Defense of Ireland fund organized by Clan-na-Gael in Boston
A committee was formed to run the Defense of Ireland Fund at Marsfield Hall Boston with BD Curran as chairman and William Rohan as secretary. The group condemned the Redmond appeal to Irish Americans and urged Americans of Irish birth to aid Irish efforts in Ireland, stressing support should come from Irish in Ireland and recalling Irish-American wartime contributions.
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Defence of Ireland Fund
Boston
Clan-na-Gael
Marsfield Hall
Hibernian
America
Defence Fund
BD. J. Curran
Calumet Street
Roxbury
William P. Rohan
Reservoir Avenue
Revere
Andrew F. Pendergast
Massachusetts Avenue
Edward McAvinue
Peter McCoy
Daniel J. Coleman
Peter Conroy
James Nyhan
Padraic Callanan
Padraic Tonra
Frank B. McKinney
John McGillicuddy
Thomas McGrath
Mark Lane
House of Commons
Ireland
United States
England
O’sullivan
Kerry
Washington
War death toll tops ten million in Europe reports
Washington reports more than 10,000,000 men killed wounded captured or missing in Europe, based on the first complete tally from official and authenticated semi official sources across belligerent nations.
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Washington
World War I casualties by nation and front totals
The report details military and civilian losses across nations in World War I, with Entente and Central Powers totals, noting Russia as the heaviest loser and France and Germany high casualty figures. It cites dead, wounded, and captured or missing counts, including the Mazurian lakes and Carpathian retreats and Verdun effects.
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Armenia
Entente
France
Russia
Mazurian Lakes
Carpathians
Rumania
Germany
Marne
Verdun
England
Italy
Austria
Duel Ends With Man Fatally Shot in Hyde Park
Readville car motorman James F. McLeod halted the electric, alerted Lt. Edward Welsh, and a patrol box key led officers to a downed officer. Santos died in custody five minutes later. Shepherd was hospitalized in serious condition. Family at 6 Beacon Street Hyde Park notified. Medical examiner to hold morning examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readville
James F. McLeod
Edward J. Welsh
Shepherd
Santos
City Hospital
Beacon Street
Hyde Park
Political calm after ministerial shakeup in Peru
In Lima on March 11 measures by the new interior minister appear to end political agitation. Authorities in Apurimac Cotabambas Cu tervo Clendia and Chota have been replaced by officials expected to control the factions and stabilize the region.
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Peru
Lima
Apurimac
Cotabambas
Cutervo
Clendia
Chota
Busy Week for H. C. L. Campaign in Boston Food Fight
A concerted six day push unfolds in Greater Boston as the H C L campaign intensifies efforts against high food costs. Local leagues plan mass meetings and market pickets while officials discuss density standards and municipal duties.
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Boston
Greater
Greater Boston
Mothers’ Leagues
Ida M. Hebbard
Boston Housekeepers League
Chapman Hall
Tremont Temple
Thure Hanson
Department of Weights and Measures
Commonwealth
P. H. Mullowney
City Health Department
A. A. Berle
Cambridge
Hebbard
Housekeepers’ League
Edward P. Barry
Boston ‘Housewives’ League
Washington
Massachusetts
Bagdad Surrender Marks Turning Point In Near East War
British forces completed the capture of Bagdad after pressing from Kut-el-Amara, despite dust storms and gales. Turkish resistance collapsed. Berlin- Bagdad aims faltered, while Russian advances toward the Tigris surged. The fall reshapes Ottoman holdings in Persia and boosts British prestige in the Far East.
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Tigris
Bagdad
Kut-el-Amara
Mecca
Berlin-Bagdad
Far East
Dardanelles
Persia
Kirmanshah
Erzerum
Townshend's Failed Campaign At Kut El Amara
The text recounts General Townshend leading about 40,000 men, capturing Kut el Amara in June 1915, and advancing toward Ctesiphon. He was pushed back by Ottoman forces, faced supply shortages, and ultimately surrendered on April 13, 1916, as relief efforts failed. Major General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude emerged as the commander who would later conquer Baghdad.
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Kut-el-Amara
Bagdad
Persia
Hamadan
Tigris
Townshend
France
India
Ctsiphon
Percy Lake
Egypt
Gallipoli
Mush
Palestine
Jerusalem
Frederick Stanley Maude
Sudan
Mesopotamia
Bath
Canada
Secretary of State For War
Heads of Big Four to Meet Heads of Big Four
W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announces meetings of chairmen general committees of four railroad brotherhoods for Southwestern Western Eastern Southern roads in St Louis St Paul and New York to discuss an eight hour settlement plan to be submitted to the national conference committee in New York March 15. Leaders plan talks with Samuel Gompers in Washington on loyalty in case of war.
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Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Southwestern Railroads
Four
Brotherhoods
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minn
National Conference Committee of Railways
Brotherhood
New York
Washington
Warren S. Stone
Carter
L. E. Shepherd
Mr. Lee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
City of History Romance and Wonder in Haroun el Rashid
British forces halted earlier assaults on Bagdad in a dramatic climax of World War I. The article links contemporary events to a legendary past, tracing Bagdad’s history from ancient tales to the present capture and its significance in war and myth.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
Tigris
Joshua
Ezra
Ezekiel
Daniel
Bagdad
Haroun Al-Rashid
Mesopotamia
Persia
Jerusalem
Egypt
Haroun-el-Rashid
Fight Saloons In Dorchester Protest Petition Drives Action
Dorchester residents prepare to present a protest petition to the licensing board today against licenses to open two saloons at Savin Hill and Dorchester avenues and Savin Hill avenue and Melvinside terrace. Led by Rev leaders and Councilman Hagan, more than 3000 signatories oppose the plans.
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Dorchester
Savin Hill
Dorchester Avenues
Savin Hill Avenue
Melvinside Terrace
Hugh Kelley
J. J. Hartnett & Co
Mgr
Peter Rowan
St. Peter’s Church
T. J. Mahoney
St. Williams Church
George R. Merrill
Romsey Street Congregational Church
Henry E. Hagan
Worcester teamster dies by own action during delirium tremens
The body of D. F. Barrett a Worcester teamster was found in a Newton Highlands barn with his throat cut and head battered. Police initially thought murder but medical examiner ruled death by self harm during delirium tremens after beating his head on a chimney drawing a scythe across his throat and fleeing the scene. Barrett 604 Main Street Worcester worked for Tighe & Randen contractors.
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Worcester
Wade Street
Newton Highlands
D. F. Barrett
Barrett
Boston & Worcester
James Scully
A. H. Geyer
George Geyer
Newton Hospital
Main Street
Tighe & Randen
Silk bill case slips from dressmaker in New York trip
New York detectives are asked by Boston police to locate a silk bill folder containing 5380 after Miss Sophia D Amour of Lowell says she left it in a corsage during a trip from New York to Boston. She recalls taking out a ten dollar bill for a taxi and later finding the folder missing with 53 one hundred dollar bills and four twenty dollar bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Sophia D. Amour
Branch Street
Lowell
Waldorf Astoria
Miss Amour
Alfred L. Douglas
Grand Central Terminal
Yale Forms Air Patrol
New York March 11 The Aero Club of America announced Yale University has organized a second aerial coast patrol unit. Eight men were chosen as ready for instant service in case of war. Training may occur at Jekyll Island or Lake Erie shores. Navigation and wireless telegraphy instruction begin at New Haven.
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New York
Yale University
Aero Club of America
Jekyl Island
Lake Erie
New Haven
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