Wilson commutes death sentence in WWI case
President Wilson grants clemency to Private Albert E Beauregard of H Company 16th Infantry American Expeditionary Forces and removes hard labor from the five year term for First Lieutenant Millard M Green Engineer Reserve Corps. Beauregard’s death sentence is reduced to life imprisonment and Green is dismissed and confined but not imprisoned.
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Washington
Wilson
Albert E. Beauregard
H Company
16Th Infantry
American Expeditionary Forces
Millard M. Green
Engineer Reserve Corps
Girl Killed in Accidental Shotgun Incident
Medical Examiner Dr. Vernon C. Stewart announced that 17 year old Josephine Balerro of Blanchard Road Burlington died Sunday from an accidental shotgun blast. The right side of her head was blown off after she overturned the weapon as it rested on a piazza rail at the family home.
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Vernon C. Stewart
Josephine Balerro
Blanchard Road
Burlington
Hun plot to invade Canada outlined in seized letters
New York July 22 officials disclosed seized correspondence of Dr. Frederick August Richard von Strensch showing Teuton conspirators planned to use German reservists to invade Canada and Mexico even after the United States entered the war. Von Strensch was described as a former protege of Bismarck and later as a relative of the German Emperor.
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New York
Teuton
Canada
Mexico
Frederick August Richard von Strensch
Department of Justice
von Strensch
Bismarck
Countess von Scheele Linked to Invasion Plots and Treason Letters
Federal officials say the Countess von Scheele authored letters signed L. found with von Strensch that outline plots from 1915 to 1917 to move 25,000 German reservists from Buffalo to Bridgburg Ontario and 100,000 Germans into Mexico along the Rio Grande. A recent arrest followed von Strensch’s apprehension and an unsuccessful bid to ship a new gun pattern to Germany via Holland.
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United States
Alexandra Varda
Countess von Scheele
Buffalo
N. Y
Bridgburg
Ontario
Mexico
Rio Grande
von Strensch
Germany
Holland
Army Raincoat Bribery Scandal Hits Army Contracts
DoJ officials disclose extensive conspiracies involving bribery and fraud in rubber raincoat contracts sent to troops in France. Arrests of 17 officers and 15 manufacturers in New York and Brooklyn prompt surveillance of Quartermaster Corps personnel. DoJ warns of more disclosures affecting clothing and supplies with millions in goods tainted.
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New York
France
Department of Justice
New
York
Brooklyn
Army
Quartermaster’s Corps
Washington
Arrests in Rubber Coat Contract Scandal Reach City and Beyond
Dozens of suspects linked to the Eureka Rubber Manufacturing Company and other firms face charges for inflated fees and contractor fraud. Investigators say inspectors were bribed to approve defective raincoats, with further leads tracing to Boston and Philadelphia and a pattern of contingent-fee dealings.
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Felix Gouled
Joseph Sydeman
William Sydeman
Joseph Wood
Sydeman Rubber Company
Ralph Cohen
Yorkshire Manufacturing Company
Charles Plottel
Benjamin Plottel
The
Plottel Rain Coat Company
Ralph Rosenthal
Hanover & Rosenthal
Alfred Zittel
Automobile Raincoat Company, Inc
Louis Fried
8S. Hal
Rose Riel Found in Woonsocket Ends Pursuit
The missing Rose Riel has been located by Woonsocket police in Woonsocket, ending the Fall River tauntan river hunt involving a fisherman suspect. Authorities arrived with Captain Proctor and Fahey detectives to verify the scene and locate an auto linked to the June 3 night bridge crossing. The case centers on a dusty auto and two 30 to 35 year old men seen wearing caps near the Brightman street bridge.
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Fall River
Taunton
Rose Riel
Riel
Woonsocket
Proctor
State Police
Post
Fahey
Carr
North End
Brightman Street Bridge
Somerset
Five Camp Grant Soldiers Change Targets After Victory
At Camp Grant Rockford Illinois five thousand soldiers who trained nightly on the rifle range switched targets after the American victory in France. They had been shooting at German faces and now shoot at their backs as a morale shift and celebration.
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Rockford, Ill
Camp Grant
France
McClennen seeks speedy trial for Boston fish dealers
Edward F. McClennen, special assistant attorney general, filed in U S District Court for a speedy trial of 41 Boston fish dealers accused of Sherman law violations. The request aims to bring the case before the court early in October.
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Edward F. McClennen
Boston
United States District Court
Milk Labels Promote Every Day Brand Evaporated Milk
The notice extols Every Day Brand Evaporated Milk as top quality full cream milk from healthy cows. It markets profit sharing premiums, urging readers to collect labels from cans, mail in for a catalog of gifts, and offers a ten day free certificate counting as ten labels.
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John Wilds
Franklin Street
New York
N.Y
Premium Home Goods List Showcases Everyday Items
A catalog style listing presents items for home use such as knives with cocobolo handles, bread knives with steel blades, glass and metal frames for Butter Maker, a brass Fern Dish, and a folding iron. Other entries include a leather women’s bag, a brass and nickel watch, a suit case, pocket electric lights, and military brushes.
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Pacis Kate
Beatere
Turan
Lady's 'S Watch
Aorta
Sterlina
Zepher
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Ge Crisco
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Food Administration
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Portland Streets
Washington Street
Cers
War Department
Eureka Rubber Manufacturing Company
Department of Justice and War and Navy Departments
Huston Thompson
Willard D. Eakin
Charles B. Brewer
Philadelphia
Coats
General Pershing
Mva
Aggebarebsg
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Toy Patrol
Asia Maas
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