Krupp Scandal Deepens German Industry Crisis
The Krupp affair shocks Germany as accusations of bribery and war-boosting influence swirl. Liebknecht and Vorwaerts trigger a Reichstag inquiry while the Krupps admit maintaining friendly ties with war officials. Bertha Krupp emerges as heir to a colossal industrial empire that reshaped Essen and Germany.
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Trmany
Krupp
Krupps
Berlin
War Department
Liebknecht
von Heeringen
Vorwaerts
Deutsche Munitions Und Waffenfabrik
Paris
France
Ohio Cities Win Rate Fight in Freight Dispute
The interstate commerce commission ruled against discrimination in freight rates affecting Mahoning and Shenango valley districts. It held ore from the lakes to the valleys should not exceed the rate to the Wheeling district, currently 96 cents to Pittsburgh and 56 cents to Wheeling, with an equitable new rate to be fixed Friday. The aim is parity among industrial centers and Lake Erie ports.
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Ohio
Washington
Mahoning
Shenango
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Lake Erle
Auto Crash Near Columbus Kills Two Women
Two sisters Adah Zeller 24 of Columbus and Cora Clickenger 47 of Valley Crossing died in a collision two miles south of Columbus when their auto was struck by a Scioto Wiley traction car. Husband Albert C. Clickenger was badly injured and expected to die.
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Columbus
Adah Zeller
Cora Clickenger
Valley Crossing
Albert C. Clickenger
Clickenger
Scioto Wiley Traction
Woman 108 Dies in Northwest Township Pioneer Family
Elizabeth Maugher a 108 year old Williams county pioneer settler died at her daughter’s home 12 days after her 108th birthday. She began smoking in childhood, her father served in the War of 1812 and her husband in the Civil War. She mothered 17 children, four living, with descendants through the fifth generation totaling over 50 grandchildren and more than 40 great grandchildren.
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von Heeringen
Reichstag
Howevr
Krupp
Friedrich Krupp
Essen
Alfred Krupp
Friedrich
Friedrich_Krupp
Esgen
Alfred
Bertha Krupp
Krupps
Germany
Krupp Works
Friedrich A. Krupp
Friedrich-Alfred Iron Works
Rheinhausen
Annen Steel Works
Gruson Machine Works
Magdebure-Buckau
Germania Shipyards
Kiel
Essen Works
Escen
Bryan
Elizabeth Maugherman
Northwest Township
Williamscounty
Maugherman
Fortunate repayment ties to a 700 dollar loan
About thirty years ago Dr. E. S. Higley loaned farmer lad Charles Froelich seven hundred dollars to finish his education. He later repaid the debt with interest and died in Australia leaving a million dollar estate to Higley’s former friend.
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Wellston
E. S. Higley
Charles Froelich
Australia
Higley
Froelich
Henry K. Thorncroft
Melbourne
Dr. Higley
Lightning Kills Two Boys on Chardon Farm
Glenn Lampman 14 and Lawrence Hunt 7 were struck by lightning while playing near a creek on a Chardon farm. Prusha, their playmate, heard warnings as rain began and the youths fled toward the house, but the bolt struck between Lampman and Hunt.
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Colt
Chardon
Glenn Lampman
Lawrence Hunt
Lampman
Grove Lampman
Hunts
Lee Hunt
Prusha
Hunt
Girl in Dream Sees Burglar In Toledo Visit
Edith Roth 22 of Toledo visiting Grace Bidwell woke with a burglar image and a revolver at her head at 2 AM. She screamed alerting Grace Bidwell and police two blocks away. Officers searched the house but found nothing. Roth later recalled it as a dream.
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Lima
Edith Roth
Toledo
Grace Bidwell
Miss Bidwell
Miss Roth
Cornerstone Laid for Bellefontaine Post Office Building
The $70,000 Bellefontaine post office cornerstone was laid with Masons in charge. Congressman Jank B. Willis and former Congressman Ralph W. Cole gave addresses. A street parade preceded the ceremony.
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Postoffice Cornerstone
Bellefontaine
Masons
Jank B. Willis
Ralph W. Cole
Auto crash kills Lorain woman in Oak Point area
Lorain reports Mrs IV Restine aged 66 died after their automobile overturned near Oak Point four miles west of Lorain. Her husband was seriously injured in the same crash.
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Lorain
HH Restine
Oak Poin
Lim
Beghae Spills Patent Medicine Ad Improves Kidney Health
An old advertisement promotes Beghae Spills as a diabetes and kidney remedy. It claims it supports heart, liver, blood, and kidney function, arrests trouble, and preserves existing kidney tissue. Sold nationwide in boxes, 10 or 25 cents, through Robert Smith Co in Cleveland with physician-tested claims and diet directions.
Ambiguous praise about actor's finish in work
The text credits a performer with notable finish in acting, while a secondary remark expresses desire to witness that finish again. An ad-style line about Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Teething lists claimed benefits and a price so vague as to suggest era-specific patent medicine language.
A Difficulty in Starting a Joy Ride
A witty exchange notes the risk of beginning a joyful ride ending on the trouble wagon. The lines contrast pleasure with consequence and hint at misfortune following a carefree start.
No Chance for an Argument Dialogue Range
A humorous exchange in a dining setting features a waiter and a patron debating the meat in a dish. The waiter responds that patrons cannot be certain what they are eating because many kinds of people dine there.
The Logical Situation Pun Text
A humorous aside features a friend speculating about suffragists and antis. The speaker jests that suffragists are single women and antis hold uncles, trimming political labels to personal anecdotes.
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Flere
Meteorite Weighing 37 Pounds Found Near Woman
A 37 pound meteorite fell in Zulu land near Johannesburg months ago. An eyewitness observed it from 15 miles away and a native woman nearby provided the information leading to its discovery. The rock remains unbroken and is said to contain platinum.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Zululand
Broken Heart Cited in London Inquest Death
In a London inquest surgeon states death of master tailor Alexander Burness was caused by a broken heart from a violent beating during an altercation with a foreman cutter over ownership of articles he planned to move to new premises.
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Alexander Burness
London
Burness
Solicitors Speak At Court Over Travel Money Request
A brief scene shows a man expressing a wish for money to travel while a woman asks how much is needed, followed by a judge presiding over the exchange.
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