Austro-Hungarian Officers Harden Under War Front Trials
On the Isonzo Front February 12. An officer famed for dress becomes a hard soldier, serving in cloth and field with rifle and bayonet. Long duty hours and near-continual alarm mark frontline life. Wounded veterans and staff-trained survivors bolster headquarters as they adapt to enduring service.
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Isonzo
Tolmein
Associated Press
Seateh Dent
Dosnians
Officre
Jad
Escaped Firing Squad Through Chever Stratagem
Feb 14. A Mexican named Galeviz escaped death before a firing squad at Juarez after claiming Villa spy status. He led Carranza officers to a border area near Texas and New Mexico before leaping into U S hands and claiming American citizenship, securing release at the immigration station.
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Joseph Savats
Carranza
Galeviz
Dubuque Beats St Ambrose In Davenport Showdown
Dubuque college defeated St Ambrose 27 to 12 in Davenport Iowa on February 14. Close guarding kept the score 1 1 at ten minutes of the first half with Dubuque leading 6 to 3 at halftime. Two field baskets tied 11 11 mid last half before Dubuque pulled away with seven baskets. Ryan starred for the visitors while Demeulenaere Ryan O Connor and Sheehan stood out for Dubuque amid a hard fought contest.
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Davenport
St. Ambrose
Dubuque College
Dubuque
Ryan
Demeulenaere
O'Connor
Sheehan
Great Britain weighs abolition of grand jury
London Feb 14 The attorney general indicated support for abolishing the grand jury and legislation to enact the proposal is likely. He will back royal commission findings from 1913 which argued the grand jury no longer serves a useful purpose as a constitutional bulwark.
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London
House of Commons
Law Journal
Royal Commission
Grand Jury
First U.S. anti aircraft gun aboard ship
New York reports the first anti aircraft gun mounted on a U S naval ship. Pennsylvania is the site of the installation as the army plans to equip other warships and forts with similar guns as production ramps up at the ordnance plant.
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New York
United States Navy
Pennsylvania
Ordnance Factory
Warmer Legislators in Fight on Grain Men
Minneapolis February 14. The North Dakota farmer legislature argues for a terminal elevator at St Paul while the national convention of the farmers grain dealers association meets independently. The nonpartisan league rejects the dealers association as aligned with the Minneapolis chamber of commerce, fueling tension in northwest farming politics.
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Minneapolis
Minn
North Dakota
Farmer Legislature
St. Paul
Farmers’ Brain Dealers’ Association
Farmers
Nonpartisan League
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
Farmers of
Northwest
Equity Association
Farmers’ Train Dealers’ Association
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Iowa's phone system shows nation leading density
Ames February 14. Iowa with 400000 telephones, one per five people, leads per capita usage. A state college engineer notes Iowa depends on the telephone more than any other state, with nearly half phones on farms. About a quarter of lines run by one large company, the rest by 500 independents and 12900 farmers mutual firms.
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Iowa
Hello State
Ames
Europe
United States
Iowa State College
The Pangs of Rheumatism Exposed and Offered
A classic advertisement argues rheumatism cannot be cured by liniments or surface treatments. It promotes S. S. S. blood medicine as the effective, purely vegetable remedy that cleanses the blood and addresses the disease at its source. The piece cites a Mt. Vernon testimonial and invites readers to write for information.
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J. LT. Agnew
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Golden Harvest Due After War At Foreign Trade Meet
William R. Lemry of Associated Manufacturing Co. predicts a postwar surge in U S foreign trade after the European war, noting that 1000 delegates at the fourth national foreign trade convention in Pittsburgh foresee a revival. He cites high prices and reconstruction as drivers, with U S exports shaping a new era of prosperity.Local delegates including Iowa's Lemry anticipate a stronger demand for materials and a restructured global market as war ends.
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William R. Lemry
Associated Manufacturing Company
Iowa
Pittabareh
United States
Mr. Tanry
Mr.Lumry
Larely
Jary
Lunky
Wedding Cake Trends Change in East Newspiece
A special house for wedding cakes is noted with almond flavor allowed. Sugar ornamentation once popular as wedding breakfast souvenirs to be replaced by a thin sugar coating on top and sides decorated with white paper and silver leaves. Authorities call for better fire-fighting measures after recent fires in Japan.
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Japan
Winter Storm Strikes Northern Provinces and Tokyo Suburbs
A severe January to February storm battered northern provinces with heavy snow, wrecked houses, and cut railways. A tidal wave off the western coast destroyed hundreds of houses and damaged boats. Shinagawa suburb fire left over 400 homes ruined and about 159 fishermen missing. The disaster left about a thousand people homeless by morning.
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Tukio
Fust
Shinagawa
Tokia
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