May remit tax fines and war finance bill passes
Delinquent taxpayers who miss the April deadline may still avoid penalties if they file late returns immediately and provide explanations. Congress approves the war finance corporation bill creating a 500 million dollar entity with authority to issue up to 3 billion dollars in bonds. Treasury Secretary and four others named incorporators.
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Washington
Roper
Congress
War Finance Corporation
House
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
No Bulgarian Troops on Western Front Report
Washington April 2 American Consul-General Murphy at Sofia reports that no Bulgarian troops were moved to the western front for the German offensive.
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Washington
State Department
Murphy
Sofia
Baker Arrives Rome Delayed. Italian King Sets Afternoon Audience
Rome April 2. A four hour delay in the arrival of Newton D. Baker from the Italian battlefront led King Victor Emmanuel to postpone his audience with the American Secretary of War. The king said he would be ready to receive Baker at any hour in the afternoon after his arrival.
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Rome
Newton D. Baker
Victor Emmanuel
Mr. Baker
Shoe Factory Seeks Cats for Rodent Problem in Rockland
Rice and Hutchins shoe factories on Reed Street advertise for twenty active cats after local stray cats prove unreliable workers. Officials say rats are eating linings worth over 50 dollars in one night and gnawing on paste used in shoe production, with footage of rodents entering workrooms at night.
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Rockland
Rice & Hutchins Shoe
Reed Street
Will Lecture on Ireland in Brookline
Professor W J Walshe renowned lecturer and traveler leads a Trish Evening program No 2 in Whitney Hall Coolidge Corner Brookline tomorrow. He will discuss Ireland's future and Amer ica’s role in solving long standing grievances. A new set of pictures of Ireland’s scenic regions plus Irish ballads and songs enhance the show.
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W. J. Walshe
Whitney Hall
Coolidge Corner
Brookline
Walshe
Coubtless
Ireland
America
Land of the Shamrock
Ayer Army Plans Long Hikes From Camp Devens
April 2 plans outline taking regiments from Camp Devens on week long hikes across Massachusetts and New Hampshire counties. The first march is expected to begin around the 19th of the month.
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Camp
Devens
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Infantry Hikes and School Drills Signal Camp Reorganization
The 304th Infantry under Colonel Herron leads a week long hike schedule starting the 19th with field kitchens and gear, while first battalion drills at the Officers Training School include trench warfare practice. 96 students assigned as first class privates to infantry and 36 to artillery. Depot brigade permanent personnel reduced to 82 men amid rumors of recruitment focus. Lieutenant-Colonel Falls to become 301st Infantry commander after training.
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304Th Infantry
J. F. Herron
Officers’ Training School
M. N. Falls
301St Infantry
Boston
Arnold
Falls
Edward Croft
Plant Juice touted as a repair shop for the body
An advertisement promotes Plant Juice as a herbal tonic that claims to repair the stomach and digestive system, purify the blood, ease constipation, and boost energy. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Santa Fama of Charlestown Mass praising improved health after three bottles and notes availability at Houghton & Dutton Co. Boston drug department.
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Santa Fama
Main Street
Charlestown
Mass
Boston
Houghton & Dutton Co
Promotions in Trains and Military Police Unit
The unit assigns a new Lieutenant Colonel to fill the vacancy left by Sillman while Croft remains in charge of division schools. Newly arrived Black soldiers march with small American flags led by a tall, coated man bearing a large flag and a fishing pole. Reverend Shelton Smith joins as a new member. Draft exemptions are discussed for a farmer-turned-draftee. Deacons request care for him as letters arrive. Battalion evening parades begin for the 01st infantry on Monday to Wednesday, rotating each night.
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Sillman
Croft
Jacksonville
Shelton Smith
01St Infantry
Woman Sues Hub Lawyer Over Mort gage Fraud In Boston
Mrs. Margaret Brennan sues Boston lawyer Winfield Scott Patterson in Suffolk Superior Court claiming false representations led her to invest all her money in a worthless mortgage. She had been awarded 2500 by the Industrial Accident Board after her husband died in a 1914 accident. Arthur E. Smith was named as mortgagor and allegedly had a 5000 salary as company president. Also noted is the death of Max Gilman after nine days in a coma following March 24, with ineffective treatments at Frost Hospital.
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Winfield Scott Patterson
Boston
Suffolk Superior Court
Margaret Brennan
Max Gilman
Everett Avenue
Chelsea
Frost Hospital
Declarations of War Urged by King Bill
Washington April 2 A resolution proposes declaring a state of war between the United States and a nation led by King Bill, urging congressional action and signaling a formal wartime stance.
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King Bill
Washington
United States
Turkey and Bulgaria Referred to Foreign Relations Panel
Senator King 0 Utah introduced a resolution in the Senate naming Turkey and Bulgaria as Germanys allies and therefore enemies of the United States and referring the measure to the foreign relations committee without debate.
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Senate
King
Utah
Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
United States
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