Victor Brown Implicated in Providence Mohr Murder Plot
Providence dispatch says George W. Healis, driver of the car carrying Dr. C Franklin Mohr and a woman wounded, confessed to plotting to rob the couple on a Providence to Newport trip. Healis named Victor Brown of Roxbury Mass as the shooter from ambush. Brown, alias James Johnson, was arrested and held for further questioning after admitting work on the Mohr estate until three weeks ago.
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Providence
George W. Healis
C. Franklin Mohr
Newport
Victor Brown
Roxbury
Mass
Brown
Mohr
Healis
James Johnson
Submarine War to Cease Says Bernstorff to Lansing
The German ambassador Bernstorff informs Secretary Lansing that unlawful submarine warfare will stop and no liners will be sunk without warning. He pledges complete submission to American demands and states ships of all nations will be safeguarded.
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Bernstorff
Lansing
Red Sox Crush White Sox as Tigers Beat Braves
In Philadelphia on September 1 the Red Sox defeated the White Sox 6 to 0 as Detroit routed Chicago and Cincinnati won 11 to 2. Manager Bill Carrigan used George Foster for opening duty against Connie Mack’s weakened Athletics in the final series.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Bill Carrigan
George Foster
Athletics
Connie Mack
Details of Settlement for Sinking of Lusitania
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador von Bernstorff informing Secretary Lansing that German policy would require warning and safety of non combatants before sinking liners, with exceptions if liners resist or attempt escape. The note notes prior decision dates before the Arabic incident and grants permission to use the information.
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Lusitania
Washington
State Department
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Mr Lansing
J. Bernstorff
Fragmentary Maritime Timecodes From Gloucester Chronicle
The unreadable OCR item lists scattered nautical time references tied to Gloucester with distances and bearings. It appears to be a fragment of a log or navigation note offering era style measurements and partial timestamps but lacks clear names or events.
Moon Phases and War Day Flags Marking September
Rises at 5 00 and sets at 6 19 with a detailed lunar calendar for September and October. Notes 898th day of war and Day 13h 10m with morning planets Saturn Venus and Jupiter and auto lamps timing 6 40 and 7 19. Also lists anniversaries including Eugene Field born 1850 and a historical note on a 1870 Prussian capture.
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Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Eugene Field
Lemberg
Weather forecast for Boston and northern New England
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Thursday and Friday with moderate easterly winds. Northern New England expected to be fair Thursday and Friday. Southern New England to be cloudy Thursday and Friday with unsettled conditions likely on Friday.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New England
Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald vows libel suit against ex-Governor Foss
Ex mayor John F. Fitzgerald says he will sue ex governor Foss for libel and defamation over a letter to District Attorney Pelletier. He denies all charges against him and warns of red hot testimony in civil and criminal court.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Foss
Fitzgerald
Pelletier
Dennis J. Driscoll
Trades Unions Liberty League
Impossible dream continues on page six first column
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an ongoing impossible endeavor with a continuation teased on page six first column. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
Foster Dominates as Mack Men Contain Scoring Threats
Foster pitched shutout dominance and the Mack men held the opposing hitters in check as none reached third base, preserving a smooth defensive performance and a decisive advantage throughout the afternoon.
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Foster
Mackmen
Divorced Couple Share Custody of Two Children
Mrs Florence Jaquith Cowles of Brookline wins an absolute divorce from Dr Edward S Cowles of Portsmouth after a brief trial. They remain joint guardians for three years with alternating six month custody, one weekly day for each parent, and limits on travel to Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Governess arrangements are set with Dr Cowles funding education, while Mrs Cowles may hire her own governess at her expense.
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Charles Eliot Circle
Shirley Avenue
Revere Beach
Ocean Avenue
Atlantic House
Revere Street
Kelley
Winthrop Parkway
Ocean Pier Avenue
Pleasant Avenue
Jones’ Road
Fifield Terrace
Garfield Avenue
Fifield
Revere
Lowell
Frank E. Dunbar
James J. Kerwin
John P. Wright
George W. Fifield
Portsmouth
N. H
Florence Jaquith Cowles
Brookline
Edward S. Cowles
Cowles
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Two More Bodies Recovered From Submarine F-4
Honolulu reports two additional bodies found while clearing the hull of submarine F-4. Lieutenant Kirby Brittenden believes one may be Alfred Ede the diver commander or Ensign Timothy Painter. An officer's cap found near a body suggests an officer’s presence. The small notebook with illegible content held battery records but shed no light on the sinking.
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Honolulu
Kirby B. Crittenden
Naval Board of Inquiry
Alfred Ede
Timothy A. Painter
Crittenden
Burdett Business College Opens September 7
Burdett Business College begins classes Tuesday September 7 offering business and shorthand courses. Enroll now at 18 Boylston Street corner Washington for instruction in practical clerical skills.
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Burdett Business College
Boylston
Wilson wins major diplomatic victory over Germany over Lusitania sinking
President Wilson secures Germany agreement to warn and spare belligerent passenger ships in the submarine zone. The policy aims to protect American and neutral lives while ending unannounced attacks on passenger vessels torpedoed or fired upon by German submarines.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
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