Newport denial of warned attacks by U-53 visit
Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight at Narragansett naval station denied reports that warning of the planned attacks on merchant ships was given to Newport. The issue prompted an official Washington inquiry over whether a Newport arrangement to aid passengers would breach neutrality after the U-53 visit by Captain Hans Rose.
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Newport, R. I
Austin M. Knight
Narragansett Naval Station
Hans Rose
Newport
Post
Nantucket
Washington
Sewer gang man in again sentenced to two years
Two years for stealing two shoes shocks Central Court regulars as the prisoner is identified as Richard Drohan aka James Dunn a habitual criminal with terms dating back to 1876 and 1888. He reportedly escaped Charlestown prison via the sewer and spent his last jail term in Lincoln Nebraska. He accepted the sentence calmly.
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Central Court
James Dunn
Richard Drohan
Charlestown
Lincoln
Neb
Dunn
Drohan
Killer slashes couple in Worcester murder attempt
James Mc Kenny is killed and Mrs Eliza Patton badly cut in a razor attack blamed on William Porter. Porter entered the Arch street home seeking return to the Pattons, fled after the assault, and police search for him.
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Worcester
James McKenny
Eliza Patton
City Hospital
William Porter
Porter
Arch Street
Pattons
Patton
McKenny
Behind the Scenes at a Studio Village
A diary entry describes a busy day in an Indian village where 700 to 800 people gather for a film shoot. A bullock rampage, improvised stunts, and a West cowboy lassoing the animal illustrate chaotic work conditions. Lunches are simple but criticized, while stars appreciate meals. The writer recalls family stories of kitchen praise and persistent grumbling.
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Great Lakes
Silent Film Stars Move Through 1910s Roles
The report notes R J Miriam Cooper as Margaret in The Birth of a Nation and Mae Marsh in Intolerance. It mentions Hazel Dawn leaving Famous Players, June Elvidge with World Film in Love's Crucible, The Almighty Dollar, and Alice Joyce returning for Vitagraph in The Battle Cry of War. William Farnum leads The Unbroken Law.
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R.J
Miriam Cooper
Margaret
Mae Marsh
D. W. Griffith
T. Vi
Alice Brady
William A. Brady
B. B
Madam Butterfly
New York
H. G—Hazel Dawn
June Elvidge
World Film Corporation
Mary Pickford Talks Schedule in Daily and Sunday Posts
Mary Pickford will appear typically five days a week in the Daily Post and every Sunday in the Sunday Post. This regular feature outlines her talks and appearances for readers.
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Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Progressives Deny Bar on Noon Rallies at School Street
Progressive leaders rejected claims that John F. Fitzgerald was barred from speaking at the noon rallies on 27 School Street. They said the meetings focus on supporting President Wilson and aim to exclude other candidates, while inviting Senator Lodge or a representative to join Fitzgerald on stage if allowed.
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John F. Fitzgerald
School Street
Matthew Hale
United States Senate
Fitzgerald
Joseph Larson
Larson
Wilson
Lodge
McGregor backs Fuller in Ninth District race
Alexander McGregor former Executive Council member endorses Alvan T Fuller independent candidate for Congress in Massachusetts ninth district against incumbent Republican Robert. He predicts Fuller will win by a large margin and offers help both financially and on the stump citing Somerville Winthrop Revere Chelsea Everett as key local supporters.
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Alexander McGregor
Executive Council
Alvan T. Fuller
Congress
Congressman Roberts
Fuller
McGregor
Massachusetts
Roberts
Somerville
Winthrop
Revere
Chelsea
Everett
Grand Trunk Blamed for Forest Avenue Crossing Disaster
A coroner's jury ruled the Grand Trunk Railway responsible for the October 1 grade crossing crash on Forest avenue in Detroit. Ten people were killed and more than twenty were injured when a street car carrying passengers was struck by a freight train.
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Detroit
Grand Trunk Railway
Forest Avenue
Five Robbers Get Only 15 Dollars
Frank D. Morris, 28, of 436 Parkway Revere was attacked by five youths at Fort Hill Square near the Mast Boston ferry at 1 AM. The assailants took 15 dollars from his pockets and fled, drawing the attention of Carl S. Bowers, a driver for Deputy Fire Chief Tabor, who found Morris injured on the sidewalk.
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Boston
Frank D. Morris
Parkway
Revere
Fort Hill Square
Carl S. Bowers
Tabor
Morris
Villa Burns Mining Town San Andres West of Chihuahua
Francisco Villa and part of his command seized the mining town of San Andres twenty five miles west of Chihuahua yesterday. Angered by male residents fleeing to avoid impressment, Villa ordered homes burned and allowed atrocities on unarmed inhabitants, a refugee told General Trevino.
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Chihuahua City
Francisco Villa
San Andres
Here
Villa
Trevino
Boston Forms Women’s Industrial Civic and Suffrage League
The city’s new Women’s Industrial Civic and Suffrage League organized at the Twentieth Century Club on Joy Street with 64 members all active in business. Dr Evangeline Young said the group aims to keep business women informed on industry politics and social progress. officers were elected and a constitution adopted. Marian Nichols serves as president with Thelma McClellan as vice president and Louise Pecheur as second vice president.
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Boston
Women’s Industrial, Civic and Suffrage League
Twentieth Century Club
Joy Street
Evangeline Young
Marian Nichols
Thelma McClellan
Louise Pecheur
Mary Flagg
Mary Sherin
Alice Godin
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Dover
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Manchester
Nashua Light, Heat & Power CO
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