Servia Saved by Americans Work
Sir Thomas Lipton lauds American doctors and nurses in Serbia for eradicating typhus and modern sanitary efforts. He notes rapid baths, sterilization, and inoculations at camps near Skopje and Belgrade, praising Dr Edward W. Ryan and especially Dr Richard P. Strong of Harvard for leading the relief mission.
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London
Bervia
Sir Thoms Lipton
Secord
Erin
Sir Thoms
Wits
Tipdel
Evens
Europe
Ghergehelt
James F. Donnelly
Servia
Cakub
Bdward W. Ryan
Belgrade
Bigg Hospital
Richard P. Strong
Harvard
Strong
Balopiki
German Captain Saves Dog That Saved Thirty-Eight Lives
London report says Captain Robinson of a British vessel spared boats after shelling by a German submarine. Betty the Pomeranian was dropped overboard but swam toward the sub as Robinson jumped in to rescue her. The German commander credited the dog rescue with saving thirty eight lives and awarded a silver medal battalion.
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London
National Canine Defence League
Robinson
Betty
Bottles of Ocean Currents Reported Cast Overboard by Japan
The Japanese government reportedly dumped about two thousand glass bottles into the Pacific to study currents. The bottles drifted southwest of Japan and may travel with prevailing flows toward Hawaii, aiding sailors and researchers. Local crews collect bottles found ashore. no substantial reward is offered for finders.
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Pacific Ocean
Seth
Japan
Toki
Siberha
Ty Mill
China
Hawaii
Canary Islands Suffer War Hit And Trade Shift
New York. United States consul Homer Brett in Tenerife says the European war slams Canary Islands industry. They switch from English flour to American, imports rise for autos, and banana and tomato exports drop. shortages hit fertilizers coal cement and packing materials, with European suppliers replaced by inquiries to the United States.
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New York
Canary Islands
Homer Brett
United States
Ate Tenerife
Brett
la Guaira
Venezuela
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Custom House
Canaries
American
England
Liverpool
Europe
Antwerp
London
Tenerife
Newcastle
Buck deer wrecks hat shop window in New London
A buck broke into a New London millinery shop, wrecking the display and window. Police and Eugene McCann chased it, but the animal fought back, injuring three men before the deer was killed.
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New London
Conn
Eugene McCann
Commodore Morton
Woman Sees a Baby for the First Time in Berkeley
A visually impaired Berkeley woman, Miss Mixa Carlyle, ages twenty, regains sight after an operation funded by a philanthropist. She describes seeing for the first time, noting longer fingers and colors, and recalls initial confusion over flavors and foods as she adapts to vision.
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Berkeley
Cal
Mixa Tessa Carlyle
Miss Carlyle
Perea
Tibet
Figs Carlyle
Treatment of War Shock by London Surgeon at Homeopathy Meet
Dr James Pearson of London addressed the American Institute of Homeopathy in Chicago on war shock in the European conflict. He described it as a real but undefined ailment caused by constant artillery noise and acute nervous strain, noting quiet and sleep as essential but hard to achieve. He cited remarkable endurance of soldiers in difficult conditions and described trench foot as frequently observed.
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London
American Institute of Homeopathy
Chicago
James Pearson
Paris
Hindenburg Receives Carpet From Konia Admirers
New York report says Turkish residents of Konia presented Field Marshal von Hindenburg with a remarkable carpet. It features a woven map of East Prussia, a laurel crowned portrait of Hindenburg, and inscriptions in German and Turkish thanking him for victories on the Masurian lakes.
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Prussia
New York
German Information Service
Field Marshal von Ehindenburg
Konla
Asia Minor
Marshal von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Hindenburg
Paul von Benckendorff
von Hindenburg
Masurian Lakes
Konia
Nothing Club Formed in Cedar Grove
A new Nothing club is organized in Cedar Grove to host concerts and entertainments in county institutions. The badge reads A Belle, to Be Worn on AN Q Oc casiona. Members pledge to give what they can to bring happiness without any material reward.
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Nothing Club
Cedar Grove
W. J
See the Pictures at the King Theatre Friday Matinee and Evening
A fragment from a local page features a vaudeville style chase tale with T. K. and a Ford, culminating in a fatal collision with Sophia and a description of the chase and wreckage. Mention of public notices and a court appointment in Kimmet County Iowa follows, citing administrator Clarence E. K. Mathis for the estate of George Burster.
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King Theatre
Kimmet
State of
Iowa
George Burster
Ratherville
Mrs Sidney Hemis Leaves for Sioux Falls Visit
Mrs Sidney Hemis departed Monday for Sioux Falls to spend several days with relatives, confirming long birthday plans and family gathering in the area.
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Mre
Sidney Hemis
Sioux Falla
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Near East
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American Press Association
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Ida Damon
St. Louis
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Sky
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T. 1
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Bea
Sophia
Jim Gamin
I. K
John Russ
Mathis
Estherville Marketa
Csi
St. Paul Dispatch
St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Sunday Pioneer Press
the Dispatch Printing Co
ST. Paul, Minn
Times
Minneapolis
Paul
Minneapolis & St. Louis
R. R
Estherville
Twin Cities
P. C. Roth
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