German U boat commander on trial for Torrington murders
The only survivor, Captain Starkey, testifies at Bow Street as Captain Wilhelm Werner faces charges for torpedoing the Torrington in April 1917 and drowning 94 crewmen. Starkey recounts Werner’s threats and the crew’s disposal, while German and British officials pursue the case ahead of possible Leipzig action.
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London
Bow Street
Daily Telegraph
Chartres Biron
Wilhelm Werner
W. M. Gattle
Doctor Bunger
Gattle
Werner
Bellly Isles
Torrington
Starkey
Tatham Steamship Company
Cardiff
Gibraltar
Orst
Germany
Amooth
Anthony Starkey
Brendon
Lloyd's Register
Witness
Guntera
Mr. Gattle
Poért
Draper
Umvoti
Ashfield
Petridge
Kuper
Heligoland
Bunger
Doctor Bungar
Chopping Up New England A Trend In Old Mansions
The piece notes historic New England houses being cut apart for relocation into apartments as towns modernize. Salem’s Haskett Derby house fell to affordability yet other colonial mansions endure, while preservation groups have saved about a dozen homes and aim for more. Tourists in 2500 may still see century old domestic architecture.
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New England
Pittsfield
Mass
Salem
Elias Haskett Derby
Newburyport
Portsmouth
Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities
America
Must Mate the Best. Eugenics idea from Maj. Darwin cited
The New York Times reports Maj. Leonard Darwin told the International Congress of Eugenics in New York that mating tall Americans could raise average height by one inch every 1500 years. He argued boosting unborn qualities would increase the number of morally and intellectually eminent individuals across generations.
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America
International Congress of Eugenics
New York
Maj
Leonard Darwin
New York Times
Man in Moon Real News Claims From Ohio Observers
A Youngstown World dispatch cites Dr C C Booth John H Chase and T G Beede as well known Ohio observers who report evidence of life on the moon They describe a fleecy light between mountains Aristarchs and Herodotus a glittering crystal mountain and a light streak with color changes suggesting a low form of vegetation
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Moon
C. CO. Booth
John H. Chase
T. G. Beede
Mr. Beede
Ohio
Mr. Chase
Herodotus
Youngstown
Dispatch
New York
Little Known Albania Before 1914
A National Geographic Society Bulletin excerpt notes Albania as an ancient southeast European race land, described by Edward Gibbon as a country near Italy. A letter labeled Albania reached the United States but was rejected in Albany with the note not for Albany try Europe. Few travelers visit, and current information is scarce.
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Albania
Europe
Edward Gibbon
Italy
América
Balkans
America
England
United States
Albany
N. Y
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Not Afraid of Storms Aboard A Colonial Bishop
A colonial bishop aboard a liner faced a fierce storm. Passengers feared for safety, and the bishop, in a saloon prayer meeting, calmed fears. A witty exchange with the skipper followed, noting the bishop would rather reach heaven by a land path than by sea.
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Ahip
Heaven
London
Hara Sahara Lesson Sparks Frustration
A mother teaches her 65 year old son Bobby geography in the Sahara. She prompts him to say Sahara correctly. He repeats Hara, growing tired, insisting he said Hara after patient correction. The anecdote ends with his interference over mispronunciation.
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Bobby
Sahara
Hara
Mother
California Fig Syrup advertisement targets mothers
An old fashioned ad praises California Fig Syrup for cleansing the liver and bowels of children. It claims a teaspoonful cures a sick child quickly, noting the fruity taste and urging mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with proper bottle labeling.
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California
New York City Sightseeing Bus Delights Visiting Bucks
A New Yorker guides a Westerner around the city, pointing out Grant’s tomb and the bustling purple sightseeing bus. The man exults in the familiar while the ballyhoo calls it a grand delegation of visitors moving visitors to see the sights.
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New York
Grant
George
Hiks
New York City
Eight Months Warning in Genesee Medical Note
A paragraph titled Eight Months Warning appeared in the Genesee News as a paid local notice by the Genesee medical fraternity. It warns that after October 1 all babies must be in line with the stated health directive, signed by W. H. Bhien M. D. and H. Rouse M. D.
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Genesee
Idaho
Genesee Medical Fraternity
W. H. Bhien
M. D
H. Rouse
Pullman
Wash
Herald
Indisposed Patient Lips Off About Care at Hospital
A fair visitor at a hospital questions a large Black patient strapped in bed with an injured back. The patient retorts that the delay was not a pose but the careless way doctors left him yesterday.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
For years druggists note the remarkable record of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a medicine said to strengthen kidneys liver and bladder It is a physician s prescription and has stood the test of years Sold by all druggists on its merit and it should help you Test a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY Mention this paper
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Football Fans Discuss Absent Sons and College Colors
The fathers talk about their sons at different colleges as the football season nears. They joke about the Orange and Blue, Blue and Gray, and Black and Orange alliances, concluding the boys will end up in Black and Blue.
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Princeton
Philadelphia Ledger
How Could She Help It Vase Incident in a Parlor
A humorous dialogue unfolds as Mary explains a broken vase in a parlor. The chair, table, and sofa interplay with the pedestal collapsing the vase, with Mary insisting she did not touch the chair or table and blaming distant mishaps. The excerpt ends with a moral aside about the avarice of a miser.
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Galladet Aircraft Company
Uniit
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Finaily Bobby
NEW Yorker
Tina
Peawan Garni
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