Unknown killer named in Mazie Colbert death verdict
Philadelphia March 16 A coroner s jury after nearly 60 witnesses found Mazie Colbert advertising art model dead in her apartments December 30 was strangled by a person or persons unknown. Police evidence pointed to Bernard W Lewis of Pittsburgh but the coroner found it unsatisfactory. Lewis killed himself in Atlantic City as officers prepared to arrest him in connection with the case.
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Philadelphia
Mazie Colbert
Bernard W. Lewis
Pittsburg
Penn
Lewis
Atlantic City
F W Roebling Dead in Trenton Wire Rope Firm Leader
Ferdinand W Roebling Sr aged seven in Trenton dies today. He was secretary treasurer of the John A Roebling Sons Company and a prominent figure in the wire rope industry.
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Trenton
N. J
Ferdinand W. Roebling
John A. Roebling Sons Company
Supreme Court hears United Shoe case over anti trust filing
Washington daily report on March 16 notes the Supreme Court began hearings in the federal government anti trust dissolution suit against United Shoe Machinery Company and Boston subsidiaries. The government claims an illegal monopoly in shoe machinery and appeals a Massachusetts court dismissal from 1911. Hearings were to continue the following Monday.
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Supreme Court of the
Federal Government
United Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Massachusetts
Episcopal Clergy Offer Services to Governor
Episcopal clergy of the Western Massachusetts diocese pass resolutions offering their services to the Governor for any service the state or nation may need. They praise President Wilson for his firm stand in the international crisis.
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Episcopal
Springfield
Massachusetts
Wilson
Algonquin Could Have Sunk U Boat
Captain Nordberg of the American steamship Algonquin says the submarine would have been sunk if the ship had been armed. He spoke in an Associated Press interview after the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine on March 12.
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London
Nordberg
Algonquin
Associated Press Today
Submarine Encounters Algonquin Aboard Unarmed Vessel
A crew member recalls sighting a submarine three miles away before it opened fire on the Algonquin. The ship was unarmed and easy prey, yet believes armed stern guns could have repelled or sunk the sub. The sub commander showed caution, delaying attack until confirming no weapons aboard.
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Algonquin
Sailor Honored for Defending Flag at Portland Event
Allen Clinton Reed, 19, a Boothbay Harbor fisher lad in a U S coast guard blue uniform, sat among speakers at the Exposition building patriotic gathering. Reed earned his seat by meritorious service after knocking down a man who insulted the American flag, prompting the committee to invite him to the platform despite his unease in the formal setting.
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Portland
Exposition Building
United States Coast Guard Service
Allen Clinton Reed
Boothbay Harbor
Reed
Washburn Clarifies Stance On Initiative Referendum
Former Senator Robert M. Washburn declares his position on the initiative and referendum in a letter to the Union for a Progressive Constitution. He says candidates should express intelligent opinions on major questions and outlines views on Governor's Council abolition, short ballot, home rule for cities, shorter sessions, and a cabinet government. He urges more discussion from both sides.
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Robert M. Washburn
Union For A
Frederick T. Fuller
Union For A Progressive Constitution
Boston
Senate
Protest Says Labor Ignored in Porto Rico
A violent protest from organized labor in Porto Rico accuses American officials of ignoring labor in forming the island's new government under the recent act of Congress. The message, delivered to the American Federation of Labor headquarters, condemns capital's dominance.
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Porto Rico
Washington
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Osbornes in Perjury Trial Stir Political Questions
New York March 16 John V Har ing and Albert H Hamilton handwriting experts testified for the defense in Rae Tanzer perjury case asserting the Oliver Osborne letters were written by James W Osborne, not by Charles H Wax. Tanzer indicted for perjury after suing Osborne for breach of promise. Law to remove sheriffs clears Augusta Senate March 16 a constitutional amendment empowers governor to remove sheriffs for failing to enforce prohibition. Governor Milliken expected to sign after House approval.
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Tanzer
Osborne
New York
John V. Haring
Albert H. Hamilton
Rae Tanzer
Oliver Osborne
James W. Osborne
Charles H. Wax
Miss Tarter
Augusta
Senate
House
Milliken
Villa leader executes Pershing guide in Chihuahua
El Paso reports that Jose Maria Flores, an interpreter for General Pershing, was executed near Babicora ranch in western Chihuahua by Villa leader Julio Acosta for his friendship with Americans. A companion was also killed.
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EL Paso
Texas
Jose Maria Flores
Pershing
Mexico
Babicora Ranch
Chihuahua
Julio Acosta
Babicora
Flores
Balderson Attacks Opponents As He Seeks Withdrawal
George H. Balderson, nominated repeatedly to the Everett Board of Fire Commissioners, attacked his opponents in a letter to Mayor Mullen urging withdrawal of his name. He called the opponents narrow minded, narrow backed and bigoted.
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George H. Balderson
Everett Board of Fire Commissioners
Mullen
Knowlton Warrants Arrested in Eureka Lodge Case
Nashua New Hampshire March 1 a warrant was issued for Henry J Knowlton financial secretary of Eureka Tent Order of the Maccabees on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences involving at least 8000 police say he disappeared February 1 and has not been found after 20 years as a lodge officer in the city
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Nashua
N. H
Henry J. Knowlton
Eureka Tent
Order of the Maccabees
Knowlton
Lodge
Special Clerk Jacobs of Post Office Dead
James J. Jacobs special clerk in the office of Postmaster Murray died yesterday at his Hobart street Brighton home after a brief illness He was 81 and had served in the postal service for 11 years In Brighton High School he was active in athletics and in the school cadets of which he was an officer
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James J. Jacobs
Murray
Hobart Street
Brighton
Brighton High School
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