Millions For Propaganda
The Providence Journal reports a massive propaganda fund totaling between 35 and 40 million dollars used in four months against the allies. Count von Bernstorff and Dr. Heinrich Albert supervised the effort, with at least 10 million received by them. Funds flowed via the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York and were moved to the Chase National Bank and other banks in their joint account.
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Providence
Providence Journal
Count von Bernstorff
Heinrich Albert
Vor Bernstorff
Dr. Albert
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Chase National Bank
Ambassador von Bernstorff
Journal exposes alleged German funded propaganda operations
The Journal accuses German funds of financing propaganda of a vicious nature. It cites millions for dragnet bureaus and consular sustenance while noting regular channels funnel the money to officials. Dr Albert, questioned in New York, deflects by calling in a secretary before answering.
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Germany
Albert
New York
Journal
Acting Chief Caulfield Retires from Salem Fire Dept
Captain Albert Caulfield of Ladder 8 Boston ends eight months as acting chief in Salem tomorrow at 10 o'clock. He has re organized the local department during his leave and improved efficiency. A gold watch and a gold chain were presented, and a banquet in Now and Then Hall will honor his service.
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Salem
Albert Caulfield
Ladder
Boston
Caulfield
O'Keefe
Conscription Condemned by Irish Volunteers meeting
Military Company G of Irish Volunteers in Division 4 A O H met at Deacon Hall 1651 Washington street and passed a harsh resolution condemning British conscription in Ireland. They also pledged to support the National Irish Volunteers financially and physically. Over 50 members attended. the group claims about 400 members and wide veteran backing.
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Ireland
Irish Volunteers
Deacon Hall
Washington Street
National Irish Volunteers
Trial of Nottingham woman on murder charge to open
Portsmouth New Hampshire November 14 The trial of Mary A Burns of Nottingham charged with poisoning her husband Frank on December 12 1914 will open in the local court tomorrow morning.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Mary A. Burns
Nottingham
Frank
Mrs Burns Murder Trial Draws Jury and Scene Visit Request
Col John H Bartlett of Page Bart lett Mitchell to defend Mrs Burns. The prosecution will be led by Attorney General J P Tuttle with County Solicitor Albert R Hatch and Judge Ernest L Guptill as special counsel. A 65 name jury panel has been drawn and Bartlett requests the jury be allowed to visit the scene of the crime. The case marks the first murder trial in years and arouses interest.
Hunting Trip Proves Fatal In New England Shooting
Lloyd Corbett of Brandon Hall Brookline shot himself in the knee while gunning on Lieutenant Island Wellfleet Nov 14. He bled to death before doctors Denning and Haley could aid him. He was alone in a boat when he returned and accidentally discharged his gun.
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Wellfleet
Lloyd Corbett
Brandon Hall
Beacon Street
Brookline
Denning
Haley
Corbett
Lieutenant Island
Auto Collision Breaks Leg of Local Cyclist
Haverhill reports Nicola J. Halava of 5 Garfield street Amesbury is in City Hospital with a broken leg after his motorcycle collided with an automobile owned and operated by W F Quinney of 7 Bartlett street Haverhill on November 14. Halava was riding toward Amesbury when he struck the car and was thrown to the ground.
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Haverhill
Nicola J. Halava
Garfield Street
Amesbury
City Hospital
W. F. Quinney
Bartlett Street
Halava
Wollaston Congregational Church Opens New Parish House
The Wollaston Congregational Church completed a new parish house costing $26,000 and turned it over to the parish with ceremonies last night Mayor Campbell spoke at the meeting and the event marked the building’s dedication.
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Wollaston Congregational Church
Campbell
Boy Killed as Car Crashes into Lowell Tobacco Store
In Lowell on November 14 a six year old boy was killed when a chauffeur swerved to avoid him and drove onto the Middlesex street sidewalk opposite South street. The boy Stephen Yaphkewite, of Lowell, was struck as he stepped from the curb near a tobacco store front. Two women were injured and a heavy touring car suffered damage. The car belonged to Mrs Patrick Gilbride of 58 Tyler Park and was driven by her chauffeur Charles Guthrie. Mrs John Burns, wife of a department store president, was in the automobile with Mrs Gilbride.
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Lowell
Middlesex Street
South Street
Stephen Yaphkewite
Patrick Gilbride
Tyler Park
Charles Guthrie
Roosevelt on Booker T. Washington Death
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt expressed shock and grief at Booker T. Washington's death calling him a distinguished citizen who rendered immense service to his race and to the nation. At Tuskegee Alabama Booker T. Washington, leader of American Negroes and head of Tuskegee Institute, died from hardening arteries after a nervous breakdown.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Tuskegee
Ala
Colored People of America
Tuskegee Institute For
Chauffeur Arrested After Fatal Street Collision At Tobacco Store
A boy died when a car swerved onto the curb and crashed into a tobacco shop front. Mrs. Gilbride suffered a deep head wound while Mrs. Burns injured her arm. The chauffeur, charged with manslaughter, escaped injury and was taken into custody after the crash when returning from St Patrick's cemetery.
Death of a Negro Leader in New York to Tuskegee
After months of ill health he undertook a final southern journey with his wife and secretary. Dr. Washington died at 4 40 this morning after reaching home from New York. His last public appearance was at the National Conference in New York where he lectured October 20. He leaves a widow three children and four grandchildren. John H. Washington, a brother, is superintendent of industries at Tuskegee Institute.
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Washington
New York
Tuskegee
National Conference of Congregational Churches
John H. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
East Boston Cyclist Killed After Motorcycle Fall
John C G St George of 174 Everett Street East Boston died at the Relief Hospital about 1 am after a motorcycle fall on Bennington Street near the Beachmont line yesterday afternoon. He suffered a compound skull fracture and internal injuries. A passing auto took him to the East Boston Relief Station before he succumbed.
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John CG. St. George
Everett Street
East Boston
Relief Hospital
Bennington Street
Beachmont Line
Pope makes unusual visit outside Vatican walls
Pope Benedict left the Apostolic Palace area to attend Saint Anna church outside the Vatican precincts in Rome via Paris, a break from papal custom since the fall of temporal power. The report notes seclusion of pontiffs has been a protest against the new order.
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Rome
Paris
Benedict
Church of
Saint Anna
Apostolic Palace
Vatican
Giornale D'Italia
West Somerville Boy Struck by Car Near Jay Street
Four year old Malcolm McMillan of 21 Howard street West Somerville was hit by a car driven by Albert McLean on Holland street near Jay street shortly after noon yesterday. He was treated at Somerville Hospital for a possible fractured skull after stepping from a truck to buy candy and darting into the street.
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Malcolm McMillan
Howard Street
West Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Albert McLean
Holland Street
Jay Street
McLean
Auto Kills Child in Lynn Run Across Street
Annie Howard ten of 15 Dana street Lynn was killed by an automobile last night near her home. Herbert S Parker of 115 Euclid avenue a Lynn tailor operated the car and is held by police for manslaughter. Witnesses say the child ran directly in front of the machine making the accident unavoidable.
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Annie Howard
Dana Street
Lynn
Herbert S. Parker
Euclid Avenue
Parker
Freight Handlers Strike Ends With Conference Talks
Freight hand lers in New Haven are expected to end their strike today as conferences with the railroad settle the dispute. The Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany railroads report adjustments and returns of striking workers. The B & M will resume duty this morning and most B A strikers back by evening, with possible early return by New Haven men once agreement is reached.
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New Haven Railroad
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
New Haven
Airships Raid Verona Leaves 30 Dead in City Center
Verona suffers heavy damage as three Austrian aeroplanes bomb the city killing thirty and wounding many in the market square. Another nineteen are seriously hurt and nineteen more slightly injured as bombs tear through streets and peasants gather at the square. The raid marks a second attack on Verona, a key town in Venetia near Venice.
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Rome
Paris
Verona
Venice
Venetia
Italian Cruiser Bombards Bulgarian Port in Balkan Action
London dispatch reports Italy joins Britain and France in Balkan operations. An Italian cruiser bombarded the Bulgarian port of Dedenghatch, destroying the railroad station and two ammunition trains. Italy may land forces at Avlona on the Adriatic, with strong potential moral impact on Greece and Romania.
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London
Italy
Great Britain
France
Balkans
Dedenghatch
Avlona
Adriatic
Balkan
Greece
Roumania
Balkan Fronts Improve as Reinforcements Arrive
The Franco British forces push operations forward with new arrivals while Bulgaria’s invasion in southern Serbia appears checked. Berlin’s statement claiming Bulgaria has achieved its ends is viewed as a Teutonic prelude to retreat.
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Balkan
Serbia
Berlin
Bulgaria
Knowlton Is Doing Well In Hospital Observation
Marcus P. Knowlton former chief justice of the Supreme Court improved while under observation at New England Baptist Hospital in Brookline. Officials said no operation was needed yet and that his condition remains undisclosed though his health has been poor for some time.
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Marcus P. Knowlton
Supreme Court
New England Baptist Hospital
Brookline
Knowlton
Parliament Reassembles in Constantinople in Open Alliance Talk
Parliament reconvened in Constantinople with the Sultan the heir apparent and grand vizier present. The throne speech notes a new alliance with the central powers and the opening of direct lines between Berlin Vienna and Constantinople.
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Constantinople
London
Sheik Ul Islam
Berlin
Vienna
Organize Fight for License Campaign Emerges
Fear of a no license wave rising before the city election prompted union meetings. Groups planned an active drive against further spread of no license sentiment. One group voted a $5 fine for members who did not vote on election day. Unions at the sessions included Waiters' Union 80 Bartenders' Union Trade Union Liberty League officers Sub Foremen's Association of the Street Paving Department and others.
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Waiters’ Union 80
Bartenders’ Union
Trade Union
Liberty League
No-license talk unsettles unions in city trade circles
The Trade Union Liberty League of liquor workers voices concern over growing no-license sentiment among unions. No organized AFL campaign is seen yet within city affiliates, with officials aiming to nip any movement in the bud.
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Liberty League
American Federation of Labor
Husband Armored Kidnapping Suspect Flees Into Woods
In Haverhill Nov 14 Charles Hobbs owner of a jitney bus is jailed while his armed brother Henry is sought by a posse in woods between Haverhill and Atkinson N H for a bold kidnapping case. Mrs Millie Damon Hobbs, once Henrys wife, is under medical care in Portsmouth after being beaten and threatened in a bid to force her to sign a property release.
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Haverhill
Charles Hobbs
Came Avenue
Henry
Atkinson
N. H
Millie Damon Hobbs
Henry Hobbs
Portsmouth
Woman rescued after night at camp by Portsmouth officers
A woman held out all night and was rescued by Deputy Sheriff Wilbur B. Shaw and Judge Ernest L. Guptill of Portsmouth who traced her to a camp. Hobbs fled into the woods after breaking the camp door and seizing a rifle and revolver. Mr and Mrs Hobbs were married in Kittery about two years ago. the bride Miss Millie Damon was a school teacher.
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Wilbur B. Shaw
Ernest L. Guptill
Portsmouth
Hobbs
Kittery
Millie Damon
Poison Taken by Children in Rowley Family
Five of six Dunn children are hospitalized in Haverhill with a mysterious irritant poison. City physicians cannot yet determine the poison or its source.
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Haverhill
John Dunn
Rowley
City Hospital
Crittenden
Lunar and celestial data and anniversaries for today
The notice provides moon phases and rise set times for Portland Gloucester and Newport, including 319th day of year and winter countdown. It lists planets visible at sunset Jupiter Saturn Mars and notes auto lamp times, plus Today’s anniversaries: Articles of Confederation adopted 1777 and Saturn’s seventh ring discovered 1850.
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Jupiter
Brillant
Saturn
Mars
Cracow
Rain Forecase for Boston and New England
Forecasts show rain in Boston Monday and New England general Monday. On Tuesday expect fair and colder conditions with moderate southerly winds turning westward. Forecast issued from Washington dated November 14.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa Yesterday
Average temperature yesterday was 45 with a range from 15 to 24. A year ago the average was 46. The report includes scattered figures for highs and lows around noon and evening times.
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Thompson
Spa
BO Biers Emms
Rome Official Says Lifeboats Not Fired On
A Rome official reports that lifeboats were not fired upon and the vessel remained unarmed. The account notes only two of the one hundred Americans aboard were saved, with the rest presumed dead or missing.
American embassy confirms few survivors from Ancona sinking
The American ambassador reports only Mrs Greil and Mr Torrisi’s wife among the survivors of the liner Ancona, with other listed Americans perishing. Officials say a large submarine sank the ship after warning shots, allowing forty five minutes to abandon ship while crew and passengers panicked.
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Rome
Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
Bizerta
Tunis
Ancona
Cecile L. Greil
Alexander Patativo
Franccisco Mascolo Lamura
Pasquale Laurino
Giuseppe Torrisi
False rumors cited as ship Ancona sinking explained
The Austro Hungarian admiralty reports that after the steamer Ancona was torpedoed, it fled at full speed on an order to escape or to sink the submarine. The submarine fired one shot in front of the prow and pursued the liner until it sank about 45 minutes later.
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Vienna
Berlin
Ancona
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