Germany's Answer on Peace Terms Stirs Diplomatic Watch
German reply to Wilson's note prompts cautious diplomacy as officials weigh terms and future conference options. Attitudes vary: some see a path to peace while others warn the note shifts responsibility to the Entente and delays direct negotiations.
Weymouth appoints Willie Loud as district fire chief
The Weymouth Board of Selectmen elected Willie Loud to succeed by: retiring district chief Matthew O'Dowd who resigned after 33 years in the Weymouth fire department including 14 years as district chief.
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Board of Selectmen
Weymouth
Willie Loud
Matthew O’dowd
O’dowd
War News in Brief: Italian Surprise on Carso and Other Fronts
Official reports say Italian troops advanced 300 metres south of Montefarto on the Carso. Western front artillery heavy in Belloy en Santerre and Foquescourt with intermittent shelling elsewhere. Bulgarian patrols push north west of Monastir on the Macedonian front. Von Mackensen’s forces claim 5500 Russian prisoners on the Wallachian plain. Filipechti in Romania captured by Germans. In Otranto Straits raid four Austrian destroyers sink two armed patrol boats.
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Carso
Montefart
Rome
Belloy-en-Santerre
Foquescourt
Paris
Monastir
Berlin
von Mackensen
Great
Wallachian
Filipechti
Rumania
Otranto Straits
Berlin Rejects Wilson Peace Note Proposes Neutral Conference
Central powers Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey reply to President Wilson asking for war aims. They suggest an immediate conference of belligerent delegates in a neutral city but say work to prevent future wars begins only after the current conflict ends. The reply was sent to U.S. Ambassador Gerard. The document preserves diplomatic phrasing and offers to cooperate later.
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Germany
Wilson
United States
Berlin
Washington
Sayville
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
James W. Gerard
United States of America
Russians Captured as War Advances Reach Dobrudja
Romanian front lines report continued warfare with Teutonic allies pressing against Russians and Rumanians. In northern Wallachia near the Moldavian border, Filipechti falls thirty miles southwest of Braila and Rimnik Sarat comes under attack as 5500 Russians are taken prisoner.
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Rumania
Wallachia
Dobrudja
Braila
Filipechti
Rimnik Sarat
British advance near Kut and Maghdaba victory reported
In Mesopotamia British forces push on the right bank of the Tigris and widen positions south and east of Kut el Amara. Gassab fort 20 miles southeast of Kut destroyed. At Maghdaba a Turkish force of about 2000 is captured or slain with 1350 prisoners and seven guns. Other fronts report only artillery actions.
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Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
Gassabs Fort
Kut
Maghdaba
Suez Canal
Suspected looter William O'Donnell held after odd haul on Main Street
Patrolman Costello detained William O'Donnell on Main Street near Charlestown Station 15 just before 11 pm. In his pockets and bundles were two punching bags a .22 rifle twenty three watches twelve fountain pens thirty five society emblems two rings assorted watch chains and fobs. He refused to answer questions and was locked up.
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William O’donnell
William
Costello
Station 15
Charlestown
O’donnell
Main Street
Classified Business Directory Snapshot Boston
A dense listings page listing numerous trades and suppliers in Boston. It covers accountants printers hardware confectioners oyster providers optics jewelry and more, with firms named alongside addresses and contact cues for goods and services across the city.
Burglar Caught After Chasing Scuffle at 20 School Street
Somerville police rushed to 20 School Street last night and after a brisk pursuit and scuffle captured an intruder who had stirred a neighborhood sensation.
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Somerville
School Street
Pheasant intruder disrupts Somerville home
Early evening a hen pheasant appeared at 20 School Street door, intruding home. The suspect was pursued by police, captured without gunfire, and housed in the station’s press room overnight awaiting morning decision. Officials blame heavy snows in the Fellsway for the bird’s city visit.
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School Street
Somerville
British Draw Near Kut In Mesopotamian Campaign
An official statement reports British detachments advancing to the Tigris right bank and consolidating positions south and east of Kut el Amara. They bombarded trenches, destroyed Gassab’s Fort 20 miles southeast of Kut, burned Arab encampments, captured cattle, and destroyed sixty tons of grain.
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London
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Kut
Gassabs Fort
Nippy's Pop Finds It Expensive to Frighten Desperate Ambrose
A lighthearted note about the comic tone in the upcoming Sunday Post page, featuring Nippy's Pop and Desperate Ambrose in a humorous setup.
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Nippy
Ambrose
Boston Chamber Criticized for Attitude at Reciprocity Club
Postmaster Murray faulted the Boston Chamber of Commerce as critical but not constructive in a talk to the Reciprocity Club at the Hotel Bellevue. He urged action over adjectives and warned that Boston people were knocking each other.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Murray
Boston
Reciprocity Club of America
Hotel Bellevue
Postmaster Murray outlines Boston mail service reforms
Postmaster Murray argues to abolish the pneumatic mail tubes and shift to government controlled auto transport and new facilities. He asserts tubes hinder efficiency by serving only first-class letters and failing to handle second class mail, newspapers, and magazines, urging trucks to ease street congestion.
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Murray
Boston
Cambridge
South Station
Dewey Square
Boston Post Office
Greater
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Burleson
Colonel Corn Pulls Them All for a While
A lighthearted feature previews Colonel Corn's big showcase in a Sunday Post segment titled Dont Miss This Big Fun. The piece teases playful acts and a lively, family friendly event to close the week.
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Colonel Corn
Waterfront Calendar and Marine News Digest
marine market reports from the waterfront dated December with tide heights and star inners. vessels including Swell and Matanzas sail with cargoes of haddock cod hake and sugar. ships Roman Prince Sabine and Tifton near Beaufort. captain changes on Prince Arthur. Evangeline sale negotiations and Luz sugar cargoes noted.
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Haddock
Matthew S. Greer
Sabine
Tifton
Emery
North Carolina
Strathearn
Beaufort
N. C
Black River
Jamaica
Chester
Carlson
Lydia McLellan Baxter
Baxter
Newport News
Cienfuegos
Prince Arthur
New York
J. H. Hawes
Walker
Halifax
Hawes
Ernest Kinney
N. S
Doyle
New Orleans
Matanza
Shipping News Arrived From Steamers Prince George and Boston
Shipping reports list steamers Prince George of Britain Simms Yar nouth Nova Scotia Boston Crosby Co City as arrived with cargo or passengers.
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Prince George
Simms
Yarnouth
N. S
Boston
Crosby, Co
Savannah and Norfolk Towage Lists from Port Records
A long list of vessels including steamers, schooners, and tugs with their voyages and towing assignments. Ports mentioned include Savannah, Norfolk, New York, Portland, Searsport, Rockland, and more, detailing barges and lighters to be moved by named ships such as Paoli Oliver Lenape and R. R. L. No. 7.
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Savannah
Hammond
Ontario
Bond
Norfolk
J. H. Devereux
Keene
Newport News
Belfast
Rawley
Winterport
Paoli
Oliver
South Amboy
N. J
Flaverford
Lynn
Upton
Port Johnson
Prince George
Yarmouth
M. S
City of Atlanta
Lexington
Prince Arthur
New York
H. F. Dimock
Cto
Walter D. Noyes
Acme
Belleoram
N. F
King Josiah
Halifax
N. S
Flora M
Weymouth
Rosalie Bellegieu
Bridgewater
Sarah EL. Davis
Machiasport
Edward
Eveleth
Ipswich
Annie P. Chase
Stockton
Lenape
Philadelphia
Cleona
Robesonia
Logan
Valley Forge
Neshaminy
Preston
Oak Thull
Fred &. Richards
Boylston
Searsport
Portland
Malvern
H. 8
Nichols
Rockport
West End
Herbert
Lehigh
Perth Amboy
Rockland
Labor Union Protests Park Commission Rights
The Boston Central Labor Union executive board to protest to the Metropolitan Park Commission chair due to alleged state law violations. The protest cites denial of one day off in 15 for park police during hot months, contrasting with added days to annual two weeks vacation.
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Metropolitan Park Commission
Boston Central Labor Union
Park Commission
Park
Humanity
Commission
Peace commission replaces Ford Neutral Conference at The Hague
The shift toward peace talks replaces the Ford Neutral Conference with a new international commission based in The Hague. Prominent politicians diplomats and theoreticians will form the membership to generate intelligent ideas for lasting peace. Louis P Lochner of Chicago remains secretary to the commission.
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the Hague
Ford
International Commission
Europe
United States
Commission
Hague
Louis P. Lochner
Chicago
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Pearl
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Traverse, Cor
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Pattinger, Andrews Co
Pearl & Atlantic
Boston Armature Wks
Thacher St
Stuart, Howland Co
Congress At
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Joseph Meyerson
Boston Electrotype Co
American Typefounders Co
Congress
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Payne Co
Richdale Ave
Froanehton & Ware
A. Stanley Gibson
Boylston St. Farisann
Fred
Atlas Fish Co
F. HY
Barry & Mitchell
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FH Harding Co
F.H
R. S Snow Co
Harry Quint
Clarendon Furniture
T. G. Buckley
Dudley
Furniturfe
R. Angel Atkinson FaEurs Co
Holmes, Luce & Co
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Chauncy St
Fdawin F. Jordan
Hayward Pl
Galvanizing Works
Boston Galvanizing Wrks
W.1st
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Geo. D. Emerson Co
Warren F. Witherell Co
Causeway St
Burditt & Williams Co
Summer St
Graves Hardware Co
Eliot St
J Day & Co
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We Miomady’ Co
Essex
Sin Grain C.F
G. W. Eddy
Chamber of Com
Buck & Son Co
Blackstone
Henry S. Harris Sons
Friend & Traverse
Glidden
J. W. Hammond Co
J.O. Wetherbee Co
Bridge St
H.cam
Manifold Books
A. BE. Martell Co
Devonshire St
P. Dempsey Co
Merrimac St
House of Tycraft
Standard Neckwear Co
Kinnear, Gager Mfg. Co
Cornhill
Westerly Granite Co
Boylston St
J.R. Dagnino & Co
Fulton St
Pinkham Smith Co
Atlantic Oyster Co
J. A. Stubbs
Carpenter-Morton Co
Sudbury St
W. J. Dobinson Eng. Co
Washington Plasterers’ and Masons
Harmon Wastcoat Daht Co
Wash
Standard Plate Glass Co
Pierce & Cox
Kineston St
Poultry Eastern Live Poultry Co
Read St
Tive Poultry
A. B. Reade Co
Purchase
A. Wilcox & Co
Wild & Stevens, Inc
Union Larret Anchor Linotype Co
Lunt Moss Co
Market St
Oss Jager Co
Custom House St
Wm. G. Bell Co
Morris- Treland Safe Co
Roxbury Iron & Metal Co
Granite Ave
Dorchester
Felkin Co
Longe Wharf
Ash St. Ox
Namoan Co
Priggen Steel Garage Co
Dover St
Waverly Heating & Supply Co
Union, Typfounders
Pechens’ Typefounders Co
Buckensderfer Co
Weeman, Beal
Chamber
Dolly Webb
Mabel Clark
Ambark Ali
McGinnis Bros
Howard
Shubert Mat
Sui
ED Wynn
Bowdoin Sq
Gorizia
Gregoire & Elmina
Harvey-Devora
Lamount
Cockatoos
Jack Boyce
Rita Murri
Carmen
Irving Crocker
Sam Cohen
Elinor Glyn
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Nanette of
Wilds
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Sorcho
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C.L.U. Claims
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Emily Stevens
Morosco
Xtra
Pollyanna
Circus
Richard Bennett
Opley
Henry Jewett
WEEX
Majestic Pop
Taylor Holmes
Bunker Bean
Scousky
Richard C. Travers
Exeter
Mme
Olga Petrova
Robert Warwick
Copley Square
Tremont Temple
ES Miserables
Klein’s Drug Store
Washington & Essex Stree Phone Beach
Anna Wheaton
Harry Carroll
Helen Lackaye
Willie Weston Cartmell
Harry Macart
Bradio Pistel & Cushing
Muriel Window
Holloways
Maxine Bros
Bobby
Mustar
Douglas Fairbanks
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts
Christian Science
John W. Doorly
Leeds
England
Falmouth and
Norway Sts
Back Bay
ODD Fellows Hall
Waverley Orchestra
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