Congress Fights Wilson War Reorganization Plan
Washington reports Republican and some Democratic leaders oppose President Wilson’s bill granting him authority to reorganize all war agencies. House debate features Representative Glass praising war effort, while Senator Thomas of Colorado to speak against committee bills. Senate inquiry continues behind closed doors with Major-General Wheeler on ordnance as war cabinet and munitions director bills face uncertain votes.
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Congress
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House
Representative Glass
Virginia
Senate
War Finance Corporation
McAdoo
Military Committee
Thomas
Colorado
Chamberlain
War Department
France
Representative Mason
Illinois
Baker
Europe
Senate Military Committee
Wheeler
Conference of Republican Senators to discuss wartime bill
Republican Leader Gallinger calls a late today conference of 25 Republican Senators for Saturday morning to consider the President's war measure. It will be the first Republican Senator conference since the nation entered the war.
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Gallinger
United States
Poslam Skin Remedy Ad Claims Rapid Healing
An advertisement touts Poslam as a speedy, dependable skin healer for eczema pimples rash and other eruptions. It promotes Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam and offers free samples from Emergency Laboratories New York.
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Emergency Laboratories
West 47Th St
New York City
Reports on Holdings in Enemy Countries
Washington Feb 7 Secretary Lansing asked Americans with property or interests in enemy nations to report the nature and extent to the State Department.
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Washington
Lansing
State Department
John L Sullivan Estate To Go To Sister
John L Sullivan died intestate leaving an estate valued at about 5000 dollars. The entire estate will pass to his sister Mrs Annie Lennan of Brook avenue Roxbury. Clarence W Rowley is the attorney handling administration which will be issued next week.
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John L. Sullivan
Annie Lennan
Brook Avenue
Roxbury
Clarence W. Rowley
Long hair record set by Leominster girl
Miss Marie Belodeau of 28 Spruce Street reports hair 69 inches long and sweeping the floor when unbound. She spends 2 to 25 minutes daily on its arrangement. She has never used preparations to grow it and says long hair runs in her family.
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Marie Belodeau
Leominster
Spruce Street
Belodeau
Biggest Boston Checkers Tournament Promises New Champions
A six week master tournament begins Feb 22 at the Boston Checker Club with 32 players from Wells Memorial and Boston clubs. Players draw for opponents and must decide each match. eight finalists will contend until a ultimate champion is crowned.
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Washington
New England
Wells Memorial Checker Club
Boston Checker Club
Boston City Hall
Neck of the Woods
Revere House
Athens
America
Frank Fitzpatrick
John H. Hebb
Herbert Morell
Boston Club
James Davin
Wells Memorial Club
Levi Wentworth
E. W. MacDonald
The
Wells
La Mascotte Set for Waltham Opera Revival
Audran’s La Mascotte to be staged at the Park Theatre in Waltham by the Waltham Lodge of Elks. Proceeds support the war equipment fund of Waltham Hospital. Performances tonight and tomorrow with a matinee tomorrow. Six hundred chorus members. Irene Altha Johnson as Bettina and George M. Shirley as Lorenzo lead. Ray W. Averill directs. cast includes Touls Hanscom Marie McCluskey Rog er Bunker and H BR Pettinger.
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Our Mothers
Park Theatre
Waltham
Waltham Lodge of Elks
Audran
War Equipment Fund
Waltham Hospital
National Ballet
Irene Altha Johnson
Bettina
George M. Shirley
Lorenzo
Touls Hanscom
Marie McCluskey
Roger Bunker
H. BR. Pettinger
Ray W. Averill
Worcester officer Kenneth S. Hall sails with 158th Aero Squadron
Lieutenant Hall of Worcester and Boston, a supply officer, joins the 158th Aero Squadron after training at Plattsburg and Leon Springs. He married Pauline Peirce of Brookline, previously worked for Con Contractors Mutual Liability in Boston, and is stepson of James C. Stewart of Worcester. He resides in Brookline and attended Worcester Classical High, Clark University, and Brown University.
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Kenneth S. Hall
Boston
158Th Aero Squadron
New England
Tuscania
Hall
Plattsburg
Mutual Liability Insurance Company of
Addington Road
Brookline
Worcester Classical High School
Clark University
Brown
Pauline Peirce
Shaffner Street
Leon Springs
Texas
18Th Aero Squadron
England
James C. Stewart
Stewart Boiler Works
Town bell to ring in Gotham new clock tower
New York plans a 1500 pound town bell hung in the City Hall clock tower to strike hours and run independently. Borough President Dowling hopes it peals for a great American victory and then for peace.
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New York
Tremont
City Hall
Dowling
Formal protest over Porvenir massacre by Texas posse
The Mexican general consulate in El Paso announced a formal protest to the American State Department through Ambassador Ygnacio Bonillas regarding the killing of 15 Mexicans at Porvenir Texas on January 13. The attackers are described as armed mounted men believed to be residents of the Big Bend district of Texas.
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EL Paso
Tex
American State Department
Ygnacio Bonillas
Porvenir
Big Bend
Texas
True's Elixir Promoted as Worm Remedy for All Ages
Advertiser claims thousands of children suffer worm symptoms from deranged stomach to pale faces and gnawing cough. It promotes Dr True's Elixir Family Laxative and Worm Expeller as the best remedy for children and adults, citing Mrs Curtis of Houston Texas and offering bottles at 40c 6% and 1.00 with request for more information.
Lieutenant Edward Couch Dies in Accidental Fort Leavenworth Death
Lieut Edward Seguin Couch of Cromwell Connecticut has died at Fort Leavenworth Kansas in an accidental death. A military board investigates with details scarce. He studied at MIT from 1913 for three years then attended Harvard for literature before enlisting in the ROTC last May and receiving a commission in November.
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Middletown
Conn
W. T. Couch
Cromwell
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Edward Seguin Couch
Couch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Fifth Provisional Officers’ Battalion
Massachusetts Jury Pay Increase Debated by Committee
The legal affairs committee reported favorably a bill raising jurors pay from 3 to 5 a day and travel from eight to ten cents a mile. Boston Assistant Corporation Counsel Flynn warned Suffolk County would incur at least 100000 annually, calling jury duty wartime conscription for civil service.
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Committee On Legal Affairs
Massachusetts
Corporation
Flynn
Boston
Suffolk County
No Trace of Lightship Amid Nantucket Sound Ice
No word from the Cross Rip Lightship after it was torn from its moorings on Monday by ice floes in Nantucket Sound and carried to sea. The lighthouse tender Azalea and relief lightship No. 0 joined the search. Captain Phillips and six crewmen are believed safe unless the vessel strikes the shoals due to lack of engine or wireless.
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Nantucket Sound
Phillips
Laundryman Goon Lee Freed After Central Court Hearing
Goon Lee the Cambridge laundryman charged with slaying Chin Hing at 2 Temple Street West End was freed after a hearing in Central Court yesterday.
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Goon Lee
Cambridge
Chin Hing
Chester Lee
Temple Street
West End
Central Court
No Change in Italian Embassy in Washington
The Italian embassy in Washington denied rumors of a change in its staff. Baron Sonnino, Italian foreign minister, sent a despatch stating there is no foundation to reports that William Marconi would become ambassador replacing Di Cellere.
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Washington
Baron Sonnino
Waashington
Rome
William Marconi
di Cellere
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