Mysterious infant illness baffling city doctors
Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Shea and Medical Examiner Magrath said eight children died recently from a mystery malady labeled acidosis and influenza. Autopsies planned if deaths continue. 20 to 25 cases monitored in Brighton with candy food water and milk ruled out as causes. Chelsea reports one case, seven-year-old Albert Douglass, in stable condition.
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Thomas B. Shea
City Health Department
George Burgess Magrath
Health Department
Brighton
Chelsea Board of Health
Albert Douglass
Arthur Ff’, Douglass
Broadway
Chelsea
Unknown cause of deaths stumps investigators and officials
Officials and investigators say they do not know the cause of the deaths and no party has determined a reason. The statement emphasizes the lack of conclusions from authorities at this time.
Wilsons Go Up Mountain at Flag Rock
President and Mrs. Wilson climbed half a mile up a rough mountain trail to Flag Rock in Hot Springs Virginia. They counted 47 mountain tops in view and read letters from Secretary Lansing. Visitors greeted them in the afternoon including Mr. and Mrs. J H McCullough and Mrs. Herbert Stone and children.
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Hot Springs
Wilson
Flag Rock
Blue Ridge
Secret Service
Lansing
J. H. McCullough
New York
Herbert Stone
Baltimore
President Katherine Flood Paired With Massachusetts Daughters
The Massachusetts Department of Daughters of Veterans hosted a reception at the Hotel Thorndike for national president Miss Katherine Flood of Newton. About 200 representatives from Daughters of Veterans tents in Massachusetts Grand Army posts Women’s Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans attended.
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Massachusetts Department
Daughters of Veterans
Thorndike
Katherine Flood
Newton
Massachusetts
Grand Army Posts
Women’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Councillor Storrow Recovers From Illness
Councillor James J. Storrow, ill with tonsillitis, has fully recovered and is expected to return to work today. Family home inquiries confirmed the attack was slight and his health has improved rapidly.
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James J. Storrow
Ford peace pilgrims head for Copenhagen voyage
The Ford peace party leaves for Copenhagen aboard a special train, aiming to sway Danish opinion after enthusiasm in Sweden. Delegates report neutral countries showing sympathy and expect many to join in Copenhagen, with debates over Swedish participation and speeches by notable reformers.
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Stockholm
Ford
Copenhagen
Peace Movement Gains Baltic Support Amid Hesitation
The report notes Sweden covertly supports the movement and Denmark shows sympathy though withholding recognition. Delegates face uncertainty about future steps with The Hague or Copenhagen as possible bases. Stockholm offers potential welcomes while questions linger about the fate of the peace party if U.S. and Austria go to war. Mme Schwimmer is praised as a leading peace advocate.
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Sweden
Denmark
Hague
Copenhagen
Paul Lindhagen
Stockholm
Peace
United States
Austria
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Lochner
Mme, Schwimmer
Mme. Schwimmer
Tolls on East Boston tunnel to remain in effect
Governor Walsh signed a bill that delays toll abolition until further action. The city notes the tolls will stay in place past December 31, 1915, costing riders about ten thousand dollars monthly. Mayor Curley explains the act’s acceptance makes it effective, but tolls are not yet abolished.
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Elevated Railway
East Boston Tunnel
Walsh
Curley
East
Boston
Police Find Missing Cake After Poison Scare
A Cambridge man George W. Skuse left a cake on a Boston Elevated car. A prankster reported a poisoned cake to officials causing a frantic search for the thief who vanished with the cake until it was returned to Skuse.
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Boston
George W. Skuse
Walden Street
Cambridge
Elevated
Skuse
Schmidt Convicted in Los Angeles Bomb Case
Matthew A. Schmidt was convicted of first degree murder as an accomplice to James B. McNamara in the 1910 Los Angeles Times bombing. He was found guilty of murdering Charles Hagerty and faces life imprisonment, the same penalty as McNamara. David Caplan, another alleged accomplice, awaits trial.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mathew A. Schmidt
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Charles Hagerty
Times
Schmidt
David Caplan
McNamara
Seattle
New York
Miss Eda Sawyer Weds John Worcester in Brookline Home
Miss Eda L. Sawyer daughter of Mrs Flora M and the late Walter L Sawyer married John B Worcester son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Worcester at her home 42 Harris street Brookline The Rev Don Ivan Patch officiated The Bride a Girls High School Boston alumna and ex Dorchester resident Worcester a Harvard College 1909 graduate and Boston Globe reporter will reside at 42 Harris street Brookline after a brief wedding trip
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Eda L. Sawyer
Flora M
Walter Leon Sawyer
Harristreet
Brookline
John B. Worcester
Henry A. Worcester
Tuttle Street
Dorchester
Don Ivan Patch
Second Congregational Church
Beverly
Girls’ High School of
Boston
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Charles Coughlan
Hobart Street
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George F. MacDougall
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