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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
8
Berlin reports U-29 rammed and sunk after obeying orders to halt during wartime patrol. Paris-state news cites French offensive north of Arras breaking German trenches holding hill 119. Submarine, air, and naval actions span the Atlantic to the Adriatic with heavy casualties on all sides.
Report says Dr Meyer-Gerhard is not Alfred Meyer. he met with Von Jagow in Berlin. Grand Duke Constantin Constantinovitch dies in Petrograd age 57. Count Zeppelin suffers bronchitis in Stuttgart. John Redmond ill with stomaine poisoning in London. French torpedo boat 831 sinks after collision with Arleya. six sailors drown.
Washington officials report the German ambassador pledged safe passage for a Meyer Gerhard, a German colonial office official, who traveled to Berlin while the German Red Cross was involved. Washington also ordered three cruisers to the west coast of Mexico and authorized Admiral Toward to land an expeditionary force. The Colorado led with three Marine Company squads. Early income tax receipts are revised upward to over 82 million dollars for the year.
Georgetown University confers an honorary Doctor of Laws on Surgeon General William Georgas of the U S Army for his work in the Panama Canal Zone.
Bayonets fixed as Georgia National Guard surrounds Gov. Slaton’s mansion in Atlanta to quell a seven to ten thousand strong mob demanding Leo M. Frank’s death. Martial law declared. Lieut. Parker seriously injured by a brick. Word circulates that Frank’s sentence was commuted to life.
Advertisement endorses Denison's Coffee as pure and hand picked. It claims quality by contrasting harsh ordinary coffees and urges buyers to request Denison's from grocers or contact the Denison Coffee Co. in Chicago for purchasing locations and can packaging options.
A Kansas City Journal item notes a romantic remark about Jupiter’s five moons. The line reflects period-era flair and local wit without sensational detail.
A Cuticura advertisement promises hair and skin benefits with ointment and soap. The piece then relays a Times story from New York about a Western mining camp where a Chinese cook is warned to be careful after a dog is given to him, ending with the dog served as a dish at dinner.
The dialogue questions how a former employee allegedly robbed a large corporation without detection. It frames a larger critique of corporate misdeeds and public complicity as coquettes compare to weather vanes turning rusty.
William asks how his uncle grew tall and is told it was because he was a good boy. He then wonders what kind of boy his papa was. The tale uses a child’s innocent logic to imply moral behavior influences growth.
A sailor recruits tale centers on a young ensign asking cadets to name kinds of water on a chalkboard. Big John Henry boldly answers with a pun, stating there are two kinds of water calm and rouf. The humorous exchange highlights classroom banter aboard a training ship.
A young woman declares her commencement essay is profoundly written. She asks how her father understands it, and he admits he did not understand a word of it.
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