Wilson Calls Nation's Governors to Capital
President Wilson convenes governors and mayors at the White House on March 3 and 4 to discuss a nation-wide policy to stimulate construction and industry. He plans to remain in Europe for treaty talks, with no extra session until his return. Officials expect urgent bills to pass before adjournment to keep government running.
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Department of Labor
William B. Wilson
White House
Europe
Wilson
Congress
Martin
Virginia
Senate
Paris
Tie
Simmons
North Carolina
Finance Committee
Thomas W. Gregory
Department of Justice
League of Nations
Iouse Foreign Affairs Committees
Three Indicted as Accessories in GE Paymaster Robbery
In Everett the day after the General Electric paymaster robbery, Louis Poco Bennett Charles Celeste alias Mortalli and Charles Whittemore were indicted by a Middlesex grand jury and held for trial on $20,000 bonds each. Special guards shuttled the trio from jail to court while Bennett seeks bonding.
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Louis ‘Poco’ Bennett
Charles Celeste
Mortalli
Charles 8
Whittemore
General Electric
Everett
Middlesex
Charles S. Whittemore
Malden
General Electric Company
Bennett
Chase
Samuel Sterrat
Solons Favor Free Ireland Resolution Move
The House of Representatives approved by voice vote a resolution in favor of Ireland independence, aligning with the Senate. Debates condemned Irish ties to Germany and praised patriots like Washington and Adams as the measure proposed sending independence to the peace table, with an opposing amendment to defer to a conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Ireland
Senate
England
George Washington
John Hancock
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
New Haven Baby A Regular Fellow
A Mattapan couple declares their son Carl Frithtof Sjoquiot is a prize baby. At four months he weighs 22 pounds and stands 29 inches tall, far exceeding typical measurements for his age.
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Remiar Feller
Mattapan
Carl Frithtof Sjoquiot
Poll votes on strike question among New England telephone workers
Telephone workers across New England cast ballots on whether to authorize strike action if demands are not met. About 15 000 to 20 000 ballots were to be opened at several locations in Boston with results to be sealed and counted at a Friday joint council meeting.
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Newngland
The
Brotherhood
Department
Boston
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Washington Trail
Washington Street
St. Andrew's Hall
Wells Memorial Hall
Intercolonial
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Quincey House
New England Joint Council of Telephone Workers
Rev W J Murphy Dies After Short Illness
Cambridge priest Rev William J Murphy senior curate of St John s parish North Cambridge died last night at Peter Bent Brigham hospital after ten days illness He was 45 born in Cambridge and lived there all his life He is survived by his mother sister Anna and brother Dennis J Murphy A solemn high mass will be celebrated Friday at 10 am at St John s Church North Cambridge.
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William J. Murphy
St. John's Parish
Cambridge
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Father Murphy
St. John’s Parish
Ife
Dennis W. Murphy
Sacred Heart Church
Cambridge Latin School
Boston College
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Anna
Dennis J. Murphy
St. John’s Church
North
Earthquake Felt on Coast Near San Francisco
A slight earthquake was reported felt in San Francisco at 2 39 PM with no damage reported and no injuries noted.
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San Francisco
Seaplane No 3495 Lost Off Virginia Coast
The Navy announced the loss of seaplane No 3495 off the Virginia coast with five crew members aboard Ensigns Sturat McDonald Terrier Bal timore Clifford A Bell New York City Robert P Dibble Valley Stream NY Chief Machinist Mates Albert F Hazel West Roxbury Mass and RoyaL Derby Bowling Green Ky. A radio report saw the plane plunge into the water near Fishermans Island and searches found no trace.
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Washington
Naval Reserves
Virginia
Navy Department
Stur
McDonald Terrier
Baltimore
Clifford A. Bell
New York City
Robert P. Dibble
Valley Stream
N. Y
Albert F. Hazel
Gould Street
West Roxbury
Mass
Royal
Derby
Bowling Green
Norfolk
Fisherman's Island
Militant Suffragists Held in Boston Jail Case
Dozens of women arrested for heckling at a presidential reception crowded the Pemberton Square court as Judge Bolster arraigned them. Missing counsel and self defense marks Mrs Christine Page as a notable defendant while others face continued cases and possible hunger strikes.
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Cause of Equal Rights
Pemberton Square
Bolster
Alice Paul
Christine Page
Boston
Fitzgerald
Page
Nellie M. Gross
Camilla Whitcomb
Framingham
Frances Fowler
Davis Avenue
Prookline
Katherine Morey
Brookline
Washington
Catherine 15
Sherif Kelcher
Charles Street
Boston Common
Tombs
Income tax returns due March fifteenth for 1918 earnings
The article explains March 15 filing for income tax returns. It outlines what to report from Jan 1 to Dec 31 1918, exemptions for single and married filers, inclusion of wife and dependents, interest, and capital gains. It also notes surtax scales, exemptions for army service up to 3500, Liberty bonds guidance, and quarterly payment deadlines.
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Mailey
Marrie
Malley
Boston
New Zingland
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Wilson ignores Sinn Fein envoy seeking Dublin freedom
O Cealligh reports no reply from President Wilson to letters and telegrams asking a date for the Dublin freedom of the city reception. He says Wilson's remarks on small nations have stirred Treland hopes, and he will present credentials to the peace conference, if needed by messenger.
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O'Cealligh
Patrick H. Pearse
Ireland
Sinn Fein
House of Commons
Professor de Valera
Arthur Griffith
Count Plunkett
DeValeria
Liberia
Hedjaz
Wilson
Dublin
O’cealligh
Treland
15 Year Old Navy Veteran Sailorboy Recalls Shipwreck
Introducing Jimmy Twigs a 15 year old sailorboy veteran of the recent war with two years active service and three narrow escapes from death. He was aboard the Castalia when wrecked off Cape Sable and was rescued by the Bergensjord crew. He later returned to New York from Christiania.
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Jimmy
Twigs
Castalia
Cape Sable
Bergensjord
Christiania
New York
British sailor Jimmy Twigg seeks new vessel in Boston
James Twigg a Welsh seaman from Barrydock who survived torpedoing of Leviathan and Port Napier now awaits assignment in Boston as a second cook. He spent eight hours afloat after Port Napier was hit and was rescued by an American vessel. He aims to earn a substantial sum for his aging parents.
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Leviathan
Jimmy
King George’s Navy
Port Napier
Jackie
James
Boston
Eeast
James Twigg
Barrydock
Wales
States
Boston man pleads guilty in major narcotic ring case
Benjamin I. Swann of Boston pleaded guilty in United States Court to conspiracy to import drugs. He was fined $1000 by Judge Harland B. Howe and left for Boston an hour later, marking what officials call the collapse of the largest narcotic ring in the eastern United States.
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Burlington
United States
Benjamin I. Swann
Boston
Swann
Harland B. Howe
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Welch
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Westfield
Solons
Free
NEW Haven Baby
Welch's Grapelade
Rev. W. J. Murphy
North Cambridge
Bovinine
Bovinine CO
W. Houston St
Hubman
Albert I. Havel
Albert W. Havel
Fred Havel
Dorchester
Havel
Robert G. Shaw
Senger
Great Britain
M. P
Miss Morey
Post
Dodges
Paine
Axminster
Paine Furniture Company
Arlington Street
Boylston Street
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