American Ship Frye Sunk by German Cruiser Prinz Eugen
The Frye, an American sailing ship from Seattle to Queenstown loaded with 5200 tops of wheat, was torpedoed by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eugen in the south Atlantic. Captain Biehne of Baltimore, with his wife and two children, recounted his rescue and the surrender of his vessel to authorities in Newport News.
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England
United States
Newport News
Prinz’ Ithe] Friedrich
South Atlantic
Fort
Fender
Addiion
Tng-Tau
China
Thierehons
William P. Frye
Seattle
Queensftown
Norfolk
Custom House
Wnder
Department of Labor
Biehne
B.B. Biehne
Baltimore
Frye
Friedrich
Hamilton
Jim Were
Warships To Insure Neutrality In Atlantic Patrol
Secretary Daniels ordered the ships Mc Mougil and Drayton from Guantanamo to New York to aid in maintaining neutrality there. The Dolphin was dispatched to Washington on a similar mission under Admiral Usher's command. Read latest in the Progress.
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Washington
Daniels
McMougil and Drayton
Guantanamo
New York
Dolphin
Admiral Usher
Bible Statistics and an Illustrated Bible Stories Ad
A reader notes the Bible as a compilation with King James as the base text. The piece cites counts for Old and New Testaments and mentions an illustrated series “Illustrated Bible Stories for Young and Old.” It endorses the book and invites readers to request a copy, with a local reader seeking anonymity.
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Herne
Progr
British Warships Await Sailing of Prince Eitel
Washington reports a full inquiry into the sinking of the W. T. Frye by the German vessel Fitel Friedrich. The president and Secretary Bryan announce two searches and a joint effort with the president to oversee the investigation. Three British ships standby to sink the foe and the damaged cruiser awaits action. Abe Shapiro suffers a fractured kneecap with unclear cause after knee pain and cane use. Geneva via Paris notes the Tribune's Vienna source saying Italian warships may sail for the Dardanelles.
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Washington
W. T. Frye
Fitel Friedrich
Bryan
Sire
Abe Shapiro
Geneva
Paris
the Tribune
Vienna
Dardanelles
State Assembly Begins Work On Broad Bill List
Pennsylvania legislature moves through a crowded week of bills. Proposals include abolishing the agriculture department and creating a seven member commission, voter reform measures, mine safety and highway control changes, and a ban on compulsory vaccination. Senate actions include a memorial for public schools and child custody provisions, with other measures advancing or awaiting final action.
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Department of Agriculture
Iarmers
Secretary of Agriculture
Cromer
Senate
Capitol
Har+arisburg
W. W. Griest
Lancaster
R. Bruce Ticketts
Wilkes- Barre
J. A Schoonmaker
Pittsburg
Tn Arsenal Park Monument Association
Post Office Safe Blowup Hints at Local Heist
Irvona woke to an explosion at 2 05 am when glycerine blew the post office safe. Two strangers fled the Lee building scene as investigators from Philadelphia joined local officers. Authorities nabbed two men near LaJose and will convene a hearing in Irvena before Justice Green.
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Irvona
Inez Pleason
Postoffice
Lee
Philandelphia
Tederah
LaJose
Irvena
Justice Green
Harrisburg Debates License Bill for jitney Buses
Harrisburg discussion centers on a bill by Rep. Jones Susquehanna county to regulate jitney bus lines. Operators would need a municipal license at 50 cents monthly and annual reports of gross receipts with 10 percent paid to the city for street maintenance. Firms must post a $10,000 bond to cover damages and face a separate state license.
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Harrisburg
Jones
Susquehanna County
Held for Court For Alleged Cruelty
Mr and Mrs Sheesley of the West Side faced a hearing before Squire Chorsening on charges of abusing a two year old girl. Witnesses testified the couple beat the child with a beard leaving bruises. They were held for trial at the next criminal term. The child, an orphan, may be placed under county custody and possibly adopted by kind sponsors.
Canadian Soldier Kills Five Germans in Feb Action
Lance Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, a Royal North Mounted Police veteran, earned the Victoria Cross for a February 1 assault. He rushed the first barricade killing five Germans, then advanced sixty yards to seize a second barricade with three more kills and two prisoners.
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Winnipeg
Man
Michael O'Leary
Irish Guards
Royal North Mounted Police
O'Leary
Prospective teachers in Clearfield County exams set in April
Eighth grade examinations for Clearfield County will be held on the second Saturday of April. The test covers all common school work except algebra. Applicants must be 15, knowledgeable in common branches, and able to submit legible manuscripts. Four committee members must be present. lists of district committee members and chairmen are provided.
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Clearfield
Bell Township
Mahaffey
Rebecca Sanderlin
Charles ‘Johnson
Eva Stagner
Ruth Conrath
Bradford Township
Woodland
E. B. Williams
Homer Graffius
Muriel McDowell
Jane Soult
Brady Township
Troutville
Luthersburg
Calvin L. Wagner
Minner Kinner
Maud Lyle
Bertha Smith
Grampian
Bloom
Penn Townships
Roy Caldwell
Bula Smith
W. H. Derrick
Dora Help
Glen Hope
Maxwell Taylor
Bertha Karcher
Viola Tickerhoff
Gulich Township
Smith Mills
Devil Lovell
Joseph Dore
Catherine Herring
Elizabeth Smiles
Girard Township
Sinai
Jessie Baumgarner
Rebecca Smith
Lillian Jury
Lena Coudriet
Irvona Borough
Irvona
Chester DeRochers
Wm. Green
Ruth Wright
Anna Myers
Jordan Township
Arsonville
Roxy Johnson
Stewart Straw
Nellie Bloom
C. M. Hurd
Knox Township
New Millport
Kittie Biddle
Twila Erhard
Wilbur Bloom
J. C. Snyder
James Hickok
Lawrence Township
Glen Richey
James Bowles
Grace Mackie
Melville Straw
Eliza Thomas
Lawrence
Hillsdale
James E. Weber
Orrell Davis
J. J. Morrison
Ruth Ogden
Pike Township
Bloomington
Freeman Wood
Ruth Bloom
Leah Bloom
Zella Dotts
Fike
Bridgeport
Albance Blake
James Hile
Ruth McDowell
Helen Batley
Union Township
Rockxton
Emerson Weber
Marjorie ‘Bressler
Arthur McGaughey
Lois ‘Sally
Westover
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Wiley, Francis
Mexico Crisis Amid Mexican Civil Strife and Federal Debates
Fragmentary account discusses intervention fears for Carranza and reactions in American papers. It cites President Wilson and Secretary Bryam's cautious stance, possible withdrawals, and mentions Iturbide and Tejada in the context of Mexican leadership and foreign policy.
Miss Witherow To Be Given A Piano
Miss Ema Witherow who won one of the Panama-Pacific trips in the Progress voting contest asks for substitution of a piano. The Progress bought a Matchless Cunningham piano from W F Frederick and it is now displayed in his Second street window. Miss Witherow says she cannot accept the San Francisco trip and favors a piano instead.
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Ema Witherow
Miss Witherow
W. F. Frederick
Cunningham
Frederick
Second Street
Wheat may fall to fifty cents a bushel says Texas dealer
Frank Kell, a leading Texas grain dealer from Wichita Falls, predicts wheat could drop to 50 cents per bushel within a year depending on war progress. He cites the Dardenellas waterway opening and Russia’s potential flood of 308.6 million bushels, with U S wheat prospects tied to acreage shifts in Russia France Germany and the United States. Kell notes Texas wheat acreage is up about 500,000 acres from last year and a normal yield could yield about 24 million bushels statewide.
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United Press
Dichita Falls
Texas
Frank Kell
Russia
France
Germany
United States
Assembly session ends amid debate on adjournment
In Harrisburg on March 14 the assembly debated a motion to adjourn. The vote was 13 to 9 to postpone action. The committee on rules would not pursue the resolution until Monday evening, with absent members expected to attend.
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Harrisburg
Yhouse
Thaw Sanity Fight Delays Case as Sanity Not Issue
The court ruled that Harry K. Thaw cannot prove sanity to leave Matteawan asylum. The decision states sanity is not the issue and that Thaw conspired to escape the asylum, affecting the case’s direction. Meanwhile, fumigation and cleaning efforts are underway at Clearfield opera house and Globe to curb contagion.
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United Prete
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Thaw
Tinjees
Silvaribet Erter
Clearfield
Opera House
Globe
Imanagers
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