Court-martial of six officers linked to Beaufort raid
Secretary Wilbur signed orders for a court martial of six officers tied to the Norfolk Beaufort naval transport raid of February 24. Washington dispatches report other items: Cuban Honduras withdrawal, new immigration procedures at Bilis island, and various government actions on currency, naval defense, and public safety.
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Wilbur
Washington
Court-Marshial
Beaufort
Norfolk
West Indies
Bilis Island
America
United States
Executive Departments
Physical spoils of the late war reach Ohio museums
Ohio officials outline a large 60 car load shipment of captured World War I equipment to be distributed from Camp Perry and Columbus. The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society may claim first choice for the state museum wing at Ohio State University. The haul includes machine guns, swords, a French 75 anti aircraft gun, 14 German 77s, Austrian 88, 105 and 150 mm howitzers, mine throwers, and other relics. Governor Donahey will allocate after society selects display.
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War Department
Washington
Union
Hadenburg
Ludendorff
Buckeye
Frank
Henderson
Columbus
Camp Perry
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
Ohio State University
Ohio
Donahey
Archaeological and Historical Society
State Museum
Qin
Buckeye Briefs Roundup of Tragic and Odd Deaths
Almanac of brief Ohio notices reports farmer Alen Martin 75 killed falling from straw load in Millersburg. Logan resident Harry Lovett 41 found dead at home from heart trouble. Edward Clay 382 died during initiation in East Youngstown lodge room. Joseph Stevenson 80, veteran horse racer, killed by back draft of a railroad flyer near Cleveland. A robbery near East Side police station. wife of motorcycle patrolman Lucas bound and robbed of $7.50 and pistol. Paul Sprow, 40, rose from bank messenger to president of Commercial Banking & Trust in Sandusky. In Youngstown, 12 year old stabbing victim Ignatz near home may die from an ice pick wound. In Sandusky Ad Smith 60 and Addie Rhoades missing, believed to have gone to Canada. Grace Crow 85 escorted to city limits in Middletown after arrest for wearing man’s clothes. New Lexington high school seniors arrest Mayor W. King for mud obscuring license, later let off with escort to clean license. Pettit, 81, pleads to second degree murder, life sentence. twin Willard Pettit serving 19–20 years for the same killing. Cincinnati: 58 lawmen and bootleggers crackdown sentenced in district court for graft era offenses.
Death of Barkley Longmore After Beating by Highwaymen
In Youngstown a 65 year old man Barkley Longmore died after a beating by highwaymen. Police were told of the assault only after his death. In Dayton a trio of Yeggs opened the safe at Hales Liberty market and escaped with over $1,000 in cash and $700 in checks as investigators search for suspects.
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Youngstown
Barkley Longmore
Yeggs
Dayton
Hales Liberty Market
Hindenburg Victory in German Presidential Race
Berlin reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg elected president of Germany by a wide margin as monarchist sentiment returns after seven years of republican rule. Marx and Thaelmann trailed. East Prussia gave Hindenburg a strong lead. Result signals a shift toward order and renewed classical power amid looming international negotiations.
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von Hindenburg
Germany
Wilhelm Marx
Marx
Thaelmann
East Prussia
Tannenberg
Dr. Marx
Hohengollern
Wittelsbach
Hindenburg
League of Nations
Europe
Four States Feel Quake Widespread Midwest Tremors
A Chicago report says earthquakes trembled across Ohio Kentucky Indiana and Illinois with three shocks. The heaviest near Louisville Owensboro, lasting six eight and a half minutes total, caused minor damage and scattered alarm but few injuries.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Louisville
Owensboro
Ohio River
Springfield
Ill
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Sacrifices Life In Fire At Union Terminal Warehouses
26 year old Simmon Addington a truck driver for the company died while battling the blaze that destroyed the central warehouse of the Union Terminal Warehouses reported to have caused losses estimated between 200000 and 800000 dollars. He grabbed a fire extinguisher and entered the burning building with his brother in law William Baxter nearby as the smoke hid his fate. Firemen found his charred body.
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Akron
Simmon Addington
Union Terminal
William Boxter
Addington
Bad Actor Ebenezer Dat’er Spruced Up
A terse domestic dispute note features Ebenezer and his spouse with contentious dialogue about quarrels and meals. The passage centers on marital tension and accusations of behavior during arguments. It reads as a stylized, informal exchange rather than a formal report.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Louse Relief
The ad argues Swamp Root cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and urges readers to mail ten cents for a sample bottle. It claims sworn testimonials prove the remedy neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism and urges purchase of large and medium bottles at drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Montreal Leads Continent in Wheat Shipments
Montreal topped all North American seaports in wheat export the previous year, handling over 1.665 billion bushels and setting a new record surpassing every other Atlantic city. Granulated eyelids and inflamed eyes relieved overnight by Roman Eye Balsam. One trial convinces, 372 Pearl St. N. Adv.
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Montreal
Definition of counterirritant in witty exchange
A joke from a judge notes a counterirritant as a clerk selling what you do not want. He adds a reflection that most men prefer easy vices over laborious virtues. The exchange uses sharp humor to critique vice and virtue.
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