Johnston to Lead Northeastern Department in Boston Arrival
Brigadier General John A Johnston will arrive in Boston this morning to take command of the Northeastern Department succeeding Major General Edwards who will lead New England troops into active service in France. Edwards will formally greet Johnston and the new staff upon arrival and a ceremony is likely.
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John A. Johnston
Boston
Edwards
New England
France
Johnston
General Edwards to depart soon from Nottingham Chambers
General Edwards will remain in Nottingham Chambers for a few days before leaving. He announced 200 new officers from Plattsburg will join the 26th division, boosting its officer strength. Most are New Englanders, fitting in with fellow Yanks, as Edwards calls them. Also added were 20 officers and 1300 men from Fort Ethan Allen, chosen for foreign service, due to exceptional fitness. They expect to reach Framingham within a day or two.
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Edwards
Nottingham
Platsburg
New England
Fort Ethan Allen
Framingham
Youthful defendants arraigned in municipal court
Jennie Agala of 19 North Russell Street and Sarah Cohen of 250 Chambers Street were arraigned in Municipal Court before Judge Brackett yesterday afternoon. The two youthful defendants appeared on pending charges and entered pleas as the proceeding began.
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Brackett
Jennie Agala
North Russell Street
Sarah Cohen
Chambers Street
Millinery Strike Leads to Assault Charges in City
Three young women face assault and battery charges after a dispute with Minnie B. Foster at the Superior Millinery Company on Summer street. Foster, still at work, and the three alleged attackers, part of a peaceful picket line, provided bail and await a hearing set for Thursday September 6. Roewer to represent one defendant in court. The incident occurred in the factory hallway near the elevator.
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Minnie B. Foster
Jennie Agala
Sarah Cohen
George W. Roewer
Miss Foster
Superior Millinery Company
Summer Street
Canada’s Draft Law to Raise 100000 Men
Ottawa Aug 29 Conscription became law today when Justice Duff acting for the governor general gave royal assent. The bill aims to draft 100,000 Canadians to reinforce front lines. All aged 20 to 45 may be called and classified by age and marital status. The first call is expected to target unmarried 20 to 34 year olds to provide the required 100,000.
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Ottawa
Canada
Justica Duff
Supreme Court
Friends of Ireland Freeedom rioters clash in New York meeting
An open air gathering of the Friends of Irish Freedom sparked the city’s most serious street disturbances in years. Police arrested several men and women as officers fought through the crowd to move prisoners to night court, with reserves called to disperse the mobs.
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New York
Friends of Irish Freedom
Polce
Senators Debate War Tax Bill Cloture Signed by 56 Senators
Washington reports the Senate moved to end publishers tax provisions and began war profits debate. Petitions for cloture were filed by Senator Simmons to limit debate and push early passage, with a Friday rule pending on a cloture vote.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
Senator Simmons
Compromise Committee
Underwood
Bankhead
Arrests at Irish Freedom meeting incite crowd on Broadway
Stephen Johnson organizer and John D Moore were arrested as a 5000 strong crowd gathered at Broadway and Thirty-fifth Street to hear a recruiting meeting. Moore and Conway spoke against police and Great Britain as officers moved in with reserves.
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Stephen Johnson
Friends of Irish Freedom
John D. Moore
Broadway
Thirty-seventh Street
Moore
Thirty-fifth Street
Johnson
Mitchel
Board of Magistrates
Shaun Conway
Conway
Arsen
Great Britain
Margaret Curley
Miss Curley
War profits tax plans shift levy and postrate changes
Senate committee amendments raise the war profits levy to about 1.06 billion, with total profits tax reaching over 1.28 billion including present taxes. A zone-based postage hike is contested, and Bankhead's plan would tax profits by capitalization with graduated rates up to 75 percent.
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Senate
Finance Committee
McKellar
B M Strike Delayed After Conference at Quincy House
The Boston and Maine repair shop and roundhouse workers' strike was postponed after a conference at the Quincy House yesterday. Workers seek an eight cent hourly raise and had voted to strike today if demands were not met. A further meeting with Labor Department representatives is planned today.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
Quincy House
James H. Hustis
the Road
D. R. Pollock
Department of Labor
Washington
Mrs James F Gray Dies In Everett
Mrs James F Gray wife of an Everett police patrolman died at home after a brief illness due to heart trouble. A Red Cross and Grace Episcopal Church member she was born in Charlestown and aged 53. Survived by husband daughter Mrs Annie Bodfish and grandson Franklin Bodfish. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church Everett.
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James F. Gray
Gray
Everett
Franklin Bodfish
Grace Episcopal Church
Norwood Street
Tverett
Mayor Uses Police Harshly To Drill Quorum In Everett Council
Police escort Corporal-Councilmen Braun and Cahill to City Hall where Mayor Mullen presented them to fellow members and locked the chamber. He then secured two more votes by locking doors as councilmen gathered for a special meeting to discuss a 2000 dollar appropriation for Highth Regiment, M N G.
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Gustav F. Braun
Albert J. Cahill
Driscoll
Mayor orders councilmen hauled in patrol wagon
During a tense Everett city council meeting Mayor John J. Mullen demanded two council members who had traveled to Westfield to represent Everett and incur auto expenses of 126 dollars explain who authorized them and what steps they will take to cover costs. The issue was sent to the finance committee and the mayor vowed Everett aldermen would ride in the patrol wagon tonight unless they attended a special meeting he called.
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Everett State Guard Company
Mullen
Westfield
Flere
Herbert Godfrey
Hampshire Street
Highth Regiment
Crocker
Godfrey
State Armory
Committee On Finance
Everett
Camouflage Unit Forming in United States Army
The army chief of engineers calls for enlistment of ingenious young men to form a camouflage unit. Iron workers sign painters carpenters and photographers are to devise deceptive measures for enemy observers amid battlefield actions and new roads bridges and posts. Applicants contact the War Department chief of engineers.
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Washington
Army Chief of Engineers
War Department
Hopedale Announces 1917 Tax Rate of $7 Per Thousand
The Hopedale assessors set the 1917 tax rate at seven dollars per thousand, a reduction of three dollars from last year. The action affects property owners across the town as the new levy takes effect.
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Hopedale
Housekeeper Shot by Employer Over Resignation
In Biddeford Maine on August 29 John C Slorak 70 shot and fatally wounded Delia Duquette 35 as she prepared to leave his home with her personal belongings. Duquette died at Webber Hospital at 5 p m. Slorak was to be arraigned the next morning on a murder charge.
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Biddeford
John C. Slorak
Delia Duquette
Webber Hospital
Storah
Woman Shot in Domestic Dispute Ends Fatal
A Duquette woman visiting the Slorah home to collect belongings was shot six times by Slorah after he blocked entry. The woman died from liver and rib injuries. her father restrained Slorah until police arrived. Slorah expressed remorse when informed of the death.
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Duquette
Slorah
Council Grants Pardon and Commutes Sentences
The Governor's Council granted a parole pardon to Joseph Levensky of Worcester for a 1914 five year sentence for criminal assault. It also commuted the life sentence of George Everson for robbery and assault from a Charlestown coal office. The council will reconvene today.
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Joseph Levensky
Worcester
Lfe
George Everson
Charlestown
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