Three Raiders Destroyed Off Belgian Coast In Major Raid
German airships attacked southeast England on Friday evening, killing 76 and injuring 174 as British and Royal Navy air service units pursued the raiders. Three enemy airplanes were shot down. two large twin engined machines fell in mid channel off the Belgian coast, all returning aircraft reported safe. Dover and Folkestone suffered bombardment in the Kent coast barrage.
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London
England
Viscount French
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Navy
Admiralty
St. Denis Westrez
Bruges
Royal Naval Air Service
Great Britain
Goethals Speech Sparks Debate Over Wooden Ships
Washington May 27 Major General Goethals criticized the shipping boards wooden shipbuilding plan as hopeless provoking government discussions amid rumored tensions with the board. House members report statements from board chairs about building both steel and wooden ships with 150 to 200 wooden hulls planned to supplement steel.
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Washington
Gen. Goethals
New York
The
Shipping Board
House
Harrison
Denman
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Tornado devastates Mattoon district and leaves hundreds homeless
A tornado swept through Mattoon tearing a two mile by four block area on the north side, causing over half a million dollars in damage. Hundreds homeless, 100 workers at T W Clark Mfg Co. lost property. 100 citizens sworn as special policemen. Special trains with physicians came from Panay Champaign Carbondale to aid. Effingham militia guard property. churches and schools opened to shelter the injured. Casualties reported from surrounding towns, but details scarce.
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Panay Champaign
Carbondale
T. W. Clark Mfg. Co
Effingham
Mattoon
Champaign
River RippLes Steamer Reach Quincy With Best Load This Season
The steamer Dubuque from St Louis to Burlington reached Quincy at 6 30 Saturday evening with its best load this season. The steamer Keokuk will run an excursion to the dam this Sunday leaving Quincy at 8 o'clock in the morning and returning at 8 in the evening. Bernard Meinken, watchman at the Rupp junk yard, was injured after falling from a platform Saturday evening and was taken home by police ambulance. He had been ill for days and grew dizzy on the platform.
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Dubuque
St. Louis
Burlington
Quincy
Keokuk
Bernard Meinken
Rupp
Maple Street
Mr. Meinken
Build your home when young and enjoy it a lifetime
Miss Edith Walterman of North Ninth street returns from Brookfield Missouri after finishing the millinery season with J Be West company Dr Green. Miss Hazel Ferguson returns to Canton Missouri with Beulah Patterson for a week visit. Dr Stannus offers eye ear nose and throat care at 606 Hampshire street. Mrs Sam Ellis leaves for Decatur to visit her parents and Mr Ellis' in Cerro Gordo. St Vincent home picnic set for May 29 at 10th and Sycamore streets inviting all. Ernest Reaugh of Carthage visiting Quincy after assembly duty. Jack H Connelly from Michigan University home for visit. George Heidbreder taken to Blessing hospital for Brights disease. Henry Eikenschulte ill kidney trouble. Laughter line ends with don’t chase happiness.
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T. C. Poling
Edith Walterman
North Ninth Street
Brookfield
J. Be West Company
Dr. Green
Hazel Ferguson
Canton
Beulah Patterson
Stannus
Hampshire Street
Sam Ellis
Decatur
A. M. Cole
Mr. Ellis
J. G. Ellis
Cerro Gordo
St. Vincent
Sycamore Streets
Carthage
State Assembly
Quincy
Springfield
Columbus
Freiburg
James B. Cook
Burton
Jack H. Connelly
Michigan University
Ann Armor
Snyder
George Heidbreder
Eighth
State Streets
Blessing Hospital
Bright
Herbert Goodman
Spring Street
William Channon
William
University of Missouri
Elizabeth Channon
The Efficiency Test Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla for rheumatism catarrh eczema and blood disorders. It claims the combination with Peptiron Pills boosts blood and nerve health, suggesting regular use before meals and after meals with a wide family adoption.
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Hood
Flood
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English
Dover
Folkestone
Dover and
Berlin
German War Department
English Channel
Calais
Kent
George IV
William IV
Oliver Cromwell
Charles TT
Wiliam of
Orange
Dean
Adams
Peoria
Maine
S. Main Hannibal
W. Dearing
Bank of Taylor
A. H. Davis
North Fourth Street
Otto Westenfelt
Maine Street
E. F. Stannus
William Fees
Fourth
Ohio Streets
Henry Eikenschulte
Cherry Street
North Star’ Refrigerator
North Star
Scovill CO
Diunts
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