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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
12
Corpus Christi Texas April 3 South Texas cowboys ex rangers ranchmen and farmers under the leadership of County Judge Timon began the organization of a cavalry regiment of rough riders to be ready when President Wilson calls for volunteers.
Governor Sleeper after a conference with state officials said he would send a special message to the Legislature asking authority to borrow 5 million dollars to equip the Michigan National Guard and care for dependents of guardsmen.
President Wilson warned of German spies in government offices and today reports show trails of German secret service found in executive and diplomatic areas. Officials plan a sweeping investigation and new spy laws. The Justice Department's investigations bureau has been expanded and will gain broader powers.
Officials say access by foreign agents is unlikely to involve highly important information. They remain convinced that no sensitive State Department material was compromised and emphasize the absence of breach indicators.
A letter to Mayor Curley from Deane Ruggles of Concord New Jersey says Boston owes 35 287 800 on a revolutionary era note that started as 5000 and was recently demanded from England.
A bill approved by the House of Representatives prohibits employers from docking wages for tardiness beyond the actual time lost, replacing a similar measure with a substituted version.
A committee favored bill would let employers deduct 15 minutes pay for every 16 minutes or fraction late. Morrill of Haverhill pushed a substitute to cap deductions to actual time lost. The House moved to substitute for an adverse report on city share of auto-fee money. Bills on auto thief penalties and drunk driving operations were rejected. In Senate, Wilson proposed Health Dept power to label bread ingredients, curley bread rules keep ingredient labels. A delay tactic on the bread bill failed. Ways and Means opposed state ownership of gas utilities.
Bay State Street Railway observed two minutes of silence on all lines for the funeral of Henry S. Reynolds, former assistant general manager. Officials and many Boston Elevated Railway officers attended. About 800 uniformed employees joined the procession with ten funeral cars to Central Cemetery in Randolph.
In Chicago on April 3 Miss Susie Batiel 11 417 Stewart Avenue denies she is or ever will be engaged to Bat Nelson former lightweight champion who plans a comeback against Freddie Welsh in St. Louis. She says Nelson spreads marriage talk for publicity and has known him for years but she will not marry.
Tens of thousands of citizens are expected to attend a patriotic mass meeting tonight at Boston Common. Features include moving pictures, national songs by the navy yard band, five minute talks by Governor McCall Mayor Curley Brigadier General Sweetzer and Colonel B B Buck. Boy Scouts will lead the pledge. Marines and Cadets will be on duty in uniform with recruiting staff on hand to answer questions about service.
The exact location remains undecided as the public safety committee reviews several sites for a large mobilization camp. Generals Sweetser and Wood endorse the plan, with Wood urging a site between Boston and Worcester for rail access to main lines.
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