Red Cross appeals for European relief and new clothing
The American Red Cross requests funds designated for European war relief and urges donations of entirely new women's and children's clothing. Churches are asked to collect for relief on Peace Sunday October 4. Donations may be sent to Gardiner M. Lane in Boston, sewing directions from Mrs. John Sealch, and further information from Miss Louisa P. Loring.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Europe
United States
Gardiner M. Lane
State Street
Boston
John Sealch
Public Interest League
Boylston Street
Louisa P. Loring
Massachusetts
Prides Crossing
Mass
Britain has no word on peace pact from Berlin
Washington September 18 Britain has received no peace proposal from Germany or Austria. Sir Edward Grey has told Sir Cecil Spring-Rice there is nothing to say on the subject. The British ambassador asked earlier today about rumors of peace proposals being exchanged.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Cecil Spring-Rice
Edward Grey
Berlin
Wilson Abandons Push for Quick Peace Talks with Allies
The White House favors waiting for explicit peace terms from a belligerent nation. President Wilson has not pressed Britain France or Russia for a general peace overture and the State Department has not lodged inquiries with ambassadors. Top diplomats from Britain France and Belgium sought clarification but offered no comment on reports of German peace terms.
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Great Britain
Wilson
France
Russia
United States
White House
Oscar Straus
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
New York
Cecil Spring-Rice
Jules Jusserand
Robert Lansing
K. Bryan
Spring-Rice
Peace talks view in war after World War I
State Department officials and allied powers expect President Wilson not to press for peace terms until belligerents propose them. Ambassadors in Berlin London and Paris report mutual blame for starting the war and insistence on concrete terms from the enemy. The U.S. seeks formal requests for mediation as it did in the Russo Japanese War.
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State Department
Wilson
Berlin
London
Paris
United States
Russia
Japan
Colored Men Fail to Elect at Grand Lodge Convention
The 17th biennial convention of the grand lodge of the U. O. O. F. in America met all night in People’s Temple without selecting officers for the upcoming term. Morning session opened by Rev Decker Johnson of Georgia with Grand Master Morris presiding. Delegates predicted a strenuous fight for office amid budget discussions. Memorial committee urged visits to Lincoln, Tuk, and Shaw monuments and to the graves of Sumner and Phillips. Afternoon wreaths honored the sacrifices of these men for the colored race.
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Grand Lodge of the
America
People’s Temple
Grand Order
Decker Johnson
Georgia
Morris
Lincoln
Tuck
Shaw
Sumner
Phillips
US protest over British minister remarks on Vera Cruz withdrawal
Washington reports the United States sent a formal note to Great Britain seeking whether Sir Lionel Carden the British minister to Mexico did in fact criticize President Wilson for withdrawing troops from Vera Cruz The note signals American displeasure though officials did not reveal expected outcomes Diplomatic observers fear a full British repudiation and question Sir Lionel’s accreditation to Brazil due to the incident.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Lionel Carden
Mexico
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Lionel
Foreign Office
Brazil
Continental Clothing House Fall Fashion Display
Conroy of the Continental Clothing House promotes Hart Schaffner and Marx and Kirschbaum guaranteed clothes for Fall. He advertises Society Clothes and Fashion Clothes, raglan shoulder fall overcoats, and a range of prices from 15 to 25 dollars. He invites customers to try on and assures satisfaction or a new suit. Located at Washington corner Boylston Street.
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Continental
Hart Schaffner & Marx
America
Kirschbaum
John F. Conroy
Continental Clothing House
Washington
Boylston St
New Haven Counsel to Quit Oct 1
E D Robbins resigns as general counsel for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company effective October 1 and will depart the company. E G Buckland, VP, will assume general counsel duties. Robbins, a key figure in the Mellen era, faced scrutiny for consolidations and schemes tied to the firm’s financial troubles. He was named as a defendant in the Sherman antitrust dissolution suit.
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New York
E. D. Robbins
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
E. G. Buckland
Robbin
Robbins
New Haven
Mellen
City Market Work Rushed In Face Of Protests
Mayor Curley pushes open-air market plan despite opposition from market men. Work crews cleared Shawmut avenue and Castle street site, removing several tons of rubbish. Officials expect opening next Thursday or Friday with aim to expand markets citywide if successful.
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Curley
Shawmut Avenue
Castle Street
States and nation road tour to fix fire tower sites
Representatives from four states and the national government tour western Massachusetts to select locations for new fire protection towers. Massachusetts forestry plans a statewide network, especially west of the Connecticut River, with three towers and two wooden skeleton towers to complete an effective system.
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Massachusetts
State Forestry Department of
Connecticut River
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Washington St
Conroy, South Boston
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Killardey -Ward
Richmond
Hadley
Norfolk
Wright & Free
Talbot
Old South Clothing Co
Hanover St
Morse’s
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Academy
Adams Square
Fonorr
Sherlock Holmes
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