Austrian Uhlan reports 30 mile Russian retreat near Przemyśl
An Austro Hungarian frontline correspondent recalls Russian forces pushed back 30 miles amid muddy fronts at Przemyśl. He describes hunger and mutinous scenes, then notes Austria seeks to publicize its war narrative to the United States. The dispatch cites six million men in a vast eastern battle line aimed toward the French front.
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Austrian Galicia
Mall
New York
Praemyal
United States
Austria
Vienna
Servia
Russia
Balkan
Francie Ferdinand
Atlantic Ocean
France
Porta
German Retreat Now About Metz and Arnaville In Lorraine
Paris reports French bombardment near Metz continues as Arnaville bears the brunt, threatening a Lorraine offensive. Verdun and Metz lines form a wedge, while Belgian actions flood enemy positions and trigger trench heating concerns amid worsening weather.
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Paris
Arnaville
Metz
Lorraine
Verdun
Verdun-Tour
Belgium
Evans Freed by Woman Jury in Murder Trial
A nine woman jury in Judge Mackintosh's court found James Evans not guilty of first degree murder in the October 7 killing of rancher William Horton. Evans testified self defense claiming Horton fired twice at him with an automatic gun as he left the Horton ranch at Bartrum station near Renton.
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Mackintosh
James Evans
William Horton
Evane
Horton
Bartrum Station
Renton
Evans
Regular cook row at jail stirs labor protest
The Central Labor Council on Wednesday night backed the Cooks union in protesting the jail assigning inmate N. W. Boswell as cook. Boswell serves one year for manslaughter after a car crash that killed a girl. Labor leaders demand a regular cook job rather than prisoner selection.
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Cooks’ Union
N. W. Boswell
Boswell
Sikhs Face Harsh Police Welcome in Calcutta
Nov 26 Vancouver report: 800 Sikh emigrants who failed to enter Canada and later clashed with Indian police in Calcutta were met by Fusiliers, Ghurkhas, and armed police on arrival. Each man was searched, seven guns found, and one man carried a bank book with $11,000 balance.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canada
India
Fusilliers
Ghurkhas
Calcutta
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet Ad Claims Cold Cure
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cure for colds. It promises a refund if the treatment fails and bears E Grove’s signature on each box.
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E Grove
Thanksgiving reminiscence from a family farm
A narrator recalls Thanksgiving at a back East farm with kin and neighbors. The day featured simple food, church, and a recurring joke by Uncle Billy about windy weather and petticoats, which always drew mixed reactions from family and the minister before the uncle’s death.
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Uncle Billy
Dad
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