Judge Akers Hears Divorces In Circuit Court
In Thursday sessions Judge Akers heard several divorce pleas described as sordid. Complainants testified of drunkenness cruelty and desertion by husbands while most cases were uncontested. One man Frederick Rippel defended his generosity recounting a 3500 payment to his wife and two children after she left.
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Frederick Rippel
Columbus Township
Louisa
Quincy
Rippel
May B. Southwick
Joseph
Lena B. Scott
William Scott
Lydia Briscoe
Clyde Briscoe
Mattie Manee
Wiliam Manee
Burlington Station
Edna McCan
Bonie McCan
Stella Geston
John Geston
Calls Wilson Names Put Under Arrest in Brookings
Brookings South Dakota March 30 accused by Brookings County authorities of calling President Wilson vile names and threatening to kill him at the first opportunity John Schmidt is held under a new federal law prohibiting threats against the President This is the first arrest of the kind in this federal district.
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Brookings
S. D
Brookings County
Wilson
John Schmidt
Michigan students back compulsory military training vote
In Ann Arbor on March 30 University of Michigan students approved compulsory military training by a vote of 3 360 to 632. The yes result will be presented to the board of regents at their upcoming monthly meeting.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Board of Regents
Duck tale sparks wild theories in Galesburg
Being the Story of. How a Dock N doc po Cox, E. B. Potter and Sam Hughes, a man, wen iv ing Wednesday in Hissoot, when they happened to see on the ground along the wayside a wild duck. Mr. Hughes gave hate and caught the duck. The party thought there must be some phoney about the whole affair and took the duck to a nearby far house where inquiry revealed it was really wild. Theories say the duck may have liquor influence, Hughes gained speed on Knox College track, or the duck was a goose allowing capture. That is Cox's tale origin.
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E. B. Potter
Samughes
Wen Iving
Hughes
Knox College
Galesburg
Spain Upset by Labor Troubles
A Madrid decree suspends constitutional guarantees amid labor unrest. The Temps cites Madrid talks among unionists planning a general strike. Government orders provincial governors to report unemployment by trade as economic crisis grows from submarine blockade and trade disruption.
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Paris
Havas
Madrid
Temps
House of the People
Germany
Atterbury predicts unions tied by public action
W W Atterbury of Philadelphia, head of the American Railway association, told a Pittsburgh Electric club banquet that the public through its representatives will bind labor unions as railroads are now restricted. He warned unions damning the public, the President, Congress and the Supreme Court could provoke strong public restraint.
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W. W. Atterbury
Philadelphia
American Railway Association
Electric Club
Mr. Atterbury
Congress
Supreme Court
Provisional government forms Poland committee in Petrograd
A Petrograd dispatch says the provisional government orders a committee to settle Poland affairs chaired by Alexander Lednitsky from the first drama. The group will define relations between the state and the Roman Catholic Church and states that women will be eligible for all governmental posts including ministerial offices.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Alexander Lednitsky
Drama
Poland
Nine Men Injured In Bridgeport Munitions Plant
Bridgeport March 30 reports nine men injured in an explosion at the Bridgeport Brass Company experimental and forging shop. five are believed fatally harmed. Cause unknown. Officials say all employees accounted for. The firm holds several wartime contracts.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bridgeport Brass Company
Mack Concedes the White Sox Have Pennant Hope
Connie Mack of the Athletics after a three game series with the Braves says Chicago White Sox will win the pennant. He notes strong infield balance with Risberg Gandil and Rowland, plus eight big league caliber pitchers and a cohesive lineup. He cites improvements from last year and predicts success for Faber and the club overall.
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Braves
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Risberg
Chick Gandil
Rowland
Chicago
Jackson
Felsch
Collins
Fournier
Faber
Von Bethmann-Hollweg Praises Front Troops And Submarine War
QOLLWEG REPORTS IN LONDON MARCH 30 REUTERS AMSTERDAM SAID DR VON BETHMANN-HOLLEWEG PRAISED TROOPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT AND HINDENBURG LUDENDORFF FOR THEIR COURAGE. HE SAID SUBMARINE WARFARE IN MARCH WAS AS SUCCESSFUL AS FEBRUARY AND CALLED FOR DELAY IN PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE REFORM UNTIL THE WAR ENDS. HE EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN GERMAN UNITY.
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London
Women Lead Riot Over Food Prices in Chicago
In Chicago on March 30 rioting by women continued in Jewish West Side neighborhoods. Protests against high prices led to arrests and the closing of kosher groceries for the night. In Maxwell Street Ghetto stands were overturned shells hurled and kerosene sprinkled on meats as police struggled to disperse the crowds.
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Chicago
West Side
Maxwell Street
British Advance in Palestine Crusade Headlines Rise
London reports upbeat reaction to British victory near Gaza Palestine with phrases like the new crusade and fight for the holy land. Commentators expect aims to secure the coast while Jerusalem may be considered a future objective.
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Gaza
Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Pledge of Allegiance Meeting in Salt Lake City
More than a thousand German and Austrian residents attended a mass meeting invited by Gov Baumberger to discuss the international crisis. Resolutions pledging faith and allegiance of Americans and Germans of Austrian birth were adopted unanimously and ordered sent to President Wilson through the governor.
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Salt ‘Lake City
Baumberger
Wilson
Goethals Named New Jersey Engineer
Gen. George W. Goethals has accepted the position of state engineer created under a special act during the current legislative session. His name will go to the senate for early confirmation, with salary not yet announced.
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Trenton
N. J
George W. Goethals
Goethals
Senate
Rushing Seed Wheat to Nebraska Farmers
Five carloads of seed wheat for Nebraska farmers whose winter crops were damaged by drought are being rushed from Minneapolis to Omaha. The damaged winter wheat fields will be seeded to spring wheat within the next ten days.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Minneapolis
Daniels holds up Dewey example to midshipmen
Secretary of the Navy Daniels addressed nearly 200 midshipmen at Annapolis as they received diplomas, praising Admiral Dewey and urging them to join the service with a bright record to guide their future. He said the nation expects readiness for whatever day may come, and noted conscription three months prior to the call to colors.
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Annapolis
Daniels
Admiral Dewey
Entrants Advance as Ensign Duties Begin
Ahead of time due to the international situation, 182 members of the class who would normally graduate in June are now en route to assume duties as ensigns.
Women conductors in Canada debut in Moose Jaw
Four Moose Jaw street cars were run by women conductors on Thursday in what is believed to be the first time women served as conductors in Canada. They wore uniforms with military caps skirts to below the knees and leggings.
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Canada
Moose Jaw
Sask
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