Poisoned Red Cross Bandages Halted In Transit In Ohio
Cleveland dispatch reports a plot to poison Red Cross bandages intended for soldiers and allies was exposed. DOJ agents pursued suspects as 3490 dressings rolled in Toledo were found tainted with a greenish poison, prompting immediate destruction of 3190 bandages and a $400 shipment halted at Red Cross headquarters serving Ohio Indiana and Kentucky.
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Cleveland
Red Cross
America
Department of Justice
Toledo
Inks
Ciites
Ohio
Indiana
Kettucky
General Bliss to Be Retained on Active Duty
Secretary Baker announced that General Tasker H. Bliss will be retained on active service as chief of staff of the army after reaching retirement age next Monday, December 1, by presidential decision. The move follows expectations that Bliss would remain in service while a younger officer bears the chief of staff burden. The note references the Christmas season as a backdrop to the timing.
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Washington
Tasker
Bliss
Army
Baker
Inia
Wilson
Snan
Nf Etall
Fight Erupts With Mexican Bandits Near Van Horn
Dec 26 report says fighting likely to continue between U S troops and Mexican bandits. Bandits raided the Dita store near Candelares, killing Michael Walsh and two passengers, wounding Sam Nell, and raising troops to the scene from Van Horn Box canyon. Troops moved in as telegraph reports reached, with details awaited on the raid and its aftermath.
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Marpa
Nex
Rim Rock
J. C. Jiro
Michael Walsh
Winge Dtlyer
Sam Nell
Firlte Ranch
George
Ft. Lana
van Horn Box Canyon
Rhn Rock
United States
Dita
Welsh
Christuss
German Plot to Destroy Food Feared at Camp Dodge
Acting Camp Commandant Gnae Vanea received word from the Council of National Defense of an alleged German plot to destroy food supplies in the United States within ten days. He issued orders directing unit commanders to take every precaution to prevent execution of the plot as it applied to the camp and region.
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Camp Dodge
Dier
Vanea
Council of National Defense
Firstroy Land Lores
United States
North Ogden Notes and Local Briefs
NORT H OGDEN Dec 26 Mias Bes ali Tones returns home after aiding in Summit county schools since the opening of the year. M Moylock, export accountant and auditor at Toli Wo Bally, spent the day in North Ogden with his family. Alma St Rogers, a prominent citizen, recovering from an operation at Der hospital, moved last Thursday to his home. ma LOTS OF EM and a child exchange a quip about a prevaricator, revealing local humor.
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Noth Ogden
Ue Place
Summit County
Hat ‘County
M. Moylock
Toli Wo Bally
North Ogden
Alma
der Hospital
New Head of the British Navy Named
London reports Vice Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss appointed to replace Sir John Jellicoe as First Sea Lord amid a peerage honor for Jellicoe. Jellicoe, 68, commanded the Grand Fleet at the war’s start and later served as First Sea Lord, with Wemyss praised for Jutland efforts and long navy service since 1877.
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London
Rosslyn Wenyss
Succneston
John A. Jellicoy
Jellicoe
John Ry
Jordx
Wil
Mibile
Admiralty
Jolone
Jutland
Grand Fleet
Bayid Ventry
Jel- Viens
Wemyea
Wemyss
Shipyards Need Many More Men
Washington dispatch reports the Shipping Board plans a uniform wage scale and urges doubling shipyard workers from about 360,000 to meet war production goals. Senator Harding questions prospects of recruiting adequate labor as agencies mobilize workers from other industries to fill shipyard jobs.
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Washington
Stelken
Blevens
Shipping Board
Rogram Akieeas
Ar. Stevens
Redling
Senator Harding
Arrest of German in Salt Cake County
Federal authorities believe they have captured German descent man William Krahl in Salt Lake City and charged him in the War Prison escape case at Fort Douglas. The suspect, posing as a guard, allegedly tampered with prison wire cutters and kept a pocketbook with a clipping about the escape, prompting a rigid examination by officials. The incident followed a report that Krahl was connected to the Cheotsbing wires and the improvised cutters used in the escape.
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Balt Lake
William Th Karel
United States Army
Les Moines
Mina Kibo
G. Wilkins
Fort Douglas
Krahl
Lech
Department of Justine
Mywater
Salt Lake
Central Fire Station
Ye War
Rone
Anany
Nec Dunn
Weniel
Reagan
Prison escape tool and Australian draft vote report
A prison escape tool, a crude wire cutter built from angle iron with insulated handles, is described as possibly made by inmates and thrown inside the grounds to mislead authorities. An Australian conscription referendum reports 870,000 for and 1,050,060 against with initial returned figures showing 17,000 for and 23,000 against from military forces.
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Ottowa. Gut
Adlapateh Fron
Melbourne
Reuter
Salt Lake Woman Weds Lieutenant at Camp Kearny
Miss Mary Groo Taylor of Salt Lake City married Lieutenant Robert Barnes Patterson of the Utah artillery yesterday in a wartime romance. Rev. C. Miller officiated at the home ceremony, held at 2902 Wisconsin Avenue, with the couple’s families in attendance.
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Salt Lake
Angeles
Nec
Mary Groo Taylor
Munday
Robert Barnes Patterson
Utah Atillery
Camn Kearny
C. 3. Miller
Mr. Barnes
Wisconsin Avenue
Supreme Court Denies New Trial for Boston Broker
The Supreme Court refused a new trial for Frederick L. Broadwell, formerly a Boston broker, in the murder case of Florence A. Sigall at their Lake Ossipesing home, with proceedings dated September 23, 1916. Concurrent reports note Vilhjalmur Stefansson’s Arctic voyage arrival at Fort Yukon, Alaska, aboard Kulak, indicating an incomplete northeast passage journey and a possible retrace from Arctic routes to the Mackenzie delta amid 1917 ice conditions.
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Concord
N.tl
Supreme Court
Frederick L. Broail
Boston
Awakog, Excellent
Kla
Plorence A. Sigall
Lake Ossives
Beattle
Wash
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Fort Yurkon
Victoria
B. C
Stefanasen
Fort Yakan
Alaska
Yukeov River
Arctic Circle
Mebille Island
Te. M. Anderson
Stafanesen
Montreal
Fort Yuko
Stefansyen
Aselville Island
Mackenzie River
Porcupine River
Submarine Power Loss Reported Amid Wartime Losses
London reports show a material drop in British shipping, with eleven merchantmen of 1600 tons or more sunk by mine or submarine during the week ending Dec 19, plus several smaller losses and twelve ships unsuccessfully attacked. A separate exchange depicts a scam attempt interrupted by a cautious witness, misdirected by a forged treaty offer and money transfer.
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London
Admiralty
Boy Returns for Hard to Find Lock Washer
A late suburban boy who ran errands for neighbors visited a hardware store and asked for a three lock washer to prevent slipping. The clerk showed metal disks. the boy checked them and rejected them as unsuitable, noting misfit perforations and bent rims.
Married couple’s diamond engagement ring mystery
A wife bursts into tears to learn her ring is missing. Her husband reveals he found it earlier in his pocket, the mood turning from sorrow to comic relief as the truth surfaces. The domestic scene from the Omaha World-Herald frames a small, lighthearted domestic mystery.
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Jones
John
Omaha World-Herald
Backache warning of kidney trouble prompts patent remedy
An old health ad warns that backache signals kidney or bladder trouble and urges prompt action. It touts Gold Medal Haarlem oil capsules as a remedy, claiming tone and health benefits while cautioning against ineffective products and urging readers to check for the imported label.
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Haarlem
Iask
Inge
Stoney
Mickager
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