Auto Crash Kills Woman Traveling Home From Lawrence
A high powered racing car carrying Mrs. Mahoney and two Lawrence women, returning from Lawrence to Salem, skidded in rain near Rockingham race track. Mrs. Mahoney died at the scene. Mrs. Gauvin suffered injuries. The car lost its license plate. owner and reason for not aiding Mrs. Mahoney are disputed as Salem police detain Donovan.
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DonoVan
Charles H. Dorehers
Selectmen of
Salem
Rockingham Race Track
I. S. Soule
John H. Bannon
Lawrence
Mrs. Mahoney
Mr. Dorchers
Bay State Street Railway
Cambridge Men Injured in Tarz Anderson Bridge Crash
Two Cambridge men riding a motorcycle were injured when it collided with George P. Dike's car on the Tarz Anderson bridge near Harvard Stadium. Harry Jardine suffers a broken ankle and head and body bruises. Thomas Fogarty has minor bruises. Dike's auto, on Circuit road, Chestnut Hill, was lightly damaged.
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Cambridge
Tarz Anderson
Harvard Stadium
Harry Jardine
Austin Street
Thomas Fogarty
Lopez Street
George P. Dike
Circuit Road
Chestnut Hill
Jardine
Car Hits Boy In Everett Injures 14 Year Old
Fourteen year old Peter Spottiswoode of Everett was seriously injured when struck by a car owned and operated by C J H Davis of Malden. Davis said the boy darted into the path at Dyer avenue and Matin streets near Whidden Memorial Hospital. Witnesses called the accident unavoidable. Davis was en route to Boston with Mrs Davis, Mr and Mrs H W Lalime, and Nise Liberty of Everettודה
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Peter Spottiswoode
Everett
C. J. H. Davis
Waite Street
Malden
Whidden Memorial Hospital
Davis
Boston
Dyer Avenue
Matin
Spottiswoode
VV Lalime
Nise Liberty
Bellingham Street
Auto Fire in Newburyport Endangers Family During Sunday Ride
John Parks and his wife plus a child, residents of Lawrence, escaped a burning auto as it burst into flames on Winter street Newburyport. A Sunday crowd and a traffic officer with volunteers fought the blaze with dirt from the highway before the car was driven to a nearby garage.
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Newburyport
John Parksso
Lawrence
Winter Street
Four Hurt As Auto Hits Electric Car In Brockton
Four people injured in a Brockton crash when a Sullivan driven auto on Wellington street struck an electric car head on. John Sullivan sustained a skull fracture and internal injuries and was taken to Brockton Hospital. The driver Mrs. Sullivan and Daniel Sullivan and his wife suffered mainly shock and bruises.
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Brockton
Daniel Sullivan
Wellington Street
John Sullivan
Brockton Hospital
Car Crash Injures Manchester Couple in Danvers
In Danvers on May 7 an automobile owned and driven by Dr Flugene Maxwell of Manchester struck an electric light pole. J A Hinds of Manchester sustained a badly sprained leg while his wife and the doctor and Mrs Maxwell were injured to varying degrees.
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Danvers
J. A. Hinds
Manchester
N. H
Maxwell
Auto Crash Into Bicycle Leaves Rider Uninjured
Ernest W. Nelson of Staintree was thrown from his motorcycle but escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon when it crashed head on into the touring car of Alpheus Otterson of 86 Federal Street Boston. Otterson swerved to avoid the bike, drove onto the sidewalk and into a fence at Seth Caplin Jr residence, tearing away about 10 feet of it. Otterson was uninjured and only a mudguard of his car was damaged.
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Ernest W. Nelson
Staintree
Alpheus Otterson
Federal Street
Boston
Otterson
River Street
Washington Street
Braintree
Seth Caplin, Jr
Ofterson
Auto Smash In Brookline Collision Under Influence Charge
Patrick J. Lyons of East Milton Street Brookline arrested charged with operating a motor vehicle under liquor influence after a collision on Westland Avenue. Lyons turning from Massachusetts Avenue struck a limousine driven by William R. Lavis of 1779 Washington Street. Avis car owned by Donovan Motor Company sustained damage with left front wheel smashed.
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Patrick J. Lyons
Loyola Musical Society Performs Gounod Oratorio The Redemption
An enthusiastic audience heard Gounod’s The Redemption in Symphony Hall by the Loyola Musical Society under Boston Post-Graduate School, conducted by James M. McLaughlin. John W. Crowley led the Boston Festival Orchestra with Walter Kugler on organ. soloists included Caroline Hudson Alexander, Lida Shaw Littlefield, Nora Frances Burns, Bryan Williams, Frederic Ion, and Miles. The programme featured notes on design and construction edited by Melaughlin. Williams spoke clearly as narrator though Joslyn was unsure on pitch.
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Das: Might
Couned
Symphony Hall
Loyola Musical Society
Post-Graduate School of
Boston College
James M. McLaughlin
Boston Festival Orchestra
John W. Crowley
Walter J. Kugler
Caroline Hudson-Alexander
Lida Shaw Littlefield
Nora Frances Burns
Bryan Williams
Frederic Dee Ion
Twilvin Miles
MelLaughlin
Williams
Joslyn
Mme. Hudson-Alexander
German infantry assaults push into French trenches near Meuse
War brief reports heavy fighting as Germans seize portions of the first lines on both sides of the Meuse while repulsed with high losses. Separate notes state British submarine B-31 sunk off Denmark and disputed claims of E-31 sinking. Russian pursuit of Turks continues in the Caucasus with booty found at Trebizond. Two commerce raiders fire on Venezia near North Atlantic but she escapes. Also reported are German reconnaissance repulsed south of St Mihiel and a surprise attack near Lanfroicourt, along with a failed French attack near Thiaumont Farm east of the Meuse.
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Meuse
Paris
Denmark
Berlin
London
Caucasus
Trebizond
Petrograd
North Atlantic
Venezia
New York
St. Mihiel
Lanfroicourt
Lorraine
Lihons
Somme
Thiaumont
Dixsmude
Handzaeme Canal
Freneh
Lilions
Verdun
Hlandremont
Thiatamont Farm
Bisle
Seille River
Hormony
Verdun trench stalemate at Hill 304
The northern slope of Hill 304 near Verdun sits as a neutral zone with Germans at the hill foot and French on the summit. French artillery prevents German occupation of intermediate trenches despite heavy artillery and gas from the Crown Prince’s troops.
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Paris
Hill 304
Verdun
Berlin to Introduce Weekly General Food Cards
In Berlin and Messelorder a new rationing plan begins May 1 with weekly general food cards. Each card has 12 lettered sections offering meat or fat by quarter pounds and legumes, plus sections for other items the magistrate may obtain. Authorities will issue daily validity for each lettered section to curb bulk purchases.
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Berlin
London
Sehoenbere
Menin
Kopinberg
Germans Launch New Verdun Drive Amid Allied Losses
British officials acknowledge air losses but refute German claims that the submarine 1-81 was sent into Verdun. They confirm the vessel has returned safely to base.
Prince of Wales Tours Italian War Front with Victor Emmanuel
Paris May 7 The Prince of Wales is now in the Italian war zone visiting front points as guest of King Victor Emmanuel. He previously arrived in Egypt in March as a captain on the staff of the British commander in chief in the Mediterranean.
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Paris
Prince of Wales
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Egypt
Mediterranean
Verdun Command Changes as Nivelle Replaces Petain
Paris May 7 General Robert George Nivelle has been appointed to direct Verdun operations succeeding General Henri Philippe Petain promoted to commander in chief of central armies in the sector between Soissons and Verdun.
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Paris
Robert George Nivelle
Verdun
Henri Philippe Petain
Sois- Sons
Allied transport sunk in Mediterranean in April
Advices from Corfu report an allied transport was sunk in the Mediterranean late in April after hitting a mine. Nearly all the Russian troops aboard were lost. The sinking occurred about the same time as the British battleship Russell met a similar fate.
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Bptlen. Muay 7
Mediterranean
Corfu
Overseas
Today
Russell
Germans Gain on Both Sides of the Meuse
Paris dispatch reports German forces gaining ground on both banks of the Meuse with footholds in French trenches from Hill 304 to Le Mort Homme and near Fort Douaumont. French and Belgian officials describe heavy bombardments and mixed gains with continued artillery duels and several prisoner captures.
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Paris
Meuse
le Mort Homme
Haudremont
Fort Douaumont
Germans Report Sinking of British Submarine KF-31
Berlin reports the British submarine KF-31 sunk by German warship gunfire west of Horn Reefs on May 4. German admiralty also says a hostile aeroplane was destroyed off the Flanders coast and a second plane captured, while Zeppelin L-7 did not return from a reconnoitering trip.
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Berlin
Sayville
Horn Reefs
Denmark
Admiralty
Flanders
North Sea
Russian Statement From Petrograd Reports War Progress
An official communication from Petrograd via London details artillery bombardment near Nokenhusen east of Friedrichstadt. It reports gains in Galicia near Yaz lovemz on the Stripa, a Turkish offensive repulsed on the Caucasus coast, and Turkish retreat after losses around Serinalkerind. Trebizond’s occupation yielded captured weaponry and matériel.
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Petrograd
London
Nokenhusen
Friedrichstadt
Galicia
Stripa
Yazlovemz
Caucasus
Bagdad
Trebizond
French Attack Fails Near Thiaumont Farm Front
Early morning clashes in the Thiaumont farm area failed to break the line as enemy reconnoitring detachments were repulsed at several points along the front. South of Lihons German patrols brought in prisoners. Eastern front saw Russian torpedo boats bombarding the Courland north coast without effect between Rohen and Markgrafen. Balkan front reported no notable activity.
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Thiaumont
Lihons
Courland
Rohen
Markgrafen
Balkan Front
Verdun Region Firefights Persist as Artillery Rages
German army dispatch from Berlin reports ongoing combat in the Verdun area west of the Meuse. Artillery on both sides was highly active with an attempted attack near Warevant Tarn repulsed and several western front detachments repelled.
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Berlin
Say- Ville
Verdun
Meuse
Marters
de Froveh
Warevant Tarn
Paris Windows Rented for Victory Parade
The Echo de Paris reports the Champs Elysees windows have all been rented at high prices to view the triumphal entry into Paris by the victorious French troops after the war. Ren e Bazin notes the nation’s splendid spirit as the windows fill for the parade.
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Paris
Rene Bazin
Echo de Paris
Champs Elysees
Serbians Transferred On Hospital Ships
British and French forces used hospital ships to move Serbian troops, violating Red Cross flag rules to avoid submarine torpedo attacks. The dispatch notes the recall of Captain Lewit, head of the British naval mission, per Athens sources via Overseas News Agency.
British Officer Reports Night of Artillery Fire Near Maricourt
A British officer reports heavy artillery activity on a night near Maricourt and Arras with clashes observed at Loos St Plot and Vyees. The line notes describe ongoing operations with movement by opposing forces.
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Copayrepioation
Maricourt
Thiehyid
Arras
Loos
St Plot
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