Lone Stranger Faces Mrs Hall
Prosecutors in New Brunswick New Jersey questioned the Hall family trio in court as they moved from theory to examining the dead man's wife Mrs Eleanor Reinhardt Mills. Mrs Hall was questioned for an hour and the others briefly. The session was private with only officials present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills
Hall
Henry Stevens
Willie Stevens
Thomas N. Pfeiffer
Attorney Pfeiffer
WIFE DECOY OF BLACKMAILERS IN Hartford CASE
Abraham Levy of Hartford admits that his bride in Hartford last Friday is really W Eleanor Barnes linked to a Boston blackmail ring. Levy visited the wounded woman in Springfield Hospital where she recovers from a stab injury and plans to turn her over to Hartford authorities soon.
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Springfield
Abraham Levy
Hartford
Yale
Ethel Wilson
W. Eleanor Barnes
Boston
Levy
Cheaper to Buy Horse in Easthampton Case
Howard Hopkinson of Holyoke, a M A freshman, was discharged in District Court on horse stealing after he agreed to pay Easthampton police expenses for tracking a horse he borrowed and did not return. Police say the farmer’s wife mistook him for a U S soldier, valuing the animal at 25 dollars, making it cheaper to buy.
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Northampton
Howard Hopkinson
Holyoke
M. A
Easthampton
United States
Hopkinson
Liberal Republican League backs Gaston over Lodge in MA race
The Liberal Republican League of Massachusetts endorsed Democratic candidate Colonel William A. Gaston against Henry Cabot Lodge after supporting Joseph Walker in the recent U S Senate primaries. Walker’s course remains unclear.
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Republican League of
Massachusetts
Joseph Walker
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
William A. Gaston
Lodge
Lodge Resting at Home During Cold Recovery
Senator Lodge is resting at his Nahant home for a few days to recover from a slight cold contracted during a western Massachusetts tour. The Scranton, anxious to resume his Attleboro rally, was advised to take another day or two of rest before continuing the election campaign.
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Senator Lodge
Nahant
Massachusetts
Anxiong
Attleboro
Woman Chews Rope to Save Canoe in Lake St. Clair
Windsor Ontario October 17 The McDonalds of Detroit 741 19th Street survived a canoe capsizing after Mrs. Delmar McDonald chewed the anchor rope in two to free the craft. Both suffered exposure but were saved when help arrived.
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Windsor
Ont
Delmar McDonald
19Th Street
Detroit
New Yorker Ts Leads Legion Commander's Race
William Deegan of New York emerges as the front runner among candidates for national commander of the American Legion. The field shows no New England candidate, while Dr H Nelson Jackson of Burlington Vt denies plans to run and denounces rumors.
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New Orleans
American Legion
William Deegan
New York
New England
H. Nelson Jackson
Burlington
Vermont
Two Vessels Go Ashore in Thick Fog Off New Bedford and Bangor
The two masted schooner Ariel owned by Captain J L Johnson of New Brunswick went ashore at Cuttyhunk in thick fog and was later refloated by coast guard crews. The steam er Camden en route Boston to Bangor grounded on mud flats in Penobscot River then refloated with tug assistance and docked at Bangor.
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New ‘Bedford
Ariel
New Brunswick
N. J
Cuttyhunk
Coast Guard
Falmouth
New York
Bangor
Camden
Rawhey
Boston
Penobscot
Winterport
George Leads in Georgia in Senate Nomination Race
Atlanta October 17 With 26 counties still to report in the special senatorial primary Judge Walter F George of Vienna appears assured as the nominee to succeed the late Thomas E Watson He had a decisive 20 county unit edge equaling 41 more than the 209 needed and carried 104 of 136 counties versus 24 for Governor Thomas W Hardwick with 96 county unit votes not yet in.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Walter F. George
Vienna
United States
Thomas E. Watson
Atlanta Constitution
George
Thomas W. Hardwick
Condition of Cole Serious at Massachusetts General Hospital
State Public Works Commissioner John N. Cole near Phillips House at MGH in very serious condition. Doctors report heart and kidneys not functioning properly. Family remained at bedside as officials released word of no change late last night.
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John N. Cole Nes
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
King
Wora
Boston composer’s romance costs wife vast sums
Mrs. Josephine Kryl White recounts her romance with Paul Taylor White at the New England Conservatory of Music. The tale reveals expenditures totaling $100,000 in cash and a $20,000 Stradivarius, plus study under noted European masters.
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Paul Taylor White
Boston
Chicago
Paul
Bi Mgt
Annie
Pear
Josephine Kryl White
New England Conservatory of Music
Parker Hill Vets Must Go
Parker Hill Hospital the first New England institution to care for wounded World War veterans will close around Dec 1. Washington has cancelled the lease with Peter Bent Brigham Hospital trustees. Four hundred patients will be moved to Chelsea Naval Hospital and the Rutland tuberculosis hospital.
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Parker Hill Hospital
New England
Boston
Washington
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Rutland
Mass
Protection for pulp wood forests discussed by lake States
A forestry committee from the lake States will work with other states to determine methods for handling and preserving pulp wood forests to ensure a continuous supply for paper mills. O M Porter reports pulp wood cuts are below normal, with New England mills having only a one year supply instead of 18 months.
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Chicago
Lake States
Woodland
American Paper and Pulp Association
O. M. Porter
New England
Lloyd George warns of resignation over Chamberlain clash
Premier Lloyd George told Liberal ministers he would resign if Chamberlain failed to win at the Carlton Club meeting set for Thursday. He said future steps depended on that result and urged continued Conservative Liberal cooperation for stable government amid a largely sentiment driven 1918 landscape.
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London
Lloyd George
The
Daily Mail
Chamberlain
Carlton Club
Last Day for Voter Registration for State Elections
Today is the final day to register voters for the State elections on November 7. Registration closes at 10 p m, and after that hour no registrations will be accepted.
Mystery boy eyes to be tested for identity at City Hospital
Doctors at City Hospital under Dr. E W Wilson will pursue identification of a mystery boy abandoned by experts deeming a blood test inconclusive. Surgeons will use alternative methods to establish the boy's identity today at the hospital.
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Robert Beede-Russell Smith
City Hospital
E. W. Wilson
Eight-Hour Day Sought by Telegraphers Leader
President E J Manson of the order of Railroad Telegraphers asked the United States Railroad Labor Board to rule on a continuous eight hour day for telegraphers and to interpret other working rules. He said existing board rules are applied unevenly across roads and a uniform decision is needed.
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Chicago
United News
United States Railroad Labor Board
E. J. Manson
Order of
Manion
Mrs Mills Weds Again In Nyack Wide Rumor
Mrs Ogden L Mills formerly Margaret Rutherford and Sir Paul Dukes wed in Nyack New York last week. Montague Glass said the ceremony occurred days before they sailed for Europe and would have been announced in Paris.
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Ogden Ll. Mills
Margaret Rutherford
William K. Vanderbilt
Paul Dukes
Nyack
N. Y
Montague Glass
Sir Taul
Europe
Glass
Paris
Margaret Draper Becomes Bride of Boncompagni in Paris
Paris reports Margaret Preston Draper of Boston, niece of a former Bay State governor, has married or become the spouse of Prince Andrea Boncompagni in Paris during October 1916. The union follows a lengthy court process with a decree not yet granted.
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Andrea Boncompagni
Margaret Draper
Underwood & Underwood
Boston Post
New York Herald
Paris
The
Mart Washington
Margaret Preston Draper
Washington
Prindrea Boncompagni
Steamer Sinks Near Gulf of Bothnia
The Dutch steamer Wells sank near the Gulf of Bothnia after grounding four days earlier. All of its crew of two were drowned as life boats disappeared and a severe sea battered the ship, preventing shore aid.
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Stockholm
Wells
Gulf of Bothnia
Ion
German advance on Allies land at Enos in Bulgaria
A clipped, fragmentary item notes a German push on Allied positions near Enos in Bulgaria during a World War I context. The line references anniversaries and U S Senate actions on peace treaties with Germany, dated to the prior year.
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Enos
Bulgaria
U.S. Senate
Cooler Weather Forecast For Boston And Atlantic Coasts
The forecast calls for a cooler spell for Boston with Wednesday expected fair and cooler after two days of fair conditions. Fresh northwest winds roll in from Sandy Hook to Hatteras with overcast skies and occasional local rain in the southern zone. Average temperatures yesterday and for the previous year are noted, with notes on marine conditions and winds offshore.
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Boston
Washington
Foca
England
New York
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
The Old Farmer's Prediction Forecast Continues
The item notes a traditional forecast predicting cool, dry weather to persist today and into the night, reflecting rural weather lore and ongoing seasonal patterns.
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Forestry Committee
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Will
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