War Lord Lost at Sea Earl Kitchener Believed Dead
Admiral Jellicoe reports the British cruiser Hampshire was sunk west of the Orkneys with Lord Kitchener aboard. Survivors uncertain as observers saw four boats depart in a northwest wind. Staff and officials accompanying him include Sir William Robertson and Hugh James, with Captain Savill commanding.
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Lorton
Jellicoe
Admiralty
Hampshire
Eart Kitchener
Sheen
West Orkneys
Bart Kitchener
Russia
William Robertson
Hugh James
Hreine
Mb Petroged
Bona
A. Pitagerald
Earl Kitchener
Ile
Ee Sete Ellershaw
Dir Phare Alos
Ada
Herbert J. Savill
R.N
Lord Kitchener
Orkneys
Force on Greece Urged by Entente Over Attitude
Reports from Petrograd say the Russian press urges Entente powers to pressure Greece due to its conservative stance. The Greek king’s health befits a retreat from Athens, while papers debate the government’s stability and the Entente’s possible response to Saloniki events and Athens pressure. The article notes rising tensions as Allied actions grow, with broader regional implications.
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Petrograd
Greece
Ganatte
Athana
Tuan Bhi Kal
Noyoo Vromys
Saloniki
Youn Hung
Neeta
Phasus
Athens
Ares
Tornado Death Toll Reaches Fifty in Arkansas Storm
A deadly tornado strike across Arkansas leaves at least four dead and scores injured. Reports say White, Heber Springs, Dallas, and Washington counties suffer heavy losses with multiple towns evacuated or leveled. Power lines down, communications crippled, and property damage widespread as rescuers search rubble.
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Kannis City
Arkansas
Missouri
Mienisaippi
Illinois
Little Rock
Ark
Eeroes
Gasland County
Oaklawn Track
Majestic Park
Judeania
White County
Heber Springs
Lark
Dallas County
Bey
Springs
Harristont
Washington County
North
Arkanene
Sedemnla
Senate adjournment dispute raises constitutional concerns
Washington D C reporters describe members of the house debating a claim that the senate violated the constitutional rule that neither chamber may adjourn for more than three days without the other's consent. The matter was formally brought to Speaker Clark with calls for a ruling and possible resolution.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Clark
World News Briefs and Early 20th Century U S Events
A condensed weekly page reports suffrage voting totals in Iowa, legal actions involving George Gould and the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern railway, and a federal ruling on the Harrison Drag Act. It notes labor strikes in Butte, a blast killing five in a fight, a Spokane to Coeur d Alene issue with fines, and international items including German Landsturm orders, auto industry consolidation, and Karl Liebknecht treason proceedings.
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Iowa
George J. Gould
Jey Gould
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Hand
Hinsley Pulp & Paper Company
Oregon
British Claim German Loss in Naval Battle off Jutland
A British admiralty statement claims a clear German defeat in the battle with the British fleet off Jutland last week. The document asserts German units were decisively beaten, with British losses overshadowed by German casualties and ships sunk.
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Lonton
Jutland
Senna
Great Oriental Freight Cargo Fire Ties Up San Francisco Bay
Firefighters battled a spectacular blaze damaging the Great Oriental Freight Cargo and several coal barges and boxcars near the San Francisco pier. The Melrose, largest bay barge, drifted free with cargo ablaze after moorings burned, later breaking loose with its cargo smoldering. Nearby crews and longshoremen faced the blaze as fire tugs flooded the scene and ships drifted downriver.
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Penton
Melrose
Patrick
Atses
Forty years since University of Oregon opened in Eugene
News notes from Oregon describe the fortieth anniversary celebration of the University of Oregon in Eugene. The piece mentions a man selling a cow and giving a portion of the proceeds as a fundraising stunt and notes that about 100 students are graduating this year. Several graduates plan to pursue post graduate work and further study.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Universty of
Oregon
Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers at 56th Convention
Royal Arch Masons conclude their 56th convention electing officers for the 25th term. Officers named include C H Marsh of Marshfield as grand sentinel and D G Tomasini of Portland. Salem file notes Baker’s claim for county funds remains under consideration.
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Royal Arch Masons
Weare Fae
Salem Veil
C. H. Marsh
Marshfield
Grand Sentinel
D. G. Tomasini
Portland
Salem
Baker
Water Supply Is Ample In Gaston Area
Fragmented text reports ample water supply piped from North Coast area. A mining man E P Grant, 64, working in Waldo country, died suddenly after a fall from a roof. Dr Loughridge raced 41 miles but arrived too late. Grant had no known relatives. Salem examinations mentioned for state counties.
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Gaston
Eg Te Ranger
Pate
North Coast
Eee
Eame Water
Supee
Granta
E. P. Grant
Waldo
Loughridge
Grant
Man Should Pick Life's Work By Twenty
The piece argues a boy’s early interests reveal his future career, urging alert parents and teachers to nurture natural tendencies. It asserts that early fixation shapes a person, making radical change rare by middle age and permanent grooves form in the mind.
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Bien
Tommy
Just Smiles and Mother's Cook Book Remixed
A fragmented recipe page notes mixed instructions for palir tsl Qour and rolled watform with brown sugar and sour milk. It describes layering dough, baking, and sealing jars, plus esca lloped eggs with olive layers and a crumb topping. Also mentions Egg and Ham Timbale and stuffed tagE dishes served hot with white sauce.
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Wwe
Ama Egbert
Fortune and folly in a chaotic conversa tion of mistaken fortune and marriage
Fragmented dialogue features characters Patience Peggy Patrice and others debating luck love and money. Snippets reference a fortune cannot be shared a fresh fish feast a Swiss proposal near a mountain gorge and a quarrel over help and meat. The piece reads like a collage of overheard exchanges.
Women in Agriculture and Arts Highlight Notable Figures
The article notes that 257,763 of 5,864,492 US farmers are women and cites Miss Maude Meagher as the world’s leading masques writer. It also mentions gendered population data for Denmark, Finland, and Sweden with women outnumbering men by over 300,000, and references Grace R. Finney, head of a public Washington department, who handled over [text incomplete].
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United States
Maude Meagher
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Misa Grace R. Finney
Department of the Public
Washington
Fragmentary OCR item on character and honesty
The readable text hints at reflections on human nature and perceived success. It mentions a woman repeating a scandal, self-control, and the idea that a mirror reveals truth, with scattered garbled phrases about honesty, strength, and rectitude.
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Bane Ince
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