Food Problem Drives U.S. Action on Supplies and Ships
President Wilson and his Cabinet focus on preventing waste and streamlining distribution to boost U S food supplies and export capacity. British and French commissions discuss aid needs as allied shipping and funding strategies hinge on new government controls and efficiency measures.
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Washington
Entente
Wilson
United States
Europe
British Commission
Great Britain
Balfour
Houston
Congress
Army Bill Delayed as Speakers Stance Sways House
Daylong debate on selective draft in the House with Speaker Clark signaling support for a majority volunteer amendment. Senator LaFollette offers a substitute to remove draft. Pields defends volunteer plan. Gallivan advocates universal service citing Boston enlistments and state regiments including the Ninth. Massachusetts vows universal liability, warning against reliance on citizen soldiers alone.
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Clark
Majority House Committee
Senate
LaFollette
Pields
Swentucks
War Department
Gallivan
Boston
Military Committee
Congress
Germany
Iellys
Burkes
Sheas
The Greatest Motor in the World Promised by Engineers
The speaker promotes a motor claimed to deliver unmatched speed power and endurance with minimal friction. Endurance is highlighted as the chief aim and friction is blamed for wear. The claim is that the motor achieves unprecedented efficiency and reliability.
Winsloe Wins Divorce From Blanche Winsloe
Former Representative Temple A. Winsloe of Dorchester is granted a divorce from Blanche E. Winsloe for desertion. He must pay $500 alimony and counsel fees and $10 weekly for two minor children custody goes to Blanche. He gains weekly access to the children. Past support and a separate residence are noted. A related suit alleging alienation of affection is pending against Mabel A. McQuade.
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Temple A. Winsloe
Dorchester
Blanche E. Winsloe
Raymond
Superior Court
Winsloe
Grant
Suffolk Probate Court
Faxon Street
Neponset Coal Company
Bride Kidnap Claim Spurs Philadelphia Suit
Berton Bew sues Gustavus W. Bergner of Bergner and Ingle Brewing Company alleging his young wife Jean Bergner is prisoner in a Ritz Carlton room to force a reunion after an elopement from Avalon New Jersey to Bristol Tennessee last October.
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Philadelphia
Berton Bew
Gustavus W. Bergner
Bergner & Ingle Brewing Company
Ben
Ritz, Carlton Hotel
Broad and
Walnut Streets
Jean Bergner
Avalon
N. J
Bristol
Harvard Prize Play Presented At Castle Square Theatre
Harvard prize play in four acts titled The Year of the Tiger by Kenneth Andrews, produced last evening at Castle Square Theatre under John Craig who annually awards the prize for Harvard or Radcliffe student plays. Andrews has lived in Japan, which inspired the play’s romantic setting.
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Castle Square Theatre
Harvard
Kenneth Andrews
John Craig
Radcliffe
Andrews
Japan
The Year of the Tiger A tale of Mildred Gleason in Japan
A young American nurse at a Japanese interior missionary hospital faces monotony and yearns for life beyond. Clifford Hale courts her though he already loves Viola West, while a superstitious servant warns of the Tiger year. Mildred contemplates leprosy life then returns to her routine, shaped by harsh experience.
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Mildred Gleason
America
Japan
Clifford Hale
Mildred
Asano
Hale
Viola West
Karuizawa
Premiere of The Year of the Tiger Receives Warm Reception
The production impressed with original scenes and vibrant color. Josephine Victor played Mildred Gleason with charm while William B. Mack and Graham Velsey delivered strong support as Alano and Clifford Hale. Cast members earned curtain calls and praise, signaling a promising, long run.
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Josephine Victor
Mildred Gleason
William B. Mack
Alano
Graham Velsey
Clifford Hale
Robert Lowe
Lanning
John Craig
Edwin Forsberg
Dr. Gleason
Mabel Colcord
Mrs. Gleason
Elizabeth Flint
Miss Bell
Florence Martin
Viola West
Mae Reynolds
Mr. Andrews
T*raig
Miss Victor
State aid to farms asked in wartime credit plan
Farmers needing immediate funds to plant crops for war-time will receive aid if Public Safety Committee finance plan proceeds. A three member subcommittee led by J. M. Prendergast with Allan Forbes and Philip Stockton was appointed to explore Massachusetts bank credit extensions.
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Finance Committee
Public Safety Committee
J. M. Prendergast
Allan Forbes
Philip Stockton
Massachusetts
Celebrate Call to Arms for War of 98 in Boston
Mayor Curley and his son James M Jr head the Roger Walcott Auxiliary No 22 Spanish War Veterans as they mark the 19th anniversary of McKinley s call to arms. Guests from the Roger Walcott Camp attend in Eangeline Tall 214 Dudley street with Mrs Anna Nagle presiding.
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Curley
James M., Jr
Roger Walcott
Eangeline Tall
Dudley Street
McKinley
Anna Nagle
Bishop Cheverus Assembly Cancels Ball Amid War Strains
The Bishop Cheverus Assembly of the Fourth Degree K of C cancels its ball at Cople Plaza Hotel due to wartime conditions. A committee met Governor McCall offering assembly services and receiving a push to form a 60 member home guard to boost military enlistments. Officers plan immediate formation of a home guard of about 100 members and pursue further war measures.
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Bishop Cheverus Assembly
Fourth Degree
K. of C
Cople Plaza Hotel
McCall
Iranets J. D. Ferguson
Thomas J. Way
William R. Connolly
M. Joseph O'Donnell
Boston
Prof Dooling Sees War's End in 78 Days
Beverly April 24 At United Shoe Machinery plant Beverly believes the war may end in 78 days as Professor Dooling a 22 year astrologer seer predicts Germany will stop fighting and universal peace be ratified November 17 1917 He has forecasting misses but asserts accuracy on prior prophecies including shifts in Russia and US Germany relations and Ireland Canada and a future Beverly official in Washington in 1922
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Beverly
United Shoe Machinery Company
United States
Germany
Brazil
Australia
Ireland
James McPherson
Washington
Boy Disappears From Barry Cross Ship At Charlestown Dock
Fred Carr a 14 year old mess boy vanished from the steamship Barry Cross tied at the local dock Saturday night. His step father Harry Remnant boat swain on the same vessel appealed to Charlestown police last night to locate the boy before the ship sails.
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Fred Carr
Barry Cross
Harry Remnant
Charlestown
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