Hawker Tells Thrilling Rescue Story of Sopwith Landing
Hawker recounts the perilous 14 hour Atlantic flight from St Johns to the Mary Danish steamer in heavy seas. After a long rescue attempt, the Sopwith plane landed ahead of the Mary but could not be saved. the crew battled a northeast gale and rising engine temperatures before being picked up near Scapa Flow. Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve were celebrated in London as they returned aboard HMS Revenge and headed home to greet a grateful nation.
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Daily Mail
Thurso
Seotland
Whyte Hawker
Grieve
Af Fet
Admiral Fremantle
Scapa Flow
St. Johns
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
New Foundland
Greenwich Time
Duhn
Aquist
Arvy
Loch Erribol
Woolston
McKenzie
Ireland
Harry Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
London
Scotland
Why Col House Has Influence Over President
Washington May 2 Speculation centers on Colonel Edward F House and why he wields influence over President Wilson beyond any cabinet member Information from Pa notes his orchestration of a eminent corps of Paris peace experts to support the fourteen points The group led by Moyes was meant to fortify the American delegation and mark House forethought as key to the high commission Meanwhile Miss Ethel Blackwood of Cassaway visits Mrs Wilmoth in McGraw Avenue
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Washington
Edward F. House
Wilson
Sydney EB. Merex
Paris
Publicit
Moyes
Colonel House
Coronel House
Births exceed deaths in Taylor County for 1918
County Clerk reports show 92 net population gain in 1918 with 166 male and 17 female deaths, 204 male and 201 female births. Most deaths occurred between ages 70 and 80 and 30 to 49. 96 marriages occurred inside the county amid broader thefts and burglaries linked to a web of East Salem, West Union, and Webster cases.
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Sumale
Officers Take Bold Robbers In Big Roundup Saturday
The Sentinel reports Salem Saturday arrests by Officers Lilly and Wowers after busy efforts to recover loot from a spree stretching to Central Station. Clay Smith Archie McCue and Frank Stahl were jailed at Drigton and Salem for preliminary hearing before Commissioner Lilly. Officers recovered suitcases with ties jewelry clothing and other items identified by eight merchants as looted from Flores and others.
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West Union
Websive
Grafton
J.B. Curran
Webster
Bertha Fawcett
Staly
Gristol End
Howery
Lsrateh
Lient
East Union
A. L. Lohm
Lilly
Bridgeport
Parkersburg
the Sentinel
Lilly and
Wowers
Salem
Central Station
Clay Smith
Archie McCue
Frank Stahl
Drigton
Flores
Eth Ofleers
Smith Aant McCue
Bill to give $500 to each private soldier and sailor
Senator McKellar read the program of a soldiers and sailors group proposing $500 to each private, with aims including fines for petty offenses, opening unused lands for veterans, repealing the war tax on ice cream and motion pictures, and waiving taxes on entertainment for the poor and soldiers. The legion leader claims broad bipartisan support and expects enactment by July 4.
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Washington
McKellar
Tennessee
Eesom
Congress
Moving Picture Houses
Marvin Gates Sperry
Soldiers and Sailors Legion
Travel pay for discharged soldiers noted by Red Cross
The Home Service section of the Red Cross reports many applications for additional travel pay for discharged soldiers. Applicants who received 3 12 cents travel allowance may be entitled to five more cents, with help available at the Home Service rooms to file affidavits. Miss Sallie Drinkman of East Wilford Street is visiting friends in Fairfield.
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Home Service Section
Legal Red Cross
Kong
Sallie Drinkman
East Wilford Street
Pairmont
Breedlove Receives Sixty Day Jail Term and Fine
Jim Breedlove, an elderly offender, was arrested on East Main Street by Chief Bolyard for possessing whiskey. He appeared before Justice McCafferty and was fined 120 dollars and sentenced to sixty days in the county jail. He allegedly was with a companion who handed him a check while planning to drink. Breedlove resisted at first but calmed after detention.
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Jim Bredlove
East Main Street
Bolyard
Breedlove
McCafferty
Jim
Ee Breedlove
Moonshiners Taken Up in Webster Co
In Webster county state agents captured six alleged moonshine distillers and four stills. Oscar McCourt and his sons Roscoe and Burley. Carpenter and Criss Carpenter. Garfield Marshall and five others were charged or convicted. Fines ranged from 100 to 200 dollars with jail terms up to six months.
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Associated Prose
Chaleston
W. Va
Webster County
State Prohibition Department
Oscar McCourt
Roscoe
Burley McCourt
Diana
W. G.,carpenter
Criss Carpenter
Wainesville
Tom Slearn
O'Quinn
Seabolt
Salisbury
Hearn
Federal system of military training urged by coal group
The National Coal Association endorsed a federal education and training system under military discipline to ready youth before they reach voting age. President Harry N. Taylor of Kansas City warned of a possible miners strike after peace and potential coal price hikes. Mrs. Luther Madera visits relatives at Fairmont.
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Chicago
National Coal Association
Harry N.taylor
Kansas City
Taylor
Defined Waistline Follows the Chemise Effect
New York fashion notes favor the one piece frock with a defined waistline as designers in Paris push dress lines away from the chemise. Navy twill models feature snug bodices and draped full hips, with pale Georgette vests for a tailored tone. Lingerie trends embrace batiste and lawn with envelope chemises and pajama styles, while Indianapolis observes “better speech week” for high schoolers amid regional dialect debates.
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New York
Paris
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