German Verdun Drive Opens New Paris Offensive
Berlin reports Kaiser Wilhelm at Verdun urging victory as German crown prince leads a fresh offensive around Verdun aimed at Paris. Amsterdam dispatches note massive artillery, heavy losses, and French withdrawals as the Meuse battle rages with hundreds of thousands engaged.
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Paris
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Bertin
Meuse
Germany
Teuton
The
Times
Brabant-Sur-Meuse
War Office
Caures
Brabant
Alsace and
Clar ion fights patent medicine crime in new feature
Carlyle Blackwell stars in The Clar ion at the American theatre a five act drama exposing fake patent medicines. A brave editor battles corruption as the factory owner is revealed as the editor's father, with fast paced scenes and social stakes.
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Clarion
Carlyle Blackwell
the Clarion
American Theatre
Samuel Hopkins Adama
The
Bayne
Strand Theatre
British Steamer Westburn Sunk by German Crew
German crew scuttled the British steamer Westburn off Santa Cruz in the Canaries after hints she would be returned to British owners if interned. Prisoners aboard were landed safely before the ship went down.
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London
Westburn
Santa Cruz
Canaries
Gets Big Job, But He Doesn’t Want It
Hans Pederson of Seattle won Portland’s bid to build a new public auditorium with the lowest $220,262 offer and a $20,000 certified check. He says engineers miscalculated the bid and fears loss if held to the amount.
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Portland
Altho
Hans Pederson
Seattle
Pederson
Gen J Barleycorn mobilizes for March clash in Indiana
Indianapolis Feb 24 Gen John Barleycorn marshals forces in preparation for March action across Indiana. Anti Saloon League figures show 112 saloons closed by dry forces in elections, wets reopen five, leaving 54 of 92 counties saloon free.
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Indianapolis
John Barleycorn
Indiana
Diry
Anti Saloon League
Dity
Wets
Knights of Pythias Cabaret Show Sells Out Metro Theatre
Knights of Pythias lodge members report nearly every seat sold for a Metropolitan theatre extravaganza titled A Night in a Cabaret, set for Saturday night.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Metropolitan Theatre
Larson Sues McMillan for 50,000 Damages Over Alaska Marriage
Olivia D. Larson sues Robert D. McMillan seeking 50 000 in damages alleging they were married in Alaska before his divorce from a former wife. suit filed Wednesday.
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Olivia D. Larson
Robert D. McMillan
Alaska
Recipe to Darken Gray Hair Advertised Cure
A printed advertisement offers a home formula to darken gray hair using a half pint of water and unspecified ingredients sold at druggists. The mix is applied daily for two weeks then biweekly, claimed to darken hair, remove dandruff, kill dandruff germs, prevent hair loss, ease itching, and improve hair texture.
Betty of Graystone at the Liberty A tale of a silent house
A haunted vacancy frames the plot of Betty of Graystone at the Liberty. The story centers on a tenanted home where voices and memories linger, while a witless world perceives only emptiness surrounding the mansion.
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Betty of
Graystone
Chinese tongmen jailed as murder witnesses named
Three tongmen, said to be witnesses in the murder of Y U Park, were jailed on Wednesday after police reported threats to their lives. They are Ah 8. K. Yoon and Ah Tuck.
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Cha
Y. U. Park
Ah 8
K. Yoon
Ah Tuck
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