Haverhill ex mayor Roswell L Wood indicted
Lawrence Sept 13 Alderman Roswell L Wood of Haverhill a former Mayor and leading city figure was indicted in three counts by the Essex county grand jury and summoned to appear next Monday in the Superior Criminal Court to plead. Other Haverhill figures were before the grand jury including former Mayor Albert L Bartlett and City officials. Wood stated he hopes for a speedy trial and will tell his story at trial. He was born in Groveland and has long served on the Board of Aldermen with a current term set to expire Dec 31 1917.
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Richard J Griffin
Michael J. Barrett
Haverhill
Grand Jury
Albert L. Bartlett
Charles M. Hoyt
Arthur E. Leach
Arthur T. Jacobs
Jessa Prescott
Max Blotner
Robert Sheehan
William Johnson
Henry Lemieux
Daniel Curtin
John Cashman
Alderman Wood
Groveland
Old Common Council
Commission
Board of Aldermen
Alderman Wood indicted on larceny and malfeasance charges
Alderman Wood of Haverhill faces three indictments for larceny and malfeasance in office. Counts allege he sold two horses to the city while in office, approved personal and other bills from the Boston and Maine railroad, and approved excessive claims from several vendors. City officials will summon him to appear in Superior Criminal Court for arraignment following a city investigation led by District Attorney Cox and former Alderman Root.
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City of Haverhill
Haverhill
Boston &Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
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James Cotter
Jennie M. Sheehan
Max Brotner & Co
Exempt Public Service Men Rule Ubuntu From Draft
New York Sept 13: railroad telegraph and press workers may be exempt from the draft if their services are needed to keep business moving promptly. The exemption was granted to Edward A Guggenheim, copper magnate and Chili Copper Company executive committee chairman, whose mining engineering counsel is deemed essential to government operations. Louis Marshall called Guggenheim essential to national defense as a brigadier general.
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District Board of Appeals
Charles E. Hughes
Edward A. Guggenheim
Chili Copper Company
Louis Marshall
Guggenheim
U S Artillery Joins Pershing’s Expeditionary Force
A large American artillery contingent has joined the American expeditionary army in France and is undergoing intensive training under French supervision. The unit uses the latest French 75mm models and six inch howitzers in the training program.
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U. S
Pershing
France
Associated Press
Russians Again On Offensive Across Eastern Front
The latest despatches report Russian forces in front of Riga, Sventsiany, and in Romania pushing the Teutons back. In Riga region German cavalry retreated, Romania saw a height captured with 400+ prisoners, while Sventsiany and southern front faced heavy shelling. French Belgian fronts were quieter aside from artillery exchanges. Austrian gains near Monte San Gabriele were reversed by Italian defences, with the Isonzo offensive described as a failure and Italian losses cited near a quarter of a million men.
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Sventsiany
Rumania
Teutons
Riga-Wenden
Romania
Vilna
Dvyinsk
France
Belgium
Monte San Gabriele
Isonzo
Vandalism and Looting by Germans in St. Quentin
Paris Aug 20 The Germans are accused of burning parts of the Cathedral of St Quentin and looting the city. Officers and soldiers allegedly carried off furniture silverware pianos and pictures to Germany and even attempted to seize bank safes. A soldier is said to have found 30 000 francs and kept it. Much of the town’s valuables are gone leaving old broken furniture behind.
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Paris
Associated Press
St. Quentin
Germany
116Th Regiment
U S Doctors to Run British Military Hospitals
The Manchester Guardian reports next week American medical officers will take charge of military hospitals in Manchester Salford Liverpool Leeds Birmingham and Cardiff and civilian doctors now on duty will be informed their services are no longer required Eleven American officers are assigned to Manchester The change aims to free civilian physicians for population needs as hospital care has suffered.
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Manchester Guardian
Manchester
Salford
Liverpool
Leeds
Birmingham
Cardiff
Russians Report Lines Holding Firm on Northern Front
Russian headquarters report on September 13 that vanguard units advance toward Riga hold the Nitrupe Ze genholf Pausk Zegevoll Lupsala Bayar line. Artillery pounded Sventsiany with explosions near Vidza while Rumanians seized a height south Solka and captured over 400 Austrians, 12 officers, and six machine guns after repulsed counterattacks.
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Riga
Nitrupe-Zegenholf-Pausk Zegevoll-Lupsala-Bayar
Sventsiany
Viichsna
Vidza
Radautz
Solka
Spaniards to Supervise Entente Hospital Ships
Spanish naval officers under the Franco British German accord will control and supervise hospital ships. They have arrived at Toulon to begin duties and several will be sent to Saloniki to operate there.
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France
Bettween
Great Britain
Germany
Saloniki
British trade soars in August imports rise sharply
London reports the British Board of Trade shows August imports up by 24.475 million pounds with 10 million in food, 7 million in raw materials including 3 million in cotton and 7 million in manufactured goods. Exports climb by 2.083 million, led by cotton textiles.
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London
British Board of Trade
Uruguay Urged to Uphold Argentina's Radical Action
Montevideo newspapers comment on the Count von Luxburg disclosures and argue Uruguay should fully back any bold move by Argentina in response to the grotesque offence attributed to German diplomacy.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
Drowned Fireman Lamont Found At Charlestown Docks
The body of Joseph Lamont a 60 year old fireman on the steamer Sardinia was recovered at Charlestown Hoo sac Tunnel docks with arms wrapped around a pile. Lamont a native of Glasgow Scotland fell from a gang plank Wednesday night and drowned while boarding his vessel.
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Hoosac Tunnel
Charlestown
Lamont
Glasgow
Scotland
Korniloff Revolt Collapses and Russian Fronts Crippled
The government announces Korniloff's revolt collapsed and his headquarters surrendered. Avskentieff says fronts were undefended for three days and vows severe punishment for Korniloff. Skobeleff and Tseretelli push for purging counter revolutionary elements and dissolving the fourth Duma.
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M. Skobeleff
Kaledines
M. Avskentieff
M. Avskentief
M. Tseretelli
Duma
Kerensky aims to discipline Russia's armies in wartime
Washington reports gesture toward stricter military discipline as Korniloff's revolt falters. Kerensky backs strong command authority and civil commissioners to curb soldiers committees and ensure proper order. General Alexieff supports centralized control and the civil commissioner system.
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Kerensky
Russia
Korniloff
Alexieff
Russian Front
Democratic Movement
Germany
Verdervski Named Russian Minister of Marine in Petrograd
Admiral D N Verdervski, former Baltic fleet commander and naval writer, is appointed minister of marine in Petrograd. Known as a strict disciplinarian, he was previously arrested in July for allegedly relaying a secret government telegram to the Baltic sailors. Colonel Vershovsky becomes acting minister of war. General Teplovest to command Petrograd district.
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D. N. Verdervski
Baltic
Admiral Verdervski
Verdervski
Sailors’ Committee of the
Baltic Fleet
Marine
Vershovsky
Moscow Military District
Teplovest
M. Paltchinski
Military governor general of Petrograd post noted
A historical note describes the holder of the military governor generalship in Petrograd, outlining the position's authority and the duties tied to maintaining order during the city’s strategic role in wartime governance.
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Petrograd
American Ambulance Men Cited for Bravery
Paris reports citations for special gallantry awarded to members of the American Field Ambulance. Recipients include Henry G. Iselin of Genets Franceses Shreve Detroit Michigan and Charles G. Greenhalgh of Pawtucket Rhode Island.
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American Field Ambulance
Henry G. Iselin
Henry Iselin
Genets
Franceses Shreve
Detroit
Mich
Charles G. Greenhalgh
Pawtucket
R. IF
Allied diplomats work to save Russian situation
Allied powers petition Petrograd to avoid civil bloodshed and keep Russia united. Sir George Buchanan led talks with Korniloff crisis, affirming post to defend nationals and sustain the war effort while seeking humanity and restraint.
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Petrograd
Korniloff
George Buchanan
Russia
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