Flyers May Enlist Now for Aviation Section Service
Washington Dec 20. Draft age men qualified for the aviation section of the Signal Corps may enlist despite the end of voluntary enlistment for drafts. Filers and balloonists may enlist after passing exams at the aviation examining board which will negotiate with exemption boards. No aerial observers are being accepted nor non flying officers except limited engineering graduates or those who qualify as expert engineers. Enlistment must be through local draft boards.
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Washington
Aviation
Signal Corps
Suit for divorce filed by Rosa Arnold at age sixty
Rosa RE Arnold of Marlboro seeks alimony as Lorren B Arnold files a libel for divorce charging desertion after 35 years of marriage. The equity motion session before Judge Brown noted the couple’s Marlboro residency and the long prior union.
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Rosa RE. Arnold
Marlboro
Brown
Equity
Lorren B. Arnold
Judge declines alimony. Arnold ordered to pay fees
Judge Brown set counsel fees at zero and refused weekly payments due to Arnold's 14 years of neglect in supporting his wife. The couple married in April 1882. Arnold claims desertion since 1908. Mrs Arnold, living with daughter and three grandchildren, owes groceries, rent, and coal. she sustains herself from boarders. Arnold was previously acquitted of a charge of neglect to provide.
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Brown
Arnold
Arnnold
East Cambridge
Findings sent in Legee case to Governor
The military court hearing Private Joseph Legee of A Company 13th Regiment Massachusetts State Guard has sent its findings to the Governor. Legee faces insubordination charges for refusing a tour of duty and for uncomplimentary remarks about officers. He lives in Sharon and is a policeman. Former Lieutenant-Governor Louis A. Frothingham is colonel of the regiment.
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Legee
Military Court
Joseph Legee
13Th Regiment
Massachusetts State Guard
Sharon
Louis A. Frothingham
National Army Praised By Ex War Official
William M. Ingraham former assistant secretary of war told Bowdoin Club graduates of Bowdoin College in Portland that the national army is the best in the world and that when they attack Germany the blow will be astounding as they send more men overseas.
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Portland
William M. Ingraham
Bowdoin Club of
Bowdoin College
Dane gift anchors dog to 151st Depot Brigade
Miss Roberta Arnold presented a Great Dane named Cap to the 35th Company 9th Battalion 151st Depot Brigade as a Christmas gift from Selwyn & Co and Oliver Morosco. Cap bred at Kelsey ranch Lexington stands 80 inches tall weighs 150 pounds. He will serve as the company mascot at Camp Devens with Lt. C. B. Sanderson and Corporal Victor Kleibeck accepting on behalf of Greater Boston.
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Roberta Arnold
Oliver Morosco
Park Square Theatre
Selwyn & Co
151St Depot Brigade
Greater Boston
C. B. Sanderson
Victor
Arguments Heard In Priest Murder Appeal
In Augusta Maine on December 20 the Supreme Court heard Willis Priest’s appeal after his Dover murder conviction for George Herbert at Lake View plantation on July 19 1916. John B Williams argued the confession was obtained by threat and inadmissible. Attorney General Guy H Sturgis said the jury could credit Priest’s account of the struggle and that Priest and an accomplice killed Herbert without justification.
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Herbert
Fire Department Promotes Two Officers and Raises Pay
Mayor Curley approves promotions in the Boston fire department Lieutenant Thomas J. Flynn of East Boston to captain and Hoseman John F. Murphy of Dorchester to lieutenant. Flynn’s pay rises from 1800 to 2000 dollars and Murphy’s from 1400 to 1800 dollars.
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Curley
Thomas J. Flynn
Saratoga Street
Boston
John F. Murphy
Sagamore Street
Dorchester
Flynn
Murphy
Settlement Reaches Breach of Promise Suit
Miss Georgia Ames of Maple road Brookline settles a $50 000 breach of promise suit against Henry Co Luce broker with 95 Milk street offices. The case, tied to an 18 month engagement and Mrs Ames meeting Luce in Marion, ends without trial. Luce is an investment broker noted on State street.
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Miss Georgia
Ames
Maple Road
Brookline
Henry Co. Luce
Milk Street
Luce
Marion
Hea
State Street
Miss Ames
British wool cargo arrives in Boston for auction
Eight million dollar shipment of 84 000 bales from Australia reaches Boston, the largest wool cargo ever landed in the United States. The British government oversees the delivery, with proceeds designated for the government and the auction set for next week in the Chamber of Commerce board room.
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Australia
Boston
Antipodes
Board Room
Chamber of Commerce
America
Boston Hearing Reopened After Operator Protest
Two telephone operators, Julia S. O Connor and May Matthews, disrupted a calm Public Service Commission hearing on hotel telephone charges in Boston. The protest forced a reopening after all expected evidence had been presented at the State House.
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Julia S. O’connor
May Matthews
Boston
Public Service Commission
State House
Hotels Seek 10 Cent Local Call Charge in Public Hearing
The public hearing debated hotel guests paying 10 cents for each local call. Boston hotel manager John A. Sullivan argued charges reflect wait times when outsiders use phones. Sullivan said hotels would not gain and some could lose on overhead. Support came from IL.GC. Prior Lenox Edward C. Fogg of the CGopley Plaza and J Linfield Damon Jr Thorndike managers noted no guest complaints and improved service.
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Boston
John A. Sullivan
Lenox
Edward C. Fogg
Cgopley Plaza
J. Linfield Damon, Jr
Thorndike
Hotels Service Practice At Public Hearing Questioned
G R Grant for the telephone company argued hotels resell service to guests as a public family not part of the public. Miss O Connors testimony as vice president of the Telephone Operators Union alleged hotels diverted switchboards, paid for amateurs, and reduced operator standards. Miss Matthews corroborated. Commission took the matter under advisement.
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G. R. Grant
Telephone Company
Macleod
Commission
Miss O'Connor
Telephone Operators’ Union
Matthews
Winslow Linked to Public Works Head Post
Frederick I. Winslow of Dorchester is mentioned in connection with the office of commissioner of public works now held by Edward F. Murphy. A 30 year city employee, Winslow was discharged by Mayor Curley along with 16 others, later reinstated for many of them. He declined reinstatement as engineer of extension in the water service department when offered.
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Frederick I. Winslow
Bloomfield Street
Dorchester
Victory
Knights of Columbus to entertain soldiers at Christmas
The Knights of Columbus plan Christmas entertainment for enlisted men at Camp Devens who cannot be home. The Ayer K C building will host a receiving station for presents from families and friends, with additional events at Knights homes in Boston area. Interested organizers may apply to John W. McAoy, secretary in charge, at the Knights of Columbus hut on Boston Common.
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Knights of Columbus
Camp Devens
K. C
Ayer
Boston
John W. McAoy
Boston Common
Boyar arrested for buying soldiers clothing in Hull
Simon Wald a 18 year old Roxbury and Hull resident was arrested by federal authorities on a charge of buying government property. Federal agents and Hull police recovered over 700 dollars worth of uniforms underclothing and shoes from Wald's home on Weir street Hingham. He was found with 14 pairs of army shoes and a raid uncovered a two horse load of loot in his house stable and sheds.
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Simon Wald
Roxbury and
Hull
United States
Fort Revere
Wald
Weir Street
Hingham
Sugar Ship Brings 4000 Tons to Boston Pier
A cargo vessel delivering 4000 tons of raw Louisiana sugar arrived at a South Boston pier. Unloading began immediately and continued throughout the day as the sugar moved to melters and processing stages for refining.
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Boston
American Sugar Refining Company
South
Malden Doctors Protest Sugar Used for Luxuries
The Malden Medical Society condemned the use of sugar for candy and luxuries while infants and invalids need it. A letter was sent to Food Administrator Hoover in Washington and State Food Administrator Endicott detailing observed suffering in Malden homes, especially among children and invalids.
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The
Malden Medical Society
Hoover
Washington
Endicott
Malden
Cuban Sugar Crop Expected in New York and Boston
The Cuban sugar crop will be 600000 pounds larger than last year and arrive in New York and Boston during the first week of January. State food administration issued the statement yesterday noting the crop will be ground and available earlier than usual.
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New York
Boston
State Food Administration
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