Wireless tower crashes near Tufts College during gale
A 305 foot wireless telegraph mast at Tufts College collapsed in strong winds, falling across the Boston & Maine tracks in the path of a White Mountains passenger train. The Concord express derailed after 250 feet of travel, but no injuries were reported as bystanders and nearby Medford men narrowly avoided harm.
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Baseball scores from yesterday's NL and FL games
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 4 to 3 and St Louis beat New York 3 to 2 in the National League. In the Federal League Kansas City won 2 to 0 then Baltimore took the second game 5 to 3. St Louis shutout Buffalo in both games 7 to 2 and 5 to 0. Newark Chicago rain affected additional listings.
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Cafe proprietor killed in collision avoidance in Boston
Michael E. Gilboy of Jamaica Plain was instantly killed when the automobile he rode in overturned while attempting to avoid another car coming from the opposite direction. The other vehicle with several occupants sped away toward Boston, according to police.
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Allies Smash German Lines Gain Thousands of Prisoners
Allied forces push through trench networks in Champagne driving a retreat of nearly two miles. British and French units report capturing towns and thousands of prisoners along with many guns as the long anticipated Allied offensive intensifies. German dispatches acknowledge loss of trenches and substantial casualties.
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Police hold young man as hirebug in Dorchester fire
A young man, name withheld, is held at Fields Corner station as a suspect in a three alarm fire that destroyed six houses on Homes avenue and Hamilton street in Dorchester. Patrolman Griffin arrested him near the scene after the blaze began.
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Rescues by Police in Harbor in Great Wind Storm
The harbor police rescued scores of people and many small craft as a great wind storm swept Boston and New England. Property worth thousands was destroyed and communications lines were damaged as trees were uprooted and ships faced dangerous seas. The storm caused widespread disruption across the harbor and shipping, with shifting gales complicating efforts.
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Asquith Names War Oversight Cabinet Committee
Premier Asquith has appointed a special Cabinet committee to oversee the war. The body includes Lord Kitchener David Lloyd George Arthur Balfour Edward Grey Lord Lansdowne Andrew Bonar Law and Winston Churchill and will replace the cabinet's Dardanelles committee as an executive group.
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Hardie Dies in Glasgow After Pneumonia
James Keir Hardie the English Socialist leader and M P died in Glasgow today from pneumonia. He served in Parliament and led the socialist movement in Britain.
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Keir Hardie’s Early Life and Rise in Labour
The miners’ son Keir Hardie left school to work in a Lanarkshire coal pit at age seven. He endured long shifts earning a shilling a day which fueled his early socialist interests and propelled him to lead the Labour Party and socialist movement in Parliament for many years.
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20 000 Prisoners Taken in Two Days Battle by Allies
London reports a German army division driven back two miles and another routed. Trenches captured along a 20 mile front as British forces take more than 20 000 unwounded German prisoners in a two day deliverance battle highlighting a major Allied breakthrough.
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Moon Phases and Astronomical Notes for Gloucester
Gloucester observatory data lists moon phases from full on Sept 28 to first quarter Oct 15 and outlines full moons for the year. It notes war time day counts, morning star Saturn, evening stars Venus and Jupiter, and auto lamp times for tonight. An anniversaries section recalls 1813 Malden capture and 1830 Choctaw land cession, with a note on German air raids last year.
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Boston Area Weather Forecast Turns Colder This Week
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Monday fair and colder. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with northwest gales diminishing. Northern New England expected fair and much colder Monday and Tuesday. Southern New England: Monday fair and much colder, Tuesday partly cloudy.
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Bulgaria Announces Mobilization Amid Neutral Policy
London Sept 26 Bulgarian government informs powers that mobilization was ordered in national interest with no offensive character. The note states Bulgaria remains neutral and emphasizes defensive intent despite the move.
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Bulgaria Explains Armed Neutrality Course Amid Tense Balkan Moves
The note from Sofia explains Bulgaria will remain in a state of armed neutrality due to recent political shifts. It stresses no aggressive intent but a firm resolve to defend its rights and independence. The dispatch to the powers was sent Sept. 23, before Greece decided on mobilization.
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