Westport Timber Fire Ravages Island Town
A $200000 forest fire in Westport, Missouri, destroyed 32 buildings and vast timber lands. About 600 firefighters from Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Southport, Five Islands, Bath, and local crews battled the blaze, which burned along the western and eastern shores before burning itself out near McCarty’s Landing. Three families were left homeless as the community fought to subdue the flames.
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Westport
Sheepscot River
Wiscasset
Naval Reserve Station
Boothbay Harbor
Southport
Five Islands
Bath Fire Department
McCarty’s Landing
Fire on Pike Lot Rapidly Spreads Across Island
A fire began on the Pike lot near Westport Junction where a portable sawmill was set up and quickly spread across the island, burning multiple structures and threatening surrounding properties.
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Pike Lot
Westport Junction
France and Germany Agree to Exchange Prisoners
The German government ratifies the Berne prisoner swap with France. The pact takes effect May 18 and provides for prisoners over age 48 to be repatriated to their country.
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France
Germany
Paris
Berne
Get the Habit of Drinking Hot Water Before Breakfast
Health fads promote an internal bath by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate on rising. Proponents claim it cleanses stomach liver kidneys and intestines of waste toxins, preventing headaches bilious attacks foul breath and various ailments. A quarter pound of limestone phosphate is sold cheaply to start the routine.
Aviators Rescued After Hydroplane Adrift Off Miami
En sign Arthur Laverents and C. C. Cotton, naval aviator and observer, were rescued 35 miles off Miami after 18 hours afloat on a leaking hydroplane. A coastwise steamship picked them up as a heavy squall and high seas threatened. They were brought to a nearby quarantine station after surviving sharks and near exhaustion.
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Atlantic
Arthur Laverents
C. C. Cotton
Miami
Florida
Case like Casement’s case from World War I
German submarine lands a man on the Irish coast and he is arrested. James MacPherson says the man is in the Tower of London awaiting court martial. The piece recalls Sir Roger Casement, landed in Kerry in 1916, later hanged for treason after a Dublin revolt.
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London
Irish
James MacPherson
War Office
House of Commons
Tower of London
Roger Casement
Kerry
Ireland
Pentonville
Casementy
Berlin
Dublin
Sir Roger
Collapsible canvas boat used by German landing party
The article describes a collapsible eight foot long canvas boat with a 23 plank bat and rubber inflatable rear buoyancy. It notes canvas sides, rubber lining, loops for braces, and a Sailor’s method to sink the craft after landing.
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Pres
Despondent man near East Boston shoots self
Al bert Johnson aged 40 with no home and a prosthetic loss of both legs and three fingers attempted suicide by shooting himself in the abdomen on Bremen street East Boston last night. He was placed on the danger list at the East Boston Relief Stall after surgery by Dr Lynde Gately.
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Albert Johnson
Tno
Bremen Street
East Boston
Lynde Gately
State Guard to Aid Draftees Training Preparations
Adjutant-General Jesse F. Stevens directs the State Guard to assist new draftees at Camp Devens and Camp Upton. Armories statewide will open for optional first training steps, with officers urged to support draft boards. Uniforms barred except on duty or sanctioned occasions.
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Camp Devens
Camp Upton
Jesse F. Stevens
State Guard
Stevens
Somerville Man Dead at Home In Suspected Gas Suicide
A man was found dead in a room at 164 Cross Street Somerville last night by his mother after her absence. Gas escaped from an open wall jet and windows were blocked with paper. Medical Examiner Charles F. McCaffrey ruled death a self inflicted case. The deceased was believed despondent over poor health.
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Cross Street
Somerville
Charles F. McCaffrey
Inness
Soldier back from hospital faces uncertain discharge
The man reports recovery enough to walk and wishes to return to the front but his discharge date remains unclear as he stays in the hospital for now.
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Ments
Former King Constantine Underwent a Major Operation
Former King Constantine of Greece had an operation in a Zurich hospital and is now out of danger. Doctors say the convalescence will be slow and careful monitoring continues in Switzerland.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Constantine
Greece
Beeler Endorses Skip Stop Plan for Transit
John A Beeler a DC traffic engineer who advised Massachusetts on the Boston Elevated recommends Storrows skip stop system saying it benefits riders and saves coal He notes Washington’s use cut line times and saved about 9000 to 10000 tons of coal annually
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John A. Beeler
District of Columbia
Washington
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
Boston
James J. Storrow
Massachusetts Street Railways
Beeler
Army mass meeting at Camp Devens with Dr Medbury
More than 5000 soldiers of the Depot Brigade attended an open air mass meeting behind Y M C A Building 2 with Rev Dr Charles Medbury of Des Moines speaking on the American Spirit in the War. He praised allied efforts and vowed victory. tomorrow night the remaining four battalions will meet.
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Devens
Charles Medbury
Des Moines
National Army
Medbury
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Milan
Casement
Tower
Frederick T. Innes
Archie Roosevelt
Ceylon
Eton
Copenhagen
Gilchrist
DR. Medbury
Georgette
Goodyear
Russia
Charlotte Courtlay
Ings
Delhi
United States
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