Allies Drive on Three Fronts as Verdun Battles Rage
Allied forces claim heavy gains on three fronts with prisoners and matériel flooding in. Russian advances under Brusiloff report major captures while French and British press toward Peronne and the Somme robustly, even as Germans hold key lines at Verdun and Stokhod. Brusiloff pushes toward Kovel amid marsh obstacles.
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London
Petrograd
Brusiloff
Peronne
Somme
Damloup
Verdun
Fumin Wood
Meuse
Berlin
Stokhod
Kovel
Pinsk
Pastor and Maiden Missing in Monroeville Salem Case
Salem ZN J Rev Lewis H Joslin pastor of Monroeville and Salem Methodist churches vanished after a three year stay. He has not been seen since last Monday. Nettie Lafferty 21 a church member also disappeared. Mrs Joslin filed a desertion warrant before Justice D Harris Smith. A congregation member suspects he may have taken his life. It was noted he had collected his salary to date.
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Salemzn. J
Lewis H. Joslin
Monroeville
Salem Methodist
Nettie Lafferty
Joslin
Lfe
Gerard to Take Vacation From Berlin Ambassadorship
Berlin United States Ambassador Gerard plans a vacation soon, the first true rest since the war began. He will depart for an extended period, seeking respite from frontline duties and diplomatic pressures amid ongoing conflict.
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Gerard
Berlin
United States
Dan Patch Dies at Savage Stables in Minnesota
Dan Patch, holder of the world pacing record of 1:55, died at the Savage stables in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Veterinarians cited athletic heart as the cause of death.
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Dan Patch
Minneapolis
Minn
Savage Stables
Convict Cut Likely Dies After Prison Fight
Leavenworth Kansas inmate Hiney Bower serving a life term for murder was slashed in a likely fatal encounter with Jim Lewis an African American convict in the state prison.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Hiney” Bower
Jim Lewis
Salmon Pois ons Soldiers in El Paso Camp
Forty two men of Company L Ninth Massachusetts infantry fall ill at El Paso after consuming canned salmon triggering ptomaine poisoning. Authorities investigate the supply chain and monitor affected soldiers as they receive medical care.
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el Paso
Tex
Company L
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry
House approves emergency revenue bill doubling income tax
The U S House passed the emergency revenue bill 240 to 140 aimed at raising over 200 million dollars yearly. It doubles income tax rates, taxes inheritances and munition production, creates a tariff commission, enacts anti dumping measures and revives stamp tax provisions while keeping war time excise taxes. Amendments narrowed some provisions but key elements remain intact.
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Washington
Longworth
Ohio
Congress
Tariff Commission
Wood
Indiana
Rainey
House
Representative Green
Iowa
Commission
U S Refuses Mexican Deserter
Alberto Minondo a former Carranza lieutenant who deserted rather than fight for his adopted country is rejected for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps in Newark New Jersey.
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U. S
Newark
N. J
Alberto Minondo
Carranza
America
United States Marine Corps
Correspondents Visit Gen Ricaut in Altamoros Lunch
Brownsville reporters stationed there visited and lunched with Gen Alfred Ricaut, commander of the Carranza forces at Altamoros, during a Brownsville to Altamoros correspondence from the Mexican theater.
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Ricaut
Brownsville
Tex
Alfred Ricaut
Carranza
Altamoros
Steamer Oxonian Returns To Port In Cotton Fire
The Leyland line steamer Oxonian, en route from Galveston to Liverpool with a cotton cargo, put back to Pensacola harbor in two places caught by fire. The incident halted further voyage plans as crews fought the blaze and secured the ship.
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Pensacola
Fla
Leyland Line
Oxonian
Galveston
Liverpool
Government Upheld by Senate Confidence Vote
Paris reports the senate ended its secret sessions with a confidence resolution in the government passing 251 to 6. The vote reinforces government stability amid ongoing political tensions.
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Paris
Senate
Balks at Being Nominee for Prohibition Ticket
Detroit Henry Ford denies plans to seek the presidency on the prohibition ticket. The rumor sparked reactions in political circles as Ford reaffirmed his focus on industry and national unity amid ongoing discussions about third party options.
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Detroit
Ilenry Ford
British Freight Ship Captured Off Norwegian Coast
Berlin The British steamship Pendenis 2123 tons gross with a cargo of timber from Gothenburg for Hull has been captured by a German warship off the Norwegian coast and taken to a German port. New York Leaders propose pension funds for 175000 Protestant ministers claiming 40000 preachers are misfits and pensions would boost efficiency.
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Berlin
Gothenburg
Hull
Norwegian
New York
Shackleton Plans New Rescue Run to Elephant Island
A Buenos Aires dispatch reports Sir Ernest Shackleton expects to sail next week to Elephant Island for another attempt to rescue the main body of his Antarctic expedition.
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London
Reuter
Buenos Aires
Ernest Shackleton
Elephant Island
German submarine mail carrier reaches America in Baltimore
The Deutschland, the world first submarine merchantman, ends a 4000 mile 16 day voyage near Baltimore harbor after dodging mines sea sweepers and enemy ships. It carried mail dyestuff and chemicals and sent a greeting to President Wilson via Kaiser. The 315 foot vessel anchored near quarantine at 10 15 PM Sunday.
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Baltimore
Deutschland Submarine Reaches Chesapeake Bay After Long Voyage
The German U-boat Deutschland, commanded by Captain Karig with a 29 man crew, surfaced four miles from Cape Henry after a 4000 mile sea run, claiming 1000 tons of cargo including dyestuffs and a message from Kaiser Wilhelm to President Wilson. The vessel surfaced off Norfolk and signaled at the pilot station near the Cape Henry lighthouse.
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Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Karig
Cape Henry
Timmons
William of
Germany
Wilson
Washington
Bremerhaven
Baltimore
United States
Endeavorers Elect Chicagoans
The Illinois Christian Endeavor Union elected officers: President J. P. Penner Chicago first vice president J. W. Bingamayo Quincy second vice president C. F. Boatpear Chicvano secretary Miss Geneva Doran Chicago treasurer B. A. Bookman Freeport statistical secretary Miss Janet Weir Chicago.
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Freeport
Illinois Christian Endeavor Union
J. P. Penner
Chicago
J. W. Bingamayo
Quincey
C. F. Boatpear
Chicvano
Geneva Doran
B. A. Bookman
Janet Weir
Court assigns liability to Central Trust in La Salle Savings failure
Judge Frederick A. Smith in the circuit court held Central Trust Company of Illinois a Chicago bank liable for 1 250 000 dollars with interest from October 21 1912 in connection with the failure of La Salle Street Savings Bank.
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Chicago
Central Trust Company of Illinois
la Salle Street
Frederick A. Smith
Woman's American Supply League Formed in New York
Announcement from New York reports the organization of the Woman's American Supply League. President named as Mrs John Tlays Hammond with executive council including Mrs Charles Hughes Mrs Thomas J Preston Mrs Champ Clark and Mrs George W Wix ersham.
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New York
Woman’s American Supply League
John Tlays Hammond
Charles. Hughes
Thomas J. Preston
Champ Clark
George W. Wickersham
Bill Aimed at Fake News in Kansas
Representative Campbell of Kansas introduces a bill to bar any person or organization from publishing or transmitting any false report or rumor marking it unlawful for newspapers press associations and news groups to disseminate misinformation.
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Washington
Campbell
Kansas
Press Association
News Association
Gas Plant Explosion Kills Eckels Family in Vineland Hotel
A gas plant in Ferdinand Eckels Hotel at Dorothy exploded, killing three of Eckels' young sons and seriously injuring his wife and two other children. Local authorities reported no additional fatalities. Emergency crews responded promptly to the scene in Vineland, New Jersey.
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Vineland
N.J
Ferdinand Eckels
Eckels
Dorothy
Bees Make Honey in Chimney at Nashville Home
Blacksmith Ill Gottleb Ahrens noticed a chimney on his Nashville residence filled with a beehive as bees turned the structure into a honey source and hive site.
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Nashville
Gottleb Ahrens
Infantile paralysis outbreak spreads across states
New York reports 87 more cases and 22 deaths bringing totals to 797 cases and 185 deaths in the city. Across nine states and Montreal, five states report new cases. authorities in New York abandon appeals to the American Red Cross to help stamp out the illness as infantile paralysis continues to claim young lives.
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East
New York City
Montreal
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Massachusetts
Maryland
California
Red Cross
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Indiana
Rhode Island
Kansas
Ohio
Ilinois
American Red Cross
Two More Infantile Paralysis Cases in Illinois
Springfield reports two additional infantile paralysis cases bringing the state total outside Chicago to nine. The new cases are in Kankakee and Oregon, according to the Illinois state board of health.
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Illinois
Springfield
Illinois State Board of Health
Chicago
Kankakee
Oregon
Two Cases in Philadelphia Prompt Health Action
Two cases of infantile paralysis in Philadelphia trigger drastic health measures to prevent a New York style outbreak, as authorities work to contain the illness and protect residents.
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Philadelphia
New York
Robbed Catholic churches suspect arrested in Missouri
32 year old Tl Roy Marsden, who claimed to have robbed 15000 Catholic churches nationwide, was arrested for stealing 4.85 from a church offering box at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. He acknowledged other thefts in Quincy, Hannibal and St. Louis, saying a 96 hospital fund box was taken recently and that he has been a noted poor box thief for 14 years.
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Springfield
Roy Marsden
United States
Marsden
St. Louis
Quincy
Ill
Hannibal
Lloyd George Named Secretary for War in Britain
London reports David Lloyd George has been appointed secretary for war. Sir Edward Grey, secretary for foreign affairs, has been conferred an earldom.
Bismarck's Adviser Henry Axel Bueck Dies in Berlin
Henry Axel Bueck, 86, once adviser to Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, who urged protectionist policies and national industry during his shift from free trade, dies in Berlin. He helped shape industrial privatization and state aims in late 19th century Germany.
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Bismarck
The
Hague
Henry Axel Bueck
Berlin
100 Soldiers Killed in Wreck Near Catorce Station
Nearly 100 soldiers died and many were injured June 29 in a rear end collision between northbound troop trains at Catorce Station, located between San Luis Potosi and Saltillo in Mexico.
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Laredo
Texas
Catorce Station
San Luis Potosi
Saltillo
Joseph Ramsey Jr. Dead Former railroad executive dies at home
Joseph Ramsey Jr. former president of the Wabash Railroad and once manager of the St. Louis Terminal Association died at his East Orange New Jersey home from apoplexy.
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Joseph Ramsey
East Orange
N. J
Joseph Ramsey Jr
The
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis Terminal Association
Louisiana Legislature Ends 1916 Session
Baton Rouge report that the 1916 Louisiana Legislature adjourned after enacting many laws including new primary election and registration measures. The final action closed the session with a focus on electoral reforms and state governance.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Athens Lesson on Paul in Mars Hill and the Unknown God
The lesson outlines Paul’s Athens visit from Acts 17, highlighting his preaching in the synagogue and Areopagus. It emphasizes the Unknown God, God as creator of all nations, and the need for repentance, noting the Athenians' lack of personal relation with God and belief in the resurrection.
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Paul
Brotherhood of Man
God
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad Promises Scalp Care
An old advertisement claims soap is highly alkaline and may burn the scalp with constant use. It recommends cleansing with La Creole Hair Dressing to darken gray hairs and presents a price of $1.00.
Boots and a Knee High Dream Across Generations
A playful dialogue recalls a boy’s wish for knee high boots and the passing fashion urge to his daughter. The exchange contrasts old and new tastes, highlighting changing tastes and shared nostalgia.
Free sample Cuticura ointment advert in Boston
An ad touts Cuticura soaps and ointment promising cleansing and healing for irritated skin. It offers free samples by mail with Reck and provides an address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L in Boston, noting availability everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
After a Mil Lon What Comes Next
Willie Pa asks what follows a mil lon in a cryptic exchange. Mr Boxleigh, portrayed as a fortune hunter, responds that the fortune belongs to the hunter. The Boston Transcript captures a terse, dialogic moment signaling air of intrigue and pursuit.
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Willie
Boxleigh
Boston Transcript
Sure Proof of Love Bridge Confession Cited by Detroit Free Press
A Detroit Free Press item quotes a couple discussing love and trust after a bridge game. The woman claims she “trumped his ace” to test sincerity, and the man reportedly admitted publicly that she had reason to act as she did.
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Sam
Detroit Free Press
Home Practice Quip Highlights Household Rivalry
The excerpt presents a witty exchange about raising a son to be a soldier and the father’s role in domestic disputes. It reflects a domestic dynamic where the mother notes giving the father a fighting chance in arguments, implying a playful, pragmatic approach to family debates.
Captain Sparks Manages Village Fire Station
Captain Sparks, placed in charge of a rural fire station, leads a tour as a shabby engine and odd tools draw mixed reviews. A visitor asks how calls are summoned, and the captain jokes that they are sent by postcard, illustrating the village's lack of telegraph or telephone links.
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Sparks
London
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