German Gift Ship Kabinga Arrives in Boston Harbor
A sensational wartime romance centers on Captain von Muller of the Emden gifting the German freighter Kabinga and its million dollar cargo to Mrs. Thomas Robinson, wife of the Kabinga’s captain, after forcing the ship to heave to. The Kabinga anchors near the Kronprinzessin Cecilie in President Roads, historic for entering harbor in a damaged, sinking state.
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Boston Harbor
Indian Ocean
Thomas Robinson
von Muller
Emden
Gertrude Robinson
Boston
Emden Pescne
Robingon
Police and Robbers in Gun Fight in Worcester
In a running gun battle early this morning two yeggmen fired over twenty shots, terrorizing a large Worcester area. A patrolman was badly wounded but survived. the two robbers escaped with loot worth hundreds from Edward P. Moulton’s jewelry store at Main and Mechanic streets. police continue an all-day search for their hideout.
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Worcester
Edward P. Moulton
Main
Mechanic
Brookline druggist murder suspects flee after jewelry heist
Police chase ends fail as two masked men, linked to the Merrill murder, flee through Pearl and Chestnut streets after breaking a jewelry shop window. Patrolmen McCann and King engage the robbers in a running gun battle, while other burglaries occur nearby on Pleasant and Raven streets and the Sherman Company store complex.
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Pearl
Chestnut Street
Henry King
Pleasant Street
Worcester
McCanner
Merrill
C. T. Sherer Com
Raven Street
Castlesquare Hotel Offerings in Back Bay Area
The Castlesquare Hotel on Fremont Chandler and Berkeley Streets advertises European plan rooms with private baths and long distance telephone service. Rates range from $1.50 for singles to $3.00 per day for large alcove suites. Baggage transfer is free and meals feature affordable club breakfasts. Special menu items include Bluepoints, Delmonico dishes, and various seafood and meat courses with desserts, with hours extended to 11:55 P. M.
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Fremont
Chandler
Berkeley Sts
Chas
E. Sleeper
Boston Hotel Co
Back Bay
Wests
Jesse Pomeroy Attends Chapel After 23 Years
The notorious State prisoner Jesse Pomeroy joined fellow inmates in the prison chapel for the first time in 23 years. Once kept in solitary for 38 years since entering state prison, he turned 55 as he stepped into the crowded room, a birthday-like moment marking a rare social outing.
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Charlestown
Jesse Pomeroy
No Need for Policewomen in Boston, Cleric Says
The Rev Herbert S Johnson of Warren Avenue Baptist Church told his congregation that a policewoman for Boston is impracticable and not necessary. He ridiculed the plan in a sermon on Policewomen and Mice, arguing men should remain men and women stay women.
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Herbert S. Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Boston
Dr. Johnson
Hub papers change hands in Boston media shift
The Boston Daily Advertiser and Boston Evening Record announce sale but withhold the new owner’s name. Reliable sources identify Frederick W. Bird of New York, son of Charles Sumner Bird, as the likely new owner and controller of the papers.
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Boston Daily Advertiser
Boston Evening Record
Advertiser
Frederick W. Bird
New York
Charles Sumner Bird
Massachusetts
Russell Home From Europe Returns to Boston Opera
Henry Russell, director of the Boston Opera Company, and secretary Rudolph Barrochi arrived in Boston from New York yesterday at 7 am. He went to the Lenox Hotel after a London to New York journey via Paris and Genoa amid wartime travel strain and financial stringency.
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Henry Russell
Boston Opera Company
Rudolph Barrochi
Boston
New York
Mr. Russell
Lenox Hotel
London
Metropolitan Opera Company
Trussell
Paris
New Aspirant Declares Provisional Presidency In Mexico
General Pablo Gonzales, a division chief under Carranza, proclaims himself provisional President of Mexico and names a cabinet. Reports from Queretaro say General Gutierrez, chosen by the Aguascalientes convention, has established himself there. Gonzales is at Pachuca with about 8000 troops north of Mexico City.
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Washington
Mexico
Pablo Gonzales
Carranza
Queretaro
Gutierrez
Aguascalientes
Gonzales
Pachuca
Mexico City
Convention
Gonzales a Key Obstacle in Mexico City Reach Fight
General Gonzales, Carranza ally, held Queretaro with troops and could disrupt plans of Villa Zapata or Carranza as he presses a return to Mexico City. His withdrawal amid Villa’s advance left his location uncertain while negotiations with Zapata’s faction continued, signaling a fractured move toward centralized government.
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Gonzales
Queretaro
Villa
Mexico City
Zapata
Carranza
Mexico
Vessel Kabinga Reaches After Week at Sea in Heavy Weather
A week overdue freighter Kabinga dropped anchor after a hard passage through heavy seas and bad weather. A tug with newspapermen met the vessel, any closer and they might have feared a German warship arrival.
Revere Candidates Back No License Rally
Arthur B. Curtis Republican nominee and James P. Dolan Democratic nominee spoke at a large no license rally in Revere Town Hall opposing licensing for the new city.
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Arthur B. Curtis
Revere
James P. Dolan
Parkinson Foils Robbers at Wellesley House
James H. Parkinson a relative of the family answered the door at 24 Church Street Wellesley in his shirtsleeves and overpowered two assailants who attempted a hold up, keeping them from harming Ralph French’s household.
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Ralph French
Church Street
Wellesley
James H. Parkinson
Man Fights Two Robbers After They Demand Money
Parkinson, a traveling man for the Eastern Supply Company of Worcester, opened his door to two men who demanded money. He struck one in the eye and grappled the other, forcing the pair to flee after a brief scuffle on the porch. He pursued before rejoining to fetch his coat, escaping with minor bruises. The assailants were described as about 6 1/2 feet tall in dark coats and caps.
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Parkinson
Eastern
Worcester
Von Moltke Prisoner Said by Wife in Copenhagen
London dispatch reports the wife of General von Moltke claims he is the Emperor's prisoner at a Homburg palace due to his interference with the crown prince's western front plans. The Danish relative is cited in the Daily News as the source of the letter.
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London
Copenhagen
Daily News
von Moltke
Homburg
Mayor Curley Seeks Withdrawals in Council Campaign
Mayor Curley plans to call City Council candidates together today to urge withdrawals and curb campaigning. A letter mailed by special delivery last night conveyed the objective and was delivered at City Hall.
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Curley
City Hall
Mayor to confer with aspirants at Parker House
The Mayor invites candidates for the three City Council seats and two School Board vacancies to a 2:30 p m meeting at Parker House. The process is described as drastic, with heated expectations and possible absences. The mayor’s letter requests attendance for a discussion of mutual interest.
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Parker House
Evening sky and saints pageant with Saint Andrew’s Day note
The notice lists moon phases and solar positions for the day, weather lamp times, and celestial events. It also marks St. Andrew’s Day and lists notable anniversaries including Jonathan Swift born 1667, Ian L. Clemens born 1835, Jefferson De Angelis born 1859, and the Battle of Franklin in 1864.
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St. Andrew’s Day
Jonathan Swift
Generally Fair Forecast For Boston And Vicinity
Unsettled but generally fair conditions expected in Boston and surrounding areas with little temperature change and light variable winds shifting southeast or south. Washington reports New England forecast calls for fair weather Monday and probably Tuesday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Germany Demands Swedish Censorship of Anti-German Utterances
The Daily Mail Copenhagen correspondent reports Germany has demanded Sweden suppress unfriendly statements about Germany in Swedish newspapers and threatened reprisals if the order is not obeyed.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
Germany
French Claim Gains In Belgium In Ongoing Battles
Special correspondent James Dunn reports from Rotterdam that Allied forces have pushed to the south of Ypres, taking trenches abandoned by the Germans. Allied artillery enabled a retreat by the enemy as numerous prisoners were captured.
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Rotterdam
Ypres
Germany Pulls Heavy Guns From Front As Polish Battle Rages
War briefs note Germany quietly withdraws heavy artillery from Belgium and northern France. 110 trains move eastward via Luxembourg, likely to reinforce defeated forces in Poland. Russian forces score a severe win near Glowno Bielawy Sabota, with prisoners reporting heavy German officer losses. Russians take 1200 Austrian prisoners in the Carpathians and occupy Czernowitz. Russians push back Germans near Mazurian Lakes Angerap. Allied attacks southeast of Ypres and west of Lens repelled. German right bank Vistula line said unchanged but counterattacks around Lodz cited. German shelling in Belgium France increases with smaller guns aiding Allies. French infantry seize positions around Ypres. German assault north of Arras repelled.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Luxemburg
Poland
London
Glowno-Bielawy-Sabota
Petrograd
Carpathians
Bukowina
Czernowitz
Mazurian Lakes
East Prussia
Angerap
Ypres
Lens
Berlin
Vistula
Lodz
Paris
Arra
Germany Shifts Big Guns to Aid Russian Front
Reports from Belgium via Switzerland say Germany is moving heavy artillery from Northern France and Belgium to reinforce troops on the Russian border. Within a short period 110 trains, each of 50 cars, have been dispatched.
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London
Germany
France
Belgium
Switzerland
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