Blues Try to Block Reds From Joining Fleet at Newburyport
Serious war game work begins with Blue and Red armies eight miles apart last night and 12 miles apart overall. General E P Clark plans to move from Tewksbury toward North Andover or Boxford to block Red forces from reaching Newburyport, a key objective. A Red fleet off Newburyport could threaten Boston if the Blue fails to prevent it.
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Tewksbury
North Andover
Boxford
Red Army
Newburyport
Red Army to Move from Middleton Toward Ballardvale
The Red army plans to shift base this morning marching toward Ballardvale with 3000 men under General Pew. The Blue army may clash if both forces advance in the same direction from Tewksbury toward North Andover or Boxford. Infantry engagement becomes possible today after prior cavalry skirmishes.
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Pew
Blue Army
Newburyport
Tewksbury
North Andover
Boxford
Baseball results and notices across leagues and cities
In American League action Boston won over Detroit, and Philadelphia defeated Cleveland twice while Washington topped Chicago. National League scores include Philadelphia beating St Louis, Cincinnati over New York, and Pittsburgh edging Brooklyn. Rain halted Boston at Chicago. President Lynch urges patience for Russell. A Grand Rapids circuit opens, and the motor boat Caroline wins a New York to Halifax race. Touchard and Larned meet in tennis finals today. Lowell players are reportedly bought by St Louis Browns. Heps double-header in Chicago today.
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Brooklyn
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Chicago
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Russell
Grand Rap
Caroline
Halifax
Touchard
Larned
Lowell
St. Louis Browns
Heps
Fear Six Went Down On Yacht
A yacht incident leaves six people missing after the vessel sank following distress signals. Coast guard and local authorities search the area as weather conditions impede recovery efforts.
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Fear
Tragic sea voyage endangers Day family driver
Ernest W. Day of Hood Rubber Co on a yachting trip May 17 vanished after departing New Bedford for Halifax. His wife Mrs Day fears disaster as storms and heavy rain followed the craft. Day, an experienced yachtsman, was joined by two New York friends and a three man crew. He last telephoned July 1. the party reported delays but were en route toward Halifax and promised to contact once safe. Day had spent his vacation in New London.
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New York
New Bedford
Tig
Halifax
New
Newgirl
Wilteast
St Bledvestors & Traders Realty
York
Tal
Phin
Theose Company
Char
Day
Tslam
Mette
Coroner Finds Railroad Negligence After Fatal Federal Express Wreck
Bridgeport officials ruled the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad negligent after the Federal Express crash that killed 14 and injured 40 on July 11. Coroner Wilson blamed the railroad for a high speed over a short cross over and cited engineer Arthur M. Curtis for negligent driving. The inquiry also found Curtis in good health and that signals were properly set.
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Bridgeport
Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Arthur M. Curtis
New York
Federal Express
Wilson
Curtis
Train crash suit cites NY, NH and Hartford RR fault
The suit alleges Arthur M. Curtis died when his train derailed at Burr road tower after traveling at high speed over a low cross over. It accuses the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad of criminal negligence in maintaining the dangerous cross over and relying on improper rules. It also contends Curtis was negligent in speed and urges dual engineers and safety over speed.
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Arthur M. Curtis
Burr Road
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Man Survives Barrel Descent Over Niagara Falls
Bobby Leach of Niagara Falls Ontario, 49, plunged 158 feet over Horseshoe Falls in a barrel this afternoon and survived with superficial injuries. He is reportedly able to be about his Niagara Falls home tonight. The feat marks the second time a barrel passage succeeded at the river cataract, following Mrs. Anna Edson Taylor’s 1901 descent.
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Niagara Falls
N Y
Bobby Leach
Ont
Horseshoe Falls
Anna Edson ‘Taylor
Barrel plunge dramatizes peril on river crossing
Leach in a steel barrel was launched from La Salle across the river toward Canada. The barrel rode rapids, struck rocks, and plunged over the Horseshoe cataract. Rescued by Frank Bender and others, Leach survived with a sprained ankle and oxygen treatment, recounting the near-fatal ride and his fear of the fall.
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la Salle
United States
Albert Mang
William Perry
Navy Island
Chippewa Creek
Horseshoe
Steel Arch
Ontario Power Company
Leach 8
Frank Bender
Chippewa
Admiralty Cancels Atlantic Fleet Visit to Norway
London reports an acute Moroccan crisis prompting the admiralty to halt the Atlantic fleet’s planned Norway visit. Rear Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s battleship squadron will remain at Cromarty until Friday then sail to Portsmouth, with crews of some home fleet ships ordered to standby for emergency service.
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Admiralty
Norway
John R. Jellicoe
Cromarty
Norwegian
Portsmouth
Premier Asquith to reveal Moroccan policy in Parliament
Premier Asquith pledges a Thursday statement in Parliament on the Moroccan situation. Advices from Berlin suggest France and Germany had smooth talks until Lloyd George's July 21 speech, seen as a warning. German papers insist concessions under pressure are impossible, unsettling London and Paris markets amid Moroccan rumors.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Lloyd-George
London Stock Exchange
Paris
Lloyd’s
Great Britain
Great Britain the Bar Between Germany and Morocco Demands
Berlin reports Britain blocking Germany from Morocco demands in the ongoing dispute with France. After recent talks between German Foreign Minister Kiderlen Waechter and French Ambassador Cambon, progress stalled and diplomats deem Britain’s firm support for France as a surprising shift threatening Germany's position.
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Great Britain
Germany
Morocco
France
Kiderlen Waechter
Cambon
Positon
Copsi
Britain and Kaiser influence temper German pacificist mood
Recent speeches by Chancellor Lloyd George and Under Secretary McKinnon Wood have stirred German press and expansionist factions. Negotiations with Kiderlen-Waechter and Cambon will continue, but pacifists trust the Kaiser's peaceful disposition more than diplomacy. The Kaiser’s restraint may steer Germany toward a peaceful settlement, with his personal influence pivotal over policy.
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McKinnon Wood
Foreign Office
Britain
Lke
Kiderlen-Waechter
Cambon
Kaiser
England
France
Kiderlen- Waechter
Germany
Child of 4 Found Slain in Hanover Farmyard
The 12 year old Harry Levine son of Anselm Levine of New York city was found slain in a blackberry swamp near Hanover on July 2. An autopsy by the Medical Examiner determined death by a degenerate. The boy and his mother had boarded at the Witter farm since July 12, and he disappeared after going outside to play. Two local boys found the body.
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Hanover
Conn
Harry Levine
Anselm Levine
Columbia Street
New York City
Witter Farm
Jeremiah Delaney
Peter Croft
Former Cambridge Official Dies After Illness
William Taggard Piper longtime Cambridge official ex councilman ex alderman and ex school committee member of 179 Brattle street died at Homeopathic Hospital Boston after a two week illness His wife died six weeks ago from the same disease tonsillitis
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Cambridge
William ‘Taggard Piper
Brattle Street
Homeopathic Hospital
Boston
Boston Area Weather Forecast Aims for Fair Days
Fair weather expected for Boston and nearby areas on Wednesday with diminishing winds. Thursday looks fair or slightly warmer with light to moderate west northwest winds. Washington reports England forecast also calls for fair Wednesday and Thursday with moderate winds and a warmer Thursday.
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Boston
Washington
England
Weather Averages From Yesterday and Last Year
The report lists temperatures with values and times, noting yesterday’s average of 72 and a comparison to the previous year. It includes fragmented data like 76 69 and 84 74 with unclear context, likely from a weather page.
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