Dope Ring Probe Tails Army Camp at Devens
Investigators expect multiple arrests of dope peddlers at Devens after a sweeping inquiry into narcotics use among soldiers. Reports name Portland Maine Providence Hartford New Haven and Boston as key supply hubs with girls aiding trafficking. One soldier Edward Young is hospitalized after carbolic acid exposure and another, Orion Andros, died of pneumonia following measles.
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Harrison
Portland
Providence
F. C
Philadelphia
Penn
Boston
Lynn
Lowell
Haverhill
Cambridge
New Haven
Connecticut
Hartford
Ayer
Edward M. Young
Streeter, Ill
Young
308D Field Artillery
Orion Andros
Greenwich
N. Y
Stuart
Hodges
76Th
France
Washington
Maryland House Votes Prohibition in Final Passage
The Maryland House of Legislature approved the national prohibition bill without a referendum and sent it to a third reading by a 58 to 42 vote in Annapolis Md. on February 7.
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Annapolis
House of the
Maryland
Beebe Sues I. T. Burr for $50,000 Defamation Suit
Charles Beebe sues I. T. Burr for $50,000 alleging defamation of character.
Millionaire Beebe sues Burr for $50,000 in Suffolk Court
Charles Philip Beebe of 291 Marlboro Street filed a suit yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court against IT Tucker Burr of 90 Marlboro Street and Parkinson Burr alleging defamation and injury to his reputation caused by statements Burr uttered.
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Charles Philip Beebe
Marlboro Street
Suffolk Superior Court
Tucker Burr
Parkinson & Burr
Burr
Boston Family Wealth Ties in Burr Beebe Case
The declaration cites statements by Burr in Boston on December 10 and 13 1917. Beebe, from an old Boston line, inherited large sums from his father and mother. Burr, Harvard graduate and director of several firms, has a son in the American Marines and a daughter bound for Y M C A canteen work in France. Beebe declined to comment. Burr is in New York on business. their lawyers refused further statements.
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Burr
E. J. Davies
Boston
Mr. Beebe
J. Arthur Beebe
Harvard University
Harvard Club
Emily Appleton
Tucker Burr
Harvard
Edison Electriclluminating Company
Waltham Watch Company
Androscoggin Mills
Carleton Burr
France
Barbara
American Red Cross
Beebe
Beacon Street
KE. P. Barry
New York
F. Tucker Burr, Jr
Needham
Benjamin Loring Young
Harvard 1918 marshals chosen for June commencement
George A. Percy of Arlington is named first marshal, with William J. Murray of Natick second and James M. Franklin of New York City third. Percy and Murray are both noted for military service and prior varsity participation, while Franklin has been varsity crew captain. Other officers named include Stephens treasurer Davis orator Dunton ivy orator Nelson poet Putnam edist Mattuck chorister.
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Harvard
George Almy Percy
Arlington
William J. Murray
Natick
James M. Franklin
New York City
George A. Percy
Murray
John M. Franklin
Shell
Frederick H. Stephens
Dorchester
Hallowell Davis
Sewell N. Dunton
Circleville, C
Ivy
Thacher Nelson
Hubbard Park
Itil
Alfred Putnam
New York
Bernard J. Mattuck
Brooklyn
N. Y
Roosevelt in Serious Condition After Ear Infections
Doctors reported Colonel Roosevelt’s condition serious due to infection spreading from both ears to the internal ear with possible risk to the mastoid. The bulletin said no operation was planned immediately but noted the need for careful observation and potential future procedures.
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Martin
Duel
Roosevelt
Walton Martin
William A. Duel
Gorham Bacon
Fred Whiting
House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Richard Derby
Republican State Convention Set for Portland
Augusta Me Feb 7 Frank J Ham chairman of the Republican State committee announced the state convention will be held March 28 in Portland instead of Bangor due to a hotel fire. The date remains the same.
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Augusta
Frank J. Ham
Republican State Committee
Portland
Bangor
Former Mayor Curley Plans Florida Trip Tomorrow
Ex mayor Curley schedules a journey visiting Miami Palm Beach Jacksonville St Augustine and other Florida South locations. Mrs Curley will accompany him and the trip starts tomorrow.
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Curley
Miami
Palm Beach
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Florida
South
Call U-Boat Devil Weapon Remark by Bainbridge Colby
Bainbridge Colby tells Iroquois Club that German submarines destroyed as much ocean tonnage in one month as the US built in a year. He calls the submarine a devilish weapon and urges stronger destroyer patrols to curb the raids.
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Chicago
United States
Iroquois Club
Bainbridge Colby
New York
United States Shipping Board
America
England
Looting Breaks Out Again in Petrograd
Mobs loot wine cellars in Petrograd on Tuesday and Wednesday attacked by authorities using armored cars. Many rioters were killed or injured according to a despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company.
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Petrograd
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Aviator Burrell Killed in Midair Collision at Rich Field
Lewie G. Burrell of Charleston West Virginia died instantly when his aircraft collided with another at about 200 feet over Rich field in Waco Texas. The other aviator escaped injury. Burrell was 25 years old.
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Waco
Texas
Lewie G. Burrell
Charleston
W. Va
Rich Aviation Field
Burrell
SUGGESTS CONGRESS ASK LESS INFORMATION TO THE EDITOR
In a letter to the Post the writer urges anti-administration critics to demand less War Department information about current and future aims. He argues excessive questioning risks aiding the enemy by revealing the state of American forces following the Tuscania disaster.
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Sir
Tuscania
War Department
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Silenee
Filene
I. T. Burr
Rich
Charles Phillips Beebe
I. Tucker Burr
Mr. Burr
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Whiting
Colonel Roosevelt
Colby
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Washington St
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Boylston St
Congress
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