British Raid Threats Highlight Panama Canal Fortifications
Captain William Sims testified before the House Naval Affairs Committee that German raids on the Kentish coast show coast defenses around the Panama Canal are limited in effectiveness. He argued attacking undefended shore towns is impractical and that canal safety relies on sea power rather than fortifications.
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Sime Tella
Congress Committee
Panama Canal
Washington
Kentish
House Committee On Naval Affairs
House Committee
William 8. Sims
Germany
Great Britain
Eleoland
Captain Sims
Kindness Rewarded by Heir to Powers Benefactor
Mrs. Ella Lainger of Powers Oregon received a large reward from the estate of G A Brown a wealthy bachelor who died at Powers. Lainger nursed Brown for months during illness and the will left her the Powers home with furnishings valued at 3000 to 4000 dollars. The remainder went to Mrs M Kelley of Hibbing Minnesota.
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Marshfield
Ore
Ella Lainger
Powers
G. A. Brown
Mr. Brown
Supreme Court rules $50 seat on stock exchange inadequate
New York Supreme Court Justice Finch ruled that $50 was grossly inadequate for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. The seat, owned by Andrew G. Wheeler who owes $6,600 in alimony to his wife, had a receiver appointed and offered at auction. Joseph Weinstock, a moving picture proprietor, bid $50 but was not awarded the seat.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Supreme Court
Finch
Andrew G. Wheeler
Joseph Weinstock
New York Could Muster Over Half a Million for War
Albany reports census based figures show New York State could raise about 570000 men for military service if war breaks out. Of 10490680 residents, 2480000 males aged 18 to 45 would be eligible. Health data suggest at least that many would meet home defense standards.
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Albany
United States
State Health Department
Stotesbury
New York State
Adjutant General
Williams
Shipwrecked sailor recalls perilous WWI voyage
Stewart Springer, eighteen when he sailed from New York in August 1914, returns broken in health after years at sea. He survived multiple sinkings and torpedo attacks from the Karlsruhe to the Gulflight and Aidenwing, including a Bay of Biscay mine and Dardanelles evacuation, ending aboard a transport torpedoed in the North Sea.
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New York
Stewart Springer
Here
Springer
Montague Street
Brooklyn
Cardiff
Wales
Teneriffe
England
Scilly Isles
Gulflight
Bay of Biscay
Frankstream
English Channel
Dardanelles
North Sea
Gunfire Key Against Submarines in WWI
A wartime report notes British and allied use of light deck guns discharging four to six pound projectiles as the most effective means against submarines. It cites expert opinion that several subs can be bagged in a day, with torpedo saves and shipboard gunners gaining a steadier platform than submarines.
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New York
Farm stock tips for brood sows and horses
Guidance on feed and care for farm stock advises against feeding ewes corn to avoid fever and udder inflammation during lambing. It recommends moderate grain for idle horses, careful slimming of ewes nearing weaning, and keeping brood sows active while avoiding fatness for better pig litters. Clean mud and ice from horses at night before closing stables.
Lumber industry in Kansas City viewed as asleep
W B Greeley assistant government forester told the Southwestern Lumbermen association at the Hotel Muehlebach that the lumber trade has slept while substitutes like cement and steel gain ground. He cited social movements such as safety campaigns driving demand for alternative building materials and noted a lack of effort to create new uses for wood products.
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Kansas City
W. B. Greeley
Southwestern Lumbermen's Association
Tiotel Muehlebach
Kansas City Star
Walnut Timber Harvest Yields 50,000 Feet Near Shelbyville
W J Norris a walnut lumber dealer in northeast Missouri finishes a remarkable harvest on G W Hope 160 acre tract near Shelbyville. Average tree age appears forty years with one specimen at 152 rings. Logs include two sixteen foot pieces thirty inches in diameter to be veneered and used for airplane lumber.
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Shelbyville
W. J. Norris
Missouri
G. W. Hope
New marked fish could signal new species off California coast
Los Angeles reports dealer Cliff Oliver who sells catch from Japanese and Russian fishing villages near Santa Monica says a remarkable run of hali but and sole this season includes fish with a clearly marked 8 on their backs. He notes this pattern is unprecedented in his years handling hundreds of tons and wonders if a new species is emerging or if the 8 is a common feature now appearing in bay catches.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Cliff Oliver
Santa Monica
Bet He'd Win Bride
Gordon Thorne and Miss Virginia Milner marry in Chicago and plan a California honeymoon. Townsend Netcher best man signs a $2000 check after Thorne wins the bet he would marry Milner, claiming never to have lost such a wager.
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Chicago
Gordon Thorne
Virginia Milner
California
Townsend Netcher
Netcher
Ohio Irishman aged ninety one issues endurance challenge
Cleveland reports Uncle John Flannagan of Defiance at ninety one years old rose at five, tended two teams of horses, did chores, worked streets, sat to supper, then walked to an Elks meeting and challenged all other ninety year olds in Ohio to an endurance contest under a one year handicap to him.
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Ohio
Cleveland
John Flannagan
The
Elks
Flannagan
Osio
Snake under horse's foot found and killed in Monterey
In Dry Hill woods Monterey C Wellman and crew heard a rattlesnake then located it under a horse's foot. The hoof pinned the snake, allowing it to rattle but not coil to strike. The men killed the snake.
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Monterey
Mass
Dry Hill
Wellman
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