Baltic Saved by 48 Knot Cruiser Llewellyn
A Baltic officer recounts how the White Star liner Baltic was hunted by a German submarine near the Mersey on Aug 30. The fast cruiser Llewellyn, four-stack and capable of 48 knots, launched the attack, fired the first shot to gauge range, then sank the sub with a second shot as it surfaced. The British use coordinated spotting planes and buoy markers in these anti-submarine missions.
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New York
Liverpool
England
Llewellyn
Baltic
British observer cites submarine rescue norms and Zeppelin raids
A. J. Taylor notes German sub losses after being trapped by nets and says submarines are not surfaced unless survivors are certain. He cites Sept. 7 London raid deaths and Sept. 6 Leyton destruction near Woolwich arsenal, plus prior Walthamstowe windows blown out.
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Liverpool
Thames Valley
Gravesend
A. J. Taylor
Five Horses Die in Fire at Peddlers Yard
A two alarm blaze last night at the rear of 488 Harrison avenue burned five horses housed in a stable beside a lumber shed. Sparks reached nearby yards. Engine 23 controlled the flames. Loss estimated at 6000 dollars. Stable owner K B Kaplan lost one horse. others owned by Jacob Smaltz and Isaac Ryan. Downes Lumber Company owns the property.
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Engine 23
Shallow
Randolph Street
K. B. Kaplan
Jacob Smaltz
Isaac Ryan
Wood and Junk Peddiers
Downes Lumber Company
Norton Siblings Challenged as Insane by Brother in Probate
Michael Norton of Dorchester filed in probate court to have his sisters Catherine and Mary Norton adjudged insane. The 60 and 62 year old sisters live at 17 Olney Street and have long been active church members. They occupy a house inherited from their father Bernard Norton, a prominent real estate owner. Norton Street nearby was named by the brothers of the women.
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Blue Hill Avenue
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Probate Court
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Mary Norton
Olney Street
Bernard Norton
Norton Street
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Democratic ward committees back slate for sheriff and council
The Democratic ward committees of Wards 3 and 8 endorsed Hon. John Quinn Jr for sheriff Hon. Timothy J Buckley for the Governor's Council and Hon. James H Brennan Arthur W Clark Francis D Horrigan Francis D Monahan and Edoward M Shanley for the Apportionment Commission.
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Timothy J. Buckley
Governor's Council
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Arthur W. Clark
Francis D. Horrigan
Francis D. Monahan
Edoward M. Shanley
Apportionment Commission
New Dances Arrive in Boston This Season
Dancing expert J Jefferson Richards returns from New York with eight new dances for Boston audiences. The lineup includes the national fox trot Congress one step one step march Militaire exposition waltz syncopated walk globe trot perican modern waltz. The modern waltz and simplicity lead, while the pericon mocks on floor pretensions.
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J. Jefferson Richards
New York
Mr. Richards
Congress
Bangor
el Paso
Packers Aim Strong Protest Over British Seizures
Chicago packers plan a strong protest to the national administration next week over Britain’s seizure of American meat cargoes. Henry Veeder of Swift & Co and C. J. Faulkner Jr of Armour & Co will depart for Washington Sunday to press the issue with the State Department. They will address cases decided in the British prize court and the 80 cargoes still detained.
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Great Britain
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Armour & Co
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Toledo Infielder Signed for Yanks
Scout Joe Keily of the New York American League club signed Harold Cable of Toledo, formerly with Jackson and Bradford in the Inter-State league, for a one year contract. Cable is 23 years old and plays infield.
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Harold Cable
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Bradford
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Bryan to Visit Europe as Private Peace Envoy
Wil liam Jennings Bryan announced he would consider a trip to Europe as a private peace envoy to the warring powers. He said he might visit neutral countries to obtain information aiding America in maintaining neutrality and avoiding a warlike stance.
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Willim Jennings Bryan
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Europe
William Fargo
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America
Bryan warns against military preparedness in capital debate
In Washington Mr. Bryan criticizes increased defense spending as risking war and national hatred. He says if traveling, he will act as a representative of broad peace sentiment, not a spokesman for any group. He notes funding for defense would be hard to secure.
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National Defence
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United States
Boy Wilfred Woodrow Missing After Spy Pond Swim
Police in Arlington Cambridge and nearby towns launch a search for seven year old Wilfred Woodrow of 116 Clifton Street North Cambridge who disappeared Thursday after swimming with four companions at Spy Pond Cambridge Ice Company ice houses. The pond was dragged earlier by police but Wilfred remains missing.
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New Plan Unites Eastern Massachusetts Carpenters
A universal referendum will decide all pay raises new work rules dues and other welfare matters for about 12 000 carpenters in Eastern Massachusetts combining districts under the Grand Council The Lynn district council addition brings membership to 12 000 and a universal working card was adopted.
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Carpenters of
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Carpenters’ District Council
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Rockport Progressives Endorse Cushings for Governor
The Rockport Progressive town committee met to endorse Lieutenant-Governor Cush ing for Governor. Cush ing announced the endorsement at Barristers Hall before leaving for the Reading fair. He planned speaking events in Reading and Boston with the Sougus Cushing Club and Ward 25 Republican Club. The committee drew up resolutions urging Progressives to vote for Cush ing.
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Rockport
Stefansson Discovers New Land in the North
Stefansson and three companions spent seven months on ice and Banks Land. They returned to land with meagre rations but good spirits, found supplies with Captain Lane on the Polar Bear, bought the Gladiator, and planned a Banks Land base to extend exploration. The southern party, led by Dr Rudolph Anderson, remained well aside from Engineer Daniel Blue’s death on Baillie Island.
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Balille Island
Louis Lane
Baillie Island
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Ruby
Port Clarence
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Cottle
Rudolph Anderson
Iowa
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Daniel Blue
Alaska
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Banks Island
Karluk member joins Stefansson after rescue
Jack Hadley a Karluk party member rescued from Wrangel Island last year by the King and Winge has again joined Stefansson to establish supply bases for future operations of the southern party.
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Jack Hadley
Wrangell Island
King
Winge
Stefansson
Peary Praises Stefansson Discovery as Great Achievement
Admiral Robert E. Peary expressed pleasure at Stefansson being heard from and confidence in his potential success. He noted that if Stefansson found new land near Banks Land and Patrick Island, it would be a great achievement and that subsistence for his party could be ongoing.
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