Fund in honor of Mrs Shaw established by Boston Equal Suffrage Assn
The Boston Equal Suffrage Association held its annual meeting at 3 Joy Street last night as a memorial to founder and late president Mrs. Quincy A. Shaw. A resolution was adopted to create the Pauline Agassiz Shaw fund to advance equal rights under the law.
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Boston Equal Suffrage Association
Joy Street
Quincy A. Shaw
Mary Hutcheson Page
Pauline Agassiz Shaw
Alice Stone Blackwell
Shaw
Maud Wood Park
The
National Association
Charles G. Ames
Actor Oscar Green Denied Firebug Role in 1916 Trial
In a Boston Superior Criminal Court case, Oscar Green testified he acted in the comedy False Step on the night of April 1 1916, not involved in a Marion Street fire. His leading lady Miss Annie Feinman and Green himself backed the claim, while questions about past stage roles were raised. the trial resumes today.
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Oscar Green
Superior Criminal Court
Harry
Marion Street
Boston
Annie Feinman
Green
Mr. McIsaac
First Romance of War Call Roxbury Bride to Be Hastened
A Roxbury girl's wedding to a soldier is to be hurried due to the current crisis. The announcement frames the romance as part of the wartime mobilization, noting the upcoming nuptials will proceed in light of service demands and national events.
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Roxbury
Soldier in Ninth Regiment Weds Dorchester Girl at City Hall
Private Philip D Fredenburgh a 19 year old supplyman in the Ninth Regiment M G and Miss Rose Dusick of Roxbury filed marriage intentions at City Hall. Consent from the groom's father Theodore Fredenburgh was required and given after the verifications. The couple planned to wait for possible orders but said the ceremony could be held immediately if orders came.
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Philip D. Fredenburgh
Dorchester
Rose Dusick
Roxbury
City Hall
McGlewen
Theodore Fredenburg
Dorchester Avenue
Fredenburgh
Lawyers Ready to Serve in War Effort
Lawyers in the city may join the army or navy without losing fees as the Lawyers Preparedness committee announces support for lawyers who enlist. Prominent attorneys too old for service offer to handle practices and fees for the enlisting lawyers, with office staff cared for if possible. A Harvard Club meeting for volunteers is set for tomorrow night.
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Lawyers
Harvard Club
Second Branch Formed for Special Aid Society
This afternoon in the Somerville Public Library a second branch of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness will be formed.
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Somerville Public Library
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
Getting Old Too Fast Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted
An old style medical advertisement cites aging and kidney weakness with backache and urinary disorders. It claims Doan's Kidney Pills ease Bright's disease risks and kidney distress. A Boston testimonial from Mrs. J D Van Wart at 25 Saratoga Street asserts cured back pain and kidney problems after four months bedridden.
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J. D. van Wart
Saratoga Street
Germany Allows Four U.S. Consuls to Go to Turkey
Berlin reports Germany will permit the four American consuls held at Munich to proceed to new posts in Turkey once Constantinople agrees to receive them. Spain's foreign office was assured by Germany that the consuls are being held only until Turkey accepts them. State Department instructed ambassadors to seek formal assurances.
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Washington
Germany
Munich
Turkey
Constantinople
Willard
Madrid
State Department
Elkas
Berlin
Switzerland
Morgan to Help Out Army
J P Morganamp. Co agreed to advance up to 1 million dollars without interest to relieve the War Department depot quartermaster near New York from purchase funding shortfalls. The move follows congressional delays in Army Deficiency funding and a flour supplier's suspension of deliveries. A Chamber of Commerce committee consulted Morgan, who wrote Colonel J M Carson that Morganamp. Co would shoulder the obligations.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
War Department
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Morgan
J. M. Carson
Love Alone Not Enough In Marriage Says Miss Hahn
Miss Emilia L Hahn urged real partnership in marriage at Winchester Fortnightly arguing women should train for independence by earning part of their living. She said business training teaches cooperation and helps future happiness, noting social life often hides true character.
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Emilia L. Hahn
Winchester
Women to Aid Marine Corps Recruiting
Mrs. John Quincy Adams, wife of Lieutenant Adams, at Charlestown navy yard, will join with other officers wives to aid in recruiting for the Marine Corps.
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Adams
Marine Corps
Charlestown Navy Yard
Mrs Adams to Lead Boston Common Recruitment Event
Mrs John Quincy Adams wife of a Marine Corps lieutenant will join several women on Boston Common next week to urge enlistment in the soldiers of the sea. The campaign seeks many recruits with plans to be finalized today. Mrs Adams, born in Turkey, is an American officer’s wife.
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Marine Corps
Mra
John Quincy Adams
Adams
Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston Common
Soldiers of the Sea
Turkey
Women urged to join wartime preparedness movement
Mrs William Lowell Putnam head of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness urged women to learn wireless operation and work in land stations to free men for sea service. She called on women to knit socks wristers sleeveless sweaters and mufflers for soldiers at an Everett First Universalist Church address.
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William Lowell Putnam
Home Relief Department
Special Aid Society For American Preparedness
First Universalist
Everett
Kerosene Fire Fatal for Milford Children
Milford, Conn March 26 Annie Chernowski seven years old and her eighteen month old sister Julia are dead while her younger brother is burned after kerosene oil exploded as Annie tried to start a kitchen fire. Parents were away at work.
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Milford, Conn
Annie Chernowski
Julia
Annie
Will Extend Stuart Street In Back Bay
Mayor Curley approved extending Stuart Street from Trinity Place to Clarendon Street taking about 19,908 square feet of land owned by the Institute of Technology as a gift to the city. The council also backed land takings on Morton Stillman Endicott and Cross streets costing 153,400 with a 200,000 expenditure approval for the playground and street widening plan.
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Stuart Street
Back Bay
Trinity Place
Clarendon Street
Curley
The
Institute of Technology
Morton
Stillman
Endicott
Cross Streets
North End
City Planning Board
Will contest in Dedham Court over W I Tuckerman will
George W Tuckerman of Hingham appeals the Milton will of his father Washington I Tuckerman alleging improper execution lack of sound mind and undue influence by wife Sarah B Tuckerman or daughter Susie P Tuckerman or both in a Dedham Court filing yesterday with grounds of invalidity and influence.
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W. I. Tuckerman
George W. Tuckerman
Hingham
Dedham
Washington I. Tuckerman
Milton
Sarah B. Tuckerman
Susie P. Tuckerman
Crowds Attend Mission Service at Cathedral of the Holy Cross
A large audience, including Catholics and non-Catholics, filled the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for a mission service last night. Rev. Albert J. Stern of St. Alphonsus Church in New York City delivered the sermon.
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Albert J. Stern
St. Alphonsus Church
New York City
Boston Publishes City History Volume for 1630–1915
The city sent the pocket size history to Mayor Curley. Edward M. Hartwell Edward W. Mc Glewen and Colonel Edward Skelton prepared it. Priced at 60 cents, the book covers events from 1630 to 1915 and has 20 readable pages plus plates.
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Boston
Curley
Edward M. Hartwell
Statistics Department
Edward W. McGlewen
Edward Q. Skelton
Somerville to Form 1500-Strong Home Guard
A home guard of 1500 will be organized in Somerville after a meeting at City Hall. Walter S. Glidden, former Governor's council member, will be executive chairman with Frederick W. Cook as executive clerk and Joseph F. Pike as executive treasurer. The group seeks city funding.
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Somerville
Walter S. Glidden
Governor’s Council
Frederick W. Cook
Joseph F. Pike
Arrest Cobianchi as Espionage Suspect
In Bristol Connecticut a man calling himself Leopold Cobianchi of New Haven was arrested on espionage suspicion. Police seek a companion who reportedly disappeared before the arrest. Maps and papers were found in Cobianchi’s possession.
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Bristol
Conn
Leopold Cobianchi
New Haven
National Security League Pushes Universal Military Training
The National Security League announced that by yesterday noon it had 1000 signatures toward a target of 100,000 signatures on a petition to Congress demanding immediate adoption of universal military training and service. The proposed plan trains youths before age 20 with future liability for service, with New England backing the movement. New Hampshire Vermont and Rhode Island legislatures have approved appeals to Congress and Massachusetts action is being sought.
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National Security League
Congress
United States
League
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Ask 1000 for family of explosion victim
State House action seeks compensation for Daniel J Brady family after a Suffolk county courthouse bombing. Representative McInerney Roxbury filed a bill to allow Boston to pay Brady's relatives the $1000.
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Daniel J. Brady
Suffolk County
State House
McInerney
Roxbury
Boston
Brady
Secret of Perpetual Motion Seeker Dies at 70 in Haverhill
Albert E. Webster, long pursuing a tide governed perpetual motion machine, died today at his home 1 Little River Road. He was 70 and leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Haverhill
Albert E.webster
Little River Road
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