Bandit Hold Up Surrounded After Train Robbery
Reports say a Katy posse led by R C Lee surrounded 12 bandits after they robbed the Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train No 27 near Paola Kansas. More than 150 shots fired. three wounded. Bandits to a woods retreat. robbers took engine baggage and express cars, looted valuables. Passengers confined to coaches. Authorities unsure of total loot amount.
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International News Service
Paola
Kan
R. C. Lee
Katy
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Allies Gain On All Fronts In Past 24 Hours
Allies have advanced on nearly all battlefronts in the last 24 hours. British gains east of Villers-Brettenneux in Picardy. French capture Corey near Marne and push back German northern wing. In the Balkans French and Italian forces advance in Devoli and Semeni valleys and Ber at area near Valona. Albania drive widens, harbor substitutions discussed.
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International News Service
Picardy
Villers-Brettenneux
Amiens
Marne
Corey
Favorelles
Balkans
Albania
Devoli
Semeni
Balkan
Europe
Berat
Valona
City Traction Drops 35 Stops In Fuel Saving Plan
A conference among the fuel administration committee the mayor chief of police and local traction officials resulted in eliminating 35 of 216 city traction stops. The measure aims to save fuel with remaining lines continuing under current regulations. Stops removed include Diamond Alley Dufford Alley Kurtz Street and others listed by direction.
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Fuel Administration Committee
Fue
Diamond—Alley
Dufford Alley
Kurtz Street
Milton Street
Chestnut Street
Walnut Street
Oak Street
West Avenue
Burdock Street
Sutton Street
Winslow Avenue
Addis Street
Hazel No. 1
Temple Avenue
Clarence
Diamond Alley
Norris Alley
Sub
Front Street
Lowery
Robinson-Smithfield
Schley
Grant St
Sycamore Alley
Phillips
Mahoningtown
Diamond
Apple Alley
White Street
Mechanic Street
Lawrence Laundry
Friendship Street
Howard Alley
Mahoning Avenue No. 1
Tin Street
Croton Avenue
Apple Way
Ellsworth Way
Cleveland Avenue
Chapman Alley
Highland Avenue
Appleway
Farragut
Northview
Edison
Missing boy report from 1214 Huron avenue
John Herman reports his 12 year old son did not return after being sent to a store. The child wore a gray cap a blue waist and blue serge pants and police were asked to assist in locating him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Herman
Huron Avenue
New Reports Of Food Shortage In Austrian Empire
Washington receives new reports from official Italian sources of a food shortage in Austria caused by severe cold weather. Crop failures threaten relief plans in Pilzen and nearby districts.
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Austrian Empire
Washington
Austria
Pilzen
Triple Murder Suspected at Wisconsin Farm
In Waukesha Wisconsin police probe a triple murder at William Hille’s farm. Bodies of Hille his sister and Ernest Fenze were found. Hille and Fenze shot others death suspected from carbolic acid. Marleton sanitarium near Philadelphia to be abandoned as a military hospital for winter due to harsh climate.
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Buletin
Waukesha
Wis
William Hille
Hille
Ernest Fenze
Fenze
Miss Hille
Marleton
Marketon Sanitarium
Business Is Booming And Crops Fine
Washington July 11 The federal reserve bulletin for the month ending June 23 reports business very active and wages high but labor scarce across many districts. Cotton and wheat crops are especially good. foreign trade up. construction dull except for war needs. Post office and railroad receipts have risen, in some cases doubling.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
The Earl Poulett Dies in London
London dispatch reports the Earl Poulett of the anti aircraft corps died today in London from influenza at age 34. His 1908 marriage to Sylvia Storey a chorus girl stirred London society while a street organ grinder claimed the title, harassing residents with tunes on a hurdy gurdy.
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International News Service
London
Earl Poulett
Anti-Aircraft Corps
Earl
Sylvia Storey
William Henry Poulett
Molly
Complains Of Unsanitary Street Gutter Condition
William Beckwith reports dirty street in front of 35 South Beaver Street with a full gutter and odor. He says dirt is swept into the gutter, making the porch unusable. Health department has been notified and action is planned.
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William Beckwith
South
Beaver Street
Police Department
Health Department
Kennedy to resign as New Castle commissioner at trade board
William Kennedy announces resignation as commissioner of the New Castle board of trade at the annual YMCA luncheon. El Dorado Kansas offers him a three year package totaling 5 000 first year 6 000 second year and 7 500 third year plus moving expenses and a house. The board will consider acceptance at the Lawrence club meeting tomorrow. Eldorado oil boom notes rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kennedy
Board of Trade
Fred L. Rentz
Kennedy
Eldorado
Kan
Rentz
New Castle
Board of Trade of Eldorado
Lawrence Club
Eldorad
Coal Dealers Strained by Low Supply This Winter
Local fuel administrators report coal shipments insufficient to meet demand. Dealers rely on limited stocks and personal efforts as state and national help remains elusive. Industries at risk and families may face shortages through fall and winter without additional coal from Pittsburg Butler districts.
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Pittsburg
Butler
French Capture Village of Courcy in Retz Forest Region
Paris reports the French army captured Courcy between the Ourcq and Aisne. Fifty prisoners, including an officer, were taken in fighting around Courcy. French forces hold Courcy chateau and St Paul farm. Two raids in Maison de Champagne and Mont Sansnom yielded ten more prisoners.
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International News Service
Paris
Courcy
Ourcq
Aisne
War Office
Chapiagne
Courcy Chateau
St. Paul Farm
Forest of Retz
Corey
Corey Chateau
Maison de Champagne
Mont Sansnom
Confesses to Many Crimes in Midwest Serial Case
Richard Monahan a 17 year old sailor from Kansas City Missouri and stationed at Great Lakes confessed to a string of offenses ending with the murder of Thomas Brennan assistant cashier for the Cudahy Packing Co in Kansas City He blamed drinking for the killings and also confessed to arrests for robbing freight cars burglary and assault on a girl He will be taken to Kansas City for trial.
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International News Service
Chicago
Richard Monahan
Kansas City
Great Lakes
Thomas Brennan
Cudahy Packing Co
Once More Rumor Kills Czarevitch
London reports the czarevitch son of the former czar was murdered by a Bolsheviki soldier who threw a bomb. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen cites a Swedish paper with ongoing rumors of the ex-czar and family deaths, though no official confirmation has arrived.
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London
Czarevitch
Russia
Copenhagen
Johnstown Woman Arrested in Forgery Case
Mab el Reed, 25, of Johnstown, faced a part hearing before Police Magistrate Sweeny in Pittsburgh on forgery charges. The defendant allegedly forged checks totaling 1300 dollars and accused Dr. R. C. Covode, a 60 year old Johnstown dentist, of pressuring her to arrest her to end the affair. The case was continued until tomorrow with Covode possibly required to testify.
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International News Service
Pittsburg
Mabel Reed
Johnstown
Sweeny
Central Police Court
R. C. Covode
Covode
Sheriff’s Farm Team At Work On Local Farms
Sheriff Boyd and his squad are at the Scott Munnell farm in Slippery Rock while Copper and Butler’s team works at the Joe Davis farm near Mt. Jackson today.
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Sheriff Boyd
Scott Munnell
Slippery Rock
Copper
Butler
Joe Davis
Mt. Jackson
Draftees To Go July 26 From City Draft Board List
The city draft board selected thirty three draftees from Class One to entrain for Camp Lee Virginia on July 26. Notification cards will be issued and men are expected to be ready to depart on that date.
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Camp Lee
Wm. W. Duncan
Grant St
Guisepp
Georgiana
Edm
Thomas A. Knittle
South Mill Street
John B. McNulty
Neshannock Avenue
Tony Malony
Butler Avenue
Christy Rosameyer
Pine St
Claire R. Kerr
South Mulbery Street
Stalliana Matarazzo
South Cedar Street
Eugene V. Devine
North Cedar Street
John Preston Wise
James Blair
South Mill St
Gustave Talbot
Follansbee
Kaiser Wilhelm Hanged In Effigy
An Atlantic port report says Kaiser Wilhelm was hanged in effigy off Cuba on July 4 aboard a South American steamship. Captain E A O'Brien Oiler bid 55 dollars for the yard arm and 1000 other passengers paid a dollar each. Proceeds benefited the Red Cross.
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Atlantic
Kaiser Wilhelm
Cuba
E. A. O’brien
Kaiser
Red Cross
Denver Shakeup in Colorado National Guard Rumored
Denver July 11 a shake up of the Colorado National Guard separating it from federal control is imminent after the dismissal of Major Jesse Buell U S A disbursing officer and chief of the quartermaster corps of the state militia. Other changes involving regular army men in guard posts are said to be pending.
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Denver
Col
National Guard of
Colorado
Jesse Buell
Quartermaster’s Corps
Buell
Italian Forces Hold Albanian Offensive Gain Four Towns
Italian troops aiding the French in Albania captured four towns and 1,300 Austro Bulgarian prisoners in sharp fighting. They took several field guns and machine guns and seized war materiel as the offensive continued.
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Albania
International
Washington
Ciafa Dris
Ciafa Glava
Ciafa Claf
Fiera
British Gains in Picardy Improve Positions at Villers-Brettenneux
The British war office reports improved positions east of Villers-Brettenneux on the Picardy front. Successful raids near Morris and Festubert yielded several prisoners and a machine gun. Artillery activity continued along the Somme.
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International News Service
London
Villers-Brettenneux
Picardy Front
British War Office
Morris and
Festubert
Somme
War Office
Villers- Brettenneux
Patrol clash ends in fine for Pat Tracey
Pat Tracey tried to bluff police when they attempted arrest last night. The mayor warned he must treat officers with respect. Tracey was fined 10 dollars plus costs and faces five days on the road gang if unpaid.
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Pat Tracey
Pro-Hun Preacher Sneaks Back Home
The Rev. Philip Peters, expelled alien pastor, returned to Westhope Ohio under cover of darkness with federal investigators present. Peters faces charges as an I W W leader and a German propaganda director amid new threats of violence after he trampled an American flag. Governor Cox signaled possible troop deployment to Spencer County. Miss Bertha Setter of Pittsburg weekend guest of Miss Sara Markel.
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Westhope
Philip Peters
Peters
Cox
Spencer
Death Record for Daniel A. Snyder and John Bohisik
Daniel A. Snyder, 62, of Stop 24 Sharon Line, is listed in a death record. Also noted is John Bohisik, 20, of Martha Street, as part of the same notice.
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Daniel A. Snyder
Sharon Line
John Bohisik
Martha Street
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Holdup Gang
Posse
Balkan Front
BY Frank Charlton
Piave
Bulletin
Miss Rankin
Senate
Jeanette
Rankin
Jeanette Rankin
America
United States Senate
Montana
Sec
Board of
Trade
Sailor Boy
Ahy Company
Pittsburgh
Sheriff's Farm
Emanuel Marriele
First St. Donora
Harry R. Leonard
Knoxsville
Tenn
Carl B. Hanna
Park Avenue
Ralph Jordan
Youngstown
Clyde H. Platts
Milton St
Pietro C. Mancino
South Mercer Street
Leo M. Glynn
Locust Street
Francis J. Keeke
Richelieu Avenue
Fred E. Wilson
Ashland
Mass
Karl Fred Sewald
Morris Street
Oliver Michels
County
Brenta
Bertha Setter
Sara Markel
Harbor Street
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