News of the Week War Briefs and Victories
A round of European war updates reports Edward VII sinking after a mine strike with no deaths among crew, Gallipoli evacuation with minimal casualties, and Montenegrin recruits lost at sea. Also noted are Russian advances near Czartorysk, large 50 000 plus losses on the Bessarabian front, UK compulsory service bill passage, cabinet resignations, torpedoing of Middleton and Helica, New Haven trial outrages, a Youngstown riot with heavy property damage, and various industrial and transportation disruptions.
Notable Obituaries of Public Figures Across U S Ports
William F Bundy a southern Illinois attorney and former Illinois legislator died at his Centralia home. Ada Rehan the actress died at Roosevelt Hospital New York after arterial disease surgery. Mise Rehan born April 22 1860 in Tre land. Lord Burnham proprietor of the London Daily Telegraph died at 82 after weeks of illness. Charles W Knapp NYT treasurer and ex editor publisher of St. Louis Republic died suddenly in the Times office from heart disease at age 69.
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William F. Bundy
Southern Iinois
Centralia
Illinois
Ada Rehan
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Mise Rehan
Tmaruel Treland
Charles W. Knapp
The
New York Times
St. Louis Republic
Times
Woman ends life with daughters in Chicago home
Mrs Christina Maven of Chicago after thirty one years in life found her lot miserable. She had five daughters aged two to seven years. She gathered them and ended the lives of six will gab. In Philipsburg Montana James F Duffy prominent state legislator and deputy game warden was shot and killed by miner Mike Lonergan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Maven
Chicago
James F. Duffy
Philipsburg
Mont
Mike Lonergan
Revolt Worsens in Central Chihuahua Towns Seized by Villista Army
Reports from the border say a strong Villista force led by Generals Rosalio Hernandez and Benjamin Arquimedo has taken control of several towns in central Chihuahua as conditions deteriorate quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua
Villista
Rosalio Hernandez
Benjamin Arquimedo
Stroke Threat Looms Over Yuan Shi-kai After Illness
Reports from Tokyo say Yuan Shi-kai, who recently accepted the Chinese throne, is in serious condition after a stroke. In London a British submarine sinking off Holland was announced, with 35 crew saved by the Dutch cruiser Brabant. Paris dispatch via Havas notes French minister to Greece confirms Teutonic consuls arrested at Saloniki have been released.
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Yuan Shi-kai
China
Tokyo
Holland
London
Brabant
Havas
Paris
Athens
Jean Guillemin
Greece
Saloniki
Fierce fighting over Czartorysk Czernowitzcontinues in Balkans
London reports say French aircraft bomb Sofia causing panic. In the Czartoryysk and Czernowitz fronts fierce street fighting rages as Russians grip Czartorysk while Austrians hold Czernowitz. Russian attrition and Austro Hungarian losses blamed by Petrograd and Pester Lloyd. Battles also center on Sadagora and Monastir as German forces mass toward Saloniki.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Saloniki
Sofia
Czartorysk
Czernowitz
Bayan
Pester Lloyd
Dardanelles
Bukowina
Sadagora
Balkans
Monastir
Washington notes on Germany and U S protests
Secretary Lansing reports Germany will warn before sinking merchant ships and ensure passenger safety if torpedoed. Berlin vows no submarine attacks on noncombatant ships without warning. The U S protests British mail censorship and seeks indemnity talks over Lusitania. Haiti revolution suppressed. leaders imprisoned. War plans include a mobile force, ammo buildup, and coast defenses costing about $600 million.
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Lansing
Germany
Washington
William P. Frye
South Atlantic
Count von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Mediterranean
House Committee On Military Affairs
Indiana Progressive leaders quit party to join Republicans
Rudolph G. Leeds confirmed his resignation as national committeeman and quit the Progressive party. Frederick Landis also left the Progressives and asked to enroll as a Republican, per a letter to Will Hays. Landis, an early Indiana Progressive leader, had run for lieutenant governor with Albert Beveridge for governor.
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Frederick Landis
Indiana
Hays
Richmond
Ind
Rudolph G. Leeds
Progressive Party
Indianapolis
Logansport
Will H. Hays
Landis
Albert J. Beveridge
Woman shoots Joliet man in his office
John Robart, president and chief stockholder of Robart Welding works, was fatally shot in his Joliet office by Lillian Piper Ogden. Ogden, age 24, killed herself with the revolver, leaving a note claiming she had been horribly wronged and naming her father William Ogden of Richmond, Virginia.
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William Ogden
Richmond
Slight Hope For Huerta Recovery Dims In Texas
In El Paso on Monday General Victoriano Huerta showed gradual loss of strength as his illness reached a critical stage, according to his physician Dr. M. P. Schuster.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
M. P. Schuster
Illinois Fire Hits Morrison District And City News
Fire threatened Morrison’s business district destroying Charles Fitzgerald blocks and drug stock valued at 25000. Other items note pensions paid to 45 teachers, a Petersburg alderman jailed, drug clerks elected officers, a Marion anniversary, and a Waukegan cadet corps plan amid wartime preparedness.
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Sterling
Morrison
Charles Fitzgerald
Springfield
Illinois State Teachers’ Pension Fund
Anna
Nettie Treece Dentz
C. A. Lentz
Jonesboro
Vienna
Centralia
Chicago
Hartford
Blackstone Avenue
Asher
Earl E. Morris
Petersburg
J. F. Morris
United States
Leavenworth
Kan
Morris
J. Otis Humphrey
Henry Mayvell
E. K. Raines
Bert Conkhert
J. L. Mudrow
William Muncay
Illinois
J. J. Nicholson
J. J. Murphy
Harry Vandervoort
W. S. Cunningham
J. G. Hanselman
Jerry Cooper
Robert Burns
Marion
G. W. Parmley
Rock
Pope County
Here
Mr. Parmley
Ilinois
Waukegan
Waukegan Township
William C. Knoelk
United States Army
Elston Scott
Jackson County
Inlaw
Dunne
State Board of Pardons
Scott
White
Tillindigs Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Stop Eating Meat If Kidney or Back Pain Appears
A health ad warns meat can stress kidneys and trigger backache and other ailments. It advises four ounces of Jad Salts daily in water for a few days to flush kidneys and relieve urinary irritation, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and is harmless.
Laka tive Brom quinine touted as safe tonic
The advertisement claims LAKA TIVE BROMO QUININE does not affect head due to its tonic and laxative properties and asserts it is better than ordinary quinine. It promotes the product for universal use at 25 cents.
Natural History Tutor Lesson Sparks Camel Fact
Harold notes camels can go eight days without water in a classroom exchange. The dialogue shifts to a bragging student comparing the tale to Charlie Brown stories, prompting a judge’s humorous comment.
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Harold
Charlie Brown
Reasonable Doubt and Confused Jury Instructions
A courtroom critique notes that numerous jury instructions on reasonable doubt leave juries unclear. Augustine’s remark is cited about misunderstood doctrines. The result is a confused jury likely to acquit or convict, often flipping a coin to decide.
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Saint Augustine
Melville Davisson
Saturday Evening Post
Grape Nuts Letters Endorsement from Readers
A Brooklyn mother touts Grape-Nuts for a weak digested child, noting marked improvement and appetite. A father and another reader report health gains in their families, including rickets recovery, with Postum Co. in Battle Creek cited as the source of the letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Charles Monro
Gallipolii
Montcorgrin
Pars
Brindisi
San Juan de Medua
Petrograd
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Stripa
War Office
House of Commons
Arthur Henderson
George H. Roberts
William Brace
Middleton
Helica
New Haven
D. N. Barney
Robert W. Taft
J. S. Hemingway
A. H. Robertson
F. F. Brewster
H. K. McHarg
Rockefeller
Brooker
Pratt
Cass Ledyard
Robbins
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Works
East Youngstown
America
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Clayton
Elbert H. Gary
Gary
Milwaukee
Wilmette
Valparaiso
Magellan Straits
Santiago
Chile
E. N. Gary
DuPont
Carney’s Point
N. Y
Lord Burnham
London Daily Telegraph
Ambassador Page
Foreign Office
Caperton
Navy Department
Haiti
Gardner
Massachusetts
Anc
Stafford
Cooper
Wisconsin
Longworth
Ohio
Joliet
John Robart
Welding Works
Huerta
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