Old Time Friends Fall Out in Central Court
George D. Smith testifies against former friend William J. Reid in Central Court. Reid allegedly threatened to knock him down and kill him if he stood up, with witnesses noting conditions attached to any threat. Judge Wentworth orders Reid held under bonds for six months with $100 bail.
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State Street
George D. Smith
Beacon Street
Central Court
Wiliam J. Reid
Hotel Victoria
Chester Hartley
Smith
Reid
Smith's
Derelict cigar shaped dirigible sighted at sea
Passengers aboard the British steamship Lowther Castle, en route from Cardiff, reported on January 1 a large derelict cigar shaped dirigible balloon with a black and white ring on top lying flat on the sea about 250 miles off the Bermudas. No signs of life were seen aboard.
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New York
Lowthern Castle
Cardiff
Bermudas
Real War Baby Greeted Father Upon Return From War Zone
Van Leer Kirkman the 11 month old son of LT Commander Kirkman of the U S S Paulding greeted his father as the destroyer tied up at Charlestown navy yard. The Cassin reported torpedo damage but survived and the crew were commended by Secretary Daniels. The flotilla included Stevens Paulding Trippe Cassin Conyngham and Jenkins with furloughs planned and repairs ongoing.
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van Leer Kirkman
Nashville
Tenn
Kirkman
U. S. S. Paulding
Charlestown Navy Yard
Queenstown
Cassin
Osmond K. Ingram
Navy Department
F. W. Kruge
United States
Newport
Wales
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Larry Lombard
Winchester
R. F. Zogbaum
Davis
Charlestown
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Stevens
Paulding
Trippe
Conyngham
Jenkins
First of Best Stories in Boston Post Sunday Magazine
The first of the famous best stories selected by critic E. J. O'Brien will appear in the Boston Post Sunday Magazine. The Marrying Time by Hearty Earl Brown is featured as the opening selection with additional stories to follow in coming weeks.
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E. J. O’brien
Boston Post
Hearty Earl Brown
War bills hit peak with December outgo at 2.06 billion
Washington reports December Treasury outlay reached 2.06 billion dollars, highest since the war began, lifting six month total to 10.632 billion excluding debt principal. Secretary Glass urges oversubscription in treasury certificates to sustain government credit as veterans return home.
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Washington
Treasury
Glass
Federal Reserve Banks
America
France
Five Midnight Robbery In Washington Street Doorway
Raymond Mower and two companions were assaulted by five robbers who broke a gold tooth and his lip then took seventy dollars. Police arrested John Epstein Harry Keenan and Hugh Murphy, held for grand jury at twenty dollars each. The incident occurred near New Year in Boston.
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Washington Street
Raymond Mower
Mower
Sullivan
City Hall
Central Court
John Epstein
New Haven and Concord Reformatory
Harry Keenan
Hugh Murphy
Lowell
Boston
Cat in the Sack Brings Good Luck to Saco Resident
Ed Allen finds a large ebony cat in a sack of grain bought near Biddeford. The discovery coincides with improved health overdue checks arriving and a happier New Year for the Allen family. A lighthearted moral notes Let the cat out of the bag with a teaser for The Enigma in Pink in Boston Post Sunday Magazine.
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Saco
Ed Allen
Allen
Biddeford
Tabby
Eliza
Scalpers Buy Liberty Bonds
New York January 3 Liberty bonds sell well below par amid war fatigue and influenza. County district attorney Edward S. Brogan announced an inquiry into scalpers who charge excessive commissions and fail to pass cash equivalents of interest coupons to sellers. He cited gifting needs and unemployment as factors.
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New York
Edward S. Brogan
Brogan
Stock Exchange
Imperial Gra num Food advertisement notice
During convalescence from influenza and pneumonia take Imperial Gra num Food. Nourishing, strengthening, delicious, with no sickish sweetness. Any druggist, 25 cents.
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Anthony Wayne
Destroyers
Greater Bosto
Charles Higginson
Madras
Cooper’s Famous Union
Chalmer’s
Robert Reis
Bristol
National Shirt Shops, Inc
Oxford
Copenhagen
R. H. Stearns CO
U. S. Treasury
Boston Post Sunday Magazine
Kt Iy
Wolf’s
MY Clothier
Hanover
Portland
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