Secret German Bomb Plot Turns to Swindle Case
Secret service probes a Frankford Arsenal scare after two German men left suitcases with chemicals and odd machinery at Frankford Station. The bags were never claimed and, upon inspection, revealed no weapon but hints of a swindle. Police detained the owners, who were later found to be con artists.
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Philadelphia
Secret Service
Frankford Arsenal
Frankford Station
Reading Railway
Frankford
Montgomery
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Breath Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to purify the system and clear bad breath by gently stimulating bowels and liver. The sugar coated vegetable tablets, sold as a substitute for calomel, come in 10¢ and 25¢ boxes from the Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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Edwards
F. M. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
Acs
Ertaneenmna
Swindlers Offer $1 and $10 Bills Machines in Newark
Two men, Hana Kebler and William Walden, were jailed after trying to sell Joseph Repper a machine that supposedly printed $1 and $10 bills. Kebler claimed a New York chemist had perfected the device, but it produced fake results. the machine hid fakes inside and failed after initial trials. Repper alerted police, leading to the capture of the con men.
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Thatation
Joseph Repper
Orthodox
Hedge Streets
Repper
William Walden
New York
Kebler
England Internes 32,400 in London Camp
A Home Secretary circular reports 32 400 Germans and Austrians are interned in England. About 9 000 aliens have been repatriated and 720 exemptions granted. Approximately 16 090 women are exempted from the repatriation rule.
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England
London
Home Secretary
Rabbit hunting ends with friend shot by error
Landeman of Minersville aimed at a rabbit and accidentally shot his friend Harry Trautman in front of him in Shoemans? Pottsville area. Trautman was seriously wounded but not believed to be in danger. The report also notes advice on cleaning rust with black lead for a rusty grate.
U S Denounces British Blockade and Rules It Il legal
The United States releases a long note to Britain denouncing its blockade of Germany and Austria-Hungary as illegal and ineffective. It lists three main offenses: seizure of vessels at sea, blockade policy, and faulty prize court procedures. The note insists neutral rights must be protected under international law.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bia
Berlin
London
French Raid Gas Factory Destroyed in Alsace
A French air raid on a poisonous gas factory at Dorsach in Alsace reportedly destroyed the plant. The manager and 42 workers are said to have died from fumes, while others were hospitalized. An aerial cableway project in Northern India is noted in passing.
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Dorsach
Alsace
Basel
Indian
Previdie
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