Enlistment Rules Narrow for Allied Service
Provost Marshal General Crowder orders that only Class 3 registrants due to alienage may enlist in allied forces. The circular notes no other enlistment agreements are valid until a military convention with Britain and Canada is approved and operative. The piece questions slackers who could lend to the government but refuse.
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Provst
Crowder
Exemption Board
Great Britain
Canada
Senate
Dependency bill filed in Washington
A bill to amend the war risk insurance law would create a flat $15 monthly allotment from soldiers to dependents starting July 1. The allowance would go to wives and children or to other dependents if unmarried, with a separate share for additional dependents if applicable.
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Sims
Tennessee
War and Navy Departments
Governor Signs Teachers Pay Bill Boston Salaries See Increases
Governor McCall signed a bill allowing Boston to raise its tax limit with mayoral and school board approval. The measure permits a 10 cent increase this year, 40 cents next year, and 50 cents in subsequent years to fund higher teachers salaries in the city.
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McCall
Boston
Drink a Glass of Real Hot Water Before Breakfast
Sanitary science has advanced. drink real hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. The ad claims this ritual prevents dull mornings and a range of ailments from constipation to biliousness and improves complexion. It urges readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from the drug store at little cost.
City Hall phone chief in council hearing amid scuffle
John F. Swift head of the City Hall telephone service faced sharp questioning by the City Council over budget issues and hours worked by female operators. Agnes Ware and Margaret Miller were named as involved in incidents, with Ware's father demanding an apology and threatening action. Swift admitted the remark about taking something "out of your hide" was said in jest.
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John F. Swift
Swift
Agnes Ware
Robert Ware
Ware
Miss Ware
Margaret Miller
Moriarty
Peters
Pershing Receives U S Army Boost From Baker Letter
General Pershing revealed a Baker letter dated April 7 praising the American Expeditionary Forces in France. It notes effective schooling, solid training, cordial Franco‑American relations, and strong morale. Baker urges continued progress and pledges U S support, with Pershing stressing duty and loyalty.
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Witit
France
Associated Press
Pershing
Baker
United States
America
Newton Baker
Military Court Hearings To Resume On Spy Act bill
Hearings on a Chamberlain bill to try espionage acts by military court martial rather than civil tribunals will resume tomorrow. Army and Navy intelligence officers will testify at the session in Washington.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Army
Navy
Smyrna Mills Fire Threatens Maine Village
Houston Me April 18 three small buildings including Tarbell brothers garages were burned. The Tarbell general storehouse caught fire and was damaged but saved. Fire threatened Smyrna Mills and several other structures burned in the blaze.
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Houston
Tarbell Brothers
Smyrna Mills
J. E. Tarbell & Sons
Will of Mrs. Sarah J. Fitch provides $100000 for aged home
Probate filing in East Cambridge reveals a bequest exceeding $100000 to establish a home for elderly couples in Massachusetts. Executor Wallace Eh Lovett oversees the estate. Public gifts include $1000 to several Melrose institutions and $500 to Melrose High School alumni aid. No private bequests exist.
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Massachusetts
Melrose
Sarah J. Fitch
East Cambridge
Wallace Eh. Lovett
Melrose Institutions
Melrose Y. M. CC. A
Foreign Missionary Society
M. KE
Church of Melrose
Home Missionary Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. F
Post 4
M. Dé. Church of Melrose
Melrose High School
Lamay Poudre LAme Beauty Powder Promises Pure Formula
A New York beauty powder claims to avoid white lead and rice powder. It uses a medicinal skin healing blend and sticks well, reducing enlarged pores blackheads and pimples. Sold widely in large fifty cent and half size twenty five cent packages. Save this notice.
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New York
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Georgette
Coats
Delhi
Sarah E. Fitch
Lawrence Bennett
Clark Avenue
Chelsea
Young Bennett
Spencer Avenue School
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You
Eeaerno
Murad
Murad and
Anargyros Me
Egyptia Cparettes
Acme Ae
A. H. Howe & Sons
Tremont St
Washington St
Roxbury
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