Peace not menace to Monroeism New York
Taft heads the League to Enforce Peace in a formal New York statement arguing that joining a world peace league would not jeopardize the Monroe Doctrine. The group cites that since 1912 nations have treaties fixing arbitration and nonwar pledges pending investigation by an international commission.
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League of Nations
League
Taft
France
Great Britain
Russia
International Commission
Postmaster Reorganizes Boston Suburban Mail Stations
Postmaster Murray announced a reorganization of the Boston district stations to boost mail delivery speed. Cambridge A station Superintendent X B Parsons moves to Brighton while Brighton Superintendent P J Madden shifts to Cambridge A. Both men know their new districts well, aiding expected service improvements.
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Boston
Cambridge
Brighton
X. B. Parsons
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Central Square
P. J. Madden
Parsons
Madden
Romanian Oil Fields Destroyed by Allies
London report details William M. Rutherford remarks on Romanian retreat losses. He claims allied forces destroyed Romanian Consolidated Oil Fields valued at about 150 million dollars under British military mission orders.
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London
Rumanian Consolidated Oil Fields Corporation
William M. Rutherford
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Liverpool
Roosevelt to Sail for Orient on Feb 7
Colonel Roosevelt plans a pleasure orient trip leaving San Francisco February 7 with Mrs. Roosevelt. He will first visit Honolulu and the Marshal Islands before Samoa, remaining about four months. He emphasizes the journey is for enjoyment and not seeking new wildlife.
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New York
Roosevelt
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Perjury Charged in Office Rent Case
Judge Sullivan found probable cause in Police Court against Attorney Nathan Barnett on perjury charges brought by Attorney Clarence B. Loud. Barnett must post 100 dollars to recognize before the grand jury. The Fraternity relates to rent for the Carney building office for September.
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Nathan Barnett
Clarence B. Loud
Loud
Barnett
Carney Building
Peace with Irish Freedom Demanded by Pittsfield Societies
Irish societies in Pittsfield urge Germany to reveal its Ireland policy in peace proposals and adopt resolutions asking President Wilson to ensure Irish freedom advocates attend the peace conference as plenipotentiaries.
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Pittsfield
Shipwrecked crew of schooner William Thomas Moore reach Halifax
Captain A S Publicover and seven crew members recount six days lashed to the ship's masts amid gales after their vessel sailed from Halifax on October 27 bound for Liverpool with 160000 stands of spruce. They were rescued by the Lowther Range off the Azores after a perilous lifeboat descent, later taken to Providence and New York, and finally to Nova Scotia. The craft, built in 1902 at Bethel Delaware and valued at 28000 dollars, was lost at sea.
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William Thomas Moore
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Dutton
Grayson
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Roma
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Bethel
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Waterways Commission Postpones Petitions on Encroachment Actions
The Waterways Commission will pause reviewing petitions involving encroachment on navigable channels until a new policy is established. Hearings for Merchants Terminal Company on Mystic river property and Springfield Gaslight Company projects in the Connecticut river prompted the halt to define a state policy.
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Mystic River
Springfield Gaslight Company
Connecticut River
German oil firms see wells rendered useless by fee impact
A speaker asserted that property and stock were rendered utterly useless by fees. He claimed German oil wells faced a similar fate, underscoring widespread economic damage from the policy.
Mount Lassen Blows Smoke High From Crater
Two great pillars of smoke and steam towered from Lassen peak today, rising about 2000 feet from the main crater while a second plume from a smaller vent reached roughly half that height, in Redding California.
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Lassen Peak
Greece Receives Berlin and Washington Peace Notes
Athens reports Garret Droppers, the American minister, delivered to the Greek and Serbian governments peace overtures from Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and President Wilson urging belligerents to define aims. King Constantine and Prince Nicholas held a lengthy conference following the note.
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Louisa May Alcott Home Sold in Concord
The Dove Cote house in Concord where Louisa May Alcott first lived in town was sold by Mrs. Robertson James of Nashawtuc Road to William B. Barrows of Jamaica Plain.
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