Submarine War Prompts British Food Crisis and Peace
Captain Sirius narrates a fictional submarine campaign against Britain trading blows off the Thames and Solent. Battles devastate ports, food prices surge, famine looms, and public unrest erupts as Britain fights to feed the island. A peace accord follows with lessons on domestic food self sufficiency and rail links.
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Phecy
Holland
Great Britain
John Sirius
Germany
Sirius
Thames
Olympic
White Star Line
Panza
Solent
Chief James Shot by Bandits in Hingham Manhunt
Italian gangsters opened fire at Hingham police after a routine arrest, killing Chief James and wounding a patrolman. Two accomplices fled toward Boston while a third vanished. authorities from Weymouth to Cohasset joined the nationwide search with militiamen and local residents aiding. Muzzi, in custody, admitted camp ties to Cohasset quarries though named accomplices remain undisclosed.
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Boston
Barnstable
James
Heffernan
Joe Muzzi
Weymouth
Quincy
Cohasset
Bates
Grasse
Jason
Cape
Pierce Long
John D. Long
Hingham
Thomas H. Buttimer
Muzzi
Herbert L. Pratt
Officer Calabro leads Hingham cap hunt in Boston cases
A gray cap was dropped during a flight as a search in Hingham began under Officer Placido Calabro who has frequently assisted Boston cases. The Italian officer directed the operation this morning, coordinating on the ground with local authorities.
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Hingham
Placido Calabro
Boston
Noted Hingham Chief Shot After Street Altercation
John Moriarty, eye witness from 54 North Street, recounts a shooting involving three Italians and Chief James in Hingham. Moriarty saw smoke and heard the chief cry out, while the assailants fled. The article profiles Chief James, birthplace Hull, 65, son of Captain Joshua James, and notes his long career, auto trap prosecutions, and safety reforms.
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John Moriarty
North Street
Hingham
Post
James
James Whalen
James Irving Leads Auto Speed Crusade Origins in 1908
Washington Irving James emerges as the key figure eight years in advance, recognized as chief of the crusade against speeding in autos. The report notes his prominence in Hingham and his long involvement in traffic safety efforts.
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Washington Irving James
The
Hingham
Chase Taken Up by Boston Police
Boston investigators quickly mobilized after a shooting involving Chief James. Captain Gallivan and Officers Kenefick and Kenney issued descriptions to stations as La Grange Street alerted South Station to monitor trains entering the city.
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Boston Police
Boston
James
Gallivan
Kenefick
Kenney
Lagrange Street
Smoke bill denounced by Johnson at Warren Avenue church
The Rev. Herbert S. Johnson blasted the Massachusetts State branch of the Christian Endeavor Society for backing a public smoking ban bill in the Legislature. He warned against paternalism, saying it would be the greatest tyranny, and urged reliance on the gospel rather than religious activism in politics.
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Herbert S. Johnson
Massachusetts
The
National Christian Iendeavor Society
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Billy Sunday
Boston
Christaan Endeavor Society
Dr Johnson Attacks Christian Endeavor Bill In Legislature
Dr Johnson denounces the Christian Endeavor Society for introducing a bill for serious legislative consideration. He warns that if the society presents a meritorious measure it will be laughed out of the Legislature. He laments paternalism trends in Massachusetts noting a shift in attitudes toward new purchases.
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Johnson
Christian Endeavor Society
Massachusetts
Churches Hire Guards Say Boston Churches Hire Guards
Harry Phillips, pastor of the Church of the Social Revolution, charged at a Red Men's Hall unemployment meeting that major Boston churches hired policemen to arrest and eject unemployed visitors. He said ministers of seven large churches refused his request and some hired plainclothes men, a move he called opposed to Christian principles. The church was founded by Bouck White, who led an occupation of Rockefeller's church in New York last year.
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France
United States
England
Times
Norland
Channel
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Europe
Boston
Harry Phillips
Church of the Social Revolution
Red Men’s Hall
Tremont Street
Phillips
Bouck White
New York
Rockefeller
Boston church branch founder pushes unemployed federation
The text notes a man named Mr. Phillips and his wife recently started a local branch of White's church in Boston. It mentions a six month jail term served “to prove his devotion to the cause” and reports steps at last night's meeting to form a federation of the unemployed.
Stabbing at East Watertown Party Leaves Man Seriously Injured
Dominick Diciollo, 35, was slashed in the right side and arm during a party at 23 Berkeley Street, East Watertown, last night at 10. He was taken to Watertown Relief Hospital in serious condition. Bigio Losordo and Paolo Lizoli are held on assault charges.
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Berkeley Stret
East Watertown
Dominick DiciolNo
Watertown
Bigio Losordo
Paolo Lizoli
Diciollo
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