Car 302 to serve as McAdoo office car in cleanup tour
Washington reports the government rail road administration will use Car 302 as the Director General McAdoo office car for weeks of travel. The car will shuttle along main tracks as he oversees railway operations while lobbying for the third Liberty Loan. In New York detectives raided late night resorts as part of a Tenderloin cleanup, arresting 150 men and 100 women and disrupting sightseers.
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Swann
Teachers Appeal to Senators Over Salary Bill
In an open letter to the Senators of the Massachusetts Legislature Cora Bigelow president of the Boston Teachers Club argues the Mayor lacks knowledge or interest in an amendment to the teachers salary bill. She says any change would cause serious and unnecessary trouble and that opposition stems from personal motives.
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Massachusetts
Cora Bigelow
Boston Teachers’ Club
Mayor Peters backs salary bill for teachers
Letter from CORA BIGELOW to Massachusetts senators states Mayor Peters has no interest in amending the teachers salary bill. It urges support as endorsed by City Council Finance Commission school committee and teachers. It warns opposition stems from personal effort, asks for a verdict in favor of the current measure.
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Massachusetts
Peters
Finance Commission
Cora Bigelow
Liberty Bond Drive Urges Support Against Autocracy
Citizens called to back the Liberty bond program as a civic choice for national defense. Officials framed the purchase as a clear stand for democracy, urging participation across communities.
Letter From France Reveals Marriage Secret
A letter dropped from a knitting bag exposed a wartime elopement plan. Peggy Crosby and Arthur Kaupe married on May 26, 1917 in New York to keep the union secret while he joined the Medical Corps for service in France. Peggy Crosby Kaupe, 28, from Chestnut Hill, announced the secret after the letter’s discovery. Arthur Kaupe, 23, of Staten Island, served in France and hoped for a Sanitary Corps commission.
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Arthur F. Kaupe
Mystery gun designer foresaw bombardment reach
Amsterdam April 7 reports Professor Rausenberger artillerist and Krupp manager behind the famed 42 centimeter gun planned a great mystery gun to shell Paris now. In 1916 interview Fritz Rausenberger warned war would yield vertical artillery surpassing horizontal fire and that future cannons would penetrate fortified shelters and threaten England from the Continent.
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Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
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Berliner Tageblatt
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Blaze on elevated causes tie up in city streets
A small fire in the Elevated superstructure at Washington and Mast Concord streets around 4 PM yesterday caused a 45 minute traffic tie up. The blaze followed a flare up from a short circuit in the lead car of a five car southbound train. Damage was negligible.
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Mast Concord Streets
Germans Debate US Entry Anniversary In Amsterdam
German newspapers in Amsterdam mark the anniversary of the United States entering the war. Journals speculate on the wisdom of dragging America into the conflict and some conclude it was unwise to oppose the Fatherland.
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United States
America
Germany
German Presses on U S War Exit and Wilson
The Taegiische Rundschau notes Germany failed to stop Wilson’s reelection due to anti German leanings but predicts a new peace proposal from Wilson soon. Kreuzzeitung argues the U boat pretext aided entry and that American sentiment was misread. Berliner Tageblatt questions Allied victory despite US help and foresees Entente shipping losses and U boats shaping future strategy. Weser Zeitung says America misses entente expectations.
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United States
Wilson
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Entente
Weser Zeitung
Arrest 22 at Natick for Sunday gambling
Natick April 7 Watch and Ward Society officers under Parker and Sears of Boston raided the restaurant at 9 and 11 South avenue this after noon and arrested 22 Greeks and Albanians on a charge of gaming on the Lord's day. The two alleged proprietors John Ziko and Nick Balson were arrested and charged with maintaining a gambling nuisance. They were all admitted to bail and will appear in District Court this morning.
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Natick
Boy Jumps to Death in Front of Auto
A man leapt before an automobile, dying after the plunge in a street accident. Witnesses reported the shock and police began a routine investigation into the incident and its circumstances. The event disrupted traffic and drew onlookers at the scene.
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Auto
Lawrence
Leo Defroshers
Edmond
Lewis
Hidden Road
Andover
Darken Your Gray Hair with Sage and Sulphur Compound
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a convenient hair dye for restoring faded gray hair. It claims natural, even darkness after nightly use and warns it is a cosmetic, not a medical cure, with easy application via sponge or brush.
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