Secretary Meyer urges coal depots for fleet war prep
Secretary Meyer told the House naval affairs committee that a $1,000,000 plan to build coal depots at Puget Sound Pearl Harbor Cori gedor Guantanamo Boston New York and Hampton Roads would enable rapid fueling of a battle fleet. Current capacities are 24000 15000 11500 and 8500 tons respectively. He said a minimum 100000 ton depot is needed at each site along with ample coal and oil reserves.
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Washington
Meyer
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Puget Sound
Pearl Harbor
Corrigedor
Guantanamo
Boston
New York
Stampton Roads
Lynch mob participant sentenced for manslaughter
Newark Ohio December sentence of twenty years in the penitentiary was handed to Montella Watha who was convicted of manslaughter for taking part in the lynching of Carl Ethrington a so called dry detective last July The motion for a new trial was overruled
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Newark
Ohio
Montella Watha
Carl Ethrington
Cat Dines at Table Like Humans in Hudson Home
A Hudson cat, owned by C. W. Costelloio of 71 Lincoln Street, sits at the dinner table with the family. The cat named Valentine will stand on hind legs and is served by the household. If not fond of the food it sulks and may leave the table. Biscuits and honey are a favorite.
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Hudson
C. W. Costelloio
Lincoln Street
Er Valentine
Valentine
New Freighted Drug? Sorry. No, title: New Freighter Due in Jan 24
New steamship Francisco, newest Wilson fleet freighter, arrives from Hull England on maiden voyage. Built in Howden-on-Tyne, launched last Sept. Captain J Clark commands. Francisco 410 ft long, 52 ft beam, 4760 tons, hold capacity 583280 cu ft, deadweight 8900 tons. Sister ship Marengo already in service with Hull to New York runs.
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Atlantic
Francisca
Wilson
Hull
England
Francisco
Howden-on-Tyne
J. Clark
Buffalo
New York
Refuse to Bid on U S Ships
Washington reports for the first time the United States government seeks to build ships but none of the ship yards will bid. Two revenue cutters authorized by Congress with eight hour labor face $250000 each. One cutter to serve the Florida coast and the other the Pacific may be constructed in a government yard.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Florida
Pacific
Revenue Cutter Service
Noted Educator William Shelton Dies in Stamford
Stamford Kentucky December 22 William Shelton a leading educator of the South and West died at his home last night He served as president of the University of Nashville Los Angeles University and the Southwestern University at Winfield Kansas He had retired several years ago.
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Stamford
William Shelton
University of Nashville
Los Angeles University
Southwestern University
Winfield
Kan
Curious Features in News of Day
In New York on December 22 a group of 12 women from the Women's Political Union plans to paste up posters reading votes for women. They will seek out inaccessible spots using paste pots hammers tacks and a collapsible stepladder. Two Birmingham men Guy R. Coleman and Stephen Stickland died suddenly and a coroner's inquest is opened.
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New York
Women's Political Union
Guy R. Coleman
Stephen Stickland
Birmingham
Divorced and remarried in fifteen minutes at Napolean
Mrs May Leytel obtained a divorce from Maxwell Leytel in the Napolean Ohio area within minutes. Charles Wooley waited at the courthouse door and escorted her to the probate judge for a license then took her to Justice Bretz's office where the quick remarriage was performed.
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Napoleon, CO
May Leytel
Maxwell Leytel
Charles Wooley
Justice Bretz
Whiskey by mail is fatal to two Birmingham men
Two Birmingham men died after drinking whiskey mailed to them. Local authorities report the men consumed the poison before collapsing. Investigations are underway to determine the source and prevent further incidents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Rat bites face of man while asleep in Millville
David Stein, a Millville merchant, was badly bitten on the lip and chin by a large rat as he slept early this morning. He struck the rat against the wall, killing it, and the wounds were cauterized.
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Millville
N. J
Dee
David Stein
Stein
Unchained Bibles Placed in Chicago Hotel Rooms
Six thousand Bibles will be placed in Chicago hotel bedrooms unchained to encourage reading. If a guest steals one, the Bible will be replaced and the loss charged to the guest’s credit account. The initiative is backed by the Gideons, a Christian traveling men association.
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Chicago
The
Gideons
United States
Onions and Cabbage Lose Their Terrors
Miss Nellie Woods of Ohio State University claims a method to prevent the breath odor from boiled cabbage sauerkraut and onions. She advises not covering pots during cooking and keeping the kitchen window open.
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Massillon
Nuremberg
Nellie Woods
Ohio State University
Double Sentence for Double Named Man Goodsnider
Samuel Goodsnider alias Joseph Good win a 19 year old of Phillips street was sentenced yesterday to the Concord Reformatory for five years and one month for robbing Eugene Red don of a watch chain and $3 in cash. He also received six months in the House of Correction for shoplifting from an earlier Municipal Criminal Court ruling.
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Samuel Goodsnider
Joseph Goodwin
Phillips Street
Concord Reformatory
Eugene Reardon
Goodsnider
Goodgin
Municipal Criminal Court
House of Correction
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