When Haig Turned the Tide at Ypres Through Courage on the Firing Line
A wartime portrait recalls Sir Douglas Haig riding into Menin Road front on a day of brutal bombardment. His presence inspired worn troops as cooks and orderlies moved to the lines, turning the retreat into an advance and earning praise for turning the tide against heavy German pressure.
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Bie
Mons
Thermopylae
Tommy
Douglas Haig
Ypres
Lord French
Teutonic
Firet Corps
Iron Brigade
Haig
Abe
Menin Road
Sir Douglas Haig
Seventeenth Lancers
Ilaig
Menin
France
Judge Finds Hostler Not Guilty Over Horse Medicine
In Asheville North Carolina a judge ruled a hostler accused of cruelty to animals was not to blame for giving a horse liniment sold by a druggist who knew its true use. The druggist was fined for selling the medicine but the hostler was held liable for cruelty after the second look.
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Solomon
Asheville
N. C
Captain Oliver and crew held after Campana sinking
Captain Albert Oliver of the American tank steamer Campana and four of the five naval gun crew are prisoners in Brandenburg Prussia. They were captured August 6 after a four hour duel with a German submarine, which exhausted its shells. The fate of the fifth crewman, William Albert Miller, was unclear.
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Washington
Albert Oliver
Campana
Brandenburg
Prussia
Red Cross
Geneva
Staman
William Albert Miller
Genet
Garbierg Euns
Taor Oatswain
Charl Lovan Kline
Fred Stephen Jacob
Miller
Germany
Oliver
Donor Sends Cigarettes to U S Destroyer Crew
In British waters a New York philanthropist supplies the ship’s crew with one ounce repackaged cigarette tobacco every two weeks. Sailors roll their own cigarettes due to a rule that bans sales of made cigarettes in U S naval canteens, though tobacco and papers for hand-rolled cigarettes are allowed.
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New York
United States
Koelnische Zeitung questions Bryan war tour claims
Amsterdam dispatch notes the Koennische Zeitung Warns readers against Reuter's Limited reports on William J. Bryan's alleged speaking tour to preach war. The paper recalls a five week old Italian letter showing a different tone and questions a sudden disavowal of pacifist past.
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Bryan
Amsterdam
Koennische Zeitung
Reuter’s Limited
William J. Bryan
Mammoth Ohio leaf on display in Lock Haven shop window
James K. Probst, expert tobacco grower, shows a giant Ohio seed tobacco leaf in a Main Street window. The leaf measures 434 by 24 inches with a stock and 89 inches in diameter overall. Vein cuts indicate 32 cigar wrappers could be produced from the specimen grown along Bald Eagle creek near the city.
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Lock Haven
James K. Probst
Main Street
Bald Eagle Creek
Ex-Italian Minister Dies in Rome
Washington Sept 5 The Italian embassy was advised of the death in Rome of Senator Onorato Caetani Duke of Sermoneto former minister of foreign affairs and ex president of the Italian National Geographic Society In 1870 he conveyed to King Victor Emmanuel the plebiscite of the Roman people declaring their wish to join the kingdom of Italy
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Washington
Rome
Onorato Caetani
Duke of Sermoneto
Italian National Geographic Society
Victor Emmanuel
Kingdom of Italy
Sheep Perish in Forest Fire Near Rock Creek
One thousand sheep perished in a forest fire that trapped the flock in the mountains at the head of Rock Creek in Montana. Reports from the U S Forest Service headquarters confirm the loss.
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Missoula
Mont
Rock Creek
United States Forest Service
McAdoo Eyes October Liberty Loan Tour to Pacific Coast
Secretary McAdoo plans a Liberty loan tour in October with stops on the Pacific coast visiting key cities to rally support for the drive. The trip would cover Washington and other western states as part of the national fundraising effort.
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McAdoo
Pacific
Washington
Pacific Coast
Che
Rochester draft quota reviewed at Convention Hall
The first quota of Rochester draftees gathered at Convention Hall and were given departure instructions for training camp on Thursday. Today the men will report to Exposition Park for review by Governor Whitman and Mayor Egerton. every drafted man answered the call.
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Rochester
Convention Hall
Exposition Perk
Whitman
Egerton
Gold Found in Spain Near Rio Tinto Copper Region
Report from Madrid dated Sept 5 states that gold has been found on the southern bank of the Rio Tinto in Andalusia. The Rio Tinto area has long been known for copper mining by an English company and still holds large copper deposits.
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Madrid
Rio Tinto
Andalusia
Spain
Harriett Ow ing Heroic Recovery After Stray Bullet
A nine year old girl in Atlanta named Harriett Ow ing survived a stray .22 bullet that lodged in her forehead without penetrating the skull. Doctors removed the bullet and she returned home the same day.
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Atlanta
Harriett Owing
New York Provision Market Report
New York market report notes butter higher than extra at 44 44i, eggs fresh gathered extra fine at 44 45c, cheese state fresh specials at 24 Artec.
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New York
Buffalo Provision Market Prices Report
Buffalo market report lists current prices for commodities on Sept 4 including wheat corn oats flour butter eggs cheese potatoes and beans. Prices shown for various grades and forms: flour at 12.50 to 13.50 per barrel. butter 37 to 43 cents. eggs 42 to 50 cents. cheese 24 to 27 cents. potatos No 1 per barrel 2.50 to 4.10. beans 8 to 9 dollars per bushel.
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Winter Family
uUy
East Buffalo Live Stock Market Report
Shipping steers traded around 13.50 with various grades listed. Sheep and lambs showed choice at about 16.25 to 16.49 and mixed at 10.25 to 10.30. Hogs ranged from 18.00 to 19.10 for light, yorker, and heavy categories.
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East Buffalo
Scrib Pads In Various Sizes For Office Use
Carry in stock a line of Scrib- Pads for office figuring in different sizes and made of various papers. Used extensively in factories and offices where much figuring is required. When enough pounds are ordered we will custom make them to special sizes. Telephone or write The Mail Printing Co., Warren, Pa.
Buffalo Hay Market Prices Bold on Track
Hay market listing shows No 1 time ethy at 18.40 to 19.00 dollars and No 2 at 16.50 to 17.00 with No 3 at 14.00 to 135.00 for tim ethy. Straw oats and wheat priced at 850 to 9.00 dollars.
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Timethy
Man Woman and Mouse Folklore Joke
A playful quip from the New York Globe notes a mouse fears a man, a man fears a woman, and a woman fears the mouse at times, reflecting comic reversals of fear among simple creatures.
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New York Globe
Jondon Answers Amid Domestic Wealth Claims
Fragmentary text suggests a scene where Jones mentions his wife’s wealth, Bones notes understanding it too, and Jondon provides a response. The context and full details are unclear in the readable segment.
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Jones
Bones
Jondon
What Recruits Are to Expect in Camp
An official statement outlines recruit expectations at training camps. Recruits first undergo a bath and are held to strict cleanliness. They are assigned to nearby sections, grouped by locality, and placed into infantry artillery machine gun and other units by fitness and origin. The initial two weeks focus on medical exams vaccines and remedial exercises under doctors. The following ten weeks bring gradual regular training with emphasis on drills hygiene sanitation and first aid.
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Washington
National Army
LASSOS 1 000 POUND BEAR IN SANTA FE FOREST
In the Santa Fe national forest J F McMullen trapper with the U S Biological Survey lassoed a thousand pound female grizzly that had killed cattle. The bear was trailed by a forty five pound trap and a six foot drag before being tied and shown to ranchers and tourists prior to a death shot.
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Santa Se, N. M
Santa Se National Forest
J. F. McMullen
United States Biological Survey
McMullen
Mountain View Ranch
Vega Barnes Reunites With Buffalo Brother After Twelve Years
Vega E Barnes returns from Buffalo where he meets a man on the street who recognizes his face as familiar. The Buffalo man, unsure, asks who he is and Barnes reveals he is his brother. This marks their first meeting in twelve years.
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Hopkinsville
Vega E. Barnes
Buffalo
Orville
Mr. Barnes
Vega
Canton woman adopts soldiers' families as war wards
Mrs. J. H. Himes of Canton Ohio, newly commissioned as honorary captain of Company O Eighth Ohio, adopts as war wards the families of soldiers under her honorary command. She has gathered names addresses and number of children and will ensure care during soldiers' absence.
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Canton
J. H. Himes
Company O
Eighth Ohio
Snake in Hen's Nest Forces Record Breaker Reaction
Smith Center Kansas reports a farmer named Will Reddinger who, after blaming a hen, reached into a nest and was bitten by a five foot bull snake. He broke the standing high jump record during the event. The hen and her eggs are missing.
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Smith Center
Kan
Will Reddinger
Reddinger
GIVES PRESIDENT A PULL
President and Mrs Wilson faced a muddy mishap on Belair road when their limousine sank in grass. Secret service and locals aided, a Baltimore truck driver pulled the car free. He refused payment, saying it was reward enough to help the president escape.
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Secret Service
Wilson
Young general calls for universal military training and early draft
Lt Gen S B M Young urges drafting youths aged nineteen to twenty one to form the national army arguing married men dodge exemptions. He projects 3 million affected and outlines a draft amendment to register all nineteen to thirty one year olds not yet registered.
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Washington
S. B. M. Young
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
National Association For Universal Military Training
National Army
You
Young
War Department
United States
Hungarian Prince’s Stout Stomach Comes to Dinner
An anecdote recalls Tisza dining with the Austrian emperor at Hofburg. A pear on his plate prompts the emperor to caution about cold fruit after a hot meal. Tisza replies that the stomach of a Hungarian prince must be strong to endure such fare.
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Tisza
Hofburg
Gessert
After the Dirfiner at a late night dinner party
A fresh young man recalls dining beside a red headed woman while she says she ate next to nothing. the exchange occurs within hearing distance at a party referenced by the Florida Times Union.
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Florida Times- Union
London Opens Arms to American Boys
London is crowded with American soldiers and sailors mingling with Australians Canadians and Scots in Piccadilly. Americans are lionized while British crowds and locals observe American gambling games and spend money at top hotels and restaurants as they tour the city.
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London
Piccadilly
United States
Sugar Famine is Bluff
Washington warns the public not to hoard sugar and to use it economically without stinting the household. The food administration says there is no immediate sugar famine, focusing on distribution rather than lack, as announced by Mr Hoover.
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Washington
United States
Food Administration
Mir. Hoover
Adele Pankhurst Sentenced in Melbourne Demonstration
Adele Pankhurst of London daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst was imprisoned nine months in Melbourne Australia for taking part in an unlawful demonstration.
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Adele Pankhurst
London
Emmentine Pankhurst
Melbourne
Australia
Bogota Earthquake Destroys 200 Homes, Reports Say
Washington dispatch cites state department note from Sept 5 describing a Bogota quake that destroyed about 200 houses with additional damage in surrounding areas.
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Washington
State Department
Bogota
Colombia
Bottle Plants Resume Operations In Northwestern Pa
Kane Pennsylvania September 5 Virtually every bottle plant in Northwestern Pennsylvania has restarted operations after one of the shortest shutdowns in years. The quick restart comes as demand grows due to strong exports and reduced foreign competition from wartime effects. Plant stocks were nearly exhausted during the brief closure and many warehouses are now emptied. Blowing machines were installed to replace scarce hand bottle blowers.
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Kane
Pennsylvania
Report of the Condition of Warren Bank Warren County Pa August 21 1917
The bank reports its assets totaling 644 921 39 with reserves 14 439 35 cash and securities pledged 18 000 00 and loans to 217 418 50. Liabilities list capital stock 125 000 00 surplus 16 000 00 and deposits 171 453 54 plus trust funds and savings 19 019 80. Treasurer H S Keck swears to truth of the figures.
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Reserve Fund
York
Gvoricatus A. Cee
Eee Tech One
Ee Individua
Somenaaeerres
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B. M. Young
Conewango Trust CO
Penn’n Ave
Warren
Warren County
Se Pracenecey
Teystas
State OF
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I. H. S. Keck
H. S. Keck
Ewe
Rose H. Davis
Emil Jonson
Herbert G Es Jos
G. Johnso
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