Private Detective Recovers Missing Girl in Kanona Kidnapping Case
N B Root of Kanona, a private detective, traced Charles Miller and 17 or 18 year old Miss Coleman to Steuben County. Miller was arrested on kidnapping charges after being found with Coleman near North Street Erie crossing, and they were returning to Kanona. Coleman, a Kanona resident, had planned marriage but Miller delayed plans.
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N. B. Root
Kanana
Eteaben
Charles Miller
Root
Bas Rela
Gres
Miller
North Street
Erie Crossing
Howe
Mies Coleman
Uns
Stratton
Miss Coleman
Near
Cottage Street
Mins Coleman
New York
Agether
Charles Coleman
Kanona
Minister Foresees Christ's Return Amid Calamities
Kansas City sermon by Dr. Geo E Newell of Third Presbyterian warns of nearing end times. He cites global preaching of the gospel, Jews returning to Palestine, temple rebuilding, rising disasters, moral decay, and multiple self-proclaimed Christs. He predicts Christ will appear personally and believers will be caught up to dwell with him.
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International Vers Service
Kansas City
Geo. E. Newell
Third Presbyterian Church
Dr. Newell
Palestine
Solomon's Temple
Paul
United States
Timothy
China
de. Newell
Dog License Bill Aims to Protect Sheep in New York
Albany May 16 The Wicks committee passed a dog licensing bill to protect sheep statewide. Fees set at 2 dollars for males 3 dollars for females and 20 dollars for kennels. licenses required by March 1 with penalties of 10 dollars. The act authorizes seizure and killing of unlicensed dogs and allocates proceeds to the state treasury, with enforcement by agriculture officials and peace officers.
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Albany
Wicks Committee
New York State
Commissioner of Agriculture
Humane Societies
Lack of Or Costs Widow Court Delay
The Oregon Supreme Court delayed awarding damages to a widow after a traffic policeman was killed on duty. Initial juries awarded 7570 and 6140 before a recent decision reduced the award. The piece discusses doctrinal points and apocalyptic forecasts tied to the era.
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Er International News Service
Portland
Courts of
Oregon
United States
Aidaw
Supreme Court
Hich
Dr. Newell
Hell
Beautiful American Wife of Titled Britons
The text profiles two American-born women connected to British nobility. Grace Elvian Duggan, now Lady Curzon, is a native of Alabama and daughter of J. Monroe Hinds, with ties to Alfred Duggan of Buenos Aires and the late Mary Victoria Leiter. Ethel Field became Lady Beatty through marriage to Admiral David Beatty in 1901.
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Curzon
Grace Elvian Duggan
Lord Curzon
British War Council
India
Mary Victoria
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
Alabama
J. Monroe Hinds
Brazil
Alfred Duggan
Buenos Aires
David Beatty
Perfect Woman Defined by English Teachers Conference
A conference of English girls school teachers defines the ideal woman as 40, married, mother of five, living in a well-kept home near a town. She is sensible, patriotic, religious, active, and skilled in domestic, practical, financial, and cultural arts, reading broadly and speaking several languages.
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Liverpool
England
Gol
Shadan
Plan to Drop Fire Balls on German Crops Sparks Debate
Lord Calthorpe proposes using incendiary fireballs dropped from Entente aircraft to destroy German grain in the Rhine valley and near the Russian frontier. He argues such early experiments could devastate crops with minimal risk to inhabitants as the harvest nears. The idea prompted wide discussion in London and other English cities through press channels.
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Calthorpe
International News Service
England
Lord Calthorpe
Ogden Hofmann Burrows
Newport
London
Rhine
Germany
Ford Calthorpe
Eniente Akes
Ban On War Emblems Anticipates Stricter Sales Rule
An official ban targets miniature war medals and decorations worn as jewelry. The decree bars recipients from selling brooches bracelets and necklaces featuring war honors to avoid cheapening the symbols.
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Associates Press Landem
Acworth Warns U S Rail Crisis Seeks Regulatory Overhaul
England's railway expert W M Acworth testifies before the Newlands committee in Washington May 14, warning the United States faces a serious transport crisis. He urges higher freight rates to cover rising costs and a single centralized regulatory body to replace conflicting rules, arguing government ownership in democratic states fails without insulation from politics.
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Washington
United States
W. M. Acworth
England
Newlands Joint Committee On Interstate Commerce
London
Acworth
Fundamentaal
Mr. Acworth
Australis
Switzerland
France
Belgium
Italy
Juela
Prussia
Sign of Morphy Law Bars Race Attacks in Baseball
Gov. Whiman signed a bill responding to a racially charged incident where a man shouted threats to strike a Black person with a baseball. The new law outlaws racially motivated attacks and ridicule, imposing misdemeanor penalties for targeting any race with violence or harassment.
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Atsaay
Elks Beef Steak Supper Delights Local Guests
The beefsteak supper at the Elks Home drew about 150 Elks and friends for a 7 pm meal preceded by the Star Spangled Banner. Lt. Col. Hutchinson and officers from the 71st Regiment were honored guests with out-of-town attendees Dr. H. J. Harp and Louis C. Senger, while Lt. Col. Hutchinson praised service life. No speeches were noted, and menus were praised as attractive keepsakes.
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Elks
Willem
Leixseroth
Fcout
J. M. Hutchingon
71St Regiment
H. A. Kohlbeck
W. A. Delaiaccer
L. A. Sallabury
Sussex
N. J
Louis C. Senger
Port Jervis
E. P. Valkenburgh
G. E. Bowers
F. H. Beakes
JL. Shelton
N. D. Mills
J. A. Korechen
Valkenburth
Schrowder
Training Soldiers to Be Small Farmers
The Associated Press reports a land settlement experiment placing ex soldiers on the land to train as small farmers. Six thousand four acres will house about 240 men with sixty cottages under construction at the Crown Colony Pafsington near Hull. A central 200 acre farm will supply work and training before transfers to holdings, while disabled men are to be included among settlers as experience permits. The Young Men’s Christian Association supports barn construction and the Board of Agriculture plans a second colony.
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Associated Press
London
Crown Colony
Pafsington
Hull
Idan
Board of Agriculture
Iolherch
Erind
South Centreville Community Notes March Visits
South Centreville notices list Mrs J E Blades and son Frank visiting Mrs W H Saver of Weattown, and Mrs L Hardy. Local residents Mr and Mrs T A Pines of Slate Hill spent Sunday at Robert son homestead, with others visiting relatives, church services, and summer residence plans. Port Jervis visitors and local confirmations appear amid brief community snippets.
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South Centreville
J. E. Blades
Frank
L. Hardy
W. H. Saver
Weattown
T. A. Pines
Slate Hill
Robertson Homestead
Jennie Mathews
Middletown
W. L. Bron
W. J. Brown
Sondas Aterneco
Presbyterian Church
C Faust
Bloomingdore
A. J. Cloud
Presbrerian Manse
C. Decker
Machanicstorn
Sandar
Charles McKay
Mra
R Carr
Josiah Conklin
Mia G Cottey
Port Jervis
Wisconsin Promises Defend State Food Production Plan
The Wisconsin Farmers respond to the appeal for increased acreages of food crops. A report by the State Agricultural Commission shows corn acreage rising from 9 to 15 percent and spring wheat up from 26 to 30 percent, with oats potatoes and sugar beets also set for gains.
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Wisconsin
Mobilization outlook for National Guard in June
The article reports strong belief among army officers that mobilization of National Guard units nationwide will begin around June 15. It discusses possible paths, including conscription, reorganization of units, and training plans aligning Guard and regular army efforts, with specific reference to the First New York Infantry and Major General John F. O'Ryan.
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United States
Iniiua
New York Regiment of Infantry
Camp Whitman
Catsxill Aqueduct
National Guard
New York
John F. O'Ryan
War Department
Regular Army
England
Canada
Regial Army
Trom
First New York Infantry
Tuca
Epworth League Birthday Observed in Central Valley Church
Two services at the Methodist Episcopal Church marked Epworth League Birthday and Mother’s Day. Rev Willam Ho Vaurha delivered a sermon in the morning, and the 28th anniversary was celebrated at the evening service with officers and girls participating in a responsive program. Rev Vanehn welcomed the Ry worth League and Miss Spean Naxon presented greetings. Choir specials were sung.
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Central Valley
Mar
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sondas
Willam Ho Vaurha
Epworth
Leace
Vanehn
Ryworth League
Misa Spean Naxon
Diplomatic Ship E620 Houses Legations Aboard Off Piraeus
In Athens a special vessel, E620, hoists His Majesty's Legation and carries Britain France Russia Belgium Romania and Serbia on a days long stay anchored near Salamis. Ministers and vast staffs including families sail aboard as they receive ultimata and conduct formal diplomatic work amid a bustling central saloon and multilingual activity.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Belf
Piraeus
Salamis
Entente
Constantine
Noah
Muriners
Thimbler
Resul
Great Britain
France
Russia
Belgium
Rumania
Serbia
Monroe School Boy Hit By Automobile Accident
In Monroe on May 16 nine year old Harold Bush, son of Samuel Bush, was struck by a car driven by Mrs. M. H. Sturtevant after a train passed on the main street crossing. He suffered serious head and body injuries, was checked by Dr. Hall, placed in a hatte and rushed to Tuxedo Hospital with his parents.
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Monroe
Harold
Samuel Bush
M. H. Sturtevant
Central Valley
Hall
State to reimburse guardsmen for Texas border service
Albany May 16 Adj4ren Moorebury Attorney General Lewie and a National Guard officer named by the Governor form a commission to fix the sum the State should reimburse guardsmen for border duty. They compare Federal pay 3 cents a day and 1.23 dollars daily to what the State owed. A bill seeking 1,590,000 dollars to cover parmenis was pending as the Legislature considered the commission's findings.
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Albany
Moresbury
Lewie
National Guard
Texas
Whitman Iodar
Frederick A. Wells
Whitman
Government Circular Declares Freedom to Vote in Mexico City
Mexico City reports a government circular stating no official supports any candidate and that every citizen may freely vote as they wish. The note claims authorities removed certain governors to prevent pressure on voters and to safeguard electoral independence.
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sRy Ecologied
Mexico City
Precident Terream
Compres Cearantess
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