Potter First American Aviator to Down German Seaplane
Ensign Stephen Potter of the United States Naval Reserve Force was killed in action April 25 after shooting down a German seaplane during a March 19 1918 long distance reconnaissance from a British station. He and a British captain were attacked by seven enemy planes. Potter’s craft exploded near the water and disappeared, with witnesses reporting his heroic effort amid flames and smoke.
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Ensign Stephen Potter
United States Naval Reserve Force
Navy Department
Ensign Potter
Potter
Germany
Hinder Light
Salt Lake City youth barred from Marine enlistment
Henry James sought to join the U S Marine Corps in Salt Lake City but failed the physical after Dr G I Hildebrand cited scoliosis, phthisis, syncirtis, slight astigmatism, otitis media and chronic furunculosis. The embarrassed applicant left the examination chamber amid blunt remarks from the physician.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Henry James
U.S. Marine Corps
James
G. I. Hildebrand
Mariié
Card of Thanks from Mrs John B Habbig and Family
The family expresses sincere thanks for kindness during illness and death of their husband and father. They acknowledge floral offerings and support. Last spring Connecticut farmers sent seed corn to Wisconsin and North Dakota, earning about $14,000 from the shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B
Habbig
Connecticut
Wisconsin
North Dakota
German Efficiency Defended by Hedonistic Hyperbole
In a Topeka Journal column, Harry Lauder critiques German boasts of efficiency. He argues Germans did not invent basic modern tech but excel in war cruelty and egotism. The piece condemns German claims of Kultur and cites atrocities in Belgium, Poland, and beyond.
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Harry Lauder
Scott
Belgium
Poland
Turkey
Hell
God Almighty
Germany
Mr. Hedzebub
Topeka Journal
Soldiers arrive in Clintonville for cross country truck ops
Four hundred ordnance skilled soldiers from Camp Sevier arrived in Clintonville last week Thursday to study Four Wheel Drive trucks before starting cross country operations to Baltimore. Clintonville barracks cannot house them, so a temporary camp will be established.
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Clintonville
Baltimore
Camp Sevier
Appleton Forms Regimental Band With Pomeroy Appointment
Appleton establishes a regimental band after a Friday meeting awards the commission to Col. Hugh E. Pomeroy over competitors from Fond du Lac Oshkosh and other cities due to perceived superior ability.
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Appleton
Hugh E. Pomeroy
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Prison Driver Faces County Jail After Parking Offense
A San Rafael man, jailed for parking on the wrong side of the street, told the justice of the peace to sentence him as he was already serving life for Warden Johnston. He remarked that thirty days would not matter to him.
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San Rafael
Justice of the Peace
Johnston
State Prison
Frank W. Calkins Seeks Republican DA Nomination
Frank W. Calkins of Grand Rapids Wisconsin announces his candidacy for District Attorney on the Republican ticket in the upcoming September primaries. Paid advertisement authorized by Frank W. Calkins Grand Rapids Wisconsin.
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Frank W. Calkins
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin
Loop County
Drainage Payoff Highlights from Wisconsin Farms
A 1914 Wisconsin farmer drained 40 acres and harvested 73 bushels of oats. By 1916 the same field produced 1 228 bushels, plus timothy and clover. Drainage converted marsh grass pasture to tillable land yielding 18 tons of corn per acre solids. A peat marsh drained 20 acres paid for tiling with first year corn. An a0 acre willow brush field now yields as high as 125 bushels of corn per acre. A registered dairy cow cost 45.50 and, after 18 years, sold for 100. Her 123 descendants produced over 11 029 from sales, with herd-held stock pushing total value above 25 000.
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Wisconsin
Local and Other Local Featured Residents
Jacob Guckenberger of Gilman visited friends in the city this past week. Dorothy Finney spends the summer here after teaching in Houghton Michigan last year. Mrs. Wiley Moffatt and family left Milwaukee Thursday to join her husband employed there. Leo Rose bought a Cole seven passenger touring car from Blodgett Auto. P. H. McCarr of the Metropolitan store Stevens Point visited with his family over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Koehn and Miss Mary Proell were in Medford Thursday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Werner Pilughoeft. Rufus Pankow son of Postmaster A. G. Pankow, recruiting in Chicago, was home last week. All postmasters alerted that Postal Savings Bank deposits rise to 2500 dollars.
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Jacob Guckenberger
Gilman
Dorothy Finney
Houghton
Mich
Wiley Moffatt
Milwaukee
Leo Rose
Blodgett Auto. Company
P. H. McCarr
Stevens Point
F. W. Koehn
Mary Proell
Medford
Werner Pilughoeft
Rufus Pankow
A. G.,pankow
Regular Army
Chicago
Length of the War
Editorial argues the conflict will be lengthy and bitter. It urges readers to accept a long, hard struggle and to avoid asking how long the war will last. The piece emphasizes prudent, determined policy and preparedness.
Address by Clarence Ousley on effort and sacrifice
The speech urges that self interest drives guessing and efforts to win, emphasizing the need to take a chance and strive. Clarence Ousley, assistant Secretary of Agriculture, frames the message as a call to decisive action and perseverance.
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Clarence Ousley
Secretary of Agriculture
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