Urgent appeal to file federal income tax at once
Massachusetts collectors urge swift filing and payment of 1917 federal income tax. Deputy availability, duplicating forms, and penalties for late filing are highlighted. Citizens are urged to act now rather than wait for last minute rush.
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Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Devonshire Street
Internal Revenue Office
Internal Revenue Service Office
Sam
John F. Malley
Massachusetts
Congress
United States
Brand Whitlock on the sack of Belgium in vivid dispatches
Brand Whitlock writes the story of the sack of Belgium as an eye witness to the crime. His narrative grows from a restrained portrait of Belgium to a gripping account of impending tragedy. The series runs through February with ten installments, urging standing orders due to paper costs.
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Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Whitlock
Mayor Curley Loses Two Appointments to Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission rejected two of Mayor Curley s picks. Dr John P Toomey was slated as trustee of the City Hospital and Dr Timothy J Murphy was named as a school house commissioner replacing James C Howlett and Joseph P Lomasney had resigned.
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Curley
Civil Service Commission
Neghbor
John P. Toomey
Toomey
City Hospital
Roxbury
Harvard Medical School
Timothy J. Murphy
Dudley Street
Murphy
Consumptives’ Hospital
Matta~pan
Boston College
James C. Howlett
Joseph P. Lomasney
Wanted in New York Upon Murder Charge
Luigi Stripoli arraigned in Central Court on simple assault and related charges as police seek to hold him. New York police claim he is wanted there in connection with the murder of a man and a woman.
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New York
Luigi Stripoli
Central Court
Stripollis
Fuel Board Orders Saturday Shutdown and Monday School Closure
In Fall River the fuel board bans factory operation on Saturday afternoons and nights due to coal shortages and also recommends public schools close every Monday until further notice.
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Fall River
Refugee Jews Safe in Boston After Long Voyage
Two elderly Russian Jewish women reached Boston North Station last night after four months at sea and overland travel. Mrs Rostofsky, 61, carried a scroll from her late husband to her son, while Mrs Katz, 67, learned her husband died en route. They were cared for by the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society and taken to Louis Katz’s home at 179 Chambers Street.
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North Station
Russia
United States
Hode Rostofsky
Ida Katz
Leah Kaplan
Abraham Alpert
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
Rostofsky
Katz
Louis Katz
Chambers Street
Mr. Katz
Post
Rostovno-Don
Yokohama
Isaac Heller
The
Russian Poland
Heda Rostofsky
Francis B Sayre to Speak at Old North Church
Francis B Sayre son in law of President Wilson will address the Church War Commission Service at 10 45 tomorrow morning at Christ Church Old North Church Salem Street Rev William H Dewart pastor will preside.
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Francis B. Sayre
Wilson
Church War Commission
Christ Church
Old North Church
Salem Street
William H. Dewart
State boards to merge under proposed budget plan
A special recessed budget committee proposes sweeping reorganizations. The Public Service and Gas and Electric Light Commissions would be merged into a single utility bureau led by a utilities director and a six member council. A second Bureau of Public Works would absorb the Highway Commission and the Rivers and Harbors group.
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Public Service and Gas and Electric Light Commissions
State Highway Commission
Commission On Waterways and Public Lands
Public Service Commission
Gas and Electric Light Commission
General Bureau
Bureau of Public Works
Curley Increases Salaries in Legal Department
Mayor Curley defended sudden discharge of former Assistant Corporation Counsel George A. Flynn while promoting the rest of the staff. Joseph F. Lyons is appointed in Flynn’s role with pay rising from 5000 to 6000, and several others receive raised salaries in the department.
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Curley
George A. Flynn
Joseph F. Lyons
Flynn
Joseph A. Campbell
William P. Higgins
Daniel J. Kane
Walter J. O'Malley
Lucius Hicks
Police Chief vows tighter lid on city crime
New York Police Commissioner Richard E. Enright pledged a tougher stance tonight, saying the city will be kept clean and the lid will be screwed down tighter than ever as part of his plans.
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New York
Richard E. Enright
Elevated express trains explain platform crowding
Officials justify express runs when Washington street tunnel service is delayed by drawbridge openings or other trouble. A train is run from Dudley street Sullivan square or City square into the tunnel without stopping to clear platforms and restore headway quickly.
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Washington Street Tunnel
Charlestown Drawbridge
Dudley Street
Sullivan Square
City Square
Washington Street
Second Cadet School for Ensigns Opens at Harvard
The cadet school for ensigns at Harvard will enroll a second class of naval reserves for a 14 week course starting February 18. The new class will be capped at 100 students, the same as the current group. Graduating exercises for the present class will be held at Sanders Theatre on February 11.
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Harvard
Naval Reserves
Sanders Theatre
Rail leaders urged to mobilize freight Monday
A H Smith regional director for Eastern roads telegrams railroad presidents urging shippers to have shipping and receiving staff ready Monday next the second fuel saving Monday. He says the move will relieve railroads and violates no fuel administration order.
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New York
Eastern Railroad
A. H. Smith
Eastern Roads
250000 More for Soldiers Bonuses Approved by House
The House passed to a second reading under suspension a Ways and Means bill authorizing a $250,000 appropriation to pay the $10 bonuses to enlisted soldiers and sailors under the 1817 acts. Total expended under this act reaches $2,000,000, funding bonuses through January 15, 1918.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Pay Those in Quarantine Bill Heard in House
Representative Charles A. Kelley introduced a bill to compensate quarantined individuals for their time. The Social Welfare committees heard testimonies from Kelley and Henry Sterling of the State Branch of the A F L about hardship from quarantined heads of families with no income.
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House of Representatives
Charles A. Kelley
Committees On Social Welfare
Mr. Kelley
Henry Sterling
A. F. of L
Army Medical Corps Seeks 2000 Veterinarians for Overseas Service
The Army Medical Corps announced a call for 2000 specially selected veterinarians to enlist. They may be below or above draft age and will be assigned to veterinary hospitals with overseas service planned soon.
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Washington
Army Medical Corps
Fisheries Hearings Scheduled in Boston Next Week
Joint sessions of American and Canadian fisheries missions adjourned in Washington to hold open hearings in Boston next Thursday as the first in a series covering the Pacific coast and Canada.
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Boston
Washington
New England
Pacific
Canada
Boston Symphony delivers German program with little variety
The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Muck performed Haydn Surprise, Mozart in G minor, and Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C major at Symphony Hall. Critics praise playing but fault the program’s sameness and lack of contrast, noting the orchestra could have chosen hundreds of pieces with equal ease.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Karl Muck
Symphony Hall
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
Hadyn
Publicity chief named for third Liberty Loan drive
Washington January Frank W. Wilson, assistant secretary of the Federal Farms Loan Board, is named publicity director for the third Liberty Loan campaign. He succeeds Oscar A. Price, now private secretary to Secretary McAdoo, as director general of railroads.
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Washington
Frank W. Wilson
Federal Farms Loan Board
Third Liberty Loan
Oscar A. Price
McAdoo
Gilmore Hotel Files for Chapter Bankruptcy in Springfield
The Gilmore Hotel Company of Springfield filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S District Court. Liabilities total $30,153 with assets of $14,686, as reported by treasurer C Albert Smith.
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Gilmore Hotel Company
Springfield
United States District Court
C. Albert Smith
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