First Shot Firing Corpsman Osborne Leads US To Front
The narrative follows Corporal Osborne of the Sixth U.S. Field Artillery as he fires the first shot of American forces in the war. It describes American deployment from packing to trenches, the quiet front becoming active under shellfire, and U.S. troops showing resolve despite danger. Snipers claim casualties as the sector endures constant bombardment.
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Osborne DE Vanla Seay
C.sixxth
U.S. Field Artillery
Leevyright
John Winston Co
Gen. Pershing
Thedlatin
United States
States
Sioux City Attorney Declares City Not Liable for Building Collapse
Sioux City attorney George W. Kephart says the city cannot be held liable for deaths in the Oscar Ruff Building collapse at Fourth and Douglas. He cites administrative acts and permits as governmental functions, with the council delaying involvement beyond attendance at Monday’s hearing. Mayor Wallace M. Short will not actively participate and notes no city probe into other potential death traps.
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Siouxs City
Sioux, City
Oscar Ruff
Fourth and
Douglas Streets
George W. Kephart
Kephart
Wallace M. Short
Short
W. R. Hamilton
Conferees Adopt Resolution On Palestine Homeland
A week ago gun and adjournment preceded, and the conferees adopted a resolution opposing Palestine being established as a Jewish homeland.
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Palestine
Stomach Ailments Respond to Pink Pills, Claim Patient
Albert J. Snell of Bemus Point N Y describes severe stomach trouble with pain poor appetite and weakness. After trying various remedies he found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills and reports regain of strength and digestion. The ad urges others with indigestion to try the pills and notes a free diet book from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Albert J. Snell
Bemus Point
Dr. Williams
State Agents Nab Bootleggers in Staged Tramp Op
State agents posing as tramps trapped the largest alleged bootlegging haul to date after a week of undercover work. Disguised as easy marks they and E Risden posed as relatives to gain trust and seize liquor in a city-wide sweep. Rabbinic delegates to the central conference of American Rabbis head to Chicago after completing work in Palestine.
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Council
A. E. Risden
Siza
Agen
Palestine
Chicago
Tair
Central Conference of American
The Horrible Handicap of Poisoned Blood Ad
An old advertisement extols S. S. S. as a long used vegetable blood purifier for inherited blood taints such as scrofula. It claims to cleanse the bloodstream, restore purity, and offers free medical advice from a chief adviser. Reach Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for details.
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S. S
Swift Specific Co
Swift Lablorators
Atlanta
Black Hawk County
America
Prest-Olite Co
Inc
Independence Day Celebration in Tama Highlights Pageant and Festivities
July Fourth events in Tama featured a pageant on the town green with a public address by Senator Prancig and a performance by the Tama school staff. Father Dostal sponsored a dramatic Bohemia sequence, a tug-of-war prize win by Highland township farmers, and a Tama girls carnival. About six to eight thousand attended with no reported accidents before a late rainstorm ended the day.
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Tama
Prancig
Finley
America
Father Dostal
Bohemia
Kaiser
Tims Wenela- Sam
Euhemia
Highland Township
Red Cross
Tracey Robinson
Sheriff Guards DuBuque Tool House in Liquor Stakeout
Sheriff Kennedy and state agents stood guard at the tool house near the lower high bridge in DuBuque on a Wednesday afternoon and evening to deter anyone attempting to move liquor from East DuBuque. No arrests were reported.
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Duvpuque
Kennedy
Lower High Bridge
East Dubuque
Red Cross Headache and Neuralgia Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts a Red Cross Headache and Neuralgia Remedy claiming relief from neuralgia and chronic headaches without opiates and rapid absorption. It promotes immediate relief and notes the sale of over a hundred Red Cross Remedies and Toilet Preparations by Red Cross Drug Co.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Drug Co
Tipped Off Presence Sparks Low Turnout Near Ridge
Police anticipated a heavy rush on the eve of a holiday near the ridge as word spread that their presence was tipped off and few showed concern.
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Thatridge
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No Man's Land
No Man’s Land
Sioux City
Golden Rule Gift Shop
East Fourth Street
Islinosota
Piney Woods
Minnesota
TEN Thousand Lakes OF
Minnesota Association
Commerce Building
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Tama, la
Independence Bay
Sheri
Frontier Asthma CO
T. Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, X. XY
Eckman Lahorsters
Pinindeipt
Victor Records
Stroebel’s
Bell Ans
Waterloo Storage Battery Co
West
Fifth Street
Waterloo
Iowa
Paul Davis Dry Goods Company
Flexoak
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