British Capture Poelcapelle and Advance in Flanders
British troops report full capture of Poelcapelle and an advance of nearly two miles northwest in Flanders Haig says all objectives gained and prisoners exceed 1,000 The war bulletin notes rain mud and Allied and Russian shifts with Greece preparing forces and Italy winning trenches at Monte San Gabriele.
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Poelcapelle
Flanders
Haig
Ypres
Marshal Haig
Vienna
Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
Villa
San Antonio Pass
Candelaria
Tex
Presidio
Texas
German Intrigue Details Plan to Wreck Railways and Munitions
Washington dispatches reveal secret German telegrams from 1916 showing efforts to disrupt Canadian Pacific Railway traffic and munitions supply in the United States and Canada. Names of Irish supporters connected to sabotage networks are listed, with instructions to avoidLife loss and to shield embassies.
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State Department
Germany
United States
Secretary of State
Foreign Office
Count Bernstorff
Canadian Pacific Railway
Boehm
Zimmerman
Canada
Joseph MacGarrity
Philadelphia
John P. Keating
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Jeremiah O’leary
Park Row
New York
Sir Roger Casement
Congress
Lansing
Berlin
A. N
Hale
Mutinies Hit German Fleet at Wilhelmshaven
Reports from Amsterdam describe a mutiny by crews of four German battleships including the Westfalen at Wilhelmshaven. The captain was drowned after being thrown overboard as sailors surrendered amid Marines refused to fire. A second mutiny occurred on the cruiser Nurnberg near sea, sailors seizing officers and seeking internment in Norway before destroyers forced its surrender.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmshaven
Westfalen
Nurnberg
Norway
Air Instructor Killed In Lake St Clair Crash
P G M Clemens a civilian instructor at Selfridge Aviation Field drowned when his plane plunged into Lake St Clair after losing control during a nose dip.
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M Clemens
Mich
P. G
Selfridge Aviation Field
Lake St. Clair
Twin City Car Strike Off
St. Paul reports a car strike ended as workers halted protests after actions by officials. No injuries or detailed terms provided.
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Twin City
St. Paul
Old Trails Highway chiefs map urgent steps to finish road
At Columbia Missouri delegates from eleven counties push immediate hard surfacing of the 303 mile Kansas City to St Louis highway. The state highway board to review all aid roads for safety while $1,200,000 remains for construction and a pledged $6,000 from Old Trails Association funds to finish the Mineola hill gravel link within months.
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George E. McInch
St. Joseph
State Highway Board
Old Trails
Columbia
Missouri
Kansas City-St. Louis
Mr. McInch
A. C. McKibbin
State Highway Commission
Old Trails Association
Mineola Hills
Mineola
Kansas City
St. Louis
Indictment in Falls City boy death case shocks county
Seven years after the mutilated deaths of Johnny Frederick and George Pleige, Webster county grand jury indicts Charles Williams, 24, on two counts of murder. Williams is jailed at Marshfield, home Rogersville near Springfield. The victims were found Jan 11 1911 on Frisco tracks near Holman. Williams allegedly claimed to have killed both boys after a quarrel and disposed them on the tracks. He denies making the statements.
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Johnny Frederick
George Pleige
Falls City
Neb
Webster County
Charles Williams
Williams
Louis Williams
Marshfield
Rogersville
Springfield
Holman
Lebanon
Frederick
Blackburn
Irvin Moreland
Farm laborer held after midnight shooting of banker
L M Lanning of St Clair county was arrested in Sedalia and charged with shooting R F Drake a Warsaw banker after being called from his home at midnight Lanning said he would have pursued Drake if not arrested and claimed Drake insulted him. Lanning remains jailed in Warsaw.
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L. M. Lanning
St. Clair County
Sedalia
R. F. Drake
Warsaw
Lanning
Drake
Farmer Killed in Motor Spill Near St Joseph
Archibald Simmons a young farmer was killed near St Joseph when his motor car overturned in a recent accident.
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Archibald Simmons
St. Joseph
Dinner honors world’s greatest Poland China boar
Scores of leading breeders and businessmen gathered at the Ringo Hotel in Mexico to honor Gerstdale Jones said to own the finest Poland China boar in the world. The hog’s owner is Peter Mouw of Orange City Iowa.
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Mexico
Ringo Hotel
Gerstdale Jones
Poland
Peter Mouw
Orange City
St Joseph Pastor to Camp Gordon
Dr William Ray Dobyns pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of St Joseph will leave for Camp Gordon any day this week as part of his military service obligations.
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St. Joseph
Camp Gordon
William Ray Dobyns
First Presbyterian Church
Missouri's War Effort Praised by Shoemaker
An article by Floyd Shoemaker in the Missouri Historical Review lauds Missouri's wartime contributions. He notes University of Missouri actions selecting service, a University ambulance unit serving in France, engineering medicine and agriculture experts, and a state Council of Defense directing the food campaign with thousands of volunteers.
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Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
The
Missouri Historical Review
Pershing
Crowder
Creel
Francis
Gardner
Houston
Vrooman
Army
Navy
Mr. Shoemaker
Fort Riley
Council of Defense
F. B. Mumford
University Agriculture Faculty
Thrift Man’s Hidden Savings Stolen From Home
John Pollard a packing house worker kept his savings of several years in an old trunk at his St. Joseph home. While he was away a thief entered the house and carried off 315 dollars.
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John Pollard
St. Joseph
Pollard
Col J West Goodwin dies at 81 former Daily Capital publisher
Col. J West Goodwin, a retired Missouri editor born in Watertown New York, died at 81. A Union Army veteran, he published the Daily Capital at Sedalia for nearly thirty years and remained involved in the printing business.
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J. West Goodwin
Col
Missouri
Watertown
N. Y
Capital
Sedalia
Train Kills Ex-Confederate at Blue Springs Crossing
Templeton C. Groaddus an 84 year old ex Confederate soldier was killed by a passenger train at a grade crossing in Blue Springs. He was deaf and did not hear the approaching train.
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Templeton C. Groaddus
Blue Springs
Groaddus
Pupils Attend Funeral of Springfield Educator
Jonathan Fairbanks, 90, longtime head of the Springfield school, was buried at a public funeral with about five thousand students taking part. A memorial fund to erect a shaft in appreciation of his services has been started.
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Jonathan Fairbanks
Springfield
Clinton Merchant A. R. Wilder Dies at 77
A. R. Wilder, a Clinton merchant for forty eight years, has died at age 77. He was the father of Charles T. Wilder, formerly editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette.
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Clinton
A. R. Wilder
Charles T. Wilder
Colorado Springs Gazette
St Joseph Girl Killed While Stopping Interurban Train
Kathryn Kottschalk aged 21 ran onto railroad tracks to halt an interurban car returning from an Epworth League picnic in St Joseph and was fatally struck.
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St. Joseph
Kathryn Kottschalk
Missouri Educator 89 Dies Former Springfield School Head
Professor Jonathan Fairbanks aged 89, longtime Springfield city school head and pioneer of a yearly half holiday for students on at least one circus day, died at his home in Springfield. He was elected to lead Springfield schools in 1875.
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Missouri
Jonathan Fairbanks
Springfield
Jewell Chosen to Publish Camp Funston Newspaper
John W. Jewell former journalism student and son of a Leader partner was chosen to publish the newspaper to be issued under Y M C A supervision for soldiers at Camp Funston.
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Camp Funston
John W. Jewell
School of Journalism
D. Mo
Leader
St Louis Woman Elected Missouri D A R Regent
Mrs John Trigg Mogs of St Louis was unanimously chosen regent at the Marshall session of the D A R. Delegates enjoyed a motor trip to Arrow Rock and dinner at Old Tavern before night proceedings.
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St. Louis
Marshall
John Trigg Mogs
Missouri
Arrow Rock
Old Tavern
Jitneys Lost In Springfield
An ordinance regulating jitney traffic faces debate in Springfield as officials seek controls on routes fares and pickup points. Neighborhood residents push for clearer rules while city leaders weigh safety and accessibility concerns.
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Springfield
Missouri Apportionment Shows Taxable Property Rise
Missouri state tax commission reports higher property values across public service firms. Real estate and personal property rise by 48 277 and overall tax base reaches 1 950 875 032 dollars with a total tax levy of 48 684 907 dollars. Railroads and telegraph lines show modest gains while telephones and bridges contribute the bulk of the increase.
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Missouri
State Tax Commission
For Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
United Railways of St. Louis
Smallest Ever Kne Public Domain Report
Public domain makes record low acres open in Missouri lands. A Leviatt, head of a U S land office in Spin field, cites homestead and cash entries over the last ten days reducing open acres to 162 across Barry 78, lor 3, Carter 15, S now 8, St. Francois 40, Ste. Genevieve 18.
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Missouri
A. Leviatt
United States
Spinfield
Lowing
Barry
Lor
Carter
Snow
St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Pettis County Books Under Audit by State Auditor
State Auditor George Hackin released a report on Pettis County books and records noting discrepancies in most accounts except one or two, with alleged sums ranging from 1800 dollars upward. The report highlights disturbed records and urges scrutiny of county finances. Prison chaplain Rev. Alonzo Ling urged Missouri penitentiary inmates to “live squares inside the walls” as the path to success.
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Pettis
Missouri Peniteniary
Alonzo Ling
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Samuel Coppedge
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Lend
Taft
William J. Bryan
Ginee Schemnicimmvensd
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Thas
Independent Oil Men’s Association of America
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Herbert C. Hoover
National Food Administrator
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Addie Howard
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Reichstag
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Uruguay
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