Major Ebstein Dies at 69 in Brooklyn
Major Frederick H Ebstein United States Army retiree and Indian ethnology authority died at his Brooklyn home aged 69. He served as Indian Agent in Arizona in 1870 and fought with General Miles in Oregon South Dakota and Idaho. Ebstein commanded a regiment at Santiago and later served as deputy police commissioner and Brooklyn borough president candidate.
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New York
Wbstein
United States Army
Brooklyn
Ebstein
Iences
Arizona
Nelson A. Miles
Oregon
South Dakota
Idaho
Santiago
Driver in fatal crash surrenders in Lawrence
Lawrence report: Joseph A. McAfee of Haverhill surrendered to police after a fatal crash that killed Marion Sullivan of North Andover. He was released on bail awaiting a preliminary hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
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Lawrence
Marion Sullivan
North Andover
Joseph A. McAfee
Haverhill
Girl Struck By Car Driven By McAfee Dies
A girl struck by an automobile driven by McAfee on November 4 died last Saturday, authorities said. The incident occurred in the city and investigators continue to examine the case.
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McAfee
Austrian Warships Flee Before Allies
Paris reports an official communication detailing four Austrian torpedo boats encountering a British cruiser and a French torpedo boat while evacuating the Serbian army from the Adriatic coast. Austrian ships took shelter at Cattaro as a hostile submarine misfired its torpedo attack off Durazzo and then disappeared.
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Paris
Adriatic
Cattaro
Durazzo
Indictment of German Consuls Declares Bold Neutrality Plots
Federal grand jury in San Francisco returns indictments against prominent figures tied to two large plots affecting American neutrality. Weeks of Justice Department investigations led to the charges announced in Washington on February 8.
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Washington
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Indictments Target German Consuls in Pro-German Plot
Franz Bopp and Baron von Schack face charges under the Sherman Act and a penal code section for alleged efforts to disrupt U.S. munitions output and to blow up Canadian railway tunnels. Maurice Hall is noted as Turkish consul general, with broader implications for prosecuting foreign representatives amid American neutrality concerns.
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Franz Bopp
Baron BE. H. von Schack
Germany
Maurice Hall
Bopp
von Schack
C. C. Crowley
White House Dinner Honors Supreme Court Justices
President and Mrs. Wilson hosted a formal White House dinner honoring the Supreme Court. Guests included Chief Justice White and associates, Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory, several Senators and Representatives and their wives, and Mme. Schumann-Heink who sang after dinner.
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Schumann-Heine
White House
Washington
Wilson
Supreme Court
White
Gregory
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Mrs Nina Surrey Duryea Addresses Special Aid Society
Mrs Nina Surrey Duryea, daughter-in-law of the late General Duryea of the Duryea Zouaves, told about several hundred women in the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness that the French would not leave the trenches until victory.
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Nina Lurrey Duryea
Special Aid Society of American Prepaidness
Nina Surrey Duryea
General Duryea
Duryea
Duryea Addresses Winter Meeting at 601 Boylston Street
Mrs. Duryea returns from Paris with her 15 year old son to educate him in America and to spend summers in France. She recounts war experiences and predicts a lengthy conflict lasting years with no peace soon. She describes founding a Paris relief depot delivering food and clothing with free rail support. Reports show 1 800 000 pounds of supplies received by Oct 1. She appeals for discarded household articles to aid soldiers and refugees.
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Boylston Street
Duryea
Paris
France
Archbishop Elect Mundelein Arrives in Chicago to Install
Archbishop elect George W. Mundelein of Chicago arrives from Brooklyn and is greeted by a large delegation at La Porte Indiana. Solemn installation ceremonies are set for Holy Name Cathedral tomorrow with clergy and laity in attendance.
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Chicago
George W. Mundelein
Diocese of
Brooklyn
la Porte
Ind
Holy Name Cathedral
Sunday Post Is Her Dress at Matta Pan Party
Miss Henrietta Schwartz of Roxbury unveils a Boston Post Yama Yama inspired suit for a Car pathia Girls bungalow party. Flaming color features miniature figures of Colonel Joel Lady Bountiful Van Loon Hank and animal friends. conceived from Sunday color section pages and printed through a color press process.
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Henrietta Schwartz
Roxbury
Boston Post
Government armor plate factory faces Senate approval
A Senate naval committee approved a bill for a government armor plate factory with an $11 million appropriation and an annual output goal of 20 000 tons. Private manufacturers warned of a $200 a ton price rise if the plant is built, while Tillman vowed to push ahead and even seize private plants if needed.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
Penrose
Bethlehem
Midvale
Navy Department
Tillman
Daniels
Wisdom teeth swap ends in New York theft tale
Thomas H. Johns arrived in New York with a $400 set of false teeth and soon claimed he was robbed of $300, a diamond ring, a gold watch, cuff links, and the teeth. Patrolman Linker found him at eighth avenue and thirty first street as he searched for the way back to Ple ming's hotel. He hoped funds from North Braddock, Pa. would finish the trip happily if recovered.
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New York
Taomas H. Johns
Metropolis
North Braddock
Linker
Eighth Avenue
31Th Street
Pleming
Bride-to-Be Still Missing After Wedding Eve Abduction
Abdo H Jam mén, a Fall River Syrian, reports his 17-year-old fiancée Josephine Assad kidnapped on the eve of their wedding. He watched outgoing trains at South Station hoping to spot her but found nothing. He sought police help again and blamed a Boston Syrian for influencing her to leave.
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Abdo H. Jammén
Fall River
South Station
Josephine Assad
Joseph Assad
Jammen
Boston
Five Years of Pastorate for Dr Tufts at First Presbyterian
The Rev. Dr. W. M. Tufts marks five years as pastor of First Presbyterian Church Columbus avenue and Berkeley street. He has gathered nearly 500 members and led missions giving $11,000 and overall church fundraising nearing $50,000. The Men’s Class presented a life sized portrait on the anniversary. Boston District Epworth League hosts a big social at Cambridge YMCA with indoor baseball, swimming, and parcel post sale.
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W. M. Tufts
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Dr. Tufts
Boston
Epworth League
C Ambridge’ Young Men’s Christian Association
Central Square
Charles R. Joy
Portland
King’s Chapel
H. Boyd Edwards
St. Michael's Church
Milton
Wilson Ezra Vandermark
Harvard Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Cambridge
Jamies H. Holden
Universalist Church
Roxbury
United States Debates Appam Prize Status in Atlantic Waters
Berlin officials submit a formal note to Secretary Lansing arguing the Appam remains a prize under the Prussian American treaty. The U.S. has indicated treaty language may favor Germany over Britain but has not fixed how long the liner can stay off Hampton Roads. A decision on removal or retention could affect Allied naval actions and risk German capture by Allied cruisers.
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Washington
Febre
Hampton Roads
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Berlin
United States
Appam
Virginia Capex
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Charlie
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Loveland
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Birmingham
Jim Brennan
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Uncle Sam
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Gold Green River
Honolulu
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Rey
The
Sunday Post
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W. 3. Rousmaniere
A. Saxiebner
U. S
Smusic
Cook's
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Brookside
York State
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