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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
1
In the House of Commons Lloyd George reaffirmed Britain will fight until Europe’s peace is assured and spurned any peace plans. The surge in enlistments reflects public anger over Edith Cavell’s execution and the King’s appeal for more men to join.
State officials reported at a morgue that sixteen bodies were identified after a deadly blaze at the Peabody School. Most victims were found near the front entrance as flames trapped students. officials said the building was unsafe to enter.
A third blaze in two days struck Pier 14 in Seattle tonight, home to Dodwell & Co for the Blue Funnel line. German agents are suspected as fires target war shipments bound for Vladivostok and the Russian government, with arrests in New York linked to the case. The blaze threatened to destroy the pier at midnight, though much material had been moved.
London reports the treasury weighing a forced loan taxing each citizen about one half of annual income. The plan aims to curb private spending and conserve resources for war, with the Express noting a likely one third to one half may be taken.
London reports Roumania will join the central powers and Greece orders the entente to withdraw forces from Saloniki by November 6. If confirmed, the move opens a sea and land route to the east, threatening the Dardanelles campaign and shifting Allied focus to Flanders and Belgium.
The British force in Serbia is set to grow large under General Sir Bryan Mahon, famed for Mafeking. Allied troops are performing well while Austro German advances in the north lag behind in the south where Serbian recapture of Uskup is plausible if French troops hold Krivolak Radovista and Strumitsa, forming a salient.
Portland 24m Gloucester 26m Newport 3h 38m earlier. Moon rises 9 28 p m with phase dates for rest of year. 302d day of year 37th of autumn 433th day of war. Morning and evening stars Jupiter and Saturn noted. Light auto lamps at 5 14 tonight. Anniversaries listed John Keats 1796 Sir Walter Raleigh 1618 Robert Fulton 1814 first settlers in Oregon 1832 Port Royal expedition 1861. Mayor Harrison Chicago 1895. One year ago today Turkish warships bombarded Russian ports on the Black Sea.
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Loston and vicinity with modest westerly winds. In Washington on October 28 the outlook for northern New England is partly cloudy Friday with possible local rain Saturday, while southern New England stays partly cloudy both days.
Yesterday's temperatures report shows readings such as 68 at 3p and 54 at 6p with an average of 51. The data includes multiple times and values like 29 and 88 for different moments, comparing to last year's average of 42. The overall average yesterday was 51.
Police captured Walter RE. Twoombly 24 after a sensational chase on Audubon road Back Bay. He is charged with attempting to steal an auto that was parked outside a house at 466 Audubon road last evening.
A Peabody tragedy at St. John's Parochial School left twenty two girls aged six to eighteen burned or trampled to death. By nightfall sixteen identifications were reported with five bodies unidentified and six girls still missing. Two children remained at Peabody Hospital on the danger list as officials feared more victims might emerge.
A list of names and ages of dead and missing children from various streets including Midway Coleman Washington Dustin Elm Elm Washington Dustin Webster Oak Chestnut Lords Centre Wheeler Pierpont Osborne Andover noting some believed dead but not yet identified.
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