Grave request to expunge divorce record on dying wish
Mrs. Heinze dies after seeking in death to have the New York divorce record expunged. Her lawyer prepares a petition to the state supreme court to erase the interlocutory decree, claiming the dying wish was to reunite Fritz Heinze and Bernice Heinze for their child. Burial ordered in Toledo, Ohio.
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Associated Press
New York
F. A. Augustus Heinz
Copper King
Bernice
Fritz
German Air Cruiser Lands on French Soil
An early morning German Zeppelins dirigible landed on French soil at Lunéville near a military drill. Six officers emerged and explained a motor defect as the craft, from Friedrichshafen, strayed across the frontier. French authorities seized the airship while crowds watched and Brig. Gen. Lescot supervised the interrogation. The war ministry in Paris ordered seizure and dispatched officials to the inquiry.
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Associated Press
Luneville
France
Arigade
Antide Leon Lescot
Froederichshafen
Lake Constance
Ministry of War
Paris
Eugene Huenne
Explorers Safe After Arctic Vessel Wreck Lost in Siberia
The vessel led by Captain Koren and funded by Thayer from Boston vanished on the Siberian coast while seeking zoological and botanical specimens. All material was saved and cached in Siberia. Thayer plans to place some specimens in his private museum and donate others to Harvard. The Arctic party included five white men and two Eskimos.
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Associated Press
Boston
Thayer
Nome
Alaska
Arctic
Siberian
Koren
Siberia
Harvard University
Bering Sea
Arctic Ocean
Memorial Tribute to John Pierpont Morgan by New York Chamber
The New York Chamber of Commerce honored John Pierpont Morgan with a memorial meeting. The chamber adopted a resolution praising his character and lasting impact in finance. Eulogies were delivered by John Claflin Elihu Root Joseph Choate Robert Deforest Seth Low and Frank Vanderlip as representatives from major banks and mercantile houses attended.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Chamber of Commerce
Morgan
John Pierpont Morgan
John Claflin
Chamber
Elihu Root
Joseph H. Choate
Robert W. Deforest
Seth Low
Frank A. Vanderlip
Disappearance Probe Tracks Swedish Girls in Transit
Investigators from the department of justice pursued leads on twenty Swedish immigrant girls traveling from New York to Chicago. They may have missed the train at New Castle Pennsylvania or become stalled in flood conditions, with officials ruling out white slave trafficking theory.
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Chicago
New York
Department of Justice
New Castile
Jury awards $500000 to Louisville railroad against Western Union
A federal court jury in Louisville ruled Western Union Telegraph Co must pay $500000 to Louisville and Nashville Railroad for the right to maintain poles wires and equipment along the railroad’s Kentucky right of way after a contract expired and Western Union condemned the property.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Western Union Telegraph Co
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Kentucky
Telegraph Company
Largest passenger steamship Vaterland launched in Berlin
The Vaterland, a 5000 ton larger vessel than the Imperator, was launched in Berlin by Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. The Hamburg American line ship carries 4050 passengers and 1200 crew with 83 lifeboats, 70 deployable in heavy list or storm from either side. Two lifeboats have motors. two similar ships planned.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Imperator
Alos
Vaterland
Prince Rupprecht
Bavaria
Thy
Thomas Q Seabrooke Dies of Pneumonia at 53
Chicago report states Thomas Q Seabrooke a renowned comic opera comedian of twenty years died in a Clark Street hotel after brief illness aged 53. He lived in New York and recently worked in vaudeville. An inheritance of 150000 arrived last month and two weeks ago he wed vaudeville actress Mattie Quin.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
Clark Street
New York City
Seabrooke
Mattie Quin
Sault Ste Marie, Mich
Japs Causing Trouble Along Texas Border
Mexican Consul General Fernandez urgently appeals to Texas Governor Colquitt for help enforcing neutrality laws and curbing activities of Japanese in border towns. He reports a Japanese officer named Sato aiding revolutionists near Run, Texas, with a mortar used by both sides across the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Colquitt
Texas
Fernandez
San Antonio
Senor Fernandez
Sato
Run
Aged Woman Arrested for Murder of Child in North Carolina
Nancy Hannah, an aged Haywood county resident, was arrested after the body of her three year old granddaughter was found in a mountain cave. The child, daughter of Lizzie Hannah Putnam, had been missing since last month amid a county home tale. Will Putman, the child's father, is being held as a witness.
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Associated Press
Asheville
N.C
Nancy Hannah
Haywood County
Lizvie Hannah Putnam
Will Putman
Death of Edward O. Hopkins in Chicago
Edward Orson Hopkins aged 55 died in a Chicago hospital after a two week illness. Born in Evansville Indiana he founded the Evansville Trust Company and served as receiver for the Peoria Decatur Evansville Railroad. He led the Schloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company of Birmingham Alabama until a decade ago and is survived by a widow and two children. Burial will be in Evansville Indiana.
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Hopkins
Associated Press
Chicago
Edward Orson Hopkins
Evansville
Ind
Evansville Trust Company
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Evansville & Terre Haute
Schloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Birmingham
Ala
Evansville, Ind
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Boost
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a mild vegetable liquid that starts a sluggish liver, relieves constipation and bilious attacks without calomel’s side effects. It claims quick, harmless action for adults and children, backed by pharmacists and a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Provisions for flood sufferers headed to Ohio relief
A car of provisions and clothing for Ohio flood sufferers will be sent by Louisville and Nashville Railroad Friday. Led by Lee H. Marx, the drive seeks to fill one quarter of the car with supplies, with Mobile citizens urged to supply the rest. Marx previously led relief for the Johnstown flood. Local officials and G Mertz & Co. contribute $5 each to the Dayton Relief Fund.
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Ohio
Lee H. Marx
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Marx
Mobile
Johnstown
Laz Schwarz
Pat J. Lyons
Harry Pillans
G. Mertz
G. Mertz & Co
Dayton Relief Fund
Police Report Shows March Arrests and Fines Revenue
For March 1918 the Police Department reports $1 425 20 in fines collected by Recorder Edington after arrests. A total of 732 arrests were made with 426 of those involving Negro individuals and 192 arrests resulting in discharge. White women numbered 14 and Negro women 119 among those arrested. White men and colored prisoners are listed with discharges totaling 78 for colored men and 38 for colored women.
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Edington
James J. Barry
Olga Cincdoe
From Dining Room Girl to Countess in Denmark
Lena Roy of Prince Albert married Hugg von Holstein Rathbon heir of Lord Frederick Emile von Holstein Rath ben of Denmark. They left for a US trip before proceeding to Denmark with the count seeking parental consent. She rose from dining room worker to countess in the Danish court.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Denmark
Lena Roy
Miss Roy
Hugg von Holstein Rathbon
Frederick Emile von Holstein Rathben
United States
Fall River
Mass
Hatpin Violator Pays Fine in Orleans Court
New Orleans police continue the hatpin squad enforcement of the length limit on women hat pins. One offender, Mrs. B. N. Miller, pleaded guilty and paid a one dollar fine. No arrests reported as officers file affidavits and summon violators to court at their convenience.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
B. N. Miller
Tornado Death Toll Rises Near Sturgeon Missouri
In Sturgeon Missouri a tornado killed 87 year old William Mathis and fatally injured his wife Mary and daughter Ruth 24 as it struck within a half mile demolishing homes. About twenty five others suffered injuries in the disaster.
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Associated Press
Sturgeon
William Mathis
Mary
Ruth
Glass plant explosion kills guard and harms many in Pittsburg
An explosion at the Woods & Lloyd Company glass house supplies plant on the South Side destroyed property valued at 76000 dollars. Watchman Charles Kornecramp was killed and four policemen plus six firemen were injured as gas sparked the blaze yesterday.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Charles Kornecramp
Woods & Lloyd Company
Miss Virginia Brooks Weds Charles W Washburne in Chicago
Miss Virginia Brooks of West Hammond Illinois, famed for her anti vice campaign, married Chicago photographer Charles W Washburne today. Washburne, twenty three, met her on a newspaper assignment some time ago.
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Joan OF Arc
Chicago
Virginia Brooks
West Hammond
Ilis
Charles .W. Washburne
Washburne
Miss Brooks
Bold Chinese Pirates Take Passengers on Taion Steamer
Thirty pirates boarded the river steamer Taion in the Canton estuary yesterday. They killed two Chinese passengers and wounded four others, tied up officers, and looted valuables including arms and lights before fleeing in the steamer's boats.
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Hong Kong
Canton River
Erorsinn Scores Another Success At Mobile Frohsinn Concert
The Mobile Frohsinn spring concert at German Relief Hall Thursday night drew praise for soloists Mrs. Charles K. Hervey and Mr. William O. Daly. Hervey sang Thou Brilliant Bird and Daly performed Danny Deever with his own interpretation. The ensemble received encores with English choruses and barcarolle selections. The Rowley orchestra provided strong accompaniment and an encore followed Boheme pieces. A traditional supper concluded the event.
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Charles K. Hervey
William O. Daly
Tito Mattei
Protheroe
de Sandman
Schafer
Frohsinn
Resinol Promoted by Drug Stores Nationwide
Advertises Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as standard remedies found in every drugstore. Claims doctors prescribed them for eczema for eighteen years, featuring a testimonial from Charles J. Strobel of Toledo who says they cured his lifelong skin condition with both products.
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Charles J. Strobel
National Bank Toledo
Resinol
Chicago
Catholic Colonization Plan Progress Reported
In Washington on April 4 the senate of archbishops met at the Catholic University to review the Catholic Colonization Society. Rector-general and Archbishop Messner of Milwaukee described efforts aiding immigrants to escape city slums and settle in suitable regions. They reported colonies established and the work progressing satisfactorily.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate of Archbishops
Roman Catholic Church of the
United States
Catholic University
Catholic Colonization Society
Messner
Milwaukee
Elks Donate 25000 for Flood Sufferers and Tornado Victims
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks board approved a 25000 emergency grant for Ohio Indiana and Illinois flood victims and for the Omaha tornado area. An additional 25090 will be provided if needed and funds come from the emergency charitable fund.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Governors
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Ohio
Ind
Illinois
Omaha
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Iei Heinze
Ecord
Tutt’s
Aw Alamn
W. U. Andl, &N
Justin
L. H. Meyer & Sons
House of Kuppenheimer
Dauphin ST
Carload
North Joachim Street
Quality Printing House
C. L. Powers
Ira T. Powers
Powers Printing Co
the Police Department
Orleans
Mobile’s
Erorsinn
Mrs. Hervey
Mr. Daly
Jrugston
North Royal St
ELKS
Sufferers’ Fund
Conkey
Dave S. Bauer
N. W. Corner
Dauphin
Parkis
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