Eben D. Jordan Dies at The Rocks West Manchester
Eben D. Jordan president of the Jordan Marsh Company and Boston patron of the arts died at his summer home The Rocks West Manchester on the North Shore. He was 58 or 59, stricken July 22 by a stroke and died last night after a decline in health. He leaves a widow a son Robert and a daughter Dorothy who recently married Douglas Munroe Robinson of New York.
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Boston
the Rocks
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North Shore
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Douglas Munroe Robinson
New York
Bend. Jordan
Manchester
Deutschland Aims Across Atlantic in Bold Submarine Dash
The German submarine Deutschland, with 28 crew aboard, pushes through Chesapeake Bay toward the Virginia Capes on its first Atlantic crossing. Allied warships patrol nearby and unidentified craft shadow the blockade runner as it battles to reach neutral waters. The captain vows not to surrender, insisting the ship will not be handed to cruisers.
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United States
Injunction Blocks Suffolk County Redistricting Report
Justice John C. Crosby issued a temporary injunction restraining the Suffolk County Apportionment Commission from certifying its redistricting report to the Secretary of State. Republicans, citing the report published in the Post, moved to file for an injunction immediately.
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Secretary of State
John C. Crosby
Supreme Court
Report of Republican petition filed after court injunction
The petition led by Chairman Herman Hormel of the Republican State committee was filed in the Supreme Court shortly after the commission issued its formal report. An injunction was granted during a City Hall meeting, with news of the court action relayed by newspaper reporters. Chairman Brennan favored filing the report despite the court order but was convinced by lawyers Harold W. Orcutt and Harry W. James of Chelsea.
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Harry W. James
Chelsea
Casement to be hanged in Bentonville prison
London reports Sir Roger Casement will be executed Thursday at 9 o clock in Bentonville prison. The executioner Ellis, a Rochdale barber, is chosen and will be paid five pounds. Only prison officials will attend.
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Fierce fighting still raging on vast east front
Russian and Austro Hungarian and German forces clash violently along a 200 mile front from the Pripet marshes to Buczacz in Galicia. In contrast the western front shows comparative calm with French guns repelling a German attack near Thiaumont and gaining ground in a grenade attack south of the work.
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Germans Inch Forward Then Driven From French Trenches
German forces crossed into the Vaux Chapitre Chenois sector and seized the initial French trenches before they were pushed back by French counterattacks.
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Baby Girl Killed by Auto in Merrimac
Three year old Vallano Adano daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Adano of School Street died when struck by a car owned and driven by J Frank Grady a Merrimac businessman The accident occurred as she crossed School Street to go to a store Medical Examiner John F Croston Chief Dow of Merrimac conferred with District Attorney Louis S Cox of Lawrence for action Grady rushed the girl to Dr F E Sweetser but she was dead
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Charles Adano
School Street
J. Frank Grady
John F. Croston
Haverhill
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Louis S. Cox
Lawrence
Grady
F. E. Sweetser
Baseball results from yesterday’s games across leagues
National League saw Boston beat St Louis 1 0 in 11 innings while Brooklyn topped Cincinnati 5 2 Chicago defeated Philadelphia 2 0 in first game and 3 2 in second Pittsburg outscored New York 8 to 4 American League Boston beat Detroit 6 2 St Louis edged New York 3 2 Philadelphia won 3 0 in first and 2 3 in second Cleveland routed Washington 6 1 Eastern League results include Lynn 3 Lawrence 2 New Haven 5 Hartford 1 plus a Springfield 1 game 9 innings called Sevkuca note unclear final lines and entries due to damaged text
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Eben Dyer Jordan obituary highlights a Boston business titan
Eben Dyer Jordan born November 7 1857 led the Jordan Marsh Company and built Boston Opera House. He headed a broad network of roles from the Metropolitan Opera to the New England Conservatory and was an honorary Royal Opera director in 1918. He never sought public office but was a noted civic figure.
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Boston
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Men Vote to Strike Across Four Railroad Brotherhoods
Ballots from about a quarter of the 400000 members of four railroad brotherhoods voting on a general strike show they are virtually unanimously in favor of striking on 225 railroads. No date set yet.
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New York
Ballot Counting Under Way for Railroad Brotherhood
Ballots from eastern and south eastern territories are being counted by a staff of 50 under Timothy Shea of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. About 650 chairmen report here. full counting may take five days with a strike only if negotiations fail.
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Mississippi
Shea
National Conference Committee of Railways
Brotherhood
Boy Stabbed in Fracas. One Held in Roxbury Fight
Joseph Ringoli 23 of 9 Minden Street Roxbury booked on assault with a dangerous weapon after a fracas outside Plant Shoe Company Roxbury. Malcolm Macauley 18 of 34 Palmer Street Roxbury was stabbed in the back with a knife during the incident.
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Palmer Street
Who Owns Mexico Article by La Follette
Senator R. M. La Follette argues in La Follette's Magazine that U S investments in Mexico total 1 05777 million while Mexican investment is 793 187245 million and this disparity explains calls for intervention. The article, signed by La Follette, is reproduced in full.
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War Threats Between United States and Mexico
Senator La Follette argues in La Follette's Magazine that Americans and Mexicans oppose war with each other and that Wilson and Carranza tried to avert conflict. He traces the menace to events predating the Columbus raid and frames the raid as a provocation contributing to border tensions.
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Thugs Shoot Down Clerk in Springfield Robbery
Michael J. Pollard, clerk at P. A. Breglio & Co. wholesale liquor, was shot in the abdomen and seriously wounded when two men, attempting a cash theft, fled with a large sum of money after Pollard attempted to intervene. The assailants escaped.
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Farrells Bomb An Empty Hand Grenade Case
The Charlestown police ruled Farrell innocent after investigating the alleged bomb display by William Farrell alias A C Haight, quarter master aboard the Missourian. The grenade was empty and had been brought as a souvenir from World War I by Farrell, age 23, who remains a patient at Chelsea Marine Hospital.
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Allison To Be Tried Thursday On Four Charges
Van Kleek Allison, 22, former Columbia student and birth control propagandist, who recently received a three year sentence in the House of Correction for alleged distribution of birth control literature, faces four additional charges to be heard in Municipal Court.
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Columbia
House of Correction
DOES YOUR STOMACH GOOD Fors ford Acid Phosphate Ad
Ford ad touts Acid Phosphate as a stomach aid aiding digestion quenching thirst and refreshing in hot weather with bold claims and promotional tone.
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Street Car Strike Leaders Meet with Public Service Commission
Leaders of the striking street carmen and Third Avenue Railway officials were invited to confer tomorrow afternoon with the Public Service Commission, announced tonight by Amalgamated Association President Mahon.
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New York
Third Avenue Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
Mahon predicts conference will fail without union recognition
Mr. Mahon warns the conference will fail unless the company changes its stance against recognizing the union. Mayor Mitchel's arbitration bid with Third Avenue is blocked, with union leaders promising to expand talks to unaligned workers. The goal remains to tie up Manhattan surface lines and perhaps the elevated and subway systems. Theodore P. Shonts pledges New York Railways will resist the union to the last.
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Forecast for Boston and New England Fair Weather
Fair conditions across Boston and vicinity with light to moderate north easterly winds. Washington forecast notes fair Wednesday and Thursday in New England with little change in temperatures. The report emphasizes stable conditions for the region.
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