Deutschland Ready to Sail From New London
News from New London on November 12 reports the German submarine Deutschland prepared for immediate sea departure. Officials at the customs house indicated the manifest and clearance papers would be issued shortly, while rumors persisted of British cruisers near the coast and two German submarines escorting the Deutschland, though no confirmation was available.
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New London
Conn
Custom House
Germany
Massacre of Train Passengers Reported in Mexico
Mexican papers describe a Zapata attack near Contreras Morelos on November 7 killing nearly 100 including women children and Carranza soldiers traveling on a train. Only Captain Antonio Priegos escaped. The convoy was halted in a mountain area and attackers slaughtered for 15 minutes. Among the dead: Colonel Garido Alfaro two majors and three captains.
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Laredo
Texas
Carranza
Contreras
State of Morelos
Zapata
Mexico City
Antonio Priegos
Zapatistas
Garido Alfaro
Leisure in the thirteenth century versus today
Dr. James J. Walsh of New York argued at Ford Hall that the 13th century offered more leisure than the present. He cited Sunday recreation and 40 holidays a year, with time for artistic expression. he credited earlier ages with architecture music sculpture and poetry and noted origins of insurance and pensions amid pageants and public playgrounds.
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James J. Walsh
New York
Ford Hall
Norwood Forum Opens With Civic Spirit Address
George W. Coleman founder of Ford Hall meetings opened the Norwood Forum season at the Civic Association with a talk on Getting Together. He praised Norwood civic spirit as receiving nationwide recognition before about 500 attendees.
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George W. Coleman
Ford Hall
Norwood Forum
Civic Association
Norwood
H. H. Miller
Veteran Bates Breaks Ground for Monument
Ground was broken yesterday on the Holbrook playgrounds for a new $6000 soldier monument. Oscar W. Bates, an 80-year-old Civil War veteran, turned the first spadeful. Monument by John Horri gan of Quincy, who built the Titanic memorial for Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. designer Thomas Carrig of Quincy.
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Holbrook
Oscar W. Bates
John Horrigan
Quincy
Harry Payne Whitney
Thomas Carrig
Tremendous Value for 15 Cents Pathfinder Offer
A Washington DC advertisement promotes a thirteen week illustrated Pathfinder issue for 15 cents. The editor notes it costs money but aims to grow readership and will keep the offer while reaching 200,000 circulation in a few weeks. Send 15 cents with the application to Pathfinder, 110 Douglas St., Washington DC.
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Washington, D. C
Pathfinder
Douglas St
Wilson to give base in March ball to be held
Washington reports President Wilson will host an inaugural ball this year reversing his four year earlier decision. A friend of Mrs. Wilson says she favored the event and kept it quiet until after the election.
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Washington,d. C
Wilson
Washington
Arthur Bowker of Brookline Dead
Brookline druggist Arthur Bowker died yesterday at his Toxteth Street home. A town committee member and active in the Board of Trade and fraternal orders, he was born in Machias Maine and moved to Brookline 43 years ago with his parents. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Sears Chapel Second Unitarian Church. he leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Arthur Bowker
Brookline
Toxteth Street
Board of Trade
Machias
Sears Chapel
Second Unitarian Church
Bowker
Prisoners Get Dope From Cough Remedy Ad
A provocative advertisement claims prisoners obtain stimulant effects from a cough remedy. The ad’s sensational tone targets readers with bold claims about narcotic potential. Authorities may investigate promotion practices and consumer safety concerns.
Cough cures laden with narcotics warned against
The Boston Post reports that some so called cough remedies contain chloroform opium morphine codeine and other narcotics leading prisoners to feign coughs to obtain drugs. Doctors warn these drugs are habit forming and temporary. Father John’s Medicine is promoted as a safe alternative.
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Suffolk County
Boston
Boston Post
Father John
Police Abandon Search for Bodies in South Boston Trolley Disaster
After five days of searching, investigators halted efforts to recover the bodies of Miss Elsie H Wood and other victims. The police will shift focus to the upcoming grand jury investigation to identify those responsible for the 46 fatalities.
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Elsie H. Wood
South Boston
Grand Jury
Boston Fire Responds to Beachmont Two Alarm Blaze
Boston fire department was called to a two alarm fire in Beachmont early yesterday destroying the six apartment two story and a half building known as the Winslow on Leverett avenue. Renamed Seashore Home it sheltered charity groups and children. Owned by the Roughan estate valued at 8000 dollars.
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Boston Fire Department
Beachmont
Leverett Avenue
Seashore Home
Roughan
Irish Hearts stage musical in Newton for Dublin aid
Last night at the Newton Opera House the Irish Hearts play, staged by the John Boyle O'Reilly Literary Association, raised more than 200 dollars for Dublin revolution victims widows and orphans. Marie O'Connell led as Mrs Gilmore with James H. Rattigan Louise Sullivan Hortense Creede and others in the cast.
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Newton Opera House
John Boyle O'Reilly
High food prices drive man to suicide in Portland
Alonzo Millett aged 33 a laundry wagon driver hanged himself in a stable his baby daughter found the body. An acquaintance cited rising living costs and concern for his wife and three children as factors in the fatal act.
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Portland
Alonzo Millett
Millett
Mary Pickford in Shipwreck Drama Near Marblehead Harbor
Mary Pickford and her film crew narrowly escaped drowning when the old ship Eddie Miner sank during a scene near Marblehead harbor. Supers and a tug crew saved everyone as four men swam to shore. Pickford survived with curls intact and continued work in New York studio scenes.
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Mary Pickford
Marblehead Harbor
Louise Robiolo
Pickford
Eddie Miner
Mary
Copley Plaza
New York
Hebrides Islands
Mary Pickford and Company
Annette Kellermann
Ford
John van der Broeck
Miss Pickford
California Count Today San Francisco Vote Totals
Caltech: The California vote count for the presidential election will begin tomorrow as both parties hire checkers and attorneys to inspect each tally sheet. With 17 precincts unreported, Hughes had 462,828 votes and Wilson 466,106, leaving Wilson ahead by 3,278 and not changing the expected Wilson majority.
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San Francisco
California
Democratic
Republican State Central Committees
Hughes
Wilson
Daylight Saving Change Opposed by Railway Committee
The report opposing saving daylight by advancing clocks for summer time will be submitted to the American Railway Association. BH B Thomas of Lehigh Valley R R headed the committee of inquiry.
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New York
American Railway Association
BH. B. Thomas
Lehigh Valley R. R
Road Builders Convention Set for Boston February 5 9
The 1917 American Road Builders' Association convention will be hosted in this city by the Boston Chamber of Commerce convention bureau. The gathering is scheduled to run from February 5 through February 9 with officials outlining plans for the event.
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American Road Builders’ Association
Boston Chamber of Commerce
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