Jamaica Plain Girl Rescues Two Drowning Women
Seventeen year old Miss Florence McManus of Jamaica Plain swam 100 feet to Lake Lashway where Mrs Eva Ramsdell and Miss Gertrude Frederick, both Worcester residents, were clinging to each other in 25 feet of water. She grabbed Ramsdell by the hair to keep her head above water and carried both women to shore before collapsing, fully clothed, after the daring rescue.
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Jamaica Plain
East Brookfield
Eva Ramsdell
Gertrude Frederick
Orient Place
Worcester
Lake Lashway
Florence McManus
Boylston Street
Miss McManus
Mrs. Ramsdell
Miss Frederick
Tax Bill Changes Ahead in House Debate
Washington August 18 Many amendments to the Republican tax bill will be offered by majority members of the ways and means committee before the House casts a final vote. Republicans agreed on several changes today and more than 50 others will be reviewed tomorrow prior to House consideration.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Tax bill amendments move through committee amid changes
A committee approved changes including removing a ten dollar annual license tax on soft drink vendors and taxing capital asset profits above thresholds. Proposals would exempt veterans’ government allowances and war act benefits, tax foreign income differently, and consider taxing income from tax exempt securities. Democratic speakers Oldfield and Cochran. Republican Green and Langworthy.
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United States
Oldfield
Arkansas
Cochran
New York
Green
Iowa
Langworth
Ohio
Ways and Means
Lloyd George affirms Britain must match any navy
In a Commons speech Premier Lloyd George defends the Anglo American Pacific policy and the Japanese alliance. He declares Britain must possess a fleet equal to any other nation as the imperial conference decisions are outlined amid cheers.
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London
United News
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Lloyd George on Pacific Understanding and World Peace
The premier argues that disarmament success hinges on Pacific agreements. He says Britain needs America's friendship and that dominions should share naval burdens without interference. He praises the Anglo Japanese alliance, urges balance with the United States, and hopes for a broader Pacific understanding to ensure global peace.
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America
Loyd George
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Upper Silesia
Asia Minor
Ireland
United States
Japan
United States of America
Man Arrested for $700 Ring Larceny in Back Bay
Edward Goldberg 31 of Revere was arrested by Detective Timothy F. Donovan on larceny of a $700 ring from Miss Elsie M. Reilly of Back Bay. Reilly had entrusted the ring for repair but it was pawned and proceeds allegedly pocketed. Goldberg operated a Cambridge Prospect Street paper hanging business.
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Edward Goldberg
Centennial Avenue
Revere
Timothy F. Donovan
Elsie M. Reilly
Westland Avenue
Back Bay
Miss Reily
Torney
Goldberg
Miss Reilly
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Arm guards at Cape jail with riot guns
A report states that armed guards at Cape jail were equipped with riot guns amid continuing security concerns after an incident where a person and an escort were abducted in an automobile.
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Cape
Two Revere Girls Missing After Disappearance
Two 15 year old Revere girls Carmen Folsom and Alice Blue are missing from home after disappearing last Wednesday. Initially feared to be boating accident victims, police and relatives now report they returned to shore and then left with four dresses and a suit. Parents fear they may have been lured away by an older person or sought work in Boston or nearby cities.
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Revere
Carmen Folsom
Dix Street
Alice Blue
Standish Road
Boston
Arrest in Cape assault case shocks town and fuels vigilante fears
Joseph Andrews of Onset, 17, captured after a brutal assault and robbery near a dance. He was moved to Barnstable jail for arraignment as John Dies and Benjamin Gomes face $15,000 bail for Aug 29 hearings. Victim Miss Butler and escort William O Eldridge Jr. identified the trio. Butler’s father condemns the attack.
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Cape Section
Joseph Andrews
Barnstable
Elwell H. Smith
Miss Butler
William O. Eldridge, Jr
Andrews
John Dies
Bénnjamin Gomes
Young Andrews
Charles A. Churchill
Lewis W. Lynch
Eldridge
Barnstable Court
Barnstable County
Harry L. Butler
Crowds Threaten Barnstable Jail After Portuguese Suspects
A large crowd gathered around Barnstable jail after two Portuguese suspects were taken into custody. Indignation ran high and threats of violence were made. Blank rounds were fired to quell unrest as guards with riot guns were positioned. Tomorrow 15 motorcycle State constables will arrive to comb the woods.
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Barnstable
New State Constabulary
Drowned man in Charles River near Faneuil
Charles Peers aged 32 of 72 Surrey Street Brighton drowned while swimming in the Charles River at Faneuil. He and companions entered the water, then he went back in alone and was believed seized by cramps. His body was recovered by grappling.
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Charles Peers
Surrey Street
Brighton
Charles River
Faneuil
Peers
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