Spies in American Army Deserter Confesses New York
John Willet, former captain in the Forty-eighth United States Infantry, admits he was Hans Willers a German cadet sent to the United States to join the American army. He admits stealing $6,000 from his company at Camp Sevier on November 28, 1918 and deserting. Willers says high German officials held jobs in Washington during the war and that he would have led troops to slaughter if his regiment had been sent to France. He was taken to Fort Jay prison and later married in Chicago, now running a mail order business under the name Crawford.
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New York
John Willet
Forty-eighth
United States Infantry
Hans Willers
United States
Willet
Camp Sevier
Hugh J. Hannigan
France
Willer
Fort Jay
Governor’s Island
Forty-eighth Infantry
Sidney P. Howell
Francis Hatch
Germany
Buck
Albany
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Crawford
Ore totals 50 000 000 tons Duluth season shipment
Ore totals indicate season shipments near 60 million tons with 47.7 million tons shipped from mine points. About 80 thousand tons remain to move via Duluth and Two Harbors routes to Ashland docks. Total dock shipments show a rise of about 7.7 million tons vs last season, amid rail freight movements and port entries.
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Duluth
Minn
Barbera
Chicago
North: Western Railroad
Ashland
Wis
Minnesota HOG DISEASE STUDY LINKS PARALYSIS TO FLY LARVAE
Minnesota University farm school experts report infantile paralysis may stem from green bottle fly larvae. Research by R Adam Dutcher and Stanley D Wilkins with D C Beaver W A Billings and A L Smith traces hog paralysis and limberneck in poultry to carrion-fed larvae. Authorities urge farmers to burn or bury carrion to curb spread and protect health.
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Minneapolis
R. Adam Dutcher
Limberneck
Minnesota
Brazilian Gifts for King and Queen of Belgium
In Rio de Janeiro the Brazilian president presented King Albert with a varied tourmaline collection and a royal gift set. Queen Elisabeth received five Brazilian diamonds against a backdrop of Brazilian stones, plus a rare butterfly collection. Crown Prince Leopold got large photographs, a Parahyba state produced poniard with ivory and gold handle, and assorted private gifts.
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Rio de Janeiro
Leopold
Brazil
Belgium
Albert
Parahyba
Firemen Called to Rescue Family in Smoke Filled Home
Roast fire at 1900 Portland Avenue in Louisville sent J A Crawford to sound the alarm. Firemen found a large pork roast in the kitchen oven, smoke filled the house, and cold meat was served for dinner after the incident.
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Louisville
J. .A.crawford
Portland Avenue
Crawford
Century Old Wine Found in Port Btj Joe Mystery
A fragmentary report from Port Bt Joe Florida notes the discovery of a hundred year old wine case in a building. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the main fact is the wartime era artifact wine case found in the area. Local authorities investigate the origin and significance of the container.
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Joe
Fla
America
Prices of Farm Land Rise Amid Scarcity Signals
Washington reports a 65 percent rise in farm land and improvements values in five years, with a 21.1 percent gain from 1919 to 1920. Officials note rising land prices reflect scarce agricultural land and urge caution, as acreages of the 20 principal crops declined 5.4 percent from 1919 to 1920 and pasture use increased.
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Meredith
Washington
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Artful Downfall at Wild Stag Hall Ends in Desperation
Herr von Drueben, newly hired as manager, mocks the theatrical profession's paths while visiting the Wild Stag Imperial Concert Hall. He confronts his former star wife Knethe Hilde and her husband Paul Haudermann, now aging performers, as she battles poverty to feed herself and her boy.
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Herr-von Drueben
Wild Stag Imperial
Herr von Drueben
Wild Stag
City Theater
Knethe Hilde
Europe
Knethe
Keethe
Paul Haudermann
Kaaethe
Kaethe
Austrian Youth Stowaway Seeks Entry at Ellis Island
An eighteen year old Austria native, Who rode a raft and drifted in harbor darkness for hours, sought admission to the United States at Ellis Island after abandoning his perilous attempt to evade the station.
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New York
Wasle ‘Brust
Austria
Ellis Island
Takenito Ellis
Children One Had Brockton Mass Ty But Charles Officer
Fragmentary notice reports a case involving a Brockton Massachusetts child and a Charles officer. Details are incomplete, but the item references a police or municipal matter with local names. Further text is needed for a complete card.
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Brockton
Mass
Charles
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Great Lakes
Republic
Floridas
Wes
U.S
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Iyo
TacSimile
Gastoria
Cascara
Omy la Grippe
Co Afeo
McCall's Magazine
Tab Baer
Benton
Manachuseas
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