Cardinal Mercier Refuses to Comment on German Measures
In The Hague on January 13 Cardinal Desideratus Mercier, primate of Belgium, declines to discuss German measures or his Christmas pastoral letter. General von Bissing forwards Mercier’s reply to AP, stating the cardinal withdraws nothing and will not discuss the issue further.
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Hague
Desideratus Mercier
Belgium
von Bissing
Associated Press
Cardinal Mercier
Malines
Governor General Von Bissing Defends Actions Over Pastoral Letter
Freiherr von Bissing states he did not arrest the cardinal but requested explanations of the pastoral letter and urged postponement of a trip to Antwerp to prevent unrest. He notes confiscation of proofs at the printing office and calls the measures necessary to clear up the situation.
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Antwerp
Freiherr von Bissing
Boston & Albany Road Exempt From Corporation Tax
Judge William L. Putnam of the U S Court of Appeals ruled the Boston and Albany railroad exempt from the corporation tax as the line is leased to the New York Central. The decision holds that only corporations doing business pay the tax and leased property means no further business.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
William Ll. Putnam
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
New York Central
Boston & Albany
Ripley Elected Nantasket Steamboat Company President
Ebid L. Ripley was elected president and Frederick L. Lane treasurer and general manager at the Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company annual meeting held yesterday at the Parker House. The board includes Ebid L. Ripley Albert Stone Charles B. Barnes Charles A. Vialle and G. Peabody Gardner Jr.
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Ebid L. Ripley
Frederick L. Lane
Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company
Parker House
Albert Stone
Charles B. Barnes
Charles A. Vialle
G. Peabody Gardner, Jr
New York Banks Agree to 12 Million Dollar Russian Loan
A consortium including J. P. Morgan & Co. agreed to lend the Russian government 12 million dollars with drafts to be drawn in one to three months at 4 1/2 percent plus half a percent for acceptance. The move signals further American financings for Russia and involves plans by Petrograd bankers to shore up exchange facilities with New York discussions.
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Petrograd
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Russia
Petrograd Bank
National City Bank
Midnight Gambol for Press Club in Beacon Street Quarters
The Boston Press Club hosts its first midnight gambol of the year at 3 Beacon Street tonight. Governor WalshMiss Jose Collins and her Majestic Theatre company with Hughie Jennings Rabbit Maranville and other stars will attend. A dancing carnival follows the midnight programme led by William Raymond Sill.
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Boston Press Club
Beacon Street
Governor Walsh
Jose Collins
Suzi
Majestic Theatre
Hughie Jennings
German atrocity hoax sparks trial in Dumfries
The case centers on Kate Hume 17 accused of fabricating letters about a nurse Grace Hume and alleged German atrocities. Testimony described family tragedy, alleged letters from Grace Mullard, and expert opinions deeming adolescent hysteria.
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Thendon Times
Dumfries
Kate Hume
Igh Court
Lord Strathclyde
Grace Hume
Vilverde
Brussels
Andrew Hume
Alice Mary Hume
George-street
McMinn
Irving
Kate
Grace
Huddersfield
Mullard
Thomas Clouston
G. M. Robertson
Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Emerald Oil advertisement promises gland and vein relief
An advertisement touts Emerald Oil two ounce bottle as a cure for swollen and tubercular glands. It claims daily application drains poisonous secretions and germs and accelerates healing with no scar. It also asserts use in hospitals and by physicians and mentions benefits for varicose veins and goitre.
Dental Gum Remedy Ad Claims Quick Relief
Tender gums become sore and recede. loose or sensitive teeth may improve with a small original bottle of original used as directed until firmness returns. The ad promises weeks of use per bottle.
Connolly Speaks on Gloucester Fishermen at Dorchester
James B. Connolly renowned for sea stories and The Trawler, winner of 2500 dollars in a magazine contest, addressed Gloucester fishermen last night at Dorchester’s Upham's Corner Municipal Building. It was the fourth talk in the Dorchester free library series.
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James B. Connolly
Gloucester
Upham’s Corner
Dorchester
Free Library
Prominent Banker Horatio Newhall Dies at 77
Horatio Newhall longtime banker and former president of the Columbian National Bank died at his home 2 Beacon Street. He was born in Dorchester May 2 1848 served in Company G Forty fourth Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War and later led the Columbian National Bank before its consolidation with National Shawmut Bank. Funeral services set for Friday afternoon at 2 30 officiated by Rev Paul R Broth ingham.
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Horatio Newhall
National Shawmut Bank
Columbian National Bank
Beacon Street
Paul R. Brothingham
Dorchester
Boston Public
Forty-fourth
Massachusetts Regiment
National Shoft Bank
British Give Germans Tip on Invasion, Picture Story
A note about a picture feature on Everybody's Page in the upcoming Sunday Post invites readers to view a graphic story about German invasion tips for England. The item is presented as a curious editorial image in the paper.
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England
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