War Updates From Verdun To Bari Across Fronts
Lieut William Thaw of the American French air corps shot down a Fokker at Verdun and was wounded. Austrian troops captured Italian positions near Vicenza after three days of fighting. Bari air raid kills eighteen and injures many, mostly women and children. French counterattacks near Cumieres repulsed. Germans report gains near Fort Douaumont and Haudremont quarry. Rovereto munition depot explosion starts fires. many guns destroyed. Entente occupies Florina railroad station. Potheles bombarded. Isonzo front Italians capture Bulgarian prisoners. British House of Commons approves 1 5 billion war credit, bringing total wartime loans to 11.9 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thaw
Air Corps
Verdun
War Office
Cumieres
Meuse
Nerdun Front
Berlin
Fort Douaumont
Haudremont
Conference Defies Ban on Amusements and Supports Women’s Suffrage
At Saratoga Springs the Methodists voted 434 to 360 to keep amusements banned while nearly all approved woman suffrage. Dr. Abram W. Harris was elected secretary of the board of education. Other items note a police shooting of a barricaded suspect in San Francisco bay, Marg art Moreland ill in New York, and various trials and political shifts in the U S and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Abram W. Harris
Northwestern University
Board of Education
Methodist General Conference
Saratoga
Mexican Revolt Near Cruces Ends In Deaths
An engagement south of Cruces between American army engineers and Cer vantes faction fighters leaves three Americans wounded with one death, and two bandits killed. Cer vantes is reported among the dead. General Funston orders rapid border movement. Mexico warns Washington of war if troops stay.
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Cervantes
Pancho Villa
Cruces
Notable Obituaries of Sullivan Peacoke and Meyer Livingston
Katherine Harkins Sullivan widow of John L. Sullivan dies of cancer in Boston Massachusetts. Archbishop Joseph Ferguson Peacocke who led Dublin 1897 to 1915 dies. born 1835 in Queens County Ireland. Meyer Livingston famed theatrical executive and Klaw and Erlanger treasurer dies suddenly of heart disease in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Harkins Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Mass
Joseph Ferguson Peacocke
Dublin
Queens County
Ireland
Meyer Livingston
Klaw & Erlanger
New York
Wilson Calls Allies To End Interference With US Mails
Washington notes to British and French governments condemn ongoing interference with American mails. In Congress, the House Military Affairs Committee passes an army pay bill around 150 million dollars for the coming fiscal year. Secretary Baker orders court martial for 116 Texas National Guard members absent at muster. Senate filibuster doom for the 43 million rivers and harbors bill. Oregon California land grant bill passes House 186 to 6 restoring government title to unsold railroad lands. Army appropriation bill of 145 million dollars also approved by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
House
Baker
Texas National Guard
Oregon & California Railroad
Southern Pacific
House Military Committee
Bulgarians Seize Two Greek Forts in Aegean Advance
Bulgarian forces about 25 000 crossed the Greek border at Rupel Pass and captured Rupel and Dragotin forts and Spatovo. They march toward Kavalla while Germans and Bulgarians vow to restore the forts when danger passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rupel Pass
Rupel
Dragotin
Spatovo
Demir-Hissar
Kavalla
Athens
Exchange Telegraph Company
Salonica
Greece
Demir- Hissar
Spatova
Aegean Sea
Demir-Hissar Bridge
Seres
Bulgaria
Greek Macedonia
Berlin
Vienna
Sofia
Macedonia
Farmer Held For Murder In Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl
Albert Thomas a 40 year old farmer was jailed in Muncie after a mob threatened to storm a jail to avenge the death of Geraldine Stout eight daughter of Dr and Mrs E P Stout of Upland. He allegedly killed the child with a bucket of corn hurled at the Stout car after nearly being struck on a road near Hartford City. The girl died from neck injury and chest trauma. Police and bystanders intervened as Dr Stout sought vengeance, and Thomas was moved to Hartford City for safety.
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Hartford City
Ind
Albert Thomas
Muncie
Geraldine
E. P. Stout
Upland
Thomas
Albert Mills
Dr. Stout
Stout
Discharge of Weapon Kills Wife in Perth Home
Mrs. Ethel Marshall, 30, is dying in a Brazil hospital from a pistol discharge at her Perth home. Her husband Alexander Marshall, a coal miner, was placing a revolver in his pocket when she embraced him goodbye, the gun went off and the bullet struck her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Ethel Marshall
Perth
Alexander Marshall
Gallieni Dies. Key Marne Hero and War Minister
Gen Joseph Simon Gallieni former minister of war dies at Versailles His 1914 Marne action rushing 80000 Paris troops by taxi helped turn the battle His reforms reduced red tape and promoted front line duty He took charge of aviation early this year before illness forced his resignation in March.
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Paris
Joseph Simon Gallieni
Versailles
Gallieni
The
Marne
Gallient
Joffre
Gai- Yenn
Department of Aviation
U S Demands Action to Curb Allied Mail Seizures
The United States states it will insist on action to keep Britain and France within international law on mail handling. It objects to seizures of mail from ships in port and urges cessation of such practices, urging legal arguments to support the demand without setting a time limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
Great Britain
Arkansas Mob Hangs Negro in Prescott Incident
Sheriff Gam Munn of Nevada County reported a mob outside Prescott forced Felix Gilmore a 21 year old Black man from his car and hanged him from a tree near Prescott. About 50 masked men participated. Gilmore faced charges of attempting to mistreat a 17 year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Gam Munn
Nevada County
Felix Gilmore
Prescott
Arkadelphia
Gilmore
Airmen Bomb Austrian Batteries in Mediterranean Raid
A naval dirigible dropped 28 bombs on an Austrian battery at Punta Salvore and caused considerable damage. The airship returned to its base unharmed after enduring heavy enemy artillery fire.
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Rome
Punta Salvore
Various Indiana Local News Tidbits Across Counties
Indiana towns report elections, deaths, and civic actions. Bridges contracted in Princeton. library funding in Bloomington. water company interest in Princeton. local option election in Boonville. court cases in Wabash and North Vernon. Community events include reunions in Stump family and Holiness Christian conference in Elwood. notable deaths in Rushville, Marion, Newcastle, and Muncie.
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Brazil
Newcastle
Eve Wimmer
William Wimmer
Henry County
Kokomo
Anna Eliza Jay
Madison
Shireman
Bloomington
Boonville
Board of Commissioners
Warrick County
Muncie
Jennie D. Koons
William P. Koons
Warsaw
Henry Dovery
Shelbyville
Frank Gavin Clark
Woman’s Franchise League
Marion
Charles Nickerson
Matthews
Manchester
Eleventh Councilor District Medical Association
Alexandria
H. E. Wilhite
First Christian Church
California
Goshen
Stump
Indiana
New Paris
Elwood
Holiness Christian Church
Waverly
Evan B. Stotsenberg
Chandler Building and Loan Association
Terre Haute
Boston
Lucien I. Blake
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Honest dog rewards owner with new collar
Bill the bull terrier, four months old and owned by Loretta Cody, son of police lieutenant Frank Cody, earned a reward after returning a handbag containing 12.80, visiting cards, and an automobile veil to Mrs. Stephen Huntington. Huntington said the items were lost from her car on Drake Avenue in New Rochelle.
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Bill
Loretta Cody
Frank Cody
New Rochelle
Stephen W. Huntington
City Council of
Cuticura Free Sample Offer Ad
Fragrant super creamy emollients for skin scalp hair and hands promote clearing pimples redness blotches and roughness dandruff itching and chapping. Free sample by mail with Book address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Why Not Chestnuts a Golf Expert Sees Baseball Fit
A golf expert argues baseball could improve by using specialized bats. He suggests different bats for straight hits, curves, bunts, and home runs, with players using an assortment handed by a caddy.
Castoria Reminder for Mothers to Check Signatures
Mothers urged to inspect every bottle of Fletcher's Castoria for the signature as a trusted remedy used for over 30 years. Children cry for Castoria, a safe option for infants and kids, officials say.
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Fletcher
Blushing Brides Conjure Aisle Confidence
A humorous exchange from Judge contrasts why brides often blush on their way to the altar. Saffron Long speculates that brides blush at the thought of subduing the lords of creation after the ceremony.
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Saffron Long
Lords of Creation
Wagon Tongue Speaks Without Sound Ahead of Team
A wry rural note recalls how the wagon tongue leads the parade, arriving before the main outfit while remaining silent. The line underscores humor about signals and preparation in a long rural procession.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Satisfaction
Ad notes grocers carry Red Cross Ball Blue with a claim of guaranteed satisfaction and broader availability in stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
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BSI
Chiesa
Vicenza
Bari
Adriatic
Reuter
Rovereto
Florina
Monastir
Potheles
Doiran
Isonzo
Gays
House of Commons
Asquith
Commons
San Francisco Bay
Margaret Moreland
Nat Goodwin
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Miss Moreland
Mr. Goodwin
Arthur W. Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids, Mich
Waite
Jack Verhoye
Gwendolyn Holden
Aurora, Ill
Robert T. Moton
Tuskegee, Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
James Vincent Rockwell
Pensacola
Fla
Rockwell
Anna Dollie Ledgerwood Matts
Charles S. Stetton
Harry Edwards
Chicago
James J. Hill
James S. Gilfillan
St. Paul
William James Mayo
Roch. ‘Ester, Minn
Ter. Hill
Amsterdam
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Hague
Prince von Buelow
George
John MacNeill
Sinn Fein Volunteers
National University
Miss Stillemann
Roberts College
Warnemunde
America
Gerard
Emperor William
Funston
Fort Sam Houston
Mexico
Senate
Germany
J. A. H. Hopkins
Mra. J. A
Taxis
U. S
Arkansas
Hoosier Notes
Salem
Wabash
Edwin Lower
Wabash County
Princeton
Gibson County
Fort Wayne
Arthur McGeath
Abraham Hale
U. S. Grant
Sergi
Lancing
Henryville
M. H. Dunlevy
Fred Cooper
Scott
Clark Counties
Columbia City
Curtis Bales
O. S. Bales
Mercedes
Tex
Bedford
F. A. Hayworth
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Joe Calbeck
North Vernon
Lynn Wager
Napoleon
Ripley County
Ransell Brown
Robert A. Creigmile
Bright
Dean
Co. Rettinger
W. Seymour St
Kent Wand
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Parker
Ohio
Ford
Ipcenigatinas
Eckel Sef Steering Device Co
N. 4Th St
Columbus
Parton
Wi Witton
Y. Veneer Silver
Watson E.coleman
Washington,d.c
International Remedy Co
Tee
North Rm Minn
Post Card Club
Sieegal Corte Ee Stee Ie Ots
Tne Capital League
Indianapolis
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