Non Support and Desertion Cases Heard in Court
Judge Emery heard several non support and desertion cases this morning. Arnold Harkless was ordered to pay costs and remain confined until complied with. John Michaels, absent on bond, faced a warrant to be brought in. his wife testified to a 12 year marriage and health issues. Martin Mike’s case adjourned to September term with $300 recognizance. Pasquale Di Generi granted continuance for surety of the peace. Walter B. Smith of Bangor reports musical stones from a river bank believed to be prehistoric artifacts.
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Emery
the Commonwealth
Arnold Harkless
Evelyn Harkless
The
Commonwealth
John Michaels
Michaels
Vance Farm
Willow Grove
Martin Mike
Mike
Pasquale di Generi
Forty-Eight Casualties in American Expeditionary Forces
The War Department announced forty eight casualties among American expeditionary forces on June 7. Killed in action include Lieuts Robert B. Anderson Wilson N C Grosvenor P Cather Braden Neb Henry W Clarke Boston. died of wounds Lieuts Lynn H Harriman Concord Welbern S Priddy Chicago. died of disease Brig Robert E L Michie Staunton. aero accident Lieuts Livingston L Baker San Francisco Duncan R Grant New York Earl H Neville Winona. among those killed in action Guy W Showers Harrisburg. died of wounds Robert Finnegan Pittsburg. died of disease Sergt Edward Reamer Agnew Carrick.
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International News Service
Washington
War Department
Robert B. Anderson
Wilson N. C
Grosvenor P. Cather
Braden
Neb
Henry W. Clarke
Boston
Mass
Mike Sinkevich
Easton
Robert Finnegan
Pittsburg
Sergt
Edward Reamer Agnew
Carrick
Guard trickster tests pedigree on Allentown post
An Indianapolis News report says a member of the Indiana University ambulance corps at Allentown began demanding full pedigrees from night trespassers. A man climbed the fence and claimed he would report the guard unless given the guard’s name and section number. The prankster was revealed by his comrades, while the guard pursues the trickster’s identity.
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Indiana University Ambulance Corps
Allentown
Indianapolis News
Famous Echoes On Noted Bridges And Churches
The article catalogs echoes at the Menai suspension bridge the distance echoing from piers and crossbeams and repeated many times between water and roadway. It also notes Shipley Church Sussex an 20 syllables echo Woodstock echo repeats 50 times and St Pauls Whispering Gallery voices across the dome. Gloucester Cathedral octagonal gallery sends a whisper 75 feet across the nave.
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Menai Strait
Shipley Church
Sussex
Woodstock
St. Paul’s
Gloucester
Strange Notes From Science
The first European artesian well is the Grenelle tube well in France sunk 1834 to 1841 to supply Paris water. It reaches 1798 feet with 600 gallons per minute. A Santander druggist in Colombia makes cheaper castor oil locally, boosting seed meal and bean shipments to New York. England and Wales plowed land increases by 300000 acres this year versus 1916. Holland quietly marked 250 years since acquiring Dutch Guiana.
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Europe
Grenelle
France
Paris
Santander
United States
Colombia
New York
Folding Bungalow Lets Rooms Fold Like Magic
A vivid description of a folding bungalow where partitions glide on ball bearings to reconfigure a two to five room layout. The walls and beds retract into the walls while a kitchenette remains. the house morphs between layouts, raising comic cautions about moving parts and safety during metamorphosis.
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Hanlon
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Makes Luggage Crook-Proof Patent Alarm
Patrick H Read of New Philadelphia has patented an electrically operated luggage alarm that sounds when a bag is moved by anyone but the owner. The device also warns of intruders by door contact and can be set to be passive when not in use.
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Patrick H. Read
New Philadelphia
Gardening is a War Effort Warns Farmers
The National War Garden Commission of Washington urges citizens to grow and preserve food for the war effort. It calls on households to plant from seeds and save harvests as part of the home front campaign, with a two cent stamp required to receive materials.
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National War Washington
National War Garden Commission
Washington
For Sale Special on 4 Room Modern Home
Six day sale offer for a modern four room home priced at $1,850 with payment plan. J. P. Hays & Co. Mercantile Building.
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Clyde Gilfillan
Johnson Building
J. P. Hays & Co
Mercantile Bldg
Berkshire Heiress Chooses Duel or Marriage for Suitor
A Berkshire heiress in a hundred years past left her estate to an only daughter. At a Reading wedding she met Benjamin Child, a poor attorney. She challenged him to a duel or marriage, and he chose marriage, after which they lived happily ever after.
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William Kenrick
Berkshire
Reading
Benjamin Child
Child
Ruling Race and Social Titles in India Raise Concerns
The piece notes social justice influence in India blurring caste lines with Vaisyas claiming Kshatriya status and wearing sacred threads. It cites Calcutta Englishman warns of widespread pretensions to Brahmin blood, and explains British practice of grant or withhold of honorifics like H. H. and Maharajah in Charcoli with examples of rulers and conspicuous signatures.
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India
Calcutta
New World
England
Charcoli
H. H
Maharajah Bishen Sing
JAP SOLDIERS II WAR GAME AT OTahara Tochigi
The Engineers battalion of the Japanese Imperial Guards and First Division staged unprecedented war games on two scales at Otahara Tochigi prefecture. Night trench fighting, mining, counter mining, and new hand grenades showcased modern warfare features first used at Port Arthur.
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Imperials Guards
Otahara
Tochigi Prefecture
Europe
Port Arthur
Mills standard bomb described in detail
The Mills standard bomb, a British invention, is lemon sized and steel with 48 corrugated squares on the outside. It does not explode until released by a lever and firing pin, then the lever falls away, the spring fires the percussion cap, and the ammonia main charge explodes.
First Steamers on Great Lakes Launched on Lake Ontario
The first steam powered vessels on the Great Lakes were built in 1876 on Lake Ontario. Two steamboats, the Ontario and the Fon, were launched at Sacketts Harbor New York, marking early steam navigation on the lakes.
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Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Ontario
Sacketts Harbor
N. Y
Frontenac Steamboat Affected Lake Ontario Trade History
The Frontenac, a 700-tong steamboat of 170 feet deck, began operation 100 years ago on Lake Ontario from Kingston to York and Niagara. Commanded by Capt James McKenzie it carried first class fares of 15 dollars and deck passengers 3 75 with freight at four shillings per barrel.
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Canada
Kingston
York
Niagara
James McKenzie
Lake Ontario
Lake Erig
Black Rock
Buffalo
Soldier Can Rest On Bed Of Air
A new portable service bed from an English maker folds into a small valise. It uses a rubber inner casing inflated by two valves, can be repaired if punctured, and measures 23 inches wide. Knee rests are extended seven inches each side for comfort, inflating in about two minutes and deflating when not used.
Brute Questioned About Empty Kitchen in Domestic Exchange
The dialogue reveals a tense domestic scene as a wife confronts her husband about the lack of food in the house. A harsh exchange follows with the husband called a brute and accused of neglect.
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