Clemency Hints For WWI Espionage Cases Announced
President Wilson to issue clemency on war emergency espionage act convictions with 52 commutations and one pardon. DOJ reviews 150 remaining cases to shorten sentences, noting many were driven by wartime prejudice. Commuted names include Henry A. Kellar Charles Suhrbacher Sydney Mader Harold Mackley Gustav Taubert and Clarence Waldron pacifist preacher whose 15 year term ends April 1.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Henry A. Kellar
Connecticut
Charles Suhrbacher
Sydney Mader
New Hampshire
Harold G. Mackley
Vermont
Gustav H. Taubert
Clarence H. Waldron
Schooner Jennie Flood Kreger Slips From Ways
The fire masted schooner Jennie Flood Kreger slipped from the ways at Matthews Brothers yard in Belfast Maine ahead of schedule. Sponsor Miss Julia Talbot of New York christened the vessel aboard with American beauty roses. The 260 foot long schooner is the largest built on Penobscot Bay and named for Captain William R. Kreger’s wife.
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Belfast
Jennie Flood Kreger
Matthews Brothers
Julia Talbot
New York
Penobscot Bay
William R. Kreger
Fairfield
Boston
New Hampshire House Urges Ireland Self Determination
Concord March 5. The New Hampshire House of Representatives this afternoon passed a resolution urging the President to use all influence to secure Ireland's right of self determination.
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Concord
N. H
House of Representatives
Ireland
Dartmouth War Heroes Welcomed at Boston Gathering
About 700 Dartmouth alumni and relatives attended a welcome home dinner at Symphony Hall in Boston honoring graduates who served in the armed forces. A message from ex President Ernest Fox Nichols was read. 24 hundred alumni and students served, with 89 deaths recorded, 51 overseas. Officers elected: President Morten C. Tuttle, Treasurer Henry W. Goodall, Secretary Warde Wilkins.
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Dartmouth Alumni Association of
Boston
Symphony Hall
Sons of
Dartmouth
Ernest Fox Nichols
Association
Morten C. Tuttle
Henry W. Goodall
Warde Wilkins
Dartmouth Marks 150th Anniversary at Memorial Gathering
President Hopkins leads tribute to Dartmouth men as the college celebrates its 150th founding and other centenaries. Gov Bartlett Lt Gov Cox and officers attend at a dinner noting overseas service and future college strength. A $10 000 gift funds a library alcove in memory of Phelps Johnson, with a letter from former President Tucker praising the League of Nations.
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Ernest Martin Hopkins
Hopkins
John H. Bartlett
New Hampshire
Channing H. Cox
John King Lord
Ll.d
Robert Lincoln O'Brien
Merrill A. Gallagher
Philip B. Paul
Edwin A. Bayley
Dartmouth College
Rufus Choate
Cox
Massachusetts
Lord
Gallagher
Paul
KE. C. Johnson
Holden
Phelps Johnson
William Jewett Tucker
League of Nations
Donovan Denies He Cut $1000 in Political Payoff
Former Representative John L. Donovan admitted taking $1000 from Lomasney to back John F. Fitzgerald over Congressman Tague, a claim repeated by James I. Green and supported by Thomas J. Giblin at the 10th district contest in the Federal building. Donovan denied making the remark on the stand. The exchange occurred after the election near Young's Hotel lobby bar.
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John L. Donovan
Ward 5S
House
Lomasney
John F. Fitzgerald
Tague
James I. Green
Charlestown
Federal Building
Green
Thomas J. Giblin
East Boston
Donovan
Young's Hotel
Testimony in Ward 7 case reveals alleged payments and loyalties
Former Senator Green testified about a meeting at Young’s Hotel after the election where Donovan allegedly admitted rumors of a $1000 payment from Martin for siding with Fitzgerald in the Tague fight. Donovan denied receiving money and claimed to lead his Ward segment, while Green described pressure from Giblin and a confrontation with Lomasney’s supporters.
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Donovan
O'Connell
Tague
Callahan
Lomasney
Green
Young's
Rumors of Money and Power Tangle in East Boston
Giblin testifies about Fitzgerald money flooding East Boston while officials like Tague and Lomasney clash over control. He alleges pockets of cash totaling 1500 dollars at Columbia Trust and claims Fitzgerald has strong Washington ties to push the home rule bill, with Tague labeled as unreliable.
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Giblin
Green
Donovan
Boston
Fitzgerald
Columbia Trust Company
Mike Brophy
Lomasney
Tague
Washington
Boston Attorney James E OConnell Admitted to Supreme Court Bar
James E OConnell of Boston and a group of prominent attorneys were admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. The admission was sponsored by Massachusetts Congressman Phelan a Harvard classmate. OConnell partners in the firm Joseph F James E and Daniel T OConnell have now three members on the Supreme Court bar.
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Washington
James E. O'Connell
Boston
United States Supreme Court
Congressman Phelan
Massachusetts
Harvard
O'Connell
Joseph F
James E
Daniel T. O'Connell
Supreme Court Bar
John W. Kellar Dead in New York
John W. Kellar former president of the National Democratic Club in 1899 1900 died in New York aged about 44 1856 Yale graduate he was a dramatic critic and editorial writer for multiple newspapers he succeeded Perry Belmont as club head.
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New York
John W. Kellar
National Democratic Club
Perry Belmont
Yale
Boston Fishermen Threaten Tie Up Over Demands
The Fishermen's Union of the Atlantic warns of a mass disruption to Boston Gloucester and Portland fish trades within 10 days if dealers refuse to meet new wage and price demands. Union cites high production costs and wants fixed min max prices and revised weighing, with March 15 as acceptance deadline. The dispute may prompt intervention from the National War Labor Board during Lent peak season.
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Boston
Fishermen's Union of the Atlantic
Gloucester
Portland
Fishermen’s Union
National War Labor Board
Turn Hair Dark With Sage Tea
A century old remedy for gray hair uses Sage and Sulphur to darken and add shine. Modern stores offer Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, a ready mix that hides application and slowly restores color after several uses.
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