Zeppelin Down Over British Coast Brings Airman Victory
The report details a successful British defense against Zeppelin incursions. Lieutenant Brandon of the Royal Flying Corps, 32, from Wellington New Zealand, flew to 9,000 feet and bombed the raider, with his aircraft taking hits from machine gun fire. Unconfirmed reports suggest the Zeppelin may be the B-15. Casualties from Friday night raids totaled forty-three killed and sixty-six injured, with widespread destruction of homes and facilities.
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Brandon
Thames Estuary
Alfred Brandon
Wellington
New Zealand
Zeppelin
North Sea
Brandons
Copenhagen
Landers
Landen
Ue Seppelin
Brandon R F C
Mrs J D Christian of Talbotton Dies at Home
Mrs J D Christian of Talbotton died at her home near here Friday night and was buried at Centerville cemetery with Rev J H Allen officiating. She is survived by her husband and several children.
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Talbotton
Sperial
Mra Tcheistian
Here
Centerville
JH Allen
Slaughter of the Innocents Noted as War Tactics Says Zeppelin Commander
London April 2. Lieutenant Commander Breithaupt commander of Zeppelin L 15, captured after a raid on English towns, explains German raids target warships and factories, not civilians, though women and children suffer as collateral. He and Lieutenant Kuehne discuss flight altitude and the crew’s treatment by British forces.
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Lidut
Breithaupt
Londan
Bretthaupt
Vormmander
Thames
Liieutenant Breithaupt
Hemself
Valde
Air Rand
Darkneys
England
Kuehne
Breithamt
Roth
America
Amelia
Maglca
Tuames
Submarines Sink Four Steamships
British steamers Achilles Gold-Mouth and Ashburton reported sunk with crew losses and injuries. Peter Hamre also sunk near the Kentish Knock lightship. one survivor landed. Submarine activity in the North Sea rises due to bad weather and drifting mines, with coordinated measures to block routes at Calais and other passages.
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London
Achilles
Austria
England
Ocean Steamship Company
Liverpool
Ilayda
Peter Hamre
Tonneson & Co
Bergen
Norway
Jakes
Asea
North Sea
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Bas de Calais
Innes and Wife on Way to Atlanta
San Antonio Texas April 2 Victor Innes and wife Ida May Innes started for Atlanta in charge of detectives to answer larceny after trust charges connected with a murder case. They had been acquitted in Georgia over a year ago in the Mrs Dennis and Miss Nelms disappearance. Officials withheld departure time and route to avoid mob violence. Detectives said fears were unfounded. The couple had resisted extradition attempts, with Georgia arguing against delays and Texas refusing to annul extradition. The Georgia larceny charge involves about $1200 said to have been given for investment in Texas.
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San Antonio
Texas
Victor
Ida May Inner
Atlanta
Tun
Blog Nelms Dennis
Beatrice Nells
Allanta Ga
Georga
Innes
Atlanta ii
Georgia
Gear- Big
Names
Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
Ferguson
Colquitt
Harris
Dennis
Self Styled Minister Swindles Grady Folks With Indian Land Fraud
Thomasville Georgia April 2 special report describes Evans a self styled minister who posed as a preacher claiming government land and money for Indian descendants. He allegedly gathered about 200 people in Grady county promising 160 acres in Oklahoma and $549 each, charged $15 per applicant, then vanished with money and applications.
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Grady
Thomasville
Grady County
Springfield
Ohio
Evans
Oklahoma
Is Said
Baldwin Demands Reparation Over Sussex Attack
Professor James Mark Baldwin of Baltimore released a cable to President Wilson demanding reparation for the assault on American life and liberty after his daughter was gravely injured aboard the cross channel steamer Sussex. Officials in Washington await full facts as Berlin’s inquiry proceeds and Germany’s reply to an earlier inquiry is awaited for conclusive evidence.
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Paris
James Mark Baldwin
Baltimore
Academy of Moral and Politics Sciences
Henry Joly
Academy
Joly
Baldwin Washington
Washington
Stle
Susses
Lansing
State Department
Gerard
Sussex
Manchester
Engiehman
Department
Belin
Berlin
United States
Germany
Local Mortality Notices Highlight Talbotton and Kennesaw Losses
Multiple brief obituaries report deaths at home or in local towns, naming survivors such as spouses children and siblings. Notables include Mr Persons of Talbot County with a long family line, Confederate veteran Mr Davis of LaGrange, and Miss Nettie Owen of Kennesaw Avenue. Bodies moved to local chapels for service.
Death of A Rhudy at 44 in Kirkwood
Rhudy aged 44 died Sunday at his residence 2 percent Mathrwa avenue Kirkwood. Survived by five children. WOH OW Fo and DG Rhudy Mrs M Jones and Mrs M Brown Lee Jr. The body was taken to Poole's.
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Nettie Owen
Kennesaw Avenue
Shere
Wre
T Owen
Mra Qos Walker
Sanger Owen
Mic
Frank Doremus
Augusta
Poole
A. Rhudy
Rhudy
Mathrwa Avenue
Kirkwood
Woh
OW Fo
M Jones
Mra
M Brownlee, Jr
Poole's
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OCERY
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Ivy
Chick Springs
Silva
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Peterman S Int Food
Eman Hepart Am Rald
Jtald
Tower Bridge
London Docks
Enfield
Minitinn
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Stowmarker
Lowestoft
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Lamucdge
J. D. Christian
Carpenters
Ile ' Scarlet
Tetlep
Byists
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Stone's Cakes
Rex
Lamdon Spr
Penzance Savy
Lloyds Dispatch
Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company
Port Arthus
Esas
Norfolk
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Ashburton
Telegraph Company
Wis
Australian Steamship Company of London
Wilson
Baldwin Cables
Mortuary
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Mrs
Ralph Sample
Mra Kamn Sample
Mniny
Gilbert Street
Gamond Park
Kazel
Elizabeth
Dorothy
Nell’ Lowse
R T
R. Persons
Bla
Persons
Talbot County
Lillie Jordan Persons
H. P. Davis
Ho Davis
LaGrange
Satwaray
Newnan
Mr Davis
John B Gordon
Clifford Perryman
A J Perrman
Jones
Walter Lous Perryman
Tafferton
Rae Perry
Ellaville
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Teile
General Assembly
Schlew County
Western Union
THE
Western Union Telegraph CO
Forsytf
Keith
Sophie Tucker
Claudia
N. Pryor
the University
Harry Meyers
Rosemary Theby
Holbrook Blinn
Lenore Ulrich
Paula
SAVOY
Helen Holmes
the Girl and
Wiliam Fox
Vaudette
Triangle
Victoria
Clara Kimball Young
Marian Swayne
Francis Bushman
Pennington's Choice
Pasrk Theater
Lord John's Journal
Tur Desoto
Euclid
GEM Theater
Marietta, Ga
Carmen Phillips
Marietta Strand
the Bonheur Decatur
Piedmont Theater
R. H. Debruler
Paramount
Beautiful Lenore Ulrich
SPA
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