Woman Becomes First Woman Yeoman at Newport Naval Station
On March 27 Miss Elisabeth Harry became the first woman yeoman to report for active duty at the Newport naval training station. Other recruits, including Princeton students, began instruction in the naval reserve as Brown University and Williams College sent large contingents. A Princeton trainee scored 97 on a rifle marksmanship test, firing his first regular service rifle.
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Newport
R. L
Elisabeth Harry
Naval Training Station
Princton
Naval Reserve
Brown University
Willams ‘College
Princeton
Britain Loses Two Destroyers in Mine Collision
London dispatch reports two British torpedo boat destroyers sunk. One struck a mine in the channel and sank with four officers and 17 men saved. The other vessel sank after colliding with a steamer with one man lost and no further injuries.
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London
Admiralty
Bon-Opto Eyewear Remedy Promises Stronger Sight
An advertisement touts Bon-Opto as a real solution for eye strain and weak vision. Dr. Lewis and a prominent physician endorse the treatment, claiming dramatic improvements within days and offering a money back guarantee if not 60 percent stronger eyesight in a week. It urges readers to buy from local drugstores and use a simple home remedy with dissolving the tablet in water for eye baths.
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Liggetts-Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Army Call to Hastens Marriage in Boston and Minnesota
March 27 report says Wilson era call to arms may hasten the marriage of Miss Katherine Ayer, daughter of Frederick Ayer of Avalon Hall Boston and Keith Merrill, Minnesota lawyer, Harvard graduate and National Guard lieutenant. The couple’s wedding was planned for June at an as yet unspecified venue.
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Pride’s Crossing
Wilson May
Katherine “Ayer
Frederick Ayer
Avalon Hall
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Keith Merrill
Minnesota
Harvard
Minnesota National Guard
Katherine Ayer
A& National Guard
Arme
Society Bride to Be in Boston as Officer Marries
Consent for an immediate wedding was sought from Mr. Ayer now critically ill at his country home. Permission granted for a ceremony this week at Avalon Hall. Lieutenant Merrill, recently seen at the border, has leave to wed and heads East. Miss Ayer, debutante at the Somerset in 1911, is a society leader in Boston and beyond.
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Ayer
Avalon Hall
Minnesota National Guard
Merrill
Miss Ayer
Somerset
Boston
North Shore
New York
Washington
Five Hours From Arrest to Indictment in Brass Heist
John Raymond set a speed record in U.S. courts by being arrested arraigned held for a grand jury and indicted all within five hours. He faces charges of stealing brass nozzles valued at five dollars from the Boston Custom House.
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John Raymond
United States
Boston Custom House
Western Union Biggest Year Shatters Records in 1916
New York March 9 The Western Union Telegraph Company reports 1916 as its best year with gross operating revenues totaling 961,919,140 a rise of 21 percent. Net income before dividends rose 21.9 percent to 2,227,814, while the surplus grew to 5,685,100 after a 1,000,000 transfer to maintenance reserve and 6 percent dividends.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
Recruiting for Naval Reserve Progressing in Machiasport
In Machiasport Maine March 27 officers report enthusiastic response to naval reserve recruitment. Ensign R H Rhoades retired U S N and Lieutenant H C Gawler coast defence reserve head the recruiting office opened at the courthouse encouraging local enlistment.
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Machiasport
Naval Reserve
R. H. Rhoades
H. C. Gawler
Coast Defence Reserve
Three American schooners allowed to register abroad
Washington March 27 three American schooners now in British waters were granted permission by the Shipping Board to transfer to foreign registry and engage in trade on that side of the Atlantic to avoid the dangers of the long voyage home. The Rebecca M Walls Edward G Hight and Mattie Newman were named. The board cited increased German submarine activity making it dangerous for slow sailers to cross the submarine zone.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Rebecca M. Walls
Edward G. Hight
Mattie Newman
Elevated employees sworn in as police
Three hundred workers of the Boston Elevated Railway were sworn in as street railway police yesterday as a precaution for protection of property in case war or internal disorders break out. If no disorders occur they will return to regular duties.
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Elevated
Boston Elevated Railway
Henry Jewett Players Revive The Liars and A Doll's House
At the Copley Theatre this week the Henry Jewett Players perform The Liars daily and A Dolls House at matinees. Next week they present The Passing of the Third Floor Back, a revival previously staged with notable success. Leon Gordon returns as Russoreby.
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Copley Theatre
Henry Jewett
Jewett
Leon Gordon
the Eussoreby
Railroads Seek 15 Percent Freight Rate Hike Across Regions
Western lines urged 15 percent increases with Southern railways likely to follow at a conference. Eastern and Western operators argued higher costs justify raises while they plan to file supplemental tariffs rather than full new tariffs to quicken action. Protests and doubts from regulators crowded the session as lawmakers weighed impacts on intrastate and interstate traffic.
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Western Railrroads
Railroads
Southwest
Southern Railroads
Interstate Comm Commission
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
United States
A. E. Helm
Public Utilities Commission of
Kansas
Commission of General
Commission
Clark
Harrison
Southern Railway
Southern Lines
Southern
B.F. Bush
Missouri Pacific
Interstate Commerce, Commission
State Commissions
Bush
Holden
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
George Stuart Patterson
Hospital ship Asturias torpedoed with 31 killed
London report states the British hospital ship Asturias was torpedoed without warning. Official notice records 31 dead and 12 missing with further details to follow.
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London
The Hospital Ship Asturias Torpedoed in Night Attack
The British hospital ship Asturias was torpedoed on the night of March 20 with lights and Red Cross signs visible. Casualties: 12 dead, 3 missing, including a nurse. 17 injured. Crew losses: 20 dead, 9 missing, including a stewardess. 22 crew injured. German admiralty claims sinking. ship was returning with some wounded aboard and had disembarked many earlier.
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Asturias
O H are on Safety Board and Coast Defense Drive
J Frank O H arenow a member of the executive committee of the committee on public safety replacing Frank H McCarthy who resigned due to frequent absences. The safety committee plans rallies to boost naval coast defense with meetings in Boston Salem Hingham and Brockton. The naval reserve steamer Actus reported for coast duty joining Lynx and Boy Scout off the New England coast.
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J. Frank O’hare
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Committee On Public Safety
Frank H. McCarthy
Naval Coast Defence Reserve
Boston
Naval
Actus
Navy Yard
BD. B. Dane
Eastern Yacht Club
H. A. D. Cameron
Lynx
Boy Scout
New England
Fire cleaning flag with gasolene causes explosion
Cleaning an American flag with gasolene on the fourth floor of a brick building at 134 Canal Street yesterday afternoon caused an explosion and fire loss of $500. One man cleaning the flag was slightly burned, but police could not learn his name.
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Canal’ Street
Freezone promises quick relief for corns and calluses
An old advertisement touts Freezone from Wesley Co of Cincinnati as a simple drop fluid to lift and remove corns and calluses. It claims instant soreness relief and easy removal without pain, urging readers to buy a small bottle at local drug stores.
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Cincinnati
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Britain
Lewis
Philadelphia
Reed
Western Union
Jordan Marsh Company—The
House of Dependable Merchandise
Avona
Jordan Marsh Company
British Boats
Transfer Registry
Cheutar En
Franklin Union
Berkeley and
Appleton Sts. Boston
Boston Storage Warehouse CO
Mass
Westland Avenues
Back Bay
O'Hare
Salem Marine Society
Salem
Hingham
Brockton
Chamber of Commerce
Aware Wesley Co
Sheinwald
W.L. Douglas
U. S
Haze
Aya Acs
Sealant
Summer Street
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