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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
14
A Boston Post column explains how registrants should seek legal advisory help for draft questions and outlines what to include. It covers address changes, exemptions, deferments, and how class assignments work for various family and work situations with practical examples.
Mrs. Levi Senior aged 68 of Newburyport was crushed by a descending elevator in a factory shaft while crossing a temporary floor. She died at Anna Jacques Hospital from her injuries. Survived by son Raymond Senior, a Boston telephone inspector.
Clara Spencer, 76, found unconscious Monday night at 14 Corey Street Charlestown. She remained at the Relief Station Haymarket square for nearly 48 hours before death, caused by cold and exposure, authorities said. Neighbor Margaret Sullivan reported the case to police and she was taken to hospital.
P J Sheridan Irish political leader who figured prominently in the Parnell treason trial in England in 180 and who once was an editorial writer on the New York Herald died at his ranch near Monte Vista Colorado Monday He was 77 years old.
Advertisement for Hood’s Sarsaparilla calls it the old reliable blood builder and standard purification tonic. It touts three generations of use, purifies blood, relieves tired feelings, and supports liver kidney and stomach health with a same style package and pleasant taste.
Nearly 30 marines from Charlestown navy yard were hosted at Brandon Hall Brookline by a hotel committee, guests and 18 Brookline Boston young women. After dinner a vaudeville show followed a taps bugle and a rosebud reveal spelling The New Year, then Liberty sang The Star Spangled Banner. Guests departed for the navy yard at 12:30 a.m. by special electric car.
Henry B. Endicott, executive chairman of the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety, urged 125 Lawrence manufacturers to build trust with employees to reduce labor troubles. He stressed employers must treat workers as essential partners, part of ongoing Lawrence manufacturers meetings.
A schooner named W. D Hilton is moored behind the west breakwater at New Haven harbor with 500 tons of coal bound for Edgartown Martha's Vineyard. Captain Johnson said the ship anchored Thursday night and by morning was trapped in ice. He walked three miles to shore seeking aid to move the cargo.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice British ambassador in Washington since May 6 1913 called at the State Department to say he would go home on leave of absence. Reports from London indicate a general sweeping change in British diplomatic representation in major capitals.
The move targets embassy staff rather than British policy toward allies and no war aims will change. Sir Cecil sought relief from Washington duties and Bal four’s U S visit last spring led to a resignation offered to the foreign office awaiting acceptance.
Mayor Hylan tells seven new Board of Education members that the Gary plan will be eliminated from New York City public schools. He says the plan was imported by the prior administration and has become a political issue. Superintendents advise elimination by February 1.
Pete the African parrot at Franklin Park Zoo hosts visitors with a greeting then answers surprise with taught phrases. He notes it has been cold outside his enclosure and shouts Cold, pretty cold you bet when the doors open.
The article outlines 1917 federal income tax rules noting two laws in force and the impact on masses. It details that unmarried men earning $20 weekly and married men earning $38.50 weekly are liable, and mentions deductions for bad debts charitable contributions and reporting of Liberty bonds interest above $5000 for surtax. The net income equals total receipts minus deductions per the schedules.
Officials publish a tabloid outlining the 1917 war income tax duties. It lists who must file, exemptions, deadlines, and where to file for New England residents, plus steps to compute net income and allowable deductions.
A famed Rhode Island panther, once feared as the terror of the Rhode Island forests, is en route to Boston in a Providence freight car. The exact location is uncertain due to disrupted schedules, but the animal is preserved as a stuffed specimen purchased years ago by the Boston Society of Natural History.
Brattleboro Vermont January 2 workers at the Twin State Gas and Electric gas plant must retreat as gas masks are sought after a support failure released 3200 cubic feet of gas and killed a person. Repair crews fled the building and the town’s gas supply was reduced.
General Pershing announced the death of Private George Kingman of the Aero Squadron in France from meningitis. His home is listed as 10 S Street, West Bridgewater Massachusetts.
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