World War News and Domestic Incidents Reported
Reports from Athens cite Russians surrounding Erze, with Turkish authorities fleeing. Reuter dispatches note German troops suffering in the Pinsk marshes. Berlin cites a German advance south of the Somme with 1270 prisoners. V‑A‑D Beatty calls for revival. Minnesota court upholds primary law. One killed as a Newark car train collides. Robbery of Chicago bank ends in arrests. Var Schaickx suicide in New York. San Diego dam failures devastate Otay valley after storm.
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London
Petrograd
Reuter’s Telegraph Company
Pinsk
New Cordy pastor preaches as Gary tolleston note sprns
Rev. M. Link of Cordy Wis takes first sermon at St Johns Evangelical Tolleston near Gary Ind He makes no reference to Rev Edmund Kayser cassination The event follows a spate of grim news including a coroner s report and several crimes.
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M. Link
Cordy
Wis
St. John’s Evangelical Church
Tolleston
Gary
Ind
Edmund Kayser
Brandeis Named Associate Justice of Supreme Court
President Wilson selects Louis D Brandeis of Boston to join the Supreme Court as the first Jewish justice, succeeding the late Lamar. Brandeis, a 60 year old Kentuckian by birth, has been active in public life for three years.
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Wilson
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
Lamar
Brandeis
Senate
Washington
Bodies of two cowboys found west of Cusihuirachic in unconfirmed report
The bodies of Benjamin Snell and Frank Woods, American cowboys, were found west of Cusihuirachic per an unconfirmed report reaching El Paso. George C. Carothers, a state department special agent, will depart El Paso for Washington after recall. Privates Wheeler and Peterson of the Fourth U S Field Artillery were rescued by Carranza troops and turned over at Brownsville. Francisco Perez, a cattle thief, was shot dead at Ysleta by U S Customs Inspector J D White after resisting arrest.
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Benjamin Snell
Frank Woods
Cusihuirachic
Chihuahua
el Paso
George C. Carothers
State Department
Villa
Tex
Washington
William C. Wheeler
Biggo Peterson
Fourth
United States Field Artillery
Brownsville
Francisco Perez
Ysleta
United States Customs
J. D. White
Perez
Foreign cotton shipments to Switzerland amid war disruptions
A Berne dispatch says France released 16 000 bales of American cotton held in Havre and Boulogne to Switzerland due to the war. Swiss mills halted work over cotton shortages, and Karl Joseph Schulte bishop of Orborn was decorated with the Iron Cross per Berlin agency notes.
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Switzerland
Havre
Boulogne
Berne
Karl Joseph Schulte
Orborn
Berlin
Vaults in New York Skyscraper House World’s Strongest Safe Rooms
In a New York basement two vaults of a safe deposit company form the strongest rooms. Built over two years at a cost above 500000, they feature 14,000 tons of Harveyized nickel steel armor, five inch plating on the shell, 18 inch thick openings, interlocking joints, a 12 foot concrete firewall, and two 25 ton round doors with 24 bolts each operated by an inside electric motor.
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York
Safe Deposit Company
Remains Believed Lafay ette Squires Found on River Sandbar
In Seymour on January 31 a body near a White river sandbar is believed to be Lafay ette Squires. The 65 year old man was thought to have drowned duck hunting with Tilden Smith two years ago when the boat capsized and Smith's body was recovered. This new find follows that prior discovery.
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Lafayette Squires
White River
Seymour
Jan
Tilden Smith
Smith
Squires
Missing Woman Located In Laporte Ends Murder Charge
Mary Garvey of St. Joseph Michigan, missing since December 31, was found in Laporte by police. Her husband, jailed in St. Joseph, faces a bigamy charge for marrying his wife’s sister after the disappearance and living with her. wife No. 2 is also in Laporte.
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Laporte
Mary Garvey
St. Joseph
Mich
Orpheus Returns to Soothe Zoo Creatures with Violin
Philadelphia zoo animals including rhino rabbit bear and bison react to Roy Young violin performances. The self described nature poet used tunes from That Alamo Rag Hunting Song Marche Slave and Traumerei to provoke fear then calm the animals for two hours.
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Philadelphia
Pan
Orpheus
Roy Young
Mr. Young
Tschaikowsky
Schubert
Negro Assaults Girl Shocks Indianapolis
A brutal assault by a Negro on 16 year old Lelia Imel as she left home for work before daylight stirs the North end. Citizens and police search for the perpetrator as Miss Imel lies in serious condition after being beaten about the face.
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Indianapolis
Lelia Imel
North End
Miss Imel
Carroll County Observes Historical Day March 17
Delphi Jan 31 The schools in Carroll county will observe March 17 as Historical day. Mrs. Charles Buckley county chairman of the centennial celebration plans special programs. Observance day will be celebrated on April 29 in all county churches marking the county's organization.
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Delphi
Carroll County
Charles Buckley
Woman Escapes From Prison Using Rag Rope
Indianapolis, Jan. 31. Mrs. Mary Luppini a colored inmate broke bars from her prison cell on the third floor and escaped with a rope fashioned from torn blankets She had previously escaped from the same facility within the past year The seven year grand larceny sentence is noted but not specified as completed.
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Indianapolis
Mary Luppini
Compromise Reached in Sherman Liquor Trial
Madison on January 31 reports a settlement in the case of David Sherman who sued Hotel Jefferson and United States Fidelity and Guaranty for 2000 dollars claiming liquor sold to his son Glen led to the fatal shooting of Bert Parker. The plaintiff received 200 dollars.
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Madison
Jan
David Sherman
Jefferson
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Glen
Bert Parker
Chicago Police Entertain a Future Senator Prank
Chicago desk sergeant Jerry Nelligan guides a man named William Schauer posing as the future Minnesota senator through police stations to sample conditions. The visitor asks to spend a night in a cell and has no money, prompting Dr. John O'Brien to declare him a nut.
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Jerry Nelligan
Desplaines Street
Jerry
Chicago
William Schauer
Minnesota
Nelligan
John O’brien
New Trial Denied Against Traction Company in Indiana Suit
Shelbyville January 31 The Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company had a new trial denied in the case of Francis M Blisbury of Hancock county who had previously recovered 2000 dollars in damages The company appealed to the appellate court.
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Shelbyville
Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company
Francis M. Blisbury
Hancock County
Miss Ruby Shobe Discharged in Trespass Case
Rochester January 31 Miss Ruby Shobe daughter of an auto agent was charged with trespass but discharged after driving on the lawn of farmer Hiram Carthers who had complained about motorists using his yard.
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Rochester
Ruby Shobe
Hiram Carthers
Lazy Husband Law Invoked in Martinsville Case
Charges filed against Charles Kenworthy under the lazy husband law. He has six children and township trustee aid has been provided, per the charity organization.
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Martinsville
Jan
Charles Kenworthy
Woman's Note Indicates Suicide Near Leeper Park
A note signed Anna W. was found on a tree near Leeper Park along the St. Joseph river, along with a woman's dress and hat on the riverbank, indicating death by her own action.
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South Bend
St. Joseph River
Leeper Park
Anna W
Jefferson City Man Recalls Car That Won’t Start
Assistant Attorney General Thomas J. Higgs owned a new car and attempted a 33 mile run with a Kansas City bar member as a passenger. After fixing a jack problem the engine refused to start until Higgs realized the jacks were still under the rear wheels. Once removed the car ran.
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Jefferson City
Efferson City
Thomas J. Higgs
Kansas City
Higgs
Wardsville
Taos
Wife Freed After $300 Fine in Liquor Charge
Mrs. Ethel Brumbaugh was released after her husband paid a 300 dollar fine for illegal liquor sales. They ran a Pierceton drug store.
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Warsaw
Ethel Brumbaugh
Pierceton
Bartholomew County Centennial Celebration Set for July 27
Columbus report says Bartholomew county will mark its centennial with a celebration on July 27. A committee led by Mrs Vida Newsom is formed to arrange a speaker for the event.
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Columbus
Bartholomew County
Vida Newsom
Dean Crowell Retires from Franklin College
Dean Melvin Hilliott Crowell retires from Franklin college to join a mining expedition with Indianapolis men in British Columbia awaiting new ventures overseas.
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Dean Crowell
Franklin
Melvin Hilliott Crowell
Franklin College
British Columbia
Man Breaks Both Legs In Mill Accident
Leonard Gagle aged sixty five broke both legs after falling through a floor hole while wheeling coal at the Brookville paper mill on January 31. Local authorities report the incident occurred at the mill shop.
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Brookville
Leonard Gagle
Trester Denies Report On High School Commission
Alexandria on January 31 A L Trester superintendent of schools rejects a report that the high school had lost its commission calling the claim unfounded.
Burglars Blow Open Peoria Drug Store Safe
Burglars blew open the safe in the Sutliff and Case druggists store in Peoria and escaped with 9400 in currency.
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Peoria
Sutliff
Case
Building a Country Through Western Canadian Railways
The western prairie transformation brings towering growth in cities farms and industry. Sir Donald Mann urges Canadians to claim western land and become self sufficient as railways expand to 20 000 miles and population passes two million. Grain output climbs past a billion bushels.
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Canada
Western Prairies
Donald Mann
Canadian Northern Railway
Winnipeg
Lake Huron
St. Boniface
Emeerson
Light Fingered Quentin and the Magnets
Four year old Quentin who cannot talk clearly was given money and bought a small magnet. He then showed his family that magnets “can pick up things” and encouraged his siblings to imitate him, likening them to maggots excitedly.
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Quentin
California Syrup of Figs Ad From Childhood Days
A nostalgic ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, prevent illness, and is available in a 50 cent bottle with clear dosing directions on the label.
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California
Adv
Weather Talk Sparks Regional Toasts in Silly Exchange
A playful exchange features a Californian remarking on changing weather and a New Yorker replying with a bid to please everyone, illustrating a lighthearted regional banter.
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New Yorker
Original Liver Pills Promote Pierce Pellets Half Century Ago
Ad seeks to sell Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the original liver and bowels regulator from forty years past. A counterpoint notes a bold woman may be outspoken but not easily outtalked.
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Dr. Pierce
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