World War News and Diplomatic Tensions Surge
Sinking of the Lusitania and an attack on the British steamer Oriana heighten U S Germany strains. German advances threaten Russia and push toward Warsaw while refusing Meuse offensive holds. Meantime Turkish refugees in Naples report worsening bread riots as Italian fronts see repulses. London and Paris report trench gains and tentative peace signals amid Krupp labor unrest.
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United States
Germany
London
Frank treated after assault at Milledgeville prison
Domestic Leo M. Frank is reported out of danger but remains serious after a Saturday night assault by convict William Green at the Milledgeville Georgia penitentiary. The prison physician issued the update as the case drew attention to security and reform in the facility.
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Leo M. Frank
William Green
Milledgeville (Ga
St Louis Arrives at Liverpool for O Donogan Rossa Funeral
The American liner St Louis reached Liverpool safely carrying Mrs and Miss Do Donovan Rossa bound for Dublin to arrange the funeral. George S Speers, an American, was arrested at Berlin on charges not yet divorced. Coal mines in South Wales aside from two collieries are idle as government seizes coal for the navy. Canton floods drive 25000 from homes causing about 5 million dollars in damage.
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Liverpool
Do’ Donovan Rossa
Dublin
O'Donovan Rossa
George S. Speers
Berlin
Rhondda
South Wales
England
Admiralty
Washington Officials Discuss Lanson Involvement In British Embargo Policy
Secretary Lansing responsive to a suggestion that Wilson resume talks with England to end British embargo on shipments to German ports and German submarine warfare. State Department to press Britain to release or purchase 31 shiploads of American meat held in British ports en route to neutral Europe. Sporting results follow with Moore decision over Coster in Memphis and Ritchie edging Vernon in Appleton. Gilmore to move Federal League HQ to New York within two weeks, signaling baseball war shift to Gotham. Langford knocked out Thompson in 30 seconds of a planned 15 round Denver bout.
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Wilson
Singland
State Department
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Great Britain
Europe
James A. Gilmore
Federal League
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New York
Gotham
Sam Langford
Jack Thompson
Denver
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United States Reaffirms Indisputable Right to Sail All Seas
Washington reports that the United States plans to tell Germany not to use the current crisis as a pretext to strike Britain or force U S concessions. Officials say the forthcoming note will emphasize the indisputable right of neutrals to sail all seas and distinguish Anglo American issues from German American tensions. The president and Secretary Lansing have prepared legal arguments and await Germany’s reply.
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Great Britain
United States
Lusitania
Wilson
Lansing
Wh House
Thaw seeks divorce after sanity ruling in Atlantic City
Personal Harry K. Thaw announced in Atlantic City that he would pursue a divorce from Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw now that he has been declared sane. He offered no detailed plans but asserted there could be no reconciliation. Mrs A M Thacks dies in Paris at 55 after months of illness. The Imperial Council of Majestic Shrine names J Putnam Stevens of Portland as imperial potentate and Buffalo as site for the 1916 Mystic Shrine convention.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
A. M. Thacks
Thackera
W. T. Sherman
American Hospital
Paris
Aetee
Imperial Council of the
J. Putnam Stevens
Portland
Imperial Potentate
Buffalo
Russians to quit Warsaw storm signals amid Polish defense
London reporting from Budapest states Russians ordered to evacuate Warsaw. For days experts expected a doomed defense as Teutonic forces pressed the Polish capital, and the czarist army may be attempting a complete withdrawal with armies intact.
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Budapest
London Post
Czar
London
Warsaw
Poland
Song Sparrow an Optimist
Miss Harriet B. Bancroft describes the song sparrow in the Ohio Arbor and Bird Day Manual. The bird is a permanent resident in most of the state with varied habits and a cone shaped bill. It eats seeds slugs and earthworms and helps farmers by weed and insect control. Its song cheers weary spirits and it commonly raises three to four broods if predators do not harry the nest.
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Harriet B. Bancroft
State Department of Public Instruction
Song Sparrow
British Army in India Exceeds Three Hundred Fifty Thousand
The force in India numbers over 350,000 soldiers with an annual expenditure of 5 million pounds. The estimate highlights the scale and cost of imperial military presence.
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India
Water Supply Methods for Soldiers and Horses in War
The article outlines German army water supply practices for troops and horses. It explains using upstream drinking water and downstream water for horses, signs to designate safe drinking water, and construction of basins, troughs, and reservoirs. Pumps and pipes draw water. shallow sources use casks and boxes to reach deeper sources.
Modernizing the Roundup with Automobiles in the West
The Wall Street Journal notes the automobile reshapes daily life and warfare, shortening campaigns from Sherman's march to the sea to motor travel. In the roundup field the car replaces horses, narrowing the horses rounds and altering the cattle drive as cowboys ride four wheeled steeds.
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Wall Street Journal
Sherman
Malaria’s Toll in India
Malaria causes more sickness and death than any other single disease in India, continuing to affect vast populations. Health officials warn persistent transmission across regions underscores the need for preventive measures, vector control, and improved access to treatment.
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India
Care for Children’s Soap and Ointment Ad Prospect
A vintage ad promotes Cuticura skin care products in Boston with a postcard offer. The text touts the soap for cleansing skin and scalp and the ointment for soothing rashes and dandruff. Also includes a humor snippet about a bachelor’s annoyingly curt notes in a London Mail joke.
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Cuticura
Dept. Xy
Boston
I Don’t See Why Colleges Teach Latin and Greek
A brief exchange questions the value of Latin and Greek in college curricula while noting that some argue modern languages like French or German would better serve students. The dialogue ends with a remark that dead languages are neutral.
Promised Cousin’s Vain Plot for Quiet Moonlit Talk
A terse dialogue reveals a couple’s tension as one urges a moonlit porch tete-a-tete while the other insists on restraint, highlighting strained romance and an impending dilemma. The exchange hints at deeper motives and social proprieties shaping their actions.
Monument to Health Promoted by Postum Beverage
An Illinois man claims Postum cured his dyspepsia, constipation, headaches, and indigestion after stopping coffee. He says he became healthy, slept well, and regained appetite, calling himself a monument built by Postum. The ad cites two forms of Postum, General and Instant, and urges readers to try them.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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