Woman shoots suitor after deadly threats in Salem
Mrs. Giovanni Bertini, 24, of 2 Mill Street, fired three shots at Vitto Bonerba after he pressured her to kill her husband and flee with him. Bonerba, wounded, identified Bertini at the hospital. Bertini, owner of a restaurant, was arrested for assault with intent to kill.
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Salem
Giovanni Bertini
Mill Street
Bertini
Vitto Benerba
Bertinis
New Salem Hospital
Bonerba
Ponerba
Mrs. Bertini
Benerba
Lynn
Boston
No More Free Lunch in Providence Bars
Providence December 28. The Police Commission calls on saloon owners to end free lunch on January 1 as a food conservation measure. It also orders victualling houses to observe wheat less meatless and porkless suggestions and says complaints will be considered when licenses are issued in April.
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Providence
R. I
Police Commission
Massachusetts State Guard to Form 11 Machine Gun Companies
Plans are under way to form machine gun companies in each of the 11 regiments of the Massachusetts State Guard. Two more companies have been accepted by the State and are ready for final inspection. One is in Quincy and the other in New Bedford.
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Massachusetts State Guard
Quincy
New Bedford
Navy Fliers Seek Recruits For Pilot And Ground Staff
The Naval Flying Corps plans an 8000 man recruitment to fill mechanician roles. Ten men per aircraft, training in aircraft building handling and repair. Examinations after training determine rating to first or second class petty officer. Age 21 to 35. those in draft age must show local board certificates. Applicants to report to the navy yard.
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Smiths
Navy Yard
Library Hours Cut to Conserve Coal
Trustees reduce library hours to save coal with Sunday opening at 2 PM and nightly closing at 9 PM instead of 12 PM and 10 PM respectively.
Believe Draft Dodger a Spy in Chicago Case
Paul H. Billhaber, once an aero engineer for Dayton Wright, faces a preliminary hearing on charges of failure to report for the draft and espionage. Wallace S. Whittaker of the Aero company identified maps plans and secret minutes found in Billhaber’s YMCA hotel rooms, suggesting possible German espionage.
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Chicago
Paul H. Billhaber
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company
Dayton, C
United States Army
Wallace S
Whittaker
Aero Company
Strategy Board
Billhuber
Widow of Patrolman Ness Buried in Dorchester
Mrs Mary E Ness 85 of 703 Broadway South Boston dies and will be buried this morning at St Augustine s Cemetery Dorchester Street South Boston A requiem mass at Gate of Heaven Church at 10 o clock She was the widow of John Ness a former police officer.
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Mary E. Ness
Broadway
South Boston
St. Augustine's
Dorchester Street
Boston
Gate of Heaven Church
Massachusetts urged meatless and no white bread pledge
State Food Administrator Henry B Endicott proposes a New Year pledge for Massachusettssame to observe meatless days on Tuesday and Friday and no white bread on Wednesday and Thursday throughout the year. He notes Massachusetts led in adopting these wartime measures to aid allies and soldiers and calls for full adherence and renewed resolve in the new year.
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Henry B. Endicott
Massachusetts
Shull Fractures in Wagon Fall Near Dorchester
Charles B. Shannon, 48, of 46 Linden Street Dorchester, lies unconscious at Relief Hospital with a fractured skull after falling from the wagon seat along Dorchester Avenue near South Station late yesterday afternoon. He is on the danger list.
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Charles B. Shannon
Relief Hospital
Dorchester Avenue
South Station
Linden Street
Dorchester
Post Santa Fund Acknowledgments List
Contributions for the Post Santa Claus fund received yesterday from Mrs. Belle Flye of East Hiram Maine and M BE A of So Yarmouth. A detailed statement of receipts and expenditures will be published later. Total acknowledged this period amounts to 9 014 50 dollars.
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Post
Belle Flye
East
Hiram
M. BE. A
Yarmouth
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Union Street
Prunes
Food Administration
Superior Hathaway
Uncle Sam
NAVY
Naval Flying Corps
Daniels
Wool Process Union
Patrolman
Endicott
Post Santa Fund
Boston Garters
Mackinaws
Coan
Batiste
P. N
Beacon Bath
Hanover
Portland
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