Diamond Jim Brady Dies at Atlantic City Hotel
James Brady known as Diamond Jim, longtime railroad supplies contractor, died at 64 in Atlantic City. A Johns Hopkins benefactor, three Hopkins physicians were at his bedside. He amassed a jewel rich fortune and supported Hopkins with $200000 for the Brady Urological Institute and ongoing annual gifts.
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New York
James 8. Brady
Jim” Brady
Grand Central Station
Atlantic City
Brady
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Diamond Jim
Johns Hopkine
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute
Fire destroys store and two homes in Chatham
A blaze in Chatham caused about 3000 in damages to a large store and two residences. Firemen from Orleans arrived eight miles away with their apparatus, but could not prevent the flames. The fire began in the Freeman dry goods store and its cause remains undetermined.
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Chatham
Orleans
Freeman Dry Goods
Chamber Plans for War Funds
The Boston Chamber of Commerce submitted a war financing plan to the federal government proposing to raise 5 billion dollars by loans and 1 to 2 billion by taxation. It would limit the income tax to 3 percent, tax state and municipal bond income, and impose taxes on gasoline tickets tea coffee chocolate liquors and tobacco. The plan opposes 2 billion in one year certificates and favors bank borrowing.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Andrew J. Peters
Secretary of the Treasury
Charles J. Bullock
Harvard
Fordney
Shirley
Kentucky
House Debates War Bill as Nation Seeks Immediate Action
Debates over a $5 trillion war financing plan draw sharp questions on bond terms and tax policy. Leaders Kitchin and Fordney defend swift passage while Cara way of Arkansas opposes the plan’s breadth. Gardner of Massachusetts predicts quick conscription approval.
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Kitchin
Fordney
Michigan
Control of food crops and prices discussed by Wilson
President Wilson and Secretary Houston outlined plans to boost U S food production and distribution amid war, seeking federal power to regulate and fix prices if needed and to license large distributing agencies. Houston returned from St Louis after talks with grain states and will press Congress to draft the necessary legislation.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Houston
Germany
St. Louis
Congress
Trouston
Bakers Union Settlement Ends Long Dispute
New York April 13 Ward Brothers the nation’s largest baking employer with plants in Boston and other eastern cities and the Bakers and Confectioners International Union have settled their differences. Beginning today all Ward plants operate under union conditions affecting between five thousand and six thousand workers directly.
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New York
Ward Brothers
United States
Boston
Mississippi
International Union
Ward
Three Run Down by Motor Car in Revere
Three people are struck in Revere as a heavy closed-in Buick bears down on Campbell Avenue. Walter Stackhouse, his mother Mrs. Fannie Stackhouse, and Miss Margaret Dodge are hospitalized. Mrs. Stackhouse dies. The driver fled, and a Buick with Massachusetts 5128 is linked to Herbert F. Walker of Lynn who says his car was in a Lynn garage last night. Police pursue possible theft of the vehicle.
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Walter L. Stackhouse
Fannie L. Stackhouse
Margaret D. Dodge
Campbell Avenue
Frost Hospital
Lynn
Revere
Mr. Stackhouse
Massachusetts
Herbert F. Walker
Ocean Avenue
Post
Walker
Roosevelt Volunteers for France Move Gains Congressional Backing
Congress considers authorizing Col. Roosevelt to raise a 1000 strong volunteer force to serve in France. Pressure grows for immediate inclusion in the army bill despite objections that Roosevelt's staff and volunteers may lack trench readiness. Emerson of Ohio formally introduced the resolution urging the President to approve the Roosevelt Volunteers.
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Col. Roosevelt
Europe
United States Army
Congress
France
House
Emerson
Ohio
Wilson
Col
Roosevelt
Officers Seek Loophole In Dependents Directive
National Guard officers interpret the War Department dependents order at local armories and believe many married men and those with dependents will be discharged from service. The discharge appears compulsory under the new policy.
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National Guard
the War Department
Discharge Order Sparks War Dept Question For National Guard
An order from Major General Wood directs discharge of National Guard enlisted men with dependent families, prompting calls for War Department rulings. Local officers fear rapid discharges could disorganize regiments while mustering officers must verify dependents before processing.
Harvard Regiment Endures Three Hour Rain Drill
Harvard cadets, 1000 strong, endured a three hour rain drill on Soldiers Field led by U S Army regulars. They trained in battalion drill, stood at attention in cold mist and wind, then gathered for a sunset retreat as the Harvard band played and the colors were paraded. Captain Constant Cordier reviewed the unit before marching to Harvard Square.
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West Point
Harvard
United States Army
Cambridge
Soldiers Field
Constant Cordier
Harvard Corps
Harvard Square
Man Kills Hart and Shoots Wife in Store Incident
In a department store, Carlow fatally shot Hart after breaking up his home then returned to the stationery counter and shot his wife. Spectators testified Herbert Congdon and George Leonard tackled Carlow as the woman was fired upon.
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Carlow
Hart
Herbert Congdon
George Leonard
Spring Fever and the Season of New Life
The piece contrasts spring as a time of vitality for healthy people with a season of danger for those in poor condition. It links abundant food, lack of exercise, and improper rest to disordered blood and a figurative poison that saps ambition and work drive.
Pepto Mangan Promotes Spring Clean Blood
Advertisement promotes Pepto Mangan as a spring tonic to cleanse impure blood and boost red blood cells. Claims the red blood cell count improves oxygen delivery and notes 25 years of medical endorsement for weak and anemic people. Warns to avoid substitutes and buy only original sealed bottles from Gude.
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M. J. Breitenbach, Manufacturing Chemists
New York
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