Aviation Corps to Be Built Up for War Needs
Plans for expanding the aeronautic branch of the War Department are under way led by Brigadier General Scriven and Colonel Reber. Locations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are being surveyed after visits to San Diego San Francisco Portland Tacoma Seattle and Spokane.
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Washington
War Department
Signal Corps
George P. Scriven
Samuel Reber
Reber
Pacific Coast
Congress
Atlantic
Gulf
San Diego
San Francisco
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Runaway Girl in Boy Disguise Nabbed in Patrol Stop
Melina Raschie a 16-year-old from Paterson NJ ran away, cut her hair, and wore her brothers clothes to pass as a boy. Detected by detectives during a stop, she admitted imitation after seeing a movie. She was sentenced to ten days in county jail.
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Paterson
N. J
Melina Raschie
Fourth Avenue
Andrew Rasche
Philadelphia
John Tmeey
Meats Brother After Forty Four Years
A York resident traveled to Chicago in search of a brother lost for forty four years. The journey uncovered no trace of him, but a chance meeting in Chicago revealed a distant relative connection. The article notes the long separation and eventual reunion attempt.
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York
Alexander Wellal
Chicago
AbDzsahaor
Austria
Amierton
Alexander
Nowad Pir
Ghicago
Abraham
Abduction Threat to Smith Prompts U S Action
Federal authorities in Denver tighten safety after reports that three daylight robbers who held up Yellowstone tourists on July 9 planned to abduct Joseph F Smith head of the Mormon church in Salt Lake City and flee to Jackson Hole Wyoming demanding 100000 dollars. The Empey kidnapping earlier renewed interest in the plot.
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Smith
Denver
Joseph F Smith
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Roy O. Sampson
Department of Justice
J. W. Melrose
E. A. Empey
Idaho Falls
Ida
Empey
Will Found Hidden in Slippers After Grandson’s Death
In Hudsonville Michigan a will for Belmore township resident Thomas E. Lester was found accidentally when a great granddaughter cleaned his home after his May 30 death. The estate valued over eighty thousand dollars goes to heirs by birth and probate proceeds to divide it. The document was missing despite witnesses and a court search.
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Hudsonville
Mich
Thomas E. Lester
Belmore Township
Lester
Paris General Bans Alcohol Sales to Soldiers in Camp
Paris announces General Gallieni issues a sweeping decree forbidding sale or purchase of alcoholic drinks in the intrenched camp of Paris to any soldier at any hour. The rule targets absinthes, bitters, aperitifs, vermouths, liqueurs and similar drinks, with unclear inclusion of wine and beer. Soldiers at the front retain their wine ration.
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Paris
Gallien
Gallieni
Hamburg ships turned to correct compasses at Brooklyn piers
Six Hamburg America steamers tied at Thirty third Street South Brooklyn were ordered moved stern first after magnetic influence from an iron pier skewed their compasses for a year. Captain Tnegar said iron pier magnetism caused needles to stray from north while the Waterland at Hoboken used gyroscopic compasses. Other ships moored to wooden piers remain unaffected.
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New York
Thirty-third Street
Brooklyn
Tnegar
Hoboken
Saved by Dog's Bark In Superior Car Crash
In Superior Wisconsin a street car collided with an overturned auto trapping two prisoners inside for nearly two hours. Scott Thorenien and Moanacet McCarthy escaped unharmed after the crash. A dog in the car barked, drawing attention and helping responders.
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Superior
Wis
Scott Thorenien
Cheuenr
Moanacet McCarthy
Labor unrest linked to unions and violence debate
The piece rebuts a U S Commission on Industrial Relations view that labor denies work. It cites slugging and threats against workers, details Victor the slugger and the Painters' District Council killings, and criticizes the commission for bias while urging fair labor practices and restraint to reduce industrial troubles.
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United States Commission On Industrial Relations
Francis P. Walsh
Manufacturers’ News
Walsh
Charles Victor
Painters’ District Council
Chicago
Victor
Commission On Industrial Relations
Charles Piez
Link- Belt Company
Piez
Tenois
Ional
Forts fall to artillery as earthenware in war lessons
A German leader notes Russian forts recently captured were shattered by artillery as if made of earthenware. He argues fixed fortifications are obsolete, to be avoided or abandoned, while modern field guns and trench warfare dominate. The piece calls Verdun Metz and Antwerp as examples and emphasizes open battle and observation over static defenses.
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Antwerp
Switzerland
Germany
Paris
Verdun
Metz
A Texas wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
An advertisement touts a Texas remedy by Dr. E W Hall claiming to dissolve gravel cure kidney and bladder issues, regulate urinary problems in children, and cure rheumatism. It promises delivery by mail if not sold locally and asserts high success with testimonials.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olive St
Saint Louis
Massive Metropolis Bridge Under Construction For Rail Link
Construction of the Pa Ducah and Illinois Railroad bridge over the Ohio at Metropolis progresses toward a three year completion. The 19 000 ton steel structure spans 6700 feet with a 720 foot main truss the longest of its kind. Piers stand 75 feet below the river bed and the bridge rises 317 feet above the main channel, with 90 000 yards of concrete for piers and pedestals and a floor 58 feet above high water. The erection plant is described as the most complete in the nation. Two pilots have begun work, with round the clock activity.
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Paducah & Illinois Railroad
Ohio River
Metropolis
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway
Southland
Esisson
Dana
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House Committee On Military Affairs
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Clinedinst
Will IN His Slipper
Hamburg
Labor
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Valter
Harrison’s
Taubeneck & Davison
Herald
Marshall, Ills
The
Terre Haute Daily Star
Moor
Quaker Steel
Naces
E. Millhouse
South Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
the Herald
Marshall Herald
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