Villa Raiders Across Border Fight at Columbus New Mexico
Franciso Villa led about 500 men in a raid into U S territory at Columbus New Mexico where seven teenagers were killed and buildings burned. Thirteenth Cavalry suffered seven killed and six wounded while Villa’s forces lost more than 100 killed and many wounded. U S troops pursued into Mexico as President Wilson ordered forces to hunt Villa dead or alive.
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Franciso Villa
United States
Columbus
N. M
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Villa
Mexico
Thirteenth Cavalry
U. S
Wilson
Francisco Villa
Funston
Aguinaldo
Carranza
Garrison
Baker
Lindley M. Garrison
Newton D. Baker
War Department
Boston Man Plans World Flight From San Francisco
Porter H. Adams of Boston expects to start a hydroaeroplane circumnavigation from San Francisco within four months. The craft, designed with Donald W. Douglass, is a biplane hydroaeroplane 188 feet wide and 85 feet long with eight motors and a seven passenger capacity. The route runs from San Francisco to Honolulu Manila China India Port Said and Spain then across the Atlantic to Boston.
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Boston
An Francisco
San Francisco
Porter H. Adams
Adams
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donald W. Douglass
Honolulu
Manila
China
India
Port Said
Spain
Atlantic
Real Keith Dalrymple Found in Port Allegany
Keith Dalrymple, missing for eight years since age 15, has been located in Port Allegany with attorney C. W. Catlin. He will inherit an estate valued at over $350,000, with legal steps to declare him dead canceled and the fortune returned to him.
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Port Allegany
Keith Dalrymple
Dalrymple
C. W. Catlin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo
Sartwell House
Olean
Keith
Port Alleghany
Palmers
Arkansas
Charles City
Iowa
Palmer
Young Dalrymple
Missouri
State Hospital
Lessons in Hanging Taught to Prison Officials
Connecticut prison instructors provide execution lessons to New Hampshire warden and sheriff ahead of the state’s first hanging since 1902, slated for next month.
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Connecticut
New Hampshire
Miller not seeking renomination from Mercer district
Washington dispatch reports Representative Samuel H. Miller of Mercer will not run again in the 28th district which includes Mercer Warren Forrest and Elk counties. He cites age of 76 and medical advice warning against a canvass in bad weather.
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Washington
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Samuel H. Miller
Mercer
Warren, Forrest
Elk
Miller
Poetry as ascent and critics' wary welcome
A Louisville Courier Journal quotation contrasts poetry as an ascent with the fear that writing poetry sinks into verse. The piece notes public response to poets and their craft.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
No Love Is Placed On A Solid Basis
A reflection cites that love rests on reason as well as the heart, echoing the saying of O'Rel on balanced judgment in affection.
Italian Air Hero Salomone Battles Austrians At Laibach
Italian captain Salomone, wounded and his observer killed, steered a damaged machine to delay pursuers and save fellow aviators during a Laibach raid. King Victor Emmanuel awarded him the medal for valor.
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Laibach
Salomone
Colonel Barbieri
Palmanova
Victor Emmanuel
Ses
Gorizia
New German Seaplane Submarine and Advanced Zeppelins
A Scotsman correspondent reports German advances in war tech including a submarine with a seaplane hangar and a small seaplane that can be launched from the surface. London experts describe armored, submerged, artillery ships akin to monitors and Zeppelin trials with longer slender hulls, metalized envelopes, and rapid maneuvers over Lake Constance.
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The
Scotsman
Germany
Fflere
London Daily Telegraph
Archibald Hurd
Baltic
Berlin
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Masbach Motor Works
Switzerland
Parole Violations Reach Four Crawford County Inmates
Notice issued over four prisoners from Crawford County who served at Western Penitentiary and now on parole have violated conditions. Included is Frank Woodward ward alias Frederick Adams alias Geo Williams, jailed March 24 1902 for murder burglary and robbery, sentenced to 34 years. The story recalls Titusville crime waves and executions in 1901.
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Crawford County
Western Penitentiary
Frank Woodward
Frederick Adams
Geo Williams
Daniel McGrath
Titusville
McGrath
Daniel Kehoe
Frank Major
Frank J. Thomas
Supreme Court
Kehoe
Alias Major
Meadville
Woodward
1915 Healthiest Year in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports 1915 the healthiest year in state history with sharp drops in deaths from diphtheria measles scarlet fever whooping cough tuberculosis and typhoid fever. Deaths totaled 115 311 with births 218 915 while the death rate fell to 13.8 per thousand despite population growth.
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Harriburg
Pennsylvania
Brumbaugh
Samuel G. Dixon
State Department of Health
Typo Guide in a Student Letter from Harper's Magazine
A student asks how to spell financially and the reply humorously gives p i n a n e la l l y with two s in embarrassed. The note cites Industry supplies the want of parts imuence and diligence and mentions Ike faith removing mountains.
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Harper’s Magazine
Ike
Willian
They Mostly Do recounts of a man of might marriage
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a strong man who married a woman considered off limits. The snippet hints at unconventional vows and a personal turning point, leaving open questions about his fate and choices.
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College City
Indge
Jamestown Berth Hopes Rise in Interstate League
Jamestown may join the Interstate league as a franchise to replace Hornell if finances and interest align. President Patrick Dougherty of Bolivar presides at Warren meeting with Wellsville Bradfo rd and Hornell reps. A Hornell investigation team led by Dougherty will assess finances. Jamestown favored for proximity and Saturday town status.
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Interstate League
Exchange Hotel
Warren
Patrick Dougherty
Bolivar
Wellsville
E. A. Rathbun
Bradford
Lawrence G. Dana
Hornell
Tom O’hara
Jamestown
Jamestown Post
Dougherty
Erie Station
T. J. O’connor
Erie
James~ Town
Jamestowne
Rathburn
Tuller Field
Joe Lohr
Leon Carlson
Carlson
Morning Post
Joe
Jamestown Business College
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London
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Mt. Etna
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San Francisco Bay
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