Lynn Market to Open Today at West Lynn Site
The Lynn Market opens again today marking the second market day at the public open space at Lynn Common. Farmers from Beverly Peabody Wenham Topsfield Middleton Danvers and Marblehead are expected with wagons to sell directly to housekeepers from 7 in the morning until 11 at night. The market operates under City Council control to reduce the cost of living with no charges for farmers.
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Lynn Market
Lynn Common
West Lynn
Boston
Lynn
Beverly
Peabody
Wenham
Topsfield
Middleton
Danvers
Marblehead
Seek Holdup Men In Chelsea Robbery Attempt
Chelsea police sent descriptions of two men who severely beat and attempted to rob Joseph C. Sealan a 50 year old East Boston resident at 223 Porter street. The assault occurred under an arc light at Stockton street and Broadway Chelsea early yesterday. Patrolman William Keating's alertness saved Sealan from losing his roll of bills.
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Joseph C. Sealan
Porter Street
Boston
Chelsea
Stockton Street
Broadway
William Keating
Sealan
German official argues Britain provoked war over 1917 trade
Amsterdam dispatch quotes Vice-Chancellor Helferich in the Reichstag main committee. He says Britain entered the war to curb German trade prospects and asserts German U-boat warfare will continue with ample materials and personnel, while Lloyd George's figures are doubted.
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Amsterdam
Helferich
Reichstag
Great Britain
Germany
German Opinion on U-boat Warfare and Britain's Economic Pressure
In a wartime briefing, Dr Helferich rebuts prophecies on submarine efficacy while criticizing Britain for economic oppression. Lloyd George is accused of manipulating public opinion to sustain war aims, with U-boat activity tied to weather and air defenses rather than land or air strength.
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Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Helferich
Lloyd George
Germany vows to beat England at Flanders front
Emperor William urged troops to victory against England, calling the war a test and praising German gallantry. He framed England as the chief enemy and pledged continued fighting for freedom at sea and at home with divine support.
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Copenhagen
England
Germany
William
Flanders
Berlin
Migland
All Foodless in Two Years
Washington reports scientists in Germany warn two more years of war will drive the world to the current German level of food shortage. The German government urges continued fighting, arguing victory hinges on enduring wartime hardships.
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Washington
Germany
Cucumber Champion Contest Noted in Braintree Garden
Mrs Henry A Brown of Harbor Village brings a cucumber to the Post with a 10 inch circumference and just over 12 inches in length. She claims her cake is the champion specimen of Braintree and possibly New England.
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Henry A. Brown
Harbor Village
Braintree
New England
Labor groups push 48 hour week in city garment shops
Three shops organized under L Marcovitz of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America demand relief from harsh conditions. Chelsea square workers toil 7 30 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 9 pm with low pay. At 19 Cross street pants shop hours rose to 52 1 2 per week with wage cuts.
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Army
L. Marcovitz
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Cross Street
Chelsea Square
CAPT OVERTON GIVES Yale Military Science Professorship
Captain Winfield S. Overton U S A a West Point graduate of 1897 and Harvard camp commandant has been named professor of military science and tactics at Yale University by the War Department. He will join university authorities in New Haven as two Toronto officers Alan Bland and Raymond Massey with artillery experience also serve this year. The fall term opens with Colonel Alan and Captain DuPont addressing Yale students September 28 for the Reserve Officers Training Corps program.
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New Haven
Winfield S. Overton
West Point
Harvard
War Department
Yale University
Danford
Overton
Yale
University of Toronto
Alan G. Bland
Raymond H. Massey
Alan
DuPont
French Military Commission
Oticera’ ‘Training Corps
Sailors and engineers oppose trench draft in protest
Marine Engineers Association and International Seamen's Union vow to campaign against drafting their members while offering to serve. They argue exemption is justified to keep skilled personnel for ship Manning and officer roles, not trench warfare, citing government training and widespread exemptions being denied.
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United States
England
Marine Engineers’ Association
International Seamen's Union
Maine
California
Marine Engineers’ Union
Seamen’s Union
W. S. Brown
Chicago
The
Engineers
Andrew Firruseth
Seamen's Union
Washington
Crowder
McCall
George H. Willey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carnival for Drafted Men at Weymouth Field
Weymouth branch of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness holds an all day carnival at Clark Memorial Field to aid Weymouth men drafted. Colonel J Payson Bradley will speak. Boy Scouts demonstrate first aid. Marines from Camp Hingham drill. Fore River Shipbuilding and Steelton teams play a ball game.
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Weymouth
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
Clark Memorial Field
J. Payson Bradley
Boy Scouts
Camp Hingham
William Edgar
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Steelton
Penn
Policeman's Sister Foils Auto Thieves in Everett
The sister of Patrolman Savage observed three men James Lamont Edward Voit and Alfred Brown near her home. She alerted her brother who pursued them into a house and turned them over to Boston police. They were found guilty of stealing John Perkins mining agent's car with sentences due today.
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Savage
Everett
James Lamont
Edward Voit
Alfred Brown
Boston
Central Court
John &. Perkins
Mayor to appoint new chairman of Boston Public Safety Committee
Boston Mayor will choose a successor to Rear Admiral Bowles as head of the Public Safety Committee after a report from the executive committee. Three Boston figures O Keefe Heath Pfaff are named as potential appointees, with Colonel Peabody declining due to time commitments.
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Curley
Francis T. Bowles
Boston Public Safety Committee
Public Safety Committee
Boston
Admiral Bowles
Washington
Patrick F. O'Keefe
P. F
Somerville Sets Next Year Tax Rate at 22
Somerville voters approve a tax rate of 22 dollars for the coming year, up 60 cents from 1916. The measure affects property owners and municipal revenue as officials plan budget priorities.
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Somerville
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