Royal Adviser Prevented King From Jumping Timber Pile
King Charles XI of Sweden, at fifteen, rode with a small party when they encountered a roadside timber pile. Count Hans Wachtmeister, royal adviser, refused the king’s jump, warning it could be fatal. The king agreed, praising the adviser and the company moved on in silence.
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Charles XI1
Sweden
Duke of
Holstein
Charles
Wachtmeister
Count Wachtmeister
Hans Wachtmeister
Thrifty Wife Makes Ten Bed Spreads From Samples
Jones praises his wife as the most thrifty woman he ever knew. He notes she has crafted ten bed spreads over the past two years using samples she collected during shopping tours.
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Jones
New York Globe
Retreating Russians Press Warsaw Stand in Poland Drive
German forces tighten grip on Warsaw from north and south as Ostrolenka and Radom fall. Austro German advance nears the capital while Russians retreat, with Gallipoli and Lusitania tensions shaping grim news from the European front. Orduna incident deepens U S Germany rift with American lives aboard.
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Berlin
German War Office
Ostrolenka
Narew
Radom
Vienna
East Prussia
Galicia
Przasnysz
von Mackenzen
Lublin-Chelm
Gallipoli
Orduna
Nebraskan Torpedoed by German Submarine Memorandum
Berlin transmitted note from Ambassador Gerard admits the American steamer Nebraska was torpedoed by a submarine and not by a mine. Germany expresses regret and readiness for reparations and says the attack was not intended for the American flag but an unfortunate accident. Secretary Lansing released the memorandum and said it settles the question of torpedo or mine. The memorandum closes the incident except for damages.
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Germany
Berlin
Gerard
United States
Lansing
Body of Lin don W Bates Jr Washed Ashore at Limerick Coast
A body believed to be Lin don W Bates Jr of New York who perished on the Lusitania has washed ashore along the Limerick coast.
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Lindon W Bates, Jr
New York
Tlusitania
Limerick
German spy Rosenthal shot in London
Robert Rosenthal, once a German spy based in England, was fatally shot in London. This incident confirms an apparent security case involving a figure linked to espionage activities and raises questions about who carried out the attack and why.
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Robert Rosenthal
England
London
The unseen engine room heroes of naval warfare
In a London Answer essay reprinted from the Detroit Free Press the unseen engine room crew are saluted for keeping ships running under fire. Engineers and stokers toil far below decks, facing extreme heat, scalding steam, and constant peril while they supply the life blood of battle. Their work remains essential yet often overlooked, with glory reserved for gunners and officers above. The piece stresses nerve, discipline, and sacrifice as steam fuels victory and the crew fights to prevent catastrophe.
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London
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha Steady Market
Union Stock Yards at South Omaha reports a liberal cattle run of about 3,700 head. Fat cattle steady near Monday's prices with best beeves up to 10.10. cows and heifers largely steady. Hog receipts around 13,000 head with prices mostly 10c lower. lambs and sheep receipts 14,000 with bulk trades at 7.75 for lambs and steady sheep values.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Wyoming
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