Sherrill Urges Western Hemisphere Colonial Freedom
Charlea B. Sherrill, former American minister to Argentina, spoke in Buffalo proposing the United States urge European nations to relinquish colonies in the western hemisphere. He argued Europe seeks financial aid and that the U.S. owes its republics independence, suggesting the U.S. might bear the cost if needed. He did not clarify Canada’s inclusion in the bargaining.
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Charlea B. Sherrill
Argentina
Buffalo
United States
Europe
Mr. Sherrill
Sherri
Canada
Germany's Sphinx Mackensen rises after Lodz victories
Germany's Sphinx is Lieut General August von Mackensen, second to Hindenburg in popularity. His early life spans Saxony birth on December 6, 1849, Berlin University studies, and service from 1870 as a private to captaincy after bravery at Marste-Tour. His role in winning against Russian forces near Lodz and in Lowicz and Wloclawek boosted his Iron Cross and field marshal elevation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sphinx
Germany
von Hindenburg
August von Mackensen
Lodz
Lowicz
Wloclawek
Ga Uela
Cfoml
Waen
University of Berlin
Berliner “Leitbhusaren
France
Mack‘usen
Marste-Tour
von Mackensen
William VI
Order of the Red Eagle
Weeks Proposes One-Cent Local Postage
Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts urges cutting local letter postage from two to one cent to aid business and counter wartime gloom. A former head of the post offices committee argues cheaper local postage would help both small and large businesses without harming individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Weeks
United States
CZARINA CURED BY THE WAR
The czarina, long troubled by melancholia and mental illness, is said to be cured by war service as a nurse. Close contact with pain and patience reportedly lifted her from morbid self concern, restoring normalcy while she runs her court hospital at Tobiskoe Bola.
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Russia
Phal
the Court Hospital
Tesiwkoe' Bola
Munday Gets Five Years After Bank Conspiracy Trial
Charles B. Munday received a five year penitentiary term after a jury found him guilty of conspiring to wreck LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank. Judge Stough ordered affidavits to support motions within two weeks and counter affidavits within one week. Hearings on the motion set for December 31. The convicted man vowed the fight had only begun.
Fish Hatchery Plans and State Efforts in Illinois
A two acre black bass rearing pond and four new cement trout ponds were completed at the state hatchery plant in Spring Grove. A fish car is being built to distribute millions of young fish statewide and advertise conservation work.
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Springfeld
Fish and Game Commission
Ancient Armenian heartland and Ani ruin described
The article portrays Armenia as sacred ground and cradle of humanity with Mount Ararat nearby and Echmiadzin monastery as a religious and educational center. It details Ani as Armenian Pompeii near Alexandropol Erivan railway, Arpa Chai river, and the Holy See of Echmiadzin, emphasizing the fortress walls, cathedral, and aging population amid war and persecution.
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Huphrates
Garden of Eden
Mount Ararat
Nosh
Noah
Arkia
Japhet
Nash
Ararat
Armenia
Echmiadzin
Ita
Catholicun George IV
Ani
Caucasus
Pompeii
Alexandropol-Erivan
Alexandropol
Holy See
National Geographic Society
Miadzin
Mount
Hera
Persia
Erivan
St. Gregory
Sven Tar
Santa Sophia
Constantinople
Asia
England
Acros
Western Canada wheat crop of 1916 sets records
The 1916 western Canada wheat crop, in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, yields over 25 bushels per acre. Railway earnings rise as grain traffic surges, with Canadian Pacific handling record carloads and ships moving 2,008 cars daily. The New York port sees heavy reloading of Canadian wheat to England, France and Italy, surpassing American shipments through Montreal.
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Canada
Great West
Department of Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alba
Gtésa
Western Wheat Cap
Otie
W. Grant Morden
Carade Steamships Company
Upper Lakes
New Yorke
England
France
Italy
Montreal
New York
Pleasure In Store In a Well-Appointed House
A careworn lady settles comfortably as a new aunt arrives promising real treasure. The girth admires the well furnished surroundings while the mistress asks if she likes working among expensive dishes. The reply is a simple, practical yes.
Odd Hair And Health Claims In A Fragmented Ad
Fragmentary ad text promotes tonics and pills such as Quinine blends and laxatives, claiming improved effects without head impact. It references Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, hair dyes, and age-related vanity lines, with garbled product descriptions and uncertain endorsements.
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Sherrill
PTL
Czarina
Munday
Inois
Duguoin
Mine ‘Engineering Department
University of Illinois
Ilinoia
James Forester
Illinois State Mining Board
Paradise
Benton
Missouri
Lewintown
Suiciiee
Rockford
Lewistown
Ilinois
Springfield
Dunne
Illnois
Carbondale
Duquoin
Danville
Joseph B. Mann
Varmilion County
Milks’ Club
Mann
Macomb
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Cous
Kankakee
State Highway Commission
Peter Conner
Vermilion County
Goggs
Fairmount
Hatc F
M. J. Sulvan
Turkey
Business I
Koei
Vies
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