Peace Committee Delegates Leave Boston for Washington War Vote Fight
Thirty-one delegates from the Emergency Peace Committee of Massachusetts depart for Washington to join national peers in a last push to keep the United States out of war with Germany. A Ford Hall peace meeting featured Congressman Huddleston urging citizens to influence Congress by letters and telegrams before opening session.
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Emergency Peace Committee of
Massachusetts
Washington
Union
Germany
Ford Hall
George Huddleston
Alabama
Boston
Congressman Huddleston
America
Emergency Peace Committee
United States
National and State Flags Presented at Dorchester Church
In a morn ceremony at Second Congregational Church Dorchester two silk flags the national and the Massachusetts state flag were presented by William D. Brigham and Edward W. Davenport to Rev. Jason Noble Pierce. Attended by over 1000, the event featured a tower anthem and a procession led by Grand Army of the Republic High School Cadets Boy Scouts and church officers.
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Second Congregational
Dorchester
William D. Brigham
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Edward W. Davenport
Grand Arm of the Republic
Boy Scouts
Jason Noble Pierce
Townsend Memorial
Bowdoin
Churchill
Brigham
Massachusetts
Davenport
Commonwealth
Dr True s Elixir advertised for worms and laxative dangers
Advertisement claims worms threaten children with pale face dull eyes itching nose rectum cough and teeth grinding. Promotes Dr True s Elixir as family laxative and worm expeller with testimonials from Mrs Norrat Houston Texas and a dealer list offering 5 and 6 0 cent bottles and further information.
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Dr. True
Norrat
Houston
Texas
Qvj Furry Coo
Auburn
Auto backs into river at Seymour. four rescued
In Seymour Connecticut Mrs Herman Platz was drowned when an automobile driven by her son William Platz rolled back down a steep hill and plunged into the Naugatuck River. Four other occupants, including Platz, escaped as rescuers pulled them from seven feet of water after the car became pinned.
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Seymour, Conn
Herman Platz
William Platz
Naugatuck River
Charles Murray
Alfred Platz
Platz
Georgic
Bremen
Payme
Joy ride Ends in Tragedy Near Worcester
Two men died and a third was dying at City Hospital after a joy ride in Shrewsbury. A fourth man was jailed at Central police station for drunkenness and operating a car while intoxicated as authorities investigated the crash.
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Worcester
City
Central
Shrewsbury
Four Men Die In Auto Crash Near Lake Quinsigamond
Four men set out from Worcester for Lundstrom camp on Lake Quinsigamond. Driver Carl A. Lundstrom lost control at 45 mph on South Quinsigamond avenue, hitting a telegraph pole and boulder before overturning. Charles M Ohlin and Charles Gortsos died at the scene, Alderman Gustaf A Olin died later, Lundstrom escaped with minor injuries and was arrested.
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Charles M. Ohlin
Russell Street
Charles Gortsos
Temple Street
Gustaf A. Olin
Fairview Terrace
Carl A. Lundstrom
Worcester
Lundstrom
Lake Quinsigamond
Shrewsbury
Quinsigamond Avenue
Ohlin
Gortsos
Olin
Children Eat Iris Root Fatal for One in Gloucester
In Gloucester on April 1 five children ate iris root picked from a swamp near their homes. Three died or became gravely ill including 3-year-old Mary McLaughlin. Brother Robert 4 and sister Anna 6 are hospitalized and considered dangerously ill. Dana 6 and Marvel 4 Hinckley also fell sick at home.
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Gloucester
Mary McLaughlin
Robert
Anna
James McLaughlin
Charles Hinckley
Dana
Marvel
Congress to Declare War on Germany Soon
Congress moves toward a formal declaration or a state of war with Germany as President Wilson’s address prompts actions. House and Senate committees plan immediate debates, with advocates calling for active US participation and large army buildup. Debates focus on war powers, funding, universal military training, and France aid options amid intense wartime urgency.
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Old North Church
America
South
American Rights League
Yale
Harvard
China
Mexico
Africa
England
France
Bosnia
Serbia
Poland
Wilson
United States
Representative Flood
Virginia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gardner
Massachusetts
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Clark
Kahn
California
Caldwell
New York
Montague
War and Navy Departments
Americans Near Starvation Highlight Germany Escape
A report describes Americans nearly starved in Germany and released with others. They crossed into Denmark, took passage from Copenhagen for Sweden, and then reached England.
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Germany
Doctor recounts weight loss and harsh rations in Germany
Dr McKinn recalls two months in Germany losing 36 pounds as food in camps was wretched and nourishment poor though he managed to survive.
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Germany
Dr. McKinn
Voyage Home After Perilous Journey From Copenhagen
Survivor recounts flight by sea and land through Copenhagen Stockholm and Sweden to return home. He describes hunger in Stockholm requiring a bread ticket and final passage to England before his return.
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Copenhagen
Sweden
Stockholm
Iongland
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William W. Brigham
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Om Sale
L. P. Hollander & CO
Boylston Street
Park Square
Army and Navy Service
Raider
Crow’s Nest
Iceland
Scandinavian
Swinemund
Swinemunde
Karlsruhe
Neustralitz
Denmark
Davis
Snyder
Zabrisky
Mount Temple
General Acoustic Co
Blake Bidg Ed
Temple Pisce
Bolivia
Sample Suit House
the House of Style and Quality
Temple Place
Blake Building
Cality
Morton
Monarch House
Campbell
New England
Carpenter-Morton
Sudbury St
Scollay Sauere
VENUS
Enus
the Supreme
American Lead Pencil Co
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New Post
Kellogg's
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Babbitt
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