Mrs Wood Defends Husband in Embezzlement Case
The bride of Eugene Wood pleads his innocence as he faces charges of forging, uttering, and larceny in a $16 425.25 fraud case tied to Metropolitan and Federal Trust Companies. She accuses a co-conspirator, Arthur Abbott, of the wider scheme and seeks bail for her husband.
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Eugene
Eugene Wood
Boston Bank
California
Boston
Wood
John P. Feeney
Abbott
Mr. Wood
Helen Benton
San Francisco
Sausalito
Pacific Coast
Metropolitan
Federal Trust
Arthur E. Abbott
Federal Trust Company
Theederal Trust Company
Federal Trust For
Metropolitan Trust Company
Haverhill Council Faces Salary Cut Clash
Haverhill city council factions prepare for a heated start to 1918 as officials debate cutting salaries of top administrators after a prior session raised pay. The opening meeting is anticipated amid tension over wage policy.
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Haverhill
No Clues in Registered Mail Theft
Three Boston banks have a $30 000 stake in a New Haven post office theft. A registered mail pouch containing negotiable securities, $48, and a diamond ring vanished Sunday afternoon from a clerk in the New Haven office. Inspectors probe. no clues yet.
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Boston
New Haven
Post Office
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
National Shawmut Bank
New England Trust Company
Trust Company
Manchester
Profit in Ship War Risks
Washington reports the Treasury Bureau of War Risk Insurance has issued over one billion dollars in ship and cargo insurance since 1914. Premiums collected exceed losses by 12.8 million dollars. In 1917 the bureau issued 819.3 million in insurance, with 182.2 million in the prior two years, totaling 1.1015 billion. The government set premiums that influenced private insurance rates.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Baroness de Ridenau Dies at 34 Former Pittsburg Native
Baroness de Ridenau of Austria and former Miss Margaret Louise Magee of Pittsburg died December 28 at Montreux Switzerland. She was 34, born in Pittsburg, and married to Baron de Ridenau in 1306. The death notice reached her mother Mrs. James Neale.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Cat From Mont Blanc Becomes Mascot For Training Ship Calvin Austin
Halifax harbor after the disaster saw Halifa x tiger cat Halifax named Halifa x, rescued near the Mont Blanc wreckage area, found on the harbor beach. The crew of the training ship Calvin Austin adopted the cat as their mascot with one ear missing and reduced fur.
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Halifax
Mont Blanc
Calvin Austin
J. J. Stewart
Boy Violinist Heifetz Delights Boston in Sym phony Hall
The 17 year old violin prodigy Joscha Heifetz appeared in Boston with rave New York reviews. His performance showcased perfect technique subordinated to musical interpretation, delivering thrilling encores and a poised, serious artistry that impressed critics and fans.
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Joscha Heifetz
Boston
Symphony Hall
New York
Mr. Heifetz
Heifetz
Wilhelmj
Wieniawski
Handel
Mr. Kreisler
Final Appeal to Congress rally in Massachusetts at Faneuil Hall
A suffrage rally at Faneuil Hall in Boston gathers suffragists from across Massachusetts for a final appeal to Congress. Miss Lucy Burns, three prison terms for suffrage, will speak and recall her hunger strike that drew national attention and helped win releases.
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Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
Congress
Lucy Burns
Burns
Shipping Board offers transport and subsistence to cadets
Henry Howard director of recruiting for the United States Shipping Board announced graduates from the United States will receive transport and subsistence allowance while traveling to ships for sea service.
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United States Free Navigation
Marine Engineering Haute
Nort
Henry Howard
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board Officials Inspect Training Ships in Boston
Lester Sisler secretary of the United States Shipping Board arrived from Washington to inspect the Calvin Austin and Governor Dingley the first two ships in a squadron used to train seamen firemen oilers watertenders cooks and stewards for the new American merchant marine Henry Howard director of recruiting and Professor Edward F Miller oversaw the marine engineering schools.
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Lester Sisler
United States Shipping Board
Boston
Washington
Calvin Austin
Governor Dingley
Henry Howard
Edward F. Miller
Sisler
Central West Gripped by Major Snow Storm
Snow swept the Central West with a 35 mile gale halting rail traffic and threatening tie ups. Trains between Chicago St Louis Omaha and Kansas City were reported 400 percent delayed. Chicago faced its worst storm in years as streetcar lines were nearly idle.
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Chicago
Central West
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
New Haven Pro-German Lawyer Beaten and Injured
Maximilian von Hoegen, a New Haven lawyer, was roughed by a masked crowd and forced to recant pro German remarks. He lies in bed with a broken nose and severe bruises. attackers remain unidentified.
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New Haven
Maximilian von Hoegen
German American citizen von Hoegen faces possible penalties over war questionnaire
The article describes von Hoegen's pro German statements on a wartime questionnaire, including Deutschland uber alles and support for Germany. It notes questions about whether an American citizen can express such views without punishment and mentions potential Class 1 reclassification for draft quotas.
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von Hoegen
America
Germany
Gregory
Mystery Death At City Hospital In Back Bay
A young woman believed to be Frances LeClair of 55 Astor Street Back Bay died at City Hospital yesterday from poisoning. An autopsy is planned today to determine the poison type.
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City Hospital
Frances LeClair
Astor Street
Back Bay
Woman abducted on Elevated train leads to hospital case
A young woman was placed on a southbound Elevated train by two women near Friend street station about 12:30 Sunday. The train stopped at Dover street where Louis M. Flagg had her taken by taxi to West Dedham street station and then to City Hospital, where she died unconscious. A pawn ticket for Frances LeClair of 55 Astor street was found among her effects. she had been working as a downtown restaurant waitress.
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Friend Street
Essex Street
Dover Street
Louis M. Flagg
Lagrange Street
West Roxbury
Grip Follows the Snow LAXATIVE BROME QUININE
Advertisement note promotes Grips Bromo Quinine laxative tablets with Grove’s signature on the box. Claims timely use prevents grip and lists the product price as 30 cents.
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Grove
K. C. Heads to Discuss War Work
The Knights of Columbus board met in New York for a two day conference to review general war activities of the order. Several supreme directors from the West joined, prompting a lengthy night session.
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New York
Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus
Order
West
Knights of Columbus plan field secretaries and portable buildings
Walter Kernan overseas commissioner reported from France on proposed war work including field secretaries not in draft age and boss workers to supervise portable buildings near trenches. Directors expect nearly 10 million dollars to be raised in the United States for wartime activities in France with state quotas: New York two million, Massachusetts four hundred thousand, Connecticut two hundred fifty thousand, Rhode Island one hundred fifty six thousand.
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Walter Kernan
Order
France
Kernan
Knights of Columbus
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Insurance Board Waives Premiums for WWI Service Members
The board halted additional premiums for members in military service since April 6, 1917. It will also decide on distributing the order's 4 million dollar war relief fund, including 1 million for relief work in domestic cantonments.
British Recapture Sap At Bullecourt In Arras Front
British troops attacked and recaptured a sap east of Bullecourt on the Arras Cambrai front. The War Office said little else happened overnight aside from minor Lens patrol activity.
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London
Teutons
Bullecourt
Arras-Cambrai
War Office
Lens
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Harbauer
Warner
Campbell's
Jutin I .Cvyvunnunrty
Food Administration
Grito
K. C
Kernan Reports
National Fire Protection Association
Globe Automatic Sprinkler CO
Milk St
Ft. Hill
Schumann-Heink
Danny Boy
Ernestine Schumann
Victor
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Victor Records
Victrola
Victor Talking Machine Company
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