Franconia Postpones Her Trip Amid War Taters
The Franconia delays its voyage as 130 saloon 125 cabin and nearly 400 steerage passengers await updates amid rising European tensions. Wheat cargo of 88,000 bushels remains aboard. Ships Willehad Sagamore Canadian face uncertain departures from Montreal Boston Halifax patrols and potential cargo unloading plans. Detachments guard Sydney Louisburg coal mines while Halifax restricts entry after sunset.
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Franconia
Lloyd Line
Willehad
Montreal
Hamburg
Bremen
Rotterdam
Boston
England
Germany
Warren Line
Sagamore
Liverpool
America
Amerika
Commonwealth Pier
Halifax Harbor
Sydney
Louisburg
Steamship Delayed By Cablegram From Liverpool
In readiness for noon departure a cablegram from Liverpool ordered the steamship to postpone sailing and remain in port indefinitely.
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Liverpool
Forsyth Dental Infirmary Names 21 Staff Members
The Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children announces 21 appointments to its staff for the opening season. Key roles include Director Dr. H DeWitt Cross and Assistant Director Dr. William Z Hill of Philadelphia, with Roentgenologists Dr. A W George and Dr. Albert Kinley, and a permanent full time group led by Dr. Andrew P Bulger among others.
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New Forsyth Dental Infirmary
H. DeWitt Cross
William Z. Hill
Philadelphia
Girard College
University of Pennsylvania
A. W. George
Albert Kinley
Mt. Hermon Academy
Tufts Dental School
Grace Hospital
Harry B. Shuman
L. M. S. Miner
B. Strout
Andrew P. Bulger
Dwight R. Clement
Raymond B. Hanrahan
Harold
Salem Relief Fund receipts dip amid war scare
The Salem Relief Fund grew but receipts fell yesterday to just over $1000. The largest single contribution came from Chicopee Mass., with over $800, while Salem School donated $9 and Chicopee Manufacturing Company workers sent $92. The list to date includes contributions from Sharon Mass Sayles Memorial Church Saylesville Neiga..., and many small gifts from towns and organizations, totaling $613,224.81 previously acknowledged.
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Chicopee
Mass
Salem
Chicopee Manufacturing Company
Sharon
Sayles’ Memorial
Saylesville
Claremont Board of Trade
Clare- Wort Wee
Weoreretsr
Deerfiett
Raymond H. Odell
Perog
Brewster Baptist Sunday School
East Brewster
Egr
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Methodist 'Episcopal
Fatr- Devon
Blaze Frantic Auto Dash Through City Streets
A blazing automobile driven by chauffeur John E. Bailey of 80 East Brookline sped from Mason Street to Park Square on Tremont Street yesterday afternoon. Bailey and a companion fled the vehicle briefly, then Bailey drove it to Park Square where helpers and extinguishers were ready.
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Mason Street
Park Square
Tremont Street
John E. Bailey
East Brookline
N. L. Green
Buckminster
Bailey
Captain Hawes and Blanche Hawes Honeymoon Stir
Messages from Captain Thomas Edgar Hawes former steamboat skipper and his bride Blanche Beatrice Bence report a glorious honeymoon as souvenir postals claim. The couple’s marriage caused a stir at the Fremont Building tax office where Miss Bence worked. They will reside in Foxboro after returning from New Hampshire.
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Blanche Beatrice Bence
Thomas Edgar Hawes
New York
Boston
Bunker Hill
Yale
H. Pr. Dimock
Eastern Steamship Company
Fremont Building
Mrs. Hawes
Foxboro
New Hampshire
Manhole Fire Knocks Out Phones on Wasenehu Avenue
A fire in a manhole at 90 Wasenehu Avenue yesterday disabled 100 telephones in Back Bay as the fire department soaked the cables. The incident halted telephone service in the area while crews worked to restore connectivity.
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Wasenehusetts Avenue
Back Bay
War News Reaches Passengers On Leyland Line Steamer
The Canadian docked at Fast Boston with 60 cabin passengers learning of the European war after clearing the English Channel. Captain Bullock withheld wireless reports to avoid alarm. Notables aboard included Joseph R. B. Maccabe, Thomas Breen and family, W Haines and family, Professor F Carrington, M B Wood with cattle cargo, and a cargo of Egyptian cotton wool salt frozen eggs and other goods valued highly.
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Leyland Line
Boston
W. H. Bullock
English Channel
Joseph RB. Maccabe
East Boston
Bath House
Europe
Thomas Breen
Lawrence
Breen
W. Haines
Union Boat Club
Tech Camp Sends 100 MIT Students to East Machias
One hundred students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology depart Boston for a Tech summer surveying camp in East Machias. Camp becomes mandatory for those completing their second year in specified departments under Dean A. B. Burton who leads the party with several faculty members.
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Schusetts Institute of Testasingle
Boston
Tech
East Machias
A. B. Burton
Cambrian Freighter Crews Toward Port With Grain Cargo
A wireless from Captain Gardner reports the Leyland line freighter Cambrian en route from London with valuable cargo. At 10 58 Sunday she was 340 miles south of Cape Race and expected to reach port tomorrow. Ad for Graves Grain.
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Gardner
Leyland Line
Cambrian
London
Cape Race
Curley Plans New Shakeup In City Hall Staff
Mayor Curley moves to reshuffle his inner circle as Edmund L. Dolan leaves his post as assistant secretary to take another role. Ex Representative Francis Brennan likely to become Dolan’s replacement while Connors shifts from health duties to a new dairy inspector post.
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Curley
Edmund L. Dolan
Dolan
Francis J. Brennan
City Hall
John D. Connors
Health Department
Kane Named Assistant Corporation Counsel in City
Attorney Daniel J. Kane, former exalted ruler of the Boston Lodge of Elks, was appointed an assistant corporation counsel by Corporation Counsel Sullivan. He will head the claim work, recently transferred to the law department by City Council, as part of the changes.
Reunion of Cressey Family in Gorham Maine
Gorham Maine August 3 descendants of John and Deborah Wadleigh Cressey first settlers will hold a family reunion next Thursday at the home of Mrs Frederick Robie in Gorham village Martha KE Cressey is mentioned among organizers with the meeting to gather descendants and celebrate shared ancestry
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Cressey
Gorham
John
Deborah
Wadleigh) Cressey
Frederick Robie
Martha KE. Cressey
Bodies Found In Niagara River Below Cataract
The headless female body and the male body were found floating in the Niagara River below the Canadian cataract. They appeared to have been in the water over a month with no identification possible.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Niagara River
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