Sunday in Navy Yard Brings Unusual Activity at Charlestown
The Charlestown navy yard sees unprecedented work as commands and crews prepare all vessels for service. For the first time since 1898, Sunday becomes a working day with no playground sports, no social gatherings, and crews exerting full effort.
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Navy Yard
Charlestown
Rush
Inland Revenue Queries Answered and Coal Trade Charters Noted
The column states that any income from a taxable source requires a tax return even fractions like 50 cents. It explains obtaining a blank form from banks or the tax commission and filling in dividends with none in other spaces. It then notes two coal and oilcake charters: the steamship Kingfisher loading 850 tons of coal at Norfolk for Para Brazil earning 11,900 and the schooner Malcolm Baxter Jr loading 2000 tons of oilcake for Rotterdam with 38s per ton freight.
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Norfolk
Para
Brazil
Roberts
W. S. Roberts
Boston
Malcolm Baxter, Jr
New York
Rotterdam
Waterfront Calendar For February 5 86th Day War
Ocean tide notes and celestial references mark the waterfront calendar for February 5. It catalogues tides morning and evening heights, moon phases, and prominent planets and stars with minimal context.
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Ft. Zin
City Weather Hourly Temperatures Across Major Hubs
An OCR fragment lists city names with hourly figures in cents and degrees, including Montreal Nantucket New Orleans New York Charleston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Portland Mes Portland Ore St Louis Paul Washington Jacksonville Seattle and others. The data appears garbled, with inconsistent symbols and misread values, indicating a weather or fare-like table from a newspaper page.
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Severneey
Montreal
Ceunstlantic City
Nantucket
Fgmarck
New Orleans
Womgio
New York
Ccene
Parleston
Philalethia
Chicago
Ceeeew
Pittyorg
Ccccces
Portland
Mes
Motnes Escee
Ore
Stport
San Francisco
Zalveston
St. Louis Wercveese
Bseotas
Cove
Paul Ccoscees
Jelena
Washington
Acksonville Darnia
Seattle
Cane
Steamers Indian and Philadelphia Towed by Tug Nepon
Walter D. Noyes at Newport News Va coordinates towing two barges Grenwood and Nesquehoning as steamers Indian and Philadelphia proceed to New York with tug Nepon involved.
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Indian
Philadelphia
Walter D. Noyes
Newport News
Neponset
New York
Grenwood
Nesquehoning
Allen's Law Office Adverts Peacefully Handles Cases
An advertisement for Allen's Law Office lists specialties in marriage troubles and other matters. The firm offers free advice by letter or personal visit, with offices at 28 School Street and Room 81 Main 1259, covering bankruptcy real estate and probate court cases Pb2n2d across all States.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Middlesex
John H. Ross
Belmont
Josephine ©. Connelly
Somerville
Cambridge
Boston Post
Boston
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
Fr. M. Esty
Register
Allen'’S Law Office
School St
Bremum
Beach ST
Grand Trunk Railroad
Montreal
Toronto
Stradford
Ontario
Finn’s Labor Agency
Washington St
Army OF United States
United States
Olympia Blog
Tremont Row
Merden
Conn
Gamvasser
A. J. Laney
Boylston St
James Coyne
M. E
Stats Steam Engineering
Haverhill St
Brooks Bank Note CO
wWilbraham Ave
Springfield
Mass
International Motor CO
Plainfield
N. d
Old Programme Publisher Samuel A Lincoln Dies
Samuel A Lincoln longtime publisher of the Old Boston Museum programme died yesterday at his Back Bay home 8 Cumberland Street after a long illness. He was 87 and the son of John B Lincoln the first publisher of a theatre programme in Boston.
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Samuel A. Lincoln
Boston
R. M. Field
Cumberland Street
Back Bay
John B. Lincoln
A Wilder Pollard Pneumonia Victim
A Wilder Pollard will be buried in Forest Hills cemetery tomorrow after services at his residence 14 Commonwealth avenue at 3 oclock. He died late Saturday night after a two day illness from pneumonia. He was president and treasurer of the Wood Pollard Company grocers of 101 Causeway street.
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A. Wilder Pollard
Forest Hills Cemetery
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Pollard
Wood-Pollard Company
Causeway Street
Young worker dies after fall from freight car at Somerville
Joseph M. Lafleur aged 20 was thrown from a freight car while shunting at the Mystic junction of the Boston & Maine railroad in Somerville. He struck his head on the tracks, fracturing the skull and dying instantly. He lived at 50 Oliver Street, Somerville.
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Mystic Junction
Boston & Maine Railroad
Somerville
Joseph M. Lafleur
Oliver Street
Sawin Cambridge Express Proprietor Dies at 73 Brattle Street
Moses M. Sawin longtime owner of Sawin's Cambridge Express died last night at his home 73 Brattle Street Cambridge He was 72 years old.
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Moses M. Sawin
Sawin
Cambridge Express
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Sewing Machines in Boston at Lowest Prices
Boston ad lists sewing machines from eight dollars, repair service, and open eyes. Location given as 233 Dudley Roxbury with phone 4697-M. Includes brief note on Singer brand offerings and low prices.
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Boston
Dudley
Rox
M. Eac
School St
Cottage St
New Bedford
Mass
Navy Yard Goes to Full Capacity as Sunday Work Increases
Civilian workers report Sunday shifts in almost all departments as the yard accelerates repairs on ships in drydock. A battleship undergoes work in the large dock while a submarine is commissioned in the smaller one. Entry is restricted with guards at Water Street gate, and shore leave is severely limited amid war rumors and rising tension.
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W. R. Rush
R. D. Hasbrouck
Water Street
Jackies
West End
Harvard Men Doff Hats to Old Glory
Harvard College displays flag symbols in the yard as news of breaking with Germany arrives. Students pass through the yard doffing hats to America and Veritas, honoring the national and college emblems.
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Harvard
Harvard College
Germany
America
Government bids invited for varied supplies 1917
Treasury General Supply Committee in Washington seeks sealed proposals by March 7 1917 for materials and equipment for the fiscal year ending June 30 1918 across 18 classes including hardware electrical office supplies groceries trucks and related items. Proposals on blanks obtainable from the committee Auditors' building Washington. Navy Yard Boston items offered include feeder panels engines and piping with bids due February 21 1917.
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Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
General Supply Committee
Washington
Auditors
Byron R. Newton
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Metropolitan Park Commission
Neponset River
Boston
Quincy
Tremont Street
Mass
Scherzer
Engineering Department
Commonwealth
William B. Deb Las Casas
Edwin A. Curtis
Ellerton P. Whitney
Everett C. Benton
Charles J. Barton
John R. Rablin
Navy Yard
Navy
Buckeye Engine Co
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Samuel McGowan
the Navy
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Kippsburg
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Reston
Committee On Public Institutions
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Charles A. Winchester
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Huntington Ave
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Boylston, Cor
Continental Clothing Co
United School OF Popular Music
Edison
Victor and Columba Records
Broadway
Eastern Steamship Lines
Maine
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Winterport
Lye
India
Pris. & P. M
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Sats
Bar Harbor
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Portland Line
Central
Mons
International Line
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Yarmouth Line
Boston & Yarmouth Steamship Co., Ltd
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Tennessee
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Milk St
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Arsenal St
Watertown
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Medford
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the Post
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Pearl St
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Summer St
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Boylston
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Winter Hill
W. A. Dunham
Savin Hill
L. Tolman
American Tooth Co
Winter St
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Eae
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State
Ft. Hill
Albert Ammann
State St
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Devonshire St
Bellevue Ave
Melrose
Helene L. Sweney
Fenway Theatre
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Stoken
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Loomis
Tel
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Slye
Bay State
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S.H. Furniture
Main St
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Beach
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Lovell & Covel CO
Fulton St
Lawrence F. Brundage
Central Ave
Revere
Schrafft’s
Lynn
Chelsea
Near
Hingham Knitting ,Co
Charles River Parkway
Oman
Charleston
Post
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber CO
Car of Portland
Binney Sts
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Atlantic
Kennedy Biscuit Works
National Biscuit Company
Central Sq
Cambridgeport
Imperial Silk CO
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Main
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Corona Typewriter
Office Appliance CO
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Main 166
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Aew
Waltham St
Tel. Beach
Collateral Loan CO
Cornhill
Scollay Square
HUB Loan CO
Ea Gap Ee
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Workingmen’s Loan Association
Treat Paine
Treas
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H. van Dam
Wash St
Marks & Avery
Court ST
Childs & CO
Portsmouth
N. H
Snow & Son
Hist
Atlantic Shipping CO
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Ao Sons
Meriden
Conna
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Mack
Edwin J. Blakt
Hartford
Lary
U. S
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McKay
THC
Thompson Crooker Shoe CO
Station St
Roxbury Crossing
Isaie- Shos
Burritt Builadinog
Elgin
Sallesmain
Bio Commission
John Hancock Vldg
Hesslein
Paddock Bldg
L. J. Peabody
Marlboro St
Betwen Boylston St
Jamaica
Roslindale
E& Tingley
Adelaide St
Jamaica Plain
South Station
W. BE. Pool
Harrison Ave
Suite 5
Ewan
Roxbury
Florida
Jacksonville
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Tues
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Merchants & Miners Trans. Co. C.w.maynard
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Northern Ave
Positi
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Cor. Centre
Bickford Sts
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North Street
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Atlantic Ave
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Washington St North
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