World War Week Headlines From The War Front
German raids on the east coast and Kent kill one and wound two as seaplanes clash. French ace George Boillot dies in aerial combat. Allied and German air forces claim multiple aircraft shot down on the western front. Russian troops join the British in Mesopotamia with an imminent Baghdad drive. Meuse battles widen with new German advances near Ave Cour, Dead Man Hill, and Verdun.
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County of
Kent
War Office
Western Front
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Persia
Sir G. Gorringhe
Tigris
Kut
London
The
Meuse
Avecourt Woods
Dead Man Hill
Paris
Far Flung U S Actions Amid Mexican War and Domestic Affairs
Reports from Marathon Texas describe withdrawal reversals and reinforcements as American troops pursue Glen Springs bandits in Mexico. Other items note a divorce case in London, a commuted British sentence, tax fraud recoveries, army reorganization passage, Wilson's pressure on Lynch, passage of an American shipping bill, and German consular guidance to observe U S law.
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Sibley-Langhorne
Mexico
Glen Springs
Marathon
Tex
Jeremiah C. Lynch
United States
London
Lynch
Wilson
O’gorman
New York
State Department
Washington
Ambassador Page
Wilson Talks Peace at Charlotte Memorial Gathering
President Wilson urged world peace during a Charlotte address honoring Mecklenburg’s 1775 independence founders. He hinted at a future League to Enforce Peace and echoed Jefferson on respecting mankind’s opinion in shaping liberty and national standards.
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Wilson
Charlotte
N. C
Great Britain
Mecklenburg
America
League
Washington
Jefferson
Philadelphia
British Seize Mail on Dutch East India Ships
Amsterdam reports British forces removed first class mail from the Dutch steamers Grotius and Crachterland bound for the East Indies. The action occurred as these vessels operated between Amsterdam and destinations in Asia.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Grotius and
Crachterland
East Indies
Treasury Chief Announces Tax Fraud Totals and Plans
Washington May 23 The Treasury Department says attempted frauds and evasions of the income tax amount to about 8.38 million dollars for the first nine months of the fiscal year and will be added to assessments for collection. Corporations are named as greater offenders than individuals and more returns remain to be examined to determine the total. The department estimates income tax receipts at 110 million for the year with about 11 million carried over to next year.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Shelbyville
Minerva Thompson
Waldron
Shelby County
Muncie
Lafayette
Purdue University
Allen County
Terre Haute
Harry B. Tuthill
Laporte
Charles P. Benedict
Indianapolis
Independent Order of Odd Fellows of
Indiana
Grand Lodge
Jesse Macbeth
Fort Wayne
W. E B. Deupree
Franklin
W. H. Leedy
W. A. Morris
Frankfort
Benjamin Franklin
Sovereign
Indiana Grand Lodge
W. M. Nauer
Vernon
George W. Rice
Brazil
Edward C. Schuetz
Schuetz
Delaware County
Wabash
Fresh Revolt in Mexico Forces Realignment of Commanders
In Chihuahua City and surrounding districts Gen. Juan Manuel Jiminez Castro and Col. Alfredo Chavez lead a revolt against the de facto Mexican government, asserting control over San Juan del Rio Mazas and Laguna areas including Torreon suburbs. They promise restitution of seized property and outline a government plan similar to the Aguascalientes convention. General Castro, a former federal general, previously led a successful campaign against the Zapatistas.
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Chihuahua City
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Juan Manuel Jiminez Castro
Alfredo Chavez
Pedro Rodriguez
Jose Lozano
Pedro Mastas
Jacinto B. Trevino
Revel
San Juan del Rio
Mazas
Laguna
Torreon
Trevino
Carranza
Aguascalientes
General Castro
New Movement
Zapatistas
Squier Heads the Aviators in Army Signal Corps
Washington reports Secretary of War Baker appoints Lieutenant Colonel George O. Squier to lead the aviation section of the Signal Corps. Squier, formerly military attaché at the American embassy in London, succeeds Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber after an investigation led to Reber's removal.
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Washington
Baker
George O. Squier
Signal Corps
Army
Squier
London
Samuel Reber
Indiana News Briefs Across Cities Report Local Events
Evansville considers superintendent resignation while Spiceland notes a long-serving school head's departure. Other items cover appointments, resignations, a laboratory fire at Valparaiso, electrocution of animals after a 3000 volt incident, and various obituaries, legal actions, and county deadlines across Indiana towns.
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South Bend
Evansville
Carl Hyne
New Harmony
Brazil
Lewis Township
Clay County
Young Women Told How to Ease Monthly Pain
Buffalo mother shares her daughter’s relief from monthly back and side pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ad shows the remedy helps painful or irregular periods and invites women to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
High St
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Throw Away Hard-Earned Gold
The author extols the lure of gold in California from 1849 to 1853 and contrasts frontier toil with eastern labor. It praises risk and romance of gold seekers, noting many squandered wealth and even danger, some dying with gold as a metaphorical bullet in the heart.
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California
East
el Dorado
Hair loss remedy ad lures with Cuticura sample
An advertisement urges readers to treat an irritated scalp with Cuticura Ointment and hot Cuticura Soap shampoo, promising relief from itching and dandruff. It offers free samples by mail via a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L, Boston, and ends with a jab about married men joining peace advocates after a long time.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Horrible example phrase used as cautionary note
An editor notes that a stark warning about poor examples serves as a clearer teaching point than an absence of guidance. The remark emphasizes the value in showing how not to proceed.
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George Boillot
Fiume
Durazzo
Albania
Innsbruck
Kiffen Rockwell
Atlanta
Hartmannsweillerkopf
Liverpool
Verdun
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Henry Howard
Vatican
Germany
Rome
Zegnatorta
Lagarina
Trent
Monte Maggio
Sagliodaspio
Tarragnolo
Astico
Herbert Welch
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
Saratoga
Thomas Nicholson
A. W. Leonard
Louise Lord Caldwell
Mobile
Ala
Edward S. Caldwell
Jose Buenostrico
Melquaides Chaps
A. L. Austin
Charles
Brownsville
Northern Baptist Convention
Minneapolis
State Attorney General’s Office
Girard
Montgomery
Chicago
Progressive National Convention
Victor Murdock
Progressive National Committee
Ansonia Manufacturing Company
Ansonia, Conn
Rock Island Arsenal
House Committee On Appropriations
War Department
Charles E. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Oregon
Morehead
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
Ward Macauley
Detroit
Booksellers’ Association of America
John J. Wood
Cleveland
Fourteenth Cavalry
Cerro Blanco
Langhorne
Pershing
Columbus
N. M
Claude Grahame-White
Senate
House
Administration
von Bernstorff
South
U.S
Europe
Sergeant Daniel Beverley
Daniel Julian Beverley
Sir Roger Casement
St. Quentin
Ireland
Casement
Gen. Trevino
Aviators
Reber
Hoosier Notes
James H. Tomlin
Princeton
Frank Leminez
Central Indiana Insane Hospital
Clinton
Spiceland
H. H. Cooper
Spiceland Academy
Blose
Cambridge City
Salem
Frank
Morris
Washington County Commissioners
Ira L. Rutherford
Valparaiso
Valparaiso University Science Department
Bloomington
James S. Williams
Williams
Lawrenceburg
Ignatz F. Gigerich
Hamburg
Marion
Brose Horne
Gas City
Harley Harden
J. O. Batchelor
Mrs. Kurtzweg
Allen
Mat
Allen VS. Olmsted
le Roy
Carter
Bourbon Remedy CO
Lexington
Watson E. Coleman
Yasugan, D.0
Best
Kansas
Laura D. Everly
Morgan
Colo
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