Peace Men Launch Big Movement Across Europe
The League to Enforce Peace announces plans to form branches in all European countries including wartime states. William H. Taft presides. Theodore Marburg chairs a new foreign organizations committee. Negotiations start with British leaders led by Lord Bryce, then extend to France, Holland, and Italy.
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New York
League
Europe
Committee of Information
The
William H. Taft
Theodore Marburg
Belgium
Great Britain
Lord Bryce
France
Holland
Italy
League of Nations aims for postwar branches in Belgium and Germany
The league states that Belgium’s government cannot block a Belgian branch to recruit leaders in France and England and plans to interest Germans in the league. The American committee will seek foreign leaders rather than pacifist figures. It envisions postwar alliances to reduce future wars as Europe declares peace. The executive committee grows with Myron T. Herrick among new members.
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Belgium
France
Engtand
League
Europe
The
Myron T. Herrick
Notable additions to church peace union leadership
The listing names American ambassador to France David R. Francis former Missouri governor John Grier Hibben president of Princeton University Dr. Frederick Lynch secretary of the Church Peace Union and new vice presidents Dr. Shailer Mathews former Senator Theodore E. Burton Miss Jane Adams Miss Mabel Boardman Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman.
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France
David R. Francis
Missouri
John Grier Hibben
Princeton University
Frederick Lynch
Church Peace Union
Shailer Mathews
Theodore E. Burton
Jane Addams
Mabel Boardman
Carrie Chapman Catt
J. Borden Harriman
Girl Admits Art Thefts In Gloucester Case
Jettie Kuhn a 19 year old German girl admitted to Gloucester police that she stole embroideries laces and bric a brac from William W Asher owner of The Bungalow art goods store in Magnolia and mailed the items to her father Ferdinand Kuhn at 3824 East Highly fifth street New York. The Bungalow catered to north shore society during the summer and Mr Archer a New York man opened it six weeks ago.
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Gloucester
Jettie Kuhn
William W. Asher
Magnolia
Asher
Ferdinand Kuhn
East Highly-fifth Street
New York
North Shore Society
Archer
Miss Kuhn
Dynamiting Attempt on Columbus Avenue
A man lighting a dynamite fuse exploded a bomb outside a barber shop on Columbus Avenue prompting a chase to St Botolph Street. Officer and bystander accounts identify the arrestee as the suspect, with police linking the blast to recent fires at the shop.
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Columbus Avenue
Michael Meyers
Prentiss Street
Mindoro
O'Neil
Gilman
St. Botolph Street
Regan
Loman
Station 19
Lovell
Ferino
Panner Sighted in Palmist Shop at Nahant
A woman telephoned to say the German Dr Otto Panner was seen in a fortune teller’s shop at Bass Point Nahant Saturday night. The palmist Madame Milo, staying at Midway near the resort, allegedly accompanied him between 7 and 8 o’clock.
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Bass Point
Nahant
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Madame Milo
Prompt act averts blast at Modern barber shop doorway
A citizen seized a blazing dynamite bomb at the entrance to the Modern barber shop at 1107 Columbus Avenue last night. The quick action prevented a potential explosion and saved the building and its tenants from severe harm.
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Columbus Avenue
Stranded in Fog In Open Boat Off Boston Harbor
Stanley Bold and Wilbur Howard of Winthrop faced a near disaster when their motor boat was disabled and towed to Point Shirley after a fog shrouded Boston harbor. They had left Winthrop for a Bass Point dance, lingered in Nahant past midnight, and began the return trip.
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Boston Harbor
Stanley Bold
Wilbur Howard
Winthrop
Point Shirley
Bold
Howard
Bass Point
Nahant
Fog Threatens Boat Run Aboard Bold and Wilbur
Two young men Bold and Wilbur lost bearings in thick fog and anchored near rocks. A lobsterman towed their motorboat to Point Shirley around 11 o’clock yesterday after an all-night vigil and engine failure delayed their safe return to Winthrop.
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Winthrop
Bold
Wilbur
Point Shirley
Fog causes peril for reporters near Hampton Beach
Five men in a motor boat were caught in dense fog after passing Portsmouth. Alfred de Moulpied of the Manchester Mirror swam 40 minutes to shore to warn the coast guard as Joseph Lowe of the Boston Globe and Ralph Robinson of the Manchester Union Leader were injured by breakers. Arthur Whittekind, a New York insurance man, escaped with others to safety.
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York Beach
Joseph Lowe
Boston Globe
Ralph Robinson
Manchester Union
Alfred de Moulpied
Manchester Mirror
Arthur Whittekind
New York
Hampton Beach
Portsmouth
Dé Moulpied
Coast Guard
Robinson
Hail Angeles as Next Ruler
General Felipe Angeles arrived at Nogales Sonora and was hailed as hero by the population and garrison. Maytorena officials say Angeles will lead a revolution with Villa as general in chief and Obregon and Iturbe ready to join or switch sides from Carranza.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Felipe Angeles
Francisco Villa
Maytorena
Villa
Mexico
Angeles
Generala Obregon
Iturbe
Carranza
Gravestone of Dr Cutter's Vindication and a Cemetery Mystery
A Milford New Hampshire grave marker, placed by Dr Calvin Cutter, proclaims that his wife was murdered by the Baptist ministry and churches. The stone lists church leaders and dates from 1838 as the cause of her ruin and early death.
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Milford
N. H
Baptist
D. D. Pratt
Albert Adams
William Wallace
Milford Baptist Church
George Raymond
Calvin Averill
Andrew Hutchinson
Mark Carpenter
Deac
Pearson
Cutter
Stone
Calvin Cutter
Warrant sought in missing United Fruit cashier case
Application for a lower court warrant against George S. Inman, missing cashier of United Fruit, who is said to have a cash shortfall exceeding 100000 dollars, will be made this morning. Authorities may have located him and expect extradition only if a grand jury indictment is returned this August.
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George S. Inman
United Fruit Company
Grand Jury
Inman
Ion
Cavalry Troops Return From Rhode Island Camp
Massachusetts National Lancers and accompanying units completed a week of duty with Rhode Island and Connecticut forces and Fort Ethan Allen troops at Quonset Point. Sergeant Hodgman of Troop A was injured when a horse rolled on him, he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and is not considered in danger.
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National Lancers
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Cambridge
Roxbury Horse Guard
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Fort Ethan Allen
Quonset Point
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South Station
Abulance
Sergent Hodgman
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hodgman
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