Preacher Kelly Fourth to Confess in Villisca Ax Murders
Red Oak Iowa Sept 15 Rev Lyn George J Kelly becomes the fourth man to confess to the Villisca ax murders with four separate statements. The case follows prior admissions by Gerald Marr Wash Marsh and others amid a flood of crank letters about the 1912 killings.
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Gerald Marr
Montgomery County
Oklahoma
Marr
Burr
Villisca
Wash
Marsh
Moore
Adams County
Roberts
Axi
Altho
Joe Stillinger
Stillinger
A. L. Sutton
Kansas
Emmanuel
God
Moses
Good Houses to Rent Are Scarce in Waterloo
Waterloo real estate men report a shortage of desirable rental homes this fall and winter due to slower building activity. Population growth from retiring farmers and new families is boosting demand as many families move to the city for educational advantages. Dealers say there is strong demand for medium priced, modern or partly modern rentals, while many older houses lack modern conveniences and are scarce at good prices.
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Waterloo
Lansing Sisters Reach France for Red Cross Work
A steamship arriving from New York brought 15 American Red Cross workers to service canteen stations in France. Among them are Miss Katherine T. Lansing and Miss Emma Lansing, sisters of Robert Lansing, US secretary of state. They were greeted by a French government representative on arrival in Bordeaux.
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Bordeaux
New York
Red Cross
Katherine T. Lansing
Emma 3
Great Batteries on Ypres Front
War dispatch from London Chronicle by Philip Gibbs describes extensive artillery action near Ypres on August 26. He notes massive battery arrays, 12 inch naval guns, 9.2 inch howitzers, and 6 and 4.2 inch field pieces firing across the Steenbeke toward Paschendael, with observers and scouts watching shell impact and terrain changes while German shells seek targets. He emphasizes the scale and noise of the bombardment and the persistence of gunfire along the front.
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Philip Gibbs
London Chronicle
France
Miail
Glencorse Wood
Inverness Copse
Ypres
Pilken Ridge
Steenbeke
Paschendael Range
Fritz
Halloa
Yorkshire Lads Turned Fearless Soldiers on Battlefield Tracks
The passage praises simple-minded Yorkshire scouts from Bradford who study shell sites and danger zones to guide their march. They move with steadiness and fearlessness, keeping their own course despite nearby blasts, embodying disciplined soldiers on the field.
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Yorkshire
Bradford
WWA Pioneer William B Keffer Dies at 62
Des Moines reports William B. Keffer, a longtime Iowa pioneer and figure in political and business circles, died yesterday at 62 from heart disease. The Des Moines dispatch notes his prominence and local impact.
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WWA
Des Moines
William B. Keffer
Iowa
Railroads Tackle Car Shortage With Higher Loadings
War era rail feasibility reports show U S railways boosting efficiency by 20 percent, loading more freight, moving cars west for harvests, and cutting idle fleet. May 1916 to 1917 sees 16.1 percent service rise with minimal equipment increase, while coal carloads rise 20.4 percent. Shippers aid by intensive loading and rehandling to speed throughput.
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America
Europe
Railroads’ War Board
New Orleans
Linby
Mont
New York
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