Tragic Peabody School Fire Claims Twenty Child Victims
A three story St. John’s parochial school in Peabody Mass burned as about 600 pupils aged seven to thirteen were evacuated during a fire drill. Twenty bodies were recovered from the ruins and many others injured as panic and a crowded vestibule hampered escape. The fire’s origin was undetermined and many pupils were of Irish and Italian descent.
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St. John's Parochial School
Peabody
Mass
St. John's
Mfe
Slaters
Michael Dunn
Freemasonry Officers Elected In Washington Council
M W Baylis of Washington DC was elected sovereign grand commander of the supreme council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. Officers named include Josiah H Long Boston lieutenant grand commander and Charles S Webster Worcester minister of state. Holden Hill Providence treasurer general Morton Providence secretary general and Walter Seymour Newark keeper of archives.
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Tweee
New York
M. W. Baylis
Washington
D. C
Supreme Council of
Freemasonry
Josiah H. Long
Boston
Charles 8. Webster
Worcester
Maso
Holden
Hill
Providence
M. W. Morton
R. L
Walter Seymour
Newark
N. J
London
War Office
Marquette
Aegean Sea
Madrid
Imparcial
Prince Camporeale
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Spain
Wilson
Nes
Germany
Great Britain
Alexander W. Kirk
Berlin
Ambassador Page
Russians Bombard Varna From Black Sea Fleet Action
Czar's fleet shells Varna as a Russian squadron reaches the Bulgarian coast at four in the morning and begins bombardment by eleven. Considerable damage reported to the town. An Austrian merchant ship flying the Turkish flag was sunk by an allied submarine en route to Gallipoli.
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Roma
Bucharest
Stefani
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Varna
Etil
Athens
Gallipoli
Submarine F-4 to be scrapped after Honolulu sinking
The Navy Department announced that the submarine F-4, which sank in Honolulu harbor last March, will be sent to the scrap heap.
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Scray Heap
Washington
Honolulu
Ives
Navy Department
Open Way to Capital First Connecting Link Formed in the Northeast
The Danube front linking Austro German forces in Serbia with Bulgarian troops under Boyadkhleft was established east of Brza Palanka. Serbian resistance remains fierce with heavy fighting near Knjazezac and along the Lisic Moranos line. Bulgarians reportedly outnumber Serbians ten to one yet have taken few prisoners. Allies have landed about 68 000 troops at Sulonski and Majdag by rail, with 8 000 more marching on foot, but the rail system is near capacity.
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Harlin
Germany
London
Serbia
Boyad- Heft
Danube
Braza Palanka
Danuba
Brza Palanka
Boyadjleft
Negotin
Knjazezac
Uskup
Constantinople
Sulonski
Majdag
Forgan testifies on Munday bank wrecking trial
James B. Forgan president of the First National Bank of Chicago testifies he acted to avert financial ruin of William Lorimer and Munday as LaSalle Street National Bank neared destruction. He says he warned them repeatedly and helped delay their affiliation ending with the Chicago Clearing House. He aided liquidation prospects to protect depositors.
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Morris
James B. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
Charles B. Munday
William Lorimer
Munday
LaSalle Street
National Bank
Forgan
Hen
Chicago Clearing House Association
Lorimer-Munday Institution
Lorimer-Mundiay
Girl Found Slain on Track in Pittsburgh
The headless body of Miss Sophia McCallin, daughter of former Pittsburgh mayor William C. McCallin, was found on the Pennsylvania tracks at Roup Station within city limits. Identification was impossible until EH. S. Morrow, city comptroller, whose secretary she was, began an inquiry.
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Pittsburgh
Sophia McCallin
William C. McCallin
Roup
Morrow
Selma Sinking Near London Leaves 19 Dead
Lloyds reports the Norwegian steamer Selma of 97 tons sunk off London on October 29. Nineteen crewmen drowned, two escaped and reached harbor. The tragedy reduces the crew tally and impacts maritime transport in the area.
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London
Lloyd’s
Selma
Three Thousand Italians Slain at Doberdo Plain
Vienna reports on October 29 that an official bulletin says three thousand Italians were slain in an open field before Austrian troops on the Doberdo plateau. The casualty figure is from the Wednesday bulletin amid ongoing World War I fighting.
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Vienna
Doberdo
French Cabinet Bomb Plot Foiled In New Government Shakeup
Paris reports Premier Viviani resigning and Aristide Briand forming a new cabinet with Briand likely to serve as foreign minister. Gen. Gallieni becomes minister of war and Lacaze as minister of marine, with other posts filled by Clementel Klotz Combes and others amid Balkan crisis fallout. In New York, Robert Fay, a Saxony lieutenant, confessed to plans to bomb ships carrying munitions to the entente, aiding the German secret service with clockwork devices and chemical c used in sugar bombs. multiple arrests followed in New Jersey and New York.
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New York
Atlantic
United States
Robert Fay
Sixteenth
Saxony Infantry
Secret Service
William J. Flynn
Houghton
Fay
Offeer
N. J
Scholz
Indaw
Paul Daeche
Jersey City
Herbert Kienzle
Navy to buy Eastland for training ship
Captain Edward Evers of the Illinois Naval Reserve said the government plans to purchase the Eastland wreck and convert it into a naval training vessel. The hull and heavy plating suit conversion, upper works would be removed, and a flush deck would mount guns for training purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eastland
Edward Evers
The
Illinois Naval Reserves
French Hit At Henry Ford
Paris reports the chamber of French dealers in automobiles voted reprisals against Henry Ford for opposing the Anglo French loan. Members were told to halt relations with the Ford Motor Company and urge customers to refrain from purchasing Ford vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Paris
United States
Ford Automobile
Ford
French Land Mare Troops at Saloniki Reported
Vienna dispatch quoted the Frankfurter Zeitung via Amsterdam that France has landed 160000 troops and 100 guns at Saloniki. The report, dated October 30, cites Central News and London sources.
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London
Vienna
Amsterdam
Frankfurter Zeitung
Salonikt
British Cruiser Argy Strands on Scottish Coast in Gale
London Oct 30 The British cruiser Argy of 10 850 tons went ashore on Scotland's Goat Coast during a gale. All crew were saved though the vessel is feared to be a total loss.
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London
Argy
Goat
Scotland
Girls Burned to Death in Sandusky Street Fire in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh on October 27 reported a devastating fire at the Union Paper Box factory on Sandusky Street. Thirteen people died, ten girls were missing, and ten girls were hospitalized in serious condition after several leaped from upper windows while Peter Vallon died attempting rescues. Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong mourned as bodies were recovered by firefighters.
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Pittsburgh
Union Paper Box
Sandusky Street
Peter Vallon
Joseph G. Armstrong
Allegheny General Hospital
Morgan Under Knife Resting Comfortably After Appendectomy
New York November 1 J P Morgan underwent an appendectomy at his Glen Cove Long Island home. Doctors Markos Lyle and Smithreported the operation was successful and Morgan is resting comfortably. He had been active at his office since August despite a prior shooting incident in July.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Long Island
Mr. Morgan
Markos, Lyle and Smith
J. P. Morgan & Co
Holt
Glen Cave
Mr.Morgan
Rush to join British Army escalates nationwide
London October 30 reports a sharp rise in recruitment across the country with the Manchester Guardian noting recruiting at its highest rate since the war’s early months. The surge reflects widespread public response to military call and national mobilization efforts.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Neutrals' Shells Planned at Breckenridge Plant
Special machinery is being installed at the Breckenridge plant of the Allegheny Steel Company and next week work will begin turning out shells for neutral countries in Europe. The Breckenridge operation is part of a broader effort to ramp up munitions production for wartime needs.
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Pittsburg
Breckenridge
Allegheny Steel Company
Europe
Briand Heads New Cabinet Formation in France
Paris reports official listing of the new French cabinet presented by Aristide Briand. Names include Gallieni at war Lacaze at marine Ribot as finance Malvy interior Clementel commerce Sembat public works Vigiani justice Doumergue colonial Painleve instruction Meline agriculture de Freycinpt Bourgeois Combes Guesde Cochin as ministers of state Cambon as secretary for foreign affairs in the cabinet.
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Paris
M. Briand
Aristide Briand
Gen
J. 8. Gallieni
Marine
Admiral Lacaze
Alexandra I. Ribot
Interior
L. J. Malyy
Etienne Clementel
Marcel Sembat
Rene Vigiani
Emile Doumergue
Paul Painleve
Jules Meline
Charles de Freycinct
Leon Bourgeois
Emiles Combes
Jules Guesde
Denys Cochin
M. Jules Cambon
King George Hurt After Horse Flight in Review
London reports King George was thrown from his horse while inspecting troops on Thursday. He was severely bruised and bedridden, with officials noting the condition might worsen. The pony reared on cheers, fell, and pulled the king to the ground as officers rushed to aid him.
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London
George
Roumania Mobilizes 450000 for Possible War Entry
Paris reports, via Saloniki correspondent, that Roumania has mobilized 450000 soldiers with 200000 massed on the Bulgarian frontier and the rest on the Hungarian frontier. The dispatch suggests Roumania plans to join the Allies. Russians seek permission to move troops through Roumania to aid in halting the German advance in the Balkans.
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Paris
Saloniki
Petit Journal
Roumania
Mpre
Showman's Debts Reveal Big Losses in Seattle Court
John Con ardine, once reputed a millionaire and member of a theatrical firm, testified in Seattle superior court that he is without means and owes $800,000. In Washington, Mrs Gilman widow of a F-4 disaster victim, is appointed a tagmaker at Mare Island navy yard by President Wilson as a support measure.
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Seattle
Wash
John Conardine
Washington
Wilson
Frederick Gilman
Mra. Gilman
Mare Ireland Navy Yard
Denison's Coffee Ad and Casual Family Snippet
An advertisement style line extols Denison's Coffee as a remedy when others fail to please. A light social aside notes how young people err in love similar to older folks. A married woman comments on a husband’s habit of grumbling at home and away. A child's growth remark and a playful exchange about clothing sizes close the fragment.
Marriage Preparations Mention Diamond Engagement Ring
In the dialogue a character asks if the fiancé understands there will be something on hand for the approaching marriage. The reply confirms a diamond engagement ring as the planned symbol of betrothal.
Boy Schoolwork Reveals Lincoln Birth Facts
A Boston schoolboy, about 12 years old, provided new information on Abraham Lincoln by writing that he was born on a bright sunny February day in 1809 in a log cabin his father helped build. The piece presents a simple, historical anecdote about Lincoln’s early life.
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Lincoln
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Daytime aurora observed from Viking Alberta on April 2
In Viking Alberta at latitude 63 north, observer 8. B. Collier saw a daytime aurora half an hour before sunset on April 2. A cloud over the horizon acted as a screen, allowing bright hazy milky streamers to be visible just beneath the cloud, rising about 15 degrees.
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8. B. Collier
Journal of the
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Viking
Alberta
Crinoline Fashion Reemergence Tied to Hidden Letters
A fashion note traces crinoline origins to sixteenth century Spain where a princess used it to conceal love letters from a forbidden admirer. A St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer links Queen Elizabeth to introducing the silhouette in England, suggesting pockets as a hiding place while eyeing portraits of Queen Mary showing similar gown widening.
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England
St. Louis
Queen Mary
Feed Children On Properly Selected Food Pay Dividends
A mother letter extols health gains from changing children’s diet to fruit grape nuts and postum with less potatoes and meat. She notes sturdier, healthier kids, a teething baby improved by grape nuts with milk, and credits Postum and Grape-Nuts despite familiar coffee ties.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Hiver
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