How Russia Was Freed of a Monk
Prince Yussupoff recounts the Rasputin murder and the 1917 revolution through the viewpoint of the shooter who fired the fatal shot. He describes the fall of the Romanoffs, the murder of the monk, and the swift collapse of autocracy, noting details told to Emmeline Pankhurst and relayed to the author.
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Russia
Rasputin
Anna Virbnove
Protopopoff-Sturmer
Peter and Paul
Romanoff
Siberia
Prince Felix Yussupoff
Prince Yussupoff
Emeline Pankhurst
Irene Alexandrovna
Yussupoff
Crimea
Germany
Plant Juice touted by Boston readers for stomach relief
An advertisement extols Plant Juice as a herbal stomach remedy with numerous Boston testimonials. It quotes George F. Welsh of Everett praising relief from indigestion and kidney pain after using the product sold by Houghton & Dutton Co. The piece blends other historical notes about Rasputin’s death and royal scandal.
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Boston
George F. Welsh
New England
Bradford Terrace
Everett
Mass
Houghton & Dutton Co
Patriotic Service Honors 30 Charlestown Parishioners in Military Service
A patriotic service was held at First Baptist Church Charlestown to honor 30 young men from the parish serving in the armed forces. Pastor Rev. Harold L. Hanson delivered the sermon.
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First Baptist Church
Charlestown
Harold L. Hanson
United States Mobilizes to Wipe Out Vice at Camps
Washington reports the government plans a mobilization of hospitality around military training camps to combat vice in nearby communities. President Wilson and Secretaries Baker and Daniels endorse the effort, aiming to boost morale, fighting spirit, and efficiency of the army and navy. Commanding officers praise the program as vital to a healthy camp environment.
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Red Light
New Orleans
Wilson
Baker
Daniels
United States
Navy
White-Duggan Wedding in Cambridge Church
Mrs. John Joseph White Miss Julia Gertrude Duggan daughter of Mrs. Helen Duggan of West Somerville was married yesterday afternoon to John Joseph White at St. Pauls Church Cambridge. The ceremony was performed by Rev William J Murphy with John J O Hearn of Cambridge as best man and Miss Mary F Black as bridesmaid.
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Julia Gertrude Duggan
Helen Duggan
Thorndike Place
West Somerville
John Joseph White
Norfolk Place
Cambridge
St. Paul's Church
William J. Murphy
John J.o'hearn
Mary F. Black
Baker, 75, Arrested for Arson in Pittsfield
Adolf Warner, 75, a former baker, was found at 2:30 a.m. by Patrolman Boyd setting fire to an old baker cart in an alley near McMahon Brothers store. He was arrested and charged with arson and will be examined for sanity.
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Pittsfield
Adolf Warner
Boyd
McMahon Brothers
Warner
Ten on trial found guilty in East St Louis police detective murder
In Belleville Illinois ten alleged accessories in the July murder of East St Louis Detective Coppedge were convicted. Each was sentenced to fourteen years. Three defendants were acquitted.
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Belleville
Ill
Coppedge
East St. Louis
Neecoe
Freak potatoes flood editor’s mail from New England growers
A quirky mailbag arrives with unusually shaped potatoes from A F Bartlett Antrim NH Browne Amherst NH Sudstone Medford 102 Central Ave and John A Mather Lyme Conn The collection includes a dumbbell shaped spud a stocking shaped piece and a seven in one potato with a knuckle cluster description.
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A. F. Bartlett
Antrim
N. H
David N. Browne
Amherst
Cedric F. Sudstone
Medford
John A. Mather
Lyme
Conn
Little Willie
Central Avenue
Spud
Building Hut for Harvard Radio Men
Harvard undergraduates aid the 1500 naval radio students with a new Y M C A hut on Holmes Field near the radio barracks. Harvard musical clubs and other college groups will contribute. Arthur Beane of Phillips Brooks House directs the project.
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Harvard
Holmes Field
Uncle Sam
Government
Arthur Beane
Phillips Brooks House
Rochester seeks pastor postmaster in one man unit
Rochester Massachusetts advertises for a bright man to fill both pastor and postmaster roles as the town navigates past turmoil over the post office. The minister will lead Congregationalists and supervise mail service with a $700 salary plus parsonage and $300 as postmaster.
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Rochester
Congregational Church
William Linsberry
Cummington
Marion
Acushnet
Rock
Clifford
West Wareham
Mattapoisett
Auto Crash Injures Cambridge Man On West Boston Bridge
An auto owned by Henry Nagel of Allston struck a buggy carrying Michael Barber and Anthony Silvia of Cambridge as they crossed the West Boston bridge. Silvia was uninjured while Barber was treated at Cambridge Hospital. The horse suffered severe leg injuries and was taken to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals hospital in Roxbury.
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Boston Bridge
Michael Barber
Anthony Silvia
Willow Street
Cambridge
Henry Nagel
Harvard Street
Allston
Silvia
Barber
Cambridge Hospital
John Purcell
Porter Street
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Longwood Avenue
Roxbury
Boston Labor Union creates committee after heated school heating dispute
The Boston Central Labor Union formed a committee at yesterday’s meeting after sharply criticizing the school committee for not heating schools properly. A delegate attacked the “senseless economy” while noting other public buildings kept steam on. Henry Abrahams, the union secretary and labor’s school committee member, defended the situation saying the cold spell is over and sufficient coal would ensure heating in all schools.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Henry Abrahams
Boston
Labor notes on union actions and affiliations in Boston
A Boston Central Labor Union committee was formed to explore credit unions for affiliated members. Sanitary and Street Cleaning Inspectors voted to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor, with Austin Kaveney speaking on benefits. Cronin was named president and Dowd secretary of the new arrangement, as Stationary Firemen's Union No 3 announced a special meeting at 1021 Washington Street to nominate officers.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Mosers
Stevens
A. F
David WH. Cronin
F. J. Dowd
Firemen's Union No. 3
Washington Street
Nomi
Nominations by the C. L. U. for Boston Labor Union officers
The Boston Central Labor Union held nominations for its semi annual election on Sunday October 21. Most incumbents were renominated without opposition. Officers listed include president Edward F. McGrady and vice president John F Stevens with several secretaries trustees and auditors to be elected in forthcoming ballots.
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Boston Central Labor Union
Edward F. McGrady
John F. Stevens
James A. Crozier
Henry Abrahams
J. Walter Mullen
John F. Fenton
Anna Bowen
Mae Matthews
James T. Moriarty
Daniel O’neil
Albert Langlois
Michael O’leary
Maud Foley
Fred Dempsey
Laymen to Fill Episcopal Pulpits as Clergy Serve War Effort
New York church leaders plan to hire laymen to fill vacant pulpits while ministers serve in wartime. Bishop Greer urged congregations to support parishes. some clergymen become chaplains or aid units, and canonical licenses may be issued for lay readings. The diocese will rely on ministerial supplies to cover vacancies.
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New York
New York City
David H. Greer
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Herbert Shipman
Fifth Avenue
Plattsburg
First Field Artillery
Young Men’s Christian Association
Cigars Before Sermons at Old South Church Service
Dr. George A. Gordon urged sending soldiers sweets a box of cigars and a comic paper to lift morale and save their reason. He warned against preaching letters and urged honoring the troops with cheer while stressing a Christian mission and resolve in war.
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George A. Gordon
Old South Church
Jesus Christ
Europe
Auto strike fatality in Westwood woman dies
Mrs. Annie Cushing of Washington Street Westwood was struck by a car while crossing near her home last Saturday night. She died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Annie Cushing
Washinston Street
Westwood
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Neva
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Castoria
Ois
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White-Duggan
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Scores
Boston School Committee
Organized Labor
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Commonwealth Avenue
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