Russians and Roumanians Near Open Conflict in Europe
The Pall Mall Gazette liaises a Petrograd dispatch on war moves with Roumania ready to fight alongside Russia though not for it. It notes Italian troops in Durazzo, French at Castelorizo, Montenegrin push against Austria, and a major Russian front battle anticipated.
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Pall Mall Gazette of
London
Petrograd
Roumania
Entente
Bukowins
Transylvania
Geneva
Durazzo
Persia Sinks After Torpedo Hit Off India Bound Voyage
Robert N. McNeely and Charles H. Grant aboard the Persia are reported lost and saved respectively after the liner was torpedoed. Of 550 on board 158 survivors reach Alexandria as the vessel disappears in five minutes. The submarine’s identity is unknown and witnesses describe calm, orderly conduct after the hit.
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Union News Service
London
Robert N. McNeely
United States
Conbul
Aden
Charles H. Grant
Boston
Alexandria
Egypt
Persia
Blaze in Bellevue apartments kills and injures many
A fire at the Bellevue apartments in Philadelphia injured twenty, with six in serious condition and two believed dead. Residents leaped from upper floors as volunteers tried to rescue others. The L shaped five story brick building housed 28 apartments and about 200 people. Fire began in a basement waste bin, likely from a cigarette, causing about $100000 in damages.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue Apartments
Elizabeth Ostrum
Nellie Bucard
Eighteenth
Wylie Streets
Sioux Chief Ogallala Fire Seeks Death in Hospital
Chicago reports Ogallala Fire a 90 year old Sioux Chief hospitalized after a self inflicted throat slash. A survivor of the Little Big Horn battles he lived with Mrs Little Bear and two wives but no children. Described as despondent from failing health, he spoke of weariness and ended his life attempt.
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Chicago
Ogallala Fire
Little Big Horn
Custer
Spotted Tail
Little Bear
Henry Reake
Government Yields on Munitions Labor Dilution Plan
London reports a conference among Prime Minister Asquith, David Lloyd George, and an Amalgamated Society of Engineers deputation. The government agreed to meet union demands in exchange for backing Lloyd George’s labour dilution scheme and its immediate introduction.
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London
Asquith
David Lloyd George
Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Mr. Lloyd George
Starvation Struggle Near Yucatan Coast Reported
Two men two women and three children faced starvation for 15 days with scant fish only while the body of one woman was found at Triangle Lighthouse near the Yucatan Coast. Officers of the steamship Mexico arriving from Mexican ports said the party had not seen a supply ship for more than four months.
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New York
Triangle Lighthouse
Yucatan Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Spequpants
Ghrthouls
Domestic Drama Over Papers
A tense scene unfolds as a husband demands hidden papers. She defies him calmly and offers breakfast, insisting he read the morning news after meals. The exchange highlights domestic strain amid wartime distraction.
Care for Your Scalp and Skin Advert
Precede shampoo with Cu ticura Ointment for dandruff itching and scalp irritation. Emollients promise better complexion hair hands and skin. Free sample by mail with Book address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv. Includes legal quip about defamation in Passing Show.
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Dept. L
Boston
Marine Eye Remedy Co Eye Book Promotes Youthful Look
An advertisement from Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago markets an Eye Book to readers upon request. It urges keeping eyes bright to appear younger and cautions against revealing age after watching movies.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Diverting Funds Hint at Tutoring Acquaintance
A fragmentary dialogue suggests improper use of money intended for tutoring. Jack’s father sent funds to hire a tutor, but the reply indicates the money financed a chauffeur instead, implying misdirection of the funds.
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Jack
Piles Treated Fast with PAZO OINTMENT Claim
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding, or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. First application relieves. Also mentions frostbite remedy Hanford’s Bal- Bamb and a note on Russian age of majority.
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Ancona
Washington
Eye to Business. Remarkable kitchen utensil pitch ends with humor
Dialog sketches a can opener and pan lifter as a combined utensil gag. An advertorial aside promotes Hanford's Balsam for pneumonia. A stray line notes 4,800 applicants to a British polar expedition.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Anuric The Newest Discovery in Chemistry
Dr. Pierce of Buffsto New York touts Anuric as the most effective eliminator of uric acid proven in his hospital experiments. The ad claims rapid relief from backache scalding urine and rheumatic pain, urges readers to buy a 60 cent box or request a trial package. It also offers kidney test service with no fee.
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Pierce
Invalii
Buffsto
N. Y
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