Pioneer Downey Remembered as Princeton Builder and Gentleman
William Donald Downey prominent Princeton businessman and longtime civic leader died at 83 after months of illness. Born March 18 1834 in Posey County he helped uplift Princeton commercially and morally for six decades. He was the son of Rev Alexander Downey and Nancy Downey, and began life in Newburg before working as a clerk in Evansville.
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Princeton
William Donald Downey
Downey
W. D. Downey
Posey County
Alexander
Nancy Downey
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Indiana
William
Newburg
Evansville
Marrage
Octavia Hall
Samuel Hall
William Prince
Alexander L. Downey
John Debruler
Dubois County
William Downey
Farmers National Bank
German Reprisals Forcing Women and Refugees in France
American correspondent from the British Front reports Germans swept France and forced women 15 to 50 to move back into interior Germany. Civilians were left behind to work for Germany as Allied forces pressed the line and fighting intensified.
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Interior
Navy recalls retired officers as destroyer effort expands
The Navy orders large numbers of retired officers back to active service due to officer shortages. A conference at the Navy Department tomorrow will include all shipyards to speed destroyer construction. No limit on expansion of destroyers, submarines, and submarine chasers beyond shipyard capacity. Fifteen destroyers authorized. bids to be opened tomorrow. potential orders up to fifty if feasible.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Daniels
War clouds deepen as U.S. ships rush to war prep
Reports from Washington say Germany will force a declaration of war by torpedoing American ships. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing fear an inevitable clash and plan cabinet additions for transportation and munition production. In Amsterdam the Healdton was torpedoed, several crew missing or dead.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Healdron
Lansing
Congress
United States
Imperial German War Headquarters
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
von Bethmann Hollweg
Amsterdam
London
Healdton
Terschelling
Telegraaf
Two Men Wounded in Fort William Gun Tampering Attempt
In Portland Maine two men suspected of tampering with guns at Fort William shot John Poor as he confronted them near a large weapon. Poor was fatally wounded while the strangers escaped. Local police investigate the incident.
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Portland
Mar
Ft. William
John Poor
Poor
Detective Barth Reveals Von Kleist Bomb Plot Tie
New York report says Detective Barth testified in the trial of six alleged bomb plotters. He credited faulty construction of Von Kleist bombs with saving hundreds of Allied ships, noting many bombs were found aboard vessels after reaching France. He said he spent a year and a half gathering evidence and traced German intrigues to the derived arrests, which he linked to a halt in water front bomb outrages.
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New York
von Kleist
Barth
France
State Department
Barh
Secret Service
von Igel
Grand Jury Told Reese to Face First Degree Murder Charge
The grand jury is to convene next Monday to consider indicting John Reese for murder in the first degree in the Mary Jones case. Reese, recovering from a self-inflicted wound, shows remorse and defense questions his sanity due to past asylum confinement. The shooting is deemed premeditated based on a letter linking to Jones. The coroner’s evidence is not expected to require lengthy deliberation.
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Mary Jones
John Reese
Reese
Berlin Denies Uprisings and Praises War Strategy
Berlin reports no German revolution and no widening unrest. Officials dismiss rumors spread by Allies as wishful thinking while noting nerve over Russian revolutions. German crowds remain confident in submarine warfare results and praise the western front retreat as a clever strategic move.
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United Press
Berlin
Mar
Germany
Western Front
Elevation Ordered for Allegheny River Bridges in Pittsburg
Secretary Baker ordered immediate elevation of Allegheny river bridges in Pittsburg to clear navigation obstructions. Rumors circulated that Pittsburg could host the new government armor plate plant.
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Washington, D. A
Pittsburg
Baker
Government
Government arsenals cut rifle output to 500 daily
In Washington on March 23 officials reported arsenals now produce about 500 rifles each day. Springfield had produced 50 to 60 daily through Sept. 21 and Rock Island works had been idle for years.
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Washington, D.C
Springfield
Rock Island
Richmond college leader resigns to join national church education council
R L Kelly president of Hartham college announces acceptance of the executive secretaryship of the council of church boards of education of the United States. He will assume duties in September after 16 years at Barlham College in Richmond.
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Richmond
Ind
R. L. Kelly
Hartham College
Council of Church Boards of Education of the
United States
Kelly
Barlham College
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