Seaplanes Raid German Bases by Britons in Belgium
Thirty four British aeroplanes and seaplanes attacked five Belgian towns believed to host German submarine stations. Led by Flight Commander Samson, the force included famed pilots Claude Grahame-White and Jean Pore. All 34 crews returned safely. two aircraft damaged by anti aircraft fire and Grahame-White fell into the sea but was rescued. The raid, likely launched from Dunkirk, swept across Belgian territory and caused significant damage to German-held areas.
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London
England
Dover
Belgium
Itish Merantile
Fileht
Samson
Claude Grahame Whils
Tdent Jahn Yril Pore
Rolman Wanamaker
Atertea
Granhame White
Nieuport
New York Exports Increase Amid War-Time Trade Shifts
New York reports week ending February 6 exports valued at 25,526,902 dollars, down from 26,272,091 last week, with year-to-date exports totaling 148,146,630. Germany orders exceed any period since the war began, England and France show strong weekly shipments, Italy buys mainly heroin, and Mexico disrupts New York trade to near-record lows at 1,080 dollars.
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New York
N. Y
Custom House
Germany
England
France
Ialy
Girl Forger Sent to Asylum in Fulton Hospital
Kansas City report says Miss Laura Catherman was adjudged insane by a criminal court jury and ordered removed to Fulton to enter the state hospital for the insane. Judge Ralph Latshaw presided. The trial last week acquitted Mike Catherman on a separate fraud charge after a jury found he was not guilty of the farmers offense. The case involved alleged fraudulent attachment of $80, which police could not verify.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Laura Catherman
Fulton
State Hospital For
Ralph Latshow
Wriming Judes
Mike Catherman
Fleeing prisoner kills sheriff in Trenian clash
In Trenian a prisoner who fled from the workhouse after serving time for carrying a pistol fatally shot Sheriff Henry Warster and wounded Constable FC Knox. The gunman, identified as Tone by Sam Taylor, escaped prior to the confrontation.
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Henry Warster
FC Knox
Trenian
Tone
Sam Taylor
Long Trip for Inspector to Guim Post, Pays 125 a Year
Washington inspector EP Smith makes a 25 mile journey to a distant post office at Guim to inspect and satisfy legal demands. The postmaster earns only £125 yearly.
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Washington
Guim
EP Smith
Wilhelmina Cargo Delayed in Prize Court Case
Washington instructed Ambassador Page in London to delay briefly the Wilhelmina cargo case in a prize court. In Terre Haute a bride, Mrs. John Rachel, killed herself on her Edgar county Illinois farm after learning she had tuberculosis, three months after arriving as a bride.
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Washington
Ambassador Page
London
State Department
Terre Haute
Ind
John Rachel
Edgar County
Utah's New Capitol Building Occupied by Legislature
Utah's new Capitol in Salt Lake City is occupied as the legislature and governor move into quarters in the building. The structure is scheduled for completion on June 1 at a cost of 3,000,000 dollars.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Legizlature
No Delay of Sentences Warns Federal Courts
Washington D C Attorney General Gregory informs all United States district attorneys that the department of justice will not tolerate indefinite suspensions of sentence by federal judges. He notes such practice has prevailed in many districts and acts effectively as a pardon or commutation, often via continuance or similar devices, harming confidence in the federal criminal system.
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Washington, D C
Gregory
United States
Department of Justice
Negro Kills Attorney Sparks Kentucky Mob Turmoil
In Pikeville Kentucky Milton Butler brother of a former circuit judge and attorney for several defendants in election fraud cases was shot and killed by John Mull a janitor. The killer was captured two miles from town as streets filled with angry crowds and police feared mob violence. Butler’s brother and the posse member Futton Taylor were injured in the skirmish with Mull.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
Milton Butler
John Mull
Futton Taylor
Acquit Merchant of Murder in Local Trial
Retired city merchant Coffey is acquitted of murdering Mrs Myrile Mancher, wife of a wealthy farmer. Jury found her body in a yard after a night ride with Coffey and two others. Coffey escorted her home, alive when left.
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Savanah Mikeond
Richard B. Coffer
Myrile Mancher
Airs
Fanetea
Coffey
Scone
Puncher
Interurban Employment Bus Tour Through Texas and Oklahoma
A special interurban run from Smilae north toward Oklahoma carried workers and stopped at small towns. Farmers met the car to negotiate work as farm hands, forming a mobile labor exchange along the route.
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Dallas
Tex
Smilae
Oklahoma
Dicker
Ledochowski Elected Black Pope at Vatican Conclave
Rev Father Ledochowski was chosen as head of the Jesuit Order, titled the Black Pope, at a conclave in the Vatican. The article notes his elevation and references a cashier bound with suspenders in a separate brief item.
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Ledochowski
Italy
Father Ledochowski
Jesult Order
Vatican
Five Dead in Explosion at Stockholm Ammunition Factory
An explosion at an ammunition factory outside Stockholm killed five people and destroyed a large stock of ammunition. Authorities investigated the blast and assessed the cause and scale of damage, while workers nearby faced the immediate safety risks.
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Stockholm
Submarine L-2 Launched at Lore River Yard
The submarine L-2 was launched at the Lore River Shipbuilding Yard. It measures 170 feet in length with a displacement of 450 tons and is contracted for a speed of 14 knots under the navy program.
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Quincy
Masa
Navy Yard
Lore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Carranza issues drastic orders on diplomatic dealings
Washington reports Gen. Carranza as first chief is sole authority to receive and pose on diplomatic communications. The move blocks handling by Gen. Obregon in Mexico City and could curb American consular diplomacy. Diplomats from de facto or former governments face limited options and may depart Vera Cruz to avoid recognition.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
Obrogen
Vera Cruz
Boy 15 Held as Slayer After Knife Attack in Boston
Wright A. Edmundson Jr a 11 year old choir member was arrested and charged with the murder of John Sidney Goodwin of the Church of St John the Evangelist Bowdoin Street Boston Goodwin died after being stabbed in the neck near Park Street as hundreds watched Edmundson said he stabbed after Goodwin taunted him at rehearsals and he fled the scene
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Boston
Mass
Wright A. Edmundson, Jr
Choi*ter
John Sidney Godlwinner
Church of St John the Evangelist
Bowdoin Street
Goodwin
Park Street
Cook Peary Debate Invites Noted Figures for Question
A proposed public exchange on education and a debate between Dr Cook and Rear Admiral Peary is being organized through an agency, with invitations extended to House candidates. An international bank reports a 2,000,000 gold shipment to New York enabling lower exchange fees. In Detroit a child, Lagg Hurton aged 1, dies after chocolate stain incident.
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Waslington
North Car
New York
Kissed Girl Not Plaintiff in Suit Over Promises
Boston報 reports Miss Rose Ryan a New York actress sues Harry K Mane field proprietor of Ferncliff Inn for 50000 claiming breach of promise after alleged pajama parties and high jinks in his suites. Case denied in superior court by Charles L Knowmiler of M Knoedler & Co. Fifth Avenue. Mane field described Ryan as friend, called her Tombles, and denied a romantic relationship.
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Boston
Masa
Rose Ryan
New York
Harry K. Manefield
Ferncliff Inn
Charles Brooks
Charles L. Knowmiler
M. Knoedler
Jack Johnson Faces Arrest Reported in Cuba
A source close to the government reports that Jack Johnson, the well known boxer, faces arrest in Havana Cuba amid ongoing tensions. Details remain unclear and authorities have not issued formal charges.
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Jack Johnson
Hiavana
Cuba
Cubs
Death during dance at Ostrander’s hall shocks crowd
Emma Schockman aged seventeen from Louisville collapsed and died of heart disease while tangoing with a partner at Ostrander’s hall. The incident occurred in the midst of a crowded ballroom as hundreds danced on the floor.
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Louisville
Emma Schockman
Ostrander
Beer for Chickens Sparks Egg Yield Claim
Reading, Pa, hotel keeper reports beer given to chickens by her daughter increased egg production. She says 12 hens last month produced 291 eggs, citing the unusual ration as the cause.
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Reading
Mrs Carter Minton Fills Husband's Platform Slot
Mrs Carter Madison Harrison has stepped into her husband's platform duties and will fill several speaking engagements in the closing week of the primary campaign as the mayor remains at home sick.
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Chicago
Carter It Harrison
Airmen clash ends in German victory over Brussels attempt
A German aeroplane forced a bitter fight with British and French airmen while trying to reach Brussels. The British machine crashed, its two crew found dead. The incident underscores ongoing aerial combats between the Allies and Germany during the campaign.
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Beerlin
Brussels
Bloodhounds Track Thief to Bed in Topeka Robbery
In Topeka Kansas John Schadege age 20 confessed to robbing Pauly jewelry store after bloodhounds tracked him from the scene to his home.
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Topeka
Kan
John Schadege
Pauly
Two Italian Ships Seized By Austrian Torpedo Boats
Two Italian steamers loaded with wheat bound for Venice were stopped at sea by Austrian torpedo boats and escorted to Trieste where they were forced to discharge their cargoes.
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Rome
Venice
Trieste
No slave or doubter free James Roche poem tribute
Washington God wills no man a slave and no doubter free. The speaker notes Abrahamic faith and liberty, praising a leader who endured doubt and treachery yet kept faith for the nation. It contrasts biblical imagery with political leadership and calls for enduring, just rule.
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Qarn
Promised Land
Words That Burn: Call to Liberty and Resistance
Address warns Americans face choice between brave resistance or submission. Emphasizes liberty, property, and honor at stake as the army is urged to conquer or die. Calls on courage and divine aid to save the country, with families counting on victory.
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Long Island
Cour Cane
Chiiren
Threats Tested by Americana Resolve in Early Skirmish
The passage notes that despite intimidation attempts by hostile forces, American defenders have repelled them on several occasions. It asserts the enemy is aware of growing resistance and, if confronted with firm resolve and knowledge of the terrain, the Americans expect to maintain the advantage and secure victory.
Washington Relics Auctioned In New York Sale
Two pistols once carried by George Washington during the Revolution, a medicine chest, and a fragment of Light Horse Harry Lee's flag were auctioned in New York over the past year. The items, authenticated by records from 1504 Alexandria and Washington secretary Bartholomew Dandridge, trace to Col. Philip C. Marsteller, a pallbearer, who bought them for £6 6s. The pistols, by Hawking of London, bear C. F. proof marks with silver hands engraved General George Washington. The medicine chest is a mahogany walnut box, about a foot square with brass handles. Lee’s flag is two feet square, now held together by netting.
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George Washington
Harry” Lee
New York
Washington
Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Bartholomew Dandrides
Marsteller
Philip C. Marsteller
Dandridge
Hawking of
London
Gunmaker’s Guild
C. F
Lee
Washington the Man in History and Myth
This piece treats Washington as both a living figure and a global symbol. It argues his enduring stature exceeds mere biography, portraying him as a demigod-like hero whose memory should be cherished forever.
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