World War News Roundup Heavy Naval Losses And Bombardments
The Gulflight was torpedoed in the English Channel with the captain dying of heart failure from shock and two crewmen drowned. Europe was sunk off Scilly Isles, and Fulgerat went down near Ireland. many crew rescued or landed. A British destroyer and an English trawler perished in a North Sea action, while German torpedo boats were sunk. Maide s near the Dardanelles burned as towns fell to British forces. Turkish transports sunk. Major naval losses include the French cruiser Jeanne dArc shot down and the Le Or Gambetta torpedoed twice. German forces advance in the Baltic and Polish villages report capture. Dun kirk bombardment confirmed with civilian casualties.
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Gulflight
English Channel
Gulf Refining Company of Texas
Port Arthur
Tex
Rouen
Fulgerat
Skelling Rocks
County Kerry
Ireland
North Sea
Admiralty
London
Maides
Dardanelles
Majestic
Triumph
Jeanne d’Arc
Amsterdam
Edison to Receive Civic Forum Medal for Public Service
Personal Thomas A. Edison is named the American who has done the most to benefit mankind and will receive the civic forum medal of honor for distinguished public service. Rumors of a possible engagement between Clarence H. Mackay and Mrs. John Jacob Astor resurface in Washington after starting in New York. Federal Judge A. B. Anderson, stricken with ptomaine poisoning at Evansville, Indiana, continues to improve.
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Thomas A. Edison
Civic Forum
Clarence H. Mackay
The
Postal Telegraph Company
John Jacob Astor
New York City
Washington
A. B. Anderson
Indianapols
Evansville
Ind
Fire Sweeps Montreal District Killing and Destruction
Reports describe a deadly fire in Colon that destroyed 465 buildings, left 7,000 homeless, and claimed 11 lives as 116 German captives were moved from Montreal to Spirit Lake when a breakout led to a fatal shooting. Other items note China's note to Japan, The Hague congress, Persian Christian massacre details, and Lloyd George liquor tax plan.
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Montreal
Spirit Lake
Colon
Teuton Victory Over Russians in Western Galicia Declares War Office
Berlin reports Austro German forces broke through Western Galician front from near the Hungarian frontier to the Dunajec and Vistula. Russians retreat leaving booty to Germans and Austrians. Prisoners numbered in the thousands with several trophies captured as pursuit continues toward Riga.
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Berlin
Galica
War Office
Galicia
Dunajec
Vistula
Mitau
German War Office
Riga
Kalywria
Skesupa
Skierniewice
Archduke Frederick
von Mackensen
Rome Excited by Report on Austrian Italian Talks
Romie May 5 Direct information from the German embassy confirms negotiations between Austria and Italy are broken off. Premier Salandra calls a cabinet meeting and the king cancels the Quarto trip to Garibaldi monument unveiling signaling a major diplomatic setback.
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Romie
Austria
Italy
Salandra
Quarto
Garbaldi
Lawson Guilty of Murder in Colorado Coal War
The jury convicted labor leader John R. Lawson of murder in the first degree for the death of deputy sheriff John Nimmo during a clash between deputies and striking coal miners near Ludlow on October 25, 1913. Lawson, district 15 UMWA executive, faces life imprisonment.
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Trindad
Colo
John R. Lawson
John Nimmo
Las Animas County
Ludlow
Lawson
United Mine Workers of America
Campaign to Educate Physicians and Nurses on Tuberculosis
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis launches a drive to involve medical colleges, nursing schools, practitioners, and nurses. It aims to improve early diagnosis, home care, and access to current methods and literature, with broad cooperation from clinical groups and educators.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
National Association
Charles J. Hatfield
Admiral Peary Bends to Six as Lucky Number
Admiral Peary at a Washington dinner reveals six is his lucky number. He notes key dates in his career all fall on the sixth, from his May sixth birth to landfall on March sixth and the Labrador wireless message on September sixth. The anecdote links luck to repeated sixes across his polar milestones.
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Admiral Peary
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Labrador
Dublin visit ends with playful child’s quip to Lady Aberdeen
The marquis and marchioness of Aberdeen bid an informal farewell in a Dublin female national school slum infants room. Lady Aberdeen urged the children to keep folk dances alive, and a four year old softly asked why she cannot stay while her father goes alone.
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Dublin
Marchioness
Aberdeen
Lady Aberdeen
Manchester Guardian
Little Nancy Jay Prays For Peace Not Parties
Four year old Nancy Jay of Richmond delivers a unique prayer asking to be delivered from people and not led into hesitation. The nondenominational incident comes as her parents Harry and Mrs. Jay host a neighborhood dancing club that meets biweekly at their home, prompting lighthearted reflection on youth and social gatherings.
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Nancy Jay
Richmond
Nancy
Harry Jay
Dancing Club
Indianapolis News
Sharks birth by eggs outside the body
The text explains that sharks are oviparous, producing eggs that mature and hatch outside the mother's body. It notes this as a general trait not unique to any particular shark.
Indiana Man Describes Western Canada Farming Wealth and Woes
Walter Harris, former Indiana resident now living in Hussar Alberta, writes that drought and war prices shape farming results. He cites Crow Foot Farming Co yields, market prices, and a manager’s pay as signs of varying success, noting cattle and horse ranches thrive while landowners seek higher wheat and oat yields.
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Walter Harris
Julietta
Warren Township
Indiana
Hussar
Alberta
Crowfoot Farming Company
Here
Ohio
Washington
George Clark
Harris
We Work Here
An English newspaper reports about women affected by wartime job losses in London totaling 60 000 and notes a parallel of 60 000 women turning to knitting as the war began.
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Bill
London
Jill
Cuticura Complexions Soap Ointment Ad Prospect
The Cuticura complex promotes cleansing purifying and healing skin scalp hair and hands. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Neutrality on the Bleachers Sparks Umpire Debate
In a heated sports scene, Knicker-is Smith questions neutrality while Becker advocates harsh action toward the umpire. The clash highlights tensions over fair play and officiating.
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Smith
Becker
Indulgent Husband Mentioned In Coffee Ad Parody
Repeated lines urge drinking Denison's Coffee described as pure and delicious. A satirical line suggests an indulgent husband may be acceptable if his indulgence is modest, reflecting a humorous tone rather than news.
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Cushing
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Bessarabia
Sochaczew
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Fenet
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Des Moines
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Chicago
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Ill
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National Abstainers’ Union
Senae
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Samuel Pearson
Sandoval
James Morrison Darnell
Kenosha
C. W. Post
Battle Creek
Mich
Benny Kauff
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Boston Braves
Kauff
China
International Congress of Women
Hague
Congress
United States
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Persia
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Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Western
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