British forces drive toward Bapaume on Somme front
British war office reports continued gains against German lines in the Somme and Ancre regions as bombardments force the abandonment of the main German defense west of Bapaume. British troops seize Grevillers and Loupart Wood, pushing within about a mile of Bapaume’s northwestern outskirts.
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Somme
Ancre
France
British
War Office
King George
Grevillers
Loupart
British Gain Ground on Ancre Front in WWI Action
British forces bent back German trenches east of Gommecourt and straightened the line from Essarts-Les-Bucquoy toward Puisieux-au-Mont. Raids near Armentieres Souchez Neuville St Vaast and Neuve Chapelle were repelled except in Neuve Chapelle where some prisoners were taken. Artillery clashes occurred around Champagne and Verdun as Turks faced pressure north of Bagdad with British cavalry pursuing toward Kazi main and gunboats advancing on the Tigris. over 100 prisoners were taken.
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Gommecourt
Essarts-Les-Bucquoy
Puisieux-au-Mont
Armentieres
Souchez
Neuville St. Vaast
Neuve Chapelle
London
France
Champagne
Maisons de Champagne
Massiges
Meuse
Verdun
Bagdad
Tigris
Kazimain
Opposes Old Age Pensions by Business Leader
Richards M. Bradley of 216 Beacon Street, head of R. M. Bradley & Co., testified before the legislative committee on social welfare in opposition to old age pensions. He argued that foreigners would benefit most, and that employers’ congressional friends keep the door open to cheap labor unable to care for themselves in old age.
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Richards M. Bradley
Beacon Street
R. M. Bradley & Co
State Street
Legislative Committee On Social Welfare
Bradley
Congress
Two platoon bill favored by city firemen group
Members of state fire departments pushing for a two platoon system gained momentum as the legislative committee on cities reported favorably a bill creating two firefighting forces, one for day shifts and one for night shifts, under the so called two platoon bill.
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Bay
Legislative Committee On Cities
Gerard Hurries North Port to President Today
Gerard rushes north with a port to the President as Today writes a book about Berlin troubles.
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Gerard
James W Gerards War Book Aimed at Prussian Mind Study
Savannah March 13 James W Gerard plans a Washington visit to brief the President on delicate war matters and finish a study of Prussian methods and the Prussian mind The hinted publication promises to be the sensational war book since the war began.
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Savannah
James W. Gerard
Washington
Germany
Gerard to Publish Wartime Berlin Reflections
Persons close to Mr. Gerard say he is unloading into his book much of the disgust and resentment accumulated during his wartime residence in Berlin.
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Gerard
Berlin
Boy-Ed Not in Philadelphia Debunked by Justice Bureau
Philadelphia March 13 Captain Karl Boy-Ed former naval attache at the German embassy in Washington was not in Philadelphia within the past week and not involved in any smuggling plot linked to two German commerce raiders at the navy yard. Frank Garbarino head of the federal justice department bureau said the stories were without foundation and that agents had no authority for such claims.
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Philadelphia
Karl Boy-Ed
Washington
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Frank Garbarino
Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Justice
Department of Justice
Captain Boy-Ed
Gerard party says Boyed in Germany on trip home
Savannah March 13 members of the party of James W Gerard former ambassador to Germany pass through Savannah en route to Washington They say Boyed was seen in Berlin by newspaper correspondents just before leaving the German capital He was assigned to duty as press censor for the minister of marine and served in that capacity as late as a day or two before Ambassador Gerard departed
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Savannah
James W. Gerard
Germany
Washington
Captain Boyed
Berlin
United States
Minister of Marine
Gerard
Death by own action follows bank shortage reveal
Mary E. Finnigan a South Boston real estate agent and treasurer of the South Boston Co operative Bank died by suicide last fall after an alleged $6000 shortage was found in bank funds. Court testimony includes a death certificate proving she killed herself.
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Mary.e. Finnigan
West Broadway
South Boston
South
Despondent Wife Shoots Self After Quarrel at Home
Mrs Edith P Rotherham, 35, shot herself at her home 29 Payson Street Revere after quarrels with husband James A Rotherham yesterday and last night. Police say at about 8 90 oclock she rose, went to her bedroom, took a revolver from a bureau drawer and died instantly.
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Revere
Rotherham
James A. Rotherham
Two Dorchester Boys Confess Robbery of Local Store
Police report from Waterville Me states Warren McCormack and John R. Kempton both 14 to 15 years old confessed to breaking open the cash register of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company store at Hamilton and Bowdoin streets in Dorchester last Saturday. McCormack of 122 Homes Street and Kempton of 34 Speedwell Street are named.
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Waterville
Dorchester
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Hamilton
Bowdoin
Warren McCormack
Homes Street
John R. Kempton
Speedwell Street
New England Governors Confer On War Footing At State House
Five New England governors plus adjutants general met at the Massachusetts State House with Governor McCall to discuss plans for the region to be placed on a war footing. Rhode Island was represented by Adjutant-General Abbot in Governor Beeckman’s absence due to illness. Major-General Leonard Wood and navy yard and military officers attended as the public safety sub committee presented its findings to Chairman Storrow. the group adopted a declaration signed by all New England governors.
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Army
State House
Milliken
Maine
Keyes
New Hampshire
Graham
Vermont
McCall
Massachusetts
Holcomb
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Abbot
Beeckman
Leonard Wood
W. R. Rush
Navy Yard
Constant Cordier
Regular Army
Public Safety
Erne NG Aoessetubanies
Storrow
Governors Declaration From New England States Slates Agreement
Governors of Maine New Hampshire and other New England states sign a joint declaration at Boston dated March 13 1917 detailing regional cooperation on major issues and outlining shared aims for the war period. The document underscores unity among state executives.
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Boston
Maine
New Hampshire
Kept wedding secret 4 years revealed in Malden
A Malden hardware store clerk learned that Miss Margaret Conley had married his former acquaintance J Ripley Oakes four years earlier on Patriot's Day. The couple wed in Portland without informing family or partners, using a private ceremony.
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Oakes & McNevin
Pleasant Street
Malden
Margaret Conley
J. Ripley Oakes
Two Gem Robbers Target South Station Rail Lot
Two men including a railroad employee are suspected of a months long spree at the South station, netting over 100000 in diamonds jewelry and tobacco. Police and Pinkerton detectives have the pair under surveillance, with arrest expected within 48 hours.
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South Station
Pinkerton
Frank West
Watch House Burn in Saugus Center
Fire destroyed Ira Cheney’s Vine Street residence in Saugus Centre yesterday afternoon after two alarms. Fire department was out of commission. water first stream applied 37 minutes after the alarms. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Saugus
Ira Cheney
Vine Street
Saugus Centre
Fire engine horse rental hinders response to blaze
Citizens’ horses hired to the fire department were unavailable during a fire call. One horse hauled furniture from Saugus to Lynn, three others served owners nearby. The auto chemical broke down, Captain McTague and Police Chief Thompegon investigated, alarms sounded, and hoses struggled to reach the hydrant as repairs continued.
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Saugus
Lynn
Boston
McTague
Thompegon
New Bedford Still Puzzles After Lawyer Wound
New Bedford reports the mystery over former City Solicitor Henry E. Woodward wounded and found unconscious in his law office on the eve of court action over Mayor Ashley's removal of License Commissioner William T. Caswell. Woodward regained consciousness after 14 hours. Police will question him when he is strong enough. Caswell's side says papers on the case were stolen. Judge Hardy postponed the Caswell case until next Monday.
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New Bedford
Henry E. Woodward
Ashley
William T. Caswell
Woodward
Hathaway
Taft
Hardy
Caswell
Regrets Mexican expose sparks US and German war talk
In a Copenhagen interview with a Berlin Tageblatt correspondent via Exchange Telegraph, Count von Bernstorff said war with the United States hinges on German U boat warfare. He warned sinking American ships could trigger war, while destroying British ships with American passengers aboard was a different matter. The Hamburg Fremdenblatt reported Bernstorff in Copenhagen praising Germans for bearing the breach with America.
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London
Copenhagen
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Reuter
Amsterdam
United States
America
Bernstorff
Bernstorff defends German policy in Americas interview
Count von Bernstorff says he was shocked to learn that instructions passed to the German minister in Mexico reached the American government. He insists Germany did not meddle in American politics and that Americans were misled by tales about Haiti, Cuba, and Colombia. He argues Germany subordinated economic interests to avoid US offense and claims Mexico would not know of Germany’s aims unless war was declared.
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Count von Bernstorff
Christiania
Mexico
America
Haiti
Cuba
Colombia
Washington
Central
South American
United States
Germany
Seumar Line Dividend Declared for 1916 by Company
London interposed report states the American Seumahip Company announces a net dividend for 1916. The announcement confirms a dividend decision but the text is cut off.
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London
Seumahip ‘Company
Eh Nounces
Suffrage Babies as Champions in New York Debate
New York March 13. Mrs. Raymond Brown, vice-chairman of the woman suffrage party, rejects State Senator Elon R. Brown's claim that granting women the vote would reduce birth rates. She taunts anti suffrage leaders and notes the senator reportedly has two children who are both suffragists.
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New York
Raymond Brown
Woman Suffrage Party
Elon R. Brown
Brown
HITS AT T R S AMBITIONS IN BOSTON ADDRESS
Former Adjutant General Charles H Cole told Boston Credit Men's Association at Youngs Hotel that Theodore Roosevelt was unfit for high command. He urged preparedness compulsory training and an organized defense policy and criticized history for armies led by social and political favorites.
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Boston Credit Men's Association
Young's Hotel
Theodore Roosevelt
General Cole
United States
Blood donor saves stranger fails to save girl at hospital
John F. Thornton Jr of Arlington donated a quart of blood at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital to aid a 15 year old girl he had never met. The girl died an hour after the transfusion. Thornton, soon to enter West Point, risked his life after a midnight call despite recovering from two operations.
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John F. Thornton, Jr
Grafton Street
Arlington
West Point
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Thornton
To Meet Heads of Railroads Tomorrow
President warned in advance of a strike as leaders of major railroads prepare to meet tomorrow to discuss labor tensions and possible settlement terms.
No Tie-Up If Country Is Involved in War
Washington March 13 Complete plans of the four railroad brotherhoods for a nation wide strike to begin next Saturday evening unless eight hour day demands are granted were ratified by Southeastern region leaders and a Southwest conference at St Louis If no agreement is reached this week the strike orders already issued to locals will take effect The demands mirror last fall dues under President Wilson who averted a strike by urging Congress to pass the Adamson law which has not yet been enacted awaiting Supreme Court ruling.
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Washington
Southeastern
Southwest
St. Louis
New York
Wilson
Congress
Supreme Court
President weighs action as transport strikes loom
With the nation facing a grave international crisis, the President, confined by a cold, hears reports from Secretary Wilson on brothers plans. He may first appeal to employers and workers to settle the dispute as a patriotic duty to prevent paralysis of transportation facilities.
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Wilson
Brotherhoods
Fifteen Trapped After Mine Explosions Near Canonsburg
Five bodies recovered and fifteen workers remain entombed in the Henderson Coal Co mine near Canonsburg Pennsylvania after two explosions occurred early today. Officials at the Pittsburg station of the bureau of mines reported the status late today.
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Pittsburg
Henderson Coal Company
Canonsburg
Penn
Bureau of Mines
McCormick Denies Tokio Post Rumor
Harrisburg reports Vance C. McCormick chairman of the Democratic national committee denied a rumor that he would be named to succeed the late Ambassador Guthrie in Tokio. He stated there is nothing to it.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Vance C. McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Guthrie
Tokio
Unsettled Boston Forecast Ahead of Weekend Weather
Unsettled conditions expected in Boston and surrounding areas Wednesday with rain or snow possible at night and into Thursday. Moderate northeast to southeast winds rise Wednesday night as the storm system moves in.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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