U Boat torpedoed American destroyer Jacob Jones and taken prisoners
The Navy reports that U-53 torpedoed the Jacob Jones off the Irish coast on December 6 1917. Lieutenants Muller and Fullcher captured from U-152 spent nearly two months aboard a submarine in American waters and Kiel. Captain von Schrader of U-68 was aboard Newport and recognized Bagley, prompting a wireless aid call.
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Washington
Jacob Jones
Newport
R. 1
New England
F. L. Muller
J. H. Fullcher
Ticonderoga
Kiel
Navy Department
Jones
von Schrader
David Worth Bagley
Daniels
Bagley
Sims
Queenstown
Newfoundland
North Sea
Franz
Skagerack
Swedish
Germany
U-152 U-53 saga ends as submarines surrender near Kiel
Accounts from Muller and Fulcher detail their aboard experiences on U-152 and Kronprinz Heinrich in Kiel harbor and the rescue by German crews. The narrative covers battles with U-53 and U-152, the sinking of Ticonderoga, and the fate of USS Chester and Jacob Jones, ending with the flotilla’s departure to England.
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Tampa
Navy Department
Chester
Admiral Sims
Kronprinz Heinrich
Kiel
Germany
Harwich
England
Ticonderoga
France
Galveston
Franz
Sweden
Denmark
German Sailors’ Committee
Muller
Fulcher
United States
Plaque Honors Comrade Joseph Penachio by C Battery
Mrs. Filomena Penachio of Revere receives a plaque from C Battery 301st Field Artillery in memory of her son Joseph who died of pneumonia in France. Joseph joined Camp Devens in 1917 and sailed July 6, 1918. he died in Brest on December 25 before the unit sailed home.
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Filomena Penachio
Mountain Road
Revere
C- Battery
301St Field Artillery
Joseph
France
C Battery
Penachio
Camp Devens
Brest
Wilomena Penachio
301St Artillery
Joseph Penachio
WAGE RIDER TO BE ADDED TO DEMAND
Lawrence text workers union and non union members backed a 48 hour week demand in a unanimous vote by the Lawrence Central Labor Union at Libbey Hall. The executive committee was instructed to back the plan if a mill workers majority agrees to the move without wage reductions.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Central Labor Union
Libbey Hall
Central Labor Union
New Hampshire
Lowell
Lowell Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Lowell Textile Council
Ime Kaplan
Wage demand splits Central Union mill workers in city
Central Union meeting split over including a 48 hour week wage demand in the textile workers' push. The general committee of eight, led by Fred Wilkinson, plans to form an executive unit and set out to press a two day shift reduction with eight hour days starting Feb. 3.
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Central Union
General Committee of
Mill Workers
Committee of 8
Libbey
Fred Wilkinson
United Textile Workers of America
Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag
Stark Mills
Shop Men to Strike Pittsburg as Union Votes Authority
Two hundred fifty delegates of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Shop Laborers of the Pennsylvania lines vote to authorize a strike in Pittsburg on January 26. The session here approves the move signaling escalating labor action in the railroad sector.
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Pittsburg
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Pennsylvania Lines
One by Edna Ferber in Long Distance feature
Edna Ferber writes a lively Long Distance tale about reconstruction work among soldier boys for next week's Boston Sunday Magazine.
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Edna Ferber
Soldier Boys
Boston Ost
Massachusetts aviators plan state aeronautical federation
Veterans from Massachusetts who served in the army and navy return home to form a statewide aviation organization. Delegates meet at the Boston Press Club to plan year round training, cross country triangular meets, and landing sites. Lieutenant Waldor Heinrichs recalls combat, injuries, prison hospital and rescue by YMCA helper Willard Williams.
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Army
Navy
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Boston Press Club
Beacon Street
Regular Army
Reserve Flying Corps
Leslie P. Dodge
Naval Flying Corps
Waldor Heinrichs
Germany
Quentin Roosevelt
Heinrichs
Sea outfit aided squad in major effort
A fragment notes a sea outfit providing major help to the squad, described as one of the biggest assists. The context is unclear but emphasizes the significant contribution from the maritime unit to the team's operations.
Helmets and safety notes from early aviation instructors
Army instructors urge E. T students to wear hard helmets like football gear to prevent scalp injuries from wires and broken struts in rough landings. Pilots favor soft leather helmets for comfort. L. M. explains machine safety factors. eight is an excellent ratio. J. Mac notes wing tip flares use magnesium lights fired electrically to aid night landings.
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E. T
Army
L. M
J. Mac
Jews Demand Equal Rights in Poland Meeting
About 500 Jews gathered in Ford Hall for a Poland Day protest against a Polish citizenship circular. Speakers W K Wishniwaski I A Hurvich and L M Epstein argued for Jews and Ukrainians to have national self determination and equal rights, the first event by the national Jewish workingman's committee led by George E Roewer Jr.
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Ford Hall
Polish Citizenship Committee
Poland
W. K. Wishniwaski
Boston
I. A. Hurvich
New York
L. M. Epstein
National Jewish Workingman's Committee
George E. Roewer, Jr
Conflicting Reports On Ex King Manuel
Reports from VNGO Portugal and London conflict over former King Manuel. One account says he entered Portugal at Caminha at 6 oclock this morning. A London dispatch cites Manuel remaining in London with no intention to return to Portugal. Close friends previously denying departure refused to comment.
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VNGO
Spain
Manuel
Portugal
Caminha
London
England
Relatives Seek Body of Murdered Cincinnati Wife
Cincinnati relatives of Mrs. Sue Tinsley Hadley wife of Dr. Wilmer Ames Hadley left for Richmond Va to retrieve her body for burial after authorities issued a murder warrant against Hadley He is a former army officer whose wife was found decaying in James River roots on December 30 Friends in Cincinnati identified the body as Mrs Hadley on Sunday
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Cincinnati
Sue Tinsley Hadley
Wilmer Ames Hadley
Richmond
Hadley
James River
Stage Employees Oppose Prohibition Urges Presidential Stand
Theatrical Stage Employees Union sends telegram to Washington urging President Wilson to oppose a nationwide bone dry zone. Resolution denounces prohibition. speakers include Business Agent Dempsey and wounded Mist Regiment members Albert Fitch and J. M. Carroll.
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Washington
Theatrical Stage Employees’ Union
Wilson
Dempsey
Albert Fitch
J. M. Carroll
Mist Regiment
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Esinol
Bay State Street Railway Company
Copp’s Hill Station
Conderoga
Muller and
Bristol Channel
Gulf Stream
Lawrence Mill Hands
James R. Menzie
Post
All Hood's Creameries
Theodore Eshedlund
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Tours
Avord
Issoudon
Cazaux
Champagne Front
Pacific
St. Mihiel
Chateau Thierry
John Mitchell
Baron von Richthofen
Metz
Willard H. Williams
Heinrich
Gude
Pepto Mangan
the Red Blood Builder
M. J. Breitenbach Company, Manufacturing Chemists
Gude’s
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