Carter to Decide Guard Troop Requests for Shipyards
Washington January 29 Brigadier General J Mel Carter chief of the Bureau of Militia Affairs is empowered to pass on all requests to guard shipyards and war supply plants to prevent overuse of troops. Shipping Board officials routed blanket protection requests after reports of a nationwide plot. Compliance could withdraw about 10 000 troops from other duties.
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Washington
Baker
J. Mel. Carter
Bureau of Militia Affairs
Shipping Board
War Department
Delays in Mail for Soldiers Put Under House Probe
Washington Jan 2 Delays in delivery of mails to American troops in France are to be investigated under a House resolution. It was introduced by Representative Rogers of Massachusetts but the post office committee had not acted on it.
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Washington
France
House
Rogers
Massachusetts
Postolice Committee
Mrs Susan Adams Howe Dies of Pneumonia at Longwood Rectorate
Mrs Susan Adams Howe, wife of Rev Reginald Heber Howe D D rector of the Church of Our Saviour Longwood, died yesterday of pneumonia at the rectory 29 Monmouth Street Longwood in her 73d year.
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Susan Adams Howe
Reginald Heber Howe
Church of Our Saviour
Longwood
Monmouth Street
Ransom Demand For Henry Ford Stuns Detroit
John C. Slusarsky, 25, was arrested on a federal charge for sending a threatening ransom letter to Henry Ford. He pleaded guilty before a U.S. commissioner and was remanded to await federal grand jury action. The letter sought 10 000 dollars for Ford and Edsel's safety. a decoy package triggered the arrest as he claimed no intent to harm them.
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Detroit
John C. Slusarsky
Henry Ford
United States
Ford
Edsel
Slusarsky
Hoover Orders Supersede State Statutes In Food Case
Judge Bennett in Municipal Court yesterday ruled that Food Administrator Hoover's orders on cold storage control override state statutes. The Armour Co Inc and Wilson & Co were charged with holding foodstuff over a year in violation of acts of 1912.
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Hoover
Bennett
Armour Co., Inc
Wilson & Co
President to Explain Fuel Crisis to Shoe Men
President Percy R. Todd of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad will explain the current transportation and fuel crisis and its causes at the New England Shoe and Leather Association annual meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Percy R. Todd
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Essex Street
Clergy Fees and Income Tax Questioned
A clergyman asks how to treat marriage and service fees for federal income tax. Officials respond after reviewing whether such fees count as income and how to handle high or gift-like amounts.
Clergyman Income Rules and Amended Tax Returns
Clergymen must report all fees emoluments and the fair value of board and lodging as income. Christmas offerings are not income unless a special collection is taken. such totals count as income. Taxpayers may amend returns using Form 46 or Form 47 or file a new amended return with explanation to correct errors.
Boy Killed by Auto Truck in Somerville
Roy Neyton a four year old of Somerville died after being run over by an auto truck believed driven by Abraham Spearman of Chelsea at Medford and Washington streets. Spearman did not stop and was later arrested in Cambridge. He is charged with manslaughter.
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Roy Neyton
Knowlton Street
Somerville
Somerville Hospital
Abraham Spearman
Walnut Street
Chelsea
Medford
Washington Streets
Spearman
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Draft women for the farm labor effort
Washington January 29 National registration of women for farm work is planned by the Department of Labor to ensure sufficient labor for the coming season. A L Berkman chief of the division of farm service says women will do truck gardening fruit gathering dairying and other lighter labor but heavy work will wait for men if available. College women and leisure class women are regarded as key responders for needed labor as patriotic service.
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Washington
Department of Labor
A. L. Berkman
Division of Farm Service
Sleigh Ride by School Chief Draws Dorchester Attention
Charles H. Bradley superintendent of the Farms and Trades School led a double-horse sleigh ride with three pupils from Thompson's Island across Dorchester Bay to Squantum Head and back. The trip followed the Quincy boulevard Dorchester Massachusetts avenue and Devonshire street to the Minot building for the school board’s annual meeting.
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Thompson's Island
Dorchester Bay
Squantum Head
Quincy Boulevard
Dorchester
Massachusetts Avenue
Minot
Devonshire Street
Charles H. Bradley
Farms and Trades School
Bradley
Wealthy New York Housewives Plan Voluntary Food Rationing
New York women in cooperation with Federal Food Administrator Hoover organize an honor system for voluntary rationing aimed at housewives from well to do families. The Federal Food Board announced the plan tonight and stressed its voluntary nature.
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New York
Federal
Hoover
Federal Food Board
Woman pledged to organize nationwide voluntary rationing drive
The movement started two weeks ago at a gathering hosted by Mrs. William Douglas Sloane with the slogan We haven't done enough for our country we shall do more. aims to enroll 60 000 women at heads of households who will implement Hoover approved rationing in their homes under family mistress pledge. The executive chair is Mrs F Gray Griswold with secretary Mrs W K Vanderbilt Jr and members including Mrs Charles B Alexander Mrs J P Morgan Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr Mrs B H Harriman Mrs Willard Straight Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs Joseph H Choate Mrs Daniel Guggenheim and Mrs William Douglas Sloane.
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William Douglas Sloane
Hoover
F. Gray Griswold
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Charles B. Alexander
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Wilson goes out for drive after illness
President Wilson cancelled the Cabinet meeting and drove out from the White House. It was his first public appearance since Friday when a troublesome cold kept him indoors.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Fisheries Hearings Set in Boston on Continental Waters
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Sweet and Dr. Hugh M. Smith depart for Boston to join hearings on fishing rights near US Canada waters. Secretary Redfield travels from New York to Boston, where open sessions discuss questions before bilateral commissions. Springfield authorizes an auxiliary police force of 800 as emergency responders.
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Washington
Commerce Sweet
Hugh M. Smith
Bureau of Fisheries
Boston
United States
Canada
Redfield
American Commission
New York
Home Guards
Springfield
Home Guard
Police Commission
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Advertisement
Advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to aid digestion by supplying digestive juices. Suggests taking one tablet after meals and before bed to ease meals. claims a 50 cent box is available at drug stores.
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Stuart
Protests Cut for Aviators
The Aero Club of America sent letters to Secretary of War Baker and others opposing a plan to reduce pay for aviators on duty involving constant aerial flights. Proponents argue casualty rates in aviation are not higher than in other service branches, backed by statistics.
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New York
The
Aero Club of America
Baker
Small Blaze Confined to Grife Tailoring Office
Thick smoke poured from Province court area yesterday noon sparks rumors of a broader fire. The blaze was confined to the Grife Tailoring Company office at No 18 with only small losses reported.
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Province Court
Grife Tailoring Company
Czernin Denies Sending Speech Copy to Wilson
Washington reports debunk a claim that Count Czernin sent his war arms speech to President Wilson in advance. Berlin paper notes Czernin said Wilson would receive the text immediately by telegraph, but the exchange was mediated and not delivered directly to the President.
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Washington
Czernin
Wilson
State Department
Berliner Tageblatt
Austria
No Direct Communication Sought Through Neutral Powers
The record notes that Czernin’s reply satisfied others and reiterates there was no direct communication or request for neutral powers’ good offices.
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Czernin
Will leaves fortunes to Vermont churches and pastors
The will of Silas A. Isley of Middlebury Vermont valued his estate at more than 500000. He bequeathed 50000 to the Vermont Baptist State Convention 25000 to Memorial Baptist Church Middlebury 3000 to the Rev Dr Roy H E Whitmore Middlebury and 3000 to the Rev William A Davidson Burlington.
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New York
Vermont
Silas A. Isley
Middlebury
Tisley
Vermont Baptist State Convention
Burlington
Memorial Baptist Church
Roy HE. Whitmore
William A. Davidson
Brockton Lieutenant Shot in Santo Domingo
Lieutenant George H. Morse Jr. of the United States Marine Corps was shot through the hip by a native near La Romana Santo Domingo. The wound is not serious and Morse's father, George H Morse, lives in Brockton Massachusetts, authorities said.
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Washington
George H. Morse, Jr
United States Marine Corps
la Romana
Santo Domingo
Navy Department
Morse
George H. Morse
Brockton
Mass
Regulations Oversight of Exchange Transactions Announced
Under regulations announced today by Secretary McAdoo, transactions are placed under the supervision of the Federal Reserve Board. The Board will license dealers through Federal Reserve banks and receive periodic reports on each purchase or sale. The goal is to prevent credits aiding enemy interests and to monitor foreign exchange activity, a move suggested by President Wilson.
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McAdoo
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Wilson
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