Titanic ZR-2 Airship Wreck Near Hull Kills Many
London August 25 The United States airship ZR-2 a 2 million dollar ship known as the Titanic of the air lies wrecked in the Humber River near Hull after a catastrophic blast. Commander Laula H Maxfield of Washington DC died with most of the crew. Only one American Norman C Walker survived plus four British crew members. The disaster ends the test flight after 85 hours aloft. Eyewitness James Phipson described the ship breaking apart and plunging into the river as explosions followed the crash.
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London
America
River Humber
Hull
Atlantic
United States
Laula H. Maxfield
Washington, D. C
Maitland
Britain
Norman C. Walker
A. H. Wann
Ernest Davies
H. Bateman
Walter Potter
Great Britain
United States Navy
Howden
Pulham
Norfolk
Huil
James Phipson
Birmingham
Victoria Pior
Phipson
Nea
Black Empire
MISS MARY E WOOLLEY AND LIEUT WANN IN ZR 2 DISASTER
The report recalls a wreck on the ZR-2 dirigible with survivors and fatalities. Mary E Woolley and Lieut A H Wann were central figures in the aftermath as bodies were recovered and wounded tended. The ship’s fate prompted a U S trip plan and costly government and hangar expenditures at Lakehurst.
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A. H Wann
Esterly
Wamm
Bateman
Wann
Humber
U. S
Polhem
United States
Lakehurst
N. J
England
Sinn Fein Delivers Irish Reply to Lloyd George
London and Dublin reports say Sinn Fein agents Art O'Brien R C Barton and Joseph McGrath delivered the Irish note to Premier Lloyd George. The parties mutually agreed the document would not be published until further conferences, with negotiations continuing. Dublin notes an opening for ongoing talks after the August 18 letter.
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London
Eng
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Art O'Brien
Trish Self-Determination League
R. C. Barton
Joseph McGrath
Tandon
Dublin
oMichil
Hare
Thia
Irish Republican Cabinet
Senate OKs funds for armament conference aid
Washington Aug 24 The senate passed a deficiency appropriation bill authorizing 200 000 for the armament conference and 48 6 million for the shipping board by a 10 to 16 vote. The bill moves to conference. The 200 000 was added by the senate.
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Washington
Senate
Shipping Board
Germans Sign Peace Treaty With United States in Berlin Office
American Commissioner Diesel and German Foreign Minister Rosen sign the German US peace treaty in the Wilhelmstrasse office. Signing lasted about ten minutes as both sides exchanged documents. Ratification by the Reichstag and US Senate is pending. Article 1 extends rights and indemnities from the joint resolution of July 2, 1921, and Versailles terms. An Austrian treaty signing in Vienna is noted as coincidental.
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Germany
United States
Rosen
Wilhelmstrasse
American Commission
Ells Loring Diesel
Herr Rosen
Diesel
Reichstag
United States Senate
Porter-Knox
Congress of the
Vienna
Austria
Plan to enlarge U S military cemeteries in Europe
Secretary Weeks approved a general plan to consolidate dead into eight major memorial cemeteries in Europe. The sites include St. Michiel with 5,001 graves, Meuse-Argonne 11,000, Somme 3,000, Aisne-Marne 3,000, Oise-Alsne 6,000, Suresnes Paris 1,700, Brookwood England 670, and Belgium 400.
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Europe
Weeks
War Department
St. Michiel
Meuse-Argonne
Somme
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Alsne
Suresnes
Paris
Brookwood
England
Belgium
Senator Lafollette urged to pay 5000 for counsel fees
The Minnesota commission of public safety recommended to the senate the payment of 5000 to Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin to cover counsel fees and other expenses tied to the 1917 18 contest for his seat over alleged utterances.
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Washington
Lafollette
Wisconsia
Minnesota Commission of Public Safety
Senate
Shell explosion kills two near Delaware ordnance depot
Two men died and two were injured when a large shell mound exploded near the Delaware ordnance reserve depot at Perkintown New Jersey. The blast destroyed 82000 pounds of black powder and the Columbia Salvage company plant.
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Perkintown, N. J
Wilmington
Del
Delaware Ardnance Reserve
Perkintown
N. J
Columbia Salvage Company
15 Years for Slaying Yank in IWW Case
Frank Godalski, an alleged I W W, was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary for complicity in the murder of William D. Henderson, an overseas veteran, at Wolsey South Dakota on July 15. The case arose in Sioux Falls.
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Frank Godalski
Sioux Falls
Godalsk
Wiliam D. Henderson
Wolsey
Plane Sets Alleged U S Altitude Record in Flyer
Montevideo reports Capt. Larren Borges claimed the United States altitude record for a three seat phone-carrying machine. His plane rose to 22,000 feet, the feat described as an American record despite sparse verification.
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Montevideo
Larren Borges
Ross
Swindle Trust Notes May Reach 75 Million
Chicago reports detail the paper financial methods of Charles W. French. Federal authorities expect to uncover worthless notes potentially totaling 75 million dollars as the swindle trust operations unfold. Losses are indicated in many cases, though exact figures await trial and further recovered evidence. Alva W. Harshman returned with new data after Cleveland confessions and a large batch of correspondence.
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Chicago
Charles W. French
Swindie Trust
French
Alva W. Harshman
Milwaukee
John ¥. Clinnin
Cleveland
Elmer Gerber
Gerber
Million Dollar Fire Threatens Hoboken Front in New York
Fire swept army pier No 5 in New York, threatening the Leviathan and 5000 flag draped caskets on pier No 4. Wind shift saved Hoboken waterfront with damage estimated at 1 million dollars as ambulances moved the coffins to safety under guard.
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New York
Hoboken
Army Pier No. 5
Pier No. 6
Thirteenth Infantry Barracks
Noted Canadian passes on Sir Sam Hughes dies at 68
Lindsay Ontario August 25 Sir Sam Hughes former Canadian minister of munitions and long a figure in dominion politics is dead at his home. He was sixty eight years old. Pernicious anaemia from which he suffered since his return from Europe last winter caused his death.
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Lindsay
Sir Sam Hughes
Dominion
Europe
Commission to Settle Panama Costa Rica Boundary
Wabbington reports Secretary of State Hughes announced on Wednesday the appointment of a commission to adjust the disputed boundary between Panama and Costa Rica.
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Hughes
Panama
Costa Rica
Wabbington
Canadian Distillers Win Court Ruling on Navor Shipments
Judge Arthur Tuttle ruled to permanently lift the temporary restraining order against American officials seizing Navor shipments from Walkerville and other Canadian distillers. The decision followed a test case submitted by Walkerville distillers seeking to export Canadian products through the United States to foreign markets.
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Canadian Distillers
Detroit
Arthur 7. Tuttle
United States
Walkerville Digttisers
Canada
Marines Embark For Panama Mission From Philadelphia
A force of about 400 Marines boarded the USS Pennsylvania at Philadelphia for duty in Central America. The contingent, originating from Quantico Virginia, was to transport with full war equipment to the Panama area, with arrivals expected later aboard the warship.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pensula
Central America
Delaware
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Quantico
Panama
Hughes
Nota
Washington
United States
Republic of
Costa Rica
State Department
Anguatá
Republic of Panama
Washington withholds beer rules after failed beer bill
Washington Aug. 26. Secretary Mellon announced that Congress failure to pass the anti beer bill will not prompt regulations for sale of beer or medicine. He had warned he would issue rules if Congress adjourned but decided to withhold.regulations, saying such a system would be a toy that could be ripped apart in a month and waste effort.
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Washington
Congress
Doescury
Mellon
Copper Tinder BUHL passes grain exchange bill
Washington August 24 both house and senate accepted the conference report on the Copper Tinder BUHL regulating futures trading on grain exchanges as part of a broader commodity reform.
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Washington
House
Senate
Young Girl Finds Relief From Menstrual Ailments
An eighteen year old girl describes relief after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for painful cramps and irregularities. She credits the remedy with improving health, noting she would recommend it to others with similar troubles. Other quotes illustrate general female health concerns in period pieces.
Mean man finds joy in missing button says judge
A brief quip recalls a judge remark that a man who sews over his wife’s missing button shows mercy. The exchange contrasts compliment and mockery in a domestic vignette.
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