Cavell's Body Request Rejected by German Authority
British report cites Rev Gahan and a letter from Brand Whitlock detailing Edith Cavell's body to be given to the nurses school of which she was director. The request was sent to the German war ministry in Berlin and denied by the Belgian governor.
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Brussels
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Brand Whitlock
Belgium
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Ministry of War
Berlin
Last Interview of Edith Cavell Before Execution
The Rev. Mr. Gahan recounts Edith Cavell's final visit on October 11 at St Gilles prison. Cavell, calm and resigned, said she willingly gave her life for her country and faced death without fear, speaking of eternity and God amid the final sentence.
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St. Gilles
Edith Cavell
Call for National Defence at Tremont Temple rally
Twenty five hundred people filled Tremont Temple and thousands more crowded outside for a Massachusetts National Security League event urging Congress to act on national defence. Speakers included Senator John W Weeks Governor Walsh Harvard president A Lawrence Lowell and New York’s F R Coudert among others, as resolutions demanding action passed unanimously.
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National Security League
Boston
John W. Weeks
Walsh
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Richard Maclaurin
Technology
R. M. Johnson
Curley
F. R. Coudert
New York
Apon Congress
Coudert Clause Climaxes Evening Controversy
F R Coudert figures prominently as the dramatic point of the evening, with details continuing on page 15 fourth column.
R. R. Men May Strike Today
Boston freight handlers threaten a noon strike for a 15 percent wage increase a nine hour day and other concessions unless the three local railroads grant terms.
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Boston
Boston and Maine freight workers vote for strike action
Freight handlers in Boston and Maine demanded joint action with New Haven and Boston & Albany workers at a mass meeting in Wells Memorial. An overwhelming majority voted for strike action and cheered. Committees from New Haven and the road’s management will confer at 10 o clock to arrange talks.
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Boston & Maine
New Haven
Boston & Albany
Wells Memorial Building
Former Governor Foss Held for Grand Jury Trial Start
Former Governor Foss was held for the grand jury in 100 dollars bond on a criminal libel charge against Dennis D. Driscoll. Judge Parmenter in the Municipal Court yesterday afternoon presided as two days of testimony concluded. Foss' lawyer Melvin M. Johnson argued for about an hour before Mr. Feeney could begin his appeal, the judge interrupting to take no further argument.
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Foss
Dennis D. Driscoll
Parmenter
State Editors Suffrage Views Indicate Close Nov. Vote
A Post canvass of leading state papers outside Boston shows a likely close outcome for the women suffrage amendment on Nov 2. Opinions split on local support, with Worcester Fall River and Amesbury opposed and New Bedford described as close. Lynn and Lawrence listed as close but doubtful.
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Republican
Worcester
Fall River
Amesbury
New Bedford
Lynn
Lawrence
Judge notes Foss letter to District Attorney Pelletier
The judge referenced a letter Foss sent to District Attorney Pelletier in August during his campaigns for Governor and prohibition. A copy appeared in the Boston Post on August 31.
Edison and Ford Visit Luther Burbank Garden
In Santa Rosa California on October 22 1900 Thomas Edison and Henry Ford toured Luther Burbank's experimental grounds. Eighteen hundred school children greeted the visitors and Burbank showcased his notable horticultural creations to the famed inventors and their wives.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Luther Burbank
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Burbank
Opinion Pages Split In Springfield Across Two Leading Papers
In Springfield the two dominant newspapers diverged in their views, while most papers remained neutral overall. This split highlights contrasting editorial stances as the issue drew public attention.
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Springfield
Allied fleet shells Bulgarian coast from Ded enghatch to Porto Lagos
London reports at 10 40 p m that the bombardment of the Bulgarian coast from Ded enghatch to Porto Lagos began by the allied fleet yesterday. The strike covers a 38 mile stretch along the coast as part of wartime action.
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London
Dedenghatch
Porto Lagos
Waif a Prize for Shepherds
Finley J. Shepard Jr. swam at Lyndhurst with his mother guarding him from photographers. Identified as John Doe No. 104, he is committed to St Christopher's Home, after being found on St Patrick's Cathedral steps in 1914. He is the flaxen haired boy adopted by Mr and Mrs Finley J Shepard and heir to Helen Gould's millions.
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Finley J. Shepard, Jr
Lyndhurst
Hudson River
Tarrytown
Helen Gould
John Doe
St. Christopher’s Methodist Episcopal
Dobbs’ Ferry
N. Y
Children’s Court
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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Shepard
Boston court interpreter dies in car crash near Wellesley
Charles Ardolina of Boston had his neck broken and his brother Edward was seriously injured when a touring car from Needham toward Wellesley left the road at Great Plain avenue and Brookline street in Wellesley after a burst tire at 1130 last night.
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Charles Ardolina
Boston Court
Edward
Needham
Wellesley
Great Plain Avenue
Brookline Street
Car rollover leaves two injured and one dead
The vehicle apparently rolled over twice and came to rest about 25 feet from the road in a field. Both men were found beneath the car with Charles Ardolina dead from a broken neck and Edward unconscious with multiple broken bones and numerous cuts and bruises.
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Charles Ardolina
Edward
Italy opens general attack on Austrians
Rome officials report a widespread Italian offensive in the Tyrol and Trentino extending to the sea. Austrian positions are captured and their lines broken on the Carso. Twenty five officers and 1184 men are reported captured.
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Italy
Rome
Paris
Italian War Office
Tyrol
Trentino
Carso
To Hell With the Hyphen Says Roosevelt
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt endorses replacing E Pluribus Unum with To hell with the hyphen on U S coins and seals. In a letter to journalist Julius Chambers he urges a modern phrase reflecting current American speech.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Julius Chambers
Greece Refuses Cyprus Entry War Ultimatum Looms
London dispatch reports Greece declining Allied concessions to join the war prompting King George to appeal for more volunteers. Authorities discuss large-scale Balkan manpower increases and possible conscription as Britain considers overwhelming displays to deter Greece and support Serbia against Austro German and Bulgarian forces.
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London
Greece
George
Constantinople
England
Balkan
Serbia
Calendar notes and celestial data from Gloucester area
Gloucester and Newport schedules list trains and lines with daily timings. Moon phases, sunrise and sunset, and planetary visibility are given along with autumn and war day counts. Notable anniversaries include Adlai Stevenson and Herlan Halsey, plus Francis Smith. A year ago reports the German cruiser Karlsruhe sinking British ships.
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Adlai KE. Stevenson
Cleveland
Herlan P. Halsey
Francis Kennoack Smith
Karlsruhe
Atlantic
Boston Area Weather Sketch Forecast for Weekend
Fair conditions expected in Boston and vicinity this Saturday and Sunday. Temperature changes are minimal with moderate westerly to northerly winds across New England and New York, according to the Washington forecast issued on October 22.
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Boston
Washington
New England
New York
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