Gallant British commander cuts cable in Tigris clash
Lieutenant Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson of the gunboat Comet led a daring attempt to sever a steel cable across the Tigris as Turkish forces entrenched nearby. Despite being shot seven times, he hacked at the obstacle before dying aboard his ship. The act earned him the Victoria Cross amid pursuit of retreating Turkish forces.
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Cookson
Tigris River
Edgar Christopher Cookson
Comet
Tigris
Hile
Ali Gharbi
Shaitan
Sumana
Gookson
el-Amara
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Martinsville Area
A sequence of real estate transfers records several dozen transactions. Names include Marvin Huddleston, Chase Kilburn, Frank Cary, Iredell Evans, Bruce Evans, Minnie Musgrave, Obie Bailey, Charles Phillips, Obie Bailey, Ina Orthwein, Adam Osborn, James Davis, Robin Wheeler, Hattie Lovelace Hall, Alta Rains, Orphan Poulter, S W Zellers, A G Davison, H M Grant, M Brooke, Ralph M Brooke, Albert Medley, Emily Medley, John A Medley, Geo M Garrett, John Watters, W H Randall, Arthur Meeker, Samuel Brown, and O F Parker with parcels in townships 2-11-13 through 19-11-14 and prices from 1 to 6000 dollars.
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Marvin Huddleston
Chase Kilburn
Frank Cary
Iredell Evans
Bruce D Evans
Same
Minnie Musgrave
Charles Phillips
Obie Bailey
Hector B Dulaney
Ina G Orthwein
Archer’s 1St Marshall
Bruce D Evans Et al
Adam Osborn
James T Davis
Robin Wheeler
Hattie Lovelace Hall
Alta Rains
Orphan Poulter
S W Zellers
Westfield
A G Davison
H M Grant
H M Brooke
Ralph M Brooke
Casey
Albert Medley
Emily Medley
John A Medley
Geo M Garrett
John Watters
W H Randall
Arthur Meeker
Randall
Martinsville
Samuel Brown
O F Parker
Perry
Card of Thanks from the Rob inson family
The children of Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson express sincere gratitude for the kindness shown by friends during her illness.
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Elizabeth Robinson
Germans Use Periscope Mines To Trick Ramming
Captain B J Keelty of the British steamship Katfield reports a new German mine tactic. Mines with a pipe above water resemble periscopes and lure ships to ram them for large bounties. Several British vessels have been destroyed after striking such deceptive devices.
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B.'J. Keelty
Katfield
Bal
Liverpool
Keelty
Four Ton Clock Wheel Reaches Mount Wilson for Observatory
A four ton clock wheel about twenty feet in diameter was conveyed to Mount Wilson California for the Carnegie observatory. The wheel will drive the hundred inch telescope and attach to a solid steel shaft nearly two feet in diameter that will revolve at the exact speed of inches per hour in the opposite direction.
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Mount Wilson
California
Carnegie Observatory
Inpearch
Bui
Pearl fisheries on Wabash River rank high in employment
The Wabash River and its tributaries employed 683 men for shells totaling 2653 tons valued at 43800 plus pearls worth 24191, with total value 67991. Boats and gear cost 37421. Mussel work peaks in summer, shells used for buttons and fertilizer. rare pearls over 1000 noted. William Hudson died Meadsr nn at Mercen, funeral tomorrow.
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Wabash River
Bureau of Fisheries
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Hart ‘Schaffner & Marx
Arrow
Pioneer
Perrin
Tiger
Kingsbury
Queen
Toledo
Autolite
P. E. Read
Marshall
Ilinois
L.A. Shawler
West Union, Il
THE
Detroit
Motor Go
Evernalm Ve Sa
John Scholfield
R. L. Dulaney
Tom Golden
Perry A. McKain
Adam Hull
Felix Blankenbeker
Dr. McNary
Hénry
Lee
Pres. Osborn
Lush Hurst
Herald
Missouri
John Lu. Whiteside
East Dulaney Bank
Marshall, Ill
Paramount
Lois Meredith
Willard-Moran
Willam Hudson
Mercen
United States
United States Tire Company
Nobby
Usco
Royal Cord
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