Canadian youth newest war hero Warneford destroys Zeppelin
London June 7 reports Reginald A J Warneford a young Canadian Royal Navy sub lieutenant mastered flying this spring and destroyed a Zeppelin over Belgium. He dropped incendiaries, directed spirals at 6,000 foot altitude, then landed behind German lines unharmed. The craft exploded killing 28 crew and orphanage residents.
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London
Reginald A. J. Warneford
Royal Navy
Ghent
England
Belgium
Brussels
Warneford
Food Shortages Ravage Mexico as Riots and Starvation Rise
The American Red Cross warns Mexico faces deepening famine from Monterrey to Veracruz. Thousands fed daily in Monterrey while Durango buyers bid high as supplies shrink. In Tampico Acapulco and Mexico City scarcity grows, with hundreds of thousands at risk and violent hunger scenes reported.
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American Red Cross Society
Mexico
Monterery
Durango
Monterey
Torreon
Tampico
Cty
Vera Cruz
Jalapa
State
Chamber of Commerce
Acapulco
Mexico City
Tombstones Stolen from Guilford Family Grave
A Guilford County cemetery in Pleasant Garden reports two tombstones removed from a family plot. The head and foot stones disappeared, others in the family row were left intact, and locals speculate on the motive and remover, with questions about where the stones went.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Pleasant Garden
Bridegroom to Roads
Forrest Reece, accused of stealing 40 pounds of tallow from a Hickory merchant and selling it to a tannery, married the night after securing a license. He is jailed awaiting transport to Buncombe County road force for a 12 month sentence. His life has been spent on the roads and in jail, a pattern he seems to embrace.
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Newton
Forrest Reece
Buncombe County
Reece
Nine New Jersey Deputies Convicted of Manslaughter
Nine of ten New Jersey deputies on trial for firing into a crowd of chemical plant strikers in Roosevelt last January were convicted of manslaughter. They faced first degree murder charges. the jury deliberated overnight before the verdict. The maximum penalty for manslaughter is ten years in prison. One deputy, John Smith, was remanded pending further action.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Roosevelt
John Smith
Whiskey Makers Do Uncle Sam for Millions
Internal Revenue Commissioner Osborn vows to end whisky frauds that have allegedly stolen about 20 million dollars from the treasury in a decade. Indicted distillers John L. Casper and Guy L. Hartman, linked to North Carolina start ups and later moves to Virginia and Florida, faced arrests or bonds in Arkansas and Missouri. Investigations span several states with Knox Booth named among those involved.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Osborn
United States Treasury
North Carolina
John L. Casper
Guy L. Hartman
Caspar
Fort Smith
Ark
Hartman
Kansas City
Casper
Virginia
Florida
Knox Booth
International Revenue Division
Uncle Sam
Winston- Salem
Churchill in Dundee Warns of Heavy Losses Ahead
Winston Spencer Churchill arrives in Dundee to address his constituents. He emphasizes responsibility for wartime actions, praises naval gains, asserts sea control and increased ship strength, and calls for decisive action and national mobilization to ensure victory. He warns that losses at Gallipoli are possible but supports strong cabinet action to win the war.
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Dundee
Scotland
Wintson Spencer Churchill
The
Admiralty
House of Commons
Churchill
Dardanelles
State Reports Large Wheat Crop at Halifax Farm
Raleigh June 6. J. E. Mann of the state prison notes a near harvest of 1 500 acres of wheat at the Halifax farm with promising yields and some fields reaching 400 acres. The crop is expected to average about 20 bushels with threshers to follow. The farm also grows cotton on over 500 acres while expanding wheat to set an example for curtailing cotton acreage.
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Raleigh
Mann
State Prison
Halifax
Releigh
State Farm Cach
Wake Superior Court
Daniels
Dowd Baucom
Wake Court
Charlotte Observer
June Connelly
Connelly
Will Johnson
Baucom
Johnson
Ice in Drink Sparks Maritime Banter Across Oceans
An American officer aboard an Asiatic fleet ship offers a small cake of ice to a visiting English officer who praises cool water on board. A week later the Englishman reveals ice was the first since leaving England, highlighting a tense but humorous clash over ice use.
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England
Statesville editorial urges dog tax to curb hydrophobia and losses
The Statesville Landmark editorial argues North Carolina faces high costs from hydrophobia and roaming dogs. It cites rabies treatment expenses, including travel and hospital fees, and urges stricter dog controls and stock law amendments to prevent needless deaths and livestock losses.
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Statesville
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Raleigh
Stevenson
North Carolina
Russian defeat blamed on supply failures in Galicia
Reports from Galicia say Russian troops are not beaten by better enemies but-starved and under supplied by commissaries and arms bureaus. A correspondent described regiments armed with clubs and failed efforts to gather weapons before Warsaw fell, highlighting widespread logistical collapse and courage of individual soldiers.
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Roanoke Times
Galicia
Warsaw
Europe
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Red Cross Report
New Jersey
John L. Caspar
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N. C. Health Bulletin
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