Little Johnnie Takes the Auto in Brook Street Scrape
Five year old Johnnie O'Brien climbed into John B. Monreau's car at Parker and Brook. He started the car and steered about an eighth of a mile on Brook before the vehicle stalled in a garden mud. Police found him near the car, upset it would not go farther.
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Clinton
Johnnie O'Brien
John B. Monreau
Parker and
Brook Streets
Brook Street
Sterling Street
Order Not Obeyed By Fletcher At Brest Command
Testimony before the naval board investigating Admiral Fletcher's removal from Brest claims the loss of the transport Antilles off the French coast in October 1917 came from alleged disregard of instructions by Admiral Fletcher. Captain Byron C. Long of Vice Admiral Sims staff in London testified that Fletcher ignored orders in a case tied to wartime operations.
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Washington
French
William B. Vletcher
Sims
Byron C. Long
London
Naval Board
Fletcher
Brest
Testimony on convoy formations and Fletcher orders
Captain Long testified that the Antilles was torpedoed while in single file, calling it the most dangerous formation. He argued no general convoy doctrine existed under Admiral Fletcher, who did not issue line abreast rules despite orders from Admiral Sims. A staffer, Commander Daniels, was sent to Brest to draft such doctrine, but no broad instructions were issued. Long also said he urged Fletcher's transfer to Gibraltar after recommending it on September 20, a month before Fletcher’s relief following the Antilles loss.
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Antilles
Long
Admiral Fletcher
Sims
French
Brest
Fletcher
London
Daniels
Conevoy
Gibraltar
Admiral Sims
Chilean note to U S clarifies no pressure on Peru Bolivia
Foreign Minister Huidobro delivers to U S ambassador a note confirming Chile will prevent rupture between Peru and Bolivia and stating the United States attitude is not to press or intervene. Secretary Colby conveyed the same position to the Chilean ambassador in Washington. The Chillan government expresses satisfaction with the U S definition, while the press reaction was reportedly displeased.
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Chili
Peru
Bolivia
Colby
Chiliarl
Washington
Huidobro of Chill
United States
Shea
Santiago
Huidobro
Chillan
Mathieu
Body Found In River Believed Suicide Identity Confirmed
Hartford April 1 three boys found a woman's body in the Connecticut River at East Hartford identified as Mrs C R Edwards of Florence Northampton Mass missing since Nov 10 Northampton police believe she died by her own hand.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut River
East Hartford
C. R. Edwards
Florence
Northampton
Mass
Soldier relief plan discussed by Ways and Means
Washington April 1. House Ways and Means committee held executive session on soldier relief legislation but reached no agreement. Most members urged early action on a measure to avoid a bond issue. Rep Bacharach proposed a plan giving $500 cash to ex servicemen disabled as not a good insurance risk and a free 0.5 year endowment life policy of $1000 to others who served.
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Bacharach
New Jersey
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Court declines to reverse judgment in grand jury case
Supreme Judicial Court refuses to reverse Kowitch’s sentence for larceny. The decision notes possible multiple strangers in grand jury room but rules the issue should have been raised before Kowitch pleaded, citing prior instances of nonstandard presence in the proceedings.
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Supreme Judicial Court
William Kowitch
House of Correction
Ates
Lebowitch
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