Lady Chetwode and the Fifth Cavalry Hero of War
Lady Chetwode wife of General Sir Philip Chetwode commander of the Fifth British Cavalry Brigade, lauded for a brilliant action against German cavalry in August reports by General French. Sir Philip, a country gentleman with homes near Market Drayton and Chetwode, served in Burma and the Boer War earning the Distinguished Service Order. His brigade includes elite regiments and the best horses.
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Philip Chetwode
Philip
John French
Fifth Cavalry
General Chetwode
Royal Scots Greys
French
Siip
Market Drayton
London
Chetwedge
Buckingham
Burma
South Africa
Salamanca
Chetwode
Alice Hester Camilla
Richard Stapletown
Nineteenth
Hussars
Servians Admit Evacuation of Semlin Across Danube
Special Cable reports the Servians evacuated Semlin across the river from Belgrade for strategic reasons and removed all war materiel. Vienna claims of Austrians driving them from the city are said to be unfounded. Austrians did not enter Semlin until two days after the Servians left.
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Wish
Paris
Semlin
Belgrade
Vienna
Unlit Candle and Foot Rail Foreshadow in Serial
Mystery hints from a Conan Doyle serial in the Sunday Post Magazine next Sunday. Sherlock Holmes clues appear as an unlit candle and a foot rail guide the plot.
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Sherlock Olmes
Conan Doyle
Sunday Post
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes
Americans Attacked by German Press in New York
The Staats Zeitung denounces American outrage over Rheims bombardment and condemns English hypocrisy in U S reporting. It accuses Americans of double standards and cites graft in New Haven railways and other scandals as hypocrisy at home.
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New York
Staats- Zeitung
Rheims
Sherman
America
London
New Haven
Parkhursts
Hunt German Wireless In Coast Mountains
At the request of British consul Thomas Arskine, the Department of Agriculture began a search in Oregon for an alleged German wireless station in the coast mountains.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas Arskine
Oregon
Department of Agriculture
Coast Mountains
Park Street Subway Station Construction Nears Completion
Excavation for the new Park Street subway station is nearly finished with a thick reinforced concrete wall along the Common opposite Temple Place. The project aims to expand platform space at peak hours and is expected to be completed around Dec 1.
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Park Street
Temple Place
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Boylston Street
Subway Construction Push Accelerates with 180 Workmen
About 180 workmen are employed on the project with 20 on compressed air drills per shift. Three shifts are used to speed the line, as work advances on cutting through the old subway.
Herrick Visits German Prisoners in France
Paris September 22 Myron T Herrick the American ambassador with embassy staff has toured German detention camps in France He visited Flers last Saturday and will continue with additional visits this week.
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Paris
Myron T. Herrick
France
Flers
Motorcycle Riders Crash In Springfield Collision
Dolan Lamereaux of Leicester and Richard Bouthellette of Cherry Valley on one motorcycle and Kurt Hawke of Springfield on another collided this morning in Springfield. Lamereaux suffered a fractured skull and probably will die. Bouthellette’s left leg is broken. All three are in Hampden Hospital. Hawke was not seriously injured.
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Springfield
Brown University Opens Doors for 150th Year
Providence Sept 22 Brown University begins tomorrow its 150th year with a slightly larger faculty and similar student body size. A new dining hall in the Brown Union and the Arnold biological laboratory under construction mark the campus changes. The 150th anniversary celebration starts in a fortnight.
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Providence
Brown University
Brown Union
Arnold Biological Laboratory
Franconia Arrives with 1622 Passengers for Boston
The Cunard liner Franconia docks at East Boston with 1622 aboard including Joseph Walker a Progressive candidate for Governor. Requisitioned by Britain she will sail to Quebec to transport Canadian troops to England and will not take passengers home from Boston. Passenger split shows 450 saloon 567 second class and 615 steerage.
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Cunard
Europe
New
Prohibition Candidates Sought By Brookline Reader
A Brookline reader asks the editor for names of candidates in the current state election who support the Prohibition movement. The letter requests identification of any candidates in favor of the movement.
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Brookline Reader
Daniels Orders Texas to Sail for Vera Cruz
Texas receives orders to sail for Vera Cruz to receive silver service from the state. The brief dispatch notes the move as part of current naval provisions and readiness.
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Daniels
Texas
Vera Cruz
Washington
New York
Mexico
Arkansas
Galveston
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Victor Talking Machine Co
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