Allied Air Battle Over Zeebrugge and Muelhauser
A major aerial battle occurred over Muelhauser in upper Alsace with over fifty Allied and German planes exchanging fire. five German and three French aircraft fell, all crews killed. Sixty five Allied planes then bombarded Zeebrugge and its seaplane station with naval crews returning safely and one Belgian officer wounded.
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Basel
Switzerland
Paris
Muelhauser
Upper
Alsace
London
Zeebrugge
Ostend
North Sea
Houttave
Russians Hit by 20000 Losses in Vilna Front Battle
German war office admits Austrian defense faltered near Wocieczko bridgehead after violent grenade attacks following artillery fire. Berlin reports 20000 Russians killed or wounded and captured on a sixty five mile front. Petrograd silent on new Russian offense. French air raid over upper Alsace sees four French planes and three German planes down.
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London
German War Office
Wocieczko
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Wheat pays land cost for Canadian settler in 1916
A Western Canada settler bought a quarter section near Warner at twenty dollars an acre and in 1916 his wheat crop paid the entire purchase price and operating costs. He produced over eighteen thousand bushels, plans to expand with sheep and livestock, while Canada’s trade shifts show exports to the United States surpassing imports by year end.
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Canada
United States
Warner
Cipher Dialogue Sparks Theoretical Debate In Riddled Hint
A cryptic exchange questions whether a cipher holds meaning and hints at purposeful design. The dialogue references names Jones Is Brown and Smith Brown, noting Brown’s vegetarian clue and a nonstandard term Hik in a puzzle context.
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Jones
Brown
Smith—Brown
Taggart Named Senator by Indiana Governor
Thomas Taggart, Democratic national committeeman, appointed United States senator to fill the Shively vacancy. He plans to depart for Washington immediately. Taggart has led Indiana Democrats for 25 years and previously served as Marion County auditor twice and Indianapolis mayor three times. Governor Ralston signed the commission and expressed pleasure in the appointment.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
United States
Benjamin F. Shively
Ralston
Taggart
Washington
Indiana
Marion
Cuticura Offers Free Sample via Mail
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for skin troubles from infancy onward. It instructs to apply ointment on the finger end for five to ten minutes, wash with soap and hot water, and dry without irritation. A free sample and booklet are available by mail from Cuticura Dept. L in Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Apartment Proposition and Flowing Bowl Folklore
A playful exchange questions an apartment proposal saying no it’s flat. A comment uses a pun about a flowing bowl to contrast perception with reality. The snippet shows locals debating ordinary terms with humor and metaphor.
Local Shipping Circles Conversation Reappears
In a dash of wit Parker asks what Omar is doing while Henry answers he runs a line of schooners. The banter shifts to routing between points and the bar and his mouth. An old joke resurfaces roughly every decade.
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Parker
Omar
Henry
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Chicago Avenue
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Gee Drug Store
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New York
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Paul F. Skinner
Rei
Stan Aes
Macaroni Products
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Skinner Manufacturing Company
VTA A
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Rock Island Lines
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Memphis
Rock Island
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Colorado
L. M. Allen
LaSsile Station
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