Ex Kaiser’s Son Joachim Dies by Own Action in Germany
Berlin reports Prince Joachim, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, died after shooting himself at his Leignitz residence. He succumbed hours later in Potsdam hospital. Officials tried to hide the tragedy, labeling it an auto accident. details were withheld for hours. The 28 year old faced troubled married life after wife Princess Marie Augustine of Anhalt left him amid a divorce suit. He had been briefly wounded on the eastern front and decorated with the Iron Cross first class.
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Berlin
Prince Joachim
Kaiser Wilhelm
Leignitz
Potsdam
Germany
Joachim
Holland
Princess Marie Augustine of Anhalt
Eitel Friederich
Wheat Prospects Dark in Norfolk Territory
Norfolk Neb July 19 The wheat prospects in this territory are poor due to smaller planted acreage and heavy rains packing the gold and causing low yield. Black rust has appeared affecting about half the fields, with ten days of dry weather needed to limit damage. Wheat threshing to start in about three weeks and old wheat offerings are scarce at $2 to $2.60. The cereal mill announced a 40 cent advance in wholesale flour to 14 dollars.
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Norfolk
Neb
Alleged Minister Is Short 22000 Dollars
Pueblo Colorado July 19 The Rev Father M Sichimaky former pastor of the Russian Greek Orthodox church at Insion town Pa is held in county jail for allegedly being 22000 short in church accounts He denies the charges and says he came west 100 days ago for a variation
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Pueblo
Col
Father M. Sichimaky
Insiontown
Pennsylvania
Fire kills mother and seven in Copeland blaze
Mrs. John Roesch and seven children aged one to eleven perished in a morning fire at Copeland, Bonners Ferry, as firefighters battled the flames. Father was held for questioning as investigators probed the cause of the deadly blaze. The tragedy left a wide circle of neighbors stunned in the rural Idaho area.
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Bonners Ferry
John Roesch
Copeland
Rmfen
Meighen Named Prime Minister of Canada After Borden
Hon Arthur Meighen former minister of the interior in the Canadian cabinet has been appointed prime minister to succeed Robert Borden who has resigned. At forty six he is the youngest man to hold the office. Born in Pye county Ontario he has held many senior government roles.
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Arthur Meighen
The
Intesios
Robert Borden
Meighen
Ian
Woman killed in auto wreck near Valley Nebraska
Fremont July 19 Mrs Elizaabeth Potter of Omaha 60 was killed while her husband and Mr and Mrs EB Sexson of Fremont were seriously injured when Sexson's car left the road three miles north of Valley. The 2 year old daughter escaped unharmed. The driver blinded by headlight glare could not stay in the road.
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Fremont, Neb
Elizaabeth Potter
Omaha
EB. H. Sexson
Fremont
Sexson
Valley
Potter
Young Woman Injured In Auto Accident Near Anthon Ia
Miss Minnie Rushkin of Pierson Ia was seriously hurt Sunday afternoon when a speedster driven by John Hines of Pierson went over a three foot embankment on the Correctionville road five miles northeast of Anthon. The four in the car were Minnie Rushkin Mammie Rushkin and Raymond Chinn plus Hines. Minnie was the only seriously injured and rushed to Oakes hospital in Correctionville.
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Anthon
Minnie Rushkin
Pierson
John Hines
Correctionville Road
Mammie Rushkin
Raymond Chinn
Uney
Oakes Hospital
Correctionville
Zion City Fines Residents For Smoking
Overseer Glenn Votiva and Zion City smoke sleuths found residents smoking on July 19. Lawrence Hulbert Ferris Brown and John McQueen were fined $10 and costs by Justice John Dow for smoking in public and private spaces across Elijah street and a woodshed.
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Zion City
Glenn Votiva
Lawrence Hulbert
Ferris Brown
John McQueen
Elijah Street
John Dow
Japan approves heavy military budget in vote
Tokyo reports the Rouse today passed the budget amid tremendous military expenses, reflecting a sharp rise in defense spending. The delay noted but the measure moves forward, signaling increased national commitments.
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Tokyo
Rouse Today
Feisal's Army May Resist French Troops
London July 19 The Emir Feisal is en route to Europe to address Syrian difficulties with the powers The French are deploying 80 battalions equipped with tanks and airplanes One column targets Damascus the other Aleppo Feisal's army is estimated at 100000 and may resist the movements.
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London
Perst
Europe
Damascus
Aleppo
Feisal
Burglars Gag Servants and Steal $20,000
Six heavily armed burglars entered the Oakland home of J F Carlson early today, bound and gagged two Japanese servants, cut telephone lines, and broke the family vault with sledge hammers. They escaped with currency and jewelry valued at 20,000 dollars. Classified ads save Tent Inhor, to say nelling of pee on ac cualns.
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Oakland
Cal
J. F. Carlson
Submerged Mountains And Ocean Bed Facts
The article records expert Oceanographer notes that the Atlantic resembles a vast continent with a 25 000 000 square mile surface area and describes its dimensions 9000 miles long and 2700 miles wide. It also discusses ocean depths and the rise of oceanography since 1850 driven by cable laying and repair ships.
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Atlantic
Vacation safety and first aid for drowning and illness
Practical advice from Dr. C J Hastings for Toronto readers covers drowning prevention and resuscitation using light flotation and the Sylvester method, plus water purification, safe milk handling, insect avoidance, a basic emergency kit, and notes on scarlet fever recovery and potential kidney or heart complications. The guidance emphasizes calm action, proper technique, and recognizing signs of lingering illness after fever.
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C. J. Hastings
Toronto
Stonewall Jackson Will from Kansas City Star
A Kansas City Star excerpt recalls Stonewall Jackson as a disciplined youth who rejected weakness. He endured cold without an overcoat, subsisted on stale bread and buttermilk for dyspepsia, wore a wet shirt, and kept a strict 9 PM bedtime, earning the nickname Stonewall.
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Stonewall Jackson
Kansas City Star
Stonewall
Fish Were Punished in Sunday Drill Tale
The Edinburgh Scotsman fragment tells of a humorous punishment of fish chasing worms on Sunday. The American Legion Weekly adds a drill scene where Private Midnight Jackson endures a lengthy, tiresome exercise under a stern sergeant.
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Jackson
Midnight
Heat, humidity, and housing in tropical climates
The article discusses how heat affects men in sun work, noting faster sweating in blacks, the cooling effect of evaporation, and the role of air flow. It cites researchers on tropical anemia, heat reducing activity, and nervous system effects, then gives practical guidance: proper bathing, fans, and windward housing. It details house design to maximize ventilation, including double brick walls, air gaps, central halls, raised foundations, large rooms, ventilated ceilings, and verandas. It also references political content about Mexico policy and US influence in Latin America.
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Wen
Tropics
Dra. Brin and
Young
Australia
Huntington
Bretnl
Kipling
Havelock Charles
Punjab
Bengal
Flinders Street
Townsville
Queensland
C.D. Lynch
Mexico
United States
Fall
Senate
Supreme Council
Rio Grande
Chicagi
Latin America
Wilson
Central
South America
Unclear Fragmentary Travel Note on British Vacationers
Fragmentary OCR describes British travelers during wartime using wagons and roadside preparations with gasoline stoves. The text lists European locations and makes crude references to movement and lodging, but many words are garbled, obscuring exact events or dates.
War with Mexico and the New York World Analysis
The piece critiques the Republican platform on Mexico, arguing it signals war and binds the party and president to aggressive action. It cites Senator Fall’s sub-committee report endorsing a hard ultimatum and a steady policy to enforce respect for the American flag.
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Mexico
New York World
Congress
Senator Fall
Notable Haitian Navy Vessel L Indépendance Ties Crews to Freedom
A fragmentary account recalls the Haitian schooner L Indépendance, 109 tons, once led by a white commander with a mixed crew described as eleven wild men and one yellow man. The ship, tied to Haitian freedom, carried a white shield flag and contained officers younger than 25, plus enlisted men from distant ports. The piece hints at a larger, troubled Atlantic scene with shifts of power and colonial remnants amid Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, and distant imperial concerns.
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H. In Navy
H. A. Franck
Cuba
Guantanamo Bay
Adrea
New York Yacht Club
Sovereign
New England
Tol Tedo
Indianapolia
West Indies
Atlanta
Macon
Gossip in Business by Roger W Rabson
In Milwaukee Journal The Chinese Wave a proverb warns that gossip harms business by spreading rumors. Even accurate remarks twist on repetition, wasting time and harming innocent people. The piece urges skipping personal talk to keep efficiency and trust intact.
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Roger W. Rabson
Milwaukee
Rosa Injantice
Pervin
Rail unions brace for possible general railroad strike
Chicago hosts five hundred railroad chiefs for a crucial labor conference on wage awards to be announced Tuesday. Leaders from Class A lines weigh strike votes and authority to act as union momentum hinges on whether the 20 percent higher tier and 27 percent lower tier increases meet demands from enginemen conductors and helpers.
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Cular Faerie
Federal Ranway
Coard
Talen Lita
Oe & Report
Chicago
W. EH
Lee
Stone
Dowell
Brotherhood
Labor Board
United States
Railroads Labor Board
Atlantic
Pacific
Brotherhood and American Federation of Labor Department
Wagner Beats Platte on Their Home Field
In front of about 2,000 fans at Platte, Wagner defeated Platte 4 to 3 in 14 innings. Smoky Joe Lotz pitched, driving in the run with a sacrifice in the 9th after Hinkity keyed the offense with a three bagger. Platte’s Hedges, playing left field for Wagner, made sensational catches to rob Platte of several hits.
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Wagner
Platte
Tinue
Phitte
Monih
South Dakota
Smoky
Joe Lotz
Hinkity
Patie
Lotz
Wagne
O'Dell
Hedges
Robbi
Wanderer to plead guilty to murder case
Chicago report indicates Carl Wand er and an associate face a murder indictment. Wanderer plans to plead guilty when brought before Judge R B C on Monday. He is moved to county jail awaiting court action in what is described as a murderer's row case main in European title context.
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Chicago
Carl Wande
Gui
R. BC
Wanderer
Save Tom
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Manley L. Fosseen
Arthur Livermore
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