German U-boat liner due in Boston today
The German submarine liner is expected to reach Boston possibly as the first American port of call on its maiden voyage. Officials say it would be treated as a war vessel and allowed to stay only 24 hours unless hostilities end, with mail and cargo valued over 1 million dollars aboard.
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Spain
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New York
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Washington
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Germany
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U-Boat Not Sighted Early This Morning
Provincetown station reports no sighting of the German submarine liner by 1 o clock this morning. Washington officials and local authorities weigh legal status and potential war vessel classification if it enters Boston Harbor or New York.
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Provincetown
Official Comments on U Boat Liner
Commandant Rush says the German U boat liner is government owned and would be a war vessel under international law, to be reported to Washington. Billings notes it could stay 24 hours or be interned until war end unless instructed otherwise. Postmaster Murray would accept mail but not deliver to German officers without Washington orders.
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Boston
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Woman Loses Ear After Horse Bite in Roxbury
Mrs Annie Johnson of Downing Street Roxbury lost her right ear when a vicious horse owned by William T McNally bit it off as she petted the animal in the rear of her home. She was treated at her residence.
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Downing Street
Roxbury
William T. McNally
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