Teutons Capture Rawa Ruska Near Lemberg Front
German forces under Von Mackensen reported to have captured Rawa Ruska cutting the rail to Lemberg. Germans push within nine miles of Lemberg as Russian forces withdraw from the Grodek line and south of the Dniester. Turkish reports note activity in the Dardanelles with a battleship battering Seddul Bahr forts.
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London
Rawa Rasks
Berlin
Galicia
von Mackenser
Sey
Rawa Ruska
Lemberg
Ward
Rta
Grodek
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Dniester River
Dardanelles
Seddul Bahr
Seven Bathers Drown in Atlantic City Surf Tragedy
Atlantic City reports a tragic tide incident as seven bathers including Philadelphia elites drown in deep water. Dozens more were rescued or recovered. rescue attempts by guards and volunteers continued amid strong undertow and a beach-wide panic.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Mississippi Avenue
Death Sentence Stands In Becker Case Amid Clemency Hope
New York reports that clemency from Gov. Whitman or U S Supreme Court intervention stands between Charles A Becker and the electric chair after Albany Court of Appeals denies a reargument of his death sentence. Henry Siegel, former New York banker, waives stay and heads to Monroe County penitentiary for ten months after a misdemeanor loan case. Raisuli escapes death near Arzilla as 10 of his suite die in a Spanish fire f rattle. inquiry opened by military authorities.
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Little Hope
New York
Gov
Whitman
United States Supreme Court
Charles A. Becker
Court of Appeals At
Albany
Becker
Martin T. Manton
Siegel
Pen Genese
N. Y
Henry Siegel
Rochester
Monroe County
Raisuli
Madrid
Paris
Morocco
Heraldo
Arzilla
Frauds Reach 27 Million In Oleomargarine Case
Washington reports that violators of the oleomargarine law defrauded the government of at least 27 million dollars through stamps and special taxes. Secretary McAdoo cites a sweeping internal revenue inquiry by Commissioner Osborn. 42 violators convicted since January, 29 given prison terms, fines totaling 145 thousand dollars, with ongoing efforts to prosecute all lawbreakers. Since 1902 more than 200 million pounds of colored oleomargarine were manufactured and sold as uncolored.
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Washington
McAdoo
Osborn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fraucis
Treasury
Villa factions threaten execution of counterfeiters in Mexican turmoil
Washington reports Villa authorities vow to execute men accused of circulating counterfeit money. Francisco Lagos Chazaro informs U S officials that if Wilson pressures Mexican factions, the convention government will maintain dignity. The note says the U S is seen as potentially aiding to end the fratricidal struggle for the country’s good.
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Washington
Villa
Franklin
Carothers
State Department
Texas
United States
Francisco Lagos Chazaro
Villa-Zapata Convenion
Mexico City
Wilson
Convention
Claim Russian retreat areas shift in Galicia and Dniester
London military observers note a Russian retreat toward Poland could hamper Linsingen’s drive on Zhurawana and sever supply lines in Galicia and Bukowina. Berlin reports Austro German forces advancing from Niemecrow toward Jaworow as massed troops sweep toward Lemberg. Canadian losses in Ypres cited. Villa detachment fights in Yaqui valley. Canadian factory dynamiting probe in Walkerville Windsor.
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London
Coordin
Poland
Linsingen
Zurawana
Galicia
Bukowina
Dniester
Berlin
Noted Suffragist Bride Jessie Hardy Stubbs Wed
Jessie Hardy Stubbs a famed suffrage activist and ar department worker married Benton Mackaye a forest examiner and son of playwright Steele Mackaye. The photograph was taken on their wedding day.
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Jessie Hardy Stubbs
United States
Benton Mackaye
Steele Mackaye
Mound Dwellers and Ancestry Theories
Ethnologists challenge the idea that central West mound builders were remote ancestors of Indians. They argue Indians are descendants, while origin and migration of mound dwellers remain speculative.
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Central West
Old Lawyer and Young Lawyer Exchange on Inheritance
A joke from the Boston Evening Transcript about how a young lawyer starts his practice after a rich uncle dies, clarifying the fortune came from a client’s relative not a relative of the lawyer. The humor hinges on mistaken kinship and sudden wealth.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Delights of Camping Out
Aiming at lovers of nature the piece advises careful camping planning. It urges small friendly parties and expert guidance to avoid exposure and maintain health, portraying camping as a means to restore vigor and provide lasting pleasant memories. It notes the therapeutic value of nature and mentions a 1914 Leslie's Germany statistic on sugar beet production.
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Leslie
Martial Law Declared To Shield Governor Slaton Home
Georgia Governor Slaton enforces martial law around his Milledgeville home after a large Atlanta crowd protests Leo Frank pardon. Four militia companies arrive to disperse rioters with fixed bayonets, while cars and threats fill the streets and downtown boisterousness continues late.
Two Shot to Death in Brooklyn Home
Barbara Cornelius and George McAghen were found shot dead in Cornelius's Brooklyn bedroom. Cornelius said McAghen climbed in, fired at him, then killed Cornelius's wife and killed himself. Police say Mrs. Cornelius had received postcards signed with McAghon's initials.
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New York
Barbara Cornelius
George McAghen
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Polce
McAghon
Cornelius
Allies Suffer Big Losses in Dardanelles Fight
The North Carolina returns to home waters after ten months of foreign service reporting heavy Allied losses at the Dardanelles. Australian troops are cited as suffering especially under Turkish fire as British and French forces retreat and hospitals at Alexandria fill.
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Boston
North Carolina
Dardanelles
Alexandria
Frank escapes gallows in clemency for Mary Phagan murder
Gov. Slaton commutes Leo Frank's death sentence to life imprisonment. Frank, convicted of the Mary Phagan murder, is moved from Atlanta to Milledgeville prison under secrecy, with a disguised transfer and no immediate knowledge of his fate. He adopts calm at the state prison and thanks the governor while Solicitor General Dorsey denounces the clemency as unprecedented and unjustified.
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Gov
Siaton
Mary Phagan
Atlanta
Leo Frank
Atlante
Georgia State
Milledgeville
Gov. Slaton
Frank
Macon
Griffin
Sheriff Mangum
Dorsey
State Board of Pardons
Hhis
Zeppelin killer Warneford dies in midair crash
In France Lieut Reginald Warneford who destroyed a Zeppelin over Belgium last June 7 perished when his aircraft crashed after an in flight explosion at Buc. Passenger Henry Beach Needham American writer died with him. Needham’s wife returned to America recently.
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Lisat
Retinald
A. J. Warneford
Belgium
Buc
France
Lieut. Warneford
Henry Beach Needham
Warneford
Leutenant
Paris
Needham
Trianon Palace
Versailles
Europe
New York
America
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Royal Navy
Pacification Plan for Mexico Said to Gain Villa Approval
Civil and military representatives of the Villa government will submit a plan for the pacification of Mexico to Washington this week. It is believed the plan has Villa's approval and that Gen. Felipe Angeles has traveled to Washington to present the military side.
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el Paso
Texas
Villa
Mexico
Washington
Felipe Angeles
Train Mangles Body of Man Near Tupelo
A Memphis to Tupelo rail accident leaves the body of E. C. Johnson of Tuskegee Alabama scattered along the line. Engineer Holt and Conductor Webb report sighting a body fragment near the west rail and the coroner's inquest names the crew responsible. a memorandum found in the dead man's pocket identifies him as E C Johnson.
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Tupelo
Memphis
Pontotoc Road
Holt
E. C. Johnson
Tuskegee
Ala
Webb
Squire G. W. Ritter
Victor Paul Ban and Others In War and Local News
Natchez native Victor Paul describes escaping German shellfire in France while wounded, later treated by the English Red Cross and sent to Paris. In Ruleville, J H Ingram organizes Boy Scouts with about 10 applicants and hopes a charter from the national group. Laurel editor Irvin Cobb renounces Bryan, joking he would not publish such views again. Bail reduced for Mrs Hollaway on a attempted murder charge. Greenwood reports a Mississippi wheat and oats crop with large yield potential. In Vicksburg, four year old Gene Crutchfield drowns at Friars Point after falling from a plank into the Mississippi River. the body is recovered.
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Waller
France
Natchez
Victor Paul
India
Seton Te Wie
Champagne
Gome
Red Cross
Paria
Paul
New Orleans
Friars Point
Vicksburg
Gene Crutchfield
Joe Crutcfield
Mississippi River
Geng Cratchfield
Uitte
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Arnold
Crowe
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John Lysle
Miss Creamier
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Ypres
Gordon C. Hunt
Cymric
Maj
Ringer
Fourteenth Battalon
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Nogales
Ariz
Yaqui
Empalms
Sonora
Windsor
W. A. McCrimmon
Ontario
Peabody Company, Limited
Walkerville
General Carranza
Jacob Jones
Camden
Snvving
Germany
Slaton
Georgia
Matia
Governors Country Home
Arnold Furker
Botte
W. W. Foppe
Catron
Leo M. Frank
Baldwin County
Gig
Supreme Court
Oregon & California Railroad
Congress
McKeens
Oklahoma
Annapolis
Ce White
Federal Council
Leith
Scotland
Pola
Rome
Adriatic
Struct
Treford
Alabama
Victor Paul Ban
Boy Scouts
Ruleville
J. H. Ingram
Methodist
Boy Scouts of America
Glije Irvin Cobb
Laurel—Irvin S. Cobb
Ee Bryan
Col
Matt Ayres
Magee
W. H. Hughes
Raleigh
Bob Hollaway
Justice Court
Wime Hughes
Greenwood
N. L
Itta Bena
Miss
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Natches
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