War News From Seven Days Across All Lands
Allied capitals abandon hope Bucharest can be saved as Von Mackensen’s forces consolidate. Russians defend Kronstadt and Transylvania, while Serbians gain positions against Bulgarians. German Bulgarian troops regroup under Mackensen. Somme battles and Dobrudja actions continue with heavy artillery. Washington reports mint strain and high living costs amid congressional action. Complex UK leadership crisis follows Asquith resignation. Bonar Law poised as PM. Villa offensive in Chihuahua repelled. Rodzianko resigns amid Russian political turmoil.
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Bucharest
von Mackensen
Petrograd
Teuton
Kronstadt
Transylvenia
Enrollment Across Sixty Kansas Counties Sets Record
Kansas schools draw 22,595 students with 17 states represented at state manual normal. Pittsburg area counties lead local participation, Cherokee and Montgomery counties show high enrollments. Other items note a minister dying at his wife's bier, a Wichita society leader taking a banking office job, and various local events from Emporia to Wellington.
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State Manual Normal
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Iowa
California
Indiana
Llinois
Kentucky
Louisiaus
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
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Pittsburg
Cherokee County
Montgomery County
Labette
Agen
Bourbon
Neosho
Reno
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Caroline Clapp
Wichita
Profit in Growing Pecans Across Flooded Kansas Land
Kansas forester C A Scott says flood-prone land along watercourses could yield 4 percent income by pecan orchards. Pecans thrive where floods occur, with trees reaching large sizes and producing up to 800 pounds per tree in peak years, while prices have ranged 7 to 15 cents per pound over 15 years.
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Kansas
C. A. Scott
Kansas State Agricultural College
Mr. Scott
Marins Des Cygnes
Walnut River
Road bonds and state budget urged for Kansas
Treasurer Akers calls for real road-building bonds and a constitutional amendment to empower counties or districts to issue bonds. He argues for permanent hard-surfaced roads and a statewide program while warning that without a budget system the state cannot wisely manage appropriations and that site tax rates are too low.
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Kansas
Akers
Bonar Law To Aid In Work In New Coalition Cabinet
London December 7 Lloyd George has toppled the Asquith cabinet and will become prime minister. The new government will be a coalition likely lacking the prior harmonious support. the King conferred with party leaders at Buckingham Palace as tensions rise among Liberals Unionists and Labor. Lloyd George accepted the responsibility after Bonar Law declined to form a new ministry. labor unions criticise the cabinet for failing to observe loyalty and sacrifice during the war.
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David Lloyd-George
Asquith
First Coalition
Buckingham Palace
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Balfour
Mr. Henderson
Labor Party
Lloyd-George
Lloyd- George
Llogd-George
Trades Unions Today
Bids Opened for American Battle Cruisers in Navy Dept
Washington reports bids for the first American battle cruisers were opened at the Navy Department. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock and the Cramps bid at cost plus 10 percent, Union Iron Works and Fore River offered cost plus 15 percent. Ships will be the largest swiftest fleet craft, 860 feet long, displacement over 32,060 tons, horsepower 180,000, speed over 35 knots, with ten 14 inch guns.
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Congress
Navy Department
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Cramps
Union Iron Works
San Franisco
Fore River Shipbuildingmpany
Military need waterways urged by Benson at rivers and harbors meet
Rear Admiral William S. Benson urged inland waterways as military necessities in war times. Speaking at the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, he called for Middle West rivers improvements to aid army and navy, with wheat from plains and coal from Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia fields.
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Dec. T
William S. Benson
Naval Operations
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Middle West
Army
Plains States
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Bad Case Patents S28 Seen With Proud Mother
A neighbor observes a mother displaying her son and remarks on his growth. The father’s former pal responds with muted enthusiasm asking if she has tried everything, highlighting a strained exchange in a domestic scene.
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Heuer 7
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad and Divorce Question
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes and notes household use. A dialogue snippet questions how much a husband should contribute to divorce costs, while a Dr Pierce's product is promoted for bowel and stomach relief.
Death rate in adults linked to diet and poisoning
A New York health board statement via Tr Charles F Boldderny notes adult mortality for forty year olds is lower than a decade ago, with The Lancet Camden quoting a commission report on middle aged death risks. It cites high blood pressure and chronic poisoning from foods and drinks as main causes, urging a campaign without fad excess and questioning prior campaign rhetoric.
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New York Board Health
Charles F
New York
From Coffee to Slavour: A Warm Drink Trend Emerges
The cheerful feeling you possess after a drink of something hot and savory should be only the beginning of your satisfaction. For this very reason more and more people are turning from coffee to that comforting alternative.
Instant Postum and Relief From Sleeplessness
An old advertisement touts Instant Postum as a remedy reducing annoyances like nn and sleeplessness. It promises calmer nights and better rest, claiming a simpler digestion and a healthier routine with the beverage.
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