Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Abdicates Amid Turmoil
A Berlin despatch reports Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe Weimar abdicated to avert civil war. Republics are proclaimed in Württemberg and Hesse. Baden forms a new government led by Socialist Herr Jeiss. The ex-ruler is 42. Saxe Weimar lies in Thuringia.
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Basel
Berlin
William Ernst
Saxe-Weimar
Wurttemburg
Hesse
Baden
Herr Jeiss
Germany
Thuringia
Grand Duchy Capitals Weimar and Jena Spotlighted
Weimar serves as the capital while Jena remains the renowned university town in the grand duchy. The pair highlight regional importance and historic roles within the territory.
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Grand Duchy
Weimar
Jena
Shipwrecked Sailors Brought to New York
A score of shipwrecked sailors rescued off Brazil were landed in New York today aboard the steamer Vauban from Buenos Ayres. Officers refused to allow questioning or identify the wrecked vessel or its sinking cause.
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New York
Brazil
Vauban
Buenos Ayres
Removal of Naval Wireless Towers at Newport
The removal of the large naval wireless towers at the torpedo station in Newport began today and will move to the naval coal ing station in Narragansett Bay. The action follows a board of electrical experts investigation into the January torpedo station explosion. Some members think a current or spark from the wireless system caused the blast.
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Newport
R. I
Torpedo Station
Naval
Narragansett Bay
Welcome Mexican labor delegates at border in Laredo
Secretary of Labor Wilson and Samuel Gompers welcomed Mexican labor delegates at the international bridge boundary. They will pursue a pan American federation of labor with leaders to form cross border cooperation. Reynaldo Garza accompanied the delegation into the United States.
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United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
International Bridge
Organized Labor
Mexico
pan-American Confederation of Labor
Reynaldo Garza
New Laredo
Victoria Dines On Chicken In Honor Of Taffy Topaz
The article recounts Victoria the cat savoring a chicken sandwich at the Post city room. Von Hiddenburg, an ugly yellow cat, wandered in and challenged Victoria by poking through the door as she cleans the last white meat, prompting the office boy to stamp his foot.
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von Hiddenburg
Post
Victoria
von Hindenburg
Victoria the Post staff cat steals lunch in a comic tale
A black Post staff cat named Victoria has been stealing a chicken sandwich, prompting a new policy of nailing the food box to the floor. The episode follows victory overseas and a reading of Christopher Morley's poem, with no real malice attributed to the feline.
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Victoria
Post
Christopher Morley
Morley
The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
Death in France of Lewis A Young Sailor From Provincetown
A Provincetown family reports the death in France of Lewis Armstrong Young son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Young. He served on the Marietta after earlier serving with a friend Rees from Syracuse. Both men were Masons and met again in France where Young died just as a promotion to chief engineer was being recommended. He was buried with full military honors and the ship's crew and over 100 Masons attended his grave.
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France
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William H. Young
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Mediterranean
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Rees
Syracuse
N. Y
Commonwealth Pier
Covington
Newburyport High Defeats Drummer Academy 6 to 0
Newburyport High defeated Drummer Academy 6 to 0 in a season opening blowout. The locals dominated the field, handing the visiting academy its first defeat of the season.
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Newburyport
Newburyport High
Drummer Academy Today
Hunger Peril in Germany Feeds Editorial Alarm
London editorials express deep anxiety that Germany could slide toward Bolshevism amid hunger and incomplete information. They hail President Wilson's timely counsel and warn that hunger drives madness while noting Germany must be fed to repay its debts.
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London
Germany
Wilson
Parole Reported for Kaiser and Imperial Party at Amerongen
A Maarn despatch to the Daily Mail says the former German Emperor traveled with Generals von Pleschen von Gontard von Dranksberg von Lintoff and von Grimman to Amerongen Castle. It notes he resigned his titles and officers are not considered officers. Other officials in the party include Count von Moltke von Miesser von Hirsch feld von Plann and five captains. After arrival General Onnen of the Dutch army requested parole from all members.
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Daily Mail
Maarn
Holland
Amerongen
von Pleschen
von Gontard
von Dranksberg
von Lintoff
von Grimman
Count von Moltke
von Miesser
von Hirschfeld
von Plann
Onnen
Harvard Freshmen Told To Shape A New Era
President A Lawrence Lowell urged Harvard freshmen to look ahead to a coming era and take on a duty shared by all young men between 18 and 25. He warned the nation remains in a postwar backwash and cautioned against moral lassitude after great wars, citing Civil War and Napoleonic parallels.
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Harvard
A. Lawrence Lowell
Captain William Quinn Dies in Provincetown
Captain William Quinn respected by Massachusetts Rhode Island fishermen died at his home in Provincetown from acute indigestion. Born there he sailed from the port as a captain for years and led a Newport fish freezing plant recently. Survived by wife daughter and son Daniel of the Post engraving department. funeral set for Saturday in Provincetown.
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Provincetown
William Quinn
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Quinn
Newport
Provincetown Board of Trade
Daniel Quinn
The
Post Engraving Department
Notable Masonic Leader Dies in Newport Visit
A prominent figure in the northern Masonic jurisdiction A A B R died in Newport Rhode Island from an attack of apoplexy while visiting his son Ensign James L Hubbard. The death came as news to large textile plant communities in the state and to members of the Supreme Council.
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Connecticut
Supreme Council
Newport
R. L
Ensign James L. Hubbard
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Promote Convalescence
An advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the standard blood purifier before meals to purify blood strengthen nerves and stimulate the liver. Peptiron iron tonic is taken after meals. Hood's Pills provide mild catharsis as needed. The trio claims rapid restoration and health maintenance as a combined remedy.
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