Revere House hotel testimony on reputation and mutton chops
Lt Perley Skillings testified the Revere House had a good community reputation and unique mutton chops. Police officers described no disorder and denied involvement of women underage, while witnesses described café activity and occasional solicitation without concrete proof of misconduct.
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Revere House
Perley
Skillings
Police Division 3
Joy Street
Division 16
Back Bay
Suffolk Superior Court
Richard Fitzgerald
Irving Peabody
Eat What You Want When You Want It
Advertisement asserts readers can indulge safely with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a mild laxative. It promises easy regulation of the bowel, positive effects, and freedom to eat most foods, urging readers to obtain a trial bottle free by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Caldwell
Washington &I
Bride in Jail After Home Wrecked Wedding
Under her maiden name Mrs Margaret Rose received a suspended sentence last week and on Tuesday she wed. About 20 guests were arrested as police later rounded up attendees and items from the wedding venue. The new home was wrecked and the husband was told to repair the house and move on for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Rose
Margaret
Treasurer Burrill Faces Hurdles in $10 Volunteer Bonus Plan
Massachusetts State Treasurer Charles L. Burrill struggles to distribute the $10 monthly veteran bonus under 1917 acts to every eligible volunteer. Secretary of War Baker says supplying the necessary information would require an impractical staff of clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Burrill
Massachusetts
Baker
Burrill
United States Urged to Save World in Banking Talk
Lieutenant Charles F. Flamand of the French army told the Boston chapter of the American Institute of Banking at City Club that France fights for existence and civilization. He said France values U S aid and expects great assistance from the United States in winning the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles F. Flamand
Boston
American Institute of Banking
City Club
France
Waterville Adopts Boston Closing Plan
Waterville Missouri officials approve a city wide closing schedule for offices shops and public venues. The plan limits openings and requires early curfews with extended Saturday hours for amusement sites and theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Boston
Draft Questions Answered By Post Draft Editor
A wartime draft advice column explains that questions answered here are not definitive and readers should seek a legal advisory board. It covers exemptions for state officers, Armenian immigrants, marital status, farm workers, felons, and naturalization rules for those who came as children, with sample Q&A on classification and dependencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legal Advisory Board
Welcke Brought to Boston as Enemy Alien
Eric Arthur Fritz Welcke, a quartermaster, removed from a coastal steamer by federal officers two months ago, was taken to Boston today by order of the Department of Justice. He is believed to be an enemy alien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Eric Arthur Fritz Welcke
Boston
Department of Justice
German Baron Is Interned on Bilis Island
A German described as Baron von Hasperg was interned on Bilis Island by U S officials on January 16. He is young, well educated, and has been in the United States about two years. Authorities would not confirm links to Walter Spoermann and note the baron’s former New York ties with a prominent baking house. his home is Hamburg, Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Parker
Cockinos
Norman Ramsay
Division 3
Joy Street
West End
Revere House
Harvey
Legal Advisory Board
Austria
United States
Abraham K. Cohen
District Draft Board
Tremont Building
City
Ans
Russia
G. M
Fore River
Focal Board
Great Britain
New York
Department of Justice
Baron von Hasperg
Bilis Island
Washington
Walter Spoermann
Baltimore
Edith von Hasperg
William H. McVickar
Paris
Hamburg
Germany
Train Service in Vermont Battered by Snowstorm Delays
Vermont endured a heavy snowstorm with more than a foot of snow. Train service remained seriously delayed with Mall trains late up to 14 hours. Service between Montpelier and Barre resumed at noon after nearly 20 hours suspended.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Barre
Dope Laced Cough Cures Cheated Prisoners
An article recalls prisoners at Suffolk County jail in Boston obtaining narcotics from so called cough remedies by feigning severe coughs. Doctors warn that such mixtures can cause dangerous habit formation and narcotic dependency. Father John’s Medicine is touted as a safe alternative free of narcotics and alcohol with a long family-usage record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Boston
Boston Post
Father John
Will contested as sister’s will leaves income to brother
John T. Wales of Randolph seeks to break his sister Mary E. Wales’s will in Norfolk Superior Court Dedham claiming she sought only his income. Uncle Caleb Thompson testifies Wales was intoxicated twice in ten years, while Dr. Samuel Webber warns morphine use could impair mind. Treasurer Tolman, executor and church assessor, details conversations about a trust for Wales and the church bequest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Wales
Randolph
Norfolk
Dedham
Mary E. Wales
Caleb Thompson
Asa P. French
Miss Wales
John Wales
Mary Wales
Wales
Samuel Webber
Boston
Nathan Irving Tolman
Randolph Savings Bank
Congregational Church
Tolman
First Parish Congregational Church
Mr. Tolman
Testatrix
Plans to Protect Ships From Torpedoes by Cooling Gas
Hudson Maxim outlined to the Senate ship investigating committee a cooling process that would instantaneously dis integrate explosion gases to minimize torpedo damage to merchant vessels. He said the Emergency Fleet Corporation showed no interest and urged government experiments to test its worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hudson Maxim
Senate
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Maxim's torpedo proof ships plan with water tanks
The inventor outlines lining ship hulls with water filled cylinders behind a steel screen to absorb heat and gases after a torpedo. He favors concrete hulls for added blast resistance and says ships under 10,000 tons would still benefit. He estimates submarine losses at 6000 dollars per minute and urges torpedo proof ships.
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Maxim
Ship Protection Executive Committee
Germany
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Maurice Ketten
Beiri
Bree
Mikir
Brown
Rodney
Harrison
Kitchener
Khartoum
Elsie Carpenter
Rorke
Brady
Watch and Ware Society
Harrigan
Tsaris
Re House
DR. McKnight
Boylston St
Washington St
Kampkeinan
Massachusetts Ave
Tral Square
Mancock St
Johnson
Waterville Committee of Public Safety
State Senate
States
District of Columbia
F. J
J. McIl
D. C
von Hasperg
Hiram Maxim
A. Shuman & CO
New England
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