World’s events in brief form seize global battles and politics
A compact summary notes German gains over Britain and France in Artois and Champagne with heavy Allied losses. It cites Russian ultimatum to Bulgaria, Spain and France planning measures to aid Serbia and Greece, and casualties in Dardanelles fighting. Other items include a tornado in Morgan City, a fatal road collision near Paragon, a Newburyport paper’s final issue, and the 1915 Federal League finale with Charley Weeghman’s Whales defeating the Pittsburgh Rebels 1 to 0.
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Charley Weegham
Whales
Chicago
Weeghman’s Park
North Siders
Pittsburgh Rebels
Chicago and across the nation reel from strikes and political turmoil
Reports detail a Chicago shoe plant walkout by 800 workers over a discharge, Terre Haute mayoral impeachment and appeal, Chicago saloon closures, Minneapolis keeping dry, fraud charges under the corrupt practices act, Chicago garment workers riots, a train robbery near Glencoe with $250 taken and possible shooter injuries, and the murder of Private Terrick J. Sullivan at Fort Brown with suspected Mexican involvement.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Drys
Terrick J. Sullivan
Third United States Cavalry
Rio Grande
Fort Brown
Tex
Mexican revolt officers head to Vera Cruz for surrender talks
An announcement from the Carranza agency in Washington says three former Villa officers are en route to Vera Cruz with authority to arrange the surrender of many chiefs of Villa’s army, as tensions rise over the mutiny and the federal response.
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Villa
Carranza Agency
Washington
Vera Cruz
Noted Figures Scene in Global and Allied Circles
Karl Staaff former Swedish premier dies announced in Stockholm. Judge Michael Blenski elected censor for Polish National Alliance in Schenectady, succeeding Adolf Rekkoczy. Capt. Kns R Montfort of Ohio elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington. Gen Alexei Kuropatkin named chief of the Russian Grenadier corps per Petrograd dispatch. he was previously disgraced in the war with Japan.
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Karl Albert Staaff
Sweden
Stockholm
Michael Blenski
Milwaukee
Polish National Alliance
Adolf EB. Rekkoczy
Schenectady
Alliance
Kns R. Montfort
Ohio
Cincinnati
Grand Army of the Republic
Washington
Alexei Kuropatkin
Grenadier Corps
Reuter
Petrograd
Washington to Build Faster Bigger Cruisers for Navy
The plan envisions a new type of battleship larger and swifter than any afloat as the centerpiece of the navy construction program. President Wilson, Daniels, Padgett, and Morgenthau discussed tentative decisions at a Washington conference. A cable from Constantinople informed the Turkish foreign minister that U S public sentiment over Armenian atrocities risks souring relations if massacres continue. Britain’s note defending trade talks with neutral Europe counters claims of blocking American commerce. Grand Army veterans and families massed at the White House. Secretary Tumulty restored order and cordiality.
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Washington
Wilson
Daniels
Padgett
House Naval Affairs Committee
Morgenthau
Constantinople
United States
Turkey
Tumulty
Wilsons demands upheld as German pledge indemnity for Arabic
Washington reports a pivotal settlement in the submarine dispute with Germany. Count von Bernstorff disavows the Arabic sinking and agrees to indemnify American lives lost, promising stringent submarine orders to prevent repeats. Secretary Lansing released the Bernstorff letter detailing Germanys concession and a potential indemnity agreement.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
Johann von Bernstorff
United States
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Schneider
J. von Bernstorffef
Explosion and Fire Strike USS Cummings Off Newport
An explosion and subsequent fire aboard the torpedo boat destroyer Cummings during war maneuvers off Florida prompted an immediate return to Newport. Two men suffered severe burns from oil flames before the blaze was controlled. The ship, part of the Sixth division, was engaged in a simulated combat against an attacking fleet.
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Newport
R. I
Cummings
J. CG. Fremont
Florida
Premier Venizelos Resigns as Greece Stalemate Deepens
London reports Premier Venizelos has resigned after King Constantine withdrew support for his ministry. The chamber heard of Allied landings at Saloniki and argued the government would not take Greece into war. A confidence vote followed, signaling a clear rift between the king and Venizelos, a longtime ally of the Allies.
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Constantine
Venizelos
London
Greece
Saloniki
Jap Etiquette and Outbursts in a Polite Face
A Leslie's Weekly piece explores Japanese politeness and ritual bows, noting limited profanity in the language. It describes greetings focusing on ancestors and stomachs, the third bow, and humor about weather, then explains how anger flares rarely. The final insult is "Your stomach is not on straight" before a curt departure.
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Leslie's Weekly
Civilians Learn to Shoot Draw Attention to Rifle Clubs
Capt. Richard Stockton Jr. notes civilian rifle clubs train proficient marksmen with 22 cal rifles at indoor ranges 50 to 75 feet but few can master the modern 30 cal U S magazine rifle at 1000 yards. He adds shooting is only a small part of a soldier’s training and a man who can only shoot has limited value.
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Richard Stockton, Jr
Collier’s Weekly
Sunday and Holiday Spring Mystery In Passaic Valley
A note from Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers explains a Passaic valley spring once flowing constantly now only on Sundays and holidays. Artesian wells drilled nearby to supply silk dyeing works draw water, lowering the spring’s outlet except on days when pumps are off.
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Izaak Walton
Palestine
Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers
Robert EB. Horton
Passaic
Scientific American
Book of Mormon Published in 1830 by Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith published what he called The Book of Mormon in 1830 claiming it to be a transcript guided by God from golden plates buried in central New York, revealed to him by an angel from heaven.
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Joseph Smith
New York
When Moving Rugs You Sprinkle Alum and Use Moth Balls
In packing rugs for moving the author says to sprinkle with powdered alum and fold moth balls into the roll. If not used immediately, pests won’t destroy them, a tip from The Mother's Magazine.
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Mother's Magazine
Acquiring Mohammedan Title
A Mohammedan who commits the entire Koran to memory earns the title Hafiz. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes this traditional honor as a mark of deep religious scholarship.
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Hafiz
Cincinnati Enquirer
Worry’s Evil Effects On the Body
A concise moral note compares worry to rust on iron, stating that anxiety corrodes the body and harms health, urging readers to manage fears and maintain well being.
English Verbs Too Much in a Frenchman's Tale
A humorous Exchange illustrates a French speaker wrestling with English verb forms. The man misuses break up break down broken out broken in and other phrases as he learns from an American friend. The dialogue highlights language quirks and the speaker’s frustration with English idioms.
His Probable Future Asks If the Boat Rocker Survives
A dialog frames the fate of a daring youth who unsettles norms. Miss Cayenne asks what becomes of a young man who rocks the boat and quips that if he survives he may grow into the creator of excursion steamers without keels.
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Miss Cayenne
Doctor’s Experience With Coffee and Postum Claim
A medical proponent argues coffee harms health and constipation and nervous disorders. He cites a patient who quit coffee after nervous prostration and, using Postum, improved sleep, weight and energy. The ad promotes Postum varieties and prices, attributed to Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Sir John French
Paris
Hohenzollern
Givenchy
Artois
Champagne
Russia
Bulgaria
Austria
Sofa
The
Times
Sofia
la Nacion
Buenos Aires
France
Great Britain
Serbia
Harold T. Cawley
Haywood
Lancashire
Dardanelles
Captain Cawley
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Dvinsk
Morgan City
Foster Crek
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Coaldale
Arizona
Clifton
Ariz
J. J. Mettach
Herald
Newburyport
Mass
Curtis McCommick
Elroy
Paragon
Iia
Boston
Samuel W. McCall
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Motion Picture Patents Company
Florsheim Shoe Company
Terre Haute
Ind
James Gossom
Circuit Court
Glencoe
Minn
State Department
von Bernstorff
U. S
West
Dean
Illinois
Pater
Thomas J. Beal
Walnut St
Harrisburg
Voan
Doan
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