German promise frees Belgians upon evacuation
Baron von der Lancken informs Cardinal Mercier that when Germany leaves Belgium deported Belgians and political prisoners will be spontaneously released. The Vatican Osservatore Romano reports the letter says many will be free to return on Monday and the note has been sent to King Albert and President Wilson.
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Dom
Baron von der Lancken
Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Albert
Wilson
Dying Clerk and Girl Confined After Fatal Revolver Shot
In Lowell a 14-year-old girl Ora Fortin is jailed on felonious assault charges after firing a revolver in a hunting lodge near Billerica. The weapon misfired and was unloaded, leaving the clerk George E Wentworth of the Belvedere Hotel with a neck wound and near death in hospital.
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Lowell
Billerica
Ora Fortin
Salem Street
George E. Wentworth
Belvedere
Old revolver accident at Nutting's Pond camp
Miss Fortin found an old army revolver at the Nutting's Pond camp and fired it twice, once without a cartridge exploding. Wentworth was wounded and died after police from Lowell and Billerica began investigating the accidental shooting.
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Wentworth
Edward Fortin
Nutting’s Pond
Fortin
Miss Fortin
George
Lowell and
Billerica
Influenza Deaths Fall Sharply in Boston and State
Boston Board of Health reports 28 influenza deaths and four pneumonia deaths yesterday. Statewide conditions continue to improve as influenza fatalities drop notably.
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Boston
Boston Board of Health
Hub's Honor Flag Raised in Boston for Liberty Loan
Boston raises the honor flag for the Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan after oversubscribing its quota. By noon the city total reached 193 222 000 dollars, well over the 128 000 000 target. The flag measures 12 by 20 feet and was designed by J H Burton of New York. A report notes improved condition of Mrs Edward P Barry at the Barry home in South Boston.
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Boston
J. H. Burton
New York
Edward P. Barry
Barry
South
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