French Try To Invade Upper Alsace Frustrated By Germans
The German consulate in St Paul reports French forces failed to breach Upper Alsace with Lorraine and Metz fronts showing French retirement. British and French allies defend as three great armies press from Mons to Namur while cannon and Zeppelins are readied. casualties mount and official bulletins call the battle desperate yet ongoing along the front.
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Alsace
St. Paul
Belgium
Germany
Lorraine
Metz
Longway
Luneville
Bramont
Namur
London
War Office
Mons
Luxemburg
al- Tieg
Earl Kitchener
British Isles
Audenarde
Brussels
Charleroi
Ata
France
Nancy
Toul
Epinal
Wakefield pair head to Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Logan News reports Mr and Mrs John Wakefield left for Rochester Minnesota last Monday where Mrs Wakefield will consult the Mayo Brothers. Frank Zoeler had a runaway Saturday when his horse spooked as a train arrived and routed through Larson's corner yard with ground feed spilling onto the sidewalk. Ward Pickett and Andrew Hartman chased and secured the stray horses near Picketts slaughter house. Township 142-58 is now an organized township to be known as Ashtabula Supervisors are Fred Kutler Walter Emery and Alfred Alderman Town clerk John Logan and Treasurer John Anderson.
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John Wakefield
Rochester
Minnesota
Ashtabula
Fred Kutler
Walter Emery
Alfred Alderman
John Logan
John Anderson
Banker from Dazey returns from Europe in steerage
J E Jacobson banker of Dazey North Dakota spent eleven days in steerage aboard the steamship United States after altering plans to avoid war zones. He described rough seas and his assignment in the bow while detailing his halted European tour and recent travels via Christiania Bergen and Hull before arriving in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
J. E. Jacobson
Dazey
N. D
Mr. Jacobson
North Dakota Prairies
Jacobson
North Dakota
Abraham Lincoln
Norway
Christiania
Germany
Christiana
Hull
Liverpool
Bergen
America
England
Way
Copenhagen
Gothenburg
Linantam
Pam Sage
Gale
HR. B. Skennard
Prominent Lisbon Pastor Resigns From First Baptist
At the urgent request of Rev. Edw. A. Stevens the First Baptist Church of Lisbon has accepted his resignation effective November. Stevens has served two years and brought steady progress, new members, and strong community impact. His departure is a loss to Lisbon but will benefit a wider sphere of Christian activity.
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Lisbon
N. D
Edw. A. Stevens
First Baptist Church of
Usbon
Stevens
America Awaits Stability Under Wilson in World War
The piece praises President Wilson’s diplomatic leadership keeping the United States neutral during the European war. It notes dangers to nations but highlights U.S. manufacturing prospects, crop abundance, and potential prosperity for farmers and business leaders if neutrality holds and economic growth continues.
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Europe
United States
Struggie
Wilson
Several Recognize J. C. R. as Caldwell in North Dakota
In Dickinson on August 26 crowds identify the J. C. R. man as Jay Caldwell, the missing boy once known to locals. An ex sheriff from a neighboring county confirms the resemblance while noting the man cannot speak or read. The article traces seven years of a peculiar wandering life after his disappearance.
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Dickinson
N. D
Jay Allen
Jay Caldwel
Jim in the Dusty Town: Prospecting and a Million-Dollar Breath
A garbled reminiscence recounts a prospector in a dusty town visiting a dispensary and boasting of a one million dollar milestone in mining and engineering. The tale shifts to a later scene with the same man dejectedly recalling a near-miss in a distant camp, framed by references to mining journals and historical armor battles.
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Speer
Enginees
Jim Jast
Red Mountain
Theo
Jim
Sam
Martner
Engineering and Mining Journal
Peace With Punch in a Peace Society Row
A police report details a clash where a thin woman collecting for the peace society knocked down a man who refused to contribute, prompting a breathless interrogation by an officer. The Buffalo Express notes the confrontation and seeks further witnesses.
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Peace Society
Buffalo Express
Great Scheme Plays Delight Audiences
Bestile Post-Intelligencer reports a witty exchange about theater success. A performer boasts that creditors attend to see if profits justify patronage, underscoring clever showmanship and audience interest in financial outcomes.
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Bestile Post-Intelligencer
Want Ads: Rent Out Spare Rooms to Earn Income
Classified ad plea invites owners to list spare rooms for rent in the section and urges timely use of want ads. Emphasizes matching room seekers with available spaces and notes low cost of placing a notice.
War Bulletins from Across Fronts in WWI Report
Paris reports ambassadorial efforts to repatriate Americans as conflict widens. Berlin notes Breckinridge and ten officers bringing gold for needy Americans in Germany. Rome cites continuous cabinet conferences amid looming pressure to strike. London relays refugees claim Crown Prince William death unverified. Frontline updates describe battles, volunteer mobilizations in Paris, and widespread Allied-German maneuvers across Belgium Luxembourg Lorraine and Alsace with heavy casualties.
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Berlin
Henry S. Breckinridge
Washington
Tennessee
Holland
Germany
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