German Refuses To Handle British Gold Shipment
A German employee of the American Express Company resigned after being assigned to help transfer a large British gold shipment from Halifax. He stated he would not handle British gold. Also, gold coin totaling 19,534,200 dollars and about 10 million in securities arrived in New York, consigned to J. P. Morgan & Co., agents of the British government.
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New York
American Express Company
Halifax
United States
Bank of England
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan & Co
Vast gold shipment to back London exchange and U S loan
The largest single gold shipment ever made moves from Halifax to New York under heavy guard to steady London exchange. The gold is to back securities for a possible American loan while bankers claim private transactions are not public concerns.
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London
Kronprinzess
Cecille
Pipand
Bar Haror
David Beatty
Victor
Helgoland
Atlantic
Halifax
Dominion Express Company
Drowned 11 Year Old Edward Price in Chelsea Creek
Edward Price 11 of 318 Princeton street East Boston drowned yesterday afternoon in Chelsea Creek behind East Eagle street old chemical works. His brother John Jr tried for nearly an hour to rescue him but failed. Police located the body late last night.
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Edward Price
Princeton Street
Boston
Chelsea Creek
Chemical Works
East Eagle Street
John, Jr
Would Tie Up Cotton of World
London observers press the government to declare cotton contraband of war. President William Ramsay argues cotton is essential for munitions the Germans cannot supply, insisting only unused cotton yields effective propulsive ammunition.
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London
William Ramsay
Liverpool
Great Britain
Germany
New Name for Ocean Lines Linked to Canada Ocean Services
Sir Charles Macara presided over a cotton spinners meeting urging immediate action to curb cotton contraband and block shipments to enemy nations. Montreal reports the new Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Limited will absorb the Allan line, with operations starting by late Oct or early Nov and continuing the Allan line under its historic name.
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Charles Macara
Master Cotton Spinners’ Association of Great Britain
William
United States
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Allan Line
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Limited
Ocean Services Limited
White Star Line
International Mercantile Marine
New Steamship Company
Academy of Notre Dame Back Bay building nears completion
The four story fireproof academy and convent building in Back Bay Fens on Riverway bounded land of 350000 square feet nears completion. The E shaped plan includes a gymnasium lunch room music hall 24 practice rooms dormitories and minor apartments with separate access for each wing. Occupation by students not expected until end of winter.
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The
Academy of Notre Dame
Back Bay
Louis Pasteur
Brookline Avenue
Tabernacle Sewing Society
Tragedy Strikes Framingham Rail Yard Worker
Angelo Martinis, a 25 year old section hand living near the Boston and Albany tracks in Framingham, was struck by a south bound locomotive while crossing and hurled 40 feet. He died at the local hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries.
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Framingham
Aug
Angelo Martinis
Boston & Albany
Lucy Stone Day Observed With Suffrage Pilgrimage
Massachusetts suffragists mark the 97th anniversary of Lucy Stone Blackwell born at the West Brookfield home. Alice Stone Blackwell rides from West Brookfield station to Coy's Hill in a historic stagecoach to deliver a biographical address. Pilgrims arrive by auto and electric car, with a band concert and bronze tablet dedication at the old homestead.
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Lucy Stone Blackwell
Woman’s Rights
Massachusetts
West Brookfield
Alice Stone Blackwell
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Coy’s Hill
Lady Jane Etta Wins Narrowly in Bay State Short Ship
Lady Jane Etta defeated Kid Downey after two heats in the 2.17 pace at Woon socket. Other notable results include James Orr winning a heat of the 2.30 trot and Sax de Daras taking the next three. John R Hal won the 2:15 pacing event in straight heats with a $500 purse.
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Woonsocket
R. I
Lady Jane Etta
Kid Downey
Bay State
James
Orr
Sax de Daras
John R. Hal
B. H
Crozier
Dartmouth
B. G
Hyde
Birdie Alcyo
Carney
Red Norton
Dore
Sax de Forest
Warman
James S. Orr
Kid
Downey
Argot Lad
B. G. Myer
Stine Ce
Spark Wilkes
Crosier
Bertmont
Asa Hal
Lawton
Fire Captain Hurt in Washington Street Blaze
Captain Avery Howard of Engine 26 suffered a severe cut to his right hand as firefighters battled a $1000 blaze on the building’s third floor at Boylston and Washington streets around 9 p m. Traffic was tied up for several minutes during the response and the Boston School of Telegraphy reported most of the loss.
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New York
Vanceboro
Halifax
Intercolonial Railway
Canadian Pacific
St. John
Sub-Treasury
Wall Street
Washington St
Avery Howard
Washington Street
Boylston
Boston School of Telegraphy
Revolt Dissolves Haiti Senate as Assembly Set
Port au Prince August 11 The revolutionary committee declares the Senate and Chamber of Deputies dissolved and a constituent assembly to meet. Senators and deputies plan to defy the decree and convene tomorrow to elect a president of the republic.
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Port AU Prince
Revolutionary Committee
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
U S Forces Guard Haitian Election Access at Parisiana
At a Parisiana Theatre briefing Captain BE L Beach of the cruiser Washington announced U S forces occupying the National Assembly room will protect election liberty and suppress disorder. He stated the United States seeks effective customs control without territorial aims and has seized Haitian telegraph lines to counter revolutionary reports.
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Parisiana Theatre
BE. L. Beach
Washington
Port Au Prince
National Assembly
Beach
United States
Revolutionary Committee
McLoughlin Pell and Behr reach Achelis cup semis
Maurice E. McLoughlin T. R. Pell and Karl H. Behr won their places in the Achelis challenge cup singles semi finals in straight sets at Seabright New Jersey. McLoughlin defeated Harold A. Throckmorton 6-2 6-0 while Pell beat Ward Dawson 6-4 6-1 and Behr crushed Robert LeRoy 6-1 6-2.
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McLoughlin
Ward Dawson
California
Pell
Dawson
Behr
Robert LeRoy
Harvest Festival at SS Peter and Paul’s in South Boston
The Harvest Festival at SS Peter and Paul’s parish on parochial school grounds featured games and amusements for 1200 children, jig and step dancing in the hall for adults, and an open-air concert by the St Vincent’s Fife and Drum Corps Yesterday afternoon and last night South Boston officials said the event drew a large crowd of parishioners and friends.
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St.Vincent’s
SS. Peter and Paul’s
South Boston
West Broadway
SS. Peter and Paul's Parish
Marie McFarland
New Pastor Welcomed Amid Charity Gathering on Peninsula
The Married Ladies' Sodality hosted a fundraiser to swell the tower rebuilding fund and replace the spire with a Gothic belfry and cross. Rev. James A. O'Rourke made his first public appearance since taking charge and was warmly greeted by parishioners and Peninsula residents. His assistants, the Rev. Fathers.
Women Committee Receives Widespread Backing
Grant O Connor and FitzSimons joined in supporting the committee of women with hearty cooperation. The trio’s presence signaled broad endorsement from all sides of the effort.
I W W Asks Injunction In Suffolk County Suit
The executive officers of General Laborers' Industrial Union 324 I W W filed suit in Suffolk County equity court seeking an injunction against Hod Carriers Building and Common Laborers Union 209 A F of L The I W W accuses the A F of L body of threats intimidation and false statements to block hiring of its members and moves to prevent conspiracies.
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General Laborers’ Industrial Union 324
Equity Court
Suffolk County
Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers’ Union 209
A. F. of L
I. W. W. Laborers’ Union
Break-in at Dr Benedicts Brookline Home Reported
Police secrecy surrounds a burglary at 195 Pilgrim Road, the home of Dr Francis G Benedict. Jewelry and silverware valued over $1000 were stolen while the family was away. Burglars reportedly forced a window and ransacked the house before authorities and an insurance company handled the case. Watts Detective Agency is tracing stolen items in multiple Boston pawn shops.
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Brookline
Boston
Francis G. Benedict
Pilgrim Road
Benedict
Carnegie Institute
Watts Detective Agency
Poles Demand New Kingdom in Hapsburg Austria
The Polish faction in the Austrian Parliament calls for a kingdom of Poland with its capital at Warsaw as part of the Hapsburg monarchy. The Polish national committee endorses the manifesto and urges Polish territories freed from Russian rule to send delegates to a national convention to organize a re united nation.
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Vienna
London
Poland
Warsaw
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Back Bay Fens
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W. B. Hennigan Co
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Franklin P. Winston CO
Old South Church
Lucy Stone
Lady Jane Eita
Ves
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Holland
Jason Weiler & Son
U.S
Hayt
M’ Loughlin
SS. Peter and Paul
James A. O’rourke
DR. Benedict
Hapsburg Monarchy
Green River
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Oxford
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Morse
Palm Beach
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Washington St. Col
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