Carranza Faces Pressure as Obregon Demands Cabinet Shakeup
General Venustiano Carranza is pressed by General Alvaro Obregon and others to retain four cabinet ministers and dismiss opposing officials. In Sonora, General Jose Maytorena opposes potential American marines landing to rescue Americans in the Yaqui valley, viewing it as a hostile invasion.
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Union News Service
Washington
Venustiano Carranza
Alvaro Obregon
Carranza
Obregon
Jose Maytorena
Villa
Sonora
Yaqui
Riverton Neb Suffered Unprecedented Flooding and Damage
The Riverton area experienced record high water on Saturday with Thompson Creek flooding homes after a waterspout near Gaybreak. The steel wagon bridge collapsed early morning, blocking the Burlington bridge and driving residents from sleep as water rushed into the town. The new school building was inundated with three feet of water on the grounds.
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Riverton
Neb
Gaybreak
Thompson Creek
Burlington
Recruiting for the Allies Reported in California
Justice Department agents investigate alleged recruiting for the Allies in the European war centered in San Francisco. Franz Bepp the German consul general in San Francisco is said to have supplied information but he denies it. Some investigators reportedly found willing enlistments with no trouble.
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San Francisco
Department of Justice
California
Franz Bepp
Germany
Bepp
Rifle Found Hidden On Farm Linked To Layton Death
After three days of searching the Joseph Layton farm a Winchester rifle was discovered behind hay in the upper barn. The discharged shell inside is believed to be the fatal bullet. Mrs. Jordan, alleged wife and accomplice, reportedly discarded unused cart ridges into a vault, prompting the rifle find and a conviction that a gun was present on the property.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Joseph Layton
Winchester
Layton
Jordan
Julia the power boat ties up at Omaha levee
From Glasgow Missouri the Julia arrived with its barge 500 miles downstream to the Omaha levee foot of Douglas street on a rain day. Brass band music and the commercial club siren drew hundreds while Captain Stevens received hearty greetings as the Missouri pilot and skipper.
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Omaha
Glasgow
Julia
Douglas Street
River Navigation Committee
Commercial Club
Stevens
Missouri
Lew May dies in Denver noted Nebraska fish expert
Fremont Nebraska telegram reports the death of Lew May, longtime Fremont grocer and former clerk of the Cast territorial legislature. He later moved to Omaha and then Denver sixteen years ago, known as a devoted student of the fish industry and an authority on the subject.
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Fremont, Neb
A_ telegram
May Bros
Denver
Lew May
May
Qast Territorial
Nebraska
Fremont
Omaha
British Isles submarine sinkings claim thirteen vessels
London reports thirteen ships sunk by German submarines last week near the British isles, including six steamers and a neutral Norwegian vessel. Three British steamers, the Ailsa and two Dulcies, were torpedoed in the last day with heavy losses. The Dulcie pair received no warning, while the Ailsa endured a long warning from a submarine described as a much larger craft.
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London
Ailsa
Dulcie
Dulcies
Promoters Seek Peace in German American Ties
Berlin reports Dr Anton Meyer Gerhard carrying messages from the German embassy in Washington. He met with Dr Alfred Zimmermann and Count Montgelas to discuss the German American situation. Gottlieb von Jagow joined portions of the talks. Zimmermann said he was satisfied with prospects for an amicable settlement.
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Union News Service
Berlin
Anton Meyer-Gerhard
Washington
Alfred Zimmermann
Count Montgel
Gottlieb von Jagow
Doctor Meyer-Gerhard
Doctor Zimmermann
Pouches Broken Open Exposes Mail Tampering
Swedish minister W A Ekengren submitted to the state department a note detailing that United States mail pouches bound for Sweden were broken open in England and contents tampered with. He urged action, citing violations of the world postal convention and treaty stipulations.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States
Sweden
England
State Department
W. A. Ekengren
Department
Lansing
League Forms to Enforce Peace in Historic Hall
In Independence Hall on the Bunker Hill anniversary an organization named League to Enforce Peace American Branch was formed to promote a league of nations and reduce armed conflict. Former President Taft was elected permanent president with many notable citizens as vice presidents and an executive committee tasked to advance the league’s goals.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Bunker Hill
League of Nations
League To
Taft
League
Yaqui Indians Declare War on Germany and United States
Washington reports that the Yaqui Indians, per state department advices, have declared war on Germany Mexico and the United States. The war declaration against Germany followed a German colonist, a skilled rifleman, defending his home during the last Yaqui raid, causing notable losses to the raiders.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Mexico
United States
Forty Passengers Saved After Frontenac Collision
Forty passengers aboard the excursion steamer Frontenac, traveling from Lacrosse Wisconsin to Winona Minnesota, were rescued when it struck the Burlington bridge on the Mississippi River. The vessel sank in twelve feet of water.
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Winona
Minn
Frontenac
Lacrosse
Wis
Burlington
Mississippi River
Reservists Board Italy-bound Ancona at Philadelphia
The Italia line steamer Ancona sailed from Philadelphia Monday bound for Naples with 400 Italian army reservists. The ship will call at New York to take on additional reserves before continuing voyage.
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Italy
Philadelphia
Italia Line
Ancona
Naples
New York
Warneford and Passenger Die in Plane Crash Over France
Paris reports Lieutenant Reginald A. J. Warneford, famed for destroying a Zeppelin, and American writer Henry Beach Needham were killed when their aeroplane fell 600 feet at Buc France. Warneford was piloting. Needham was aboard as passenger.
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Paris
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Belgium
Buc
France
Warneford
Henry Beach Needham
Needham
Taft Sees Permanent Peace At Wellesley Commencement
Former President Taft issued a prophecy of permanent peace at Wellesley College as 294 seniors received their degrees. He spoke of a peace meeting in Philadelphia next week aimed at making war less profitable, not to end the current war, but to discuss a treaty after hostilities cease.
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Wellesley
Mass
Taft
Wellesley College
Philadelphia
Investigations Begin After Layton Death
Scottsbluff Ned Dan Jordan and Mrs Jordan are held for investigation in the death of Joseph Layton who was shot at his home Sunday night. Two revolvers and unused cartridges were found near the house. Layton’s mother and brother attended the funeral as authorities pursue the case.
Lusitania Sinking Epigram Recall In Fez Visit
French journalist M Huret told Fez grand vizier about the Lusitania then under construction capable of 27 knots. The old vizier replied with a cautionary quip questioning speed and mortality as roads lead to the grave.
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Morocco
Jules Huret
M. Huret
Fez
Odd hotel fire safety exchange in Harper's Magazine
Mr. Tompkins stays overnight at a country hotel and meets a colored boy who remarks a Bible placed in the room. He jokes about a rope for fire escape, and the boy answers the Bible is for use if the fire is too far advanced for escape.
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Promise Hair Growth
Advertises Cuticura Ointment for dandruff itching and hair growth with a morning hot shampoo using Cuticura Soap. Claims to arrest hair loss and promote growth and offers free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Color Change. Blue apron, green around the edges
A lighthearted quip on a new assistant's demeanor. The speaker notes the assistant looks blue about his tasks while joking that he is green in experience. The remark playfully contrasts color as a metaphor for mood and skill.
Allen's Foot-Ease Aids Troops At Front On Foot Relief
Over 100000 packages of Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder are used by German and Allied troops at the Front. It rests the feet provides instant relief to corns bunions and tender feet and makes walking easy. Dox offers no substitute. Adv.
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Allen
Dox’s
Fine for Love Making and The Planets Moon Count
A Kansas City Journal item notes a fine for love making and quips about Jupiter having five moons. The lighthearted remark highlights romantic atmosphere in a city publication tone.
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Jupiter
Kansas City Journal
Marine Bye Remedy Co Ad Promotes Health Elixirs
An old advertisement from Marine Bye Remedy Co based in Ohicaga touts cure alls labeled Marine Bye for Kea wear watery es and Gran lids. The copy urges readers to write for the Book of the Free.
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Marine Bye
Book of the Free
Marine Bye Remedy Co
Ohicaga
Loving a Woman After Marriage Not the Important Thing
The saying emphasizes daily harmony in marriage over initial affection. It highlights that sustaining good relations and cooperation with a partner after tying the knot matters more than romantic love alone.
Mrs Maben Regains Health After Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Murfreesboro Tenn Mrs H E Maben reports relief from female weakness displacement and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash She credits the remedies with restoring strength enabling her to do her own work The ad urges other women to try the product and offers confidential guidance from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. E. Maben
S. Spring St
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