First Woman and Child Interned in Eastern States
Gloucester New Jersey February 18 The first woman and child in the Eastern States to be interned as enemy aliens were placed in the detention camp at Gloucester today. They are Mrs Matilda Hansen and her 12 year old daughter. Mrs Hansen is the wife of Captain H H Hansen of the interned German liner Wastenwald. She like her husband has been interned for the duration of the war.
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Gloucester
N. J
Matilda Hansen
Drive the Liquor Habit From Your Home
An advertisement extols Tescum powders as a cure for the liquor habit. Physicians and druggists praise its effectiveness, noting reduced cravings and several positive testimonials. The piece urges trying Tescum a few weeks, mentioning a money refund guarantee through Houghton & Dutton's Drug Department.
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New York
Houghton & Dutton
Mrs Lewis Finds Relief With Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Brooklyn woman recounts a year of misery from displacement and general run down. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength and health and endorses it to other women with similar troubles. The ad-style testimonial emphasizes the product as a famed root and herb remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elsie G. Lewis
Vernon Ave
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkham
What to eat for indigestion says Bisurated Magnesia
Medical authorities attribute most stomach trouble to excess hydrochloric acid and advise either a cautious diet or counteracting the acid with Bisurated Magnesia. A teaspoonful in water or tablets neutralizes acidity, aiding natural digestion without laxative effects. Get Bisurated Magnesia at druggists.
Planes Active Over U S Lines In France
Allied air units report a marked rise in aerial activity in the American sector. Enemy planes dropped bombs near the town that once housed an American field hospital but caused no damage. An American pilot brought down one hostile aircraft in a damaged state.
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France
Associated Press
Americans Repel Air Attacks Amid Persistent Bombardment
American anti aircraft gunners and machine gunners kept hostile planes from striking accurately while artillery fire produced multiple casualties. A cook tent was shelled wounding six, and three trench workers including a second lieutenant were hit. Night patrols saw no German contact under bright moonlight. The sector faced a minor gas exposure with no casualties.
Harvard Bars Week End Parties During Washington Birthday
Harvard faculty impose a no absence policy for the days around Washingtons Birthday restricting student plans. The wartime need for education momentum ends prior allowances for extended holidays and limits vacation to a single day.
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Harvard
Washington
Williams Treatment offers free uric acid remedy sample
Advertisement promotes The Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder diseases rheumatism and chronic pains caused by uric acid. It offers a free 75 cent bottle and a free book to readers who send name address and 10 cents for distribution costs to The Dr D A Williams Co Dept 10K East Hampton Conn. One bottle per address.
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Dr. D. A. Williams Co
Dept
P. O. Block
East Hampton
Conn
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Makes Hair Care Simple
Plain emulsified cocoanut oil provides a greaseless, mild shampoo option. A teaspoon or two creates rich lather that cleanses hair and scalp, removes dirt and dandruff, dries quickly, and leaves hair silky and easy to manage. Readily available at drug stores and inexpensive for family use.
106 Boston Public School Buildings Still Closed
Boston school committee heard that 106 public school buildings remain closed as coal shortages bite. Fifty five sites operate in partial sessions with secured coal while 55 schools lack temporary accommodations. Lincoln School may close within days without aid.
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Boston
Lincoln School
South Boston Schools Resume Amid Fuel Shortage
Faced with coal shortages many large buildings cannot stock wood and 15 districts lack pupil care since December. Superintendent Dyer notes neglect of South Boston children as fuel limits force closures. Today several districts resume with specific schools, book handouts, and rearranged classrooms.
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South Boston
Dyer
High School of Commerce
Hugh O’brien
Samuel Mason
Edward Everett
William E. Russell
Edward P. Tileston
Martha A. Baker
Roxbury High School
West Roxbury High School
Roosevelt welcomes eighth grandchild in wartime France news
Cable from France confirms Archibald B Roosevelt and Grace Lockwood Roosevelt welcomed a boy. Mrs Roosevelt and infant are said to be doing well at Massachusetts General Hospital while Colonel Theodore Roosevelt recovers in New York. The elder Roosevelt expressed delight at the arrival.
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France
Archibald B. Roosevelt
General Pershing
Roosevelt
Massachusetts General Hospital
Grace
Lockwood
Thomas
Bay State Road
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Italian Troops Increase Activity Along Front
The report from Rome says Italian troops are showing much activity and harassing the enemy along the line with considerable artillery fighting reported by headquarters today.
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Rome
New England Battles Coal Shortage Near End
Coal supplies to Boston and surrounding areas are set to improve as shipments arrive by rail and water. Officials from Fuel Administration and textile employers with labor leaders have pressed for steady deliveries, with a projected one million tons monthly and possible increases. Heatless Mondays are expected to end as coal moves to the region.
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Storrow
Washington
New England
Boston
New England Fuel Office Reports 20,500 Tons Ready for Loading
The New England fuel administration states vessels totaling 20,500 tons are ready for loading. Oregon 9,000 tons Storrow coal first load, Allaquash 3,500 tons Gottland 5,500 tons Ulysses named. Coal will arrive by rail as well, aiming to ease the region's coal shortage and resume normal operations amid continued conserve use. Over the past 24 hours coal receipts reached 38,154 tons with an anticipated 15,000 more tons today as ships near Chatham under fair weather.
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New England Fuel Administration Office
Oregon
Ulysses
New England
New England Fuel Administration
Uncle Sam
Chatham
Food houses to grace Boston Common for demonstrations
A group of small buildings will rise on Boston Common opposite West Street to stage food demonstrations and teach women preparing meals while promoting food conservation under state and national guidance. Mayor Peters approves ground use. New England Civic Federation, Food Facts Bureau, and others will run individual houses. Massachusetts Woman’s Committee directs details with Food Administration oversight.
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Boston Common
West Street
Peters
Food Administration
New England
Ts National Civic Federation
Food Facts Bureau
Massachusetts Woman’s Committee
Council of National Defence
The
Yeowomen Press For $10 Monthly State Bonus
Three Charlestown Navy Yard yeowomen Marie George Helen Murray and Winifred George argued before the Ways and Means Committee for the $10 monthly State bonus equal to male workers. Marie George said they conserved regulation cloth for the men at the front.
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Yeowomen
Charlestown Navy Yard
Marie George
Helen Murray
Winifred George
Committee On Ways and Means
Massachusetts Veterans Seek Full War Bonus for All
A draft of a public bill to extend the World War bonus to all Massachusetts men and women in service seeks equal pay for enlisted, drafted, and yeomen up to Jan 15 1918. Lawmakers criticize the treasurer department for prior notices and note remaining funds of about 2.2 to 2.5 million dollars available until war end.
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Massachusetts
Committee On Military Affairs
Mike George
French
Warner
Wrench
Treasurer’s Department
Maine Retail Shoe Merchants elect officers
Portland February 18 at the annual meeting of the Retail Shoe Merchants Association of Maine officers were elected President Fred S. Smith of Portland Vice presidents J F Bilodeau Augusta D J McNaughton Gardiner Fred A Lilly Hallowell F L Brookington Secretary James A McFaul Portland A M Despins Lewiston and John M Boynton of Boston addressed the convention.
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Portland
Varne sis advertised as relief for sciatic rheumatism
Seth W Darling of Lynn Massachusetts says sciatic rheumatism has plagued him since 1892 with increasing pain. After trying many remedies he reports relief after using Var-ne-sis and endorses it, offering to pay $1000 for proof of falsity. A public exhibit of wheel chairs and letters is at 140 Boylston St. Boston. Get Varne-sis at druggists today.
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W. A. Varney
Boston Consulting and Exhibition Rooms
Boylston St
Get Varnes
Explosion Claims Four in France and Notes Casualties
Washington Feb 18 Four privates died in explosions and Cadet Lindley H. DeGarmo of Ridgewood New Jersey was killed in an airplane attack last Saturday Lieutenant Gordon Loring Rand of Lawrence Landing New York attached to the aviation section of the Signal Corps died by his own action, the War Department reported to General Pershing.
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Washington
Lindley H. DeGarmo
Ridgewood
N. J
Gordon Loring Rand
Lawrence
L. I
New York
Signal Corps
War Department
Pershing
Four Soldiers Die in Explosion Linked Casualties
The privates killed were Herbert E. Koch from Ash ley Pennsylvania infantry. Mike Duda of Saint Clair. Paul H. Herrick of Dunlow. Joseph J. Chorba whose mother lives in Kefahre Austria. Koch and Chorba died last Saturday while Duda and Herrick died yesterday. Private Gardner H. Bennett of Sutton Vermont died of pneumonia.
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Herbert E. Koch
Infantry
Ashley
Mike Duda
Saint Clair
Paul H. Herrick
Dunlow
Joseph J. Chorba
Kefahre
Austria
Koch
Chorba
Duda
Herrick
Gardner H. Bennett
Sutton
Keptson Out of Di Cola's Way Trial Evidence
Evidence from the late Gaspare Di Cola estate dispute in Dedham Superior Court includes items from a safe deposit vault. Witness Antonio Conti testified he is Di Cola's son by his former wife Mrs Di Cola and described family arrangements in Baltimore and Boston as the case proceeds.
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Gaspare di Cola
Dedham
Antonietta
di Cola
Conti
Baltimore
Hanover Street
Boston
Opposition to Repeal of 1914 Law in Judiciary Hearing
Boston lawyers James H. Vahey and W. G. Thompson urged the judiciary committee to reject repeal of the 1914 law that places the burden on defendants to prove contributory negligence. Former Governor Walsh defended the current statute, while Endicott P. Saltonstall backed a rival bill holding railway employees liable for accidents.
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James H. Vahey
W. G. Thompson
Boston
Committee On Judiciary
Walsh
Endicott P. Saltonstall
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Civil Service Appeal Hears Support For State Commission
A bill to allow appeals of civil service employees to the Civil Service Commission rather than courts drew strong backing yesterday before the public service committee. Proponents said court appeals cause excessive costs to both the discharged worker and the employing city or county.
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Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Committee On Public Service
Percesian Sunk On Halifax to Liverpool Voyage
The Canadian steamship Percesian commanded by Captain Joseph Bernier has been sunk on a voyage between Halifax and Liverpool. A message to agents said Captain Bernier and crew arrived in Liverpool Saturday and the Percesian was sunk, with agents believing it was not torpedoed. The ship, of 782 tons, left Halifax January 18.
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Montreal
Percesian
Joseph Bernier
Halifax
Liverpool
Bernier
Internal sanitation and hot water cleanse for better health
The pamphlet promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to flush the bowels. It claims daily residue from food feeds bacteria and toxins, urging internal cleansing to cure headaches, colds, constipation, bad breath, and other ailments at low cost.
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Lewis
U. S
United States
Congress
Eckmann Laboratory
Philedalphia
Archi
Bald Roosevelt
Mrs
Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr
Henry Havelock Pierce
Maine
Seth W. Darling
McKinley Terrace
I. Lynn
Mass
Board
Boylston Street
Tremont Street
MY Clothier
Hanover and
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