Corsair of the Air Captures German Attention in Bombardments
Paris reports Captain X of the French aviation service, famed as the "corsair of the air," received a German price of 25,000 marks for capture dead or alive. He led multiple daring bombardments against Rottweil powder works and related targets, repeatedly flying at high risk to strike with precision. He is described as a fearless leader who converts danger into mission success.
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Paris
Rottweil
Wuerttemberg
Captain X
France
Jacques Montane
Latham
Locomotive Hay Plant Aids Allies In Europe
Philadelphia reports a 35 foot smoke stack locomotive used to compress hay for Allied horses. Owner John H. Irving planned power from the Philadelphia Electric company but faced early engine failures. A bravely detailed air combat tale follows Captain X and his crew, including Lieutenant D and Corporal P, as they fight German planes near Alsace and the Wuerttemberg plant, with heroic shelling of a powder factory and the captain surviving severe damage.
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Philadelphia
Europe
Schuylkill River
John H. Irving
Philadelphia Electric Company
Rhine
Black Forest
Wuerttemberg
Upper
Alsace
Irving
Conductor Rescues Girl From Fast Train Near Steubenville
P J Mullen a 47 year old Pan Handle railroad conductor saved six year old Martha Walinski from an oncoming west bound train. He reached the child just before the engine struck and was grazed as he cleared the tracks. In a separate note three brothers and a grandniece seek partition of an estate after a dog’s death.
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Steubenville
P. J. Mullen
Martha Walinski
Mullen
Willie the dog dies after owner’s will probate delay
La Crosse Wisconsin reports Willie the dog who was left 100 dollars by Mrs. Mary Johnson has died. Otto Amsrud, the principal beneficiary under the will, died one week before probate filing. Mrs. Johnson's estate proceeds faced a delay due to the beneficiary’s death.
Dawes Appleton Campaigns Aid for War Orphan Children
Dawes Appleton from Europe to Washington to lead the Friends of Childhood to aid thousands of war orphans. She founded the society and uses donations to build schools and homes on land acquired for child reception, with programs to teach practical vocations for self support.
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Carolie
Dawes Appleton
Europe
Washington
Friends of Childhood Society
Why Every Woman Hates Wearing The Same Hat
Uncle Eben laments men who crave foolish acts while a wife explains she avoids asking about hats to spare him embarrassment. She then proudly wears a novel millinery creation on the next outing, hinting at social vanity.
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New York
Jesus
Lndy
Christ
Millenna
Heaven
Inventions and Notes From the Era
A pocket folding easel for newspaper reading at meals, a coat hanger trouser stretcher with lazy tongs, Amapala as Bay of Fonseca seaport, sneezewood wood resistant to insects, an electric lamp attachment for safety razors, and a folding drying rack for stove use.
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Amapala
Bay of Fonseca
South America
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Uncle Eben
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Portsmouth
Postscripts
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