Alleged Bribe Case Targets German War Office Officers
Berlin reports that several Prussian war office officers, possibly seven, will be court martialed on July 29 for accepting Krupp bribes and alleged treason. Four attorneys were hired for defense as secrecy rules apply. The charges follow Social Democrat Liebknecht’s April speech accusing a Berlin agent of bribing army and navy officials. One officer may be the commissariat department chief clerk.
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Berlin
Krupp Company
Lokai Anzeiger
Herr Liebknecht
Krupp
Whse
Army
Navy
General von Heeringen
Into the Well Dressed Class
The piece extols effortless fashion that labels wearers as well dressed while noting opportunities may be missed when appearance overshadows merit. It comments on social perception and presumptions tied to style without detailing specific events or people.
The Clothes with a Reputation Seeks Quick Sellout
Bargain sale offers suits at 13.50, pants at 4.50 to 5.25, with high quality implied. Advertises limited sizes and urges customers to hurry before sizes run out.
Father appeals for federal aid in Venezuelan murder case
A. J. Mudge of Iwataca Venezuela appeals District Attorney Hill of Norwich to seek U S government intervention for his son Stuart Mudge ten who is to be tried for murder in Tucupia Venezuela. Mudge fears the American boy will not have fair play and asks Washington to contact the American consul. Hill promises to help.
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Associated Press
Binghamton
N. Y
Hill
Norwich
State Department
Washington
Stuart Mudge
A. J. Mudge
Iwataca
Venezela
Mudge
Tucupia
To Get Rid of Mosquitoes You Can Sleep Or Work Free
Dr Porter’s Healing Ointment advertises relief from mosquito bites gnats and biting insects. The blurb claims you can sleep fish hunt or work without worry after applying to face ears and hands.
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Porter
Canal Floater Identified as Missing Linotype Operator
In Vicksburg Mississippi on July 17 the body recovered from Yazoo canal is identified as Elston Brewer a linotype operator from Newport Arkansas. F W Brewer father and local banker is expected to confirm identity. Sol Lucas Johnson faces murder charge for forging Brewer's name to a telegram seeking fifty dollars.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo Canal
Elston Brewer
Newport
Ark
F. W. Brewer
Cave City
Sol Lucas Johnson
Brewer
Johnson
Dan Kenton Confesses in Callahan Murder Trial
Dan Kenton one of eight Brearbit county murder suspects confessed on the witness stand detailing a plot to kill Edward Callahan former sheriff of Brearbitt county. He implicated co-defendants and named Andrew Johnson as part of the scheme. Much evidence came from Mrs. Lillian Gross Callahan daughter.
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Associated Press
Winchester
Dan Kenton
Eigntt Ar
Edward Callahan
Brearbitt County
Arson Trust Alleged In New Orleans Fires
Police say a ten year arson trust operated in New Orleans with ag cab driver John Busha and property owner John Heipsick. Busha confessed to setting at least twenty five houses ablaze for insurance. Heinnick, a fishing club owner, is to be arrested. Fisher corroborated Busha’s claims. Busha admitted torching the factory of a former cistern maker.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
John Busha
Busha
John Heipsick
Eco “Busta
Sie
Heinnick
Rigolets
John Fisher
Eastern Roads Increase Rates
Chicago July 17 Tariffs proposing a five percent general freight rate rise will be filed soon by railroads in central freight and trunkline territories. Central Freight Association members east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio directed rate clerks to prepare tariffs to take effect September 1.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Central Freight Association
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Death of German Soldier in Dirigible Mishap
A German soldier guarding the Schuette Lanse dirigible was lifted by a gale to 600 feet and fell to his death. The balloon broke loose and landed two miles away, badly damaged, in Schluetta Muehl Germany.
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Associated Press
Schneidemuehl
Germany
Health Tips for Warm Weather and Longevity
Practical guidance on healthy living for hot weather. Advice includes eating light, especially after forty, cooking foods well, living outdoors, sleeping with fresh air, and using a tablespoon of Duffy's Malt Whiskey in milk or water before meals and at bedtime. Promotes happiness and longer life as outcomes.
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Jas. M Lips Grocery Co., Distrib
Letter Reveals 250000 Settlement With Daisy Markham
The passage from a letter to Miss Daisy Markham shows the Duke of Northampton promising to marry her, leading to a 250000 settlement for breach of promise. Markham plans to use the money to buy a home for her mother and provide a yearly income.
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Daisy Markham
Bank of England
Duke of Northampton
London
Northampton
Royal Artillerist Killed in Aerodrome Crash
Major A. W. Hewetson of the Royal Artillery and military flying corps died at Salisbury army aerodrome when his monoplane fell 100 feet after taking too sharp a turn. The machine overbalanced and crashed.
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Salisbury
Eng
A. W. Hewetson
Royal Artillery Corps
Military Flying Corps
Herbert Johns Given Release
Herbert Johns, the young miner held in the death of Alice Crispell whose body was found in Harvey's Lake, was discharged on habeas corpus proceedings. Investigators say no further clues emerged and two physicians endorsed drowning as the cause of death.
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Wilkesbarre
Herbert Johns
Alice Crispell
Harvey’s Lake
Rid Your Children of Worms With Kickapoo Candy
Promote health by ridding children of worms with Kickapoo Worm Killer candy. Teeth grinding, restless sleep, thirst, stomach pains, feverishness, and bad breath signal infestation. Elgin resident Mrs. J A Brisbin endorses it as effective for years. Guaranteed. 25 cents. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St Louis. Van Antwerp Drug Co Mobile Ala.
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J. A. Brisbin
Elgin
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
van Antwerp Drug Co
Mobile
Mint and transport officials deny gold disappearance report
Philadelphia officials deny knowledge of a $10,000 gold disappearance said to involve a Buffalo bank shipment. The claim, reported from Sunbury, stated the money vanished about a week ago on a railroad train between Harrisburg and Wilkes-Barre.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Railway and Express
Buffalo Bank
Sunbury
Haitfaburg
Wil
Man to Begin Two Year Sentence after 26 Years
Richard Allen a 58 year old farmer from New Madrid Missouri is jailed in Louisville and will resume a two year sentence for killing Deputy Sheriff Charles Tucker at Liberty Kentucky. Convicted twenty six years ago he escaped from Liberty jail and was missing until recognized in Missouri by Tucker's relatives. Allen later married and has seven children, formerly living in Casey County Kentucky.
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Louisville
Richard Allen
New Madrid
State Penitentiary
Frankfort
Charles Tucker
Liberty
Allen
Missouri
Tucker
Casey County
Kentucky
Man Sacrifices Life to Avert Streetcar Collision
Cincinnati July 17 A man named William Gieglich died instantly when he steered his car into a telephone post to avoid a street car collision. His brother Robert was fatally injured while Hilda Schramm and Anthony Wessel suffered serious injuries as other car occupants.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
William Gieglich
Robert
Hilda Schramm
Anthony Wessel
Brother Sends Long Name to Willis in Spelling Challenge
Washington July 17 The Ohio representative Willis who won a national press club spelling bee was stumped when his brother sent a business card bearing the long name James J. Pappatheodorokoum moun tourgeotopoulos and challenged him to spell or pronounce it.
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Associated Press
Washington
Willis
Ohio
National Press Club
James J. Pappatheodorokoum Mountourgeotopoulos
Settle Injured in Auto Accident in Chicago
W E Settle Jr special examiner for the government in interstate commerce commission hearings was struck and seriously injured by an automobile in Chicago last night. He arrived from Washington three days ago and is under physician care.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. E. Settle, Jr
Interstate Commerce Commission
Settle
Washington
Woman A Great Sufferer Advertises Pinkham's Compound
Grayville and Chicago women report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Jessie Schaar and Mrs William Tully describe severe cramps and displacements improving, with confidential advice offered by the company to readers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Grayville, Ill
Jessie Schaar
Main St
Chicago, Ill
Lydia B. Pinkham
Wiilliam Tully
Ogden Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Lydia E.pinkham
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