Russian Fleet Evades German Pursuit in Baltic Theater
Berlin reports Russian naval forces retreated from Moon Sound and sail northward after engagement with a German squadron. German troops captured Schildau Island and the Dago Island garrison reached the east coast taking hundreds of prisoners. The wreck of the Slava and four ships abandoned ashore were noted. Liberty bond promotion ends with call to purchase.
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Moon Sound
Gulf of Riga
German War Office
Schildau
Moon Island
Estonia
10 Cent Milk For All Who Call For It
Food Administrator Endicott announces standard bottled milk will be sold at 10 cents a quart in Boston. H. P. Hood and Sons will distribute through 40 to 50 milk stations citywide, doing so pro bono as a patriotic cooperation.
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Endicott
Boston
H. P. Hood and Sons
Spurgeon Dies in London Noted British Baptist Preacher
The Rev. Thomas Spurgeon, former pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle and son of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, died in London on Saturday. He was born in London in 18 percent, carrying on his father's legacy of preaching and Baptist work.
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Thomas Spurgeon
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Mr. Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
The
Tabernacle
Two Killed as Train Strikes Auto at State Road Crossing
Miss Carrie Fletcher and her nephew Theodore Fletcher of Lowell were killed when an automobile driven by Donald Fletcher was struck by a train on the Fitchburg division at the new State road crossing. The car was thrown 35 feet, turned around, and the gasoline tank exploded as the machine caught fire. The driver escaped injury.
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Littleton
Carrie Fletcher
Theodore Fletcher
Lowell
New State Road Crossing
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Donald Fletcher
Faithful Revivals Rally for Liberty Bond Drive
Clergymen urged congregations to purchase Liberty bonds as thousands gathered in Catholic and Protestant churches and synagogues across New England to sing The Star Spangled Banner. Residents of Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut started a six day push to reach a $300 million minimum allotment for the second Liberty Loan.
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New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
United States
Roosevelt admits blind in left eye from boxing
In Stamford on October 21 Colonel Roosevelt disclosed that since leaving the White House he has not seen from his left eye after a friendly boxing blow in the White House gym. He said a hard right swing by a young artillery captain broke blood vessels, causing permanent blindness in that eye.
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Conn
Roosevelt
White House
Senator Husting Dies from Hunting Accident Wounds
United States Senator Paul O Husting of Wisconsin died at a farmhouse near Rush Lake after being accidentally wounded by his brother Gustave during a duck hunting trip. The incident occurred earlier today in Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Paul O. Husting
Wisconsin
Rush Lake
Gustave
Wisconsin Senate Seat Test as War Debate Heats Up
Senator Husting's death opens a special election in Wisconsin to fill the vacancy. Senator Hasting returns to Mayville after backing the war program while Senator La Follette opposes the war measures, promising a decisive nationwide gauge of public sentiment.
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Hasting
Mayville
Wisconsin
la Follette
Liberty Bond Urges Support Against Kaiser Threat
A wartime civic appeal invites readers to invest in Liberty bonds to hinder Kaiser efforts. Authorities frame bond purchases as essential to national security and economic stability during hostilities.
Camp Hospital Fire Sparks Alarm at Ayer Camp
Early morning blaze sweeps Camp Hospital at Ayer, threatening facilities and prompting Secret Service presence amid rumors of an incendiary attack. Authorities investigate cause as smoke and firefighting efforts continue.
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Ayer
Secret Service
Antilles Survivors in France Reach Port
Survivors of the US transport Antilles, sunk last week by a German submarine while homeward bound with Allied warships, were landed at a French port on Oct 21 and are being cared for by the American consulate. Some lodged in hotels and a few left for Paris.
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United States
Antilles
Paris
Torpedo Strikes Ship Early Wednesday Morning
The torpedo hit the Antilles at a quarter to seven on Wednesday morning. Many on board perished in bunks and while dressing, including engineers and oilers. Survivors praise the captain and gun crew for staying at their posts as officers searched with field teams.
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Antilles
Fitzsimmons Again In Coma
Chicago report states former heavyweight champion Robert Fitzsimmons lapsed into unconsciousness after a day of lucidity. He remains hospitalized with pneumonia and doctors say his condition mirrors the past 36 hours with a remote chance of recovery.
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Chicago
Robert Fitzsimmons
Ostend Bombarded and Houses Damaged
Berlin reports Ostend, a German submarine base on the North Sea, was bombarded from the sea today. The German war office said houses in the Belgian port were damaged.
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Berlin
Ostend
North Sea
War Office
Lovell and Cover Caramels Advertises for Soldiers
Brand promotion for Lovell and Cover caramels targets soldiers with a promotional message urging sending this sweet treat.
Peace by Right Says Kerensky In Parliament
Premier Kerensky opened the Russian preliminary Parliament in the Marinsky Palace and declared that Russia seeks peace by right but will not bow to force. His speech drew warm applause from members of all political factions.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Marinsky Palace
Russia
Kerensky Delivers War Urgency as Assembly Elects President
Premier Kerensky, recovered from illness, addresses the audience on military needs and national survival. He praises the sailors but criticizes land troops. Madame Breshkovskaya is invited to chair before Avskentieff is elected president by 288 votes.
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Russia
Kerensky
Catharine Breshkovskaya
M. Avskentieff
Council of Peasants’ Delegates
Buy Bonds and Support Liberty for Uncle Sam
In wartime appeal, readers are urged to invest in bonds as a duty of patriotism. The message stresses not being a slacker and valuing living among liberty loving people.
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Uncle Sam
Signal Corps Camp at Mineola Burned
Mineola New York October 21 Twelve tents used by Signal Corps Third Foreign Detachment at the aviation field near Camp Mills were destroyed by fire of undetermined origin. Two persons were injured and others escaped. An official investigation will be conducted into the blaze.
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Mineola
N. Y
Signal Corps
Camp Mills
Fire Misses Camp Devens Base Hospital Parapet
At Camp Devens the base hospital of more than 50 buildings came under threat when the receiving watch building burned. Two men were injured one an officer escaping by smashing a window and leaping out. the fire, aided by a favorable wind, burned the hospital flat in 35 minutes and scorched the administration building. The cantonment fire department prevented further spread.
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Camp Devens
Beaten During Friendly Act Ends With Assault Charge
Herbert Chadwick of Stoneham was invited by Luigi Bevi lacqua to help set up a stove. A dispute led to Chadwick suffering a broken left arm in three places and a head wound requiring seven stitches. Police allege Bevi lacqua used a club and he was arrested for assault and battery to be arraigned.
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Herbert Chadwick
Emerald Street
Stoneham
Luigi Bevilacqua
Chadwick
Bevilacqua
Unsettled Boston Forecast With Possible Rain
Unsettled forecast for Boston and vicinity through Monday with possible rain. Monday and Tuesday cloudy for southern New England with likely rain on the southeast coast and partly cloudy conditions in northern New England. Moderate north to northeast winds.
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Washington
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