Pro-Entente Leaders Set Up Provisional Greek Government
In Crete ex-Premier Venizelos and Admiral Coundouriotis head a provisional Greek government formed by pro entente advocates amid delay by King Constantine I to declare war. They arrived with army and navy officers and were welcomed by cheering crowds as Constantine temporizes.
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London
Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
Coundouriotis
Crete
Constantine I
Portland Express Crashes Into Freight Train Near South Lawrence
The Portland express from Boston to Portland Me collided with a freight car backing off the east bound main line west of the station at South Lawrence Sept 28. No serious injuries. passengers were shaken but safe.
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South Lawrence
Portland Express
Boston
Portland
Boston & Maine Railroad
Wreck at Andover Street Crossing Injures One
Wilburn S. Shorey of East Rochester a real estate salesman riding between two cars suffered a left leg injury. The express engine front was demolished three flat cars with steel rails overturned blocking traffic for about an hour. Police and fire units responded as crowd control and fire hazard concerns arose amid a busy mill area.
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Wilburn S. Shorey
East Rochester
N. H
Andover Street
Bay State Troops Stay on Border
Massachusetts infantry and cavalry remain on duty on the border as announced by War Department orders relayed by General Funston. The field artillery is the only unit to be relieved from duty by new State troops, among a total of about 10,000 men affected.
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San Antonio
Tex
Massachusetts Infantry
War Department
Funston
Troops Listed for Return From Border Posts
The roster shows units returning from border duty including Second Maine Infantry at Laredo First New York Regiment and First New York Ambulance Company in Brownsville Rhode Island Battery at El Paso First Battalion and Second Massachusetts Field Artillery at El Paso First Pennsylvania Field Artillery at El Paso Illinois Wisconsin and First Wisconsin Field Hospital at San Antonio First Connecticut Infantry at Nogales First Montana Infantry at Douglas First New Jersey Cavalry and First New Jersey Field Artillery at Douglas District of Columbia infantry at Naco and First Squadron Utah Cavalry at Nogales.
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Second
Maine Infantry
Laredo
New York Field Artillery
New York Ambulance Company
Brownsville
Rhode Island
el Paso
Massachusetts Field Artillery
Pennsylvania Field Artillery
Olinois Field Artillery
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Field
San Antonio
Connecticut Infantry
Nogales
Montana Infantry
New Jersey Cavalry
New Jersey Field Artillery
Douglas
District of Columbia
Naco
Utah Cavalry
Car and street car collide injuring four in Wakefield
Miss Geraldine Lord of Pittston Massachusetts was seriously hurt and three others were cut and bruised when an automobile and a street car collided head on at the Green and Main streets junction in Wakefield. The street car, carrying about sixty passengers, jolted and panicked as both vehicles halted. the auto was demolished.
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Geraldine Lord
Pittston
Green
Main Streets
Wakefield
The Only Sausages Easy to Digest at Food Fair Exhibit
A Snyder made sausage advert promotes easy digestion using distilled herb essence rather than raw leaves. It claims fine flavor from tender pork and spices and invites dealer inquiry at the Mechanics Building Food Fair from October 9 to November 4 with 1 lb boxes.
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Mechanics Bldg
Taxi driver reports shooting on Brookline ride
Joseph H. McCarthy, president of the Taxi Service Company, reports that a cab passenger fired two shots during a ride to 64 Naples road Brookline and reloaded the pistol at the house attempting another shot.
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Joseph H. McCarthy
Taxi Service Company
Naples Road
Brookline
Brookline Restaurant Owner's Son Denies Suicide Attempt
A Brookline man claiming to be Frank Marshall's son says his father is indisposed after an afternoon of acute indigestion. Police confirm an ambulance responded to 64 Naples Road but did not report any transport or explicit details of the incident.
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Naples Road
Brookline
Frank Marshall
Jones & Marshall
Merchants Row
Market
Post
Marshall House
Roosevelt Version of Venezuela Crisis Told by Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt presents his account of the Venezuelan crisis with Germany pressing ahead. The document notes Admiral Dewey stood by ready to sail from Puerto Rico on short notice if Germany refused arbitration. Roosevelt says he believed Germany intended to seize some asset in Venezuela.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Admiral Dewey
Porto Rico
Germany
Venezuela
Houghton Mifflin Company
William Roscoe Thayer
John Hay
Roosevelt
Three Dead in Town Tragedy in Tolland
In Tolland Edward Gilmore aged 27 is believed to have killed his mother Helen Gilmore 60 and sister Anna 23 then killed himself with a shotgun. The bodies were found by Henry Jordan. About $600 was found on him. Neighbors note he had shown odd behavior since his sister’s recent commitment.
Noted New England newspaperman C O Connell Galvin dies
C O Connell Galvin a longtime Boston American staff member and one of New England’s best known newspapermen died last night at St Elizabeth's Hospital Brighton at age 53 from acute uremic poisoning Born in Cork Ireland he began journalism in Ireland later worked for the New York Sun Worcester and joined the Boston Herald in 1906 two years later moving to the American staff
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O’connell
Galvin
New England
Boston American
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Brighton
Cork
Ireland
Timothy Howard
Margaret O’connell Galvin
New York
New York Sun
Worcester
Boston Herald
The
American
Phillies Take Narrow Lead in pennant race as Giants win 25 straight
Alexander blanks Brooklyn 8 to 4 as the Phillies move within a point of the leaders. Giants extend streak to 25 victories by beating the Braves twice while the Red Sox fall to New York.
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Giants
Braves
Red Sox
New York
Phillies Win Tightens National League Pennant Race
Brooklyn leads Philadelphia by nearly one game after Philadelphia’s victory. Brooklyn must split its remaining two games with the champions to stay ahead as a four game set with New York looms. The Giants’ double win over the Braves tightens third place as the top four standings are listed.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Giants
Braves
Phillies Top Dodgers 8 4 in Key NL Race Opener
The Phillies beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 to 4 in the opening game of a three game series that could decide the National League title. Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched effectively for Philadelphia, allowing six Dodgers hits as Pat Moran watched from the bench. The Phils built leads with three runs in the second inning and four in the fourth, aided by Dodgers errors.
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Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phils
Pat Moran
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Dodgers
Phillies Aim for Series Sweep to Top Standings
The Phillies must sweep the series to claim first place as Moran plans to start Rixey against Ebbets and Alexander in the finale. Meanwhile the Giants’ 25th straight win rolls on with two shutouts as Braves fall 2–0 and 5–0 at the Polo Grounds. In the American League the Red Sox see a dip in the standings after losing to the Yankees with Detroit and Chicago idle.
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Red Sox
Yankees
Detroit
P.C
Boston
Chicago
Phillies
Brooklyn
Moran
Rixey
Charlie Ebbett
Alexander
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Braves
Giants
New York Yankees
Carrigan
Tigers
Cleveland
White Sox
Indians
Hughes in hot reply to Olney in presidential bid speech
Charles E. Hughes answered criticisms of his campaign and defended the Adamson eight hour law in direct replies to Richard Olney. He also attacked the administration’s handling of the railroad strike in a fiery Saratoga Springs speech.
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Saratoga Springs
Charles E. Hughes
Richard Olney
Boston
Massachusetts
Showers and Cooler Forecast For Boston and Northeast
Boston and vicinity expect Friday showers and thunderstorms with a cooler trend. Saturday brings fairer, cooler conditions and fresh to strong southerly winds. Northern New England forecast calls for showers Friday and Saturday clearing and colder. Southern New England to have showers and thundery storms Friday, then fair and colder Saturday.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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Shauck & McMurray Co
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C. O'Connell Galvin
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Olney
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Main St
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