Monastir Taken as French Capture Southern Servian Town
French troops seize Monastir the chief southern Servian town as Austro German forces press on in Transylvania. Berlin reports German advances, while Italians win in the Adige valley. British prisoners total 6092 since November, with a major clash near Serre and Sailly Saillisel.
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Transylvania
Monastir
Paris
Temps
Aegean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Ochrida
Macedonian Lakes
Saloniki
Albania
Berlin
Servia
Roumania
Orsova-Craiova
Bucharest
Dragoslaveke
Dobrudja
Silistria
Serre
Grand Court
Sailly-Saillisel
New Vulcanizing Shop Promises Complete Tire Care
A new tire service opens offering comprehensive vulcanizing equipment and capable handling of all tire sizes. The shop emphasizes readiness to perform all kinds of tire work with modern facilities.
Port Angeles jury convicts Lincoln man in blackmail case
The Port Angeles jury found Frank J. Richards of Lincoln, Nebraska guilty after a 21 hour deliberation. He was accused of threatening to publish a biography of David E. Thomas, Nebraska millionaire and former ambassador to Mexico, unless paid 24000 dollars on a claimed partnership account.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Frank J. Richards
Lincoln
Neb
David E. Thomasin
Nebraska
Mexico
Richards
Thompson
Five Boys Drown After Ice Breaks Near Hastings Minn
Five youths aged eight to eleven including Allen Gillett Jayle Lorentz Edward Wiss Lester Wiss and Gordon Fisher drowned when they walked onto thin ice and fell through into a slough near Hastings Minnesota. Authorities believe the tragedy occurred after the ice failed under the group while skating or crossing.
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Allen Gillett
Jayle Lorentz
Edward Wiss
Lester
Gordon Fisher
Hastings
Minn
Kansas Defeats Nebraska 7-3 At Lincoln In Seven Year Streak End
In a low scoring gridiron clash at Lincoln, Kansas edged Nebraska 7 to 3. The Jayhawkers were outplayed at times but showed stout defense and crucial form to secure a merited victory. Kansas stars Neilsen Lindsley and Woodward led the effort while Nebraska’s Corry Gardiner Cook and Otoupalik topped ground gains.
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Gridiron Warriors
Kansas
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lincoln
Jayhawkers
Nebraska
Neilsen
Lindsley
Woodward
Sidney residents tout AdlerIKA bowel remedy Adlerika
Many Sidney people report quick relief from various stomach and bowel complaints using Adlerika with buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients. A spoonful is claimed to relieve constipation sour stomach gas and may prevent appendicitis with a few doses. The instant action astonishes users as Western Drug Co promotes the product.
Five Years Record Boosts Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs. H Russell of Sidney testifies that kidney trouble pains faded after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She needed two boxes first, then one box the second time, and reports no return since 1910. She repeats in 1916 that there has been no relapse and highly recommends the remedy sold for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Russell
Sidney
H. Russell
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Migrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Strotz Re-elected President of Middle West Bowling Assoc
George F. Strotz of Des Moines was re-elected president of the Middle West Bowling Association at a St. Louis meeting. Des Moines was chosen as the site for the 1917 tournament. The Nebraska Supreme Court settled the boundary dispute between Arthur and Garden counties, awarding the 24 by 3 mile strip to Garden County by occupation rightly.
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George F. Strotz
Des Moines
Middle West Bowling Association
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Arthw
Garden Counties
Arthur County
Garden County
Batesville Mayor Acquitted in Murder Trial
Gilbert Richardson mayor of Batesville Ark was acquitted by a jury. As the verdict was read Richardson's seventeen year old wife entered the courtroom wept and embraced him amid the tense moment.
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Gilbert Richardson
Batesville
Ark
Richardson
Farrell Padgett
Arma
American Killed as Villa Bandits Rule Parral Area
Refugees report an unidentified American shot in the Jiminez hotel during Villa occupation. They say four Americans were seen under Villa guard at Parral, while 200 Chinese were killed in the Parral Jiminez corridor. Other victims include seven Chinese bodies in the streets and 35 murdered gypsies near Parral.
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Villa
Jiminez
Parral
el Paso
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Alvarado
Woman Breaks Long Distance Record in Flight
Miss Ruth Law, piloting a Curtiss military scout biplane, shattered American long distance aviation records by flying nonstop from Chicago to Hornell, New York, a railroad distance of about 660 miles, surpassing Victor Carlstrom’s prior mark by roughly 100 miles.
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Chicago
New York
Ruth Law
Hornell
N. Y
Victor Carlstrom
Babies Starving in Poland Report at Boston Convention
A report by Morris Rothenberg to the People's Relief Committee for Jewish War Sufferers says no child under five remains in large Polish areas and many babies have died from hunger. In Vilna 7,000 children face freezing, shoes lacking, as relief funds of about 6 million dollars are distributed across Russia, German Poland, and Austria-Hungary.
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Poland
People’s Relief Committee For
Boston
Morris Rothenberg
New York
Vilna
Rothenberg
Jews of
Don't Knock Says Unele Eben On Motoring Wisdom
Unele Eben muses that a man mirrors a deshere motor. He warns that when a man starts knocking it signals something is wrong. The Washington Star quotes the saying as a compact, folksy proverb on conduct.
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Unele Eben
Washington Star
Four Die in Santa Monica Auto Race Crash
The seventh annual international grand prize race at Santa Monica, California, left four dead and three injured. Lewis Jackson, a Los Angeles driver on his thirteenth lap, swerved into palm trees, killing himself and spectator Harold Edgerton and lemonade vendor Mrs Leana Jurath, while injuring two others. Johnny Aitken won the race as relief for Howard Wilcox, officially declared winner. Jackson’s car wreckage damaged trees and stands, injuring others including J H Hannigan and Miss Georgia McCall, who will recover. mechanic John Ghianda survived with injuries.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Johnny Aitken
Howard Wilcox
Lewis Jackson
Los Angeles
Harold Edgerton
Leana Jurath
Jackson
Jenkins
John Ghianda
Edgerton
J. H. Hannigan
Miss Georgia McCall
Baptists Demand Congress Probe General Funston
The Alabama state convention of Baptists passed a resolution demanding that Congress investigate General Frederick Funston. The move stems from allegations that he restricted evangelistic services for American soldiers near the Mexican border after a Texas Baptist convention request.
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Alabama State Convention of Baptists
Congress
Frederick Funston
General Funston
Texas Baptist Convention
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Sellowstone
OLD Taylor Cascade
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Prop
Brewer's
Pultz
Osborn and
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Slough
Strotz
Bowling League
Villistas
Sale
Dummer
Daniel
Neubauer Building
Osborn and Jorgenson
Domana
Weis
W .H. Weeden & Son
Cheyenne County
O. O.F. Bldg
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