Germans Rush on Ostend to Capture Belgian Army
German forces advancing from Antwerp move toward Ostend with British and Belgian guards by land and sea. Reports say Dutch neutrality risk grows as Antwerp defense areas and Scheldt mouth interest rise. Paris bombing by two German planes kills four and injures twenty. Notre Dame roof hit but blaze minimal.
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Germany
Scheldt
Tsingtao
von Beseler
Paris
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Braves Aim for Third Victory in Series
The Braves enter today’s game seeking a third straight win as Rudolph is expected to down Mackmen while Shawkey or Bush may pitch for the Athletics. Philadelphia men fret over the series and the team’s lack of hitting power as Braves push toward four straight wins.
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Mackmen
Shawkey
Bush
Athletics
Philadelphia
Braves
Boulder strike kills three on Rio Grande train in Mont. canyon
Three people died and fourteen were injured when a 20 ton boulder toppled from a cliff and hit the Denver & Rio Grande No. 3 passenger train 18 miles east of Grand Junction. Eight injured were hospitalized. the wreckage fell into the Grand River as relief trains rushed to the scene.
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Palisades
Hale Sees Victory for Bull Moose in Massachusetts
Edward J. Dunn reports from Dublin New Hampshire that Matthew Hale, chieftain of the Progressive forces in Massachusetts, ends four months of silence due to illness and doctors orders. Hale appears in fair health yet remains frail, eager to resume leadership in the current campaign, but the interview reveals his weakened state.
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Matthew Hale
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Massachusetts Progressive State Committee
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Tetenutalle
Columbus Day Programme at Charlestown Navy Yard
A full day program in Charlestown features 9:00 a.m. flag raising led by Major Curley on the Common with Coast Artillery and band ceremonies. 10:00 a.m. statue dedications in Public Garden and city squares by the Italian Columbus Day committee. Noon events at City Club, 3:00 p.m. band concert and Red Cross flag sale, 7:00 p.m. parade to O Connell Hall and reception. 7:30 p.m. band concerts and fireworks, 8:00 p.m. commemoration meeting at Symphony Hall on unity and peace.
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European War Relief Fund
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Bathers At L Street Draw Large Crowd In Warm Spell
A warm spell yesterday drew nearly two thousand men and boys to the L Street beach while the girls and women's bath house remained closed for a month and the men's pavilion stayed open for the fall and winter season.
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Mystery Sleep Case At East Gardner State Colony
A 27-year-old man at East Gardner State Colony has slept for nearly a year with no signs of awakening. The institution for the mentally weak prompted widespread interest among medical students and the public, but the Post withholds his name.
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Gardner
East Gardner
Boy in Attic Ward Lays in Tranquil Sleep Months On
An unnamed boy lies in a cot in an airy ward with other patients, eyes closed and apparently sleeping for ten months. Officials say there are no signs of immediate change. Dr Charles Thompson, superintendent, warns the sleep may continue indefinitely, possibly for years.
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Castle Square Hotel Adverts European Plan Forte On Bay Sts
The Castle Square Hotel Tremont Chandler and Berkeley streets offers European plan rooms with private baths and long distance telephone. First class cuisine and service. Rates include 59 single suites and 100 double suites from $1.50 per day to $3.00. Baggage transfer free and club breakfasts offered. Postal booklet available.
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Tremont
Chandler
Berkeley Sts
Boston Hotel Co
Back Bay
WN. Y
B. & A. R.R. Electrica
Mighty crowd on hand today for welcome home
A large assembly is expected with many dignitaries in the stands. The Braves receive a tumultuous homecoming as Mayor delivers the address. Lineup for today lists Moran at right field Evers at second Connolly in left Whitted in center Schmidt at first Moranville at short Deal at third Rudolph on the mound.
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Connolly
F. Whitted
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de Moranville
S. S. Deal
Rudolph
Stallings Bucks Meet Athletics at Fenway in World Series Tuneup
By Ed McGrath the Braves host the Athletics at Fenway Park before about 35 000 fans in a decisive third meeting. Stallings troops arrive confident yet restrained acknowledging the Athletics as still baseball’s rulers while aiming for a fourth straight victory in the day’s heart of the struggle for the title.
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Fenway Park
Dauntless Bucks
Stallings
Mackmen’s
Boston
George ‘S’. Stallings
Athletics
Southern railway boss cuts own pay in retrenchment plan
Washington October 11 Fairfax Harrison president of the Southern Railway leads a 20 percent salary reduction for himself and a general plan to cut officers’ pay. The plan taxes all salaries above 2500 a year by graduated amounts and cuts the preferred stock dividend from 5 percent to 2 1/2 percent, payable as deferred script. An advertisement notes imported Bock Panetela cigars.
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Fairfax Harrison
The
Southern Railway
Today’s Anniversaries and Columbus Day Observance
A local Massachusetts holiday aligns with national observances, noting Columbus Day and the discovery of America in 1492. The segment references Ram Manassas attacking a federal fleet in 186.
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Christopher Columbus
America
Ram Manassas
Federal
Fair Cooler Forecast for Boston and Vicinity
A weather note forecasts fair skies in Boston and nearby areas with slightly cooler temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. West winds remain moderate as conditions ease.
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Vicinity
Washington
New England
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