Prohibition Moose Plank Details With Worcester Delegation
Mr Walker sat with the Worcester delegation all day as part of prohibition coverage.
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MR Walker
Worcester
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1914
Page
1
Belgian Commander Urges Safety as German Forces Advance
Belgian commander warns residents to seek shelter as German troops draw closer and shells fall near the city. Outer forts may be captured while the right wing shows heavy reinforcement. Allied troops report violent fighting north of the Oise.
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Oise
Allied Left Wing Position Favored in Paris Report
Report of wholesale shakeup in German commanders follows Von Moltke ousting as Kaiser reshapes leadership. Antwerp governor warns of imminent bombardment and flee if able. Allied northern France outflank stymied by Belgian reinforcements. Canada to send 22 000 more troops. Fort de Camp des Ro mains falls to Germans with 500 French prisoners. Britain bans raw wool exports. Unofficial notes signal German general reshuffles after Moltke's demotion.
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Antwerp
France
Belgium
Canada
von Hoehen
Camp Des Romains
Meuse
England
von Moltke
Hundreds trapped in Boston tunnel during tunnel outage
Hundreds of passengers bound for Boston theatres were held in dark trains in the Cambridge tunnel and West Boston Bridge for over an hour after a short circuit at the Boston end of the bridge disrupted traffic. Service resumed after more than two hours.
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Boston Theatres
Cambridge
West
Boston
Thousands trapped as tunnel power cut halts Boston trains
Thousands of passengers faced a prolonged wait as tickets were suspended and five trains stalled near Kendall Square and on the West Cambridge viaduct. Firemen cooled rails with chemical streams as power was shut off, leaving many in darkness and cold while guards and passengers faced delays and transfers. About 4000 people were affected by the Cambridge end tie-up.
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Cambridge
Kendall Square
West
Boston Bridge
Harvard Bridge
Craigie Bridge
Kendall Squares
Sendall Square
Main Street
Lafayette Square
French Government to Return to Paris
Paris dispatch reports the French government will return to Paris Wednesday or Thursday. The Paris correspondent of the Express cites high authority and views President Poincare’s visit to army headquarters as a good omen for the move.
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London
Paris
The
Express
Poince
Army
Progressives of Massachusetts Back National Prohibition
In a turbulent state convention the Massachusetts Progressives voted to back national prohibition amid a bitter floor fight marked by recriminations and sharp personal attacks. Critics warned it might hurt political expediency by alienating voters from other parties.
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Massachusetts
Moon phase and astronomical notes for October evening
Gloucester and Newport chart moonrise and phase details with times for October and November. It notes full moon on November 2, last quarter October 12, first quarter October 25, and provide morning and evening star positions along with a 3473 vehicle count at 6 17.
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Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Church Vote Debate Echoes Across Pages
A political argument contends that a proposed measure would mobilize the church vote. The debate continues across continued coverage on Page 11 third column.
James Whitcomb Riley Born In 1853
Notes mark anniversaries including poet James Whitcomb Riley born in 1853 and the capture of the Confederate steamship Florida at Bahia Brazil fifty years ago. Also observed is a one year anniversary of President Poincare's Madrid visit to King Alphonso.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Florida
Bahia
Brazil
Poincaire
King Alphonso
Madrid
Father John’s Medicine Praised by New England Fans
Henry S. N. Henderson of Milford New Hampshire says the medicine was very effective for a throat and lung trouble and he will keep it at home. Frank Bennet of 239 Sc State Street No Adams Massachusetts says he gained 15 pounds while taking the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. N. Henderson
Milford
N. H
Father John
Mr. Frank Bennet
Fair Weather Outlook for Boston and Northeast
Fair Wednesday and Thursday with moderate easterly winds. Washington forecast notes generally fair New England and New York conditions with little temperature change for Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
New York
Railroad firms sue Billard executives for 3824 dollars
Meriden Conn October 6 The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and the New England Navigation Company filed suit in New Haven County Superior Court against John L Billard of Meriden and six other officers including Charles S Mellen seeking 3824 147 alleging fraudulent action related to the sale of the Boston and Maine railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
The
New England Navigation Company Today
New Haven County
John L. Billard
Billard Company
Charles S. Mellen
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lawsuit Accuses Billard of Secret Trust For New Haven
The complaint alleges Billard, holder of Boston and Maine stock for the New Haven road before 1908, kept 8 824 147 dollars in secret trust to mask true ownership. It charges he fraudulently claims the funds as his own and that all defendants benefited from the transfers, knowing he was trustee, without accounting to the railroad.
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Billard
Boston & Maine
New Haven Road
Train kills girl in auto at Dyers Crossing
Miss Blanche Rand of Canaan was killed instantly when the touring car she rode with her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar L Rand was struck by a fast freight near Andover New Hampshire Dyer s Crossing on October 6.
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Andover
N. H
Blanche Rand
Canaan
Dyer’s Crossing
Oscar L. Rand
Thompson's weather and time record fragment
Fragmentary weather and temperature data from Thompson's notes. Includes 3 p m entries, averages for yesterday and last year, and scattered numbers such as 65 5 7, 61 54, and 58. data appears partial and noncontextual with several unreadable markings.
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Thompson
Wee
Seeee
Eves
Iveyace
Ago
Tragic Train Collision Kills 28-Year-Old Miss Rand
Mrs Rand suffered multiple injuries while Miss Rand, a Concord graduate aged 28, was killed when a Concord division freight train struck the rear of her car at Dyer's crossing. Her mother was injured, and the vehicle was destroyed. Dr. Murray Towle had been visiting the Rands in Canaan.
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Boston & Maine
Rand
Miss Rand
St. Mary’s School
Concord
Castle Square Hotel Menu Item Listing
Planked whole chicken with French fried potatoes and asparagus salad served for one half Native spring chicken in a casserole with red currant jelly and potatoes. Panned fresh mackerel with cucumber tomato lettuce salad and coffee jelly. Tenderloin stew with sour apple and cream served for two. Bluepoints or Cotuit oysters on half shell for two with pineapple. Mashed or French fried potatoes with hot tea and guests may order wine until 11 55 P M.
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R. I
Hogan Homans Homans Name Change Case
Edward J Hogan of 77 West Land Avenue sought to change his family name to Homans with his two sons and two daughters before Suffolk Probate Court The Homans family lawyer and Back Bay figure Robert Homans objected to the request revealing a long-standing family lineage in this country
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Hogan-Homans-Homan
Edward J. Hogan
Westland Avenue
Suffolk Probate Court
Homans
Robert Homans
Back Bay
Clairman
Court approves Hogan Homanses compromise by family agreement
The court grants approval to a negotiated settlement between two families, the Hogans and the Homanses, allowing the Hogans to drop the final s in their name and accept the compromise without the possessive distinction. The ruling records the consent of both sides to the terms.
Baseball scores from multiple leagues and games
American League games include Boston defeating Washington 4 to 2 and New York 2 to 1 over Philadelphia. National League results show Brooklyn 3, Boston 2. first game Boston 7, Brooklyn 3. second game seven innings New York 5, Philadelphia 1. first game Philadelphia 8, New York. second game. Federal results list Kansas City 1 Chicago 0. first game Kansas City 5 Chicago 2. second game seven innings. Baltimore 11 Pittsburg 1. first game Baltimore 1 Pittsburg 1. second game Buffalo 3 Brooklyn 1. Indianapolis 7 St Louis 4.
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Boston
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Federal
Kansas City
Chicago
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Red Smith Breaks Leg Sliding for Braves at Ebbets Field
J Carlyle Red Smith, Boston Braves third baseman, shattered the bone in his right leg above the ankle sliding to second at Ebbets Field. He will miss the game with Philadelphia and may never play again. a piece of bone reportedly protruded through the wound. Continued on Page 15 Fourth Col.
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New York
J. Carlyle
Red” Smith
Boston Braves
Ebbets’ Field
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
Smith
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sharpen Your Blades With An Improved Van Stropper
Promote a do it yourself sharpening method with an Improved Van Stropper. Advertises dealers at Elevated and R. R. News Stands and mail order from A. F. Staples Boston Massachusetts. Offers strop available for purchase with an additional quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R
A. F. Staples
Summer St
Boston
Mass
Fall of Antwerp Imminent as German Artillery Reaches Forts
London reports Antwerp's fall seems near as German howitzers gain position for a likely bombardment. Belgians flee toward Holland and England while ships on the Scheldt carry noncombatants to safety. Censors hint at disaster. fate of forts remains debated and likely breaches may allow German guns to advance.
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London
Antwerp
Liege
Namur
Holland
Scheldt
England
Belgium
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