Peace Debate in Commons Fails as Resolution Defeated
A group of pacifists in the House of Commons moved a resolution urging peace terms aligned with the Reichstag proposal and demanding a people’s representation at allied talks. The motion, supported by Ramsay MacDonald and several Liberals and Socialists, was defeated 148 to 19 after a full evening session.
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London
House of Commons
Great Britain
James Ramsay MacDonald
Leicester
Charles P. Trevelyan
Hasting B. Lees-Smith
Philip Snowden
Arthur A. Ponsonby
MacDonald
Stockholm
Michaelis
Belgium
France
Postpone Opening of Oh Boy Show at Wilbur Theatre
Producers F. Ray Comstock and William Elliott announce the opening of Oh Boy at the Wilbur Theatre will be delayed from Monday night July 30 to Wednesday night Aug 1.
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F. Ray Comstock
William Elliott
Ye Wilbur Theatre
Wolf's My Clothier Offers Abundant BV D Underwear
Advertisement notes a scarcity elsewhere but Wolf's My Clothier at Hanover and Portland Streets stocks BV D underwear in all sizes at regular prices 50c for shirts and drawers and 1.00 for union suits. Legal stamps also available.
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Wolf’s
B. V.D
Wolf's
Hanover
Portland
B. V. D. Union
War budget projection tops ten billion by next July
Washington reports the new war budget to carry the government through to July and supply credits to the allies may reach ten billion dollars, potentially exceeding eight billion. The figure stands at about 10 009 000 000 dollars as estimates rise.
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Washington
War Department budget totals rise as Congress eyes vast new appropriations
War Department estimates sent to Congress request 5.28 billion dollars for current needs with another 1 billion expected tomorrow from other departments. Secretary McAdoo signals a potential 2 billion loan fund abroad this year, aiming for a total near 7 billion in new expenditures. Senate finance panel prepares tax plan to cover the rises as allies credits await next session.
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War Department
Congress
McAdoo
Appropriations Committees
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Department
Two Killed in Race Riots in Chester
Two men one white and one Negro were killed in race riots in Chester Pennsylvania after a day of relative calm. About twenty others were injured and numerous suspects were arrested as authorities said the situation was under control by ten o clock.
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Chester
Penn
Scandinavian liners face tougher U S spy crackdown plan
Information from Copenhagen suggests stronger controls on Scandinavian liners serving the United States are needed to curb German agents and couriers and to suppress intelligence transmissions by German spies in America.
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Copenhagen
United States
America
Fraudulent Scandinavian Passports Said Used by Germans
The piece alleges German passport forgery bureaus supply agents in Scandinavia with counterfeit Scandinavian passports copied from genuine originals. It claims passenger liners to the United States carry many Scandinavians and that the German admiralty intelligence service under Captain Karl Boy-Ed can plant agents aboard ships. It warns neutral recruitment and insider Americans aiding Germany, and suggests strikes at the passport network source.
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Scandinavia
Admiralty
United States
Karl Boy-Ed
Washington
Boston Banker Named New England Red Cross Manager
James Jackson of Boston was appointed manager of Red Cross work in the New England States by Harvey D. Gibson. Jackson will devote full time without pay and direct all branches, shifting from Washington headquarters as part of decentralization. similar managers will be named for other divisions.
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Washington
James Jackson
Boston
Red Cross
New England
Harvey D. Gibson
American Red Cross
Jackson
Mail tampering alleged by Massachusetts congressmen
Washington July 26. Representative Tague of Charlestown and Representative Dallinger of Cambridge accused the Post Office Department of opening and scrutinizing mail in transit. Tague linked the practice to his opposition to Burleson’s pneumatic tube policy and said Boston inspectors were trying to obtain information on him.
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Washington
Tague
Charlestown
Massachusetts
Dallinger
Cambridge
House Committee On
Letters Opened and Surveillance Claims Highlighted in Hearing
The account describes letters being opened and resealed as alleged surveillance on Representative Dallinger. Michael O Leary and Post Office officials are cited in exchanges about inspections and alleged misdirections. A Boston postmaster contends the charges lack truth and urges full exposure to refute them.
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O'Leary
Armed ship gunners rewarded for services
Letters of commendation and provisional promotions were issued by Secretary Daniels to Andrew Copassaki and Harry Waterhouse leaders of gun crews on the Moreni and Petrolite sunk by German submarines and to William J. Clark who commanded the guard on the Silver Shell credited with sinking a submarine, marking a first for an American armed ship.
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Washington
Daniels
Andrew Copassaki
Harry Waterhouse
Moreni
William J. Clark
Foremost Chinese Horse Vehicle Landmark Sees Motor Car Rise
After 66 years the Shanghai landmark known for horse vehicles adapts to the advance of motor car sales in the city.
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China
Shanghai
Freckle Face Freckle Remedy Offer
An advertised remedy promotes an ounce of ethine double strength from any druggist to remove freckles and brighten complexion. It promises a money back guarantee if freckles persist and notes that rare cases need no more than one ounce.
Man Hunt In Clinton Woodlands After Assault on Teen
Armed posses from Boylston and Clinton chase a suspect through the woods after a 13 year old girl was attacked in a field near Mile Hill. Chief Magee of Clinton leads the search with Worcester motorcycle police aiding.
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Boylston
Clinton
Magee
Worcester
Mile Hill
Manhunt Under Way After Abduction Near Scar Hill
Nora Liss, 14 Grove Street Clinton, and Mary Andrzejewski, nine, were picking blueberries when a man seized Nora near Mile Hill. A pistol drew by the assailant halted Chief Magee, who pursued with a posse and Worcester motorcycle officers. Nora escaped injury though bruised. searchers surrounded Scar Hill and surrounding woodlands at dawn.
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Scar Hill
Lake Wachusett
Nora Liss
Grove Street
Clinton
Mary Andrzejewski
Mile Hill
Nora
Magee
Worcester
Wage Rise Sought by Boston Revere Rail Workers
Firemen engineers conductors and brakemen on the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn railroad plan to demand about 50 cents more per day and an eight hour day with overtime pay. Current pay ranges from 14 to 25 dollars weekly. Eugene Mitchell chairs the committee with Joseph Rourke as secretary. Reading at East Boston formed the group and a Lynn meeting is set for next Saturday to finalize demands.
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Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Hiss
East Boston
Eugene Mitchell
Joseph Rourke
Lynn
Admiral Bowles seeks immediate discharge of 216 Boston servicemen
Admiral Bowles of the Boston Public Safety Committee asks for the rapid discharge of 216 enlisted men with dependents on State aid. The group spans National Guard, regular army, navy, and Marine Corps. Requests have been sent to Navy Secretary Daniels, Governor McCall, the U S Army adjutant general, and the U S Marine Corps commander.
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Admiral Bowles
Boston Public Safety Committee
National Guard
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Boston
Daniels
Governor McCall
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
Hair Care Caution: Soap Harms Hair and Scalp
The article warns that most soaps and shampoos have too much alkali, drying the scalp and making hair brittle. It recommends ordinary malsified coconut oil as a cleaner, noting one to two spoonfuls cleanse hair and scalp, rinse easily, leave scalp soft and hair silky, with coconut oil available at pharmacies.
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