the need for old painful treatments and touts a painless approach.
London reports German forces in Belgium slow to yield as Allied troops gain in northern France. Belgian soldiers survived a steamship crossing to Folkestone. Bruges falls, Ostend’s fate unsettled as German vanguard moves from Dixmude toward the coast. French actions in Alsace noted with gains near Altkirch and Mulhouse.
London reports the British royal family leaving for Sandringham for an undetermined stay. Queen Mother Alexandra and Princess Victoria departed by a special train, soon followed by King George, Queen Mary, Princess Mary, and Princes Albert and John. American railway official Harry Weedpernton helped arrange the departure and met the king and queen on the platform.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania on October 13 railroad detectives used Adam Treanmes a Virginia boy found stealing food near Oneida to keep him jailed for four months as a vagrant to aid their murder investigation of Lehigh Valley foreman Conrail Ruwedel. The Alaska coal land leasing bill passed the House and heads to the president. News from the Isthmus reports no alarm at the canal commission after a landslide in the Culebra cut. The Romanian King Charles is buried in Anetarcet with simple ceremonies as mourning shades the city.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets touted as remedy for bad breath and gentle bowel and liver stimulation. Claims to purify system without griping or dramatic effects, using olive oil as a base. Sold in boxes with marketing suggesting pleasant taste and night intake.
Copenhagen reports Germans moving troops from the east to the western front toward Paris as Russian advances stall. Vienna and Petrograd dispatches note continued battles near Schirwindt and along the Vistula with ongoing skirmishes and prisoner captures, while East Prussia remains contested.
Fire at Trieste shipyard, main Austro-Hungarian arsenal, destroyed a dreadnought nearly ready for launch and damaged six torpedo boat destroyers. Workers tested. vast wood stores soaked with petroleum, workshops enveloped in flames, and arsenal heavily damaged. Amsterdam dispatch notes draft numbers and conscription context.
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