Four German Warships Sunk in Major Naval Clash Off Helgoland
British Admiralty reports four German warships sunk including two cruisers and two destroyers with a third cruiser set ablaze. No British fleet losses. life lost on British vessels admitted. Paris War Office notes no movement by allies or Germans. Germans burn Louvain, erase priceless art and historic buildings, drive out inhabitants, and threaten Brussels treasures.
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Paris
War Office
Louvain
Belgium
Brussels
Beatty in Command of Beatty in Command of
Admiral Beatty leads British forces in an early victory as he becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy. The battle sees significant German vessel damage with multiple ships reported struck or crippled.
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Sir David Bhatty
Helgoland Bight
David
Marshall Field, Jr
Chicago
Expect Italians to Move on in Trieste Soon
London Aug 29 Paris bureau reports Italy will issue an ultimatum to Austria demanding explanation of mobilization on the Italian frontier. A brief response period will be allowed and Italian troops are expected to advance into Trieste shortly thereafter.
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Paris
the Express
Italy
Austria
Rieste
Koenigsberg Report Falls as Bank President Fights Thief
The Times dispatches report Koenigsberg has fallen while Frank G. Newhall president of the National Market Bank of Brighton chased a thief from the First National Bank. He followed the culprit through traffic barrooms and offices catching him three times and reclaiming a bag containing 4000 dollars.
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National Market Bank of
Brighton
First National Bank
Mayor Curley links deliberate arson to Huntington Ave blaze
Mayor Curley said the five story Huntington avenue and Museum road fire was deliberately set. He arrived within an hour of the alarm and pledged $10,000 for evidence against those responsible. Thousands of people came to view the blaze visible for miles. He spoke at the scene with his wife and friends.
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Curley
Huntington Avenue
Museum Road
Boston
Evening Sky Guide and Historical Notes for Today
Today's sky shows Portland to Gloucester to Newport timings. moon phase and rise/set are listed with first quarter on Aug 27 and full moon on Sept 4. Notable anniversaries include New Amsterdam becoming New York in 1664, Oliver Wendell Holmes born in 1809, and George F. Hoar born 1826. One year ago Dublin street car strike caused rioting with 500 injuries.
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Mars
Jupiter
New Amsterdam
New York
Oliver Wendell Holmes
George I’. Hoar
Bull Run
Dublin
Forecast for Boston and Nearby Rainy Weekend
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain Saturday and likely Sunday with moderate southeast to south winds. Washington reports forecast for New England shows showers Saturday and probably Sunday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
Yesterday's Temperature Reported by Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's average temperature was 66 degrees. A comparison shows yesterday's values and last year's figures, noting a slight variation around the mid-60s range.
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Thompson
Fire destroys unfinished apartment block near Back Bay Fens
A brick and wood apartment house near the Back Bay Fens and Boston Museum of Fine Arts burned rapidly, gutting the structure within an hour. Two other unfinished buildings on Museum Road and Huntington Avenue faced destruction, while the Museum and its exhibits were endangered. Fire alarms mobilized most Boston apparatus within minutes, and swift fighting limited the spread.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Museum Road
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Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
Boston
Three Dorchester Teachers Set to Return for Sept School Opening
Dr. Dyer reports three teachers on voyage back to duty Miss Grace W Ripley and Miss Adelina R Farmer of Dorchester High School and Miss Blanche E Thayer of Henry L Pierce School aboard ships from Liverpool London and on schedule for the September 9 start. Also noted are William P Dickey at Kyffhauer Switzerland Miss Eleanor A Smith safe in Paris and Albert Dunning on the eligible list at Stockholm Sweden.
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High Seas
Grace W. Ripley
Adelina R. Farmer
Dorchester High School
Blanche E. Thayer
Henry L
William P. Dickey
Roxbury
Kyffhauer
Switzerland
Eleanor A. Smith
Paris
Albert Dunning
Stockholm
Sweden
German Destroyer S-90 Sunk by British Welland
Chefoo China August 28 12 45 p m The British torpedo boat destroyer Welland engaged and sunk the German torpedo boat destroyer S-90 off the coast as World War II naval action reports reach Chefoo.
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Chefoo
China
Welland
Fighting in Mexico City as Rebels Gain Rail Link Control
Messages from Vera Cruz say renewed street fighting in Mexico City left several dead. Censorship blocks details for refugees. Reports from Puerto Mexico indicate General Rincon's 400 men revolted and joined former amobay soldiers at Salina Cruz, seizing the Isthmian Railway.
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Mexico City
Puerto Mexico
Rincon
Salina Cruz
Germans hold fifteen priests as hostages in Liege
General von Der Goltz has set up headquarters in Liege and ordered all houses closed at 7 pm with lights out to prevent signaling. Cardinal Janssen and 15 priests are held as hostages and threaten immediate execution if fire is exchanged. Only 19 of 500 houses remain at Herve outskirts.
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von der Goltz
Belgium
Palace of Justice
Liege
Janssen
Herve
Lieutenant Colonel Mahon Killed in Alsace Fight
A Paris despatch via Reuters reports the French war office listing casualties among officers in Alsace. Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Mahon, of old Irish stock and related to Marshal MacMahon, is named among the dead. Writer and Temps contributor Philippe Millet is listed among the wounded.
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Alsace
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Paris
Reuter
French War Office
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Marshal MacMahon
France
The
Yesterday's Baseball Results
In the American League Detroit defeated Boston 3 to 0 and Chicago beat Philadelphia 8 to 5 in five innings. The Yankees won 9 to 5 over St Louis while Washington and Cleveland games were rained out. in the National League all games were postponed due to rain. In New England Manchester edged Lynn 3 to 2, Lawrence defeated Worcester 4 to 3, and Portland-Lowell games were rained out with Lewiston-Haverhill also affected.
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Lawrence
Worcester
Lewiston-Haverhill
Portland-Lowell
Indian Troops Move to Bolster British Forces in France
Native troops from India are en route to reinforce British troops in France. Lord Kitchener and the Marquis of Crewe announced in the House of Lords that reinforcements from Britain would join the Indian contingent as part of the war effort.
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India
France
House of Lords
Marquis of Crewe
Lord Kitchener
British North Sea fleet defeats German forces near Helgoland
Reported in official and unofficial lines that the British North Sea fleet engaged two German cruisers and two torpedo boats in a fierce action off Helgoland with no English ships lost and only light casualties.
British Fleet Maintains Sea Mastery Off Helgoland
From the grim island once British, a German fleet ventured out for the first time since the submarine attack was repelled. The British cruisers kept watch as the Kaiser's shattered navy slipped back behind Helgoland's guns.
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Helgoland
Germany
Gibraltar
North Sea
Grim Island
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