Lloyd George Plea Urges Democracy Amid War Sparks
David Lloyd George urged Americans in Philadelphia and Scranton to cling to democracy to prevent Europe’s fires from igniting a global war. He spoke at the Academy of Music and Bellevue-Stratford, praising U.S. resolve while warning democracy is on trial. He then traveled by train to Scranton for a large-army reception.
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Philadelphia
America
Europe
David Lloyd George
Britain
Academy of Music
Moore
Bellevue-Stratford
Academy
Bellevue- Stratford
Plasa
City Boot
Independence Hall
George Washington
Broad Street
Scranton
Polo Pony Spaghetti Dies in Field Collision
Spaghetti the polo pony owned by Major Terry Allen died after breaking loose from a groom at Mitchell Field and colliding with a wire fence. The horse had been kept near his old stall while a new string trained for a championship arrived. Major Allen had reportedly refused a $5000 bid for the animal.
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Major Allen
Spaghetti
Old Home
New York
Mitchell Field Army Reservation
Terry Allen
Major Alien
Returning as Heir Killed While Stealing Freight Ride
New York report describes Frank Ox known as Harry ONeill dying during a freight train ride in Texas after years of wandering. His sister Elizabeth Sturray awaits his body as Brooklyn lawyers reveal he was heir to a large estate via a Texas earlier arrest and a life of ease ahead.
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New York
Elizabeth Sturray
Frank Ox
Lufkin
Texas
Tufkin
T. C. Murphy
Cuerveras
Fox
Harry O'Neill
Murphy
Brooklyn
Brookstenl 1
Kiddies Trapped in Safe Rescue After Narrow Escape
Two West Side children in Chester, John Luttrell aged six and Margaret Anderson aged five, crawled into an unused four by three foot safe. After the door slammed shut with a click, alarm and efforts to unlock failed until three men pried the door off half an hour later. Helen Anderson alerted her mother, leading to the rescue.
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Chester
West Side
John
John J. Luttrell
the Park Hotel
Margaret Anderson
Martin Smith
Luttrell
Margaret
Helen
Luttrell Boy
Flolen Anderson
Portia Frees Her Brother in Norristown Parole
Philadelphia attorney Miss Tira McClarin secured parole for her brother, William J. McClarin, from a two month jail sentence for operating a automobile, granted by Judge Solls. The plea argued family dependency and need for relief.
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Portia
Norristown
Tira McClarin
Philadelphia
William J. McClarin
Solls
McClarin
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Lloyd George
U. S
Polo Pony
Gell
Atlantic City
N. J
John Hartzell
Ohio Avenue
Absecon
Richard Price
Hartzell
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Schloss Bros. & Co
L. Grief & Bro
North Market St
Frederick’s
B. Rosenour & Sons
Frederick, Md
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