Banner Bearers Arrested At White House Gates
Six women carrying suffrage banners were arrested at a White House gate in Washington and jailed. The group included Pauline Adams of Norfolk Virginia Clea Fuller Little Falls Minnesota Kate Boeckh W L Lockwood of Washington Gertrude Hunter Minneapolis and Margaret Fotheringham Buffalo. They bonded to appear in Police Court on obstruction charges and plan to pursue the fight through the courts.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Pauline Adams
Norfolk
Clea Fuller
Little Falls
Minn
Kate Boeckh
W. L. Lockwood
Gertrude Hunter
Minneapolis
Margaret Fotheringham
Buffalo
Bond
Webster and Jones Drafted in Franklin New Hampshire
Daniel Webster who lives near Daniel Webster's birthplace was accepted into the draft army today and did not seek exemption. John Paul Jones a farmer from Boscawen was also accepted and eager to fight. Over 75 percent of 300 examined by the local board sought exemption.
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Franklin
N. H
Daniel Webster
Daniel
John Paul Jones
Boscawen
Uncle Sam
Tone the Stomach With Horsfort's Acid Phosphate Ad
Disordered stomach and weak digestion are strengthened by its use according to an advertisement.
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Horsfort
Provincetown Relief Fund Committee Plans Vigorous Fund Drive
Provincetown relief leaders led by John J. Martin of the Exchange Trust Company return from Boston with renewed resolve to expand fundraising for the families of missing Provincetown fishermen. The Aug 23 report notes deep destitution and renewed personal contact with local relief workers spurring action.
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Martin
Provincetown
John J. Martin
The
Exchange Trust Company
Provincetown Fund
Joseph Roderick
Jackson Roderick
John Roderick
Roderick
Hilan Roderick
Irene Roderick
Rosie Roderick
Provincetown Relief Fund Committee
Provincetown Relief Fund
Boston
All New England
Grief and Gratitude Mark Red Cross Visit to Families
Mr. Martin, moved by the plight of mothers left to care for large families, visited homes with Miss Helen Dean of the Red Cross. He handed out candy to children as tears and gratitude filled the scene at each residence.
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Mr. Martin
Helen Dean
The
Red Cross
Campana Hero James Delaney Found Alive Prisoner of Germans
Mayor Curley announced a Navy Department telegram confirming James Delaney of Malden is alive after being captured on the Campana by a German U boat off England. Delaney’s sister Miss Margaret Delaney learned the news and prayers followed as officials seek his exact prison camp with help from ambassadors Page and Sharp.
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Army and Navy League
Copley Plaza
Navy Department
Washington
James Delaney
Cleveland Street
Malden
Standard Oil
Campana
England
Delaney
Curley
Margaret A. Delaney
Huntington Avenue
United States
London
Paris
Walter Hines Page
William G. Sharp
Appeal Hearings On Today For Draft Exemptions
Boston's district appeal board opens today hearings on appeals by men certified for service but seeking exemptions. Appeal Board 5 covering Brookline Somerville Lynn and nearby towns began work yesterday certifying 144 men to the adjutant-general. Of these 144, 44 came from Brookline 52 from Lynn and 46 from Somerville Division 1.
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Boston
Appeal Board 5
Brookline
Somerville
Lynn
Adjutant-General
Division 1
Local draft board grants two Lynn men for government work
The board allowed the pleas of two Lynn youths serving in important government roles at the General Electric plant. District Board 5 refused to reopen medical findings, and Brookline men appealing doctor reports face rare chances for reversal.
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Lynn
General Electric
District Board 5
Brookline
Noonan to be transferred as McCrath named successor
John V Noonan long time assistant superintendent of the railway mail service in Boston is slated for transfer. Edward McCrath is appointed to his successor as the Post Office Department links the move to tensions with Congressman Tague amid the pneumatic tube service dispute.
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John V. Noonan
Boston
Daily Bulletin
Post Office Department
Edward McCrath
Noonan
Congressman Tague
Department
Scarborough Girl Tries Suicide at Copley Square Hotel
Ruth Johnson of Scarborough Maine attempted to take her own life in her room at the Copley Square Hotel in Boston. A bellboy heard her moans, hotel staff forced entry, and she was taken to City Hospital where she was listed on the danger list. Johnson arrived in Boston Thursday and had been staying at the hotel.
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Ruth Johnson
Scarborough
Copley Square
City Hospital
Miss Johnson
Boston
Devonian Torpedoed. Leyland Line Liner Sinks
The Devonian, a Leyland line steamship operating Boston to Liverpool for 17 years, was torpedoed three days out from Liverpool and sank after a long record as a premier blockade runner in the Atlantic. German submarines had awaited a chance to strike this noted liner.
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Leyland Line
Devonian
Boston
Liverpool
Atlantic
Teuton
Fate of Devonian's Captain and Crew in German U-Boat Attack
The Devonian's fate remains uncertain for Captain A W V Trant, officers, and about 60 crew plus 60 American horsemen. The liner was a 10,485 ton Belfast built four mast vessel, first Boston fleet ship armed for defense, and first to break the submarine blockade in 1915. The loss highlights heavy Leyland fleet tolls from German undersea warfare.
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Queen of the Line
Boston
A. W. V. Trant
Trant
Patrick Burns
Providence
R. I
Belfast
Irc
Leyland
Scituate
Germany
Indians Exempt From Draft as They Are Not Citizens
The War Department ruled that tribal Indians are not subject to the army draft because they are not citizens. They may claim exemption on the same ground as aliens. Officials estimate more than 20,000 Indians will benefit from the ruling.
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Washington
War Departent
Army flier killed in propeller accident at training school
Robert Barron of Portland Oregon a U S flying school student was instantly killed at Essington Pa yesterday when he fell and head was driven into the propeller He was known in Boston where he studied at the Volkmann School in 1912 1913 He planned to marry Miss Marion Carney of Boston and was awaiting a transfer to France within ten days
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Essington
Penn
Robert Barron
Portland
Oregon
United States Flying School
Parron
Boston
Volkmann School
Barron
Marion Carney
James H. Carney
France
German Chancellor Refines Peace Terms After Reichstag Debate
Aug 23 Copenhagen Dr Michaelis says his Reichstag peace stance is not binding on any condition and he seeks to keep free hand for negotiations. Erzberger supports the resolution praising its effect and echoes Pope proposal in enemy countries.
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Copenhagen
Michaelis
Reichstag
Deutsche Kurier
Rates for Coal on Board Cars at Mine Range
War Department orders General Clarence R. Edwards to mobilize the 26th New England National Guard division for foreign service with port of embarkation kept secret. Expectation that Northwestern National Guard division from Washington to join France soon.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Clarence R. Edwards
New England National Guard
McCain
New England Guard
France
Northwestern National Guard
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
New England 26th Division Organized and Mobilizing
General Edwards leads the New England division of former National Guard troops as they complete record setting organization and prepare to sail for France. The unit mobilizes rapidly, signaling readiness for early deployment.
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France
Edwards
New England
National Guard
Riot at Negro Troops Camp Kills Twelve In Houston
Twelve white civilians police and Guardsmen died and many were wounded in a riot at a Negro soldiers camp in Houston Texas. The outbreak involved the Twenty fourth United States Infantry guarding a camp under construction for Illinois troops. Captain J W Mattes of A Battery Second Illinois Field Artillery was killed attempting to intervene. The violence followed a disturbance between two Negro soldiers and officers earlier in the afternoon.
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Houston
Tex
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Illinois
J. W. Mattes
Second Illinois Field Artillery
Russia's Fate in Balance Strs Washington U S Aid
Washington signals readiness to assist with troops or funding as the Soviet crisis tests U S options. Officials weigh military support and economic help while seeking a coordinated stance with allies.
Cabinet Officers Confer With Russian Ambassador
Washington officials closely follow reports on Russia's acute internal crisis worsened by a German push toward Riga. The state seeks clarity on the Moscow national council, seeing its outcome as crucial to Russia's immediate fate.
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Washington
Russia
Riga
Moscow
Conservative Gathering Aims to Pressure Provisional Government
In a broad gathering, diverse conservative factions unite to pressure the provisional government against Socialist influence of the Soldiers and Workmen's Council. The event aims at one of two possible outcomes signaling a shift in political power.
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Soldiers
Workmen's Council
Fire in French camp stables kills seven mules
American troops at a small French village fought a blaze that started in mule stables. They formed a brigade with buckets and a hand pump to confine the fire. Seven Missouri mules died and several soldiers escaped injury as a roof collapsed above their heads.
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France
Associated Press
Missouri
Method of ruling retail price not yet fixed
Railroad coal companies will receive 75 cents less per ton under the proposed new rates and dealers express displeasure as the method of ruling remains unsettled.
Coal dealers protest price fix by Wilson
Boston wholesale coal dealers condemn the 20 cent per ton profit limit as inadequate for ongoing business. They argue the ceiling jeopardizes operations and threatens supply and employment in the trade.
Hard coal prices and profits fixed for rail and mine sales
Prices set at four to five dollars per 2240 pound ton at mines. Jobbers may add 20 cents per ton east of Buffalo or 30 cents west by rail. Producers may take five cents per ton for rescreening for water reshipment. Other producers may add 75 cents per ton over the rail price for railroad owned mines. Effective September 1 with retail prices to follow.
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Buffalo
Wilson names Garfield coal fuel administrator
President Wilson appointed Dr. H. A. Garfield president of Williams College as fuel administrator to fix anthracite prices for producers and jobbers and cap profits for bituminous wholesalers. Regulation of coal distribution and retail prices will follow, with further steps pending dis- continuation of the prompt.
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Washington
Wilson
H. A. Garfield
Williams College
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