Major Schroeder Rebounds From High Flight
Major R W Schroeder chief test pilot is recovering from partial blindness after a fall of five miles from 36020 feet. He survived and is determined to attempt another ascent at the first opportunity. The crash occurred after he lost control and his aircraft plunged toward the ground two thousand feet from landing.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
R. W. Schroeder
Army Post Hospital
Schoeder
Watchman Killed as Robbers Escaped with Bonds
Dallas Feb 28 G W Rye Plano night watchman was shot and killed during a robbery at the Plano National Bank. Robbers entered the vault but no money was taken Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps were stolen from deposit boxes The value estimated between 100000 and 150000 Rye about 50 years old 15 minutes after the shooting a car sped toward Dallas. two robbers fled with bonds and stamps leaving 200 people affected.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Plano National Bank
G. W. Rye
Plano
Rye
Morrill, Former Manzanillo Consul, Killed in Mexico
Washington reports August Morrill former American consul at Manzanillo Mexico was killed February 26 by Mexican bandits while traveling to Hacienda El Baleon near Colima He received two gunshot wounds in a fusillade The embassy will seek arrest and punishment of the murderers and the Manzanillo consulate will press local authorities for action.
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August Morrill
Manzanillo
Carranza
Associated Press
Washington
Morrill
Mexico
State Department
Hacienda el Baleon
Colima
Mexico City
Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Dallas Killing
Dallas February 28 Mrs Ida Valeru Ott aged 22 was found guilty of manslaughter by a district court jury for shooting and killing her husband on a downtown street last October 238. The jury with no recommendation for suspension was out 18 hours and Ott was sentenced to two years in prison. Her husband was 24.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Ida Valeru Ott
Oklahoma Ratified Suffrage Amendment by Legislature
Oklahoma City Feb 28 The Oklahoma legislature completed ratification of the suffrage amendment marking a milestone for voting rights.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Legislature
Raisin wine scandal leads to expulsions at Kenosha school
In Kenosha Wisconsin four Kemper Hall students and two teachers were expelled on Thursday after reports they were found making raisin wine. The incident drew attention amid strict enforcement of the federal prohibition act with officials promising full prosecution.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kemper Hall
Kenoshi
Wisconsin
Laredo National Bank December 31 1919 Statement
At close of business December 31 1919 the Laredo National Bank Laredo Texas filed a condensed statement with the Comptroller of the Currency showing total liabilities of 2 802 055 58 dollars. Assistant Cashier A L Vidaurri and Assistant Cashier J R Fasnacht are listed.
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THE
Laredo National Bank
Laredo, Texas
Sheb Williams Dead Former U S Marshal and Planter Dies
Dallas Feb 28 Sheb Williams former United States marshal and noted cotton planter died at his Paris home aged about 66 He experimented in cotton planting in Egypt and was a figure of wide repute in Texas farming and law enforcement.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Sheb Williams
United States
Paris
Egypt
Pastor Refuses Raise At Oakfield Unitarian Church
The Rev Gustav Francis Beckh pastor of Oakfield Unitarian Church in Bristol declines a $50 stipend increase, sticking with $250 annually. He notes wartime hardship for congregants and argues clergy deserve basic needs and limited leisure. Beckh is a San Francisco native, married with one child.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Gustav Francis Backh
San Francisco
Oakfield Unitarian Church
Beckh
Rhodes Scholars Must Pay Extra To Meet Rising Costs
Oxford is increasing Rhodes Scholarship costs as the $1500 annual stipend no longer covers a full year. Rhodes Trust notes in 1919 report that a temporary war bonus is granted to current scholars, but future scholars from 1920 onward must raise the additional funds.
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Associated Press
Oxford
Rhodes
Oxford University
Rhodes Trust
Dempsey and Kearns Face Draft-Evasion Indictments
War rants for the arrest of Jack Dempsey and his manager Jack Kearns were in the hands of the United States marshal. Indictments by the federal grand jury charge conspiracy to evade the selective draft law and allege that Dempsey himself evaded the law.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
United States Marshal
Federal Grand Jury
Dempsey
Suffrage Movement Spreads Across Japan and Beyond
A Tokio driven push for universal suffrage expands nationwide and reaches Korea and Manchuria. Police tighten control on agitation as two opposition parties, Kokuminto and Kenseiki, push a universal suffrage bill in the Diet.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
T. H
Tokio
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Hawaii Hochi
Police Bureau
The
Home Affairs Department
Hochi
Kokuminto
Kenseiki
Chamber of Deputies
Simpler Dress Rule for Peeresses at State Opening
London readers note a new dress directive for women at state functions. Peeresses attending Parliament's state opening must wear simple gowns with low necks and no feathers or veils, per the Lord Chamberlain. Queen Mary's influence shapes this shift away from lavish gowns that attracted crowds and photographers.
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Associated Press
London
Mystery story on Japan stirs London newspaper
Associated Press report from London says The Daily Telegraph received serious information Friday night about Japan but offered no details. The Japanese embassy said it had no information of any untoward events in Japan.
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Associated Press
London
The
Daily Telegraph
Japan
Two Aristocrats Seek Film Fame in California
London report says Captain Vesey A Davoren known as The O Davoren and Eliot Gordon, nephew of an earl, will travel to California to pursue film careers. Both have prior acting work in the city, asserting noble lineage and large estates in Hertfordshire.
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Associated Press
London
California
Vesey A. Davoren
the O'Davoren
Duke of Wellington
Eliot Gordon
Hertfordshire
London Diary Resumes Shipping Ties With Germany
London reports slow progress in reviving pre war shipping ties with Germany. At Barry docks the Hedwig Fisher was refused cargo loading, then redirected to Avonmouth where dockers again balked at the work but finally agreed. German crew remained aboard and were not allowed ashore.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Barry
Hedwig Fisher
Bremerhaven
Avonmouth
Gum Chewing Sparks Madrid Social Fuss
Madrid observers report that young society girls and youths have adopted chewing gum amid a stir among elders. The conservative ABC newspaper recently denounced the practice in a column, linking it to American writers and films seen in Spanish cinemas.
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Associated Press
Madrid
The
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