Two Girls Hide Aboard Troop Ship In New York
Naval authorities probe how Margaret Smith and Bowie Bell both 19 managed to stow away on the cruiser Louisville which arrived from France with nearly 2000 American troops. An officer and two petty officers are charged with knowing of the girls presence. The two women will be deported to avoid becoming public charges after a hearing at Ellis Island.
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New York
Louisville
France
Margaret Smith
Bowie Bell
Liverpool
Brest
Board of Inquiry
Ellis Island
Memorial to Living and Dead Soldiers Plan for Boston
Everett W. Lord proposes a dual memorial in Boston that honors fallen soldiers and elects returning craftsmen to build it. The idea, urged to the mayoral committee, has drawn favorable but not universal support and will be discussed soon.
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Boston
Everett W. Lord
United States Employment Service
Lord
Peters
Cascarets Candy Ad Says Kids Prefer Treats Over Castor Oil
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a harmless candy laxative for children from one year old, claiming quick relief for white tongue sour breath and bilious stomachs. It argues mothers save money and worry by using Cascarets instead of castor oil or calomel, noting 10 cent boxes include directions for all ages.
Demands Set for Strike Vote by NE Telephone Workers
The New England Joint Council of Telephone Workers will meet to set a polling date for a strike vote by all operators and mechanics. If approved, 12 000 employees of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company would cast ballots.
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New England Joint Council of Telephone Workers
Telephone Operators’ Union
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
Providence Operators Meet on Rhode Island Delegation and Strike Vote
The Providence Telephone and Telegraph Company workers and Rhode Island operators will gather with hundreds of union members to consider a Worcester Operators' Union delegation. Delegates will set a poll date for a strike vote while majority mechanical locals decide their stance. Boston Local No. 4 backs the phone employees and endorses the Tague postoffice wire control investigation bill.
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Providence Telephone & Telegraph Company
Rhode Island
Joint Council
Providence
Worcester
New England
Boston
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Tuxedo Tobacco Flavor Test Promises Rich Aroma
An advertisement touts chocolate as the purest flavoring for Tuxedo tobacco. It cites Encyclopaedia Britannica on flavor sauces in tobacco and urges readers to rub Tuxedo to release aroma, claiming chocolate enhances enjoyment and challenges readers to compare with other tobaccos.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
America
The Surprising Baron Munchausen and the Chariot Adventure
The Baron recounts a fantastical chariot ride with springs and banners. He describes traveling from Gibraltar to Africa and Egypt, wrecking wheels near the Cape, and a comical awakening of the Cape ghost. The tale ends with ships joining the machine for a Baltic voyage.
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Strasburg
Africa
Monsieur Vaillant
Baron's voyage continues in The Post tomorrow
The notice teases ongoing features about the Baron's voyage with daily and Sunday Post continuations to follow.
O Leary Tries Discrediting Key Witness in Draft Case
In New York on February 17 Jeremiah A. O Leary on trial for alleged draft obstruction questioned Mme de Victoria a German agent about drug use. Army surgeon Dr Theron J Vosburg testified she was a morphine user and would lie under pressure. Nurse Anna O Brien said her patient bore morphine injection marks.
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New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Bull
Mme. de Victoria
Theron J. Vosburg
Bellevue Hospital
Mme de Victorica
Anna O'Brien
Mme. de Victorica
BELONGINGS OF DEAD IN WAR
War Department plans to return all personal effects of deceased soldiers. An Effects Bureau at Hoboken Port of Embarkation will receive overseas effects and distribute them to next of kin. Inquiries should be addressed to the Effects Bureau, Port of Embarkation, Hoboken, N J.
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Washington
War Department
Hoboken
N. J
Baptist Drive Boosted by Pastors Meeting
The Baptist church drive for 6 million dollars gained momentum at Kingsley Hall as ministers from various denominations debated cooperation in missionary work and broader civic efforts. Rev. Dr. C. M. Petty of New York urged unity across churches, races and creeds in mission ary work, politics and industry. Rev. Dr. W. A. Hill of the American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society also spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Kingsley Hall
C. M. Petty
New York
W. A. Hill
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Cambridge votes to borrow 150000 for hospital extension
Senator Counihan told a legislative committee that Cambridge must be authorized to borrow 150000 to extend the municipal hospital or risk moving patients to the almshouse. He said the need is acute with patients crowded in corridors and beds full, sometimes preventing proper separation of the dying. The petition was supported by Mayor Quinn and hospital staff.
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Counihan
Cambridge
Legislative Committee On Municipal Finance
Quinn
Salem man named general manager of Red Cross
Administrative changes tied to a peace oriented reorganization were announced. Frederick C. Monroe of Salem was appointed general manager succeeding George F. E. Scott of Chicago, who remains on the executive committee.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Frederick C. Monroe
Salem
George FE. Scott
Chicago
House Ways and Means Panel Fights Glass Power
Members of the House ways and means committee discussed Treasury assistant secretary Leffingwell's request for next Liberty Loan powers. They opposed granting Secretary Glass authority to fix loan details including interest rate.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Leffingwell
Treasury Department
Department
Glass
Will Loan Horse to Man Through Hospital Loan Plan
The Boston Work-Horse Relief Association announces that the Animal Rescue League has placed a good horse in the Ashton Lawrence Hospital free hospital for horses at 109 Northampton Street. The horse will be loaned to any poor man whose horse is under treatment, helping families without the expense of hiring a substitute. Additional substitute horses may be added as needed.
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Boston Work-Horse Relief Association
Animal Rescue League
Ashton Lawrence Hospital
Northampton Street
Henry C. Merwin
SONS OF ISRAEL PEACE JUBILEE MARKS 50 YEARS
Several hundred members of Moses Mendelsohn Lodge No. 25 gathered in Horticultural Hall for the peace jubilee marking the lodge's 50th anniversary. The Ladies' Auxiliary aided Red Cross in providing knitted garments for service members. Judge Thomas H. Dowd, assistant Justice of the Municipal Court, delivered the principal address.
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Moses Mendelsohn Lodge No. 25
Independent Order Free Sons of Israel
Horticultural Ha Lil
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Thomas H. Dowd
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Rock of Gibraltar
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Cape of Good Hope
Neptune
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Alexander
Cape
Table Mountain
Isle of Wight
England
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The
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Daily
Sunday Post
O'Leary
Sncd
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Gentaur
York- Manus
the Centaur Company
New York City
BIG Baptist
Salem Man
Quinine
Bayer
Boston School OF Filing
Beach
Philadelphia
Congress
Sons OF Israel
Eczema
Johns Hopkins Hospital
D.D.D
Emma Wise
Franklin St
Baltimore
Kline
Seni d
Eorrhklineco
Eckman
Liggett
Riker- Jaynes
Eckman Laboratory
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