Girl of 14 Confesses Burglary in Newton
Lucy Harrington, 14, of West Newton confessed to burglarizing the novelty store and tea rooms of Miss Gladys L. Forbus at 1292 Washington St. She entered after midnight with a screwdriver, took money a handbag and candy, and was stopped by Patrolman McLaughlin. She is in custody of her parents as the case goes to the juvenile court.
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Washington Street
West Newton
Gladys L. Forbush
Daniel McLaughlin
Kennedy
Newton District Court
State Board of Charities
Salem Red Cross War Fund Reaches 4314
Salem residents raised 4314 for the Red Cross with the day ending count. A large charity event is planned for Saturday at Kernwood Golf Club where H Company Eighth Regiment will face the Salem Cadet Field Artillery, with all proceeds benefiting the Salem Red Cross War Fund.
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Salem
Red Cross War Fund
Kernwood Golf Club
Eighth Regiment
Salem Cadet Field Artillery Company
Salem Red Cross War Fund
Arctic Peril Narrated by Crockerland Explorer
Dr. Harrison J. Hunt of Bangor Maine surgeon for the Crockerland expedition led by Donald B. MacMillan arrived in New York and recounted a perilous sledge journey over Melville Bay from North Star Bay to Egesesmind beginning December 18 1916. He was joined as far as South Upernavik by W Elmer Ekblaw another party member.
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New York
Harrison J. Hunt
Bangor
Crockerland
Donald B. MacMillan
Melville Bay
Arctic
North Star Bay
Egesesmind
South Upernavik
W. Elmer Ekblaw
Relief urged for Crockerland expedition members
Dr. Hunt said relief is urgently needed as Crockerland expedition members at Crockerland-Smith Bay suffer dwindling supplies after a 1400 mile sled journey from December 18 1916 to April 16. Five Eskimos accompany six sledges. weather heavy and ice treacherous with polar bear and narwhal meat used for sustenance.
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Crockerland
Hunt
Dr. Hunt
Mr. Ekblaw
North Star Bay
Melville Bay
Knud Rasmussen
Sidney W Winslow Funeral Today
Members of the New England Shoe and Leather Association close shops for the funeral of Sidney W Winslow president of United Shoe Machinery Company. Services are at 2 30 P M from the Winslow home in North Beverly. Help the Red Cross to save a soldier's life.
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New England Shoe and Leather Association
Sidney W. Winslow
United Shoe Machinery Company
Sidney W. Winslow, Jr
North Beverly
Red Cross
Rough Hands Lemon Whitening Lotion Ad from Edward Wesley Co
Lemon juice mixed with Orchard White lotion in a bottle offers a gentle whitening, softening treatment for the face neck arms and hands. The ad promotes massaging daily to reduce tan freckles sallowness and blemishes with lemons as a whitening aid. Cincinnati Ohio.
Welcome Home Kilts and Col Guthrie Parade in Fredericton
In Fredericton New Brunswick about 8000 residents and local recruits welcomed Col Guthrie of Sir Sam’s Own and his detachment from Boston. A midnight cheer rang as Guthrie presented the American and French flags to the 236th Overseas Battalion at Kirtles parade ground. He praised the Boston recruitment mission as unprecedented in its success.
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Fredericton
N. B
Boston
Guthrie
Sir Sam
Guthrie and His Men Proceeded At Once To the Kirtles
Scott
New York
Curley
Recruiting Drives Expand Across Services in New England
The regular army continues to seek men in New England while the Marine Corps quota is full. Navy enlistments for landsmen and yeomen are halted, with new apprentices and hospital sailors returning home awaiting training. Medical Reserve Corps groups, gathered at the Old South Meeting House basement, seek several hundred volunteers for ambulance and hospital units to go to France. Canadian recruitment grows with 150 new signups in two days and 40 sent north for training. The U S regular army station here sent 15 to Fort Slo cum for infantry artillery and cavalry. the navy also shipped 15 men that day.
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New England
Marine Corps
Bureau of Navigation
Navy
Surgeon's Department
Department of the Northeast
Medical Reserve Corps
Old South Meeting House
France
United States Regular Army
Fort Slocum
Touraine Hotel Clerk Weds Roxbury Man in Cambridgeport
Miss Mary Woutse Gargan daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick J Gargan of Cambridge married Thomas J Hayes of Roxbury at St Marys rectory Cambridgeport. Gargan has worked as a telephone operator at the Touraine Hotel for two years Hayes is a hotel clerk at the Westminster. They plan to live in Somerville.
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Mary Woutse Gargan
Patrick J. Gargan
Harvard Street
Cambridge
Thomas J. Hayes
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
St. Mary's Rectory
Cambridgeport
Rudolph Tuscher
Gargan
Touraine
Hayes
Westminster
Somerville
Custody to Father’s Sister in McGee Divorce Case
In a divorce ruling Judge Jenney grants temporary custody of Catherine Frances McGee to Rose Miskell, sister of James McGee, in Brookline. Mrs. McGee is granted a divorce on grounds of desertion after domestic conflict between the spouses.
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Jenney
James
Mary
McGee
Catherine Frances McGee
Rose Miskell
Brookline
Young machinist killed at work in Newburyport
John Dow aged 19 was fatally injured in the machine shop of the American Tire and Fabric Company when his head was pulled into moving parts. The accident occurred this afternoon in Newburyport.
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Newburyport
John Dow
American Tire and Fabric Company
Dow
Prolific Opera Night With Laurenti In Solo Debut
Tonight Mario Laurenti returns as soloist thrilling Pop audiences with Pagliacci Prologue and Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville. The full program includes overtures and arias from Mozart Vollstedt Massenet Goldmark and more with orchestral and string selections.
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Mario Laurenti
Fizaro
Massenet
Leoncavuillo
Mr. Taurenti
Sale of Graduation Dresses at Wolf's My Clothier
Beautiful white graduation dresses embroidered with silk ribbon sashes sell for 2.98 at Wolf's corner Hanover and Portland streets. Legal stamps accompany every purchase.
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Wolf’s
Wolf's
My Clothier
Hanover
Portland Streets
Auto Intoxication Yields to Tetrasal
A natural alkaline salt drink dissolves in water to stimulate the liver and intestines, removing poisons from the blood. Daily a teaspoonful of Tetrasal in water before breakfast is advised for a week or two to relieve auto intoxication and restore normal function.
Des Moines Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Blanche Jefferson of 703 Lyon Street Des Moines says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after doctors advised operation. She reports rapid improvement and now performs her housework, endorsing the remedy as a health restorer after a serious female ailment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Blanche Jefferson
Lyon Street
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Athletic Union
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China
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Imperial
Newton
Lucy Harrington
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Crockerland Expedition
Edward Wesley Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ballard
Curtice Bros
Canada
Webster
White Rose Whig
Derby
Brer Rabbitt
New Orléans
Uneeda_ Biscuits
Uneeda
Mary Louise Gargan
the Pops
Mendelssohn
The
Lynah
Concord High School
Nash
Jetrase
E. Fougera & Co., Inc
Beckman Street
Bell-Ans
I Connor
Hoover
Brookside
Condon
Sears
Weeee
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