New German Plot in Mexico Tied to Wireless Outfits
Police disclosed possible German plot involving wireless outfits during the war era. Investigators traced plans and drawings for wireless devices to Germany and Mexico with a man named Frencke linked to payments. Evidence found in Manhattan homes suggested German engineers assembled parts in a city store room and moved operations to a disguised warehouse.
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New York
Gereauth
Otter
Berlin
Mexico
Hermanenicke
South America
Frencke
Manhattan
Hoboken
Brooklyn
Germany
Germanau
Hood's Pilly Promised Relief for Digestive Ailments
The ad touts Hood's Pills as a cure for biliousness constipation headaches and bad breath. It claims rapid relief and urges purchase for 25 cents or by mail from C Mood Co Lowell Massachusetts.
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Hood
Mood Co
Lowell
Mass
U Boat Toll Again Reduced
London reports a weekly lease tally for British merchant vessels in submarine warfare shows improvement as last Friday yielded no leases. American units’ arrival aided the effort, fostering rivalry and boosting morale among both fleets.
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London
On the Trail to Cut City Garbage Waste
The U S department of agriculture urges city officials to appoint a food chemist to analyze weekly garbage as an index of waste and savings. Volunteers with local chemistry skills could measure fat protein and organic content to enforce better collection rules and recapture fat for soap and feed, reducing edible waste nationwide.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cie Nation
Germany
Arraignment Set for Frencke in Germany Mail Conspiracy
New York reports Herman Frencke an electrical engineer charged with conspiring to violate postal laws. He is expected to reveal details of an underground mail system to Germany. Several associates, including Harry Periasi Irving Bonaparte and Axel Melchar, linked to a German electrical firm, are held. Authorities caution on broad arrests and possible shipments via Norwegian ship crews. Documents suggest shipments of electrical parts to the Mexican coast in past two months, with unclear reach to Mexican ports. Pending proof may clarify if a more direct Germany link exists.
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New York
Herman Frencke
Germany
Frencke Bas
Frencke
Harry E. Periasi
Irving
PRACTICAL PROHIBITION TIED TO SENATE TAX PLAN
Washington June 6 Distillers warn that war time whiskey and spirit production could cease under new prohibition taxes on brain molasses and other ingredients in the war tax bill. Senate finance committee revived wine beer taxes and documentary stamp taxes.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Fiuner
Boston Beats Indians As Red Sox Rally In 11-4 Victory
In Boston, the Red Sox exploded for an 11-4 win over Cleveland. Philadelphia hosted Chicago, while Washington took a 6-2 victory over St. Louis. At New York, the Yankees split a doubleheader with Detroit, taking game one 4-1 before losing the second 4-1.
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Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Irish Convention Personnel Completed in London and Washington
Government completed last week the proposal on the composition of the Irish convention. Mr James Donar Law, government leader in the House, told the lower chamber that the cabinet awaits decisions from interested parties who plan a meeting to discuss it. Decisions are expected in a few days.
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Washington
Philadelphia
London
Andrew Donar Law
House of Creamona
Fresh egg prices firm in local markets report
In local markets fresh egg prices remain firm with butter quoted at 38 to 42 cents per pound. Dressed pork is easy at 18 cents, veals around 17 to 18 cents, and wholesale dairy items show butter at 38 to 42 cents with creamery butter at 40 to 42 cents. Potatoes listed at 2 dollars per bushel and rhubarb at 1 dollar per barrel.
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Barte
Prices Plunge at Boston Markets Dairy Trade
June market notes show fluctuating butter and cheese prices across Boston shops. Fancy northern creamery butter quotes slide around 44 percent with 4450 and 460 ranges, while fancy western and good to churn lines vary. eggs and fresh dairy items trade near 38 to 43 cents, reflecting unsettled wholesale activity.
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Boston
New York Twins
Young America
Hennery
Beef Stock Prices Easier at Brighton Market
At Brighton stockyards on June 6 the demand for beef stock eased while calves and hogs remained firm and nearly unchanged. Prices showed wide variation with best beef steers around 12 cents, fancy cows up to 99 and lighter cattle near 8 to 9 cents. canners and low grade cows sold at full prices, and dressed hogs unchanged from the prior week.
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Brighton
Mass
Lom Lie
TaeSige
Ka Wije
Ike
Olle
Etic
Brighton Yesterady
Bibalye
Botton
Potatoes Rotting in Cars Probe Coal Prices
Government investigators in Illinois traced a shipment of potatoes left on a siding near Seatonville to Chicago as a possible factor in high coal prices. The potatoes, originally directed to Chicago, showed decay suggesting delay while prices stayed up. Oliver F. E. Pagan, the government expert tied to egg speculators, will return next week as the food situation inquiry proceeds before the June grand jury.
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Chicago
Llinois
Seatonville
Wpall
Oliver FE. Pagan
National League Scores From Yesterday
In St Louis St Louis 3 Nostan 2 after 11 innings. In Cincinnati Ciorinmati 6 New York 0. At Chlensro Rain. AL Pittsburgh Rain.
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St. Louis
St. Lewis
Nostan
Cincinnati
Ciorinmati
New York
Chlensro
AL Pitteburg
Master the Machinery of the Body Ad by N. By Cook MD
A health ad likens the body to a machine and urges regular maintenance. It promotes mild weekly laxatives Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Anurie tablets for urinary and kidney issues. Readers are invited to mail urine samples to Dr Pierce for free analysis with no obligation.
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Nik
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Invalides’ Hotel
Batfalo
N.Y
Pieros
Mongolia in another scrap with German sub
The American steamer Mongolia was fired upon on June 1 at 4 by a German submarine. The submarine discharged a torpedo at the liner but neither vessel was damaged.
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U. S
Mongolia
London
Line
Plan Late Plantings After Early Harvest in Home Gardens
Gardeners should replant freed space with vegetables valued for storage and winter use. Navy beans, Irish potatoes, sweet corn, beets, turnips, tomatoes, pumpkins, and squash are advised, with late cabbage and cucumbers possible in milder areas. Start seeds between remaining radish or lettuce rows to use ground efficiently.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
le Wall
Fort Vale
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinoia
Lows
Better Sanitation Needs in Rural Schools
In the interests of efficiency and health there is growing need to apply scientific medical and sanitary knowledge to rural school administration. The Public Health Service reports faults in rural schools due to poor building location, construction, and sanitary principles governing water, sewage, ventilation, illumination, and desks. Surveys in several states show many children examined, with eye tests, mental capacity tests, and effects of sanitary environments on progress. conclusion: rural schools require improvement, benefiting communities as schools model healthier environments.
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Public Health Service
Telemerad
Serve
Tates
Themelves
The Doctor Comes to Luckyville Mining Town
In Luckyville the miners tolerate no doctor until wives press for care. Mike O’Rourke, a small Irishman, doubts the medicine, mocks the doctor Truax yet seeks help after days of ill health. The scene shows distrust gave way to treatment and the pills that followed, altering the town’s view on medical aid.
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Luckyville
Laat
Truax
Lucky Rile
Mike O'Rourke
Erin
Mike
Dorther
Big Pill Heals Man After Elephant Sized Dose
A patient named Mike O Rourke seeks a large dose to cure illness. The doctor administers a walnut sized pill revealing a regulated but potent remedy. Mike returns the next day, says the dose worked like dynamite and he feels better, though not perfectly restored.
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Mike
Truax
Mike O'Rourke
Doether
Domestic Cynician Quote From Washington Star
A witty exchange recalls earlier romance as one partner teases the other about past gestures of affection. The Washington Star quotes a playful conversation on memory, sacrifice, and the costs of romance.
Better Than He Thau Judge Murrr Comments Probate Case
Probate Judge John F. Murrr recalls advising a woman who wished to be her husband’s executioner. He felt relief when she disclosed her husband was already dead. Boone County bench and bar circle notes this remark as a pointed anecdote in local legal memory.
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John F. Murrr
Boone County
Not Easily Caught
A humorous exchange between a wife and husband about clothing and a cat as a comic punchline. The brief vignette reflects domestic wit with playful mis-heard phrases and a light, old newspaper tone.
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Cook, M. D
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