Braves Win Two Games From Reds
Braves sweep Cincinnati with scores of 2 to 0 and 4 to 3 at Fenway Park. Ed M'Grath notes the non-skidding tribe and gains on the New York Giants, now seven and a half games ahead. In Washington, Wilson orders the Marconi wireless station at Siasconset closed for defying censorship.
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Cincinnati Reds
Fenway Park
New York Giants
Braves
New York
Washington
Wilson
Army and Navy
Marconi Company
Siasconset
Mass
Navy Department
Assault on German Right Wing Near Ghent and Hofstade
Belgian detachments harass German forces during battles around Ghent and Termonde aiding Allied strategy in France. Photo shows Belgian workers entrenched along the Ghent Brussels railway near Alest guarding the road at Hofstade in East Flanders, 18 miles east of Ghent.
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Albert
Hofstade
Ghent
Alest
Termonde
France
Brussels
East Flanders
Braves Clinch Two Cincinnati Games in Ruh as Rudolph Shuts Reds
Grand Sachem Stallings maneuvered to secure two games from Cincinnati. Dick Rudolph shut out the Reds as Boston general director Herzog sent him back, while Bill James also earned a win in the double header. James faced tougher work yet held firm, extending his winning streak.
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Cincinnati
Braves
Mr. Herzog
Herzogless
Reds
Boston
Dick Rudolph
Bill James
James
Moon Phases and Evening Sky Tonight in Gloucester
The note lists moon phases from New Moon Sept 19 to Last Quarter Oct 12, with full moon Oct 4. It records sunset around 5:84 and moonrise at 5:36, mentions Venus and Jupiter visible in the western sky, and car lamp times 6:06 and 6:36. It also notes the date as the 269th day of the year, 4th day of autumn.
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Venus
Jupiter
Philadelphia anniversaries and historical milestones
British occupied Philadelphia in 1777. Irving Bachelor born 1859. Richard Mansfield first US appearance in 1878. One year ago today water first entered Gatun locks at the Panama Canal.
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Philadelphia
Irving Bachelor
United States
Richard Mansfield
Panama Canal Gates
Gatun
Forecast for Boston and vicinity shifts minimal
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair conditions on Saturday and Sunday with little temperature change and moderate south winds. In Washington on September 25, the forecast for New England remains fair for Saturday and Sunday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Weather record: yesterday’s temperatures and averages
The data list yesterday’s hourly readings from early morning to night with high and low values. It also notes the average temperature for yesterday and compares it to the previous year’s average.
Navy Telegram and Attorney General Opinion On Siasconset Censorship
The Navy Department released tonight a telegram between the department and Ensign E B Nixon in charge at Siasconset station and the Attorney General Gregory’s view on the action’s legality. The statement notes that at 1 25 p m the Navy received a message from Ensign Nixon, censor at Siasconset, dated September 25 1913, and that the letter was received when instructions were delivered.
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Department
E. B. Nixon
U.S. N
Siasconset Station
Gregory
Ensign
Nixon
Siasconset, Mass
McAdoo Reveals Banks Hoarded Money Across Nation
Secretary McAdoo releases a list of nearly 260 national banks outside reserve cities showing excess reserves. Percentages range from 2 to 74 with legal minimum 15 percent, highlighting banks in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and more.
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McAdoo
Maine
Bath National
First National
Biddeford
Biddeford National
Messalonskee National
Oakland
York National
Saco
South Berwick National
New Hampshire
Manchester National
National
Manchester
Newport
Somersworth
Vermont
Howard National
Burlington
Rutland
Merchants National
New Bedford
Old Colony National
Plymouth
Plymouth National
Shelburne Falls National
Machinists’ National
Taunton
Bristol County National
Rhode Island
Providence National
Connecticut—National Exchange
Hartford
Middletown National
Naugatuck National
Second National
New Haven
New London City National
Thames National
Norwich
Putnam
Stamford National
Carranza forces routed in Sonora revolt clash
In Vera Cruz vicinity the Carranza forces under General Benjamin Hill were routed today by Governor Maytorena's troops in the opening battle of the Sonora state revolution aligned with General Villa's defiance of Carranza.
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Douglas
Ariz
Benjamin Hill
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Torena
Sonora
Villa
US to Stay in Vera Cruz Until Carranza Villa Rivalry Settled
Washington officials indicated American forces will remain in Vera Cruz until the dispute over authority between General Carranza and General Villa is resolved, though no formal statement from the government was issued.
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Vera Cruz
Carranza
Villa
American troops to stay in Vera Cruz for 10 days
Secretary Garrison ordered General Funston not to load extra baggage or supplies aboard transports and warned that American forces would remain in Vera Cruz for at least 10 days. The War Department said no departure date can be fixed until funds transfer issues at the customs house are resolved via diplomacy.
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General Funston
Mexico City
State Department
Carranza
General Villa
Mexico
Villa
United States
Asquith Cheered in Dublin Mission Speech Encourages Ireland
Premier Asquith appeared at the Mansion House Dublin in the London line of march as head of the King's government. He urged Ireland to join in defense of their common cause and loyalty to the Crown.
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Dublin
London
Asquith
Ireland
Pacific Coast Colonist Rates to West via Nickel Plate
Advert describes reduced colonist rail rates to California, Washington, Oregon and the Far West from September 23 to October 7 via the Nickel Plate Road. Contact L. P. Burgess at 312 Old South Building Boston for more details.
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Washington
Oregon
Far West
Nickel Plate Road
L. P. Burgess
Old South Building
Boston
Swan Song of Cruisers Sinking Reported by Admiralty
London reports an admiralty statement detailing the sinking of the British cruisers Aboukir Hogue and Cressy in the North Sea after torpedo strikes. Aboukir fell in 35 minutes from a single hit, Cressy endured three torpedoes and 35 to 45 minutes of distress, Hogue went down within five minutes after two torpedo impacts.
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Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
North Sea
Admiralty
Nicholson
Norton
Hague
Admiralty Reports on Sinking of Three Cruisers
Official British report recounts surviving officers’ statements from Aboukir Hogue and Cressy sunk by German submarines in the North Sea. It lists acts of heroism and notes 60 officers and 1400 men lost.
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Aboukir
Hogue
Cressy
North Sea
St. Quentin
Tergnier
Paris
Paris Is Demanding the Reopening of the Bourse.—Unofficial. An Ostend
London
Waterloo
Dalmatia
Lissa
Friedrich Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm’s Land
New Guinea
World War I Battle Rages Across Northern France Front
London reports the largest war confrontation to date as German forces clash with British, French and Turcos from St Quentin to Noyon. Allied troops press a wedge toward Belgian lines while Germans attempt to blunt the advance near Noyon and Craonne as reinforcements pour in.
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France
St. Quentin
Tergnier
von Kluck
Noyon
Paris
Craonne
Rheims
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