Acquitted but Teen Seaman Remains for Contempt Jail Time
Samuel Gilman 21, son of Sam Gilman, admitted violent remarks to Eddie Kandler during a case about arson in East Boston and Chelsea. While his father and Nathan Cohen were acquitted, the youth faced contempt findings and a one month jail visit.
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Samuel Gilman
Sam Gilman
Charles Street
Nathan Cohen
Superior Criminal Court
Young Gilman
Navy
Eddie Kandler
District Attorney’s Office
Boston
Chelsea
Gilman
Kandler
Keating
Naval District calls eight more yeowomen to duty
The first naval district continues to send yeomen to sea. Eight more young women were called to the colors and assigned to yeowomen duty. Named are Ruth H. Lyon Margaret A. Prant Catherine F. Verry Blossom I. Mathews Margaret C. Brown Rose E. McLaughlin Sadie E. Cadigan Mary G. Kearin.
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First Naval District
Ruth 8
Lyon
Warren Street
Coolidge Corner
Margaret A. Prant
Governor Road
Jamaica Plain
Catherine F. Verry
Waldamer Avenue
Winthrop
Blossom I. Mathews
Shirley Street
Margaret C. Brown
Hunter Street
Dorchester
Rose E. McLaughlin
Monmouth Street
East
Boston
Sadie E. Cadigan
Aspinwall Road
Mary G. Kearin
Cambridge Terrace
Cambridge
Grain on Way to the Swiss Food Aid Standoff
The United States declared grain ships were en route to Switzerland under naval convoy to ensure food supplies. The note says Washington will defy the German submarine blockade after Germany rejected a guarantee of safe passage for three months to notify submarine commanders.
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Washington
America
Germany
State Department
Berne
Switzerland
United States
Dock changes to be asked in New York harbor plan
Murray L. Hulbert dock commissioner will urge Director-General McAdoo to move the New England steamship lines terminals from the Hudson to the East River. He argues the shift frees Hudson piers for larger use, though coastwise interests warn of harbor lighter transfers and freight disruption. The New England lines are described as railroad controlled, prompting the appeal at a Washington conference with army and navy officials.
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New York
McAdoo
New England
Hudson River
East River
Murray L. Hulbert
Army and Navy
Washington
New England Lines
Hulbert
British Advance in Amiens Sector
London May 8 The war office announced successful minor operations last night that led to a short advance of British lines in the Amiens sector between the Somme and Ancre rivers.
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London
Amiens
Somme
Ancre
War Office
Stop Corn Agony In Four Seconds
An advertisement touts Gets It el e product for corn pains promising fast relief. A homemaker shopper at home endorses its painless corn and callus removal in one piece as a world wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Duce Stops on Elevated Prompts Fuel Conservation Plea
President Matthew C. Brush of the Boston Elevated pledges cooperation with Fuel Administrator James J. Storrow. He backs the appeal to street railways to conserve coal by reducing the number of stops issued last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Storrow
Matthew C. Brush
Boston Elevated
Fuel administrator urges reduced stopping places on street railways
The fuel administrator calls for substantial cutbacks in street railway stopping places to conserve coal reserves for next winter. The Boston Elevated plans full, rapid compliance with staggered stops to save an estimated 27 000 tons of coal annually and improve service.
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Boston Elevated
Mr. Storrow
Boston
National Fuel Administrator
Victory Garden Benefit Sale at Jordan Marsh
Lady Chetwynd sells tickets Thursday at Jordan Marsh Main Store Street Floor booth for an evening benefit performance of Her Country. Proceeds go to the Women’s Overseas Hospitals. The ad urges wheat saving and offers seeds, tools, and an agricultural expert for gardening advice.
Bees wake up on State Street riot of swarming hives
A dozen teamsters transferring freight near a tunnel station discover a street hive. A man kicks the hive unleashing hundreds of bees. The swarm stings people and animals as they flee, turning a quiet noontime into chaos on State Street.
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State Street
Tunnel
Bowie
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Great Men’s Store
Avon Streets
Jordan Marsh Company
Naval District
G. Lyman Snow
ITF
Mass
Russia
U. S
BR. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
DUCE
Italia
Jordan Marsh
Jordan
Avon and
Summer Sts
Alma B. Kemp
Forrest Seed CO
Cortland
N.Y
Charles HE. Kemp
Harvard Radio School
Chelsea Naval Hospital
CASCO
Clyde
Nwoa
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