Woman slays her son in Indiana over laziness and drinking
Mrs. Alice Oliver of Frankfort is killed at the dinner table by her son Harry after reproving him for laziness and intemperance. The son slashes his throat, is hospitalized in precarious condition, and may face murder charges if he recovers. The family says Harry showed a violent temper. authorities consider insanity but the father disputes it.
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Frankfort
Ind
Alice Oliver
Harry
Weankfort Hospital
Oliver
Traley
Harry Oliver
Wise
Young Oliver
Income tax rises eyed to fund preparedness program
Washington Feb 21 The administration s preparedness program will be funded mainly by changes in income tax laws and a levy on war munitions A committee poll shows a Democratic majority favoring higher income tax and some form of war munitions tax An inheritance tax is discussed while there is opposition to simply raising surtax rates on incomes over ten thousand dollars a year Young members seek lower exemptions New York delegates push to reduce exemptions
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Washington
Ways
House
Ways and Means Committee
New York
Japanese interests explore purchase of American lumber firm
Manila report says negotiations are under way for Japanese buyers to acquire the entire American lumber company property at about 1 million dollars. Japanese groups have recently bought into Philippine industries, including a Dominican sugar property at Calanmiha, south of Taguna De Bay, with more plantations likely.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Calanmiha
Taguna de Bay
Luzon
German Peace Terms Reported as Possible Path to War End
February reports in Europe suggest Gesimanes has proposed peace terms to reestablish prewar status, including ceding part of Lauraine to France and Alsace autonomy. Allies may have rejected the terms amid warnings Germany could attempt another crush on France. Swiss sources sense German hesitation, with three possible strategic options discussed within the Kaiser’s staff.
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Ris
Feb
Gesimanes
Germany
Lauraine
France
Alsace
Europe
Switzerland
Russia
Acquitted Murder Suspect Linked to Farmstead Killing
Freehold New Jersey February 18 John Boston a 70 year old farmer was beaten to death at his Farmingdale home Emil Swentain previously acquitted of murdering recluse Jene Acker is charged with murder Swentain reportedly attacked the elder Boston in a barn demanding money and struck the younger Boston seriously maiming him Neighbors chased Swentain who slashed his throat before surrendering to officers and being hospitalized Swentain is expected to recover and faces new charges
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Freehold
N. J
John Boston
Farmingdale
Emil Swentain
Jene Acker
Swentain
Roston
Boston
Dasten
Two Men Arrested In Plot In Detroit Plant
Detroit on February 18 reports say two former workers at the American Car and Foundry plant are detained over an alleged dynamite plot. Otto Bartholma, arrested in Flint, and Ernest McCord, detained in Detroit, were questioned by Prosecuting Attorney Jasonowski. A notebook with a draft letter to a foreign consul was found on Bartholma. The firm had fulfilled several war orders for the Entente allies.
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Detroit
Mich
Americaan Car and Foundry Company
Otto Bartholma
Flint
Ernest McCord
Jasonowski
Bartholma
United States
Barthelma
American Car and Foundry Company
Entento Allins
Dynamite Found Aboard Rosebank Steamer
A Var Jencia dispatch reports two dynamite cartridges discovered in the Rosebank cargo hold. The British steamer, sailing from Philadelphia to English ports, carries coal and faces a dangerous situation as authorities assess the threat.
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Madrid
Rosebank
Philadelphia
Wneglish
Var Jencia
Bombardment by German planes raids British coast
London reports four German sea planes bombing England's south and coast towns in daylight. Casualties listed as three killed and one injured, with minor property damage. The raid exposed limits of British aerial defense as crews failed to intercept the intruders.
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London
England
War Office
Lowesfort
Kent
Lowestoft
Yser Canal
Steenstraete
Yser
Assant
Meuse
Moselle
St. Mihiel
Vauqois
Argonne
Women Can Run for Delegates to Convention in Illinois
Springfield Feb 19 Secretary of State Lewis G Stevenson will accept and file petitions of women candidates for delegates to national nominating conventions and state central committees despite their lack of voting rights. He cited the state supreme court ruling that women cannot vote for such offices and argued candidate qualifications differ from elector qualifications.
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Springfield
Lewis G. Stevenson
State Supreme Court
Stevenson
Last Proposal Refused by U S in Lusitania Case
Washington February 18 Secretary Lansing rejected Germanys latest Lusitania settlement proposals. He told Count von Bernstorff the US will not accept them until Germany aligns its submarine decree with past assurances on warfare. Talks likely to gap into new exchanges with entente powers.
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Washington
Germany
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Count von Hernstorff
United States
Bernstorff
State Department
Nauy
Austria
Althones
Appam
Moewe
Hignpten
Tarsuania
Lusitania
von Bernstory
Berlin
Cernan
Suffrage Bill Given Jolt In House Committee
Washington reports the house judiciary committee deadlocked 7 to 7 on nationwide women suffrage, deferring action on the constitutional amendment until December 14. Anti-prohibitionists lobbied to attach it to the same proposal but failed in a lively clash. A session niche suggests the prohibition measure may be revived via a separate avenue.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Sesalan
Rich Widow Sent to Jail for Defying Sewer Order
Portsmouth Ohio February 18 Mrs Clara G Foster widow of Dr EB M Foster 45 jailed for contempt after refusing to pay a $100 fine for violating a city health order to connect to the sanitary sewer She says she will stay in jail rather than tap the sewer and is reputed worth about $190000
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Board of Health
Portsmouth
Clara G. Foster
EB. M. Foster
IL. I. Kaps
Moster
Foster
Prussian Railways Seek 7.25 Million for Tracks and Lines
Berlin dispatch reports the Prussian railroad plans a 7.25 million dollar outlay for new tracks, completing several lines and building branch routes. The proposal targets expansion and improved connections across key regions.
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Berlin
Gil
Perenne Mee
Fragmentary wartime policy note from Wins speech
A garbled passage quotes Wins stating Germany may suspend putting into operation after February 29 the policy of attacking armed merchantmen without warning. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or attribution to the event or document.
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Wins
Ds Ossie
Germany
Bond Convicted of Murdering Two Men in Indiana
Martinsville Indiana judge Morgan circuit Court Por ter Bond of Coal City found guilty of murder in the slayings of Melvin Hubble and Hardy Gray at the interurban station. Court ruled Bond insane at the time of the crimes and ordered him committed to the Indiana colony for the criminally insane at Michigan City until discharged by law. McNutt named attorney for Bond.
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Martinsville
Ind
N. A. Whitaker
Morgan
Porter Bond
Coal City
Melvin Hubble
Bond
Indiana Colony
Michigan City
Hardy Gray
Hubble
Gray
Ffiubble
Minudes
Whitaker
Wilson May Name Houston War Secretary
Washington reports President Wilson intends to appoint Secretary M Houston to the secretaryship of war, created by Mr. Garrison's resignation. Reported without official confirmation. prior belief was that the president might seek a cabinet outsider for the post.
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Washington
Wilson
M Houston
Mr. Garrison
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