Lawson's Suit to Recover Taxes Heard in Winchester Case
Judge Sisk heard Thomas W. Lawson's suit against Winchester to recover back personal property taxes of 5520 paid under protest for 1916 after an arrest for non payment by a deputy sheriff. The suit went without a jury. a Suffolk jury previously disagreed. Evidence was presented in condensed form with some points agreed. An early decision is expected.
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Sisk
Thomas W. Lawsons
Winchester
Suffolk
War casualty lists show 887 Americans affected today
The War Department releases two combined lists indicating 887 men connected to the conflict. Despite the rise in totals there is no material increase in fatalities as most entries are wounded or missing in action. The breakdown includes killed in action, died of wounds, death from accident, disease, severe wounds, wounded, slightly wounded, and missing in action.
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War Department
New England Casualties Update from Regular Lists
The regular lists and corrections appendix show 95 local men, with few fatalities. Lieutenant Bertram Williams of Channing Place Cambridge is the only commissioned officer among the dead, reported as killed by an undetermined cause after previously serving.
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New England
Bertram Williams
Channing Place
Cambridge
New England Boys on Casualty List
Official list names several New England youths listed as casualties or died of accidents. Entries include Corp. Richard F. Winn of Turners Falls and Pt. Augustus Wendt of Seymour, among others from Connecticut Rhode Island and New Hampshire regions.
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NEW England Boys
Casualty
Richard F. Winn
High St
Turners Falls
Robert A. Graham
Frawford St
Cranston, R. I
List of wounded and dead servicemen with addresses
WOUNDED Pt. Frederick Brannemautt Hartford Conn and many others listed by name and home address across Hartford Manchester Boston Providence and other New England towns. The report includes ranks such as Pt. Sgt. Corp. and Lt. with several hundred entries marking wounded severely wounded and died of wounds. The long roster names individuals from multiple states and cities including Conn Me NH RI and MA.
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Frederick Brannemautt
Harbinson Ave
Hartford
Conn
William M. Diggins
Forest St
Manchester
N.H
Joseph Dulac
Foley. St
Bristol
Joseph F. Healey
Bell St
N. H
Alfred Lachanee
Union St
Warren, R. I
Raymond C. Madill
Clinton St
Hartford, Conn
John Papa
Wall St
Boston
Thomas Salzillo
Dean St
Providence
R. I
Albin N. Anderson
Pleasant St
South Manchester
George Carr
Middleboro
Edward W. Bast
Marlboro St
Chelsea
Frank Greenlaw
Alexander Hamilton
Lexington St
Winfield
Hilton
Antrim
Erroneous Death Reports In Local War Casualty List
A wartime casualty notice lists Arthur H. Earle of New London Tony Stublick of New London and John J. Dalton of Monson as missing in action, correcting erroneous reports of their deaths.
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Tony Stublick
Potter St
New London
Conn
John J. Dalton
Monson
Burglar Steals Glasses and Chronometers Aboard Ship
On the steamship Cassiana at Winsimmet Shipyard Wharf Chelsea a burglar entered Chief Officer Powell’s cabin at 3:45. He fled, later the chart room was found broken with three marine glasses valued at 30 each and two chronometers worth 100 total 290 missing. Frank Harmon 30 was arrested after pawnshop checks.
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Cassiana
Louis F. Powell
Winnisimmet
Chelsea
George M. Stearns
Chelsea Court
Adolph Nelson
Thomas Bartley
Frank J. Harmon
Broadway
Harmon
Supreme Court weighs federal election act in primary cases
Washington faces a Supreme Court argument over the constitutionality of the federal Corrupt Practices Act as it applies to primary elections. The case involves Frank W Blair Allan A Templeton and Thomas P Phillips who refused to answer questions before a New York grand jury about primary expenditures for Michigan Senator elect Truman H Newberry.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frank W. Blair
Allan A. Templeton
Thomas P. Phillips
New York
Truman H. Newberry
Michigan
Martin W.littleton
Grand
Claude R. Porter
Congress
Five Jurors Picked for O Leary Espionage Trial
In New York on January 28, five jurors were selected for the trial of Jeremiah A. O Leary former editor of Bull on charges of violating the espionage act by opposing the draft. The jury selection began in Federal Court and adjourned with five jurors chosen.
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New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Bull
Red Hand Threatens Malden Merchant Over Gun Protection
Philip Cohn, owner of a Malden store at 451 Eastern Avenue, seeks police permission to carry a revolver and to have officers guard his shop after receiving a threatening letter from the Red Hand. The note, on yellow paper and in red and blue ink, says Cohn must die within a week and was found yesterday under his door.
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Philip Cohn
Eastern Avenue
Malden
Red Hand
Cohn
Colin
Threat Letter Prompts Police Protection For Storekeeper
Colin Cohn fears a threat from the Red Hand gang after a menacing letter warns of death if he appeals to police. He plans to seek protection from Captain Foley as strangers loiter near his Eastern street store, where prior thefts occurred before he took over from Joseph Savel.
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Colin
Ravished Armenia at Symphony Hall chronicles Armenian suffering
Aurora Mardiganian stars in Ravished Armenia showing last night at Symphony Hall. The film presents brutal tales of Armenian women and girls tormented by Turks and depicts the crucifixion like Way of the Cross scenes. Produced under the Armenian and Syrian relief committee.
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Aurora Mardiganian
Armenia
Symphony Hall
Belgium
No Reduction in Shoe Price Delayed by Leather Shortage
New York January 28 no reduction in shoe prices will be possible until next fall due to global leather shortage and high labor costs. Louis M Taylor secretary treasurer of the Wholesale Shoe League told the annual meeting that basic materials like fabric are also scarce. He noted the shoe industry remained under federal regulation throughout its production.
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New York
Louis M. Taylor
Wholesale Shoe League
War Service Committee
United States
Taylor
Arraignments in Municipal Court for Spitting Law Violations
Fourteen individuals were arraigned before Judge Murray in Municipal Court yesterday. All but one were fined three dollars and paid. One man, whose name the police could not understand, was fined five dollars.
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Murray
Dorchester Boy Released From German Prison Camp
The Farnham family of Jamaica Plain learns from the London War Office that Sergeant Bertram A. Farnham of the 24 South Lancashire Regiment has arrived at Leith Scotland after nearly a year in Landorf prison camp Germany. He was wounded three times since enlisting in November 1914 and was captured May 27 1918.
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Boston
T S. Farnham
Burroughs Street
Jamaica Plain
London War Office
Bertram A. Farnham
24 South Lancashire Regiment
Leith
Scotland
Landorf
Germany
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claims Safe Child Cleansing
An advertising pitch states that California Syrup of Figs heals a listless cranky child by cleansing the stomach liver and bowels. It promises quick relief from feverishness and digestive discomfort and urges mothers to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company through their local druggist.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Nedlin Soles Endure Tough Test Says 1918 Officer
An World War I testimonial from W H Cocke in France praises Nedlin Soles for long wear and waterproof flexibility. Goodyear Rubber Co. Akron Ohio markets Nedlin Soles and Wingfoot Heels as durable re solvable components guaranteed to outwear rivals.
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W.H. Cocke
A.E.F
France
Nedlin
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Ohio
Rapture Cure Claim By Manasquan Carpenter
Eugene M. Pulien a Manasquan New Jersey carpenter states he was ruptured years ago and cured without operation using a method he will detail to readers who write for information. He urges others to seek non surgical relief and warns of the dangers of operation.
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Eugene M. Pulien
Carpenter
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
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