Russians Push on Riga Front As Austrians Advance East
Petrograd admits Russians along the Putna and Sereth lines have fallen back after a night retreat on the Kassina River but claim the withdrawal was orderly. German and Austrian forces push toward Moldavia and the Putna river sector, with renewed assaults south of Lake Riga and along the Am and Pripdri rivers. Russians recapture a Drin g river island north of Hlowket amid ongoing bombardments and patrol actions.
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London
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Moldovia
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Bley
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Moldavia
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Bériin
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Kassina
Metrograd
Oline
Eigorour Henting
Russia
Wiga Berlin
Dring
Hlowket
Forntiy
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Riga
Varius
Linne
Prewall
Thousands Die on Trail Amid Refugee Flight
Overseas News Agency reports mass death among Houmanta refugees fleeing through Bopwaratia. Roumanta government bars Rowitanian refugees from Detaarabla, ordering transport by overcrowded wagons or forced marches on rugged roads. Thousands of women children and elderly perish in the harsh odyssey as authorities detain and drive survivors toward danger.
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Hettin
Houmanta
Bopwaratia
Roumanta Te
Sams
Detaarabla
Servry
Suffragists Pressure on Wilson at White House Visit
Weebington reports suffragists threaten a new appeal to President Wilson after meeting with him at the White House. They aim to press for constitutional amendment and plan a public display to deter Wilson from entering or leaving the White House without response. After the audience they raised 3000 dollars for a silent sentinel campaign. Thaw is charged with kidnapping in New York following earlier asylum release. Greece notes the U S. peace effort and London reacts to Ambassadors Gerard’s Berlin speech seen as a warning to Germany.
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Weebington
Wieahan
Wilson
Comsreistones Union
Senate Favors Dry Capital and Salvage Bill Passed
The Senate passed the Sheypant bill abolishing salvone Lp Un pational capital ster, with passage expected in the House soon as supporters push for swift action. A separate note from Landen cites Japan accepting the entente powers economic arrangement agreed at the Farle conference.
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Senate
Washington
House
Japan
Landen
Alice
High Court Upholds West Virginia Day Law
West Virginia Supreme Court sustains the Webb Kenyon style provision prohibiting shipment of liquor for personal use. The ruling endorses federal authority to curb interstate liquor trade and uphold state prohibition aims. Attorneys for national liquor groups say the decision broadens the ban, applying the Webb Kenyon law in its broadest sense.
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Washington
Supreme Court
West Virginie
Prenat Dnot Taft
Congress
Ainounciig
Atterneye
National Equor
Uphorda Ant
Lawson Stirs Up Trouble Before House Rules Panel
Thomas W. Lawson of Kosten testified before the House Rules Committee amid a heated session over alleged Wall Street leaks prior to the president s peace note. The panel adjourned without proof of the leaks and considered contempt proceedings against Lawson for his refusals to reveal names.
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Washington
Hous
Thomas W. Lawson
Kosten
Wall Street
Lawson
Adameon Case Brought Up In Supreme Court
Washington The state case to determine the constitutionality of the Adameon law, enacted last September during a general railroad strike threat, was brought up in the supreme court Monday. Arguments continue through Wednesday with a decision expected within a few weeks.
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Washington
Tate
Supreme Court
Woman sought for $10,000 loss in New York
Police and private detectives search for a well dressed woman who took a Black handbag containing jewels valued at $10,000 from Mrs David L Wertheimer of Salt Lake City. The item was lost in New York and authorities pursue the suspect.
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Lesea
New York
Mra
David L Wertheimer
Salt Lake City
Robert N Harper Named Inaugural Ceremonies Chairman
Robert N Harper president of a Washington bank has been selected as chairman of the committee in charge of the inaugural ceremonies on March 5. The appointment elevates his role in organizing detailed plans for the event.
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Robert N. Harper
Washington
Turkish Cigarettes Advance New York Prices
I Lerillan and Co, a leading tobacco firm, announced Monday price advances on Turkish cigarettes from 46 cents to $1 and more. The move signals higher costs for retailers and consumers as import duties and market dynamics shift.
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New York
I. Lerillan’ & Co
Coultry
Embargo Lifted on Freight Shipments to Omaha Bluffs Yards
The embargo on freight shipments over the Vntom Ya ete Hines has been lifted. It had limited deliveries to the Omahe and Com et Bluffs yards since December 20, affecting Omaby Neh-Anwinharen operations and the Sicare market.
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Omaby Neh
Anwinharen
Vntom Yaete Hines
Tigre
Sicare
Omahe
Comet Bluffs
Senate endorses Wilson peace note terms request
Washington reports the Senate approved Wilsons request for peace term statements from belligerents 48 to 17 after three days of debate. The resolution backed the presidents note without endorsing every point a split group of Republicans joined the majority. Senator Lewis warned continued war would drag the U S into the struggle and criticized misapplied orders.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Lewis
Ilinois
Hitchcock
United States
Gerard 3 honored guest at Berlin dinner
The American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin hosted a Sunday dinner for James W. Gerard, the American ambassador to Germany. German leaders praised his U.S. visit, pledging cordial relations and an olive branch from President Wilson, while telegrams of sincere wishes were sent to Wilson and Emperor Wilhelm.
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Wilson
Bertin
American Association of Commerce and Trade of
Berlin
James W. Gerard
Germany
United States
Gerard
Arthur von Gwinner
Deutschebank
Overseas
Newa Agency
Holfferich
Zimmermann
Wiliam
Holffedich
Entente War Council Ends in Rome After Unity Claimed
The Rome gathering of entente governments ended Sunday with a claim of complete unity on all debated questions. Premier Horelli hosted a luncheon honoring ministers, during which Italian and French leaders expressed confidence in an entente victory and pledged closer coordination of efforts.
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Lincheon
Horelli
Explorer John Finlayson Dies at Century Mark in Alaska
Explorer John Finlayson died Sunday aged LOS years, a landmark figure for Wrangel Alaska. Finlayson River in Yukon and Finlayson Lake honor his name, with age details described as well authenticated.
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Wrangel
Alaska
John Finlayson
Finlayson River
Finlayson
Grocer Fatally Shot in Mistaken Identity in Watseka
Francis Labounty, a Watseka grocer, was killed when A. J. Bailey, assistant city marshal, shot him after mistaking him for a robber who had briefly held him up earlier. The incident occurred in Watseka, underscoring a tragic misidentification.
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Watseka
Francis Labounty
A. J. Bailey
No Question for Outlaws in Nowata Encounter
Report says Outlaws who repulsed a posse near Nowata Oklahoma Saturday killed one and wounded another. Authorities vow no quarter and say the desperadoes will not be taken alive when pursued again.
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Nowata
Okla
Seven Hundred Miles in a Motor Boat to Morocco
Five crew members of the American schooner Rab Rey told of a 700 mile motor boat voyage from an Atlantic abandon ship site to the coast of Morocco. They related the perilous journey aboard the Steamship Merion after their May arrival on Sunday.
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Motor
New York
Atlantic Ocean
Morocco
Rab Rey
Merion
Free Seeds Assured for Distribution Funds
Washington reports a long dispute over the appropriation for free seed distribution. The adopted appropriation totals 241,000 dollars, with final approval settled in the usual manner after the annual debate.
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Washington
Oil Reserves Amendment Introduced in Senate
A new amendment to a pending general relief bill was submitted to the Senate on Friday by Senator Rhatia concerning oil reserves. The measure targets relief claimants and references California reserves amid the broader debate on energy and fiscal policy.
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Washington
California
Senate
Ffewator Rhatia
Tragic Well Rescue Ends in Family’s Death near Seguin
In Seguin Texas Dolores Se robia hat and her husband died while attempting to save their son from a damp well. The boy fell back, pulling his mother into the water. both mother and son perished. The incident left Mia and Dolores Se robia as the victims and a grim reminder of a perilous rescue attempt.
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Seguin
Texas
Mia
Dolores Serobia
Bin
Villa Flees With Foes At Parral Pursued By Murguia Forces
El Paso reports Villa fled toward Parral with General Murguia in pursuit after a report from Carranza Consul Soriano Bravo. Murguia, aboard a locomotive captured at Jiminez, conducted a nine mile reconnaissance up the Parral branch line. Villapartita disputed the Jimenez bulletin’s exaggeration, though private telegrams from Jimenez corroborated the victory.
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el Paso
Texas
Parral
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Francisco Murguia
Villa
Murguia
Soriano Bravo
Jiminez
Rairoad
Villapartitang
Jimenez Butte
Jimenez
Early settlement seen in Mexican border talks
Newark report says Nicero Aumourano, treasurer for Mexico's de facto government, arrived from Washington with Carranza’s personal envoy and predicted an early border settlement. He credited moves by the United States toward easing the arms embargo on Mexico, recalling Pershing’s expedition, and sending Ambassador Fletcher, as key factors.
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Newark
Niciero Aumourano
Mexico
Washington
Carranza
Wilson
Pershing
Fletcher
Explosion on Southern Railway car kills two in Birmingham
Two men die and four are badly hurt when a blast rocks the smoking compartment of a Southern Railway Birmingham special as it nears Birmingham from New York. Police investigate possible use of a powerful explosive by Lewis D Walton, a Birmingham businessman, in a potential act of self harm. Indorse Universal Military Training in Washington as medical leaders back preparedness.
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Southerner
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Railways
New York
Lewis D. Walton
Washington
Council of National Defense
Adamson introduces rail bill pill for Adamson law aid
Representative Adamson, chairman of the commerce committee, introduced a pill in the house on Saturday as a supplement to the Adamson law and said he will seek early consideration without awaiting the president's railroad program completion in the senate.
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Washington
Wilson
Adamson
House
Commerce Committee
Senate
Death of Lexington social leader linked to husband arrest
Worry over her husband Raymond McCune’s arrest on charges he used the mills to defraud in a Peruvian mining venture is cited as cause of death for Mrs. Raymond McCune. The Lexington beauty and former social leader died Friday night at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.
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New York
Raymond McCune
Lexington
McCune
Roosevelt Hospital
American Shipbuilding Advances in Federal Shipyards Report
Washington reports shipyards completed 1,163 merchant vessels totaling 520,847 tons and auxiliary vessels of about 40,000 tons for foreign flags. Kentucky floods cause extensive damage and disrupt rail traffic in Louisville and southeastern regions.
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American Shipbuilding Advances
Washington
Bureau of Navigation
Kentucky
Louisville
Southeastern
Thieves Seize 400 Gallons Whiskey In Hogback Raid
Sheriff reports robbers used a rubber arrangement to force a hole in a warehouse wall and absconded with about 400 gallons of whiskey in a recent wholesale raid. Idaho Sheep Experiment Station referenced. Washington Senator Brady introduced a $20,000 amendment to fund two experiment stations in Idaho.
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Girard
Ala
Idaho
Washington
Brady
Fretucsy Pounty
Giants, Skeletons and Stretching: A Curious 19th Century Tale
The Kansas City Journal comments on exaggerated tales of ancient giants and a Sicily skeleton claim. It cites a French savant Henrion who alleged Adam and Eve towering at 128 and 118 feet, notes rapid degeneration, and mocks an 800 foot Sicilian skeleton with a 30 foot walking stick as implausible.
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Henrion
Eve
Noah
Abraham
Moses
M. Henrion
Sicily
Kansas City Journal
Books Fed to Digest: Eaten Treated Authors Face Censors
Digesting a book becomes a mark of punishment in old tales. Barnabo Visconti forced papal delegates to consume the bull of excommunication with parchment, silk cords, and a seal. An Austrian general compelled creditors to eat a note for 2000 forms. A Scandinavian writer chose between beheading or broth of his manuscript. Tsaae Volmar ate uncooked satires. Philp Oldenburger was made to eat a pamphlet and endure flogging.
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Barnabo Visconti
Tsaae Volmar
Bernard
Saxony
Philp Oldenburger
Japanese Pearl Oyster Farm Details
Japanese pearl oyster operation in the Bay of Age uses stone nuclei sunk in shallow water in May or June, with shells appearing by August. Rocks moved to deeper, warmer water by November as oysters grow, then harvested after three years, drilled with pearls and reimmersed, proceeding to a four year term before final search for pearls.
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Japan
Bay of Age
Horseflesh Used as Food Across History
Horseflesh as food was introduced into Gaul after Frankish invasion and conquest by Julius Caesar. Records from 1404 show it eaten in Paris. In several European countries the meat remains widely used and valued among choices.
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Gant
Julius Caesar
Paria
Father’s Gamble Ends in Divorce and Debt Misfortune
A comic two line exchange hints at a family crisis where a father’s ill advised purchase leads to financial strain. The dialogue plays on a playfully tragic misstep as a warning about overextending oneself.
The Advantage in Eccentric Exchange
A brief fragment shows a quirky exchange about a special named Comer and a riddle about why plays on the doge are used. The text hints at ongoing questions about intent and method, with a playful tone and cryptic remarks.
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