Sinking of Royal Edward shocks British naval pride in war
In the Aegean Sea a German submarine sank the Royal Edward, a 11117 ton British transport of the Canadian Northern line, with about 1000 lives lost. Earlier ships Wayfarer and Manitou faced attacks with limited damage and fatalities. Meanwhile Russians retreat in Poland as Italians begin a new offensive against Austria, and the Dardanelles operations press on.
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Poland
London
Aegean
Royal Edward
Irish Sea
Canadian Northern Steamship Company of
Toronto
Glasgow
Montreal
Avonmouth
England
Balkan
Dardanelles
Brest-Litvosk
Berlin
Litsmann
Kovno
Vilna
Warsaw
Petrograd
Gen Black Dies Suddenly In Chicago Hotel Room
Gen John C. Black, Civil War veteran former congressman and ex United States commissioner of pensions, dies suddenly in his hotel room in Chicago. He served on the U.S. civil service commission.
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Chicago
John C. Black
United States Commissioner of Pensions
Black
United States Civil Service Commission
One of War's Blessings
German limburger cheese grows rarer in New York as shortages bite. The war is blamed with importers citing its use in Germany but offering no clear purpose whether for offensive or defensive needs.
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New York
Germany
Washington Interior Department Building Groundbreaking
Ground was broken for a new interior department building with government officials and others present on site. The ceremony marked the start of construction on the federal structure.
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Washington
Interior Department
Blacksmith George Devlin Ends Life in Elmwood Shop
Despondent over domestic and financial troubles, 60 year old blacksmith George Devlin shot himself in his Elmwood, Illinois shop. Neighbors reported he had been troubled and left no note. Police are investigating the death as suicide.
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Self
Elmwood
Ill
George Devlin
Use of Poisonous Gas Denied in Paris Note
The ministry of war issued a note stating that published statements claiming French troops use poisonous gas are untrue. The denial emphasizes that no such gas is employed by French forces, reinforcing official positions amid wartime reporting.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Bubonic Plague Case Reported in Havana
A single bubonic plague case is reported in Havana. The patient contracted the disease in the early part of last winter and is being treated locally. Public health authorities have initiated standard containment and monitoring procedures. No further cases have been confirmed.
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Havana
Pan American Note Urges Peace in Mexico Front
A joint note from the United States and several American republics urges Mexican factions to meet to form a provisional government and call general elections. The plan suggests a neutral conference site inside Mexican frontiers and asks for a reply within ten days.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Guatemala
Bolivia
United States of America
America
Robert Lansing
U. S
D. DA Gama
R. S. Naon
L. Calderson
Carlos Maria DE Pena
Joaquin Mendez
Boy in Vain Ottawa searches for missing Ray Knoblauch
Ottawa Illinois searchers and volunteers pressed a five day hunt for 12 year old Ray Knoblauch who vanished last Wednesday. Authorities said no crew has located him despite persistent searching and public pleas for information.
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Ottawa
Ray Knoblauch
Lynching of Leo Frank Outside Marietta Georgia
A mob dragged Leo M. Frank from a Milledgeville prison farm hospital two miles from Marietta and hanged him beside a highway. guards were overpowered, and Supt. J M Burke reported the kidnapping followed by a violent transfer as the mob left the facility. No authorities intervened during the takeover.
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Leo Frank
Georgia
Marietta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Atlanta
Frank
Milledgeville
William Creen
Supt. Burke
J. M. Burke
Chicago Women Honored And State Pay Equality Declared
Chicago women receive top posts in the Ladies of the G A R with Mrs Ida Elizabeth Wright elected president of the staff of the new state president Mrs Alice Kauffman of Freeport and a 300 member staff. Springfield announces state employees will receive equal pay to men for the same work starting September 1 plus a day of rest weekly and a promotional wage scale to boost tenure.
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Ida Elizabeth Wright
New State
Ladies of the
Chicago
Alice Kauffman
Freeport
Kauffman
Ida M. Seibert
Dollie Clow
Monticello
Ethel M. Durfee
Ida B. Wright
May Reese
Aurora
May Cupp
Dixon
Anna Mayall
Peoria
Almeda Abbott
Elmhurst
Mayall
George A. Wilson
Springfield
State Board of Administration
Dunning Hospital
Cook County
Fred Kern
Changes in State Offices in Springfield Move Several Units
State utilities commissioners and staff prepare to relocate from the Capitol’s first to second floor. The utilities commission plans to occupy the second floor south wing office of the state house and the former old supreme court room now used by the automobile department. The automobile department shifts to rooms previously used by the state highway commission, which moves to assembly committee rooms on the third floor. The state board of administration will take the old railroad and warehouse and utilities commission offices on the first floor east wing.
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Springfield
State Utilities Commissioners
Commission
Capitol
The
Utilities Commission
State Board of Administration
State House
West Side
Supreme Court
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
State Highway Commission
Assembly Committee
Railroad and Warehouse
State Property Sold at Auction Auburn Game Farm
The entire state game farm at Auburn including coops implements and livestock was sold at public auction by the state fish and game commission. The land lease expired and the state ends game bird propagating operations. Auburn farm long a show place in this region, but current administration deemed upkeep costly.
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Springfield
Auburn
State Fish and Game Commission
Capt Myron H Lamb Civil War veteran dies in Quincy
Capt Myron H Lamb aged seventy eight dies in Quincy after years serving as pension agent His home was in Chapin and he was a Civil War veteran with long service in the community
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M. H. Lamb
Quincy
Jacksonville
Myron H. Lamb
Chapin
Good Roads Meeting Chooses Routes for Burlington Way
In Greenfield central Illinois boosters discussed three proposed routes from Greenfield to Springfield for the Burlington way. Two routes were deemed feasible, with one to be selected after August 21 and a follow up report. Delegations from Athensville Scottville Franklin New Berlin Palmyra Modesto and Waverly attended with two bands. Officers for the St. Louis Springfield division were elected: President C. T. Metcalf Vice-President J. T. Roadhouse Secretary-Treasurer H. A. Shields Superintendent H. T. Wilhite. Extension to Chicago planned.
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Springfield
Illinois
Greenfield
Scottville
Franklin
Palmyra
Modesto
Waverly
Burlington
St. Louis
Paris
Athensville
New Berlin
St. Louis-Springfield
of the Way
C. T. Metcalf
J. T. Roadhouse
H. A. Shields
H. T. Wilhite
Chicago
May Light Statehouse Fair Time Plan
Springfield carnival committee eyes lighting the capitol with large reflectors like the Panama Pacific exposition. Thirty two reflectors would illuminate the courthouse with 200000 candle power, testing a new system as part of fair week plans.
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Capitol
Commercial Club
Carnival Committee
Springfield
Western Electric Company of Chicago
Baumann
C. & A. Railroad Company
Western Electric Company
Wanted to See the Finish at the Camp Meeting
A grandmother and her inquisitive granddaughter attend an old fashioned camp meeting. The child asks who the kneeling woman is and is told she will "get religion." After a long service they choose to stay, hoping to witness a conversion moment. The anecdote, from the Louisville Times, captures child curiosity and religious fervor.
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Louisville
Why We Eat Eggs
An advertising expert explains why humans prefer hen eggs over ducks eggs. He notes advertising drives consumption and illustrates with a sunlit smile, saying a duck hides its egg while a hen loudly advertises. The anecdote underscores marketing influence on food choices.
Touch Pre-eminent
A Kansas City Star quip contrasts a cozy home scene with a stark companion image of the same man savagely chewing a cigar end while writing a check, underscoring a sharp shift in mood between pictures.
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Kansas City Star
A Change of Luck on Friday Fish Joke
Hicks asks why fishing on Friday. Wicks says Friday unlucky for fish. Morning thought flips superstition as he plans to fish despite the superstition.
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Hicks
Do I make myself perfectly plain asks Forsythe
A fragment quotes Miss Forsythe asserting clarity in argument and J Fuller responding with a sharp quip about intellect. The Kansas City Star line notes the tone of a debate and hints at a moral about storytelling to engage an audience.
Honesty and Ignorance in Policy Talk
A brief reflection contrasts honesty as a virtue with the perpetual ignorance of humanity, noting that all men are born ignorant and may never outgrow it.
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Gen Black
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Eugene Igo
Sangamon
Ernest G. Milehan
Milehan
St. John's Hospital
Igo
Taylor ‘Ville
Bond
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