Boy dies in Jamaica Plain sand cave-in
Arthur Reynolds aged 6 12 was buried under hundreds of tons of sand at a Call street Jamaica Plain sand bank just after 6 last night. Three other children and a girl narrowly escaped. four were rescued with no injuries.
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Call Street
Jamaica Plain
Arthur Bernard Reynolds
Frank Reynolds
Everett Street
Albert Reynolds
Fred Steere
Bishop Street
George McKenna
Lizzie Maxfield
Reynolds
Conferees Delay Army Bill Vote Amid Espionage Push
Washington May 4 conferees from the Senate and House halted work on the army bill as roll calls in both chambers interrupted proceedings for the espionage bill. The draft plan calls for 18 538 officers and 528 659 enlisted men forming 18 divisions with 16 heavy artillery regiments, with training and equipment details laid out by the War Department. Conference leaders aim to resolve disputed features tomorrow and send the bill to the President early next week.
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Washington
Senate
House
War Department
New England Army Divisions Planned for Frontier Role
The plan calls for a first division formed from all New England troops with two cavalry divisions likely stationed near the Mexican border. Each infantry division would include nine regiments of infantry and three regiments of field artillery.
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New England
Craonne Captured by French Near Rheims
French troops advancing along the Aisne have seized Craonne and the first German line two and a half miles northwest of Rheims. Craonne lies at the eastern end of the Vauclerc plateau and its loss created a French salient near the Chemin des Dames.
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Aisne
Craonne
Rheims
Vauclerc
Chemin Des Dames
French advance on Vauclere plateau captures prisoners
The French solidified their line and secured a strategic position on the Vauclere plateau, taking more than 150 prisoners as part of the ongoing push.
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Vauclere
Pay Raise for Navy Reserve
Secretary Daniels urged Congress to extend the Navy pay increase to Naval Militia reserve and naval volunteers to match Army pay. He also asked for six months' pay for widows children or dependents of retired or active duty personnel.
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Washington
Daniels
House
Nay Committee
Navy
Naval Militia
Reserve
Naval Volunteers
Army
Riot at Home Rule Mass Meeting in Cooper Union
A mass meeting of 32 Irish American organizations in Cooper Union, New York, ended in a riot after the chairman refused a resolution urging U S intervention for Irish independence. Over 30 people were ejected, and 200 police used clubs to restore order.
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New York
Cooper Union
Wilson
Congress
O Gorman Speech Sparks Riot Over Home Rule Issue
At a public meeting former Senator James F. O Gorman spoke as Richard F. Dalton attempted to read a resolution calling for home rule. Dalton was seized by two detectives and removed while cries of free speech and down with England filled the hall. Police, 70 strong, ejected several protesters as disorder rose.
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United States
James F. O'Gorman
Richard F. Dalton
Long Island
Dalton
William McAdoo
Irish Republic
America
England
McAdoo
Boy Shot by Companion in Marlboro Store Incident
Romeo Dubois, 14, was shot in the body when a playfully threatening companion fired a revolver in Timothy O Connors grocery in Marlboro. James Mullin, 16, displayed his father John T Mullin’s revolver to friends as the incident occurred.
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Marlboro
Romeo Dubois
Felix Dubois
Marlboro Street
Hhea
Marlboro Hospital
Timothy O'Connor
Washington Street
James Mullin
Hill Street
John T Mullin
Liberty War Loan Rush Shatters Early Records
Great subscription surge reported on the first day with $138,674,000 pledged at current rate. Officials predict enormous over subscription approaching $5,000,000,000 as the drive continues. The weekly total tops $20,000,000 per hour in early reports.
Clashes erupt in Nevsky Prospect amid deadly fire
In Petrograd on May 4 a confrontation between rival parties left an officer and a girl dead and several wounded. The city was described as in a turmoil of excitement as shots were fired.
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Petrograd
London
Nevsky Prospect
Petrograd Protest Escalates as February Government Troubled
Workers marching on Nevsky Prospekt demand the end of the temporary government. In Washington officials fear new Petrograd despatches indicate rising danger as opposition targets foreign minister Mitukoff, led by workers and soldiers delegates threatening to topple the provisional government.
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Petrograd
London
Nevsky Prospect
Washington
Russia
M. Milukoff
Mitukoff
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Council Claims Authority Threatens Provisional Government
The council asserts rival authority to the Duma aiming to divide power, a move that has threatened the stability of the provisional government since its start. Continued on Page 2-Sixth Column.
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Duma
BALFOUR PROMISED IRISH DELEGATION HEARING IN LONDON
In Washington on May 4 Mr. Balfour met with a Irish American deputation who urged a favorable Irish solution. He said the government would support any plan acceptable to Irish groups and would report the meeting to his government. Ex Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston attended.
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Washington
Balfour
Sinn Fein
Fitzgerald
Boston
War Business Course for Women at Burdett College
A women focused course on wartime business skills begins May 21 at Burdett College located at 18 Boylston Street Boston. Advertisement notes the program target women seeking practical commerce training during wartime.
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Burdett College
Boylston St
Boston
Subscriptions Pour Into Treasury for Liberty Loan Offer
Subscriptions from New England to the first seven billion dollar Liberty Loan totaled seven million four hundred ten thousand with Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut contributing varied sums. Boston subscriptions reached two million fifty thousand. Washington reported an hourly rate of nearly twenty million with a nationwide flood of telegrams aiding the Treasury as clerks sorted the offers.
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New England
Washington
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Boston
Liberty Loan
Treasury Department
Telegram replies show large bank subscriptions total
Five hundred telegrams were classified and tabulated by States by 4 p.m. Less than 2 percent of banks replied, yet offers of subscription reached $138,674,000.
Anniversary note recalls Napoleon’s 1821 death
A brief item notes Napoleon died at St Helena in 1821 and mentions today’s anniversaries. The sparse OCR fragment places events on a newspaper page dated Sunday and hints at light and moon phases. No further details are provided.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Rainy Weekend Forecast for Boston and New England
The forecast calls for rain in Boston and vicinity on Saturday with cooler conditions as an area extends from Maine to New England. Sunday is expected to be fair with easterly to northerly winds and continued cool temperatures, with Maine likely to see rain or snow.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Maine
House Passes Modified Press Muzzle in Espionage Bill
The House approved a censored revision in the espionage bill by a 260 to 106 vote after stripping the original press prohibition. A Senate debate continued with modifications to empower the President to restrict exports to aid the enemy, while a new section allowing jury trials for national defense news was adopted 195 to 167.
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Washington
House
Senate
Webb
Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Gard
Ohio
Hayti President asks Congress for war on Germany
President Artiguenave in Port au Prince sends a message to the Senate and Chamber of Deputies requesting a declaration of war against Germany. A commission has been appointed to consider the measure.
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Hayti
Germany
Port AU Prince
Artiguenave
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Baseball Scores and Weather Impacts Across Circuits
In the National League Brooklyn defeated Boston 3 to 1 while Chicago beat Cincinnati 11 to 3. Wet grounds troubled Pittsburg-St Louis and New York-Philadelphia, while rain affected Boston-Washington and Philadelphia-New York games. Chicago-Cleveland and Detroit-St Louis games were played in cold conditions with further wetness.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
New York
Temperature Readings From Thompson's Spa
Yesterday's temperature at Thompson's Spa was recorded with hourly values from 3 a m to 12 midnight. The average yesterday was 48 degrees, while the average for the same day last year was 58 degrees.
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Thompson's Spa
Meideeess
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