Sugar Deluge Heads to Boston From Cuba
Three ships with nearly 21 million pounds of raw cane sugar are en route or docked around Boston as Cuba shipments flood the port. The Lake Allen is unloading almost 7 million pounds at South Boston while the Lake Lesa and Lake Copley hold 14 million more off East Boston. The Lake Sunapee, Lake Agomak, and Lake Auree are due in this week, with more cargoes planned as steamers return from Cuba. Receipts from Cuba in September may exceed 100 million pounds.
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Boston
Cuba
Lake Sunapee
Manzanillo
Lake Agomak
Trinidad
Lake Auree
Preston
Antilla
Governor Beeckman Hosts Italian Navy Officers in Newport
Governor Beeckman meets Rear Admiral Hugo Conte aboard the Italian flagship Conte di Cavour in Newport. A luncheon and dinner are held for Admiral Conte and Italian Ambassador Macchi with prominent American naval officers in attendance.
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Newport
Hugo Conte
Beeckman
Arthur Curtiss James
New York Yacht Club
Admiral Contz
Macchi
Count di Cellere
Countess di Cellere
William 8. Sims
First frost harms Vermont crops in Montpelier
The first frost of the season damaged crops in Montpelier Vermont last night. Officials say it will be several days before the extent of the loss is known.
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Montpelier
Dr True’s Elixir Endorsed By Rosindale Woman
Mrs. Albert J. Patch of Rosindale Massachusetts praises Dr True's Elixir The Family Laxative and Worm Expeller for relieving persistent stomach gnawing headaches weakness insomnia and other symptoms after taking the medicine since 1851. The advertisement claims relief from worms and general wellness and notes availability at all dealers.
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Albert J. Patch
Rosindale
Mass
Dr. True
Ex Senator Works Barred From Filing Brief in Christian Sciencecase
Judge Loring of the Supreme Court refused ex senator John D Works permission to file a brief in the dispute between the trustees of the Christian Science Publishing Society and the First Church of Christ Scientist. The motion by Sherman L Whipple was opposed by John L Bates. The judge suggested Works intervene instead. The main case will be argued next week before Judge Dodge.
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John D. Works
California
Loring
Supreme Court
The
Christian Science Publishing Society
First Church of Christ Scientist
Dodge
United States District Court
Senator Works
Sherman L. Whipple
John L. Bates
Christian Science Church
Bunker Hill Post Seeks Members for American Legion
The Bunker Hill Post No 26 American Legion conducts a house to house canvass across Charlestown districts to recruit World War I veterans. Commander John J. Kelley says a meeting next Thursday will feature an army officer who will issue service buttons to members who bring their discharges.
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Bunker Hill
American Legion
Charlestown
John J. Kelley
General Pershing's Recommendation on Allied Area
The text notes that allies occupy 37 000 square kilometres and mentions Pershing’s weeks-old recommendation for allocation of land capable of being managed by allied forces.
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Pershing
Cow Mistakenly Enters Pig Pen in Orchard Feasts
A cow owned by S. H. Street of Woodbridge Connecticut wandered into a pig enclosure after spotting apple parings. The pigs initially fled but soon returned and joined the feast on Thanksgiving and Christmas, with the animals sharing a photo moment beside the pen.
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S. H. Street
Woodbridge
Conn
Red Woodbridge
Will provides Marian Hoffman $50 000 a year for life
In New York on September 5 probate proceedings reveal Charles Frederick Hoffman left his 17 year old daughter Marian Krumbhaar Hoffman an annual $50 000 for education and maintenance. Hoffman was a real estate dealer and banker and the bequest aims to preserve her social station.
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New York
Marian Krumbhaar Hoffman
Charles Frederick Hoffman
Hoffman
Marian
Spanish War Vets Re-elect William Jones
The national convention of the United Spanish War Veterans re elected William Jones of New York as commander in chief and chose St. Louis as the 1920 convention city. The Women's Auxiliary elected Mrs. Minnie R Lenhart of Philadelphia president general.
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San Francisco
National Convention of the United Spanish War Veterans
William Jones
New York
St. Louis
Women’s Auxiliary
Minnie R. Lenhart
Philadelphia
Massachusetts Auto Licenses Rise as Road Plans Unfold
Massachusetts Highway Commission reports 165 518 pleasure car licenses issued by Sept 1 1919 up 27 815 from 1918 while 38 352 commercial licenses show a 7 402 gain. Bids open for a five mile concrete road around Shelburne Mountain linking Greenfield and Shelburne Falls at about 20 000 per mile, greatly easing Boston to North Adams touring and replacing the current dangerous route.
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Massachusetts
The
Highway Commission
Shelburne Mountain
Greenfield
Shelburne Falls
Boston
North Adams
Canada Begins Deportation Of War Internees
Three hundred enemy aliens interned in Canada during the war were sent back to their homelands under guard in Quebec today. The action marks a postwar repatriation effort coordinated as the country winds down internment policies.
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Quebec
Canada
New York Funds Back Pershing Reception for First Division
The Board of Aldermen approved funds to host a grand reception for General Pershing and the First Division. Troops returned on transports today, with the commander-in-chief set to arrive on the Leviathan early Monday morning.
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New York
Board of Aldermen
General Pershing
Pershing Parade to Head New York Welcome Home
Aldermen allocate 100000 for welcoming expenses and declare next Wednesday a city holiday. The funds bring New York’s total to 550000 for homecoming celebrations, with a 30000 seat grandstand on Fifth Avenue by Central Park. General Pershing will lead on Kidron, followed by his color bearer and staff, then the composite regiment. Major General McGlachlin to command the first division. The parade may last five to six hours. Belle Gold, YMC A worker, will be the sole civilian honored in the procession.
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Pershing
New York
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Kidron
Paris
London
McGlachlin
Belle Gold
Coblenz
U S Rhine Area Measured At About 900 Square Miles
Coblenz Sept 4 The Associated Press reports that the German territory to be controlled by American forces under Marshal Foch's decision covers about 2400 square kilometers or roughly 900 square miles. The area is described as essentially the same as previously defined.
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Coblenz
Associated Press
Marshal Foch
German War Story By Ludendorff Headlines Boston Post Exclusive
The piece proclaims Ludendorff writes an intimate German war history from official records and experience. It promises revelations on battles from Marne to Argonne, credits sources from Sir George Hutchison and Lord Northcliffe, and claims Boston Post will publish the exclusive serial.
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Ludendorff
Sweden
Germany
George Hutchison
Lord Northcliffe
Stockholm
Boston Post
France
Great Britain
Spain
Italy
Scandinavia
Battle of
the Marne
Cambrai
Chateau Thierry
The
Argonne
St. Mihiel
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Marian Hoffman
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