Mail to Soldiers Backed by War Department Scrutiny
War Department delays blamed for soldiers mail backlog as officials in Washington discuss improvements. Praeger cites army control of France mail and Hoboken outgoing mail, with French ports handling returns. Plans call for more experienced clerks, new air routes, and potential Canada and England links to speed delivery.
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War Department
Praeger
France
Post Office Department
Hoboken
Pfce
Loiers
Mr. Praeger
Sers
Econd
Nee
England
Canada
Mon
Menwrth Boston
Army Post Office System in France Handles 30 Million Letters a Month
Clifton B. Jarbery reports from Paris that the American central post office near Austerlitz handles about 80 million letters monthly with 146000 mail sacks of Christmas parcels moved to troops. The army post office operates under Colonel Howe with Lt Colonel Barry directing, while French trains carry the mail cars.
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Germany
Army
France
Clifton B. Jarberry
Post
Praeger
Senate
Carberry
Paris
American Central Post
Hotel Mediteranee
Austerlitz
Howe
Barry
101St
Boston
Colonel Barry
American Army Post Office Department
French Railway Administration
Three Taken for Burglary
Three men including hat maker Bash are arrested by Inspectors Mitchell Eagan and Mulvey on charges of breaking and entering Dorchester dwellings and receiving stolen property. Suspects Albert Woolf Julius Bush and Jacob Adelson linked to multiple burglaries with jewelry silverware and clothing valued at thousands recovered. details of specific break ins and items stolen outlined.
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Mitchell, Eagan and Mulvey
Albert Woolf
Elmo Street
Dorchester
Julius A. Bush
Woodrow Avenue
Jacob Adelson
Dunkeld Street
Roxbury
Adelson
Bash
Essex Street
Woolf
Jacob A. Rubin
Bicknell Street
8 A. Woods Company
Boston
American Steam Gauge Company
Bush
Patrick Walsh
Columbia, Road
Otto Lyding
Butler Street
Horace S. Fowle
Norfolk Street
Kerosene Beans Spark Court Dispute Between Neighbors
A Central Court case centers on Mrs. Questa Sukowitz and Mrs. Sneiger in the West End. The dispute began after kerosene was poured into a bag of beans left unclaimed in the entry. Each woman accused the other of foul play. police tried to mediate but the matter escalated to warrants. The case was dismissed after two hours.
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Central Court
Questa Suskowitz
Cushman Avenue
Sneigers
West End
Suskowitz
Peter Sneiger
Suskowitzes
Wilsonian Peace Talk and British Naval Supremacy
Paris readers see growing opposition to U S dominance at the peace conference with Britain's naval supremacy intact and Lloyd George rising as a key figure. Britain and France back a league of nations with reservations while President Wilson negotiates compromises amid allied caution.
Wilson Likely Limits Italian Support at Peace Table
Paris Jan 10 The Associated Press reports President Wilson plans only partial endorsement of Italy’s territorial aims. He is said to favor meeting key Italian requests while safeguarding Yugoslav aspirations and possibly internationalizing Adriatic issues without giving Italy control. Wilson reportedly favors strong U S backing to Italy but stops short of full endorsement.
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Paris
Associated Press
Wilson
Italy
Orlando
Italan
Adriatic
United States
Lloyd George to Reach Paris Tonight
Paris January 10 Premier Lloyd George will reach Paris Saturday night from London and Secretary Balfour will arrive Sunday morning. General conferences among allied statesmen will be held next week as the peace conference itself may begin before the week ends. President Wilson conferred with other members of the American mission in General Tasker H Bliss's offices on the Russian situation and a commission to visit Russia is being considered to examine political economic and military conditions.
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Paris
Lloyd George
London
Balfour
Wilson
Tasker H. Bliss
Russia
Funeral services for Mrs Freda R Johnson
The funeral for Mrs. Freda R Johnson wife of John H Johnson Buick Boston Company proprietor was held yesterday afternoon from her Chestnut Hill home 71 Commonwealth avenue Rev Edward T Sullivan Trinity Church Newton Centre spoke of her spiritual life Pilgrim Quartet sang and flowers testified to the esteem of relatives and friends Her body was taken to Buffalo for burial today
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Freda R. Johnson
John H. Johnson
Buick Boston Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Edward T. Sullivan
Trinity Church
Newton Centre
Johnson
Pilgrim Quartet
American Troops Arrive From France at Newport News
The transport Madawaska landed more than 2200 troops from France at Newport News on January 10. Most men were wounded. many earned decorations or citations. Brigadier General Walter A. Harris of Macon Georgia, commander of the 171st Infantry Brigade, 8th Division, was aboard.
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Newport News
Madawaska
France
Walter A. Harris
Macon
Board Urges Potatoes Buy Now In Boston Market
The Massachusetts food administration urges housewives to buy at least a bushel of potatoes at 45 to 50 cents per peck, warning that prolonged cold snaps from Maine and New Brunswick could raise prices. The Guide to the Boston Consumer lists current veg prices and dairy goods including beets onions cauliflower carrots cabbage celery lettuce apples oranges lemons and eggs with regional variations and per pound or per dozen costs.
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Massachusetts Food Administration
Boston
Maine
New Brunswick
Bureau of Markets
Young America
Hennery
Do Not Want to Be Annexed by Boston Plan
Opposition to Mayor Peters annexation proposal grows as Somerville boards and business groups move to oppose the referendumless bill. Local leaders in Somerville plan a Monday meeting and other communities plan similar gatherings to form a regional committee of delegates to lead the anti annexation effort.
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Greater Boston
Peters
Winthrop
Revere
Chelsea
Everett
Somerville
Cambridge
Newton
Watertown
Milton
Brookline
Somerville Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Rely Upon President to End Harbor Strike
A telegram to Governor Edge reports Basil M. Manly and the Labor Board saying marine workers offered arbitration while boat owners refused. The railroad administration warns of drastic action within 48 hours if the strike continues, to protect food and other supplies to New York City and overseas.
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New York City
No Hope Of Early Settlement In New York Harbor Strike
No hope for a quick settlement in the New York port strike, now in its second day, as 16,000 tug and ferry workers stand firm against an eight hour day. War Department contact with Secretary Baker yields no commitment to intervene. Union leaders and Boat Owners' Association refuse armistice while threats of fuel and food shortages loom for a city already strained by the stoppage.
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New York
New York Boat Owners’ Association
Baker
Ottawa
War Department
Army
Navy Department
Navy
A. H. Smith
Staten Island
Police Department
Thomas L. Delahunty
Marine Workers’ Affiliation
Hylan
Swann
Grand Jury
Departments of Charities and Correction
Paul Bonynge
Boat Owners’ Association
Two Canadian Sisters Leave Home To Meet Soldier
Jeanne and Georgienne Martial of St John New Brunswick 18 and 16 respectively slipped away on Christmas Eve to meet a discharged Canadian soldier Francis W Parker 23 of Dorchester in Boston. Parker is held as a suspect and an inquiry will check for Mann act violations. The girls were found boarding in a Magnolia Street Dorchester house and were sent home to St John.
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St. John
N. B
Boston
Buckley and Shaw
City Hall Avenue
Francis W. Parker
Ramsey Street
Dorchester
Postoffice Square
Jeanne
Georgienne Martial
Albert Street
Georgienne
Parker
Magnolia Street
Chardon Street
Mosher
Influenza Death Rate Drops in Boston Report
Boston reports a notable decline in influenza deaths after weeks of high mortality. A total of 23 deaths occurred yesterday with 20 from influenza and 3 from pneumonia, as the daily average previously exceeded 30.
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Boston
Boston Influenza Decline Amid Streetcar Health Checks
Boston and the state report a sharp drop in new influenza cases with 212 in Boston yesterday, a third of the prior week’s average, as inspectors report on cleanliness overcrowding and ventilation of street cars. A rescue incident in a submarine compartment momentarily endangers workers. several men suffer gas exposure and burns.
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Boston
Woodward
Health Department
State Health Department
J. &. Hitchcock
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Kelley
Captives rescued from gas filled submarine S-4
Two workers were imprisoned in a gas filled compartment inside the submarine S-4 at the Navy Yard in Portsmouth New Hampshire. They were kept alive for nearly an hour by air pipes and rescued after naval men burned a hole through the vessel's bottom. They were unconscious when dragged out.
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W. Martin
Newburyport
Mass
Portsmouth Hospital
HE. L. Wight
East Rochester
Edward McLane
Paul Crockett
Daniel O'Neil
Martin
Wight
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Three Alarms at Chelsea Fire Destroys Griffin Plant
A blaze at the Griffin Car Wheel Company plant between Gerrish and Crescent avenues in Chelsea destroyed the big foundry building. The fire, worth about 100000 dollars, risked spreading to nearby factories and tenements. three alarms were issued with Chelsea crews aided by Revere and Everett. Night watchman John O'Brien discovered the fire, likely starting near an oil tank on the lower floor.
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Griffin Car Wheel Company
Gerrish and
Crescent Avenues
Chelsea
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Bay State Street Railway
Broadway
Revere
Everett
Griffin
John O'Brien
Wheeler predicts 36 states ratify prohibition amendment
Columbus Jan 10 Wayne B Wheeler general counsel for the National Anti Saloon League predicts 36 states will ratify the national prohibition amendment by end of next week and a minimum of 45 states by close of legislative sessions this year ratification by states makes the amendment effective.
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Columbus, CO
Wayne B. Wheeler
National Anti-Saloon League
North Carolina Senate Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
The North Carolina Senate voted by viva voce to ratify the federal prohibition amendment today. The measure was set as a special order in the House for January 16.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Senate
House
California Senate Ratifies Day Bill in Prohibition Vote
Sacramento California January 10 The California Senate ratified the national prohibition amendment by a vote of 2 to 14 against, while the Assembly had not yet acted on the resolution.
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California
Senate
Sacramento
Cal
California Senate
Assembly
Army Chaplain Urges League of Religions
United States Army Chaplain Abraham Nowak urged a league of religions to prevent war forever in a Temple Chabei Shalom address. He called for a convention of all faiths to act in concert, stating the test of religion is manhood and the core is relieving human burdens.
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League of Religions
United States Army
Abraham Nowak
Temple Chabei Shalom
Union Park Street
Troops to be landed in Boston from Canada liner Canada
The Canada liner, formerly running Boston Liverpool, is due in about 10 days to two weeks. Troops arriving in Boston will proceed directly to Camp Devens, with possible deployment from the 302d or 808d Field Artillery regiments. The home coming ships have landed at New York Hoboken Newport News and Philadelphia previously.
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Charleston
France
Boston
Camp Devens
Canada
Liverpool
Dominion Line
International Mercantile Marine
Montreal
President Wilson Plays Golf in Cold Paris Outing
President and Mrs. Wilson played nine holes at St Cloud in Paris today, unaccompanied, despite a cold and soggy course conditions.
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Paris
Wilson
St. Cloud
225000 Men In Navy As Temporary Force
Washington January 10 The House naval sub committee decided on a temporary naval force of 225000 enlisted men for the year starting next July This force is 25000 fewer than Secretary Daniels recommendation and reflects a scaled back mobilization in the wartime program
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Washington
Jan
House Naval Sub-Committee
Daniels
Memorial Service for Theodore Roosevelt in Boston
A memorial service will be held at the old North Church on Salem street in the North End tomorrow morning at the regular hour. Major-General Leonard Wood, visiting Boston for a Harvard board meeting on Monday, is expected to attend and deliver an address eulogizing his friend.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Old North Church
Salem Street
North End
Leonard Wood
Boston
Harvard Board of Governors
Interior seeks $100 million for soldier land reclamation
Washington date shows Secretary Lane pressing Congress for urgent funding of $100,000,000 to reclaim and occupy 215,000,000 acres of land for returned soldiers. The plea came at an informal House meeting with members present.
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Washington
Interior Department
Lane
Congress
House
Soldiers to be hired on reclamation schemes across states
Secretary Lane urged a $100 million appropriation to employ 100000 discharged soldiers on vast reclamation projects, with land development and farming sections later chosen by the soldiers. He argued the government would recover costs in 40 years and that even a larger sum could be used if available.
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Lane
Australia
Slayer of Woman and Child Is Dead
Vester Clark, a confessed killer of Mrs. Alice Smith and her 5-year-old son of Revere, died last night after shooting himself in the head hours after stabbing the woman and slashing the child. His Pembroke Mea home, past as first mate of the sailing vessel Blue Peter, ties to New York. Mrs. Smith once lived in Maine. Clark said he quarreled with the woman.
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Vester Clark
Alice Smith
Revere
Clark
Pembroke
Mea
New York
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Relief And Life Saved
West Plains Missouri resident Miss Cora Lee Hall recounts chronic indigestion monthly cramps and weakness that vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial urges other suffering women to try the root and herb medicine, claiming it saved her health and life.
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West Plains
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cora Lee Hall
Mrs. Hall
Salvation Army Service Times at West End Boston
A Salvation Army notice in Boston lists services at 11 a.m. and 3 50, 6 and 8 p.m. at 4 Alden Street West End with non minors in charge of service all day.
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Salvation Army
Boston
Alden St
West End
Deaths Graves Harrigan McDonough
Willis H Graves 66 dies in city funeral Jan 18 at AU National Church Shawmatereom Vert relatives invited. Marietta L Harrigan 61 Quincy St Medford dies Jan 10 funeral Jan 12 Waterman Chapel Roxbury 3 p m. Martin F McDonough Dorchester husband of Mary EB Murphy son of John C Mary McDonough funeral from 12 Maryland St Dorchester time to be announced.
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Graves
Willis H. Graves
AU Nationa
Shawmatereom
Harrigan
Marietta L. Harrigan
Quincy St
Medford
Waterman
Washington St
Roxbury
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