Embezzling Peoria Post Office Cashier Flees After Shortage
John G. Bensing, Peoria postoffice cashier, absconds with government funds totaling about 10,000. A $1,400 shortage found during July audits triggers pursuit as officials trace his movements after being seen alighting from a Kansas City train. Authorities consider possible ties to German spy networks while Bensing’s wife returns $1,000.
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Associated Press
Peoria
Ill
John G. Bensing
Peoria Postoffice
Ls Thett
Postofice
Matilda Correa
Springfeld
Bensing
Kansas City
Fifteenth Street
America
Bunsing
Cannon
O. K
Boy Had Nice Trip at Expense of U.S.
Louis Meilland, a 19 year old from near Bridgewater South Dakota, traveled to England and France and across the United States while awaiting discharge from military service. Delayed red tape allowed the trip funded by relatives and associates before he finally returned home to help with the family farm and rest after joining and leaving Camp Funston.
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Sioux Falls
Louis Meilland
England
France
United States
Anrele Sant
South Dakota
McGilland
Bridgewater
D. D
Hutchinson County
Camp Funston
Young Meilland
London
Paris
Gen. Pershing
New York Evening Post Sold to Thomas W Lamont
The New York Evening Post is sold to Thomas W Lamont of J P Morgan & Co by Oswald Garrison Villard and partners. Lamont places control with editors and a three member trustee board: Theodore N Vail Henry S Pritchett and Ellery Sedgwick. Rollingden remains in charge of the editorial page. Villard stays as editor and proprietor of the Nation.
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New York
New York Evening Post
Thomas W. Lamont
J. Pp. Morgan & Co
Oswald Garrison Villard
Villard
Lamont
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone& Telegraph Co
Henry S. Pritchett
Target Tips and Hunting Help From Our Arms Expert
An outdoors column by TED and the Sporting Editor discusses rifle and pistol club activity and practice plans. It covers pistol range setup at 20 yards with .22 pistols, indoor versus outdoor shooting conditions, and tips like using a trigger set-screw to steady the squeeze, plus reader questions on buckshot patterns up to 100 yards.
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Psyetheo
Rob
Smallshore
Doc Mendelson
Iunioor
Yom
Tom
LS. R. A
Ted
Neighbors Dispute Cats At Yonkers Home
In Yonkers the DeWint house at Warburton Avenue faces complaints over too many cats and dogs. Mrs. DeWint says the animals are outdoor, fed by her, while neighbors claim the basement hosts a feline rendezvous. John P. G. DeWint testifies the pets are a financial burden and nuisance.
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New York
John P. H. DeWint
Warburton Avenue
Yonkers
Miss An
Cats to be removed after resident complaint
Justice Bleakley ordered Mrs. De Wint to remove the cats and stop wandering animals after a complaint. He cited summer sand fleas from stored shingles as the source and noted family members' attitudes toward animals.
Woman Becomes Waterloo Taxi Driver in Historic Moment
Mrs Ethel Holland a taxi driver for Bradley and Wescott appears at Waterloo railway station in a khaki suit and hat. She explains she has driven trucks and cars and aims to provide careful service as the firm plans to hire more women once cars are ready. Her husband is drafted but she will do her part in the war effort.
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Waterloo
Ethel Holland
Holland
Bradley & Wescott
Girl Runs Mills Engine in Otwell Indiana
Miss Olive Rhodes age 16 daughter of a mill director substituted for the mill engineer at Otwell flour mill the largest in Pike county. She has run the engine and boiler since July 4 keeping the mill operational with no help and draws the full engineer’s salary for 10 hours of work daily. She plans to invest earnings in war savings stamps. She is a high school junior.
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Otwell
Ind
Pike County
Olive, Rhodes
Rhodes
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