28 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1914
Page
1
Desperate assaults on the Aisne front by German forces are repelled with heavy losses as Allied counterattacks push gains. The fighting underscores a turning momentum with Germany reportedly preparing a retreat. Aeroplanes bomb Paris killing one and wounding others amid Zeppelins shelling Belgian towns.
A Geneva dispatch to the Times says Emperor William is ill with lung inflammation after falling into a trench filled with water. The report places the illness in the context of wartime conditions and Geneva’s summary of Swiss communication.
In Chihuahua City on September 27 the news says Carranza must resign as first chief of the constitutionalists. this is the sole basis Villa will accept for resolving differences with Carranza. The article continues on Page 14, second column.
Moon phase schedule lists first quarter on Sept 26 full on Oct 4 last quarter Oct 12 and new moon Oct 19. Provides daily solar and lunar events including rises and sets, lengths of day, and a note on next Mass holiday Oct 12 with evening sky positions of Venus and Jupiter and auto lamp times. Includes anniversaries like the siege of Yorktown and Kate Douglas Wiggin birth.
Fair conditions expected in Boston and surrounding areas on Monday and Tuesday with fresh northwest winds. Tuesday should bring a slight warming trend as temperatures rise modestly.
Police arrest Dr. Lionel E. Dudley and sisters Etta and Alice Pelletier of Presque Isle Maine in connection with the disappearance of Mildred Sullivan a 17 year old Houston Maine girl dubbed the prettiest in Houston. Boston police fear the girl is not alive.
Police announce charges against Dr Dudley for performing an illegal operation. Details continue on Page 5 Fifth Column.
Boston beat Chicago 8 to 6 in the first game while Chicago won 4 to 3 in seven innings of the second. Cleveland defeated New York 5 to 3 in the first game and New York won 5 to 2 in the second. Washington topped Detroit 6 to 2 and Philadelphia shutout St. Louis 6 to 0.
Thirty Malden firefighters finally put out a stubborn peat fire in the swamp beside Holy Cross Cemetery in Maplewood after it burned 38 hours. A hose line 2600 feet long had to be laid from the nearest hydrant at Grover and Lynn streets.
Reports from the battle line in northern France describe a series of German charges repelled with heavy losses as the Allied line holds. An official note records a German air raid on Paris targeting the Eiffel Tower wireless station, killing one and injuring a child while damaging buildings. A Tokyo statement claims Japanese forces defeated Germans after a 14 hour battle near Tsing-Tau. A Petrograd despatch notes a large Austro German column retreating from Przemysl under Russian artillery fire. London dispatch notes the tide turning against Germany in the battle of the Aisne after 72 hours of intense fighting.
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