Roosevelt's Plan for Universal Military Training and France
A letter urges backing universal obligatory military training and service to raise an army for Europe. It envisions 100000 volunteers with option for larger forces, phased overseas deployment, and training in France before trench service, citing duty to humanity and national honor. The writer cites past Cuban campaign leadership and outlines command fitness.
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Germany
Signal Corps
War Department
Sayiny
France
Proposals for New War Tax Revenue Across Many Goods
The document outlines a broad set of proposed tax increases for 1916 1917 and 1918 including income taxes excess profits taxes stamp taxes on theater and sports tickets and excise taxes on sugar refined petroleum and alcoholic drinks. It estimates potential yields from each measure and notes that consideration will begin in the ways and means committee with a bill likely within two weeks.
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Congress
Treasury
Ways and Means
Nurse Nightingale Visit Promises Rheumatism Cure Tale
An advertisement announces Nurse Nightingale in Boston to discuss recovery from rheumatism. She credits Var nesis with improving her joints and stomach, says the remedy is rooted in herbs, and offers free mailed descriptions of cases. She will speak daily at Liggett's Drug Store in Boston and invites rheumatic sufferers to attend or request information.
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Nurse Nightingale
Boston
W. A. Varney
Lynn
Mass
Liggett’s-Riker-Jaynes Drug Store
Washington St
Cor
Hanover St
Seize Three Auto Loads of Liquor in Quincy
Three automobile loads of whiskey beer and wine were seized by the Quincy police in 15 raids across Copeland Sumner and Centre streets. Six men were arrested for conducting liquor nuisances six for gambling and three for being present where gambling implements were found.
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Quincy
Copeland
Sumner
Centre Streets
War tax proposal to affect tickets and instruments
A proposed war tax would add one cent per 10 cents on admission tickets to theatres ball games and amusements and a five percent tax on the wholesale cost of musical instruments or parts.
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McAdoo
U S Scorpion Interned by Turkey at Constantinople
Amsterdam April 16 A Turkish government despatch reports the American guard ship Scorpion has been interned at Constantinople. Sabah quotes that the vessel was given 24 hours to leave the harbor but could not, and was interned in accordance with The Hague convention.
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Amsterdam
London
Constantinople
Sabah
Zuccaro and Giordani Marry in Boston Church Ceremony
Alfred Zuccaro longtime Western Union Boston branch manager married Miss Celesta Giordani yesterday at St. Lazarus Church Orient Heights. They left for New York to begin their honeymoon after the ceremony.
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Alfred Zucccaro
Western Union
Boston
Celesta Giordani
St. Lazarus Church
Orient Heights
New York
Patriotics Meeting at Winthrop Adulates Wilson Support
A Winthrop patriotic meeting hosted by the Winthrop recruiting committee drew over 1500 attendees at the Winthrop Theatre, with many more seeking entry. Speaker John A. Kelcher urged full support for President Wilson, while Fort Banks commander Major Thomas Q. Ashburn called for men to enlist.
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Winthrop Recruiting Committee
Winthrop Theatre
John A. Kelcher
Wilson
Thomas Q. Ashburn
Fort Banks
New Bedford Man Named to U S Shipping Board
Willem H. Hand Jr naval architect of New Bedford has been appointed assistant to the United States Shipping Board and will personally direct and inspect all shipbuilding yards in New England producing the government wooden fleet. The move signals enhanced oversight of yards key to wartime ship production.
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New Bedford
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Auburn
Maine
Roosevelt
Europe
S. B. M. Young
Samuel Sumner
Leonard Wood
San Juan
United States
Boston Public
Boston and Lynn
Boston Territory
Brockway-Smith Corporation
Carey
Carey Ceil Board
Carey Manco
The
Philip Carey Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ial
Borgian Park Square Telephone Beach
WM. E. Smith
Runtledge
Lexington G
Qpirtieth Street
U. S
Scorpion
Turkey
Zuccaro
Giordani
Winthrop
NEW Bedford Man
U. S. Shipping Board
E. W. Grove
Pioneer
Guardian
Bromfield St
Wm. D. Eldredge
Treas
Ae Seca
Janet
Brockton Shoe
Marke
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