Burns Weeps In Trial After Scene Review
Mrs Mary A Burns of Nottingham wife of Frank Burns faced emotional moments in Portsmouth trial after traveling 54 miles to view the murder scene and hearing herself labeled crazy drunk or foolish. The court heard the dream book will be entered as evidence and ex Representative John Henry Chesley died suddenly aged 67 during court.
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Portsmouth
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Mary A. Burns
Nottingham
Frank Burns
John Henry Chesley
Court House
Rockingham
Mayor Declares Council Impertinent Over Ward 19 Park Funds
Mayor Curley announces firm plan to sign the 200000 appropriation for Ward 19 playground, saying the incident with Park Commissioner Dillon is closed. He recalls council impertinence after requests to transfer executive powers to the legislature.
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Curley
Dillon
Storrow
Mayor Curley Refuses to Sign on Ward 19 Playground Purchase
The mayor states he cannot sign the street commissioners order to take land for the Ward 19 playground without full council review. He wants the matter reconsidered on its merits, free from department head pressure, and without misrepresentation. The note indicates pending council consideration.
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Curley
Ward 19
Jefferson Hill Prepares For Townsfolk Thanksgiving Dinner
Jefferson Hill residents gear up for a grand village Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow night with about 800 people expected. One hundred fifty farm wives prepare pies while two dozen farmers butcher game at Dick Eastman and Ed McIntyre’s barn for the feast hosted by the Misha Mokwa Tribe.
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Jefferson Hill
N. H
Jefferson Hill Country
Dick Eastman
Ed McIntyre
Man Captures Wallet Thief at Egleston Square
David Platt of 47 Johnson read Dorchester grabbed William Lynch at the Egleston Square Elevated station last evening after Lynch stole Platt's wallet containing 370. Lynch struggled but Platt held him until Patrolman Darcey arrived and Lynch was taken to Jamaica Plain station. Lynch is wanted on a default warrant issued Oct 13 in the Platt larceny case.
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William Lynch
David ‘Platt
Johnson Read
Dorchester
Egleston Square
Lynch
Platt
John J Darcey
Jamaica Plain
Inquiry on the Ancona Ordered in Vienna
Ambassador Penfield at Vienna instructed to seek a detailed Austrian response on the torpedoing of the Italian liner Ancona in the Mediterranean last week with American casualties. Vienna had claimed the submarine sank the ship and that passengers and crew had ample time to escape.
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Washington
Penfield
Vienna
Foreign Office
Ancona
Mediterranean
Lansing
Ambassadors Discuss German Submarine Case at Vienna
The American government avoided a formal inquiry at Vienna while renewing informal talks through Ambassador Penfield. He was instructed to discuss the case orally with Austrian officials to obtain supplementary details not yet transmitted to the embassy.
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Vienna
Penfield
Ballot Let Death Rule In Infant’s Life Case
A Chicago ballot on whether to attempt to save a deformed sub normal infant resulted in a death sentence for the child. The mother, told an operation might save the life, wept and agreed to abide by physicians’ judgment.
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Chicago
Doctor refuses operation on disabled infant over ethics
At a Chicago hospital one nurse voted to save the child while Dr. Haiselden refused the operation. The infant, still alive, faced likely death within 24 hours. He defended the decision as drawing a line against monstrous defects and their propagation.
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H. J. Haiselden
Dr. Haiselden
Hindenburg Moves From East to Western Front
London dispatch reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg has left the eastern front and is headed to the western front, per Morning Post correspondent in Bern Switzerland.
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London
Morning Post
Bern
Switzerland
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Newport banker to wed after 40 year wait
William H. Hammett of Newport Illinois filed with the Cambridge city clerk his intention to marry Miss Annie M. Ellery of Newport. The couple began their romance as children more than 40 years ago and the wedding follows the death of Hammett’s sister about six weeks ago.
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William H. Hammett
Newport, R. IL
Cambridge
Annie M. ‘Ellery
Newport
Mr. Hammett
Newport Groom and Miss Ellery Plan Notable Marriage
The prospective groom is 68, Miss Ellery 58, a descendant of Declaration signer William Ellery. Hammett is Newport Savings Bank president and director of Aquidneck National Bank, plus club leader, with a history of living with his sister in Spring Street. After his sister's death they were seen together, and marriage plans proceed.
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Mills Street
Newport
William Ellery
Hammett
Newport Savings Bank
Aquidneck National Bank
Miandonomi Club
Newport Fish and Game Club
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Army
Submarine Bases Found for Austro-German U Boats
Turin reports the Giornale discovery of two submarine supply bases on Crete. One lies on the northwest coast and the other on the southeast coast, aiding Austro German submarine operations.
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The
Giornale
Cretan
Island
French Defeat 30,000 Bulgarians on the Cerna
Paris November 17 Premier Asquith of Great Britain arrived with Edward Gray Lloyd George and Balfour. The purpose of their visit remains undisclosed.
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Cerna
Paris
Asquith
Great Britain
Sir Edward Gray
Lloyd George
Admiralty
Balfour
French Defeat 30000 Bulgarians in big battle
Saloniki reports General Sarrail announces a 36 hour battle on the Cerna River in southern Serbia repulsed 30000 Bulgarians with heavy casualties. Not a French gun lost. Austro German enveloping move failed and Serbian counter offensive continues. London notes Kitchener’s Athens arrival to press Greece.
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Balkans
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Forth
London
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Greece
Denys Cochin
Constantine
Astronomy Notes and Weather Timetable fromJanuary Era
The entry notes the 21st day of the year with 84 days left in 4th term and 454th day of war, references Christmas countdown, and tracks celestial events. It lists Jupiter in the southeast at sunset, Saturn rising around 7 to 8 p.m., Mars after 10 p.m., and vehicle lamp times of 4:52 and 5:22 for night lighting.
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Sam
Cinea Tina
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Fair Forecast for Boston and Nearby Regions
Fair conditions expected in Boston and vicinity with little temperature change. Winds shift from moderate westerly to southerly. In Washington the forecast covers Southern New England and parts of New York with fair days Wednesday and Thursday. Northern New England sees partly cloudy skies on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
Temperature Report From Thompson's Spa
Yesterday reported temperatures in scattered figures around Thompson's Spa show a high in the mid 60s and low around the 40s. The record lists several times with readings near 68 and 54 as the average yesterday settled near 40.
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Thompson's Spa
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