Massachusetts to be divided into three militia zones
General Sweetser announced Massachusetts may be split into three National Guard protection zones, adding a central area to the two existing districts. Colonel Edward L. Logan leads the eastern zone and Colonel William C. Hayes commands the western. Colonel Warren Sweetser may be assigned to a central area, remaining junior to the other commanders in eastern or western zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetser
Massachusetts
Edward L. Logan
Ninth Infantry
William C. Hayes
Warren ©. Sweetser
Department of the East
Logan
Hayes
Start Your Child Right
A persuasive health note arguing parental influence on child outcomes through blood vitality. It stresses that a child’s future character depends on blood health and vigor, framing blood as a predictor of success or failure.
Pepto Mangan The Red Blood Builder Ad
The ad promotes Pepto Mangan as a cure to build red blood in children through nourishing food sleep and air. It claims Pepto Mangan will raise blood levels if needed with the product sold at drug stores. It is presented by M. J. Breitenbach Co. of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Breitenbach CO
New York
Lydia Pinkham Remedy and Hair Removal Claims
Advert promises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves Change of Life symptoms and promotes health. It also touts phelactine hair removal claiming roots are pulled out instantly and safely with a money back guarantee for women seeking smooth skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
E. O Street
Rct
City Council approves $800,000 street loan order
Mayor Curley’s loan order for an expenditure of 800000 dollars for street construction was unanimously approved by the City Council acting as the municipal committee on finance yesterday. The action followed requests from Park Square Real Estate Trust and Charles street property interests for a definite statement of the council’s attitude toward the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Park, Square Real, Estate Trust
Charles Street
Beacon
Charles
River Streets
West Hill Garage Trust
Pper
River Street Trust
Kendall
Ico
Washington and
South Streets
West Roxbury
Park Square and Charles Street widening plan discussed
Councillors heard how Park Square developments and a widened Charles Street would enable 100 foot broadening as part of a retail district plan. George S. Smith and Alexander Kendall outlined land transfers, property impacts, and timing, with council to decide on funding and approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay
Park Square
Smith
Alexander Kendall
Charles Street
Beacon
Cambridge “Street
Street Commissioners
Kendall
17 year old hunter shoots self in swamp accident
Paul Storey a 17 year old high school student was shot in the side while hunting with Lyman Douglass in swamps near Swan Hole bog. He was found by Douglass in distress and taken to Chief James W. Lewis's home. he is in critical condition and not expected to survive.
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Carver
Paul Storey
Lyman Douglass
Swan Hole Bog
James W. Lewis
Storey
Douglass
Lewis
Escapes from Insane Asylum Shocks Worcester
Patrick McGrath, released from the State Hospital for the Insane in Worcester, escaped again after breaking bars and sliding down from a second floor window with bed clothing. Police monitor the Governor’s home and McGrath’s old Winchester area as he is deemed harmless but believes enemies pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Patrick McGrath
State House
McCall
State Hospital For
Winchester
McGrath
Wooed Girl With A Revolver In Court Drama
Judge Wentworth presided as David Nicholson a South End clerk admitted wooing Miss Lydia Paine with a revolver. Nicholson will be examined for sanity before potential assault with a revolver case. Officer Leary disarmed him at the young woman's home after he pressed his suit. Nicholson said he had met Miss Paine four times and proposed. she declined and he drew the gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Wentworth
Central Court
David Nicholson
South End
Lydia Paine
Nicholson
Leary
Miss Paine
Amazing Bon-Opto Eye Remedy Promises Quick Strength
Dr Lewis proclaims Bon-Opto strengthens eyesight by 50 percent in a week, with testimonials of readers discarding glasses. Anecdotes claim clearer vision, reduced eye strain, and quick relief from headaches, urging readers to buy at local drugstores and try the home remedy.
Fuller Honored By Packard Employees Before Washington Trip
Congressman Alvan T. Fuller received a surprised royal send off from 300 Packard Motor Car Company of Boston employees at the Commonwealth avenue plant. A bugle call summoned workers to a general assembly as Fuller and his wife appeared, songs echoed, and gifts were presented including a marble Winged Victory statue and a bouquet of American beauty roses. He thanked the loyal staff and noted his departure to Washington would leave behind a dependable workforce, then the party sang Auld Lang Syne before departing for Back Bay station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvan T. ‘Fuller
Packard Automobile Company of
Boston
Congressman Fuller
Washington
Alvan T. Fuller
Packard Motor Car’ Company
Commonwealth Avenue
General Assembly
Fuller
C. A. Robinson
Mrs. Fuller
Back Bay
President Wilson Denies Caminetti Pardon
Washington March 30 President Wilson wrote to Mrs Caminetti explaining he cannot pardon her son F Drew Caminetti convicted in San Francisco of violating the Mann white slave law. He says personal feelings must yield to public duty and the impact on future cases and urges Mrs Caminetti to understand his imperative duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Anthony Caminetti
F. Drew Caminetti
San Francisco
Mann
Caminetti
Mrs. Caminetti
Plan for New Harvard Unit Plans Expansion of ROTC
Harvard yesterday laid plans to organize additional battalions for the reserve officers' training corps if war is declared next week. Currently 1200 students are enrolled. if war is declared, over 1000 more may apply. New members will be admitted only if war is declared. Army clothes have arrived at Cambridge headquarters and student soldiers will wear outfits by next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Sheriff Urges Vote for Ex-Governor Foss in Primaries
Suffolk Sheriff John Quinn appeals to friends to rally for ex governor Foss in next Tuesday's primaries for nomination to the constitutional convention. He says men of Foss' type will be the salvation of the state and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
John Quinn
Suffolk
Fisher urges national service to end war this year
London March 80 The Right Hon William Hayes Fisher parliamentary secretary to the local government board told a Hull audience the country faced deadly peril and demanded universal national service. He said the war would not last more than three years and that Germany aimed to starve Britain into surrender, insisting Britain would knock the enemy out this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Hayes Fisher
Hull
Fisher
Germany
Speare Elected President of Northeastern College
Frank Palmer Speare was yesterday named the first president of Northeastern College. About five hundred students alumni and delegates from other institutions and state education boards attended the inaugural banquet at the YMCA auditorium delivering a tremendous ovation to the new president last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Palmer Speare
Northeastern College
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Boards of Education
Speare
Northeastern College induction honors educators and leaders
A parade of cheers and a national anthem marked a stirring evening as Professor Ernest Carroll Moore of Harvard christened Northeastern College a great educational discovery. The inaugural events began with a procession from the Y M C A building to Jordan Hall where President Arthur S. Johnson of the trustees presided. The Rev George A. Gordon gave the invocation as Lemuel H. Marlin of Boston University praised Boston’s extensive education network and urged restraint on tax burdens. Various prominent figures from the Y M C A, the state education scene, and college leadership followed with addresses. Afterward the Jordan Hall ceremonies continued the dedication to higher learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Carroll Moore
Harvard
Northeastern College
Speare
Jordan Hall
Arthur S. Johnson
George A. Gordon
Oldly Church
Lemuel H. Marlin
Boston University
Boston
Banquet Speakers Highlight Education Leaders
At the evening banquet President Speare introduced Deputy Commissioner of Education Wright as toastmaster. Also speaking were John Huston Finley of the University of the State of New York Howell Cheney of the Connecticut State Board of Education and Arthur Wentworth Hewitt of the Vermont State Board of Education.
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Speare
Wright
John Huston Finley
University of the State of New York
Howell Cheney
Connecticut State Board of Education
Arthur Wentworth Hewitt
Vermont
Happy Twenty Ninth Annual Ball and Cabaret
The ninth annual ball and cabaret of The Happy Twenty newsboy group, at Convention Hall on St Botolph Street, drew a large crowd. The cabaret featured top acts from local theatres with Nat Clark directing, and stars including the Bennington sisters and Sophie Bershet among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Happy Twenty
Convention Hall
St. Botolph Street
Nat Clark
Louis Rothman
Ray Waldman
George Applebaum
Bennington Sisters
Sophie Bershet
Angie Femerton
Bess Warren
Chubbie” Weston
Billy Gleason
Zareta
Frances Seeley
More Guns for State's Guard
Massachusetts National Guard moves to add a second field artillery regiment. Col John H Sherburne, commander of the First Field Artillery, said a full brigade outline has been sent to Washington after weeks of correspondence with the War Department. Plans exist to expand the state's artillery quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts National Guard
John H. Sherburne
First Field Artillery
War Department
Washington
Sherburne
Angell Hospital to unfurl large flag at memorial building
A 2 foot flag and a 320 foot flag pole will be placed at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital on Longwood avenue. The flag will be raised this forenoon to the centre of the third story above the main entrance and visible for blocks along the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angell Hospital
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital
Lw Longwood Avenue
Governors Appeal To War Dept For Immediate Recruitment
New England governors led by Massachusetts Governor Samuel W. McCall sent a joint telegram to Secretary of War Newton D Baker urging immediate permission to recruit all New England military units to full war strength. The message, dated March 30 1917 from Boston, requests authorization to start rapid enlistment with recruits arriving within a short period. The governors name Mass Massachusetts Connecticut Vermont Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island and their others in a coordinated effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Baker
Secretary of War
McCall
Massachuset
McC
State House
Boston
Newton D. Baker Esq
Washington, D. C
Samuel W. M’call
Massachusetts
Marcus H. Holcomb
Connecticut
Horace F. Graham
Vermont
Carl E. Milliken
Maine
Henry W. Keyes
New Hampshire
Fined for Cruelly Transporting Fowl
Abraham Kubitisky a West End poultry dealer arraigned in Central Municipal Court on cruelty charges after agents of the M S P C A testified he packed 41 fowl into one crate and others into crates exceeding legal limits. Henry J. Long of South Boston fined $10 in Roxbury Court for cruel overdriving a horse.
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Abraham Kubitisky
West End
Central
Kubitisky
Henry J. Long
South Boston
Roxbury
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Serge Sole
Geld Evier
Georges. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Stuart
Clarendon Streets
David F. Fuller Mantes
Fall River
David F. Fuller
12Th Company
Soo
Gott'sier Veenee
Monahan
Mullen
Everett
James F. Monahan
Lindley Woods
Woods
England
F. P. Speare
George W. Mehaffey
Richard C. Morse
International Committee of the
Payson Smith
Samuel J. Elder
College Corporation
Lynn Worcester
Gloucester
Fitchburg
Quincy
New Bedford
Nashua
Salem
Syracuse
Talbot’s
Talbot
Mae
Seton
Newsboys
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Governors Appeal
Sec
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M'Call
Taunton
Newport
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