Fires and Firings Over Testimony in State Hearing
P Lamothe a Marlboro clerk fired after testifying against former State board members at a legislature hearing. Lamothe refused a resignation demand from the board and was suspended for 9% days. he has retained counsel as the case may go to the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Lamothe
of. Registra
OT Frank Chase
Watch and Ward Society
Lamothe
State Board
Committee On Public Service
Marlboro
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad Promises Easy Digestion
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for indigestion and weak stomachs. It claims the body lacks digestive juices and promises relief after meals and at night. A 50 cent box is offered with a free trial coupon option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Healthful Way to Restore Gray Hair Quality
Advertisement for Q-Ban Hair Color Rerntarer claiming quick, safe restoration of natural hair color. Promises luxurious shade, youthfulness, and fullness, with motto that dyes are unsafe. Mentions availability in Cambridge and nearby drug stores and a mail offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orien
Cambridge
Toilet Talks Hair Removal Method Promises Painless Results
A brief note describes a simple technique to remove hair using a thick paste of delatone powder and water. The paste is applied to the area, left for about two minutes, then rubbed off and washed to leave the skin hair free. Results claimed are painless and usually complete.
Germany Retreats on Western Front Mark Shift in Strategy
Berlin reports the evacuation of Bapaume Roye Noyon and Peronne as part of a vast strategic move that could redefine warfare on the western front. The action mirrors a prior Ancre withdrawal and aims to deny trenches to the Allies while preparing a broader reallocation of forces.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Tuckerton
N. J
Bapaume
Roye
Noyon
Peronne
Ancre
Somme Battle Front
German War Chief Explains Western Front Withdrawal
A high German military authority defends withdrawing from part of the western front to secure troop movement and end trench warfare. He argues the move cripples Allied spring offensives, preserves strategic positions, and mirrors past shifts by von Hindenburg and German actions in Poland and Romania to force a decisive western front outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaid
Woodward Drug Store Promotes Vitalitas Sample
Woodward Drug Store invites Boston residents to visit and sample Vitalitas a new medicinal product claimed to revolutionize home medicine It is described as pleasant and safe for children and invalids and touted to relieve chronic ills including incis ions rheumatism and nervous debility while restoring vigor and health
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Woodward Drug Store
Specialoe
French Cavalry Near St Quentin On Hindenburg Line
French cavalry advances within four and a half miles of St Quentin, a major town on the Hindenburg line, amid strong German defenses. British units south of Arras reach Camzy Estree en Chaussee Nurlu Velu and St Leger after taking 14 villages. German counterattacks at Verdun pushback by French positions between Avecourt Wood and Hill 304. French forces in Macedonia seize a hill and two towns north of Monastir and take over 1200 prisoners. Italian seaplanes bomb Pola, the Austrian Adriatic port. Heavy losses to British and French detachments from German rear guards along the Somme and Oise. A French battleship of the Danton class (18,028 tons) sunk by a German submarine in the western Mediterranean.
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St. Quentin
Hindenburg
Paris
Arras
Camzy
Estree-en- Chaussee
Nurlu
Velu
St. Leger
London
Verdun
Avecourt Wood
Hill
Macedonia
Monastir
Pola
Adriatic
Rome
Somme
Oise
Berlin
Mediterranean
Ulster Dublin Plot Prompts Irish Election Talk
In a heated exchange amid Ireland tensions, Mr Dillon accuses Ulster leaders and Berlin connections of plotting with Bonar Law to trigger an anti Irish election in London. He warns of Empire wide disturbances, while Henry Duke defends withholding court martial report to prevent bloodshed. Joseph Devlin sides with Dillon, accusing Dublin Castle of intimidation.
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Dillon
Ireland
Bonar Law
London
Mr. Dillon
Baron Kuhlmann
Ulster
Kuhlmann
Berlin
England
Empire
America
Henry Edward Duke
Joseph Devlin
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle. If the Government Precipitated Elections, Mr. Devlin
Mr. Devlin
Armories to be Guarded Statewide
Brigadier General Be Leroy Sweeter, acting adjutant general, will finalize plans today to guard all state armories after a conference with Governor McCall. Details remain undisclosed. Sweeter has equipment en route for full peace strength of the state troopers, expected at Framingham arsenal within a week. The mobilization point remains at the centralization point for military activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Sweeteer
McCall
Sweeteer
Sweetser
Framingham Arsenal
Torpedoing of American Steamer Vigilancia Report
Washington March 20 Consul General Skinner in London sent to the State Department the most complete official report yet received on the un warned torpedoing of the American steamer Vigilancia with a loss of 15 lives including several native American citizens The report follows
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Washington
Skinner
London
State Department
Plymouth
Vigilancia
Sinking of Vigilancia by unknown submarine near 48.57N 9.34W
Vigilancia carrying smelter iron and dried fruit was torpedoed and sunk off Ireland, 145 miles from land. Of 43 crew, 25 from lifeboats were lost, including Third Engineer Carl Adeholde and Third Officer Neils North. Survivors reached St Mary's after frigid ordeal. one Spaniard paralyzed. Submarine of unknown nationality followed lifeboats at 50 yards. no radio contact. City of Memphis crew landed safely at Glasgow. Captain Borum reported by despatch through Consul McCunn.
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Vigilancia
Wilmington
Del
New York
Havre
Carl Adeholde
Neils North
St. Mary’s
Penzance
Plymouth
Consul Frost
Queenstown
City of Memphis
Glasgow
Borum
McCunn
$4000 Specs for Jim Brady
Atlantic City march 20 James Brady known as Diamond Jim ordered tortoise shell glasses with rims studded with rose diamonds worth over 4000 dollars. Physicians linked his indigestion to eye strain and Brady acted quickly startling the Boardwalk by this bold purchase. The special glasses could not be filled locally and were sent to New York for completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
James Brady
Diamond Jim
New York
French Warship Danton Sunk by Submarine in Mediterranean
Berlin reports via wireless that a French Danton class battleship was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean yesterday, according to an admiralty statement issued today. The notice provides few further details.
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Berlin
Sayville
Mediterranean
Admiralty
German submarine sinks French Danton class battleship
A German submarine commanded by Lieutenant-Captain Moraht sank a large French Danton class battleship in the western Mediterranean on March 19. The ship, protected by destroyers, was on a sig gag course when hit, listed heavily, and capsized 45 minutes later. Danton class ships displace 18,028 tons and carry 681 officers and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moraht
Mediterranean
Charlestown Actress Marries New York Banker
Miss Margaret Brainerd Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas H Hall of 57 High Street Charlestown and former leading lady for William Collier in Nothing But The Truth was wed yesterday at her parents home to G K Worms a New York banker and broker The ceremony was conducted by Rev Ransom A Greene of the First Universalist Church Charlestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Brainerd Hall
D Dughter
Thomas H. Hall
High Street
Charlestown
William Collier
New York
G. K. Worms
Margaret Brainerd
Ransom A. Greene
First Universalist Church
Germans Malicious in Retreat Reported by AP
British forces press the pursuit in France with sharp fighting near Croissilles northeast of St. Leger. German positions hold under machine gun fire as troops engage in close skirmish lines.
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France
London
Croissilles
St. Leger
Destruction and German retreat shock allied advance
British forces push through former German lands encountering widespread ruin. Captured orders reveal planned systematic burning, contamination of wells, and destruction of farms fruit trees and villages. A British patrol on horseback faced low flying German planes but sustained no injuries. Prisoners confessed they underestimated the extent of the withdrawal.
Retreat and Rearward Movements Near Cambrai
The report notes German forces likely withdrew from fortified positions along the Somme and near Cambrai and St Quentin. British lines show fires beyond the front, suggesting incomplete retreat, while movement behind the British front brings marked activity and optimism in the army.
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Somme
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Allies Close In On St Quentin Front Advances Reported
French war office reports Progress from Somme to Aisne as allied troops reconquer territory near Roupy and Tergnier. German destruction of Coucy le Chateau ruins and evacuation of 50 girls are noted amid fighting. Belgian lines mention progress south of Arras and several villages cleared. Air force claims depot hits and several enemy aircraft downed with few losses on our side.
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Entente
Coucy le Chateau
Europe
French War Office
Somme
Aisne
Roupy
St. Quentin
Chauny
Tergnier
Coucy le Chance
Noyon
Arras
Hatree-srn-Chaussee
Nurlu
Velu
St. Leger
Argas
Neuville-St. Vaast
New Treaty With U S and Freedom for Jews
Petrograd reports Foreign Minister Paul Milukoff tells AP that no obstacle remains to a new commercial treaty with the United States and the resumption of old relations. He says the U S is eager to remove disabilities against Jews in Russia. Pa Van Loon has a cold, but the women need the doctor.
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Petrograd
Russia
United States
Paul’ Milukoff
Associated Press
Pa van Loon
Next Sunday Post
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