Arabic Passengers Reach Home Amid War at Sea
Dramatic Editor of the Post describes the Arabic voyage from Liverpool to New York as passengers faced news of war between England and Germany. The convoy by British cruisers Essex and Lancaster shielded the liner, wireless was halted, and ships kept lights on. Passengers later learned of mobilization and the English coast threat before reaching the United States.
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Post
Queenstown
Europe
Liverpool
Austria
Servia
London
William
Nicholas
England
Germany
Russia
Cape Race
Newfoundland
Finch
London Stock Exchange
Naval Reserve
Essex
Halifax
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Bremen
Mexican
Asenath
Joseph
Lancaster
America
Cedric
White Star Line
Uncle Sam
Doris Keane
Scotland
Cyril Maude
Plymouth
Forbes- Robertson
Louis Nethersole
Holland
Jane Cowl
Atlantic
Marie Tempest
Canada
United States
Vaterland
Charles Frohman
Pat Cam
George Bernard Shaw
Joseph Brooks
Obell
Pygmalion
Relief Funds Sent for 21 Boston Citizens Abroad
Eleven thousand sixty dollars were deposited at the Boston sub-treasury to aid 21 Bostonians stranded in Europe. Secretary McAdoo authorized assistant treasurers to accept relief money for American travelers. Funds will be sent via American consuls with full beneficiary details to avoid misidentification. Checks must be payable to the Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Boston. Funds will be cabled and later redeemed from gold from the U S Tennessee.
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Boston Sub-Treasury
Europe
McAdoo
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
England
Ireland
Italy
United States
Boston
Tennessee
Dr Williams Pink Pills Advertise Thin Blood Help
The ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a home remedy for anaemia caused by thin blood. It claims early treatment aids recovery, cites a former sufferer who regains color and energy, and offers a free booklet Building Up the Blood from the Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
Ney
Advt
Germany to become a republic says veteran artist
Darius Cobb, who celebrated his 80th birthday, predicts Germany will become a republic after the looming European conflict while he works on a painting at his Tremont Street studio. The Civil War veteran and Boston resident says he feels strong and plans to live four centuries, tending a garden each morning at Newton Lower Falls.
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Europe
Germany
Darius Cobb
Cobb
Ms. Cobb
Ebenezer Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Newton Lower Falls
War reflections on Europe and future republics
Mr. Cobb discusses Europe’s wartime upheaval as a continuation of civil war, predicting a shift toward universal liberty and republics including Germany Japan and China. He argues Germany seeks imperial glory, while England acts cautiously and prudently before entering conflict.
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Europe
Mr. Cobb
Germany
Africa
Russia
Japan
China
Red Cross Ready Nurses Await War Orders in Boston
The 250 enrolled Red Cross nurses based in Boston wait for national orders to serve in Europe. Dr. Laura Hughes says no action has been taken yet and that the Reserve Corps stands ready, with about 000 nurses enrolled nationwide and 250 at Boston headquarters.
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New England Red Cross
Boston
Laura Hughes
National Red Cross
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Neutrality Problem Puzzles Uncle Sam
Washington grapples with American neutrality as Europe enters war. President and treasury officials issue strict orders to customs and revenue cutters to enforce the proclamation. Key questions arise on contraband including wheat and possibly gold amid undefined international rules.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Eastport
Nome
Alaska
Maine
Galveston
Pacific Coast
Treasury
McAdoo
Lansing
State Department
Sweet
Commerce
Roosevelt
Navy
Malburn
Newton
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Washington St
Blackstone St
Friend Street
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Massachusetts Co-Operative Hospital, Inc
Marlboro St
Mays, Ave
Bismarck
France
Kaiser
German Empire
Grant
Sherman
McPherson
Republic
Jordan Marsh Company
New England
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