Captor of Fi. Fisher Dead at 71
Major J Homer Edgerly deputy surveyor of the port and Civil War veteran died at his Roxbury home. He was 71 and remembered for bravery under fire earning a place in the New Hampshire Hall of Fame. He suffered heart disease at Hotel Nightingale apartments 637 Dudley Street Roxbury after attending the Grand Army encampment in Washington.
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Roxbury
J. Homer Edgerly
New Hampshire Hall of Fame
Nightingale
Dudley Street
Washington
Major Edgerly Led Charge at Fort Fisher 1865
A renowned New England Civil War veteran from Dover New Hampshire Major Edgerly led a small band of men in the assault on Fort Fisher in 1865. He rose from private to major after the notable storm and capture, earning wide recognition in American history.
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New England
Fort Fisher
Major Edgerly
Dover
N. H
New Hampshire
Edgerly
Three Die In New England Highway Accidents
Three persons were killed in separate motor incidents across New England yesterday. Louis Bracq of Marlboro, Emma Deering of Natick, Myrtle Stoddard of Canton, and several others were injured. Emma Deering was hit by a motorcycle and run over, the cyclist detained.
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Louis Bracq
Marlboro
N. H
Emma M. Deering
Natick
West Newton
Myrtle Stoddard
Canton
New England
Driver flees after fatally striking a pedestrian in Dedham
A cowardly hit and run occurred in Dedham when a motorist struck Mrs. James P Thayer as she stepped from a trolley car and then sped away into darkness. A citywide search is underway for the driver.
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Dedham
James P Thayer
Canton Church Tragedy Kills Woman Run Down by Car
Three women arm in arm heading to Ponkapoag Chapel were struck by a vehicle. Miss Myrtle died at the scene while two companions were injured as the driver, blinded by oncoming lights, failed to see them in time. Their brother witnessed the incident in Canton.
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Canton
Ponkapoag Chapel
Myrtle
Miss Myrtle Stoddard Killed in Auto Accident
Miss Myrtle Stoddard of Royal Street Ponkapoag was killed by an automobile yesterday while en route to church. The incident occurred in the morning as she traveled toward her place of worship. She was known in the local community and leaves family and friends in mourning.
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Royal Street
Ponkapoag
Miss Wilson's Sole Ambition
Margaret Wilson reveals President Wilson has a fine tenor voice and says her sole ambition is to sing. She recalls a German governess who sang German lieder to the family and her early exposure to opera in New York galleries.
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Cleveland, O
Wilson
Margaret
Ife
Gallery of the Opera
New York
Police raid at Pinehurst Club in North Reading
Police seized large quantities of liquor in a raid on the Pinehurst Club North Reading last night. About 40 patrons were present when Chief Thomas Cresswell and local officials conducted a search of the premises led by proprietor William Strachan.
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Pinehurst Club
North Reading
Thomas Cresswell
Barber
William Strachan
Allies Invade Bulgaria In Major World War I Battle
A large Allied invasion of Bulgaria unfolds after heavy fighting in Macedonia. British and French forces drive toward Strumnitza fortress as German commander von Mackensen asks Berlin for urgent reinforcements while Serbian fronts shift.
Submarine Men Killed by British Submarine Reported
German embassy officials said affidavits filed at the State Department claim marines and sailors of the British patrol boat Baralong killed the commander and 10 crewmen of a German submarine after their vessel was sunk while seeking rescue near New Orleans.
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Washington
State Department
New Orleans
Nicosian
Baralong
Affidavits detail Baralong firing after flag swap aboard Nicosian
affidavits sworn in New Orleans allege the Baralong flew the American flag then hoisted a British flag and fired on the submarine killing several aboard. Curren says Captain McBride ordered all aboard to be killed and the Baralong later boarded the mule ship taking the Nicosian crew.
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Nicosian
Lansing
James J. Curren
Curren
Charles D. Hightower
Bud Amerson Palen
Edward Clark
R. H. Cosby
New Orleans
Count von Bernstorff
Baralong
McBride
Liverpool
America
Woman dies from burns in kitchen stove accident
Leone Beck aged 22 died at Cambridge Relief Hospital from burns received while trying to light a kitchen stove at the home of Joseph F Hilton 15 Highland avenue Cambridge on Saturday morning.
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Leone Beck
Cambridge Relief Hospital
Joseph F. Hilton
Highland Avenue
Cambridge
Business College Admits Students Each Monday
The institution at 18 Boylston Street corner High Street advances admission for SIS students each Monday. Representatives invite applicants to visit the campus for enrollment details and programs.
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Rdett Business College
Sie
Boylston St
Cor
New Jersey Votes on Woman Suffrage Tempers Nation
The nation watches New Jersey as residents prepare to vote on woman suffrage Tuesday. Campaign climaxes include speeches by William J. Bryan Dr Stephen S Wise and Senator Borah in Paterson and Newark amid feverish last minute activity.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
William J. Bryan
Stephen S. Wise
Borah
Idaho
Paterson
Suffragists Promise State Victory By 25 000 Votes
Suffragists claim they will carry the state by 25 000 votes, asserting strong support across regions. The statement signals growing momentum ahead of the upcoming electoral contest.
New Jersey Measure Faces County By County Challenge
The report contrasts supporters who say the measure will carry 18 of 21 counties with opponents who predict a statewide defeat by at least 26 000 votes. They argue 18 counties include nearly half the state's vote.
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New Jersey
Protests Against Armenian Massacres At New York Meeting
Resolutions protesting the Turkish massacres of Armenian inhabitants were adopted at a mass meeting in New York under the American committee on Armenian atrocities. Catholic Protestant and Jewish leaders attended. speakers included W Bourke Cochran Dr James L Barton Rev Ernest Yarrow Mrs Anna Garlin Spencer and Armenian missionaries who testified to the atrocities witnessed.
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New York
Turkey
American Committee On
W. Bourke Cochran
James L. Barton
Boston
Ernest Yarrow
Van
Armenia
Anna Garlin Spencer
French Troops Capture Mountain Top in Alsace After Days of Fighting
London dispatch reports Allied British and French forces driving Bulgarians back to Strumnitza in Macedonia and advancing toward the Bulgarian fortress. Anglo-French forces estimated at 150000 to 200000 engaged as advance guards clash with 40000 Bulgarians at Hudevo Vilandovo railway bridge.
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Alsace
London
Nish
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Strumnitza
Athens
Saloniki
Hudevo Vilandovo
Allied Franco British Push Drives Bulgarians From Serbian Soil
A fierce clash saw British and French corps press to the front routing the Bulgarians who fled toward Strumnitza. Serbian forces aided the rescuers at Vilandovo as Germans fear the Morava valley advance, with Field Marshal von Mackensen asking Berlin for reinforcements.
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Strumnitza
Vilandovo
Morava
Athens
von Mackensen
Berlin
Moon and sky events listed with planetary signs and timing
Continued column lists city times Portland Gloucester and Newport with moon phase dates and timings for moonrise and moonset. It notes the year day count and autumn season plus Saturn as morning star and Venus and Jupiter as evening stars. It also mentions auto lamps lighting at 5 30 and 6 00.
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Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Boston Area Outlook and New England Forecast Update
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday fair and Tuesday partly cloudy with light variable winds. In northern New England the outlook is fair Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy, then rain in Vermont. southern New England remains fair Monday and Tuesday with increasing cloudiness.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Vermont
Lenox Woman Loses Driving License in Massachusetts
Miss Katherine D. Dahlgren of Lenox New York and Philadelphia cannot drive a car in Massachusetts after the Board of Highway Commissioners decided yesterday.
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Lenox
Katherine D. Dahlgren
New York
Philadelphia
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Board of Highway Commissioners
Massachusetts orders license suspension for young driver Dahlgren
The Massachusetts Highway Commission suspends Katherine D. Dahlgren's license No 23229 issued Aug 5 1918 after finding improper operation of a motor vehicle. The 18 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Drexel Dahlgren has been noted for speeding, with a $25 fine from one court, after a string of three arrests in July.
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Katherine D. Dahlgren
Miss Dahlgren
Inventor Baxter D. Whitney dies at 98 in Winchendon
Baxter D. Whitney, oldest resident of Winchendon and a pioneer wood working machinery designer and manufacturer, died at age 98. Born June 28, 1817 in Winchendon, he was an inventor and longtime machinery designer and builder.
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Winchendon
Baxter D. Whitney
United States
Mr. Whitney
St Luke’s Day and historical notes on Luke’s summer
The column marks St Luke’s Day also noting St Luke’s summer observed differently by regions from Oct 9 to Nov 11. It recalls Roger Williams’ 1635 heresy trial and reflects on the one year ago Allied stand at Dunkirk from Nieuwpoort to Dixmude.
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Roger Williams
Dunkirk
Niewport
Dixmude
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