German forces land on Oesel Island amid Baltic action
Russian navy report confirms German landing on Oesel Island in the Gulf of Riga with 90 war vessels. Russians still hold Serel point and Svord peninsula while Germans press southeast. Engagements include repulsed effort at Moon Island pier and German threats near Arensburg. Premier Kerensky issues call to Baltic fleet as Kronstadt garrison’s stance concerns defenses.
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Oesel Island
Gulf of Riga
Arensburg
Serel Point
Svord
Dago Island
Oesel
Gulf of Finland
Moon Island
Esthenia
Baltic Sea
Orrishaf
Oesel Islands
Courland
Irban Strait
Russia
Kerensky
Kronstadt
Baltic
Petropavlovsk
General Assembly
Finland
Helsingfors
Helsingfor
No Congress Postponed for Hebrew Congress in New York
The American Jewish Congress executive committee in New York, Oct. 14, postponed the Washington congress set for Nov. 18. Supporters included Nathan Straus Henry Morgentau Colonel Harry Cutler Stephen Wise Oscar Straus Jacob Schiff and Louis Marshall. The move aims to focus on war prosecution.
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New York
American Jewish Congress
Washington
Nathan Straus
Henry Morgenthau
Harry Cutler
Stephen S. Wise
Oscar S. Straus
Jacob H. Schiff
Louis Marshall
Mose OBrien Receives Long Overdue War Service Pay
Mose OBrien, a Liberty township pioneer now in Independence, Kansas, has received a government check for a balance due for army service on the Western frontier. He served with the Nineteenth Kansas cavalry, guarding against hostile Indians, and the due payment dates back about fifty years.
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Kan
Mose O'Brien
Liberty Township
Sam
Nineteenth
Kansas
Seven Die as Michigan Express Hits Car Near Warren Village
Seven people from Detroit died when their car was struck by a Michigan Central passenger train near Warren Village, about 123 miles north of Detroit. The victims include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Pohl and their two children and Mrs. George Harvey and her two children.
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Michigan Central
Warren Village
Here
Joseph J. Pohl
George Harvey
Erzberger says fight only begun amid German political turmoil
Mathias Erzberger of the Centrist bloc told the Associated Press that recent events will not derail the drive toward parliamentarization and may gain speed with Liberal support. He said the coalition remains solid behind its core issues, despite frictions over censure and the vice-chancellor post. The Reichstag is not expected to convene before December 5, as leaders discuss the fleet mutiny disclosures by Vice-Admiral von Capelle and the government’s responses.
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Berlin
London
Mathias Erzberger
Reichstag
Associated Press Today
Herr Erzberger
Near East
Gustav Stresemann
National Liberals
Michaelis
Admiral von Capelle
Herr Stresemann
Erzberger
von Capelle
Cardey Calls for Old Religion at Tremont Temple
Evangelist E L Cardey denounces ministers who discuss war politics and sociology from the pulpit. He urges focus on the second coming of Christ and adherence to the Bible, insisting Christ was the King of Peace and preachers should avoid popular sermons.
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E. L. Cardey
Tremont Temple
Christ
Four Generation Family in Somerville Age tale
A Somerville family features four generations with ages ranging from 65 to 4 months old. The great grandmother Nora O Connor of Providence is 65, the grandmother Nora Ryan 38, the mother Louise O’Brien at 18, and her infant son Francis Edmund is 20 years younger than his father.
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Nora O'Connor
Nora Ryan
Louise O'Brien
Francis Edmund
Somerville
Providence
Henderson Street
Whitman to Vote for Mayor Mitchel in New York
Governor Charles S. Whitman declared he would vote for Mayor Mitchel's re election to defeat Tammany Hall. He called the sole issue whether Tammany should rule the city and said a Republican victory is impossible.
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New York
Charles S. Whitman
New York State
Mayor Mitchel
Tammany Hall
Tammany li
Mitchel
Dorchester Woman Hurt by Street Car in Accident
Mrs. Nora T Morrissey 34 of 45 Templeton Street Dorchester is at City Hospital with a fractured skull after being knocked down by a street car on Dorchester Avenue yesterday morning. She also suffered other injuries.
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Templeton Street
Dorchester
City Hospital
Morrissey
Dorchester Avenue
Window Cleaners Strike Over Wage Rise in New York
Twelve hundred window cleaners walked out in New York City after employers refused a weekly wage hike from 18 to 24 dollars and additional 30 dollars for extra work. They rejected a 2 dollar weekly offer and demand 24 dollars plus 30 dollars for extra tasks.
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New York
French Scouts Raid German Patrols Front Belgium Take 30 Prisoners
Paris reports French scouting parties attacked German patrols along the new battle front in Belgium and captured 30 prisoners. Artillery duels on the River Aisne front continued with high intensity during the day, per the war office statement.
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Paris
Belgium
Aisne
War Office
Yankee soldiers win hearts of French village children
Since arriving in France the American troops have settled in outlying villages, captivating locals especially the children. The youngsters assist in learning French, run errands, and help cooks prepare meals by the roadside, while soldiers strive to keep spirits high.
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France
Committee On Public Information
Paper saving urged by Boston retailers committee
A Retail Trade Board special committee in Boston has proposed 22 practical ways for stores to save paper. Recommendations include dropping waterproof paper, using wrapping paper, reusing letter backs for carbon copies, and using old paper to wrap goods. The group believes these steps save paper and twine without weakening package appearance.
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Boston
Retail Trade Board
Chamber of Commerce
Poisoned editor ends police hunt in Worcester
Reuben Heidenblad editor of Svea a Worcester Swedish newspaper says he dropped two mercury tablets into his own water at a South End hotel cafe thinking they were headache tablets. He and his two companions left him ill and the police dropped the hunt. Heidenblad remains on the dangerous list at City Hospital.
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Reuben Heidenblad
Svea
Worcester
Heidenblad
South End
Interest Grows in John Johnson Case and Extradition
Intense public interest surrounds John Johnson a colored man jailed on Charles Street as extradition papers from Charleston West Virginia are pursued. A private hearing at 10 AM will seek Johnson and officials testimony followed by a public session at 2 PM in Room 375 State House with Johnsons lawyers and the National Equal Rights League. A mass meeting at Twelfth Baptist Church on Shawmut avenue and Madison street will feature John W Schenck with the Roxbury Boys Fife and Drum Corps.
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John Johnson
Charles Street
Charleston
W. Va
Johnson
William H. Lewis
Brown
Girl Fatally Hurt in Motorcycle Accident
In Portland Maine on October 14 Catherine Loveitt of Brunswick died when an eye bolt broke causing a basket car attached to a motorcycle to detach. The motorcycle was driven by Ira Strout of Brunswick. Strout and Mies Nelphrace Gauthier who rode behind were thrown but unharmed.
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Portland
Catherine Loveitt
Brunswick
Ira Strout
Strout
Mies Nelphrace Gauthier
Shoes $25 a Pair and Up in Russia
Rheta Childe Dorr surveys harsh Russian winter basics from boots to fur and gloves. She notes high costs, shortages, and the collapse of transport and industry, driven by wartime liberty and reduced labor, shaping a grim winter.
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Russia
Boots For Shoes In Petrograd Amid Shortages And Queues
A reporter describes extreme food clothing and fuel shortages in Russia, detailing long lines for shoes in Petrograd. Americans run popular stores with rationed stock, tickets instead of immediate pairs, and prices around two dollars. Women soldiers in Poland also face boot scarcity before marching.
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Skridlova
Petrograd
Nevsky Prospekt
Grand Marshala
Moika Canal
Morskaia
Suffrage Activist Plans Boston Lecture Tour
Mrs Abbie Scott Baker recently released from Occoquan jail where she received 60 days for picketing in Washington begins a New England tour aiming to speak in Boston Faneuil Hall and in every New England city. She says she will describe jail treatment of women and push suffrage.
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Philadelphia
Abbie Scott Baker
Occoquan
Washington
Boston
Liberty
Faneuil Hall
Man sought in Melrose attack on Philpot at Dell Street
Melrose police seek a large colored man who struck Robert Philpot on the head with a club at his barn on Dell Street Saturday night. Philpot, going to the hay loft to feed horses, was knocked unconscious at the stairs before the assailant fled.
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Melrose
Robert Philpot
Dell Street
Philpot
First Methodist Church Hikes With 35 Youth
Thirty five members of the First Methodist Church on Temple Street Beacon Hill joined a Sunday afternoon hike. They were accompanied by Rev. William M. Gilbert the church pastor.
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First Methodist Church
Temple Street
Beacon Hill
William M. Gilbert
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