Chicago Girl Connected to Navy Court Martial Case
Charming Miss May Hessler of Chicago named as the woman in the case in the Charlestown Navy Yard court martial against Paymaster George P. Auld and Assistant Surgeon Ansey H. Robnett. Dr Edward Spencer Cowles of Back Bay alleged to have insulted and struck at a December navy yard dance, and Hessler is said to have been entertained during her visit, with Cowles and his wife present at the event as guests of Medical Director Howard F. Ames of Chelsea Naval Hospital.
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Miss May Hessler
Charlestown Navy Yard
George P. Auld
Ansey H. Robnett
Edward Spencer Cowles
Back Bay
Navy Yard
Miss Hessler
Chicago
Dr. Cowles
Mrs. Cowles
Howard FE. Ames
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Remarks Attributed To Doctor In Hessler Case
Remarks concerning Miss Hessler were attributed to Dr. Cowles according to report. Assistant Surgeon Robnett, who assisted Miss Hessler, took exception to the statement and the note continues on the next page.
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Miss Hessler
Cowles
Robnett
Paris Floods Wreak National Disaster with Widespread Homelessness
Floods in Paris and surrounding areas surge to record levels as the Seine climbs from 6.48 to 7.40 metres. Hundreds become homeless or ruined across the north, east, and west. The Pont de l Alma faces immediate danger and is guarded by police as bridges near collapse threaten artful works.
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Paris
Seine
Pont de l’Alma
Flood Victims Suffer as Snow Turns to Rain After Cold
Yesterday's severe cold raised hopes for flood relief but heavy snow in the morning changed to rain in the afternoon. The continuing downpour worsened the situation and increased the suffering of victims. A Chalons-sur-Marne despatch notes a huge volume of water.
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Chalons-sur-Marne
Plan Statewide Crusade on Meat In Massachusetts
A petition pledges to abstain from eating meat for 60 days amid a statewide anti meat campaign. The signer claims beef prices are inflated by stock manipulations and dividend gains far exceeding invested capital, and urges circulation to Congress.
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Congressional
Tragedy On Boston Ice Claims Two Lives
Beacons along Beacon Street and Bay State Road near Harvard Bridge witnessed a winter accident as a youth slid into the Charles River after an unknown man, a second boy followed with a rescue attempt, and only one body was recovered after six hours. A bystander later saved himself using a ladder but did not reach the submerged man.
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Back Bay Society
Beacon Street
Bay State Road
Harvard Bridge
Charles River
Boston Crusaders Plan Statewide Campaign Against Meat Prices
Boston activists announce a statewide effort to curb food costs with mass meetings in Tremont Temple and widespread distribution of anti meat leaflets. Signatures will be sent to Washington urging immediate action to lower meat prices for 60 days.
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Boston
Tremont Temple
Massachusetts
Washington
City Plans Anti Meat Clubs Aimed at Labor Union Cooperation
After circulating pledges, organizers intend to form anti meat clubs citywide. Notices will be sent to labor unions requesting their cooperation in the campaign.
Women to blame for high prices says rail boss
E P Ripley president of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad blames American women for high food prices in a Santa Barbara interview. He argues extravagance of housewives drives wage spending and costs rise, citing consumer demand as a key factor.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
E. P. Ripley
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Anti meat meetings planned across city districts
The note describes nightly anti meat meetings in various city sections. English observers in close touch with prices in London and Liverpool report ongoing Inter- news continues on page two, first column.
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London
Liverpool
Tragic Rescue Attempt Leaves Genelli Believed Drowned
Samuel Genelli, 17, of 3 Fellow Street, is believed to have given his life to save another after a drowning in the Back Bay. Roxbury youths Fred Welhauck and Joseph Staneck told police Genelli was the sole drowning victim, with Welhauck witnessing Genelli struggle and a stranger saying he could not save him before skating away toward the Cambridge shore.
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Samuel Genelli
Genelli
Back Bay
Fred Welhauck
Joseph Staneck
Roxbury
Boylston Street
Welhauck
Staneck
Cambridge
Forecast for Boston and New England Weather
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions Monday and Tuesday with cooler Monday night. New England forecast also shows fair weather for Monday and Tuesday with light to moderate southwest and west winds. Steamers to European ports may see moderate southwest and west winds and fair weather toward the Grand Banks.
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Boston
Washington
New England
European
Grand Banks
Woman Lashed to the Mast in Schooner Wreck
Captain and Mrs Haskell and 13 crew were rescued by brave fishermen as the big six master Mertie Crowley went to pieces after a schooner wreck with a woman lashed to the mast among the readable details.
Rochester Murderer Gives Shocking Grave Admission
James E. Hall confessed to killing Annie Schumacher in Rochester New York and burying her body under eight inches of sand near her mother's grave. He described striking her, fearing her screams, and fleeing by freight train before enlisting in the navy to evade arrest. Legal delays between state and federal authorities may hinder transfer to New York for trial.
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Portsmouth
N. H
James E. Hall
Annie Schumacher
Rochester
N. Y
Widener
Monroe County
New York
Erie
Hall
Navy
United States
Rescue at Sea Captures Mertie B. Crowley Crew
Captain Levi Jackson and crew on the Priscilla rescued Mrs. Haskell, Captain Haskell, and 13 aboard the Mertie B. Crowley after crashing in heavy seas near Edgarstown. Viking aided the attempt as dories were launched from the wreck and all were saved aboard the Priscilla.
Schooner Mertie B Crowley Wrecks Off Martha's Vineyard
The six master Mertie B Crowley lies wrecked on reefs off the southeast end of Martha's Vineyard Island. It has already broken in two as heavy seas batter her timbers. The vessel was en route from Baltimore to Boston carrying coal.
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Edgartown
Mertie B. Crowley
Martha's Vineyard Island
Crowley
Baltimore
Boston
Brave Edgar town crew rescues 15 from sinking Priscilla
Skipper Levi Jackson and four men aboard the Priscilla endured long exposure as 15 people, including Captain Haskell and Mrs. Haskell, were rescued after the schooner broke in two and sank. The crew held to rigging for hours while the Davis Palmer disaster nearby claimed no survivors.
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Levi Jackson
Edgartown
Priscilla
Haskell
Crowley
Davis Palmer
Boston Harbor
Continued on Page 51 Second Column Snags Tin Tags for Tobacco Pouch
Brief, fragmentary item notes page continuation and a stray phrase about saving tin tags from Piper Heidsieck tobacco chews for a leather pocket pouch, with a dealer reference and garbled wording.
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Piper Heidsieck
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Ginger
Cold StoGe
Hessler
France
Congress
Chum
Armour
J. Ogden Armour
The
Meat Trust
Baege 2
International Trust Company
MILK
Devonshire and
Arch Sts
Boston, Mass
John M. Graham
Henry L. Jewett
Secy
Frederick Ayer
B. Farnham Smith
A. M
Thompson
Ermere
Seeerne
Oak Bluffs
Katama
Northwest
Seeef
Mertie
B. Crowley
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