Round the Town in War Time Skellig Mohr Descendants in New England
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Skellig Mohr the Irish goat, once owned by Colonel Roger Scannell, noting he left 100 descendants in New England. The narrator visits Larry’s with Norman and meets the colonel in refined attire, praising his appearance and influence.
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Skellig Mohr
New England
Roger Scannell
Norman
Larry’s
Prince Albert
Boston
Tom Hart
Berlin Plans to Make Finland a German Kingdom Revealed
The newspaper accuses Germany of planning to crown Finland as a kingdom allied to Berlin and to fortify the Aland Islands. The attack targets neutrals friendly to Teutons, while Norway and Denmark are also criticized as Entente accomplices by the German press.
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Berlin
Finland
Aland Islands
Teutons
Norway
Denmark
New England Man Awarded French War Cross
Private Edward Larson of Norwood in D Company 101st Engineers is decorated by the French government for bravery. A New England man from New Bedford was among the honorees.
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Edward Larson
Norwood
D Company
101St Enginers
Comrade recalls Skel lig as colonel cites goat offspring
An old comrade recalls Skel lig while the colonel reports the goat bore 52 young. He notes one son now belongs to the Jamaica Plain Lodge of Odd Fellows. Continued on Page 10 Seventh Col.
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Skellig
Jamaica Plain
British Aircraft Bomb St Pierre Capelle
British naval aircraft bombed billets and railways at St Pierre Capelle striking sheds and starting a fire. Soldiers in motors faced machine gun fire. on return the aircraft were attacked but one enemy plane was shot down in flames and all British crews returned safely.
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London
St. Pierre Capelle
John Redmond Buried in Wexford Family Vault
The body of John Redmond arrived in Kingstown Ireland and was conveyed by a special train to Wexford for burial in the family vault. The event occurred on March 9.
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Kingstown
Ireland
John Redmond
Wexford
Funeral procession marks tribute to Irish leader
At major stations en route crowds paid last respects to the departed leader as 30,000 marchers follow the coffin to the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Attendees include Henry Edward Duke MP Exeter Lord Londonderry and General Sir Bryan Mahon with many Irish Convention figures present. The coffin bears the Irish tricolor signature of Parnell’s funeral.
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Henry Edward Duke
Exeter
Lord Londonderry
Ireland
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Death of Waltham resident William L Howard at hospital
William L Howard of Waltham died suddenly yesterday afternoon of heart failure after visiting his wife recovering from an operation at Waltham Hospital. He was 87 years old.
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William L. Howard
Waltham
City
Waltham Hospital
New England Men Among War Cross Recipients on Chemin des Dames
Despatches from France say more than 50 American soldiers earned the War Cross for bravery on the Chemin des Dames front. Among the New England men named are Chaplain Ozias Bouther and several privates from Massachusetts and other units, recognized for actions in eleven engagements with German forces.
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Chemin Des Dames
France
New England
26Th Division
Massachusetts
101St Engineers
104Th Infantry
Hun Patrol Routed by Americans In Northwest Toul
Allied forces report routing a German patrol northwest of Toul after a heavy gas attack. Casualties and exact numbers are not provided in the accessible text.
Baker Arrives in France for Military Inspection Tour
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker landed at a French port with Major General Black and Lt. Col. Brett. The War Department says the trip is strictly military for inspections and conferences with American forces, not a diplomatic mission.
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Paris
Newton D. Baker
Washington
Baker
France
Associated Press
War Department
Department
Secretary of War
Bakes
Ralph Hayes
General Pershing
Wilson
Atlantic
Patrol skirmish near Chemin des Dames reports enemy casualties
An American patrol in No-Man's Land near Chemin des Dames engages an enemy patrol in a sharp skirmish. American fire inflicts one confirmed enemy casualty and three additional suspected casualties, with no American losses.
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France
Associated Press
No-Man’s Land
Chemin Des Dames
Lorraine Front Bombardment Routs Troops Amid Heavy Fire
Allied troops faced an extremely heavy concentrated bombardment on the Lorraine front as the enemy opened fire northwest of Toul. The assault marked intensified combat conditions along the sector.
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Lorraine
Toul
Fishing Fleet Caught in Blizzard Near Nantucket
Nantucket March 10. The fishing fleet was caught in a blizzard twelve miles east of the island. All boats reached port except the large motor sloop outing owned by Captain Olaf Borgen which went ashore at Coskata Head. Coast guardsmen rescued the crew. the fishing steamer Petrel and other vessels were driven ashore with damage. The Outing will be a total loss.
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Nantucket
Outing
Olaf Borgen
Coskata Head
Coast
Fire Destroys Beaver Street Tenement. Child Safe
A three and a half story Beaver Street fire forces seven families from their apartments. Mrs. Antonio Mello hurled two year old Lucy to bystander James Cotter who saved her as Mrs Mello jumped into a snowdrift. Two other children were rescued by Patrolman Timothy Callahan and Harry Manning. Losses estimated at 11000 dollars.
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Salem
Beaver Street
Antonio Mello
Lucy
James Cotter
Cotter
Mary
Manuel
Timothy F. Callahan
Harry Manning
Aviator Killed at Florida Station in Naval Accident
At Pensacola naval aviation training station a machinist's mate from Rome New York was killed and student aviator Nash seriously injured in a plane accident late yesterday near Pensacola Florida.
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Pensacola
Fla
Sazio
Rome
N. Y
Nash
Naval Aeronautic Training Station
Here
Blow at Neutrals Aimed to Justify Baltic Lands Seizure
London dispatch notes a new German policy display, a broadside denouncing Scandinavian nations. The articles, likely guided by the German government as led by Count Reventlow of the Tages Zeitung, mirror a single editorial voice and aim to justify seizure of Baltic lands.
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Neutrals
Baltic
London
Count Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
Baltic tensions as Germany eyes Finland and Aland Islands
The article accuses Sweden Denmark and Norway of aiding the Entente and warns they face no German leniency. It outlines a German plan to place Prince Oscar on Finland’s throne and to turn Aland into a German dominion, presenting the Baltic as permanently German. The piece notes Sweden’s fear of Russia and Germany’s temporary occupation of Aland with the German flag over public buildings.
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Germany
Finland
Oscar
Helgoland
Aland Islands
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Baltic
Newfoundland
Canada
Russia
British troops capture trenches in French Flanders 1915
British forces advance as history notes mark a 1.5 mile gain in German trenches at French Flanders. The annals recall Baghdad’s fall to British forces under General Maude occurred one year ago today.
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French
Flanders
Bagdad
Maude
Fair Weather Forecast For Boston And New England
Forecast shows fair conditions for Boston and vicinity on Monday and Tuesday with warmer Tuesday. Northwest winds diminish and shift to variable as high pressure settles in.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New York
New England
Arch Bishop Preaches To Crowded Congregation
The archbishop of York spoke at Trinity Church declaring it impossible to utter a word of compromise. He preached at the Cathedral Church of St Paul in the evening and gave a morning address to Harvard students at Sanders Theatre.
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Archbishop of
York
Trinity Church
Cathedral Church of
St. Paul
Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Ten districts of munitions plan announced by War Department
Washington March 10. War Department announces 10 munitions districts each led by a successful local business executive to decentralize war material production. Major General Wheeler approves, Colonel Guy E. Tripp crafted the plan with Westinghouse ties. Levi H. Greenwood to represent Boston.
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Washington
War Department
Wheeler
Ordnance
Guy E. Tripp
New York
Westinghouse Company
Ordnance Bureau
Snance
Levi H. Greenwood
State Senate
Boston
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Harold Eldridge
Stuart W. Miller
Charles M. Sykes
Webster-Thomas Co
State Street
Healy’s
Secy Baker
Gen. Pershing
U.S
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Canal St
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Fish Department
Somerville
Mass
Mekenzie Engraving CO
Congress ST
Florida Station
Rxaander H.bill CO
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Rae
Inocet Music
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Laskey Commercial College
Boylstod Street
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