Tiny woman aviator dared war hawks in France
Helene Dutrieu, a frail seeming yet fearless aviatrix, aided Paris by daily air scouting against German raids. She toured the United States delivering war lectures and showing wartime photos while recounting her daring missions and government limits on women in service.
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America
France
New York
Milo
Helene Durrien
Paris
Taubes
Taubenen
Mlle. Dutrieu
United States
Hhe
Dutrieu
Durriews
American Gas Attacks at Ypres Heartrending Account
Henry Lagniere, an American from Chazy near Plattsburgh, recounts British troops fighting Germans with deadly gas at Ypres. He describes the gas clouds, collapses, and high casualties as the battalion of 1,100 men ended with about 150 survivors after enfilading fire. Lagniere was discharged after his mother appealed to Ambassador Loudon.
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Ypres
Plattsburgh
Henry Lagiere
Chazy
Bus
Lapiere
Pagen Loudon
War Office
Laplere
War Time Hymnal Recovered From Battlefield
A worn Civil War era hymn book issued to troops has been returned to owner Frederick Wil of Ogonomowoc Wisconsin. The volume was found on the Peachtree Creek battlefield by George Stacey of Norwalk Ohio, a member of Company D Sixty-fifth Ohio volunteers.
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Peachtree Creek
Oconomowoc
Wis
Frederick, Wil
Ogonomowoc
Wisconsin Volunteers
George Stacey
Norwalk
Ohio Volunteers
25000 Men Killed in Accidents Each Year
Washington reports from the Department of Labor estimate 25 000 annual fatal industrial accidents in the United States with about 700 000 injuries causing more than four weeks of disability. Railroads and farming lead fatalities. coal mining and construction also high. Manufacturing overall lower but includes highly hazardous subgroups.
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Washington
Department of Libor
Iron and Steel Industry
Whisky is Killing Fish in Kanawha River Case
West Virginia prohibition officers face potential prosecution after Frank Glenn, deputy game warden, accuses them of contaminating streams by pouring whisky into the Kenawha river at Parsons. He questions why officers should be exempt from penalties for harming fish and violating state law.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Frank Glenn
Kenawha
Parsons
Wardem
War Year in Europe Sums Six Million Lost
A year end review notes that more than six million soldiers were killed wounded or captured in Europe. It highlights General Joffre halting the push on Paris and Mackensen retaking Priemyśl and Lemberg, with Germany, Belgium, France, Russia, and Austria-Hungary shifting control and losses across land and sea as naval clashes and submarine warfare escalate.
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Europe
Joffre
Paris
Mackensen
Priemysl
Lemberg
Galicia
Belgium
Germany
Germy
Parest
Dardanelles
France
Russia
Alsice
Africa
North Sea
Holland
British Isles
United States
Luxemburg
Great Britain
Liege
Wilson
Liega
Alsace
Italy
Servia
Japan
Kisochow
Tsingtau
Krasnik
von Lindenburg
Tannenberg
Louvain
Hogue
Praemyal
Jaroslav
India
Marseilles
Antwerp
Ostend
Havre
Ypres
Vistula
Nieuport
Warsaw
Ennde
Indian Ocean
Coens Island
Atlantelle
Karlsruhe
Ger
Dixmnde
Vlotatuvek
Lopno
Kutio
East Prussia
Chile
Falkland Islands
Turdlepool
Scarborough
Blnecher
Austria
Teeste
Trent
Couldn't Wed Adopts Los Angeles Singer Into Family
Los Angeles woman Hadid Amos, forty seven, won a petition to adopt Alois Mayer, twenty seven, a caf singing performer whose parents were alive in Germany the last he heard. The San Francisco connected heiress Mary A. Burke left an estate near one million dollars. Mayer came to Los Angeles from Musalekh years ago and had not heard from his parents for months.
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Los Angeles
Los Angelns
Alois Mayer
Germany
Hadid Amos
San Francisco
Cost $17 to Hang Man in Rush County History
Rushville Indiana records reveal the first warrants used by two county treasurers from 1822 to 1841. Edward I Swanson was hanged in May 1829 for killing Elisha Clark after a failed new trial motion. Warrants show $5 for the coffin by Beverly Ward, $2 for grave digging by David Looney, and $10 for rope cap shroud and gallows by William Rupert.
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Rush County
Rushville
Ind
Edward I. Swanson
Elisha Clark
Beverly R. Ward
Swanson
David Looney
William L. Rupert
Negro Says He's 124 and Father of Forty Four
Rome Georgia Jerry Neal a Cave Spring resident celebrated his 124th birthday. He claims to be Georgia's oldest man and one of Floyd County's oldest. he recalls the War of 1812 and Indian wars. A widower with three marriages, Neal is said to be the father of forty four children and uses a cane to help his steps.
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Rome
Jerry Neal
Cave Spring
Georgia
United States
Floyd County
Jerry
Twelve Thousand Postal Clerks Receive Automatic Promotions
Washington reports twelve thousand clerks and city carriers nationwide gain automatic promotions despite the lack of a passed postal appropriation bill for the coming year. About one thousand New York clerks and carriers are affected as the Post Office Department credits Daniel C. Roper for regular promotions and savings that funded expanded service with lower costs.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
New York
Danel C. Roper
Calipse
Raper
Wis
Coffin Found By Workmen Revives Fifty Year Mystery
In Ladoga Indiana workmen unearth a coffin wrapped in a cloth containing bone fragments while digging a cellar in New Ross. The grave lies outside a cemetery and recalls the 50 year old disappearance of Noffsinger, believed by locals to have been murdered and buried in nearby woods.
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Ladoga
Ind
New Ross
Noffsinger
Sube Arie Fights As Told By Sailor
An E-11 crew member recounts the Dardanelles submarine mission. They torpedoed a gunboat near Constantinople at 6:25 am, sank another steamer, and damaged multiple transports while evading surface ships and shore fire. The account describes periscope damage and a dramatic harbor entry.
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Sea of Marmora
Constantinople
Longhide
Anh
Fot
Narrows
Bullet Hole in Brain Baffles Kansas Doctors
Clip Brewster fourteen year old son of a McCracken man was accidentally shot in the left eye three weeks ago. The bullet passed through the cerebrum, severing nervous fibers but not destroying brain cells. He regained consciousness, can signal, but his right side is paralyzed. Doctors expect recovery with likely no lasting effects.
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Holsington
Kaw
Kansas
Clip Brewster
McCracken
Young Brewster
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American Press Association
Lene Du'srinu
Suik
General Joffre
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Sube Arie
Sailor
Jackie
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