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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
18
66 Americans to sail today
New York report notes 110 aboard the Espagne with 66 American citizens. The ship did not sail tonight but likely depart tomorrow. Fifty Americans booked on the Espagne to Bordeaux volunteered for ambulance service at the French front, the largest such U.S. enlistment on a voyage to a belligerent country in some time.
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New York
Bordeaux
United States
Cold Wave Departed Forecast Warmer Then Snow Expected
The weather man in the Federal building tower announced the cold wave has passed and warmer weather is on the way, with a hint of light snow today. A Post reporter climbed stairs past guards to check furnace needs for the day.
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Federal Building
Post
Millionaire Kid Byron Chandler Testifies In Equity Case
Byron Chandler known as the Millionaire Kid testified before Judge Hardy in the Superior Court yesterday about his family investments in a photograph film company. He described a $25 000 transfer by his mother for one stock share and a $10 000 annual salary, of which he collected only $300 to $400, while his mother paid about $600 monthly for spending money. The hearing, part of Edward B. Feaster of Cambridge's petition, seeks an injunction to restrain sale of letters patent for a film unwinding apparatus and to reconvey Feaster’s license rights and the company’s patents and models, with a master appointed for an accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron E. Chandler
the Millionaire Kid
Grace LaRue
Hardy
Equity Merit
Superior Court
Young Chandler
Edward B. Feaster
Cambridge
Feaster Film Feed Company
Byron Chandler
Weather Warmth Creeps Across Regions With Light Flurries
From ten in the morning until four in the afternoon the temperature rose to 24 and then fell slightly by midnight. The weather man predicts a warmer noon today with light flurries after evening snow and warmer conditions across the eastern United States yesterday.
Canopic Arrives in Boston After Mediterranean Passage
The White Star liner Canopic, commanded by Captain G R Metcalfe, reached Commonwealth Pier in South Boston after a 30 day voyage from Italy. She carried 169 cabin and 764 steerage passengers, mainly Italians Greeks and Portuguese, with 17 American citizens aboard. Delays at Naples due to crew removals for military service and a Gibraltar strike delayed the ship, and a naval convoy protected it from submarine threats in the Mediterranean. a stern gun remained ready though no incidents occurred.
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Italy
White Star Line
G. R. Metcalfe
Commonwealth Pier
South
Boston
Naples
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Canopic
Finances blamed for man’s attempted self harm in Abington
Albert E. M. Spiller, 43, of North avenue, believed to have faced financial difficulties, slashed his throat with a knife in North Abington this afternoon. He is in critical condition at Brockton Hospital.
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North Abington
Albert E. M. Spiller
North Avenue
Spiller
Brockton Hospital
Deserted on Wedding Day Kadra Granted Divorce
William M Kadra of Ashland appeared before Judge Fox in Middlesex County Superior Court at East Cambridge and was granted a divorce from his wife Lillian D Kadra of New York.
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William M. Kadra
Ashland
Fox
Middlesex County Superior Court
East Cambridge
Lillian D. Kadra
New York
Funeral services set for fireman Alexander F Mitchell
Funeral services will be held Friday for Alexander F Mitchell a South Boston fireman who died from injuries in an engine crash while responding to an alarm He died at City Hospital at 4 PM yesterday
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Alexander F. Mitchell
South Boston
Mitchell
City Hospital
Boston Rat Day: 570 Rodents Collected Citywide
Nearly 600 rats and mice died in a city rat hunt at five receiving yards. Women and girls joined the effort alongside men, with Clementine Dellorusso, a 15 year old girl from West Roxbury, winning first prize at the Roxbury station.
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Boston
Municipal League
Clementine Dellorusso
Cory Street
West Roxbury
Roxbury
Boston Rat Catchers Win Prizes At City Yards
A girl and several youths gathered rats for city yard prizes with each receiving a $50 award. B Rynkus of 46 Wexford Street Brighton led West End yard scoring with 282 rats and the top amateur score, earning a chance at an extra $100. John White of Charlestown captured 76 rats, outranking others. Clementine Dell Russo, at 15, drew attention for a larger catch in Roxbury.
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West End
North Grove Street
B. Rynkus
Wexford Street
Brighton
Rynkus
West End Yard
Boston
Charlestown
John White
Johnnie
Johnnie White
Highland Street
Roxbury
Arthur Connors
Egleston Square
John W. Greely
Washington Street
Clementine Dellorusso
Massachusetts Officers Call For Removing Married Men From Guard
Executive committee of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety met at the Union Club and urged weed out married men from the National Guard. They projected a wartime Massachusetts call of 40 000 to 50 000 troops, with 16 000 enlisted and 15 000 equipped, and 5 000 to 8 000 more to reach war strength. Adjutant General Gardner W. Pearson led the push for immediate action and planned a Washington delegation to define wartime requirements and government cooperation.
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Massachusetts National Guard
Guard
Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Union Club
Massachusetts
Gardner W. Pearson
FE. Leroy Sweetser
J. Tracy Potter
Military Affairs Committee
Edward L. Logan
Willis W. Stover
Perry
William C. Hays
John H. Sherburne
Warren E. Sweetser
Charles F. Sargent
Williams
National Guard
Pearson
Rgaen
Washington
Beekman Tourist Co Advertises Low Chicago Rates
Travel experts offer excursion fares to Chicago for four dollars less or seven dollars round trip. Special rates apply to California and Pacific Coast trips. Fast trains with good service advertised by Beekman Tourist Co. at 288 Washington St. in Hoston.
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Chicago
California
Pacific Coast
Beekman Tourist Co
Washington St
Hoston
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