Will Contest Against Dorr Estate Withdrawn
The $60,000 suit by Francis L. Dorr of Worcester against Mrs. Mary A. Dorr and Sherman L. Whipple trustee, alleging an estate misallocation, was discontinued in Suffolk Superior Court. The Dorr estate remains attached for $100,000. the plaintiff claimed a 1914 will granted him the larger share before a codicil left him only $100.
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Francis L. Dorr
Worcester
Mary A. Dorr
Sherman L. Whipple
Boston
Suffolk Superior Court
Dorr
James Dorr
Francis Lh
War Bonds Urge Citizens to Back the Army Now
The appeal urges citizens to support the troops by buying bonds as the army maintains its winning momentum. It emphasizes backing the war effort with financial commitment and patriotism.
Germany Braces as War Weariness Grows in Press
Sept 30 reports from Amsterdam say German press urges cool heads as the possibility of losing the war sinks in. The realization has caused a bewildering effect among Germans, with emphasis on restraint and rational response during crisis.
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Amsterdam
Associated Press
Germany
European newspapers urge unity as war endurance doubts grow
The Vorwaerts editorial warns Germany may lose the war if total national effort falters, accusing the government of hiding gravity. Rhenish Westphalian Gazette doubts Bulgarian aims after Dobrudja, while Frankfurter Zeitung regrets lack of truth about Germany’s entry into war. Dusseldorf Nachrichten notes troops needed in Macedonia. Essen Allgemeine Zeitung reports bad news and calls for strength, later condemning Wilson and his allies.
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Zeitung Am Mittag
Vorwaerts
Dobrudja
Romania
Germany
Frankfort Zeitung
Malinoff
Dusseldorf
American parachutist in French skies under German fire
An American officer descending from an observation balloon in France as it burned after German incendiary bullets was fired on by a German aircraft. Five bullets pierced his parachute, yet the observer landed unharmed. The incident follows the German attack that set the balloon ablaze during the descent.
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France
Associated Press
German Offer Limits Concessions in Spain Dispute
Paris reports Admiral von Hintze’s declaration shows German concessions limited. Germany would replace sunken Spanish ships with interned German vessels but exacts indemnity and applies only to ships sunk outside the German prohibited zone where compensation is denied.
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Paris
von Hintze
Spain
Germany
Berlin
Punching Bonds Offer Sparks World War II Style Propaganda
A vintage plea promotes punching the Kaiser with a bond drive offering punches at 50 cents or 50 dollars, encouraging immediate purchase to support the effort. The bold call to action mirrors wartime fundraising rhetoric and mass mobilization.
Ten Thousand Turks Surrender to British in Palestine
London September 30 an official statement announced a Turkish force of 10 000 men surrendered to British forces in Palestine. The unit belonged to the second army corps of the fourth Turkish army and was part of the Hedjaz railway garrison between Amman and Maan.
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London
Palestine
Tiberias-Deraa
Hedjaz
Amman
Maan
Ziza
Beginning of the end for the Teutons proclaimed
Paris dispatch reports the Journal des Debats saying Bulgaria’s capitulation marks the start of the end for the central powers. It notes Germany must defend Belgrade to sustain Orient routes, Bulgaria’s occupation is unlikely, and uprisings among Austrian Slavs threaten the Hapsburgs with fate sealed. Turkey may follow Bulgaria’s example.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Journal Des Debats
Germany
Belgrade-Nish
Orient
Perdinand
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
War bonds call to back American soldiers
A wartime appeal urges citizens to support troops by purchasing war bonds. The message emphasizes backing soldiers fighting for freedom and urges immediate buy in to sustain military effort.
Amazing feats by American aviators shine in France
In France, American airmen under Colonel Mitchell report 60 enemy planes downed and 12 balloons burned with zero own casualties. A single wing logged 44 510 miles in one day while destroying 18 more aircraft. Patrols encountered multiple waves of Fokkers and fought a 22 minute dogfight from Sommerance to Liny.
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France
Mitchell
Charpentery
Ivoiry
Sommerance
Liny
Kei Hara Named Premier in Japanese Cabinet Change
Washington reports Kei Hara, a Seiyu Kai leader and prominent editor born 1854, appointed premier succeeding the Terauchi administration. Hara brings diplomacy experience including vice minister and Paris embassy secretary roles and served in the 1918 cabinet. Viscount Uchida named foreign minister, previously Washington envoy and Vienna ambassador.
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Washington
Kei Hara
Seiyu Kai
Terauch
Hara
Japan
Foreign Office
Paris
Korea
America
Viscount Uchida
Pekin
Vienna
Wellesley Farmer Grows Giant Beet in War Garden
Balzarian of Connecticut Avenue in Wellesley reports growing a beet as large as a man's head with a circumference of 16 1 2 inches, a diameter of 5 1 4 inches and weighing over three pounds. He also mentions two-pound tomatoes from the same war garden.
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Fitnest Balzarian
Connecticut Avenue
Wellesley
Balzarian
Veteran Storekeeper Stricken in His Shop
Charles W. Blaney longtime shopkeeper at 8 Anderson street was stricken with apoplexy yesterday at his shop and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in serious condition He lives at 229 Webster street Maplewood and is 7 years old.
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Charles W. Blaney
Anderson Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Webster Street
Maplewood
Urges Miners to Speed Up Coal Production Drive
Washington announces a wartime coal production push from Sept 9 to April 1 aimed at 12,234,000 tons weekly of bituminous and 2,030,000 tons of anthracite. The plan increases weekly output 16 percent for bituminous and 6.3 percent for anthracite, with district managers assigning mine quotas and each miner responsible for their share.
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Washington
Garfield
Jameson Nominated for U S Senate at N H Democratic Meet
John B. Jameson chairman of the State Committee on Public Safety was unanimously nominated for the United States Senate to succeed the late Senator John H. Gallinger at the Democratic State convention in Concord New Hampshire.
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Senate
N. Hampshire
Concord
N. H
John B. Jameson
State Committee On Public Safety
United States Senate
John H. Gallinger
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