Ghent Falls Back to Germans After Desperate Fight
London dispatch reports Ghent again in German hands after a furious stand near Melle. Residents flee toward Bruges Ostend as Ghent’s hotels and Red Cross staff endure a chaotic evacuation amid continuous German fire and scarce medical aid. An American consul aids wounded to safety, while many remain behind with little care.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Ghent
Mile
Baerdesaker
Stas ‘Tion
Bivery
Ostend
Gaves
Kiora
van Hee
Caldiera
Antwerp Bombardment Horrors Sighted by Consul
Henry Diederich United States consul at Antwerp recounts the bombardment as shells screamed and buildings collapsed. He and family fled across the Scheldt by pontoon bridge, witnessing smoke, fires and chaos as they escaped to Ghent. The German commander said the 16 1/2 inch guns were not used on the city itself.
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London
Henry Diederich
United States
Antwerp
Daily Chronicle
Scheldt
Avery
Ghent
Vilverde
Paris
Holland
Lfe
Jews in German Army Reported Receiving Officer Roles
Reports from Nome indicate there is no legal ban on Jewish service and that over 150 Jewish officers have been commissioned into the German army since the war began. The note contrasts past absence of Israelite officers with current admissions.
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Nome
Coats Britain $55 a Second Opens Wartime Costs
London reports the war’s mounting expense as Sidney Webb, a principal founder of the Institute of Political Economy, notes the daily cost to the country. The remark reflects growing concern over the economic burden of global conflict.
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Coats
Britain
London
Sidney
Webb
Iitteal Science
Stevenson Named Secretary of State by Dunne
Governor Dunne selects Lewis G. Stevenson son of the late Adlai E. Stevenson as secretary of state to succeed Harry Woods. Stevenson, former state board of pardons chairman, will serve the unexpired term of about two years and two months with a $100000 bond. An audit team under James J Brady continues reviewing Woods accounts. no deficits or irregularities found. Attaches deny Woods speculation claims and cite no mental cause.
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Springfield
Dunne
Lewis G. Stevenson
Adlai EB. Stevenson
United States
Harry Woods
Stevenson
State Board of Pardons
M. F. Dunlap
Jacksonville
Woods
James‘j. Brady
Brady
Three Men Captured After Jail Break in Kankakee
Three of ten escapees from Kankakee county jail have been captured George Laughren at Sixty third Street station Chicago W A Morton at Bourbonnais and Eugene Ware at Matteson. Six men remain at large with no clues. The fugitives include Charles Carney leader of a jewel theft ring that netted 50000 from Diamond Nell Clark and other suspects. A possible escape trigger involved Mrs Laughren visiting the jail with a cake and the group may have fled in an auto sighted near the jail. A large posse and bloodhounds are searching the countryside.
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Kankakee
George Laughren
Sixty-third Street
Chicago
W. A. Morton
Bourbonnais
Eugene Ware
Matteson
Liberty
Charles Carney
Nell” Clark
George Richard
John Richards
Lawrence Sessions
John Kelly
Charles Robertson
Mrs. Laughren
Joliet
Ontario Street
Carney
Gilman
Convict Guilty of Murder in Joliet Penitentiary
Joliet born convict Joliet-Frank Repetto was found guilty of the murder of Charles Masters, a fellow convict, in the penitentiary dining room. A jury before Judge Hoop erin fixed his punishment at death. Masters was stabbed as he waited at his table for the signal to sit down.
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Joliet
Frank Repetto
Chicago
Little Italy
State Penitentiary
Charles Masters
Conviet
Hooperin
Repetta
Masters
Penitentiary
Profitable seed corn dry house plan tested by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture reports on a seed corn drying house costing $500 that yielded $1,500 in one year from 740 acres, showing higher stalk productivity with good stands. Tests compared seed kept in a crib versus in the dry house, with the latter producing more pounds per row and highlighting the importance of stand quality over sheer plant number.
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Office of Corn Investigations
United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Plymouth Rock
Wyandotte
Orpington
Rhode Island
Picked Up in the Orchard and Price Rises Foreseeable
The article discusses high fruit prices due to bad packing and poor city storehouse conditions. It suggests improving storage and planting rocky land to boost production, noting idle land could yield benefits with simple cultivation changes.
Tree Study Is Interesting in Your Neighborhood
Advice on identifying trees near you by name and description, collecting wood and bark samples, and noting edible fruits. Encourages writing in a field notebook, studying texture with eyes closed, and contacting Washington DC for forestry literature to guide proper lumber care and treetop stewardship.
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Department of Forestry
Washington, D. C
Nurse Follows Doctor Advice in Health Turnaround Story
Euphemia Ohio resident Evelyn Adelia Stewart recounts severe monthly pains since 16, menopause at 47, and years of illness until Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with stabilizing health, enabling years as a maternity nurse, and urges others to seek specialized guidance.
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Euphemia
Ohio
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EL Pinkham
Sovin Pand
Nursin
Evelyn Adelia Stewart
Bop
Lydia
Finkhem Medicine Co
Scarecrow Scares Crows In Farmer Folktale
A rural joke describes a farmer facing corn losses from crows. He dresses a scarecrow in a newer women’s dress to frighten the birds, claiming the outfit’s novelty deterred the pests. The exchange adds humorous local flavor.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Ad Card Remains Unchanged
An old advertisement copy promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a 40 year old remedy for stomach, liver and bowels. The card features a brief joke exchange about emotions in a picture show and asserts sugar coated granules. It notes a humorous line about women not losing the married look after becoming widows.
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Dr. Pierce
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Belgium
Hent
Melle
Bruges
Qstend
Hotel de Poste
Stevenson IS
Illinois
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Willlaville
Duquoin
Carbongale
Willisville
Thomas Jeremiah
Wlinda
Lovla
Cape
Piketon, Chico
Washington
Raft
Medey Ar
Welle Medicine
LAFA
Parkers
Boston
Tom
Jess
Fatima
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