Red Cross Delegates Headed for National Conference
Delegates from the Boston headquarters and many New England Division chapters will attend a two day Red Cross conference in Washington. Arthur G. Roth, manager, and Miss Lavinia H. Newell, auxiliary service director, will represent the New England Division with numerous branch delegates joining.
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Boston
American Red Cross
New England
Red Cross
United States
Wash
Arthur G. Rothh
Lavinia H. Newell
Warning on Rat Plague Threat in Boston Waterfront
Dr L L Williams Jr of the State Board of Health warned school physicians at Abraham Lincoln School Back Bay that thousands of waterfront rats could trigger a plague outbreak. He said pneumonic bubonic plague could grip the city, forcing quarantine and bringing in experts. Others including Mrs Albert Leatherbee H C Mosman and Dr William H Devine echoed the danger.
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Boston
L. L. Williams, Jr
State Board of Health
Abraham Lincoln School
Back Bay
Liams
Albert Leatherbee
H. C. Mosman
William H. Devine
Boston Not Cordial to Criminals
Superintendent Crowley issued special letters to division commanders amid a crime wave in Boston following four bold holdups in Dorchester Roxbury Orient Heights and Cambridge. The notices warn of crooks moving into the city and highlight nationwide arrests and deportations of lawbreakers.
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Boston
Crowley
Dorchester
Roxbury
Orient Heights
Cambridge
Police Increase Precautions As Holiday Crime Wave Seen
Superintendent Crowley orders division chiefs to heighten vigilance and round up suspicious persons. Boston police boost CI unit strength and station details, plan to monitor railroad terminals and yards, and press arrests under the broad law. Four holdups Thursday night ended with bandits fleeing with loot, three in stores and one on the boulevard between Orient Heights and Revere.
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Crowley
Boston
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Orient Heights
Revere
President Wilson Sends Sympathy For Dr. Coughlin
Fall River telegrams report President Woodrow Wilson sending condolence to Miss Helen Coughlin on the death of her brother Dr. John W. Coughlin. Wilson calls him a true and valiant friend and a conscientious public servant who will be missed.
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Fall River
John W. Coughlin
Helen Coughlin
Woodrow Wilson
Mass
Dr. Coughlin
Fire Apparatus Tests Highlight Boston Engine Lines
Three new motor high pressure fire pieces for the Boston department underwent their first severe test yesterday afternoon at Parker Hill, illustrating readiness for service.
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Boston Fire Department
Parker Hill
Navy Returns to Webster Spelling After Daniels Order
Secretary Daniels ends the 1905 Roosevelt simplified spelling in Navy communications. Navy officials, long favoring streamlined spelling, must revert to standard Webster style with fuller spellings across official messages.
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Uncle Sam
Daniels
Navy
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Congress
Navy Yard
Commissioner's Call for Law Change on Voter List Deadlines
Commissioner Curtis says listing voters becomes harder each year within the seven day period and transmitting names to election officials by April 18. He urges the Legislature to amend the law to grant his department more time to complete the work.
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Curtis
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