Chelsea Policeman to Pay Wife Five Dollars a Week
Valentine P. Elmore, a Chelsea police officer, seeks divorce from wife Matilda Elmore on infidelity. In Superior Court, she petitions for counsel fees and alimony for herself and their young daughter. Judge Brown grants counsel fees of three pounds and orders $5 weekly support, up from $2. Elmore protests his earnings leave only $1.85 after expenses.
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Valentine P. Elmore
Chelsea
Matilda Elmore
Deserter from Camp Receives 40 Year Sentence
Private Tsidore Carson of Philadelphia deserted from the camp and upon recapture refused to wear a uniform. A court martial at Fortuny, N Y, sentenced him to 40 years with hard labor, the longest sentence yet imposed, approved by Major General Hugh L. Scott.
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Prrivate Tsidore Carson
Philadelphia
Fortuny
N. Y
Hugh L. Scott
Boston Welcomes Canopic Troops Home After Long Overseas Run
Boston greeted 1120 American soldiers returning from overseas aboard the Canopic with a thunder of whistles bells and bands. Acting Mayor Collins welcomed the troops as monitors Winnisimmet and sub chasers escorted the ship to Hoosac Tunnel docks. Soldiers amid cheers received cigarettes and gifts while cries for turkey and candy echoed. Major John F. Roehl praised a rough but uneventful voyage and many New England servicemen disembarked with stories of air battles and a German cap caught aboard.
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Monitor
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Larry Duffey
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Express Drivers to Organize Union in Boston Area
Express drivers, chauffeurs, and helpers in Boston and vicinity will organize under Teamsters Joint Council guidance. A working committee of agents was named at last night’s meeting, and a mass organizing session is set for Sunday at 2 PM in Dexter Hall, 987 Washington Street, under the International Brotherhood of Teamsters affiliated with the AFL.
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Vicinity
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Dexter Hall
Washington Street
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs
Grand Duke Nicholas Commanding Cossacks
London dispatch reports Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch former Russian army commander now in charge of a Cossack force in Southern Russia. His staff headquarters are at Katerynovka station southeast of Ekaterinostlav as stated in a Russian wireless message received today.
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London
Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Russia
Katerinovka Station
Ekaterinoslav
Germany Must Pay Entire Cost of War
Prime Minister argues for full Allied war costs from Germany and calls for ending conscript armies in Europe. He defends the British navy as a defensive force and asserts Germany’s prewar wealth and the former emperor’s responsibility. Continued from first page.
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Germany
Debate Over Scanty Attire At Public Health Meeting
Chicago December 11 Arguments for and against scanty women’s attire drew attention at the American Public Health Association gathering. Dr Jeannette Throckmorton of Chariton Iowa called last summer street dress an offence to public decency. Dr Wife Lobdell of Chicago supported lighter clothing for moral and hygienic reasons, advocating uniform dress per industry.
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American Public Health Association
Jeannette Throckmorton
Chariton
Lavalliere
L. Lobdell
W Lobdell
Britain Urges End to European Conscription for Lasting Peace
In a wartime speech, Premier Lloyd George argues conscript armies on the continent threaten future peace. He outlines costs of the war, Britain’s demand for Germany to pay the full bill, and responsibility for the Kaiser and his accomplices. He cites imperial commissions and a future league of nations guiding these claims.
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Europe
Jlord George
Germany
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Lloyd George Advised to Watch Wilson at Bristol Meeting
Premier Lloyd George told an overflow Bristol audience Britain would be folly to give up its navy. A heckler urged to watch Wilson. The premier replied he hoped to meet Wilson in a fortnight and would relay the remark. He affirmed Britain will not surrender navy protection.
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Lloyd George
Wilson
Bristol
Great Britain
Must Work to Help Soldiers in Massachusetts
Everett W. Lord director of the United States employment service urged communities and welfare groups in Massachusetts to speed up opening employment offices for returning soldiers and sailors. He noted progress in some areas while stressing the urgency as 200000 men were demobilized last week and must find work.
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Everett W. Lord
United States Employment Service
Mr. Lord
Massachusetts
Lord
Hodges Relieved as Head of 76th Division in France Return
New York December 11 Major General Harry S Hodges has been relieved of command of the 76th Division after its arrival in America aboard the Kroonland. The division trained under Hodges and went to France last year, with Hodges later attending a staff officers school before the regiment dispersed. The article recalls wounded officers and soldiers from the 76th and allied units, noting the division origin from New England and the varied fates of its personnel, including officers decorated for gallantry and musicians among the troops.
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Kroonland
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C Company
Harry Flynn
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76Th Heaquarters
Flynn
Greater Boston
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Fred King
Roslindale
King
Boston Police Department
Boston
76Th
Fra Tompkins
Villa
Mexico
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392D
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Cape
South Shore
302D
Holland Allows Kaiser to Remain Despite Demand
Premier Beerenbruck stated in Parliament that Holland will permit the former Emperor to stay. The remark was made during a debate in the lower chamber about his visit to the Netherlands.
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Kaiser
Beerenbruck
Netherlands Grants Sanctuary to Ex-Emperor in Private Refuge
The premier stated the ex-Emperor Philip Renatus, who renounced his throne, sought sanctuary in the Netherlands as a private individual. He emphasized no internment or extradition could be demanded, as sanctuary traditions apply, and that the stay is temporary. The government will not permit influence abroad and will handle any future legal or treaty questions.
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Skanperer
Holland
Beerenbruck
Germany
Netherlands
Ambassador Page Leaves for Paris from Rome
The State Department announced that Ambassador Thomas Page accompanied by the third secretary of the embassy and the naval attaché departed Rome for Paris.
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Ambassador Page
Paris
Washington
State Department
Thomas Page
Rome
How to Fight Off the Grip Father John's Medicine Ad
An advertisement urges readers to stay healthy by proper habits and warmth, avoid overrunning exertion, and protect against influenza. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as a safe, alcohol free remedy to ward off grip germs, recommending use at the first cold signs and citing 60 years of success.
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Father John
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