Lewis Gun saga highlights US indifference to inventors
The article recalls Col. Lewis bringing back the French 75 ideas in 1900 and his Lewis gun not adopted by the United States. It notes Britain and Canada purchasing Lewis arms, their use in Europe, and U.S. testing two Lewis guns at Springfield while Gen. Crozier dodges whether the gun is used in Europe. The piece ends questioning whether the ordnance bureau will continue to snub American inventors.
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United States
Birmingham Arma Co
England
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Canada
Savage Arms Co
France
Paris
St. Etienne
Manufac
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
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Ordnance Department
Springfield Arsenal
Ordnance Bureau
Plane crash near Long Beach in perilous film stunt
Long Beach aviator H. P. Christofferson, flying for Kalem Motion Picture Co., plunged his bi plane into two high tension wires while performing a railroad stunt. He narrowly avoided wreck as the wires snapped and he rose with his elevator planes. The camera crew, directors, and Christofferson’s manager witnessed the incident near the Salt Lake Railroad west of the bridge over the inner harbor channel. The scene had him dropping a dummy onto a passing train from a height of about three feet. He had been racing behind the train at high speed when the danger appeared.
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Long Beach
H. P. Christofferson
Kalem Motion Picture Co
Salt Lake
Bie
Inner Harbor Channel
Christofferson
Willamette Junior Ball Reinstatement Efforts Reported
In Salem Oregon May 12, cooler headed students urged restraint after Maxwell Ball a Willamette University junior was suspended for placing a cow in the chapel. Faculty declined reinstatement yet students sought alternatives to a general strike.
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Salem, Or
Altho
Maxwell Ball
Willamette University
150000 New Yorkers to March for Preparedness Parade
New York will stage a massive parade to highlight military and naval preparedness. About 150000 residents, including 25000 women, will march from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. with 66 trades represented. Skyscrapers will glare with calcium lights at night as National Guardsmen join the event.
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New York
National Guardsmen
Frost ruins crops in Washington valleys
Frost damages strawberry crops in the Puyallup valley and harms raspberries and cherries. Fruit growers associations in Sumner report North Yakima sends word that frost has caused great damage in the Selah valley fruit.
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Tacoma
Puyallup Valley
Sumner
North Yakima
Selah Valley
Nurse dragged by car in Seattle injury incident
Miss Ina Soutar a nurse at Minor hospital is recovering after being knocked down and dragged 60 feet beneath a Seattle, Ren ton Southern car on Fourth avenue and Pike street Thursday afternoon officers said the victim sustained injuries and was hospitalized.
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Minor Hospital
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Pike At
Asquith Seeks Calm in Dublin Orders Trials Postponed
Premier Asquith arrives in Dublin and orders postponement of court martials for rebel leaders while he consults officials. He urges Gen Maxwell to speed the inquiry into the Skeffington killing and weighs potential Ireland home rule moves amid rising tensions. The report notes executions of rebel leaders and ongoing concerns over policy. Federal Trade Commission to study coal price rises.
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Asquith
Dublin
John Maxwell
Maxwell
Skeffington
Ireland
Ile
McDiarmad
Eamon Ceaunt
James Connolly
Sargol Flesh Builder Ad Encourages Weight Gain
An advertisement urges thin readers to use Sargol as a gentle aid to increase body weight. It claims the product boosts fat absorption, promising quicker filling of cheeks and firmer flesh. Available at Kell Drug Co Swift’s Pharmacy with a money back guarantee if no weight gain is observed.
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America
Kell Drug Co
Swifts Pharmacy
Pan America to Back U S Navy in War Crisis
A report from Washington cites Pan America as an eventual fact if the United States enters war with Germany. Argentina Brazil and Chile would place their navies at U S disposal, strengthening the allied maritime strength to rival Britain's.
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Germany
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
United States
Wilson
Mexico
Columbus
Uncle Sam
Benator Pletcher
International High Commission
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A. B.C
Great Britain
Stay in the country say the Corn Lady Jessie Field
Jessie Field known as the Corn Lady argues country girls should avoid moving to cities. She urges girls to stay home and seek city advantages locally, claiming urban life harms health and mind while opportunity can be found in country towns.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jessie Field
France and Germany favor peace talks say embassies
Washington May 12 United Press dispatch from Rome noted France appears more opposed to peace than its allies. The French embassy countered that France is still for all and all for one. The German embassy signaled willingness to talk, with terms aligned to Von Bethmann Hollweg. An official described Germany’s submarine note paragraph as a hopeful call for U S peace efforts.
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United Press
Rome
France
Germany
von Bethmann-Hollwég
U. S
Submarine Sinks Austrian Liner in Adriatic
The Austrian passenger liner Dubrovnik, unarmed, was sunk by a submarine in the Adriatic without warning, according to dispatches received today from Sayville.
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Serlin
Sayville
L. 1
Dubrovnik
Adriatic
Pantages Leases Tacoma Site for New Theatre
Alexander Pantages has leased a Tacoma lot with 115 feet of Broadway frontage at Ninth and Commerce to erect a new theatre modeled after his Seattle house theatre. The project signals expansion of the vaudeville impresario in the Pacific Northwest.
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Alexander Pantages
Tacoma
Broadway
Ninth
Commerce Ats
Seattle
Daggett and Wrnat Resign From Industrial Insurance Board
F. L. Daggett and A. J. Wrnat of the industrial insurance commission have resigned their positions effective June 1.
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F. L. Daggett
A. J. Wrnat
The
Industrial Insurance Commission
Rasputin Reported Assassinated in Petrograd
Petrograd reports claimed that Gregori Rasputin, a controversial faith healer and adviser to the czar and czarina, was assassinated. Rasputin was known as a peace and temperance advocate and a powerful yet volatile influence on Russian leadership.
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Bucharest
Petrograd
Gregori Rasputin
Rasputin
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