Art Collector Found Slain in New York Lodging House
Police seek a murderer after George A. Robee eccentric art connoisseur is found dead in his Madison Avenue lodging house. Robee was struck with an antique weapon from his collection. three diamond rings worth $1000 were missing. The case mirrors the earlier killing of art collector Winfield Scott Philhower, who died at his home two months prior.
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New York
George A. Robee
Madison Avenue
J. Pierpont Morgan
Winfield Scott Philhower
Robee
Tobee
Woman Recovers Health with Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Eliza Beth May of Columbia Pennsylvania says she was weak run down and in pain but after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she is healthier than ever and recommends it to other women. The ad touts the tonic roots and herbs as the reason for lifting female ailments and cites testimonials from across the country.
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Columbia, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elizabeth May
Columbia
Lydia FE. Pinkham
America
Packard Company
Packard
Reds Seize Offices in Mannheim
Reports from the American Third Army say a Spartan group seized many public buildings in Mannheim in the neutral zone east of the Rhine. Civilians petitioned General Fayolle for protection from the seizure.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Third Army
Mannheim
Rhine
Fayolle
Uprising Report From Kaiserlauten Contacts Mannheim Seizure
Captain Benson of American liaison at General Jayelle's Kaiserslauten HQ reported by telephone that Spartacans seized public buildings in Mannheim. He said rumors mentioned Americans in Mannheim but the Third Army has no record of any Americans there. No crossing orders from the French at that hour.
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Jayelle
Kaiserlauten
Third Army
Mannheim
Spartacans
Rhine
State house briefs touch price office and bird permits
Lawmakers heard proposals for a State supervisor of prices of foods and rents with penalties for violations, plus a conference on granting scientific study permits for birds and eggs. Other actions included bar admission curriculum changes, Plymouth district attorney needs, feeble minded commitment moves, hospital mergers, fishing license ideas, and early morning Boston market trading limits.
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Fisheries and Game Commission
Lr. N. W. Nelson
Bureau of Biological Survey
Washington
DD. C
George J. Pratt
New York
E. H. Forbuch
Massachusetts
Winthrop Packard
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Choice Put Up 10 U S By Daniels
Secretary Daniels declared before the National Press Club that the nation faces a choice between joining a League of Nations to safeguard peace or pursuing a naval and military expansion to guarantee American rights from Halifax to Terra del Fuego.
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Washington
Daniels
National Press Club
League of Nations
Halifax
Terra del Fuego
No Half Way House Toward World Peace Says Secretary
The secretary argues for shared responsibility in global justice and peace through cooperation with free nations. He warns against adopting a League of Nations backed by 14 nations representing 1.2 billion people, citing the burden of military costs and risk of militarism as a grave danger in this era.
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League of Nations
Nurses Arrive From St Nazaire In Navy Transport
Eighty five women nurses from Roosevelt Hospital New York and Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore arrived in New York tonight on the navy transport ship eraedia, five days overdue from St Nazaire France.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Oieredia
St. Nazaire
France
South Boston Couple Weds in Polish Catholic Church
Mrs Edward G Lennon bride of South Boston writer and Globe correspondent Edward G Lennon. He served at Camp Lee Va when armistice was signed. Bride Anna E Drozik, Lillian Drozik as bridesmaid, Max Lennon best man. Reverend John M Chmielinski officiated. Wedding supper at Hotel Westminster and they move to Buttonwood Street residence.
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Edward G. Lennon
Camp Lee
South Boston
Boston Globe
Anna E. Drozik
Andrew Square
Lillian Drozik
Max Lennon
Polish Ukrainian ceasefire reached in Lemberg deal
The Polish foreign office says a telegram from Lemberg reports an agreement to end hostilities between Poland and Ukraine starting at 6 PM Monday. The accord can be denounced by either side on 12 hours' notice.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Lemberg
Truce Talks stall over fixed lines near Lemberg
The four day truce may seed an armistice but interallied officials at Lemberg doubt it. Poles and Ukrainians push for permanent borders while the mission seeks provisional lines until peace. Ukrainians want to keep oil wells and gain San River reach toward Slovakia. Mission delays in Warsaw loom for weeks.
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Lemberg
San
Slovakia
Warsaw
Woman's Talk Ends Tremont Temple Meeting in Protest
After Mme Breshkovskaya spoke at Tremont Temple a young woman from the balcony challenged her accusing her of accepting dinners for money. The audience applauded the protest as the meeting adjourned and Miss Alice Stone Blackwell hurried the speaker to a side door.
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Mme. Breshkovskaya
Tremont Temple
Breshkovskaya
Russia
Mme
Kbreshkovskaya
Alice Stone Blackwell
Two More Navy Reservists Arrested in Bribery Probe
Washington reports the arrest of two more naval reservists in the third naval district bribery case, bringing total held to five. Lieutenants Benjamin S. Davis and Benoit James Ellert join Ensign Paul Beck, Chief Boatswain Lloyd G. Casey, and Frederick A. Jones. Davis allegedly received $10,000 for enrolling men. Ellert about $20,000 plus numerous gifts for steering applicants to duties that favored such arrangements.
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Washington
Third Naval District
Daniels
Benjamin S. Davis
Benoit James Ellert
Paul Beck
Lloyd G. Casey
Frederick A. Jones
Davis
Naval Service
Ellert
Empress of Britain Arrives With 3060 Canadian Troops
The transport Empress of Britain docked in Halifax from Liverpool bringing 3060 Canadian troops to Britain.
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Halifax
N. S
Liverpool
De Palma Sets All World Straightaway Records in Packard
Daytona Beach February 17 Ralph De Palma leaves with all official straightaway records for 1 to 20 miles in a Packard equipped with the Aviation Motor. The 24.02 seconds per mile equals 149.72 mph and cements Packard as leader on straight and circular tracks. Packard promotes engineering lessons for broader transportation gains and offers free Freight Transportation consultations through local Packard branches.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Ralph de Palma
Packard Aviation
Packard Aviation Motor
de Palma-Packard
Packard
Packard Company
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