Death From Broken Bottle Accident in Somerville
Police and Medical Examiner McCaffrey conclude Francis J. Schleicher aged 11 was killed by a shard from a broken milk bottle that penetrated his abdomen as he fled after a milk depot theft. He was found dead in a field off Temple Street on August 19, with blood visible around the body.
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Somerville
McCaffrey
Francis J. Schleicher
Jaques Street
Schleicher
Temple Street
Mystic Avenue
High Heels and Toes Harsh Corn Problem Warns Women
An old warning links stylish high heels to corns and painful trimming. Freezone offers quick relief by applying a few drops to sore areas, drying and lifting the corn or callus with minimal irritation. A bottle bought from a drugstore costs a few cents and is suggested for regular foot care.
War Profit Tax Proposals Advance to Increase Rates
Senate finance leaders draft amendments to the war tax bill to raise the tax on war profits from 26 percent to about 33 1 3 percent and lift revenue from 562 million to roughly 850 million. The plan aims to blunt the push for larger increases urged by Johnson LaFollette Borah and others.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
California
LaFollette
Borah
Senate debate over war profits tax and publishers levy
Senate floor discussion intensified over war profits taxation and publishers tax features as leaders clashed on rates. Hardwick’s vote to drop the letter postage tax passed 39 to 29, with focus shifting to second-class mail increases and a 5 percent publishers income tax. Weeks urged elimination of the mail rise and tax, while conservatives floated a compromise with six to ten percent exemptions, and cloture petitions remain in abeyance awaiting action.
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Senate
Hardwick
la Follette
Treasury Department
House
Weeks
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Mr. Baker Real Faker Held in Denver Case
Federal officers arrested a man who posed as a Brother of Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. He used the name BH. A. Baker and claimed to be Dr. A. R. Baker of Cleveland. He admitted to being a St. Louis decorator after taking money from supporters.
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Denver
Col
Newton D. Baker
BH. A. Baker
A. R. Baker
Cleveland
Baker
St. Louis
Arrests do not stop heckling at White House protest
Ten women marching with suffrage color banners and quotes from President Wilson were arrested in front of the White House. Six banner carriers were out on bond after appeals granted yesterday from police court sentences of 25 dollar fines or 30 days in jail for a similar demonstration. All were bailed to appear tomorrow for trial.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Churches Unite to Aid Conservation Plan
Representative clergymen and laymen of the Congregational church met with the Food Administration in Washington to send a secretary to cooperate at headquarters and adopt resolutions urging local churches to organize into groups to advance conservation efforts.
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Washington
Congregational Church
Food Administration
Honors for Gerard Stir German Anger
Amsterdam reports the Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag praises James W. Gerard former U S ambassador to Germany with Knight Grand Cross of the Bath after a conference with King George. The paper says he represented England as much as America to Berlin.
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Amsterdam
Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag
King George
Thinks Wife Took Child From Cliftondale Home
Walter C. Rice a drug clerk of Cliftondale Saugus away visiting Fall River reported his three year old son Martin disappeared from Charles Frosts Cliftondale home. Rice suspects his separated wife may have taken the child though not legally separated.
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Walter C. Rice
Cliftondale
Saugus
Fall River
Martin
Charles Frost
Frost
Rice
Post
British Casualties in Week Ended Today
London Aug 28 British losses in the week ending today show 218 officers and 2421 men killed or died of wounds. Wounded or missing total 1790 officers and 10 902 men.
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London
King George Sends Praise to Italians
King George telegrammed King Victor Emmanuel praising the Italian army for its achievements and predicting a far reaching effect on the war. He noted British guns and monitors contributed to the Italian success.
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London
George
Victor Emmanuel
Officers Train with Unloaded Machine Guns at Fresh Pond
Five percent reserve officers at Fresh Pond trenches spent the afternoon learning emplacement setup and gun operation in the ditches. The machine guns clicked but carried no ammunition, as instructors prepared for later supply of automatic rifles.
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Harvard
Fire Destroys Barn Horses Loss Totals $12000
A large barn burned to ashes destroying its contents including six valuable farm horses. The storage shed and contents were consumed. Sparks set fire to the residence of A. L. Lauzon, estate superintendent, but firefighters saved the home. Total loss estimated at $12,000.
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A. L. Lauzon
Fire at Frick estate endangers girls and destroys outbuildings
A large blaze at the Henry Clay Frick estate Thompson's Corner threatened the mansion and forced hundreds of workers to flee. The Frick barn and storehouse were destroyed before Hamilton firefighters and volunteers saved the mansion. Separately in St Johnsbury Caledonia county grand jury began a secret probe into the death of Alice Bradshaw whose body was found.
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Hamilton
Henry Clay Frick
Thompson’s Corner
Helen Frick
Frick
Hamilton Fire Department
New
ST. Johnsbury
Caledonia County Grand Jury
Little Alice Bradshaw
Stamps Redemption Ad at Bacons More
A plain notice advertises collecting and redeeming legal stamps at Bacons More Store, promising value and convenience for stamp collectors and buyers seeking stamp services and related products.
Disappearance Case Ends in Suspected Murder
A girl missing for over a month was found on a swamp border on August 9. Miss Etta May Hicks, housekeeper for John Bradshaw, along with Mrs. Alvin Kenniston and farmhand John Kerwin, are held on murder charges. Hicks and Kenniston reportedly confessed the killing of the crippled girl who was considered a bother.
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Etta May Hicks
John Bradshaw
Alvin Kenniston
Miss Hicks
John Kerwin
Skeleton Found in Old Shipyard in Richmond Me
The skeleton of a woman was unearthed at the old Southard shipyard in Richmond Maine. There was no clue to her identity. The yard, abandoned for 40 years, is being cleared for a new schooner construction project.
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Richmond
Old Southard
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