Kaiser Ill Again Voice Very Weak In Berlin Report
London Feb 1 report from Amsterdam via Exchange Telegraph says the German Emperor’s health worsened and he may consult his doctor, his voice now scarcely audible. British mercantile ships faced German submarines with five vessels destroyed near the English coast in two days, including Tokomuru and Icotia torpedoed off Havre. Tokomuru crew saved by the trawler Semper.
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London
Berlin
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
von Tirpitz
Kaiser’s Navy
Irish Sea
Kil‘coan
Icotia
Havre
Tokomuru
New Castle
New South Wales
New Zealand
Tokomura
Semper
Icaria
Castle Square Hotel menu and rates in Back Bay Boston
The notice promotes the Castle Square Hotel in Tremont Chandler and Berkeley areas near Back Bay stations offering European plan rooms with private baths and long distance service. It lists 50 single suites and 350 double suites with prices from 1.50 to 3.00 per day, announces baggage transfer free and shows large breakfast options. It also advertises dining specials including Bluepoints oysters and various entrees with prices.
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Tremont
Chandler
Berkeley Sta
CHAS
Boston Hotel Co
Back Bay
N. Y
R. I
Beisia
Woman Dies in Tenement Fire at 198 Brooks Street
Mrs. Lucy A. Allen, 90, burned to death in her top-floor apartment of a three decker at 198 Brooks Street East Boston. Neighbors with police and firemen fought thick smoke in failed rescue attempts.
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Lucy A. Allen
Brooks Street
Boston
Fire destroys Mrs Allen’s apartment after fatal blaze
Firefighters entered the apartment after the flames were nearly out to find Mrs. Allen fatally burned at the threshold between the living room and kitchen. The blaze, likely from a defective kitchen flue, gutted the unit causing $800 damage and sent thick smoke into the neighboring No. 200, forcing several residents to flee in their night clothes with police assistance.
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Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Evans
Boston Mayor Urges K of C to Build Now at Columbus Meeting
Mayor Curley urged the Knights of Columbus at Faneuil Hall to act quickly on building projects, saying costs for stone steel and lumber are at 20 year lows. He noted Boston will spend 50 000 to restore Faneuil Hall and touted Park Street Church as an architectural example.
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Curley
Boston
Faneuil Hall
Park Street Church
Parl Street Church
Three Die In House Fire In Livermore Falls Maine
A small dwelling on the Jay road burned early today killing three men. The dead are H. A. Plant 47 Livermore Falls Ernest Penley 36 South Paris and William King 43 Jay formerly of Bath and Fall River Mass. Another occupant Fred Douglass of Waltham Mass escaped with severe burns.
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Livermore Falls
Jay Road
H. A. Plant
Ernest Penley
South Paris
William King
Jay
Bath and
Fall River
Mass
Fred Douglass
Waltham
King and Penley Staying With Saw Mill Tenants at Jay
King and Penley lived in a Jay saw mill home as tenants. Plant and Douglass were visiting for the night.
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King and Penley
Jay
Plant
Douglass
Justice John B. Ratigan Dies After Illness
Worcester report states Justice John B. Ratigan of the Superior Court died early today after a long illness. He relinquished duties last summer for an internal operation, rallied, but failed to regain strength and had a second operation on January 20.
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Worcester
John B. Ratigan
Superior Court
Ratigan
Bryan Hissed a German Meeting at Sym phony Hall
Fully 4000 people crowded Sym phony Hall for a German American Alliance mass meeting. Police guarded doors to prevent force. Speakers denounced England, hissed Secretary of State Bryan, and criticized the administration for alleged neutrality bias. One speaker warned that if England wins the war the U S should abandon the Philippines and Panama Canal measures.
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Symphony Hall
Panama Canal
England
Japan
German American Alliance meeting addresses by clergy and officials
Dr. Edmund von Mach presided and opened the meeting. He was followed by Professor Thomas Co. Hall of Union Theological Seminary New York and Robert Sturn secretary of the Boston division of the German American Alliance and Rev Levi M Powers of Gloucester. On the platform were Max Otto von Klock F E Muehieder and about 300 others.
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Edmund von Mach
Thomas Co. Hall
D. D
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Robert Sturn
Boston
German- American Alliance
Levi M. Powers
Gloucester
Max Otto von Klock
F. E. Muehieder
Dacia Sets Course for Rotterdam with Cotton Load
The steam ship Dacia sailed from Galveston at noon bound for Rotterdam with 11 000 bales of cotton to be trans shipped to Bremen. Captain George Mc Donald followed telegraphic orders from E N Breitung of New York, the owner. The ship picked up a pilot and cleared the harbor within two hours.
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Galveston
Dacia
Rotterdam
Bremen
George McDonald
E. N. Breitung
New York
Dacia Cleared After Unexplained Delay At Bremen
The Dacia cleared on January 22 after an unexplained delay. Her agent and master denied knowledge of the wait. The ship’s cotton cargo is valued at 880000 dollars, or 16 cents per pound delivered to Bremen.
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Bremen
First Beats Wife and Jumps to Death in Circus Star Tale
Ernest William Steele a noted circus and vaudeville performer died in a deliberate leap from the roof of his wife's home at Washington and Union Park streets after beating his wife and tossing his 20 month old son David to the sidewalk. The infant suffered a broken jaw but was expected to live. He drew a knife on his wife's brothers and a policeman before leaping.
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Ernest William Steele
Washington and
Union Park Streets
Steele
Iernest
William Steele
Washington
Union Park
David
Grim fatality at Cathedral of the Holy Cross stunt gone wrong
Steele leapt from a tent and fell onto the sidewalk near the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, dying instantly by his own action after a quarrel with his separated wife. The incident drew a large witness crowd of churchgoers across the street.
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Steele
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Villa Denies He Is Dead
Washington cables report General Villa denies serious injury after telegram from Aguascalientes says he is all right. American Agent Carothers, traveling with Villa, confirms no wound.
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Villa
Washington
State Department
Carothers
el Paso
Department
Aguascalientes
Moon Phases and War Day Count Amid Anniversaries
The note lists moon phase dates from January and February and marks day counts in a war era, noting 46 days to spring and the 185th day of conflict. It states long days, light lamp times at 5 28 and 5 58, and records battles between Constellation and La Vengeance plus historical birthdays and secession events.
Forecast Brings Rain Or Snow For Boston Area
The forecast calls for rain or snow in Boston and nearby areas Monday with warmer temperatures. Tuesday should see rain followed by clearing, with fresh east to south winds. In southern New England, rain or snow on Monday and Tuesday brings warmer conditions, while northern New England expects snow with warmer air Tuesday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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Carpathians
Kaiser
Castle Square Hotel
Lucy Allen
Old South Trust Co
Washington Street
Massachusetts
Boylston St
Negar Washington
Post ‘Globe
Gkrandson
International News Service
Wilson
Francis Sayre
Teree
Maine
Justice J. B. Ratigan
NEW American House
Perkins’ Store
Rathskeller
Bryan
Brattle St. and Brae Sq
Germany
Childs
A. M
Toda
Portland
Newport
SUN Bross
Victor Herbert
Texas
Thompson's Spa
Dnight Healy
Washington St
Boylston
Shear Art. Spaulding
Amilla
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