Troops Riot in Magdeburg Shake Saxony
Paris reports in Berlin that Magdeburg saw serious disorders with soldiers and sailors using grenades and machine guns. 160 prisoners were freed as riots spread. government troops counterattacked the revolutionists amid looting and shooting at residents. A separate note records a legal dispute involving Mrs. Arnold Lawson and Thomas W. Lawson of Scituate, tied to a tax repayment.
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Paris
Havas
Magdeburg
Saxony
Berlin
Troops Held for Strike in Seattle and Tacoma
Federal troops from Camp Lewis are quartered in Seattle and Tacoma ready for emergencies after a 45 000 union strike in sympathy with 25 000 shipyard workers who walked out Jan 21 for higher wages. Brigadier General John L Hayden commands 800 soldiers in Seattle and General Frank B Watson leads 36 miles away in Tacoma with two battalions and a machine gun company. Equipment includes 200 hand grenades.
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Seattle
Wash
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
John L. Hayden
Sheattle
Frank B. Watson
Government to sell 1919 wheat at market price under new law
Washington reports that farmers would receive a $2.26 government guarantee for the 1919 crop while the wheat would be sold to consumers at prices set by supply and demand under agriculture committee legislation. The government would cover the difference between purchase and sale prices, with losses dependent on world prices and crop yields. The 1919 crop is estimated near one billion bushels.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
United States
Bills curb streetcar passenger limits debated downtown
A legislative committee on street railways heard bills to limit passengers on streetcars. Former Rep Donovan and Rep Niland argued for the limit while H Ware Barnum of the Boston Elevated Railway warned the change would raise car fares and require many new cars. He cited 171 more cars in operation than in 1915 to meet current needs and claimed cleansing requirements would cost an additional 5 million dollars annually, boosting fares by 12 to 15 cents.
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Legislative Committee On
Donovan
Niland
H. Ware Barnum
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Elevated Company
Liquor Raid at Crystal House Hotel Shocks Southbridge
Southbridge February 6 Chief Napoleon Gerioux and Officers Oliver Paul Jr and Alpharie Dupreses raided the Crystal House at 11 30 this morning seizing several cases of beer and many flasks of liquor Police refused to release names of those arrested
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Southbridge
Napoleon Gerioux
Oliver Paul, Jr
Alpharie Dupreses
Crystal House
Alleged Dorchester Draft Board Conspiracy Arrests
Federal officers arrested Elias Saklad of Dorchester Draft Board No 17 and two others in a deferral ratings scheme. Saklad, described as chief of fender, faced a $7500 bail set on Judd Dewey recommendation. Surety posted at East Cambridge jail. Further arrests expected today.
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Elias Saklad
Draft Board No. 17
Dorchester
Saklad
Judd Dewey
United States
East Cambridge
Real estate dealer Saklad held after federal probe
Saklad of 10 State street and Mark Shain were arrested by Deputy Marshal Ghiloni and DOJ agents. Shain faces $5000 bail. Government alleges $125 paid by Abraham Blass to Shain, some funneled to Saklad, with checks endorsed by both. Isaac Horenstein, a lawyer and justice of the peace, also held on $5000 bail for false attestations used in affidavits. Arraignment planned before U S commissioner.
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Saklad
State Street
Mark Shain
Marshal Ghiloni
Department of Justice
Shain
Walnut Park
Roxbury
Abraham Blass
United States
Isaac Horenstein
Blass
Horenstein
Provincetown Banker Dyer Dies After Long Service
Joseph Hersey Dyer, 67, Provincetown banking and civic leader, died this afternoon from exhaustion. He served 47 years as treasurer of Seaman's Savings Bank and 25 years with Provincetown Cold Storage, and was cashier of Provincetown First National Bank for several years. He leaves wife Clara J. Sparks Dyer and sister Miss R Florence Dyer of Atlanta.
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Provincetown
Joseph Hersey Dyer
Dyer
Seaman’s Savings Bank
Provincetown Cold Storage Company
Provincetown First National Bank
Board of Trade
To Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Medicine
Advertisement for a cold remedy claiming to cure a cold in one day with laxative bromo quinine tablets. Mentions E. W. Grove’s signature on each box and a price of 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Radcliffe Student Weds French Officer
Miss Germain Delatte becomes Mrs Charles Louis Seibert after secretly marrying in Cambridge. The Radcliffe scholar, studying on Howefund support with Miss Marie Louise Beune, plans unsurely to remain at the college or pursue teaching as her husband works with the Red Cross in Washington.
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Germain Delatte
France
Radcliffe
Cupid
Valenciennes
the Red Cross
Charles Louis Seibert
Radcliffe College
France Intensifies Drive Against Food Profiteers
Paris February 6 The Chamber of Deputies debated a bill by Justice Minister Nail to impose harsher penalties for profiteering middlemen in the wake of a high cost of living crisis. Socialist Maurice Violette led the opposition arguing transportation ministry blame and questioning courts martial authority.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Nail
Maurice Violette
Ministry of Transportation
McAdoo to Earn 200000 as General Counsel for United Artists
In Los Angeles on February 6, William G. McAdoo will be paid 200000 annually as general counsel for the United Artists Association formed by Mary Pickford William S Hart Charlie Chaplin D W Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks. He is also said to receive a share of profits expected to reach into millions. Four contracts were prepared after an all day conference with McAdoo and the stars.
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Los Angeles
Cal
William G. McAdoo
United Artists’ Association
Mary Pickford
William S. Hart
Charlie Chaplin
D. W. Griffith
Douglas Fairbanks
McAdoo
Ayer Boy Missing Prompt Tracing Efforts Widens Search
Police Chief Beatty issued a circular for information on Clarence H. Nixon a 11 year old Ayer High School pupil who disappeared from East Main Street leaving his watch behind. Scouts and police searched woods as the Nashua River and ponds were to be dragged if needed. Nixon two brothers in the army had a fine reputation and was active at church and the Christian Endeavor Society. He reportedly told friends he saw nothing in life for him and would miss Tuesday night meetings.
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AYER
Beatty
Clarence H. Nixon
East Main Street
Nashua
Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Ayer Boy Scouts
Chums
Christian Federation
Resurvey At Camp Devens Boosts Training Center Prospects
Feb 6 Camp Devens resurvey under Northeastern division advances claim the site will become a permanent universal service training camp. Regular officers expect designation to avoid losses on construction investments. Two casual companies arrive from Camp Merritt with 573 men. General Woodward acts as camp chief of staff. Endicott Peabody to preach at Roosevelt Memorial. Depot Brigade Band to be discharged. 240 overseas veterans released. Camp Holabird trucks aid transport. civilian motor bus schedule planned.
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Devens
Congress
War Department
Northeastern Department
Ayer
Shirley
Lancaster
Warward
Bolton
Groton
Camp Merritt
Hoboken
Depot Brigade
John FE. Woodward
McCain
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Y. M. C. A. Building 2
Camp Holabird
Motor Transport Corps
Camp Motor
Poles Urged to Halt Attacks on Ukraine
The Ukrainian government asks Entente powers to invite Poland to stop attacks against Ukrainian forces so Kyiv can focus on the Bolsheviks. The appeal comes from Basel Switzerland dated February 6.
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Ukraine
Basec
Switzerland
Entente
Labor to Form Building Co in Greater Boston
The Allied Building Trades Council plans a Labor Building Company in Greater Boston to guarantee patrons against strikes lockouts or jurisdictional disputes. The Carpenters District Council at Hanover Street endorsed the project and pledged support as Allied Trades prepares plans with a ten member committee and financial backing from city builders. The meeting also announced a wage referendum passing to raise carpenters from 75 cents to 1.00 per hour for a 40 hour five day week effective May 1, with plans to present the new demands to the Master Builders Association.
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Greater Boston
Labor Building Company
Allied Building Trades Council
Carpenters’ District Council
Hanover Street
Joseph F. Twomey
Allied Trades
Twomey
Master Builders’ Association
Marine Pay Denial of Boston Wounded Marines Report
Brig. Gen. Richards paymaster of the Marine Corps told Representative Oliver that reports of non payment to wounded marines at Chelsea Hospital Boston are without foundation in fact. The letter, presented in the House, defends pay status and disputes published claims.
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Washington
Richards
Marine Corps
Oliver
Alabama
Chelsea Hospital
Boston
Field Artillery at Harvard Next Year
Harvard will add a field artillery unit to its curriculum next year. Colonel Goetz, sent by the War Department to Cambridge, announced that military studies will be part of the regular four year curriculum.
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Harvard
Goetz
Cambridge
War Department
Typographical Union Protests Change Of Greeley Square Name
Representatives of Typographical Union No. 6 protest to the Board of Aldermen against renaming Greeley square at Broadway Sixth avenue and Thirty third street to Ypres square. They cite Horace Greeley as first union president and urge keeping the original name. Aldermen promise guidance on the proposal.
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New York
Typographical Union No. 6
Board of Aldermen
Home remedy advertisement for catarrh deafness relief
A home internal medicine recipe promises relief from catarrhal deafness and head noises. The formula uses Paremint double strength with hot water and sugar, taken four times daily to reduce ear swelling and balance air pressure in the drum.
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Bremen
Philip Scheidemann
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Arnold Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Scituate
Winchester
Lawson
Bovinine
the Bovinine CO
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Bill
Draft Board
Joseph H. Dyer
Jordan Marsh Company—The Mercantile Heart of
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Sam
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Montreal
D-Watson& CO
Building CO
Marine Head
Field Artillery
Horace Greeley
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Krey Music Co
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