German suspects held over plot to blow up munitions
Fritz Kolb and Hans Schwartz were held for further examination in Hoboken New Jersey as part of an alleged plan to blow up munitions for Allied forces. Schwartz, a chemist, allegedly revealed details of another explosion at Black Tom and denied ties to past blasts.
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Associated Press
Hoboken
N. J
Fritz Kolb
Hans Schwartz
Schwartz
Hayes
Black Tom
Kolb
Kingsland
Black Vor
Eat Kingsland
Thomas Steele
Steele
Austria Answers U S on Submarine Warfare Policy
Austria responds to the United States regarding its position on submarine warfare. It adheres to prior declarations but allows exceptions in how warnings are issued to vessels at risk of attack under the new blockade order.
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Austria
United States
German Attempt Frustrated Near Verdun
Fighting around Courieres Wood and Douaumont northeast of Verdun continued last night. German forces tried to drive French from trenches but were repelled. The war office announced the assault failed today.
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Paris
Courieres Wood
Douaumont
Verdun
War Office
British Repulsed on Somme Front After Night Attack
Berlin reports British attack east of Bouchavesnes and north of Peronne on the Somme front was repulsed after heavy artillery preparatory bombardment. German fire frustrated other British attempts, army headquarters announced.
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Berlin
Sayville
Bouchavesnes
Peronne
Somme
Jenny Porcher, Swiss Prison Governor and Jailer
Jenny Porcher is described as possibly the world’s only official woman jailer and serves as governor and warder of the Aigle prison in the Rhone valley.
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Jenny Porcher
Aigle
Rhone Valley
First Woman Admitted to Dallas Automobile Club in Texas
Dr May Agnes Hopkins becomes the first woman elected to Dallas Automobile Club membership in Texas, marking a historic milestone for gender inclusion in regional motoring groups.
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May Agnes Hopkins
Dallas Automobile Club
Automobile Club
Texas
Wait Meat When Kidneys Bother
An ad claims meat intake harms kidneys and promotes Jad Salts as a safe remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys. It advises stopping meat, drinking four ounces of Jad Salts daily before breakfast to prevent urinary issues and bladder weakness.
Controversy Over Cooper Appointment To New Hanover Board
A Raleigh dispute over North Carolina education board appointments touched New Hanover as Thomas E. Cooper’s name was erased from the list and then reportedly reinstated. The Senate and House convened a joint committee to decide if the Cranmer Grant agreement would stand and Cooper’s name be restored.
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Thos. E. Cooper
Board of Education
New Hanover County
Senate
Cooper
C .B. Newcomb
Raleigh
County Boards of Education of
North Carolina
Thomas E. Cooper
New Hanover Board
Cranmer
Grant
Messrs. C. B. Newcomb
New Hanover Board of Education
House
Messrs
E. Cooper
C. B. Newcomb
Senator Cranmer
Mr. Cooper
Tennessee Senate condemns minority in US Senate over arming ships
The Tennessee State Senate adopts a resolution by John C. Houk denouncing the minority in the United States Senate for defeating the armed neutrality bill. It calls for majority rule and asks the clerk to send copies to all US Senators and the President.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
State Senate
John C. Houk
National Senate
Senate
United States Senate
Congress
United States
Tennessee
Steamer Druid in Distress Off Pensacola
Wireless signals reported the steamer Druid leaking 69 miles southeast of Pensacola. The cruiser Columbia observed the distress as the destroyer Worden stood by awaiting quick aid to prevent abandonment. The vessel carried a cargo of sulphate of ammonia.
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Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Columbia
Worden
Prison reform for federal convicts to work on national projects
Colorado State Penitentiary Warden argues that idleness ruins inmates and proposes indeterminate sentences with good time for work. He claims 60 percent of federal prisoners could be trusted under proper laws and could be employed on highways, parks, and forest work, seasonal grading in summer and rock work in winter.
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Colorado
Leavenworth
Atlanta
McNeil’s Island
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