Verdun Battle Rages as German Forces Press Forth
Berlin reports Champneuville and Cote du Talou falls near Verdun as German troops seize Douaumont area. Paris counters with limited gains and warns of heavy losses while public rejoices in Douaumont victory.
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Berlin
Champneuville
Cote de Talou
Paris
London
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
Meuse
Nave
Cote
Vaux
Douaumont
von Deimling
Maranville
Blanzee
Fort Moulainville
Hardaumont
Advanke
Bras
Fort Belleville
Fort Vaux
Fort Sousvill
Woevre
Fort Des Tavannes
Fort del Belrupt
Belleville
de Sousville
de Tavannes
Moulainville
de Belrupt
Bou
Fort-Douaumont
Soissons
Reims
Venizel
Troyon
Cote du Talou
Senonés
Ypres
War Office
Unter den. Linden
Imperial Palace
Four British Ships Sunk With Loss of About Thirty
London report says four British steamers were sunk with perhaps thirty lives lost. The Dido, Tummel, Denaby, and Fastnet are noted. crews were saved or missing, with the Fastnet said to have been torpedoed in the western Mediterranean and the Dido’s chief officer reporting casualties among the crew.
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London
Wilson Ner Dido
Tummel
Denaby
Ministry of Marine
Fastnet
Mediterranean
General Europatkin Named Commander of Russian Forces in Asia
General Europatkin is named commander of Russian forces in the war with Japan. The Pareoragee charge on Ruzaby, who was relieved of command on the Spectr northern front, is noted in the report.
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Japan
Ruzaby
Benefit in Brown Study Prompts Assertive Investment Talk
A London Lancet quote extols the brown study as a path to clarity, linking mental focus to action and wealth. A Canadian banker narrates postwar migration hopes, arguing no conscription and favorable land prices now for western Canada farms, urging rapid settlement before prices rise.
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Canada
Flanders
Espagne Sinking Policy Targets Armed Merchantmen
The French liner Espagne is cited as an early target of Germany’s new policy to sink all enemy armed merchantmen. Americans booked to sail from New York on the Espagne received anonymous warnings not to embark.
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Espagne
Germany
New York
Bergen Fire Devastates City Seaport Center
After a recent large fire in Bergen Norway much of the city center and seaport was destroyed. Thousands became homeless and the damage was estimated at more than 20 million dollars.
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Bergen
Norway
Armenian Relief Aid Aid Seekers Relate Urumiah Ordeal
Mr and Mrs Paul Shimmon fled Urumiah Persia during Christian massacres at the hands of Kurds and Turks. They reached America via devious routes and now cooperate with the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. Mrs Shimmon witnessed killings and her relatives were killed and burned. Mr Shimmon, a Columbia graduate, returned with the Russians.
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Paul Shimmon
Uramiah
Persia
America
American Committee For
Mr. Shimmon
Columbia University
Urumiah
Shimmon
Tiflis
Archie Roosevelt Leads Harvard Student Military Group
Archie Roosevelt son of a former president appears among Harvard students organized for military training. He is pictured in uniform along with other leaders of the student groups.
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Archie Roosevelt
Harvard
Hops Successfully Grown in Italy After Experiments
After long experiments, hops are being grown successfully in Italy, a development that ends a period of reliance on imports. The breakthrough comes as Italian agriculture embraces new methods to cultivate this key brewing ingredient locally, reducing foreign purchases.
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Italy
Tabby Cat Name Origin Misattributed to Bagdad Street
A few readers note that the term tabby cat may derive from Atab a noted Bagdad street rather than a silk manufacturer. The fragment suggests a misattribution of the name origin among popular explanations.
Gascarrets 10 Cent Box Promises Morning Headache Relief
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a quick cure for headaches biliousness and sour stomach. It claims a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach removes undigested food and toxins and aids liver bowels by morning. The piece also notes a theater manager saying he will send the Original Cast on tour.
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A. Gascaret
New York Telegraph
Not Very Strong Exchange Between Gerald and Geraldine
A brief dialogue highlights a clash of wits as Gerald insists he would not hurt a fly while Geraldine retorts that he could not harm even a capable fly. The banter turns on the corkscrew as a metaphor for the pen versus the tool of violence.
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Gerald
Geraldine
Woman reports nerve trouble relief from Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs Dewitt Sincebaugh of West Danby New York says the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound straightened her nerves and female troubles allowing her to manage farm work and four daughters. She notes sleeplessness irritability backache headaches and dragging sensations as signs of female derangements improved by the tonic. She also reports benefit to her oldest daughter and keeps the remedy at home for family use.
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West Danby
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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