Two Killed in Sinking of Steamer Rochester
Nov 2 torpedo sank the Amer ican steamer Rochester. Second Engineer Landau and an oiler named Anderson were killed. Captain Kokeritz and five naval gunners survived five days in a drifting boat before rescue by a British patrol. Admiral Sims reported no submarine surfaced until crew left ship.
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Washington
Landau
Anderson
Rochester
Sims
Navy Department
Eric Kokeritz
Admiral Sims
Hangifeef
Osler Anderson
Weasel
Eric Kokerité
Edward McCausland
W. B. Thompseon
Thaddeus Fellows
William Pisenhardt
Seaenan
William Fowlis
Hore
Guara
Edward N. McCausland
Harry McCaus
Mexican Move Alarms Allies Over Oil Fields
International apprehension grew as President Carranza appeared set to drive Manuel Palaez and his rebel army toward the oil fields near Tampico. Allied legations and embassies suspect German influence behind the move, potentially embarrassing the Kaiser's enemies.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Manuel Palaez
Tampico
Son Held Up His Father at Newbury Station
Newburyport police solved the Nov. 2 holdup of Lewis E F Stevens when his son John Stevens confessed to being the assailant. He claimed the plan was arranged by his mother over a family dispute. The complaint was withdrawn after reconsideration.
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Newburyport
Lewis EF. Stevens
Newbury Station
John Stevens
Nurse With U. S. Troops Dies of Scarlet Fever
Miss Miriam BE Knowles of Yardley Pennsylvania a member of the nurse corps with American expeditionary forces in France died November 11 of scarlet fever. General Pershing reported by cable to the War Department.
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Washington
Miriam BE. Knowles
Yardley
Pétin
France
Pershin
Cable
War Department
Express Companies Seek 10 Percent Rate Increase
Washington November 15 express companies petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 10 percent rate hike. The filing claims higher operating costs and seeks faster service protections to justify the raise.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Express carriers seek relief over operating losses and costs
Adams American Southern and Wells Fargo report a net loss of 39848 for the first six months due to higher operating expenses and taxes. They claim record demand, labor shortages, and need for wage increases to retain staff amid drafts and competition, urging relief to maintain services and capacity.
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Adams
American
Southern
Wells-Fargo
St Ambrose Boys Remembered Gifts From Local Catholic Group
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association St Ambrose branch Fields Corner shipped 81 tobacco and candy boxes overseas for sailors and to national military camps for the boys now serving. Funds were raised by a Whist party. thanks issued by chair Mrs Frank Bawer and the committee for the successful effort.
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ST. Ambrose
Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
Fields’ Corner
Frank Bawer
Harvard In War Service Across War Efforts
Harvard University lists 235 faculty and officials engaged in war work, about 2 percent of its 1,000 teaching and administrative staff. War workers are spread globally from France to Washington, with the Medical School contributing the largest share and several departments sending more than ten percent of their staff to war tasks.
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Harvard University
Harvard
World
France
United States Army
Washington
Cambridge
Medical School
Philosophy
Springfield Considers Curtailment of Street Lights
Springfield officials move to conserve coal by investigating the street lighting system. The board may eliminate lights or shorten the all night illumination. Date noted as Nov 15.
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Springfield
Board of Supervisors
Dr True's Elixir Outperforms Worm Remedies
An advertisement touts Dr True's Elixir as the superior worm expeller for stomach and pin worms. It claims the liquid laxative tones the stomach and restores bowel action better than worm lozenges tablets or candy and notes the remedy has been on the market for over 60 years.
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True
Dr. True
Dr. Trné
Aupure
Russia Will Fight Says Dr Mott At Harvard
Dr John R Mott general secretary of the Y M C A international committee told 70 Harvard students at Cambridge that Russia is not out of the war and there is hope for her return to belligerent action Harvard students pledged funds to the Y M C A drive after the lecture signing pledges and giving checks to the fund.
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Russia
John R. Mott
Y. M. Co. A. International Committee
Harvard
Cambridge
Thomas McGrath Seeks Cambridge Cousins in France
Thomas McGrath of the 102d Battalion Canadian forces in France writes from the front seeking two cousins, Michael and Elizabeth Whalen, thought to live in Cambridge. He asks James Greeley at Grove Hall post office to help send letters to boost soldiers’ morale as the County Waterford Association aids the search.
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Thomas M’grath
Cambridge
Thomas McGrath
102D Battalion
France
Michael
Elizabeth Whalen
James Greeley
Grove Hall
County Waterford Association
McGrath
LIST ALL SEAMEN TO PICK ENEMY ALIENS IN NEW ENGLAND WATERS
Government records will soon contain names ages nationalities and details of every captain mate deckhand engineer helper oiler and fireman on all steamers tugs fighters and barges in New England waters as part of US immigration service efforts to locate and identify enemy aliens.
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Deckhawa
New England
United States Immigration Service
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