Crazy Mike War Hero Slays Two Women in New Jersey Rampage
Peter Korinski known as Crazy Mike, a demented war hero, went on a spree in New Brunswick and Stelton, shooting two women to death and wounding another. A detail of soldiers pursuing him were forced to shoot as he fired on a patrol. The Felter sisters were killed while returning from Metuchen in an auto driven by Frank Whitlock.
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Vailey
New Brunswick
N. J
Peter Korinski
Crazy Mike
Daisy Felter
Highland Park
Susan Felter
Korinski
Camp Beritan
Stelton
Anne Munroe
Felter Sisters
Metuchen
Frank Whitlock
Engagement of Roumanian Princess and Duke of Sparta Broken
Paris reports the engagement of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Roumanian king, to the duke of Sparta has been broken by the king. The action followed Premier Lloyd George's refusal to meet former King Constantine of Greece, cited as based on alleged kingly complicity in a plot against Venizelos.
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Paris
Elizabeth
Roumania
Sparta
Lloyd George
Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
Italians vote against immediate revolution in labor debate
In Milan on September 18 the Confederation of Labor backed postponement of revolution by a 600000 to 400000 vote after 16 hours of debate. Factories seized by metal workers will be kept as an experiment.
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Milan
Italy
Confederation of Labor
Ex-Kaiser Fences Estate Amid Doom of Isolation
The former German emperor William II has ordered high fences around his estate in Doom on September 13 to block sight of neighbors and pedestrians. The measure aims to seal off the grounds from view, reflecting his intention to withdraw from public life.
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William
Poermer
Log work and waiting scene at the shop
The fragment shows Lae Woos arriving at his workplace and preparing logs he had sawed. The scene emphasizes a quiet moment in a logging or carpentry setting with Woos awaiting tasks at the workplace.
William Jenkins Named Official Dem National Committee Flyer
William Jenkins former chief flying instructor of the army air service is appointed official flyer for the Democratic national committee. Chairman George White says an airplane will be used to distribute campaign literature. Mexico City reports executives from major American oil firms plan talks with Provisional President de la Huerta on the petroleum controversy.
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William C. Jenkins
New York
William Jenkins
Army Air Service
Democratic National Committee
George White
Jenkins
Mexico
Mexico City
de la Wuerta
Death of Olive Thomas Prompts Paris Nightlife Clampdown
Paris police and social workers move to curb post midnight revelry after the suspected accidental death of film star Olive Thomas wife of Jack Pickford. Insurance disputes loom as courts may probe whether death was accidental or self inflicted while authorities order autopsy. Prohibition in the United States cited as fueling American excesses in Paris.
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Paris
Taris
Olive Thomas
Hns 7
Jack Pickford
Thomas
United States
Cortland Bishop
The
Aero Club of America
America
French tax yields above estimates in August
The ministry of finance reported August taxation at 882,013,900 francs, up 200,000,000 over budget estimates and 216,054,700 more than last August. For the first eight months, tax receipts rose by 2,176,574,600 francs over estimates and 2,408,705,060 francs versus the same period last year.
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Paris
Ministry of Finance
British Take Arabian Town Shereban Near Bagdad
British forces under Brig. Gen. Conyngham occupy Shereban on the Dinla river about 60 miles north of Bagdad. The expedition releases some Indian prisoners and Mrs. Buchanan wife of a British irrigation officer killed nearby last month. Arab tribesmen reportedly treated Mrs. Buchannan well before the British approach.
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Bagdad
Shereban
Dinla
Bakuba
Conyngham
Buchanan
Paris moral danger warned for American visitors
Princess Avaresto and Gertrude Lyingman warn that prohibition could push 25 percent of Americans visiting Europe to physical ruin after a month in Paris. They say American pleasure seekers deteriorate the city’s atmosphere and endanger young women lacking will power and moral stamina.
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Dulge
United States
Europe
Avaresto
Roumanuia
Paris
Gertrude Iyingman
Young Women's Christian Association
France
Cured of Bolshevism Report From German Workers
Seventy German workmen aboard the steamer Kekina returned to Swinenunde Prussia from Kolomna near Moscow after emigrating to Soviet Russia two months ago. They were assigned to factory jobs and expressed a belief they had been cured of Bolshevism though they faced a strict communal living regime and bread rationing.
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Swinenunde
Prussia
Soviet Russia
Oco
Kekina
Kolomna
Moscow
U S May Seek Mediation in Polish Lithuanian Clash
A long dispatch from Warsaw is expected to reach Washington detailing Poland and Lithuania as nearly at war. Poland accuses Lithuania of aiding Soviet forces and occupying Polish ethnographic regions, while Lithuania rejects Poland’s frontier claims and cites past troop movements.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Lithuania
State Department
Warsaw
Messian
Sejny
Suwalki
Augustaw
Heiress Gertrude Kuehling Found Dead in Potomac
The body of Mrs. Gertrude Virger Kuehling, heiress to a Detroit fortune over 1,000,000 dollars, was found in the Potomac near the Maryland shore. Her husband Roy Kuehling, who swam ashore from an overturned canoe, had reported the drowning and police are investigating with the help of her ex husband, Howard B. Osgood, who identified the ring bearing the initials G T.
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Washington
Gertrude Virger Kuehling
Roy Harper Kuehling
Potomac
Greek Prince Accused in Anti Venizelos Plot
Athens dispatch reports magistrate findings on an anti Venizelos plot. Prince Andre brother of former King Constantine presided at a San Moritz meeting where the assassination was planned and a revolution timed for Athens. Five others, now in Switzerland, face high treason charges.
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Paris
Athens
Havas
Venizelos
San Moritz
Andre
Constantine
Anc@re
Switzerland
Soviet and Lithuanian Forces Advance Coordinated
Soviet troops cooperated with Lithuanian forces as larger Russian units were mobilized behind the Lithuanian line of advance. The coordination suggests a broader push on the front with joint action between Moscow and Vilnius aligned against opposing positions.
Three New Air Mail Routes Planned by Post Office
The post office department plans three new air mail routes for January 1 between New York and Chicago, New York and Atlanta, and Pittsburgh and St Louis. Each route will use ten Lawson airplanes with 1200 horsepower engines and 12,000 pounds carrying capacity. Ships under construction by Lawson in Milwaukee will carry 20 passengers with sleeping berths and showers.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Post Office Department
Lawson
Lawson Company
Milwaukee
Coxs throat fails him cancels Cox speeches
Portland authorities report Governor Cox’s throat ailment prompted immediate medical advice. Upon his arrival a threat specialist ordered to cancel open air appearances for several days by wire. The specialist will travel with Cox until he is fully recovered.
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Portland
Ore
Cox
Plot to Murder Obregon Guards President-Elect
Washington reports that Gen Alvaro Obregon the president elect of Mexico is under constant guard after officials say a plot to assassinate him was organized in the United States. The plot allegedly involved discontent Carrancistas former bandit leaders and unruly military elements aiming at Obregon and generals Calles Serrano and Hill.
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Washington
Alvarado Obregon
Mexico
United States
Obregon
Elias Calles
Francisco Serrano
Benjamin Hill
Japanese Troop Withdrawals Reported in Siberia
Cablegrams from Tokyo via Nippu Jiji say Japanese troops in the Khabarovsk region of Siberia will soon withdraw. A large portion, including units at Nikolaevsk, have already been transferred to North Saghalien.
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Honolulu
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Nikolaevsk
North Saghalien
Tokyo
Nippu Jiji
Poland Pays Debt Promptly in War Time Interest Payment
Poland sends a check for 1 176 545 dollars via Prince Lubimrski through National City Bank to cover interest on U S government purchases. Poland owes about 170 million dollars to the United States, with Britain and France behind in payments and funded by American taxpayers.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Great Britain
France
England
Lubimrski
National City Bank
Drain Corporation
War Department
Baldwin Works
Seven Die In Auto Wreck Near Dobbs Ferry
A fierce rainstorm caused a touring car to jump a two foot embankment near Dobbs Ferry. Seven people died and another two were seriously injured as occupants were pinned beneath the wreck. The deceased include Dr George H McGuire his wife and two children May and Francis McGuire and three guests John Hawley Mrs Hawley Edward Mulrooney and the couples son Joseph Hawley. Francis McGuire survived by being thrown clear but lies unconscious in hospital.
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New York
Dobbs Ferry
George H. McGuire
Flor
McGuire, Jr
May McGuire
John J. Hawley
Hawley
Edward Mulrooney
Mulrooney
McGuire
Francis
Dobbs Ferry Hospital
Ugly duckling kept in basement for sixteen years rescued
Marie Kolwiszki, deemed ugly by her mother, was confined in her parents basement for 16 years due to belief she would not develop normally. At age 18 she was freed by Robert Martin state attorney and health authorities, revealing a childlike 6 year old body and a two year old mentality.
Bear Succeeds in Reaching Point Barrow Ice Packed Route
The revenue cutter Bear, after two years, breaks through ice to Point Barrow Alaska the northernmost Presbyterian mission station in the world. Dr J H L Conditt aboard the Bear sends the telegram confirming the venture.
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Revenue Cutter Bear
Mission
Alaska
New York
Point Barrow
Presbyterian
J. HL Conditt
General Presbyterian
Germany barred from League over indemnity payment
Paris reports the French government will bar Germany from the League of Nations until full indemnity is paid, risking an immediate break with Great Britain. In Cheyenne, Bohlin and Federban were shot. Tom Hotland is injured as E Yop Geow, a Chinese immigrant, is alleged to have entered the United States illegally.
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Paris
Germany
League of Nations
Great Britain
League
Cheyenne
Wyo
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