Holden son of father charged in Gloucester murder
Drew Hopkins 21, a Topsfield forester, was arrested for the February 12 murder of his father Charles F. Hopkins 45, a Gloucester fisherman. The father’s body was found this morning in a shallow grave near the Preston Camp, West Gloucester, after he disappeared that morning.
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Gloucester
Drew Hopkins
Topsfield
Charles F. Hopkins
Preston Camp
West Gloucester
Presson
West
Murder Probe After Man Found Dead in Woods
Clifford B Story and Edward T Millett discovered a dirt mound in the woods. A body with bullet wounds was autopsied by Daniel J Finegan and identified as Bikanah Hopkins. The victim’s son Drew was questioned after being found in Topsfield.
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Clifford B. Story
Edward T. Millett
Marchant
Wells
Daniel J. Finegan
Boston and Worcester trolley service offer Advé
The notice promotes the Boston and Worcester trolley line for Worcester and nearby stops, advertising an express and accommodation service with streamlined travel options for passengers.
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Boston & Worcester Trolley
Worcester
Advé
United States Steel Co. Won’t Be Dismantled by Court
The U S District Court of New Jersey granted a unanimous decision refusing the government's petition to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation. It ruled the acquisition of Tennessee Coal and Iron did not violate the Sherman act and denied all injunctions sought by the Department of Justice.
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Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
Andrew Carnegie
Gary Dinners
Trenton
N. J
United States District Court For New Jersey
United States Steel Corporation
Department of Justice
Trade board cases deem early steel meetings unlawful
The court ruled that 9 percent of the steel trade including the Steel Corporation engaged in price control meetings after the Gary dinners were unlawful combinations. Because the meetings ceased before the 1911 government complaint, no injunction was issued. The opinion notes such practices may fall under the Federal Trade Commission.
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Steel Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Carpenters Ratify New Wage Scale in Greater Boston
The Greater Boston Carpenters District Council approved a wage and rules pact with master carpenters. The schedule starts July 1 at 57 cents an hour for a 61 2 day week, rising to 60 cents from July 1, 1916, with a five day week in June, July, and August. The old rate was 55 cents for a 44 hour week.
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Greater Boston
Taft Praises Wilson and Seeks World Peace League
Former President Taft told Bryn Mawr College graduates that a jingo in the White House could trigger war with Germany while praising President Wilson for restraint. He advocated a permanent world peace league with an arbitration court, and a June 17 Independence Hall conference to discuss creating such a tribunal, with Taft presiding.
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Philadelphia
White House
Taft
Bryn Mawr College
Germany
Cleveland
Independence Hall
Tremont Riot Scare After Birth of a Nation Screening
Crowds gathered on Tremont Street after a Tremont Theatre screening of The Birth of a Nation. Police called to the scene as demonstrators, mostly colored objectors, performed picket duty and denounced the Board of Censors for allowing the play to continue. No arrests were reported.
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Tremont
Tremont Street
Tremont Theatre
Board of Censors
Whaley Denounced by Boston Crowd at Common Encounter
Professor Allen W Whaley who says he founded the human brotherhood movement faced a hostile Boston crowd at the Common and forced to retreat into the subway. Police protected the theatre after the security detail doubled and dispersed demonstrators led by Whaley.
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Allen W. Whaley
human _ brotherhood movement
Curley
Wilson
Whaley
Crowley
Russians Fall Przemysl as Galicia Defenses Strengthen
London dispatch reports Przemysl surrendering to Austro German forces after a three week siege. Russian garrison escaped to Lemberg taking guns and munitions, shifting defense to Lemberg where a major Galician stand is anticipated.
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London
Russia
Galicia
Przemysl
Lemberg
Night Sky Notes and War Era Dates
Gloucester and Newport timetables with moon phases, sun and moon rise times, and evening star Saturn. Mentions full moon dates for the year and a wartime day count, plus anniversaries noting the Daughters of Confederacy monument unveiling at Arlington Cemetery one year ago.
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Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
United States
Daughters of Confederacy
Arlington Cemetery
Forecast for Boston and New England This Weekend
Fair weather dominates Boston and vicinity with gradually warming temperatures. East to northeast winds provide a gentle breeze as skies stay generally clear Friday and Saturday.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Weather and scoreboard snippets from Thompson's Spa report
The snippet lists scattered data including a temperature reading and scores or figures for teams or categories. It references an average temperature yesterday of 51 and a year ago 66, with several unreadable lines and partial scores.
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Thompson’s Spa
Cis
Wiesevcesee
Wiaciuees
Gia MisceseesGt Mog
Wiericde Cee Cor
U S Navy Out of Date Says Fiske
Rear Admiral Fiske told the Annapolis naval academy alumni dinner that the fleet is unprepared and needs more equipment. He urged making laymen aware of naval needs during his remarks after retiring from the Navy Department operations post.
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U. S. Navy
Fiske
Annapolis
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Naval Academy
Navy
Preparing for Naval War: A Call for U.S. Readiness
The text argues that any major naval attack would require far stronger forces than the United States can currently muster. It highlights gaps in ships, aircraft, mines, submarines, and personnel, urging urgent modernization and a formal naval staff to prevent being outpaced by European powers.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Hawaii
Philippines
Europe
United States
British draft urged as munitions drive war effort
David Lloyd George as minister of munitions called on employers and workers to supply essential munitions for the army. He argued German Galicia victory stemmed from equipment superiority and warned the allies in the west would have driven Germans from France and Belgium if equally equipped.
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Manchester
Eng
Great Britain
David Lloyd- George
Galicia
France
Belgium
Lloyd George Addresses Manchester Audience in Wartime Speech
Mr. Lloyd George spoke before employers in engineering trades and trade unionists in Manchester, receiving an ovation contrasting past receptions. He warned Britain faces a life and liberty crisis, urging workers to understand the urgent message and sacrifices required as Russian allies have suffered a setback.
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Engineering Trades and Trade Unionists
Lloyd-George
Clarendon Club
Manchester
Europe
Great Britain
Baggage Law Hits Jewellers
The jewelry trade fears hardship from the new baggage law. Boston merchants say it burdens wholesale jewelry and diamond dealers and will challenge compliance as thousands depart for vacations.
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Baggage Law
Jewellers
Cummins
Boston
Jewelers Await National Trade Conference on New Law
Jewelers delay action awaiting a New York conference today on a law affecting trunks and transportation. Local merchants express concern over high stock values and insurance costs, noting 3000 to 4000 trunks travel by rail daily. One dealer cites blanket policies and express transport as options but fears business delays and insurance burdens.
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New York City
Express
Cummins
Bernstorff to Send En WILL PLEAD FOR A FAVORABLE ANSWER
In a developing court action Bernstorff plans to submit a will for probate and pleads for a favorable ruling. Attorneys cite contested inheritance, with witnesses and evidence to be presented at the hearing scheduled next week.
U S Agrees to Provide Safe Conduct for German Messenger
President Wilson’s firm stand at the conference alarms Count von Bernstorff who plans a direct envoy to the Kaiser. The administration demands Germany warn ships’ passengers and avoid sinking unarmed neutral vessels like the Lusitania without visit and search.
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Germany
Lusitania
Washington
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Fears a rupture with the United States deepens
Von Bernstorff believes the Berlin authorities will reject American demands in a forthcoming note and break diplomatic relations with the United States. He says Berlin underestimates American public support and seeks to convey the true U S position through cables and a personal representative.
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von Bernstorff
United States
Berlin
Beauty prize for Lotta Brockton dog show feature
Miss Lotta Crabtree won the beauty contest hand mirror prize at the Brockton Humane Society dog show held on West Elm Street estates. About 1000 attendees from Boston and nearby towns watched 250 dogs entered with 41 prizes awarded and several notable winners listed. Alfred Freshell of Detroit bought Crabtree slippers at auction for $10 and another pair for $8.
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Brockton
Walter Rapp
Walter Bryant
West Elm Street
Albert H. Waitt
Newton
C. P. Freshell
Chestnut Hill
W. G. Kendall
Atlantic
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