American boy recounts exploits on British warship Queen Elizabeth
New York World magazine details Wilfred Raymond Doyle on the Queen Elizabeth in the Dardanelles and Gallipoli. He describes battles, a breakout from a barbed wire stockade, escape to the coast, and eventual discharge after authorities learned he was American.
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New York
Britain
New York World
Wilfred Raymond Doyle
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Flanders
Belgium
Doyle
North Sea
Admiralty
England
Liverpool
Washington
Var nesis Praised by Boston Merchant in Advertisement
Thomas F Burke a Boston tailor at 18 School St testifies after ten years of rheumatism that Var nesis restored his health and mobility. He cites a friend who recovered after using Var nesis and urges others to try it. The ad notes Var nesis aids chronic rheumatism, backs claims with testimonials, offers $1000 for genuine proof, and directs readers to W A Varney Lynn Mass and local druggists.
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Thomas F. Burke
School St
Boston
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Mass
Boylston St
Riker-Jaynes
Strikers in Plymouth Eye I W W Affiliate
About 2000 workers from Plymouth Cordage Company seek union affiliation led by Immion organizers. Both I W W and A F of L push to organize as the company offers five percent raise and workers demand eleven dollars weekly. A mass meeting is planned at strike headquarters at ten o clock tomorrow to decide next steps.
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Plymouth
A. F. of L
Plymouth Cordage Company
Immion
Holmes
Cordage Company
Luxemburg Grand Duchess May Wed Austrian Archduke
Zurich dispatch notes Marie of Luxemburg likely to marry soon. Court officials favor an Austrian archduke. German and Bourbon links are avoided due to political reasons and the 1907 family statute. Potential candidates include Archdukes Maximilian Leon William and Raider Karl, sons of Archduke Karl Stephan and Leopold Salvator.
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Zurich
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Luxemburg
Marie of
London
House of Nassau
Shill
France
Germany
Marie Adelaide
House of Hapsburg-Lorraine
Archduke Maximillian
Leon
William
Karl Stephan
Archduke Raider Karl
Archduke Leopold Salvator
Watertown Sets Special Meeting Over B and M Horse Stabling
A special Watertown town meeting will address legal action against the Boston and Maine for stabling horses at the old Union Market stockyards. The board of health and selectmen permits were refused, but the railroad proceeded to import horses for Charlestown shipments and stable them in Watertown awaiting transport. A key motion seeks $500 for legal fees to obtain an injunction stopping further imports.
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Watertown
Boston & Maine
Union Market
Board of Health and Selectmen
Charlestown
Burglar Bar Death Trap Claims Children In Chicago
In Chicago a gas explosion turned a burglar bar setup into a deadly trap. Benjamin Kaplowitz had bars across his childrens bedroom window to deter thieves. Firemen could not reach the room, two children aged 4 and 10 died, another child is dying, and Mrs Kaplowitz was badly burned rescuing a two year old.
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Chicago
Benjamin Kaplowitz
Kaplowitz
First mass meeting of Swedish Lutherans in Tremont Temple
More than 1500 attended the Eastern Massachusetts district gathering at Tremont Temple. Professor A A Stromberg of Minnesota State University spoke on The Lutheran a Strong Church.
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Massachusetts
Swedish Luthern Church
Tremont Temple
A. A. Stromberg
Minnesota State University
Orrine Promises Cure for Liquor Habit with Guarantee
An advertisement claims Orrine as the sole proven remedy for alcohol dependence with a money back guarantee. It asserts years of success and offers two forms No 1 for secret use and No 2 for voluntary use at 1.00 per box, with a free booklet and distribution through Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Washington DC.
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Orrine
Orrine CO
Wash
D. C
Riker Jaynes Drug Stores
Socialists Split Over War Dissent In New York
New York socialists sharply disputed the claim that European war tensions have shifted socialism toward defeatist views. The group voiced strong objections to the idea and defended divergent opinions within their ranks.
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New York
Socialist party split fears and war split in ranks
United front claimed by Socialist leaders despite internal rifts over military preparedness and war support. Disputes centered on George R. Lunn in Schenectady and tensions between American English speaking Socialists and Russian German factions abroad, with fears the party may lose ground for years if war support grows.
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Socialist Party
Socialism In
America
Charles Edward Russell
Mr. Russell
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
N. Y
Lunn
Toto Schenectady
Postal plan protests hinge on Back Bay and Fenway site
Protesters from Back Bay and Fenway push the postal consolidation plan after visiting Washington. They argued the Huntington Avenue site is not the best for service and secured assurances that any needed changes will be made, regardless of cost.
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Back Bay
Fenway
Antington Avenue
Canceilas
Washington
Post Office Department
Labor News Will Aid Danbury Hatters
Typographical Union 13 will post subscription papers in each chapel immediately to call members to respond to the A F of L appeal and contribute to the fund for Danbury Hatters Union members. The action was ordered at yesterday's meeting.
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Typographical Union 13
A. F. of L
Danbury Hatters’ Union
Monotype School to Open in City for Apprentices
Five new members were admitted and eight applications received. A 10 dollar donation was approved for Belgian printers relief and 15 dollars for Danbury hatters. The Lanston Monotype Machine Co. backed a school in this city by No. 13, opening in February for No. 13 members and late-stage apprentices. Quarters are at 44 High Street with four keyboards and one caster initially, plus more as needed. Classes run afternoon and evening on a business basis to train qualified monotype operators.
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Gallipoli
Danbury Hatters
No. 13
Lanston Monotype Machine Company
High Street
Hatters of Danbury Benefit Drive Gains Union Support
A Boston Central Labor Union committee toured Greater Boston unions to raise funds for Danbury hatters facing court rulings under the Sherman act. The drive, endorsed by the AFL executive board, solicited lump sums or one hour of pay from unions including Boston Typographical Union 13 and Brotherhoods of Firemen and Enginemen 57, to aid Hatters Day relief efforts. Frank Morrison and AFL leaders oversee the fund.
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Greater Boston
Hatters’ Day
Danbury
Boston Central Labor Union
Boston Typographical Union
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Hatters of
Frank Morrison
The
A. Re. of L
Gompers
A. RS of L
United States
Local 25 Union Approves Donations and New Sanitation Union
John F McKernan financial secretary Thomas ee treasurer and Patrick Sheehan were named in a Local 25, Teamsters Union vote approving a 100 dollar donation to striking Boston and Maine freight handlers and the Danbury Hatters Union. A new union for sanitary and street cleaning workers of the Department of Public Works was formed at Deacon Hall with 50 members and WF Harrold installed as president and M I Fitzgerald as recording secretary.
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John F. McKernan
Thomas .Ee
Patrick Sheehan
Sentinel
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Danbury Hatters’ Union
Teamsters' Union
Department of Public Works
Federation of State
Deacon Hall
WF. H. Harrold
M. I. Fitzgerald
Teamsters Local 149 Expels 12 Members
Twelve members of the Sanitary and Street Cleaning Teamsters Union Local 149 were expelled at yesterday’s meeting for leading a dual organization. They are barred from AFL unions across crafts unless Local 149 votes to reinstate them.
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Sanitary and Street Cleaning Teamsters’ Union
Local 149
American Federation of Labor
Sslich
Labor unions discuss cross worker unity at Roughan Mall meeting
Leather Handlers Local 808 members urged broader ties among transportation workers at Roughan Mall. Bricklayers official George T. Thornton of South Toston was elected second vice president at the Toronto convention. Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America held its annual meeting in Quincy House with T L C Blake presiding. Edward Murphy will speak at a Bridge Tendhers' Union event next Thursday. Blacksmiths and Helpers Local 105 reports talks with War Department on Watertown Arsenal wages. Park Department Employees Local 12435 installed new officers Michael O Yuole president Thomas Walsh vice president and John F Uweffernan secretary.
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Quincy House
T. L. C. Blake
Edward Murphy
Public Works
Bridge Tendhers’ Union
Wells Memorial Building
Blacksmiths and Helpers’ Union
War Department
Washington
Watertown Arsenal
Park Department Employees’ Union
A. F. of L
Blatchford Hall
Michael O’yoole
Thomas Walsh
John F. Uweffernan
Falls City Towed Into Thames After Losing Control
The British steamship Falls City, a freight boat sailing from New York to Hull, was towed into the Thames after being down by the stern and signaling it was not under control. Falls City departed New York on November 24 and reached Hull on December 15.
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London
Falls City
Thames
New York
Hull
School growth strains Medford during 1916 budget
The Medford School Board foresees a need to spend at least 75 000 dollars in 1916 to provide new schoolroom accommodations as the city absorbs a wave of newcomers and their children.
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Medford Medford
Medford
Emperor Francis Joseph Stricken by Bronchitis in Rome
A Rome despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company reports Emperor Francis Joseph is confined to bed with a fresh bronchitis attack.
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London
Exchange ‘Telegraph Company
Rome
Francis Joseph
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Boston Business
T. F. Burke
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Enus
N.Y
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