Ex convict receives $96000 inheritance claim in Philadelphia
Ex convict Sepiich Blatr, fresh from a sixteen year murder sentence, was told by Montreal lawyers his rich aunt left him a $96000 estate. Desperate after a fruitless Philadelphia job search he sought aid at Germantown Whosoever Mission. He must return to Minneapolis for a birth certificate to claim the fortune. He says he killed his brother in a heat of passion over a shared love.
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Courteous Captive Duel Between British Officer and German Baron
Paris dispatch recounts Flight Lieutenant R L Marix of the Royal Flying Corps landing behind enemy lines near Ypres. He chased a German officer, who surrendered after a pistol duel. they exchanged cigarettes and cards, and the German revealed he was a Frankfort baron.
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France
R. L. Marix
Royal Flying Corps
Dunkirk
Marix
Dusseldorf
Ypres
Frankfort
Lieut
A. F. Wilding
Baron von
Better Farmers Is The Result In South Dakota
The Dakota Better Farming Association reports three years of work led by Superintendent H F Patterson. By November 15 this year 1 540 farmers sought advice, 41 526 personal letters and 15 000 circulars were issued. Visits averaged about 300 farms annually with cattle counts rising to 18 858 in 1914 from 764 in 1912 and corn, alfalfa, seed corn improvements noted plus over 200 silos in Brown County.
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Better Warming Association
H. F. Patterson
Brown County
U S Prisoners in Canadian Camps
In Chicago W J White Ottawa inspector for the Interior Department reports many American citizens are detained in Canadian prison camps. He says most are used for manual labor and that border ports have government personnel screening all travelers.
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Canada
W. J. White
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Interned wartime nationals sent to Canadian farm project
The article notes thousands of Germans Austrians Hungarians and Turks along with sympathetic American citizens are interned in Canada. Ontario plans a large experimental farm near the coast with 200 to 300 internees sent to assist in construction, a voluntary shift from idleness to occupation.
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Americans Fire Upon Americans Near Buffalo Border
Two duck hunters from Buffalo were shot by Canadian militia on the Niagara River near Fort Erie Ontario. Walter Smith was killed and Ghost Dorsch seriously wounded as the hunters fled toward the American shore. The incident prompted a coroner’s inquest and drew a note to Secretary Bryan via Vice Consul Curtis.
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Ontario
Niagara River
Thomas Delaney
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Delaney
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Walter Smith
Ghost Dorsch
Bryan
J. B. Curtis
Fort Erie
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Carranza forces desert amid Mexican turmoil
United States reports say 7000 troops under Venustiano Carranza switch allegiance to Villa at Tepic as confusion grows among Mexican leaders. Foreign nationals seek refuge aboard the Glacier while Rear Admiral Howard orders the Annapolis ready in Lanasa. The State Department notes friction between Zapata and Villa factions and a Gutierrez decree suspends executions pending fair trials.
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Calif
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Villa
Tépis
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Tepic
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Howard
Pacific Fleet
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Washington
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Mexico City
State Department
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Gutierrez
Enver Pasha’s mob raises Turkish army with threats and payments
Constantinople reports Enver Pasha, 38, used threats of execution to mobilize soldiers and coerced exemptions for a fee. Ambassadors and foreign ministers funded Turkey’s war footing, with US Ambassador Morganthau paying about $2. The effort produced an army of about 500,000 men fully equipped.
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