Fitzgerald cites draft inequity in wartime policy
Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald sent a telegram to Secretary of War Newton D. Baker criticizing Provost Marshal General Crowder. He highlights inconsistency between regimental officer discharge practices and draft boards enlisting married men with dependents, noting trained soldiers are being discharged while similarly dependent families are admitted.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Baker
Crowder
Newton D. Baker
Washington, D.C
Deserted Canadians to Join U S Unit
Bernard James of Detroit deserted his Canadian regiment in London after being refused a transfer to an American unit. He returned to the United States and enlisted under his own colors after arriving at an Atlantic port yesterday and being passed by immigration officials.
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London
United States
France
Bernard James
Detroit
Atlantic
Livestock Men Ask Fixed Corn Prices
Resolutions adopted by the Chicago Livestock Exchange urge the federal government to fix a minimum price of 75 cents and a maximum price of $1 a bushel for corn. The aim is to insure sufficient acreage to support stock feeders and to seek draft exemptions for stock feeders. The resolutions were sent to President Wilson, Herbert Hoover, and Secretaries Houston and Baker, seeking increased livestock production.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
Houston
Baker
Whittemore and Mack Secretly Wed in Whitefield
Arthur B. Whittemore a West Newton Mass teacher and Lillian W. Mack a Whitefield New Hampshire teacher wed in Whitefield on April 14 per the bride’s mother Mrs Wallace P Mack of Londonderry.
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Manchester
N. H
Arthur B. Whittemore
Allen School For Boys
West Newton
Mass
Lillian W. Mack
Whitefield
Wallace P. Mack
Londonderry
Unthrifty Behavior Linked to Marriage Hope, Says Doctor
Dr Lucile Eaves of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union argues young working women are unthrifty unless they have abandoned hope of marriage. She notes many still expect to throw finances aside to wed, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
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Lucile Eaves
The
Women’s Educational and Industrial Union
Boston Women Workers Face Nutrition Crisis Says Research Leader
Dr Eaves warns Boston has the largest adult female working population among big cities and faces rising food costs and dietary deficiencies. She calls for hot school lunches and factory meals, cooperative buying, and better nutrition as war time shifts force women into strenuous work. Dow showcases bread substitutes at Simmons College and Thayer outlines national coordination efforts.
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Massachusetts Women's Committee
Council of National Defence
Simmons College
Eaves
United States
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
Ula M. Dow
Nathaniel Thayer
Massachusetts
Maplewood Night Car Extends to Broadway Square
Edward Dana of the Boston Elevated Railway announces extended Maplewood night service to Broadway square. The 1:30 2:30 and 3:30 am Adams square departures will be rerouted at the next timetable change.
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Maplewood Square
Adamsa Square
Edward Dana
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Broadway Square
Adams Square
Maplewood
Dana
Broadway
Salem Street
Elevated
Socialist leader held on anti war charge
J Bentall former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate was arraigned before a U S commissioner on a charge of wrongfully attempting to cause disobedience in the military. He waived examination and was held to the October federal grand jury with bond set at five thousand dollars not posted. Pantellwee arrested on his farm near Litchfield.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Holy Rollers Must Be Quiet
Mary Graves president of the Newton Holy Rollers faced a New ton court over complaints from nearby residents about noisy meetings. Witnesses said services disturbed sleep and Graves quoted scriptures to defend loud worship. Judge Bacon postponed the case to September 7 and ordered quiet conduct or discontinuation.
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Mary Graves
Newton ‘Holy Rollers
Newton Court
Newton Says Farewell to Co. C of the Fifth
Newton bids farewell to Company C of the Fifth Regiment with a six mile parade through the city. General James G. White served as chief marshal, leading Company C and seven Newton constabulary units along with city officials veterans and Boy Scouts.
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Newton
Co. C
Quincy
James G. White
M. Vv. M
Newton Constabulary
State Guard
Childs
Newton Centre
C Company
Fifth Regiment
Five Thousand Dollar Reward in Dicola Murder
Chicago, Aug. 10. A yearlong police and private detective search for Gaspare Dicola’s killer yields a new reward of $5000, added to the prior $5000, for information leading to the arrest and conviction. Joseph Dicola of Termini Imerese funds the added bounty, with the money placed in a Chicago bank.
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Chicago
Gaspare Dicola
Lemon King
Brookline
Mass
Joseph M. Dicola
Joseph Dicola
Termine
Imerese
Sicily
De Saulles Murder Trial Coverage Focuses on Claim and Confession
The article recounts the confrontation between Mrs. De Saulles and her husband, the denial of access to their baby, and her subsequent shooting of him. It notes her serious condition in Nassau county jail, the jail physician's medical tests, and her public appearance watching for her son Jack amid media attention.
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Jack de Saulles
Weeks
Hull Gala Day Brims With Naval Race and Parades
Hull plans a full day of events from eight in the morning to ten at night featuring a Russian American naval parade and unique ship races between Bumkin Island sailors and Hull crew. The gala includes swimming and running races, baseball games, motion pictures, concerts, dancing, and a grand naval drill at L street playground.
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Hull and
Petrograd
Hull
Russia
United States
Bumkin Island
Commonwealth Pier
Hull Bay
L Street
John Y. O’mealey
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
Frank W. Martin
C. H. Cronin
J. S. Cadigan
Thomas P
H_ street
Central Avenue
Baysides
Bakhmetieff
Rumkin
Bayside
Wong Look and His New Car in Trouble
Wong Look drove his new car from Chinatown along Beacon street when officers trapped him. In Central Court he was recorded speeding at 30 miles an hour and could only stammer. He was fined five dollars, paid, and left calmly.
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Wong Look
Chinatown
Beacon Street
Blake and
Welch
Central Court
Wong
Present at Druggist Shooting Drifter Held for Grand Jury
James E. McDonough 22 of West Second Street South Boston admitted being present at the shooting of Druggist Robert F. Morris but denied any criminal purpose. He was held to the grand jury in South Boston District Court yesterday for 1500 dollars bail.
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James E. McDonough
West Second Street
South Boston
Robert FE. Morris
Butler Stolen Trunk Linked to Wister Household
Police say Charles Brett, a butler for Owen Wister in Philadelphia, took a trunk of Wister clothes manuscripts and bric a brac after leaving. The trunk was later found in Swampscott. Philadelphia reports claim Brett was hired after claiming to have served in the French trenches.
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Charles Brett
Central Court
Owen Wister
Philadelphia
Wister
Swampscott
Wisters
Cleveland War Market Opens As Farmers Offer Half-Price Produce
Cleveland's first war market opened in East Cleveland with farmers selling produce at about half the city market price. In the first two hours more than 300 women bought the entire stock offered by several farmers.
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Cleveland
Harding Reappointed Reserve Board Head
President Wilson designated W. P. G. Harding as governor and Paul H. Warburg as vice governor of the Federal Reserve Board for another year in a Washington move dated August 10.
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Harding
Reserve Board
Washington
Wilson
W. P. G. Harding
Paul H. Warhure
Federal Reserve Board
Chicago mobilizes 8658 men for new army
Chicago reporting as of Aug 10 shows 33 914 men examined in today s draft tally. Of these 8720 were rejected while 16 536 claimed exemption or evasion. RRS wheediodile qualified and not claiming exemption.
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Chicago
Wheatless Week Proves Successful Across New England
New England wheatless week ends with reports of reduced white flour use and higher sales of graham and rye bread. Boston bakeries note 5 to 10 percent flour savings, with one firm saving about 150 barrels. State Food Conservator Endicott and officials credit hotels hospitals and institutions for strong participation.
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New England
Boston
Post
Moore
State Food Conservator
Henry C. Endicott
Close Port at Sundown Shuts Boston Harbor Again
The port of Boston was closed to shipping at sunset last night and will remain closed every night until further notice. A ruling reaching the Boston navy yard stated the order with no explanation. This marks the first nighttime closure in months after wartime restrictions briefly lifted.
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Boston
Boston Navy Yard
St Bartholomew’s Parish Fete At Spring Grove Today
St Bartholomew’s parish picnic and carnival will be held at Spring Grove Wellesley today with dancing sports and amusements. The executive committee includes Rev Walter D McClane chairman and members Emily Lee Charlotte Mitchell Amelia Banks Rachel Pryor Gladys Hall John Kingsbury James Banks George B Ross Jr Warren Gonneley Edgar Atkins among others.
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St. Bartholomew's
Spring Grove Wellesley
Walter D. McClane
Emily Lee
Charlotte Mitchell
Amelia Banks
Rachel Pryor
Gladys Hall
Tax burden to rise on big wartime corporations
Senator Simmons told the Senate the finance committee would redraft the war tax bill to raise the burden on large corporations that profited from the war. The changes aim to shift costs onto big business as the measure is revised.
Senator Simmons Defends Senate Tax Revision Against House Bill
In a detailed statement opening de bate, Senator Simmons says the committee weighed every schedule and the bill would place the tax where it belongs without injustice. He argues the Senate revision taxes the prosperous more heavily and criticizes the House as too lenient on war profits. The measure targets corporations profiting from the war, stating 1916 profits exceed three billion dollars and House aims too low.
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Simmons
North Carolina
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means
Senate Committee
Senate
Senator Simmons
Claim captures of 18 U boats after Channel trap
British officers aboard a transatlantic liner report trapping a large German submarine in the English Channel. They seized the vessel after the crew overpowered its commander, found papers revealing submarine movements, and guided a British fleet to the base. The supply ship was captured and 17 additional U boats were cornered by British warships.
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Atlantic
English Channel
Soldiers Insurance Bill Ready For Congress
Washington August 10 The administrations plan to insure soldiers sailors and marines was placed before Congress in identical bills by Senator Simmons and Representative Alexander. Committee hearings will be held soon and the measure likely will be acted on in the Senate and House after the war tax bill is disposed of.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Simmons
Representative Alexander
Senate
House
Government considers mandatory family allotments in war insurance plan
The bill would require soldiers to allot at least $15 monthly to dependents, with the War and Navy Departments enforcing the payments and life insurance. Government allowances for families would range from $5 to $50 monthly, plus disability indemnities from $40 to $200. Soldiers could insure from $1000 to $10,000 with premiums withheld from pay, at about $8 per $19 of coverage. Estimated costs: $176 million for year one and $880 million for year two, with bond issues possible to raise funds.
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War and Navy Departments
McAdoo
Miss Hoyt Sentenced to Woman's Prison
Miss Hoyt, after a brief Central Court hearing, was sentenced to an indefinite term in the Woman's Prison at Sherborn. The case was prepared by the probation officer and involved alienist examination before the court.
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Madeline Hoyt
Dreyfus Cafe
Central Court
Sherborn
Minster
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Oscar
DE Saulles
Brett
ST. Bartholomew’s
Bill
Finance Committee
Answers Kitchin
Miss Hoyt
Mexico
Talcott Williams
Columbia University
C. W. Barron
Barron
Houghton Mifflin CO
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Boston News Bureau
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Tampico
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