Orissa Believed Captured By German Raider
A private naval despatch from London reports the British passenger liner Orissa captured by a German commerce raider. Insurance rates jumped 100 percent after the notice, and traders expect heavy losses if more vessels near Norfolk are attacked. The Orissa, built in 1895 in Belfast and owned by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co, sailed from Rio Janeiro to London on January 10.
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Orissa
Rio Janeiro
Norfolk
Atlantic
Belfast
Ireland
Pacific Steamship Navigation Company
Unclear Ocean Announcement Shocks Marine Circles
A late Boston revelation shook marine circles yesterday sparking widespread discussion among sailors and researchers about its implications for navigation and maritime science.
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Boston
Yale Dean Brown to Speak on Lincoln at Boston Luncheon
The Boston Chamber of Commerce plans its largest luncheon of the season at the American House starting at 12:30. Dean Charles R. Brown of Yale University will discuss Abraham Lincoln with Henry S. Harriman presiding.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
American House
Charles R. Brown
Yale University
Abraham Lincoln
Henry S. Harriman
Chamber
Springfield Auto Burns On Road Between Concord And Lincoln
Albert Cohen of Springfield lost his car yesterday when the backfire of the carburetor ignited the machine on the road between Concord and Lincoln. He leaped to safety to escape the flames.
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Papen Papers Reach State Department for Review
Copies of papers seized by British authorities from Captain von Papen, the former German military attache, during his return from the United States, have arrived at the State Department. Secretary Lansing handed them to Counsellor Polk to decide if further U.S. inquiry into German officials here is needed.
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Washington
von Papen
United States
State Department
Lansing
Polk
Langhorne Eyes Probe Over Belligerent Messages
Despatches from London reference Captain von Papen letters sent to German officials in the United States by Major George T. Langhorne, former military attaché at Berlin. War Department will investigate to determine propriety of the Major's role. a court martial could follow if improper action is proven.
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London
von Papen
United States
George T. Langhorne
Berlin
War Department
Garrison
Langhorne
Heavy Artillery Duels Across Front North of Aisne
Paris war office reports a heavy artillery duel in Artois north east and southeast of Neuville St Vaast with German works damaged north of the Aisne. British style campaigns mention mines in the Argonne and countermines at Courtes Chaussees and La Fille Morte as well as bombardments along the Vosges and Belfort area.
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Aisne
Belcourt
German Statement on Western Front Actions in Flanders
Berlin via London reports artillery in the Somme region with trench losses on Feb 6 7. A French attack was repulsed and a counter attack restored German positions. An aeroplane squadron attacked camps at Poperinghe and between Poperinghe and Dixtrude with no German losses. No new Balkan or eastern theatre events reported.
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London
Somme
Poperinghe
Bastern
Balkan
Russians Penetrate Austro Hungarian Lines Near Tarnopol
Austro Hungarian official dispatch via London reports Russian assaults northwest of Tarnopol breached one Austro Hungarian infantry post briefly before being driven out. The weather favored artillery action along the northeast front with ongoing attacks near Tarnopol and in the Italian and southeastern sectors.
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London
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Tarnopol
Artillery Duels and Raids Reported on Multiple Fronts
Intense artillery exchanges around Neuville St Vaast and south of the Avre. French batteries hit German positions north of Troyon and on the Vauclerc plateau. German long range guns shelled Belfort while French forces struck Dornach near Mulhouse. Austrian air raids targeted Borgo Castel Telgana. Italian artillery harassed Lugana valley routes and traffic near Gorizia. Four Austrian torpedo boats fled toward Cattaro as Allies evacuated Serbian forces. An Austrian submarine failed to sink two allied ships off Durazzo. Russians broke and then were ejected northwest of Tarnopol. The British steamer Argo was sunk by a submarine. French troops captured a small trench south of the Somme but were repelled. A German squadron attacked Poperinghe and Dixmude camps before returning to base. A Boston despatch notes the Orissa captured by a German raider. Briand plans to travel to Rome to urge Italy to join Salonika operations. Fronts show little else of note.
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Artillery blows halt trains on Italian front road
General headquarters reports continued artillery actions in the Drave valley and Lugana sector hampering rail movement at Caldonazzo and near San Pietro southeast of Gorizia. Enemy aircraft dropped bombs on Borgo and Castel Telvana with only slight damage.
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King Too Weak To Open Parliament In Person
London February 8 The official statement explains that King Edward is prepared to open Parliament as in prior reigns but his medical advisers urge he should not undertake the ceremony due to convalescence after a severe accident. The opening will be by royal commission next Tuesday.
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London
Credit men hear defence talk at City Club
Walter Measday of the National Security League warned that those who claim the US can lick the world threaten fellow citizens if allowed to go unchecked during a preparedness address before the Boston Credit Men's Association at the City Club.
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United States
Walter Measday
National Security League
Boston Credit Men’s Association
Defenceless America speaker urges stronger defense
Mr Measday outlines global military power and warns of shortages while advocating forceful readiness. The Webster and Atlas National Bank official discusses trade acceptances under federal reserve law as a bankers group backs anti-fraud credit measures. President H H Humphrey presided at the event with about 39 attendees.
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United States
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Mr. Measday
Raymond B. Cox
Webster and Atlas National Bank
Federal Reserve Act
H. H. Humphrey
British War Briefing Logs Activity on Western Front
London issued a nightly statement noting shelling by both sides between the Ancre and Somme rivers and north of the La Bassee canal. It reports considerable artillery activity around Loos and overall ongoing fighting in the region.
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Somme
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McCall Cheered as President at Engineering Dinner in Boston
More than 1000 engineers at the seventh annual joint dinner of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers American Institute of Electrical Engineers and Boston Society of Civil Engineers greeted Governor McCall as the next President of the United States. Speakers included Colonel W E Craighill William Barclay Parsons John R Freeman and Dr John A Brashear. The audience rose cheering and drank a toast to McCall’s election.
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Boston City Club
United States
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Boston Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers
W. E. Craighill
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Boston
William Barclay Parsons
New York
John R. Freeman
Panama Canal
National Academy of Science
Wilson
John A. Brashear
American Society of Engineering
Brookline Precinct Chooses 27 Nominees Quietly
In Precinct 4 or the Village district of Brookline the nomination of 27 candidates for the new limited town meeting proceeded with no friction or major contest. William H. McManus chaired the meeting and Thomas McCaffrey served as secretary as over a hundred citizens joined 650 voters in agreeing on the slate.
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William H. McManus
Thomas McCaffrey
Death of Frank L. Haynes Dorchester official and adviser
Former Assistant Postmaster Frank S. Haynes died at his Dorchester home at 1 p m from hardening of the arteries. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m from 23 Rosseter street with burial at Mt Hope Cemetery. He served under Postmasters Mansfield and Murray and held roles in city politics and local civic groups.
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Dorchester
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Retail Grocers’ Association
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Boston City Club
Mt. Pleasant
Draper, Foss and McCall
Republican State Committee
Ward 17
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