European War Battles and Naval Drops Across Europe
British steamers Cau Casian Inglemoor Welbury Sardozne and the schooner L. C. Tower sunk by German submarines near the Scilly islands off South Ireland. German and Austrian forces report advances and captures in Poland and the Argonne as Allied actions continue in the Baltic and Gallipoli. Other items note a Turkish transport sunk, a Lightning mine incident, and Allied air raids on Alsace. Local actions include indictments in Atlanta and Wilson’s travel plans, with factory shippings resuming in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglemoor
Sardozne
L. C. Tower
Scilly Islands
South Ireland
London
Multiple transport and crime incidents across the nation
Eighteen passengers were seriously injured and others bruised when two cars on the Grand Rapids Interurban line collided head on near Plainwell Michigan. Six people were killed by a tornado in Ottawa county Oklahoma. Alabama enforces statewide prohibition with all saloons and dispensaries closed. The submarine H 3 was freed from rocks off Point Sur California by the Cheyenne. A grand jury indicted Rudolph Malik in New York on a threat letter to President Wilson demanding $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainwell
Mich
Grand Rapids
Rudolph Malik
New York
Wilson
Death of Mexican Leader Porfirio Diaz in Paris
Colonel Diaz Jr announces the death of Porfirio Diaz former president of Mexico in Paris from a decline linked to age and chronic illnesses. Born Oaxaca September 15 1830 he led Mexico for 35 years except four years resigning in 1911. Whispered autumn event among Mrs Alfred Van derbilt circle hints at estate rearrangement after potential posthumous birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Paris
Diaz, Jr
Diaz
Oaxaca
Alfred Vanderbilt
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Mexican Revolt Fights for Mexico City Suburbs
Dispatches from Vera Cruz to Washington describe 15 days of fighting as Zapata forces resist Carranza entry into Mexico City. Gen. Raphael Pacheco is reported killed amid looting and barricaded business districts. A temporary armistice near Encaracion between Villa and Carranza is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Zapata
Carranza
Raphael Pacheco
United States
Washington
Vera Cruz
Guilty verdict and death sentence in George J Smith murder case
In London a jury cleared George Joseph Smith of murdering three brides for life insurance and he received the death penalty. The ship Nieuwe Amsterdam carrying 1500 aboard from New York to Rotterdam was struck in fog by an unidentified steamer while at the Downs. Dr Anton Meyer-Gerhard, envoy of Count Bernstorff, writes that the United States and Germany are not hostile and misinterpret each other urging friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Joseph Smith
Holland-American Line
Nieuwe Amsterdam
New York
Rotterdam
Downs
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Count Bernstorff
Kaiser
der Tag
Berlin
United States
Germany
America
Nitrate Producers
Steamship Company, Ltd
United Kingdom
United States weighs taking Sayville wireless station
The government considers seizing the Sayville Sayville wireless station in L I as one of two major links with Germany, with the Yuckerton N Y plant already under control. Evidence of alleged neutrality violations at Sayville has been collected by the commerce department in Washington, and Franklin D Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, underwent appendectomy at the naval hospital in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sayville
L I
Germany
Yuckerton
N. Y
Department of Commerce
Washington
Franklin PD. Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Hospital
Morgan Shot by War Fanatic at Country Home
J Pierpont Morgan was shot three times at his country home by Frank Holt who sought to stop arms exports to end the war. Holt, once a Cornell German instructor, claims he aimed to terrify Morgan and hostage the family to force an embargo on munitions. Morgan's condition described as improving and not badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glencove
Holt
Cornell University
Washington
Senate
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
United States
Europe
J. P. Morgan & Co
America
Mr Morgan
Justice Layster
Dallas
Texas
Ithaca
Morgan Residence
Anglo-Californian Bravely Returns From Kaiser's Undersea Attack
The Anglo-Californian limped into Queenstown after a four hour battle with a German submarine. Twelve dead and eight wounded, including Captain Parslow who died on the bridge, the ship carrying horses for the British army from Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Kaiser
London
Queenstown Harbor
Trains Strike Autos in Two States Killing Seven
In Detroit a westbound Wabash train struck a eight occupant auto on Greene Avenue killing Joseph Faby zak Nettie Fab yszak and Olga Ewinesky. In Farmingdale New Jersey four members of the Mayer family died when their car collided with a New Jersey Southern train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Greene Avenue
West Detroit
Joseph Fabyszak
Nettie
Olga Ewinesky
Farmingdale
N. J
Trenton
Asbury Park
Farmingdale Road
New Jersey Southern
Robert Mayer
Ethel
Herbert Mayer
Huerta Jailed After New Federal Warrant Issued
Gen Victoria no Huerta, freed on 15000 dollar bond since arrest, was nabbed again Sunday on a San Antonio issued federal warrant. He is jailed in El Paso with a military guard likely to surround the jail to deter escape or rescue attempts. A report says Gen Pascual Orozco fled across the border after forfeit of his bond and is at Valentine, Texas preparing to cross into Mexico to lead forces against Juarez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
San Antonio
Huerta
Pascual Orozco
Vice President Threatened with Death Letters
Thomas R. Marshall, vice-president of the United States, reports receiving more than a dozen anonymous death threats over six weeks. He disclosed this to newspaper men in St Louis on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Marshall
Nature Uplifted by Love
A moral essay extols human kindness to animals, arguing love for dogs horses and other pets uplifts human nature. It links compassion to improved empathy intelligence and responsibility, urging parents teachers and employers to teach and practice humane treatment from childhood onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Societies
Hard Lines In Summer Office Closures For Boxed-In Commuter
A Patchogue man remarks on a Saturday noon office closure for summer. The Speonk commuter laments losing desk time and air conditioned relief to spend Saturdays weeding the garden in the sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patchogue
Speonk
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd Wins Panama-Pacific Grand Prize
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd of Dorchester Massachusetts receives the Grand Prize at the Panama-Pacific Exposition for cocoa and chocolate preparations. The well known firm boasts 55 high awards at major European and American expos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Europe
America
Adv
Pancake Challenge In Uncle George Story
Uncle George asks his nephew how many pancakes he could eat in a sitting. The boy recalls a top amount of twenty four since his mother limits attempts at a record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle George
Allen's Foot-Ease Aids Convalescent Troops in War Zones
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for convalescent troops. Shaken into shoes or used in foot baths, it relieves tired feet and soreness. Sold everywhere for 25c. Free sample address: Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Questioning Pop About Numbered Hairs and Wheels
A brief exchange features a father and son discussing counting. The son asks if hairs on the head are numbered and if wheels are numbered too, to which the father confirms both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Chilean nitrate demand downturn fuels hardship during war
The text notes that with the war outbreak the demand for nitrate has fallen, bringing hardship to Chile. It mentions Denison’s Coffee branding as a separate promotional insert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Also Mentioned on This Page
Krasnik
Russian Poland
Zamosc
Sea of Marmora
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Crown Prince
Verdun
Four de Paris
Argonne
von [Insingen
von Mackensen
von Woyrich
Krithia
Gallipoli Peninsula
Lusitania
Admiralty
England
Harbor
French War Office
Lerchenfeld
Vienna
Black Forest
Alsace
Nelson A. Miles
Anti-Saloon League of America
Atlantic City
John L. Sullivan
Annie Larsen
Hoquiam
Wash
R. L. Sebastian
Mobile and Ohio
Murphysboro
Carnaca Stealthhades Mhe
Sharon
Slaton
Atlanta
San Francisco Exposition
White House
Cornish
N. H
Missouri Supreme Court
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Ottawa County
Oklahoma
Tate
Alabama
Point Sur
Monterey
Cal
Cheyenne
Chihuahua
Encarnacion
Aguascalientes
Betwen Villa
Tr Totes
J.p.morgan
Assailant
Orozco
Juarez
Denison
Spain
Libby
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!