Suffrage Funds Raised by National Women's Party Leader
Miss Alice Paul, national chairman of the National Women's Party, arrived in Boston to solicit funds. A luncheon at Miss Grace Henshaw's Cambridge home raised $1000 in support of the suffrage amendment. Paul compared suffrage work to democracy measures and praised Washington picketing for pressuring Congress.
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Alice Paul
National Women's Party
Boston
Grace Henshaw
Cambridge
Miss Paul
Hotel
Touraine
Congress
Washington
Woman's Party
Dr Goldthwait Reaches England for Orthopedic Mission
Dr Joel Goldthwait of Peter Bent Brigham Hospital sailed for England on May 19 with a unit of 2 percent orthopedic surgeons and has arrived. Mrs Goldthwait sent a cablegram confirming the trip. He will confer with English orthopedic leaders and visit military hospitals to determine placements for the surgeons where most needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Goldthwait
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
England
Goldthwait
Senate panel drafts large war tax bill details
Washington May 31 The Senate finance committee trimmed the $1.8 billion war tax measure and moved to detailed drafting. A new bill aggregating about $1.5 billion is expected to be ready next Wednesday or Thursday.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Revenue plan shifts taxes to consumers and shippers
The House considers new revenue sources with tax shifts from general levies to consumption. A parcel post tax of 1 cent per 2 cents or fraction paid by shippers accompanies an express package levy, while land and water transportation taxes are reduced. Excise taxes on sugar coffee tea cocoa proposed, and war munitions tax repealed in favor of manufacturers excess profits tax. Aims to finalize revisions and hold a conference with publishers on newspaper and ad taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmons
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Hardwick
Open Air Building Dedication at Notre Dame Roxbury
A gift from James Donovan of Peabody funds the St. Katherine's Hall open air study building at the Academy of Notre Dame Roxbury. Dedication featured a May procession of about 350 pupils and Mary Curley wreathing the statue of the Blessed Virgin.
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James Donovan
Peabody
Academy of Notre Dame
Roxbury
James Clark
C. SS. R
Mission Church
Donovan
Katherine
Academy
St. Katherine’s Hall
Mary Donovan
Marion McCarthy
Annette Cavanaugh
Claire Ranger
Florence Logue
Irene O’connell
Bomb scare outside Pemberton courthouse shocks equity court
Shortly after 2 PM a loud crash and shattering glass occurred near the equity motion session on the second floor of Pemberton square courthouse. Attorney J. W. Morton of 50 Congress street was trapped in a telephone booth and freed after a bystander forced the door open.
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Equity
Superior Court
Pemberton Square
Alexander
Equity Court
Congress Street
Morton
New York Stock Exchange to Close Registration Day
The New York Stock Exchange will close Tuesday next for draft registration day. Other exchanges including the New York Hardware and Cotton exchanges are expected to follow suit, the board of governors announced.
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N. Y. Stock Exchange
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Maine bank commissioner resigns after 1915 appointment
Irving H. E. Vernon of Portland, former chairman of the Progressive State committee, resigns as Maine state bank commissioner. He tendered his resignation to Governor Milliken. appointed in 1915 for a three year term.
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Augusta
Irving HE. Vernon
Portland
Progressive State Committee
Milliken
Artillery Denies Jewish Enlistment Bias in City Letter
In a Curley letter, Edward Donnelly of the War Department denies Jews were barred by Captain Osborn of the First Coast Artillery. He notes two Jewish applicants to Battery A Massachusetts Field Artillery were advised that living conditions might be difficult, with one Harvard student who did enlist but failed to integrate.
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Curley
Edward 7. Donnelly
War Department
Washington
Osborn
Company B
First Coast Artillery
Massachusetts Field Artillery
Donnelly
Harvard
Mayor Curley protests enlistment bias in artillery units
In a Washington letter the Boston Mayor questions enlistment refusals of Maxwell Shapiro of Dorchester and Morse Lewis of Roxbury in Battery A First Massachusetts Field Artillery. He cites alleged anti Hebrew remarks by a battery commander and asks if the policy would bar all Hebrews from service.
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Curley
Washington
Maxwell Shapiro
Browning Avenue
Dorchester
Morse Lewis
Homestead Street
Roxbury
First Coast Artillery
Massachusetts Field Artillery
General Donnelly
Shapiro
Lewis
Question on Battery A policy for Hebrew applicants
The speaker asks if it is policy to tell Hebrew faith applicants they would face unpleasant conditions due to rationing or other reasons if they join Battery A First Massachusetts Field Artillery. The inquiry seeks clarification on discriminatory practices.
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First
Massachusetts Field Artillery
Madman Fights With Officer During Escape
Patrolman William McKeown faced a violent inmate on a prisoner transport from Station 4 to the District Court. Henry Benoit aged 88, tore an iron bar from its bindings and struck McKeown after smashing a wagon window, and the officer defended himself alone.
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William McKeown
Cambridge
Station 4
District Court
Henry Benoit
Clifton Street
McKeown
French Beauty Recipe Claims Quick Youthful Skin
An advertisement touts a French beauty routine using Creme Tokalon Roseated to smooth wrinkles and renew complexion. It recommends washing with warm water, applying cream, then cold water in the morning, with Japanese Tea Pencils for deeper wrinkles and refunds if not satisfied.
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Houghton & Dutton
R. H. White Co
Klein Drug Co
Gilchrist Co
Epstein, Woodward Drug Co
Man Held in Padded Cell After Violent Incident
A patrolman escaped serious injury as Benoit was restrained and placed in a padded cell at the House of Correction after a violent confrontation extending several blocks to the courthouse. Sheriff Wairbairn reported Benoit remained in the cell late last evening.
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Tere
House of Correction
Sherif Wairbairn
Benoit
North Cambridge Woman Credits Plant Juice For Recovery
Mrs. Alice Forbes of North Cambridge recounts severe dye poisoning twenty years ago with stomach distress and sleeplessness. After using Plant Juice, her face healed and stomach improved, and she credits the remedy with saving her life. The Plant Juice Man advertises at Houghton & Dutton Drug Department in Boston.
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Statesman
Alice Forbes
No. 28
Regent Street
North
Cambridge
Boston
Houghton & Dutton
Q Ban Hair Color Restorer Ad Promises Safe Gray Hair Restore
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a harmless, safe liquid that restores natural color to gray or streaked hair without dye. It claims gradual results, money back satisfaction, and availability at Liggett's and other drugstores, plus related Q-Ban products and a free book on hat culture.
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Liggett
Riker Jaynes
Boston
Cambridge
Chelsea
Gol
Heasig-Bilis Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Out of Bed Three Times Reveal Kidney Disorder Claim
A quote emphasizes waking due to kidney disorders and bladder irritation as a sign of illness. The text warns arising even once calls for prompt correction and arising multiple times calls for immediate attention.
Balmwort Tablets Treat Kidney Soreness and Inflammation
Balmwort Tablets quickly relieve soreness in the kidney regions. They allay inflammation restore normal secretion and correct alkalinity of waste secretions stopping the source of irritation and pain. Thousands of satisfied users and many druggists recommend Balmwort at $1.00 per tube. Correct kidney trouble sold by all druggists.
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