British to buy Wilhelmina cargo and compensate owners
London April 13 The British government will purchase the Wilhelmina cargo and compensate its American owners. An agreement between W. L. Green Commission of St Louis and British authorities ends the pending case. The Wilhelmina left New York January 22 for Hamburg with a general food cargo and was seized by British authorities.
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London
W. L. Green Commission Company
St. Louis
New York
Hamburg
Britain Agrees to Pay For Damaged Cargo and Delays
Under today’s agreement Britain will compensate cargo owners as if the goods had reached Hamburg and reimburse losses from the ship being stopped. The government will cover delay caused by British authorities. A referee named by Walter H. Page and Sir Edward Grey will fix the payment, the cargo will transfer once agreed, the owners will deliver to the British government, and the ship will be free to proceed.
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Great Britain
Hamburg
Walter H. Page
Edward Grey
Wiil
Wilhelmina Case Settled Over Order in Council Rights
The Wilhelmina owners say the settlement followed March 23 Order in Council allowing Britain to seize any cargo, neutral or not, with damages. They argue their right under international law to send Wilhelmina cargo to Germany. Britain offered full compensation and stayed prize court proceedings, acknowledging changed conditions under March 11 measures. The note asserts the British action reflects substantial justice of the owners' claims.
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New York
Wilhelmina
Messrs. Lindheim
Towns
Germany
Bryan
Towne
America
Great Britain
Made in America monikers from yesterday's mail
A collection of word plays and puns from readers including at our home we have a FOCULT An gl OE OW and other clever two word monikers. Readers signed with addresses in Boston Dorchester Dorchester Fall River Cambridge and Chelsea contribute clues and lines. The piece notes borders of the United States as Cohasset and mentions Mexico and Canada.
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Post
Charity Workers Dine At Phillips Brooks Dinner
The Phillips Brooks House Association annual dinner at Harvard Union drew more than twenty students engaged in charitable work. Committee chairmen read reports detailing the association’s various activities.
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Phillips Brooks House Association
Harvard
Harvard Union
State Street Banker William P. Foster Dies Suddenly
William P. Foster aged 55, a partner in Hunt Ellis Co. bankers and brokers at 27 State Street, died suddenly yesterday from heart failure at his Back Bay home, 31 Newbury Street.
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William P. Foster
Hunt, Ellis & Co
State Street
Newbury Street
Back Bay
Mutiny on sealing fleet forces Terra Nova to port
Mutiny arose among seal fleet crews after failing to catch seals. Terra Nova, carrying 100 men, docked at Port-au-Basques with crews refusing to continue without passage home. Other Gulf of St Lawrence vessels report similar outbreaks. government may be asked to act.
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ST. John's
N. F
Port-au-Basques
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Putnam Harte Engagement Stirs Boston Society
Boston society notes an engagement between Katharine Harte of Philadelphia, granddaughter of ex congressman Oakes Ames and descendant of Gov Oliver Ames, to George Putnam. Putnam works in the law department of the Boston Elevated Railway Company, son of William Lowell Putnam of Boston.
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Boston Society
Katherine Harte
Philadelphia
Oakes Ames
Oliver Ames
Massachusetts
George Putnam
Putnam
Boston Elevated Railway Company
William Lowell Putnam
Boston
President Lowell
Harvard
The Matter of Marriage Featured in Sunday Post Magazine
A teaser announces The Matter of Marriage as a different kind of story in the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine. It promises a fresh perspective and engaging read for readers seeking new angles on couples and relationships.
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Next Sunday Post
Hold Up in an Elevator in New York Bank Messengers Robbed
Morris Fleischman of the National Shirtwaist Company was attacked by two men in an elevator at 37 West Twentieth Street. He was beaten unconscious and robbed of 863 dollars belonging to the semi weekly payroll. He lies seriously injured and the thieves fled. elevator runner John Well was gagged and prevented from crying out by a revolver.
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New York
Morris Fleischman
National Shirtwaist Company
West Twentieth Street
Fleischman
John Well
Gloucester Elects Smith Fire Chief
Gloucester April 13 Fireman William S. Smith was elected by the Municipal Council to be chief of the local fire department succeeding Chief Charles W. Crowe who resigned for health reasons. The council also created a new consulting engineer office and appointed the retired chief to that post with a 500 dollar annual salary.
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Gloucester
William S. Smith
Charles W. Crowe
Bread Prices Up 17 Cents per Loaf by London Bakers
London bakers announce a rise in bread prices starting next Monday. The quartern loaf will cost about 17 cents more, with a loaf equivalent to roughly four pounds. The move comes after a decision by the master bakers.
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London
Accepts Cash for Legacy in Maynes Estate
Salem reports Miss Nellie B Willett of this city, once housekeeper to the late William Maynes, has reportedly sold her share of the estate for 5000 dollars. The Maynes estate totals 22000 dollars, with a clause granting Willett 1300 dollars outright a gold watch a seal ring and a life income.
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Salem
Nellie B. Willett
William Maynes
Maynes
Willett
Canobie Vacationists to Give Whist Party Tonight
The Canobie Lake Vacationists host a whist party and dance tonight at Catholic Union Hall to aid the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Many valuable prizes will be awarded. The organizing committee includes Miss Jennie Sadler Miss Agnes Kiley Miss Genevieve Kiley Mrs Frank Walsh Miss Ethel Owen Mrs J J Leahy Miss Aloise Owen Mrs Mary Carroll Miss Elizabeth OToole Miss Helen McQuillan Miss Katherine ONeil Miss Esther Scanlon Miss H M Doherty and the Misses Emma Greta Louise and Dessie Mullen.
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Canobie Lake
Catholic Union Hall
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Jennie Sadler
Agnes Kiley
Genevieve Kiley
Frank Walsh
Ethel Owen
J. J. Leahy
Aloise Owen
Mary Carroll
Elizabeth O' Toole
Helen McQuillan
Katherine O’neil
Esther Scanlon
H. M. Doherty
Emma
Greta, Louise
Dessie Mullen
Seumas O'Brien Readings Delight Boston Press Club
Irish author Seumas O'Brien entertained the Boston Press Club with readings from his works and short stories. He was enthusiastically received by the members.
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Seumas O’brien
Boston Press Club
Mr. O’brien
Market Inspection Urged by Women’s League Leader
Miss Suzanne Wunderbaldinger of the Boston Women's Municipal League urged the Newtonville Woman's Guild to inspect local markets. She said even markets in Boston's core district are not as clean as they should be, and poorer markets are unsanitary.
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Suzanne Wunderbaldinger
Boston Women’s Municipal League
Newtonville Woman’s Guild
Boston
Lexington Firefighters Battle Seven Alarms in Five Hours
Seven alarms were sounded in Lexington over five hours as brush fires raged across Concord Hill and Lincoln Street area. One man was slightly burned. Nearly 100 acres of woodland burned, 15 acres of park land destroyed, 10 acres of grass burned, and several buildings were endangered.
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Concord Hill
Lincoln Street
Bedford and
Summer Streets
Army Officers Leave Rotterdam for New York
Captains Samuel G. Shartle and Samuel D. Rockenbach, who acted as American army observers with German forces, departed Rotterdam tonight aboard the steamer Rotterdam bound for New York.
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the Hague
Samuel G. Shartle
Samuel D. Rockenbach
Rotterdam
New York
Germany Bars Loan To Sofia
Paris April 13. Germany has not paid Bulgaria the April 1 remittance for the 30 million dollar loan arranged by German and Austrian bankers. Sofia reports Germany distrusts Bulgaria’s attitude and suspects Bulgaria will side with the Allies. The loan was offered without political conditions, unlike a similar Entente loan declined earlier.
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Paris
Germany
Bulgaria
Sofia
Petit Parisien
Germans Hurr y to Defend Hungary From Russian Threat
Vienna dispatches describe a large German troop movement through Budapest toward the Carpathians easing Hungarian fears of a Russian invasion. Viennese papers claim the Germans are defending the Carpathians, have repulsed Russian forces, and started counterattacks capturing wartime stores.
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ENICE
Vienna
Budapest
Carpathians
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