Woman Suffrage Leader Faces Divorce Suit in Washington
Edith De Long Jarmuth, once a leading suffrage advocate in Washington, is named in a divorce complaint by her husband Adolph John Jarmuth. He claims she abandoned him for four years while active in suffrage work in Washington and New York. He cites his own extensive property and mining interests in Seattle and Alaska and notes two sons from a prior marriage.
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Edith de Long Jarmuth
Adolph John Jarmuth
Jarmuth
Washington
Mra. Jarmuth
New York
Columbia College
Mr. Jarmuth
Seattle
Alaska
Germans Shoot Down Ten Russian Planes Over Poland
Ten Russian aircraft were shot down by German airmen in Lodz Lowicz district Poland this week. The war office noted little change in Poland with minor German gains from mining and sapping. Austrian forces retreated before Slava and reinforced Bukovina. Two German aviators reportedly bombed Dunkirk again on Thursday.
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Berlin
Lodz-Lowicz
Poland
War Office
Carpathians
Slava
Bukovina
Dunkirk
Wife Sues Employer Over Damages In San Francisco Case
San Francisco records show L. P. Fairchilds filed suit in the city for $250,000 against former employer W. P. Shaw of Los Angeles alleging Shaw wronged Mrs. Fairchilds. Mrs. Fairchilds has reconciled with her husband.
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San Francisco
Jan
L. P. Fairchilds
W. P. Shaw
Los Angeles
Shaw
London Warned of Raid Danger
Lord Rosebery issued a proclamation urging civilians to stay home and leave fighting to soldiers if a German raid occurs, signaling fears of Kaiser's invasion efforts. Authorities warned civilians against civilian resistance while preparations along the east coast continued.
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London
Lieut
Midlothian
Lord Rosebery
Germany
Belgium
Eas
Russians claim gains in East Prussia and Petrograd
A front dispatch reports Russian forces pierced the German outer defensive line in East Prussia with slow progress amid bad weather. No other major changes occurred on the front as operations paused by weather. In Transcaucasia Russian forces captured over 50,000 Turkish prisoners including several generals.
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Petrograd
East Prussia
Transcaucasia
French Attack at St Mihiel Struggles for Fortified Position
Paris reports a furious struggle as French forces attempt to recapture St Mihiel. Night assaults secured an outer trench line and strong gun positions along the Meuse with heavier artillery en route. Fighting also grows more violent in Alsace.
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Paris
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Alsace
Alumnae Group Aims for UW Building Funds
The Seattle Branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae backs the University of Washington in a campaign for building appropriations. They stress a $150,000 request for a suitable home economics building.
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Seattle
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
University of Washington
Prays 10 Join Dead Husband in Eternal Union
Robert Arntsen 86 and Mrs Nicoline Arntsen 81, lifelong residents of Howell et near Dennyway, were laid to rest Friday at Mt Pleasant cemetery after both died within 61 years of marriage. They died within 46 hours of each other following weeks of illness and expressed hope to be buried together. Surviving daughters Mrs A Mateon and Mrs Ollie Kortgaard.
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Robert Arntsen
Mra
Nicoline Arntsen
Ife
Mt. Pleasant
Iife
Arnttsen
Floth
Howell Et
Dennyway
Mra. Arntsen
Mra. A. Mateon
Mra. Ollle Kortgaard
U S Asks Damages From Canadians
The state department drafts a second note to Britain demanding damages for Charles Dorsch and Walter Smith, two Americans shot by Canadian troopers while duck hunting on the Niagara River. Smith was killed and Dorsch seriously wounded. the note seeks punishment for the troopers.
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Washington
Jan
Great Britain
State Department
Charles Dorsch
Walter Smith
Niagara River
Smith
Dorsch Ia
Elevator death follows California-Pacific crash
H. H. Fitting, injured in the California Pacific elevator accident last Wednesday, died without regaining consciousness in San Francisco. The tragedy raises the death toll from the incident as investigators assess cause and safety failures.
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San Francisco
Jan
H. H. Fitting
Genuine Rupture Cure Advertised For Trial
A sales pitch offers a rupture cure appliance with a free illustrated book on rupture treatment. The ad promises instant relief and claims numerous cured patients. It urges readers to send a free coupon to receive the booklet and price details.
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California
Brooks Rupture Appliance Praised in Letters from Bethlehem Pa
A long reader letter endorsement from James A. Britton of Bethlehem and H D Hanks of Ecklew Artillery lauds the Brooks Rupture Appliance. The ad claims the device is discreet comfortable durable and effective at retaining a rupture without discomfort and invites free coupons with favorable terms.
Confederate Veteran Receives Curing Appliance Testimony
A Confederate veteran from Commerce Georgia writes that a medical appliance cured him after he suffered a severe illness and had lost hope. He states he is now sound and able to plow or perform heavy work, crediting the appliance with a permanent cure.
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Cbk
Hhrooka
Appliance Cures Boy After Many Failures
Mr CC Brooks of Aarehall Michigan reports that the appliance cured his boy after a year of use and three months beyond the initial wear period. He tried several remedies with no relief and plans to recommend the device to friends, signing William Pattenson Akron Ohio.
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KB Brooks
Aarehall
Mich
WM. Pattemson
Main
Akron
Appliance on Trial Prompts Claims of Truth
A short note reports a consumer asserting the appliance on trial proves his statements true. The piece outlines the tester's perspective and the expected outcome of the trial period.
Letter of thanks for medical brace from Michigan to Dubuque
A Dubuque address receives a grateful note from Andrew Fogenberger in Marshall Michigan thanking C. BE Brooks for an appliance brace. The writer says the baby's rapture is cured and the child wore the brace for about four months, expressing relief at the earlier use.
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Jansen St
Dubuque
Mr. C. BE. Brooks
Marshall, Mich
Andrew Fogenberger
War letters from Seattle recount Taingtau fall and Teentingau defeat
Letters received in Seattle describe the fall of Taingtau and the German surrender at Longniz with graphic scenes of ruined forts and burned countryside. A sister of a German trooper in Luxemburg and Miss Wilhelmina Goerts in Shanghai report Japanese celebrations and German refugees, food rations, and carnival like displays in Yokohama and Tokyo.
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Daily Telegraph
Star
Seattle
Taingtau
Japan
Longniz
P. Dresbach
Siegburg
Luxemburg
Tsingtau
Anne Clay Tartar
Madison Hotel
China
Wilhelmina Goerts
Dr. Goerts
Shanghai
Tokyo
Mies Goerts
Teingtau
Yokohama
Mrs Whitney Poses Aboard Lusitania In Cheerful Moment
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, arriving in New York before Christmas, agreed to pose for a photograph on the Lusitania, a rare concession. She will soon return to France to resume her work in the field hospital she endowed with 250000 dollars.
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Harry Payne Whitney
New York
Lusitania
Wheat Continues Upward Trend in Chicago Open
Wheat prices surged with May contracts opening at 189% and July at 126 as buyers responded to reports of large cash markets. After a brief surge, May and July pulled back slightly while corn and oats rose modestly. Liverpool market strength helped push May to 139% before retreat.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Arizona Alien Labor Law Declared Unconstitutional
Federal judges in San Francisco ruled Arizona’s alien labor law unconstitutional. The statute required at least 80 percent of payroll employees on firms with more than five workers to be citizens. In Washington, January reports note Alaska Northern railroad offered for sale to the U S government, terms undisclosed.
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San Francisco
Arizona
U. S. District Court of Arizona
Washington
Alaska Northern Railroad
United States
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